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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
8
In a TODAY'S News style item the note reports Babe Ruth, nicknamed "Babe," has shed 20 pounds at Hot Springs Arkansas and now weighs about 225. The column blends sport gossip with a satirical take on politics and social trends of the era.
Indiana Democratic senators bolt the legislature and flee to Ohio, prompting warrants and a Columbus grand jury inquiry. Witnesses will be questioned as the strike prompts misconduct questions and potential fines for nonattendance.
Dr J Fl Mueller of the University of Chicago sociology department says in an analysis that if a law forced the average citizen to leave clothes at home during a stroll he would blush furiously the first week and then forget about it.
Three Collins brothers Hunter Marshall and Andy Lee filed petitions in Hart county to disqualify their father Lee Collins as administrator of Floyd Collins estate claiming he is non compos mentis due to grief and age. The estate centers on Floyds half interest in Crystal Weave on the Collins farm near Cave City. The case was to be heard today.
San Antonio girl 11, nicknamed Jim mie, suffers an abscess from grass blade in her left lung. Doctors at St. Louis children's hospital planned examination to assess immediate operation viability. Doctor Evert A. Graham said she may not survive long without intervention. Jimmie and her doll Lois Mabel spent hours at the hospital. she has already endured three prior ordeals.
Abby Rockefeller, 22, heiress to John D. Rockefeller fortunes, engaged to David Milton Jr., 25, son of the late Louisville lawyer. Milton has just been admitted to the bar. Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr. in New York. The wedding is set for May.
Canada, in the Dawes reparations program, is to get about 300 000 as its first installment within weeks. Britain has paid 5 900 000 gold marks, with Canada to receive 4.35 percent. Hog prices in Pittsburgh surged to 12.70 to 12.80 per hundredweight as spring demand and higher corn costs boosted values.
Senator 2b Kinson Glass was received by Pope Pius in Salt Lake City as Cardinal Gasparri, who had influenza, grew better but stayed indoors. The scene followed a state visit with the pope in the capital.
Chicago surgeon Dr Henry J Schireson claims eye strain and cross eyes drive crime in the United States. He seeks state approval to survey Indiana prisons to study how eye imbalance influences criminal behavior. He says 60 percent suffer eye muscle imbalance and about six million are cross eyed. Autopsy data he cites show no link between criminal behavior and eye defects.
Berlin reports show President Ebert gravely ill after appendicitis surgery with peritonitis. Doctors fear death within 24 hours as the attending physicians work to restore intestinal function and curb poison spreading. The president’s wife and relatives are at his bedside amid a tense hospital atmosphere.
Miss Mutic Midtgaard a Danish physical training teacher in the Kimballton schools faced an injunction bid to remove her from duty in Audubon Iowa. Judge Ratcliff criticized both school board factions and patrons for the dispute over her employment. Her teaching credentials, previously revoked for language concerns, were restored by May B. Francis, state superintendent of public instruction.
Peking February 26 Ratifications of the Russo Japanese treaty were exchanged this afternoon between Minister Keichi Yoshizawa and Soviet ambassador T M Wayenkhan. The accord recognizes the Moscow soviet and grants concessions on Saghalien and favored nation treatment.
A fresh inquest into the death of William Nelson McClintock, Chicago millionaire orphan, has begun with calls for witnesses including Dr. Oscar Olson's exhumation and testimony from foster parents William and Mrs. Shepherd. Isa bella Pope and other figures figure in the proceedings as the case centers on possible poisons and forged wedding implications.
Paris Feb 26 The chamber of deputies amended the revenue bill increasing the identity card fee for foreigners staying over a fortnight to 60 francs plus 8 and 4 francs for department and city, total 72 francs, payable within 48 hours of arrival.
Des Moines reports 3 year old Hobby Robertson nicknamed Hard Luck returned to the city hospital after his right arm broke when a taxi struck the coaster bicycle he rode this winter. He previously spent four months in the hospital after a serious arm injury, and a late motorcycle collision sent him back for more treatment.
The House approved the Dickinson plan by a 203 to 174 vote, replacing the cooperative marketing restriction backed by the president, with a voluntary framework. The bill now moves to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
President Coolidge signed a bill granting service medals to army air force personnel on the promotion list. The wording is unclear in places, with several garbled names and an advertisement fragment interspersed in the text.
Notice to readers about delays in Courier delivery stating delivery by a specified time and to phone in if not received. Includes instructions to call before a stated hour to arrange replacement copies and contact the office.
Washington observers report Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones defending the navy board findings on battleships and aircraft while urging balanced upgrades across all air and surface units. He cautioned against overreliance on air power and noted the fleet remains short on aircraft carriers under the Washington 5 5 3 ratio. The House Aircraft Committee voted to recall Secretary Weeks for questioning.
A Des Moines drug store hung a sign promising a policeman inside at all times to deter bootlegging. Despite dry squad raids by the local department, authorities found no evidence, and the shop now shifts to using the officer as a marketing ploy to stay in business.
A fragment notes a foster father admitting he drew up a will that leaves the bulk of Ull have money to Young McClintock, with the phrase nothing Ull have & barre] of money. The outline suggests a family or inheritance dispute involving a minor.
Des Moines reports C. J. Knickerbocker of Fairfax Iowa elected to the state fair board representing the fifth district succeeding Cyrus A Tow Norway. Knickerbocker will head the sheep department while E J Davis of Iowa City is moved to the swine division. Tow retires to manage Wood Hereford farm at Waverly Nebraska.
A superior court in Raston, Massachusetts found Charles Ponzi guilty of larceny in a probed case involving clients. Judge Sisk set bail at $310, with Ponzi to file a motion for arrest of judgment tomorrow, as the defense seeks relief and further proceedings continue.
According to the Los Angeles Examiner, motion picture producers bid for Gloria Swanson with a new contract from Paramount-Lasky offering a weekly salary of 17 400. The prior pay was 7 5490 a week. Paris rumors and multiple bids followed before Paramount withdrew others and kept Lasky atop the field. Swanson rests in Paris after an operation and reports of a good night.
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