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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1927
Page
11
The article reports President Coolidge vetoing the McNary Haugen farm relief bill, confirming opposition to government aid this session. It notes lack of two thirds in Congress to override and cites Coolidge’s Chicago speech, economics, and western farmer views. It also covers international tensions in China, local floods at Waterloo, and Princeton autoless policy.
Bridgeport Connecticut February 24 information received by Rev Stephen F Chernitzky pastor of St Stephens church says the so called Christian general Feng Yu Hsiang was a major with United States forces in the Philippine war. His real name is John Sengya.
Chicago 25 Believed frightened after learning he had killed a woman and her infant with cyanide disinfectant fumes. John Rich hotel proprietor killed himself in the basement after police found Mrs Nettie Renan and 1 month old Francis Renan dead in their apartment from the gas. Howard Renau husband returned home to find them dead. Police traced the events to Rich who had used the disinfectant in a room adjoining the Renau apartment yesterday.
Wearne Tex Feb 25 Five men died in a 55000 barrel oil tank blaze while cleaning the tank. The workers could not reach the trapped men as flames surged. One worker known as Doc Williams escaped after entering the tank but got out through smoke and fire. Only one body was recovered. four others were cremated.
Washington February 25 The Justice Department opened an antitrust inquiry into the Motion Picture Association headed by Will Hays after receiving a letter from J Rembusch of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners Association of Indiana. Rembusch claims the group controls 95 percent of the industry. Officials say the inquiry is not a formal investigation.
Reports from Shanghai say Sun Chuan Fang armies retreat and loot suburbs as British, French, Italian and American forces bolster the international settlement. Cantonese nationalists claim Sunkiang, 39 miles south of Shanghai, has fallen, with tense mobilizations around the Bund and harbor to deter incursions as Shantung troops arrive.
Le Mars Iowa February 25 Ewarl and Irwin Groth were sentenced to three months in the county jail and fined $300 and costs for stealing money and clothing from Western Union college athletic dressing rooms. They were released early today after serving the term and paying the fines.
Orange City Ta Feb 25 Contracts for graveling 1147 miles of Secondary road north and east of here will be let today. Bids are to be received for the work until late this afternoon, when the supervisors will make their award.
San Francisco announces a new transatlantic telephone link to London tomorrow. Pacific Telegraph and Telegraph Company president H. D. Pillsbury will inaugurate the 6,367 mile hookup. Initial rate is 87 dollars for three minutes with 29 dollars for each added minute and 10 dollars if there is no answer.
Cedar Rapids council in a stormy private session revoked pool and billiard licenses of six halls and cigar stores for an indefinite period after proprietors let boys under 21 frequent and play there. Police raids yielded 2 boys, mostly high school students, who were questioned and released. proprietors were arrested, pleaded guilty, and fined $25. Officials forecast protests and potential equipment losses worth about $50,000.
A petition circulated in the Statehouse legislature requests former Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois seek the Republican nomination for president at the next national convention. The petition was signed by more than 60 of the 108 members, including Speaker L. V. W. Carter.
In Des Moines on February 25 the Polk county Democratic Women’s club hosted eight Iowa House members and one state senator. Speakers included T. Meredith former agriculture secretary and Claude R. Porter defeated US Senate candidate. Attending were Senator Lloyd Ellis and Representatives M. F. Springer Otto J. Reimers Charles Bush E. J. Cole John F. Wiine Theodore Krouse E. P. Laughlin and John Ryder.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that hog and cattle rates from South St. Paul Sioux Falls and Sioux City to Madison were not unreasonable but prejudicial and preferential to Milwaukee Racine Chicago and Peoria. The Madison shippers filed the complaint against the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad.
Kasia Mahoney 15 daughter of Supreme Court Justice Jeremiah T. Mahoney was reported missing from New York City since Monday and was found in Cohoes today.
