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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1928
Page
1
The Appleby murder case unfolds with a grand jury probe into the slaying of Mrs. Appleby, a Chicago widow, in Los Angeles. Witness McNally testified he feared poisoning as investigators examine stains on a Rammer handle and search for the two men he says threatened the victim.
The article argues large scale consolidation in industry and banking as a trend. It cites Edward A. Filene predicting chains of department stores rivaling major corporations and three joint stock banks uniting across New Jersey New York and Ohio for economy and efficiency.
Army units prepare to ship additional Marines to support Nicaraguan government forces amid fighting near the Coc River region. Details describe strategic movements and aims to press rebels as leadership centers are targeted.
An account of a community benefit dance hosted by the Waverly firemen attracted a large crowd. The event featured local participants and raised funds for the fire department.
Local notices report the marriage of Crawford to Miss Feulner at a church service on Fourth Street. The ceremony was led by Pastor Main of the United Brethren church with attendees noted, including relatives and neighbors from Western Avenue.
In Newburyport Massachusetts a new city administration swept in after a bitter feud. The mayor targets nearly all city offices and positions from auditor to harbor master, invoking a housecleaning of the old guard. Varying rivals recount past slights and threats amid the upheaval.
Sixty educators from Jews Catholics and Protestants gathered in a secret opening session of the first interfaith conference at the University of Iowa School of Religion. The event is sponsored by the American Council of Religious Education with a mixed faculty funded by donations. The leaders said a formal statement on work planned would wait until final sessions on Wednesday.
Strange circumstances surround the death of Dr. Stephen F. Kubals a noted Chicago physician whose body was found on his operating table. The coroner's office and police were investigating the case of death today as they reviewed the scene and evidence.
Mrs. Coolidge celebrates her fortieth birthday with a shower of well wishers in Wastrnpimy. No formal celebration was planned. President Coolidge and Justice My Hon John Coolidge were mentioned as at home and later he returned to Amherst College.
A tribute to a late dancer reflects on her impact as a creator of movement. The piece recalls supporters from pubs and communities who cherished her art and the peace efforts linked to her legacy.
Mrs Eva Brebner county recorder filed 13 291 instruments in 1927. An increase of 612 papers from 1926 when 12 679 items were recorded. Most growth came from church mortgages.
Los Angeles January 3 Willard Edward Hickman the convicted kidnapper and murderer of Marion Parker faces four plea options at his Superior Court arraignment. Possible pleas include not guilty not guilty by insanity plea guilty with mercy insanity plea or guilty with mental examination before sentencing. District Attorney Asa Keyes vows to defeat insanity claims and seeks the death penalty. Judge Carlos Hardy to oversee quick proceedings with defense not revealing strategy.
In Cienge on January 3 a Chicago fire captain Courtney J Hodges was killed and three crewmen injured when a barn blaze brought down timber. Hodges, age 38, suffered a broken back as the collapse occurred while near the burning structure.
A group calling itself Skromme's Friends organizes support for Skromme's candidacy. They plan a public event and seek to rally voters at local venues and meetings.
Vague text reports fundraising in New York on January 3 aimed at supporting a search for Daten. The crumpled item mentions fundraising events and names unclear organizers, with fragmented phrases and stray references to aviation and milestones.
National Broadcasting Company plans a Chicago based broadcast tonight featuring a new radio entertainment program titled by Armand company of Des Moines. The show will be aired by WOC Dave vEsques WHIG Tes Maines in multiple markets including Omaha St Louis KVOO Tulsa and Oklahoma City WKAA Ukithas. Frank Mullen, local representative, notes other NBC programs such as the International Livestock Exposition have originated in Chicago.
Funeral services for Charles M. Kittle 47 will be held tomorrow led by Chicago figures from railroad and mercantile worlds. Kittle rose from waterboy to head of Sears Roebuck after a career with West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh, the Union Central, and Spars Roebuck. Survived by his widow and eighteen sons.
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Beem Davis of 442 Western Avenue are set for 2 30 p m at the family home following a week long illness She was born in Maquoketa Iowa and taught music in several cities before moving to Waterloo in 1887 Surviving are two daughters a son a grandson and four brothers The notices also report the deaths of Francis W Fry, Loretta Markee, Minnie Walker and Mrs Pours Becker with service details and survivors listed, reflecting late 19th to early 20th century local obituary practice
Washington January 3. President Coolidge greeted about 3,300 guests at his New Year’s reception. He appeared with his right wrist bandaged, explaining the swelling recurrence from excessive wrist activity. Mrs. Coolidge showed no ill effects from the all day program.
Canton Jan 3 Former Police Chief S A Lengel, convicted of murder in the Don R Mellett case, was granted a change of venue and a new trial by Judge Edwin W Diehl after a recent Supreme Court ruling found error. Lengel had been sentenced to life and released on bond pending the decision. Mellett, a publisher and anti vice crusader, was shot at midnight in his garage. Lengel and three others were accused of conspiring to kill him.
