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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1929
Page
1
A 1929 overview sketches cautious optimism amid lingering prejudices and fears. It notes the Question Mark airship’s endurance flight test and previews the Rose Bowl clash between California and Georgia Tech. Alma Rubens faces tabloid trouble, Babe Ruth’s looming season, Michigan’s habitual criminal law case, and rising automobile ownership.
Washington Jan 1 Herbert Hoover enters the White House amid maneuvering over a forthcoming cabinet and five distinct Hoover groups. The article lists key associates from the food administration and postwar relief, plus Californians, Washington insiders, and American engineers shaping his inner circle.
Elks official Chicago grand secretary will be principal speaker at Waterloo lodge No. 290 annual program honoring past exalted rulers. The event, at the club room, starts at 2 30 with Charles Witt, assistant grand secretary, also in attendance.
London January 1 Queen Mary writes to Sir Kylington Studd Lord Mayor of London expressing hopeful view on King George illness. She prays the illness' arduous course may lift and the nation regain faith and hope. Bulletin at 11715 am notes no improvement and unchanged general and local conditions.
Detroit January 1 two patrolmen BurenGarrell 25 and HarryLee 29 jailed on manslaughter charges after Harold Burkhart 25 was killed and SteveKim 21 wounded during a New Year celebration on Rivard street. Officers admit firing revolvers in the air amid heavy shooting in the area. They say the fatal shot may have been from another person’s bullet and call it an accident.
The year beginning today promises Europe its most favorable outlook since the Versailles era. Tranquillity prevails across the continent as conferences are planned to resolve enduring issues. The League of Nations will address friction among smaller states while trade expands and big powers stabilize. Two international conferences will tackle Germany reparations and disarmament.
President-elect Hoover sails aboard the Utah on New Year’s Eve, welcomed by Mrs. Hoover from the bridge as the ship nears Washington. A burlesque reception features impersonations of Taft and other leaders, with a paper hat and fire helmet as favors. Schedule shows arrival at Old Point Comfort around 8 AM and Washington by 3 PM, with plans to confer on cabinet and inauguration.
Sapelo Island Ga January first President Cestidge plans a deer and pheasant hunt on New Year’s Day before returning to Washington. The Coolidges will leave Sapelo soon with a quiet end to 1928, following a day of activity including hunts at daylight and a late retirements.
Readable climate data shows Monday maximum 30 and minimum night figures. sequence includes Tuesday values 112 for day and m for night. Missing complete city or station identifiers. data appears partial and requires clarification for full summary.
Army tri motor Question Mark lifts off at 7 30 am for an endurance flight between Los Angeles and San Diego. Crew of five and a mechanic plan to fly weeks if motors hold, refueling three times daily, with in-air supply drops from two escort planes. Five fliers include Spatz Esker Halvorson and Que sada. Snow delays rival Tuxhorn’s attempt near Marshall Missouri to beat the world record.
Washington January 1 UP Bolivian and Paraguayan leaders move to a conciliation protocol to settle a long running border quarrel. Nine judges will hear the case with Bolivia Paraguay naming two each and three others from American republics to be chosen. The panel would have up to a year to report findings and assign responsibility for clashes in the Gran Chaco.
Pat Minn Jan LaRi Prohibition advocates claim a banner year ahead as enforcement improves. Andrew J Walstead, author of the enforcement amendment, predicts 1999 will mirror 1928 rigidity and success. He says the public appreciates prohibition’s benefits and the old generation of drinkers is fading away.
Three people died and one was critically injured when a westbound Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific train struck their vehicle at a railroad crossing in Minesouw City Minnesota early today. The victims were Jona Sclumansti 38 Jona Weber 19 Gladys Joly 21 and Gertrude Page 21 all from Whnorak.
The Courier will be delivered at your home before 6 30. If due to carrier error or cause you do not receive the paper by that time, please phone S100. A copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
A Griswroks family welcomes two more daughters after a physician reports, It's a girl. Frank Lembke, already father of six, plus five others, learns the news on his return from fishing. The Suplets weigh seven and nine pounds and mother, aged 35, is recovering.
Los Angeles dated January first through the Associated Press, actress Alma Rubens is charged with disturbing the peace after alleged wild parties. A warrant cites nighttime lockouts, lights out, and a reportedly violent threat toward landlady Elizabeth Uhl. Witnesses include Rita Carewe and Leroy Mason. Rubens denies the accusations.
Des Moines and other Iowa locales recorded extreme cold as a winter blast drove temperatures below zero in Mason City and around Des Moines while southeastern areas reported light snowfall. The Weather Bureau expected the chill to shift south and weaken with more snow reported in the southeast.
Akron Iowa suffers a major fire destroying three stores. Cause under investigation, insurance covers about 60 percent of losses totaling around $60,060. Firefighters from Hawarden and Eric Point aided in stopping spread to adjacent buildings.
Chicago teems with a fierce New Year snowstorm after midnight 1929 saw snarled streets and soggy sleet dampening revelry. Police reported three deaths and multiple injuries as cars collided and a patrolman was wounded while celebrants fired shots from windows. Prohibition agents logged one raid at Putney cafe as crowds filled hotels and clubs amid the year’s loudest, noisiest celebration yet.
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