New York City police report that former City Court Justice John Palmieri aged 56, his wife, and their four children narrowly escaped a time bomb blast at their Ocean Parkway Brooklyn home. A sedan-spotted pair arrived minutes before and tossed an object at the portico before fleeing. The explosion shattered every window and wrecked the front of the house, which has about 11 rooms.
Lynn F. Reynolds, 36, famed Hollywood director and husband of actress Kathleen O Connor Reynolds, died in a Los Angeles hospital from a self inflicted gunshot wound after a heated quarrel at their home. Dinner guests, including Mr. and Mrs. William J White, testified Reynolds drew a .38 caliber pistol, struck his wife, then shot himself while she faced his accusations.
With a few days of springlike weather Waterloo home gardeners are quickening and noticing seed displays. C. J. Lusthoff, foreman of Luttons seed store, reports 12 to 15 garden seed customers in three days, all eager for early planting of lettuce radishes and onions. He advises early preparation and clearing plots, and suggests reserving space for flower beds.
A $4,000,000 suit was filed in Polk County District Court against banks and bank officials tied to the Des Moines Clearing House association over the Iowa Loan & Trust Co. failure. Attorneys for Lon Pollock represent all creditors of the bank and the closed Iowa Loan & Trust Co. The claim hinges on advertisements signed by clearing house member banks guaranteeing the bank’s solvency. A second suit seeks $200,000 in damages for Pollock and 295 claimants plus individual claims against the bank.
Mexico City report says 49 dead and 70 to 100 injured after a Tampico Monterrey passenger train derailed near Chocoy 43 miles from Tampico. A broken axle toppled engine cars and coaches. three adults and one child recovered, 36 bodies trapped in debris.
Des Moines Feb 25 reports from Washington say former U S Senator Charles A Rawson and Col Truman Potter of Mason City are being considered for appointment to the federal radio commission. It is generally understood Rawson would not accept the appointment because of business interests.
Tampa reports say Mr and Mrs W A Glos of Chicago were burned to death when their airplane crashed to the ground. Pilot Th Brady was burned about the body and suffered internal injuries. doctors held he might recover.
Philadelphia Feb 25 actress Marjorie Rambeau collapsed on stage last night in a local theatre. She was reported much improved this morning and suffering from sciatica. She probably will resume her part today.
An advertisement highlights Henry George San Felice and Martin Idolita among fine Sc cigars.
The notice instructs Courier deliveries to arrive before 5 30 PM and asks readers to call 5100 if the paper is late. It also requires phone calls to reach the office before 6 30 PM for a copy to be sent.
An unidentified man about 35 leaped from the Hannibal bridge into the Mississippi River after riding a train from Quincy to East Hannibal. He laughed during the trip, discarded his suitcase, and then jumped to his death. He left hat and overcoat on the train, giving no clues to identity.
A massive fire in Dry Ridge Kentucky consumed fourteen buildings in the business district early today, including the famous Carlisbad Springs hotel. The total loss is estimated at 175 000 to 200 000 dollars.
Mexico City reports Gen. Obregon has agreed to become a presidential candidate in the next election. Messages received here indicate he may pursue the post once more, signaling a new phase in Mexican politics.
A Senate inquiry was proposed today into the growth of combinations in the public utility electric and gas industries. The plan, backed by Senator Walter, aims to examine mergers and control in the sector and assess implications for consumers and regulation.
President Coolidge vetoed the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill killing hopes for swift legislation this session. He argued the plan would raise prices for favored products while penalizing many farmers, lacked safeguards, and created price fixing. The message warned of unsound economics and potential usurpation of power by a federal farm bureau board.
A compilation of local figures reacts to President Coolidge's veto of the McNary Haugen farm relief bill. Farmers, lawyers, and officials express support or criticism, citing economic soundness, regional impacts, and political consequences for 1928. Strong names include Frank, A B Lovejoy, George E. Pike, and H M Miller, with views from Mt. Vernon township and Tama county.
Atlantic February 2. Charles S. Squires a 38 year old stock buyer, left his home early Monday morning and has not been seen since. Neighbors report concern as search efforts continue.
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