This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1927
Page
11
A survey of reflections on George Washington and President Coolidge highlights in essays and tributes. The piece covers Washington’s enduring legacy, Coolidge’s praise in Congress, Chicago mayoral race tensions, and international events from a perilous Chinese strike area to early transatlantic flight plans. It also notes Iowa road governance debates and youth stress themes shaping public discourse.
Des Moines reports the Iowa House adopted a five member appointive highway commission plan tied to the governor, with four year terms and confirmation by the Senate, to be based in Ames. A parallel resolution questions road development fund allotments and the legality of county bond guarantees under highway financing.
Des Moines, Feb 22. Lulu M. McMicheal of Ames filed a $500 damage suit against the Des Moines city council claiming injuries after stepping from a safety island into a straw covered hole in the pavement.
Washington Feb 22 House Republicans caucus selected Speaker Nicholas Longworth of Ohio and Floor Leader John Q Tilson of Connecticut to again hold the top posts in the seventieth Congress. The move came without opposition and with no expected dissension in the party ranks.
Western Oregon and northern California suffer from flood and storm disruptions. Willamette River floods cause road, bridge, and livestock losses. at Grant's Pass, Medford, and Portland, residents evacuate as ships struggle at the Columbia mouth. About 50 marooned near Westport.
Creston Iowa Feb 22 An appeal is planned to the state supreme court by C I Gibson counsel for his brother George Gibson serving a life sentence for the murder of Sheriff Fred Collings. A jury awarded Mrs Collings 12000 damages for her husband's death after a week long trial with more than 40 witnesses. The defendant’s farm near Creston has been attached.
New York Feb 22 cablegram to National Broadcasting says President Coolidge's Washington address was heard clearly in Berlin on the 22 meter short wave from Schenectady. The Berlin station HES picked up the transmission with strong reception reports noted.
Des Moines, Feb. 22. Funeral services will be held today for Jacob St. Lawrence, 108, said to be the oldest man in Towa, who died Sunday night at Polk County Hospital. Burial will be at Polk City.
Oklahoma City reports Earle Gordon, an automobile salesman, quit his job and began a personal chase for Maude Lee Mudd, the 19 year old Indian heiress of a $4,000,000 fortune. The couple married in 1925 then vanished into a cross country tour. Maude allegedly spent lavishly, bought a rival salesman's car, and again disappeared after Vinita incidents. Gordon accuses government detectives of failure and vowed to investigate personally.
Miami February 22 A joint miners and operators conference in the central competitive soft coal field ended without agreement to replace the Jacksonville wage scale which expires March 31. If negotiations do not resume by April 1 miners will strike. The subcommittee found no consensus after three days of talks and rejected both the Haskins and Lewis plans. The Haskins proposal urged a continuous wage scale with mediation by a commission of miners operators and mediators. The Lewis plan called for a two year contract and asked retention of the joint conference with a formal commission.
Des Moines hosts the annual conference of post commanders adjutants and auxiliary heads with two banquets planned at the Hotel Fort Des Moines and the Savery hotel. National commander Howard P. Savage is slated to speak at the evening dinner.
Mason City Ia Feb 22 The proposal to adopt the council manager form was approved 1920 to 1413 in yesterday's special election. The new government will replace the commission system in place for years. Six of eight precincts voted for the plan amid a strong organized labor campaign against it.
Rev. E C Stauffer pastor of First Baptist church in Shenandoah Iowa has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the Town National Guard and assigned to Company 5 He has prior World War I service in an engineering corps reflecting his shift to military duties while continuing parish work
Workmen began blasting an ice jam on the west Nishnabotna river to relieve flooding of nearby fields and to avert threats to bridges. The effort started today as flood conditions continued to affect the area.
Italian fascist aviator Francisco de Pineda arrived at Port Natal Brazil in his Savoia seaplane after a nonstop flight from the Cape Verde islands. He left Cape Verde at 1 01 a m Greenwich time, covering about 1400 miles in roughly 14 hours. The Brazilian time report places the arrival at 120 a m local.
Frank Fortney, in custody after confessing to killing Walter A. McCaffree, speaks of the event on a Rock Island train en route to Fort Madison penitentiary. He pleads guilty to manslaughter before Judge M. F. Howards, saying he intended only to beat McCaffree to size.
President Coolidge led national birthday ceremonies for George Washington in Washington D C. The event featured a joint session address broadcast by 42 stations reaching the nation and Europe. Capitol celebrations planned for 1932 two hundredth anniversary with widespread closures and ceremonial figures attending.
Des Moines notes report the organization of the Fire Underwriters Association in February 1922. Fifty six field representatives from Iowa ins urance companies attended. A. M. Upham of Des Moines was elected president as a code of ethics pledged members to protect property from fire and prevent destruction.
Des Moines reports that the Younker Brothers and Harris-Emery stores, merged weeks ago, will consolidate into one by the coming weekend with Harris-Emery stock moved into the Younker building. The notice ends with an advertisement for San Felice Henry George Idelita Martin cigars.
The notice instructs subscribers the Courier should arrive before 330 o'clock. If a paper is late due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 for a replacement copy. Phone calls must reach the office before 1:30 p.m.
Chicago February 22 The student death by alleged epidemic of self harm claims another victim at Lindblom High School. Warold Marks 47 a senior was found dead in his father’s garage with a German rifle nearby and a knife in his chest. He was taken to hospital in critical condition. Authorities weigh murder death by own action and accidental death with indicators favoring accidental. Parents say he had no enemies or motive.
Mary St Horner of Gates College praises Cedar Rapids students and their focus on completing business education. She notes youths face more temptations today yet are to be praised. she cites 80 percent of a class of 350 saving in banks.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Senate will be represented at Senator Samuel F. Wilsons funeral by Senators William Carden Winfield George Clearman Oxford and Clyde Topping Burlington. The funeral committee, named by Lieut. Gov. Clem Kimball, departs for Morning Sun for services. Memorial resolutions were drafted by the committee and presented to the senate and family.
Commander Richard J Byrd announced in Chicago last night that he will attempt to fly across the south pole in the Antarctic summer of 1928. The flight base will be in the ice barrier around the pole and an American built Fokker plane will be used.
In Fremonts Nebraska early this afternoon five men were shelling corn when John Marsh appeared with a shotgun and opened fire killing Ole Nelson, wounding others. Fred Marsh and Johnson fled, while Nelson died instantly. The assailant was subdued after the shooting.
Lyons Ga Feb 22 The Superior Court Judge R N Wardeman urged the county grand jury to probe the flogging of attorney Wimberly E Brown, who was whipped last Christmas Eve after aiding in the prosecution of men linked to a hooded group that killed Willie Wilson. The judge denounced imperial empires and the flogging post as un-Ga and unwhite.
Chicago on February 2 in the mayoral primaries more than 50 men were arrested and several assaulted as police raided the headquarters of alderman candidate Michael Winck seizing a machine gun and shotguns. Gangsters abducted election workers and two judges while tensions rose around the mayoral race between Winck Jowalski and Ringa. Mayor Dever faced weak opposition.
Foreign troops move toward Shanghai after shelling attempts by Chinese crews and Cantonese forces. American and British troops mobilize to protect the international settlement as Marshal Sun Chuan Fang’s forces advance from Kashing looting villages en route to a last stand near Sun-Kiang.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.