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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1917
Page
6
In Cedar Falls three individuals were taken into custody after a fatal murder and chaotic aftermath that shocked the community. Investigators pursued leads as residents reported fear and questions about motive and timing as officials pledged a thorough probe.
The Thirty-seventh biennial Iowa General Assembly convened with W. L. Harding presiding in the senate and James G. Weaver guiding the house. M. B. Pitt elected speaker after an ovation, Democrats supported unity, committees appointed, inauguration plans discussed, and a six member inauguration committee named from senate and house.
A cable from the Overseas News agency about Ambassador Gerard saying relations between Germany and the United States were cordial after sending an olive branch prompts a State Department inquiry. Officials seek exact words to gauge impact on public opinion in allied nations.
Berlin reports the Russian and Romanian forces lost ground in southern Moldavia as the Roumanian town of Fokshani fell to German and Russian units. Nearly 4,000 prisoners and three guns captured amid a broader push near the Sereth river and along the Moldavian frontier. Berlin confirms aviation activity on the Franco-Belgian front and updates on Riga front gains. In Watseka, Illinois, shopkeeper Francis La Bounty was killed in a mistaken-identity midnight gunfight with police after a holdup, while another man, William Brown, was involved and police pursued suspects with bloodhounds. Temperature notes follow.
Des Moines report notes Representative Arch McFarlane of Waterloo, speaker pro tem, will push a bill to fund free textbooks at the district level with local option. It also proposes mail registration to aid absent voters, including traveling salesmen and soldiers abroad, to prevent future voting losses. The measure enjoys labor backing and would not force districts to adopt.
At 10 a m credential committees confirmed election and all members were sworn in. B M Pitt elected speaker on party lines. Committees notified governor and senate that the house was organized. A joint resolution set up inauguration committees. New members drew seats and adjourned to 2 p m.
Senate discussion centered on Shafroth’s dIN for a single presidential term. Interstate commerce committee held continued hearings on rail road legislation. House session at noon continued debate on the agricultural appropriation bill. Secretaries Lansing and Faculty and Thomas W. Jamison testified at the rules committee leak inquiry.
In Chicago on January day, wheat prices surged to $2 a bushel for No. 2 red winter wheat for immediate delivery, up about five cents from Saturday. Strong demand for European shipments and domestic milling boosted the rise, with corn above $1 and barley at $1 as other grains followed the trend.
In Trenton New Jersey Ruth Smith a 12 year old girl attempted suicide by drinking iodine after a life of drudgery and care for siblings John 10 Cora 3 Marty Dorothy and George ages 6 4 and 10 months Her mother recently died leaving Ruth as head of the household Doctors and nurses at McKinley hospital saved her life She longed for simple pleasures like toys and movies and had never owned a doll or plaything Her duffering family faced poverty with a night worker father and a semi invalid mother The child recalls bitter lack of amusement and the desire for normal childhood experiences prior to the attempt.
The Webb-Kenyon law to block liquor shipments from wet to dry states was declared constitutional by the supreme court in a seven to two vote. The decision also upheld West Virginia’s prohibition amendment barring citizens from receiving liquor for personal use shipped by common carriers in interstate commerce.
Earl McBain of Cedar Falls Leslie Hanner and Edsie Hanner of Minneapolis were arrested in Minneapolis at 1 a.m. in a rooming house on West Twenty-Eighth Street. Police say a hatchet found in the bank car and loaded revolvers tied the trio to the Dec 28 murder and botched robbery of Tony Gananas. Detectives credit tips from Cedar Falls officers and Minneapolis authorities for the arrest and say the suspects confessed. McBain, aged about 29, is married with two daughters. Leslie Hanner is 26 and Edsie Hanner 20, said to be McBain’s half brothers. The men reportedly walked from the scene to Waterloo before heading to Minneapolis. The investigation continues as authorities plan to bring all suspects to Waterloo.
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