Henry C. Wurster, sales and advertising manager of Mid-Continent Petroleum, was installed as Kiwanis club president at a noon luncheon in Hotel Russell Lamson, succeeding Fred J. Mitler. Also installed were Rev. J. R. Morgan as vice president, Will A. Lane as treasurer, and W. P. Kerwin as district trustee, with a list of directors.
Cedar Rapids officials note a rare quiet spell as no arrests were logged on January 3 1928 up to noon. A New Year’s Eve watch was reported stolen and later found in a restaurant, while police credit public restraint for the unusual lull.
The Ottawa Illinois trial of Harry Hill from Streator opens with one juror tentatively chosen after the state rejected three men for age. Hill is charged with shooting his mother and burying her body in the Streator basement amid claims of an insanity defense.
Minneapolis residents faced a gas scare when a playful cat opened a kitchen jet. Seven family members nearly fainted as fumes filled the room and alerted bystander father John Molinara, authorities said.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in San Salvador then flew toward Tegucigalpa to continue his Central America goodwill mission. Crowds estimated in the thousands lined streets and airfields while Honduran and Salvadoran officials welcomed him with honors and medals.
Mexico City January 3 General Goloen acting chief of a v iation proposed buying a Wright airplane for a nonstop flight from Mexico City to Washington with Captain Emilio Carranza as pilot. Department of aeronautics employees and Mexican senators and deputies would be asked to subscribe funds for the venture.
Gior it Ann Golinveaux, eight pounds, born 8:30 p.m. Sunday at St Francis Hospital, to Mr and Mrs R L Golinveaux of 815 Walnut Court apartments. She is the first Waterloo newborn of 1928.
The originator of Dr Merce's Gatlen Medical Discovery was the late Ray V. Pierce MD. He practiced in Western Pennsylvania before moving to BusTrale VA to establish the World's Dispensary. His Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery sales rose yearly, claimed to boost appetite digestion blood quality and skin clarity and to rejuvenate both men and women. Noted that it contains no harmful ingredients and offered in tablets or liquids with a trial package by mail to Dr Pierce's Clinic Buffalo NY.
Cincinnati Jan 3 A new sanity hearing for George Remus former king of bootleggers was denied by Judge William Lueders of the probate court who had found him insane and ordered confinement to the state hospital for the criminally insane in Lima Bond was also denied Remus case moved to habeas corpus petitions with Judge Charles S Bell hearing arguments and hoping to rule by ten o clock Thursday morning
Harry Schulte, president of the University of Iowa Alumni Association of Black Hawk County, appointed Frank Will Tell S. A. J. Waterloo's representative for a Jan 8 meeting in Iowa City at 3 p.m. to discuss the athletic situation and urge university authorities to dismiss head football coach Burt Ingwersen and hire a competent coach.
W B Smalling at his Waterloo area farm rescued 35 pheasants frozen to the ground during the first severe blizzard. The birds, many frozen to the soil and cut by wind and sleet, have since been fed and become increasingly domesticated under his care.
New York January 23 The New York conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Home Missionary Society will not cancel Miss Murde Royden English woman preacher's lecture because she smokes cigarettes. The Chicago branch placed the ban. Royden will next speak in pulits here. Mrs Matthew Eylar secretary says church women do not smoke openly but will not let the smoking fact interfere with lectures.
Palm Beach Fla Jan 3 Large snow flakes fell for first time since 1886. Children who never saw snow before asked who is throwing a fete. White linens and dainty frocks of Winter tourists were changed to fur coats and flamboyant mufflers.
Benjamin F. Swisher addressed Canopus Club members in Blacks Tearoom today at noon to praise Benjamin Franklin as a great American whose legacy includes early fire insurance, the first public hospital, and the first public library.
An ad features Mrs Clyde Welch of Waterloo praising Plant Juice for relief from gas indigestion liver and kidney issues and sleeplessness. The Plant Juice Man at Wanler s Drug Store 229 East Fourth Street Waterloo demonstrates the natural medicine with free samples and promises benefits for general weakness and digestive trouble.
A scanned entry from a newspaper page discusses intelligence tests used at major universities, inviting readers to try sample questions about word meanings and classifications. It lists example groups like Grass leaves pickles emeralds shamrocks and hints at correct qualities. then shows a separate marriage license notices and a local fire report with damage to Viking Pump company storeroom estimated at about $100 in Cedar Falls.
A Wisconsin mother warns mothers about medicines containing opiates and codeine. She urges checking the package before buying and praises Pelew's Toney and Campound as pure and effective for coughs colds and throat irritations, claiming value beyond price.
A Waterloo advertisement touts Stock's Nu Tone as a natural remedy curing sluggish liver and bowel issues. It claims dramatic health improvements after two weeks, with cleansing effects through the intestines and blood, sold by local druggists C J Miller and Robert Brug Company Store.
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