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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1928
Page
10
Thames embankment floods parts of the capital after a high tide and warming snowmelt raise water levels. Several victims trapped in basements. engineers race to repair crushed walls and prevent a repeat at the next high tide.
Miss Nelile Garvey reports pupils at Lowell school have been watching a robin from the windows today. The brief observation captures spring hints as students observe nature nearby.
Washington dispatch notes rising curiosity about Gov. Alfred E. Smith as the Democratic faction prepares for the Jan 12 Jackson Day gathering. Two new biographies critique his life and campaign image, one by Pringle offering a disinterested view and another by Hapgood Moskowitz presenting a partisan, favorable portrait.
A report from Des Moines outlines the Iowa supreme court docketing Marie Mahanras and related insanity defense issues. The piece notes upcoming hearings, prior verdicts, and expert opinions on dementia praecox amid 1920s murder cases. It references Leonard Cota and Edward Hickman as other insanity defense precedents.
George Remus acquitted of wife murder on insanity grounds is confined in the state hospital for the criminally insane as he plans to pursue freedom in new courts. Judge Bell denied his habeas corpus and Remus traveled from Cincinnati with attorney Charles Elston and two deputies.
A fragmented notice cites Governor Vic Donahoy calling a conference of Ohio coal miners and operators to end a strike. It references hunger and cold for children and broader wartime learning challenges, with garbled names and stray phrases from an advertisement.
Boston reports Rear Admiral Jackson labeled Lieut. Commander John Bayliss of the Paulding a defendant in the S-4 submarine disaster inquiry. Bayliss testified as questions about submarine operations prompted the designation. Six more S-4 victims recovered at Provincetown. Identifications released for four recovered S-4 crewmen. Funerals scheduled for several officers with full military honors at Arlington and Presidio cemeteries.
Fairfield January 7 14 the town council passes an ordinance prohibiting any operation that interferes with radio reception between noon and midnight. The measure carries a maximum $100 fine or up to 30 days in jail. The article notes radio owners' interests in Fairfield prior to commercial electrical device operations.
Congress resumes hearings on the election of Frank Smith Triois and continues investigations into Hearst Mexican documents. Interstate commerce and naval affairs committees examine radio commissions and legislative programs. State justice labor and commerce appropriations are under review as committees press various resolutions and bills.
Col Charles A Lindbergh lands in San Jose after a Managua stop as crowds surge the field. The Spirit of St Louis then departs for Costa Rica on the sixth leg of his Central American journey, aiming to glimpse both Atlantic and Pacific from high mountain skies.
Irvin S. Berling of Winnetka sought a motor license but kept returning each new plate after noticing the number 13 in his list. The first plate was 13, the second 68, and the third 67, all summing to 13 or containing the unlucky digit. Berling notes his name and Lake Avenue address also total 13, and worries the next issue may land on the thirteenth.
Sioux City residents urge support for a new Iowa South Dakota prohibition district with headquarters in Sioux City. The Greater Sioux City committee endorses Glenn A. Brinson to remain administrator for the proposed district, citing anticipated efficiency gains.
Weather forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys calls for above normal temperatures most of the week with a cooler finish and little precipitation. The period runs Jan 9 through Jan 14 with the strongest changes expected toward the end of the week.
Chicago detective story notes Samuel Insull, the multimillionaire utility magnate, testifying that he contributed 40000 in cash for local Cook County campaigns. He named payments to Charles Francis and George Harding and detailed prior campaign gifts totaling over 237000 in Illinois during 1926. The witness disclosed the role of attorney Daniel Schuyler and a broad Illinois political delegation at the hearing.
Dr Warren Ll Steeves of Walnut Street Baptist questions Waterloo ministers stance on religious unity and a possible bible believing meeting. He asks if Waterloo churches can unite this year behind a nationally outstanding biblically trained speaker and meeting.
New York, Jan 7. Arrangements for the execution of Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray moved ahead at Sing Sing. Warden Lawes set the date for next Thursday just before midnight with 24 witnesses, while attorney Hazleton awaited Gov. Smiths clemency decision expected by Tuesday.
Four people were injured and property damage over 60 000 in three explosions in the last 48 hours across Iowa. A Humboldt family suffered injuries from gasoline used to clean clothing exploding at their home. A Pierson barber shop fire followed a water heater blast wrecking a two story building and 26 cars. A Walnut area home blast damaged the residence due to a faulty steam valve.
The local Walton League chapter in Des Moines plans a big mouth bass hatchery for a city park with government stocking the pond. At the last meeting, members adopted a resolution urging the city council to ban dumping refuse into the Des Moines River.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 6 30 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or another cause call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 39 p m.
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