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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1925
Page
8
The article contrasts U S postwar debts to Germany with the Dawes plan payments and notes Iowa's 1925 legislature facing clashes over good roads and child labor amendments. It also covers electors meeting in Des Moines, pardons, and reflections on education and admissions tests.
Washington dispatch notes a wave of support for Coolidge as opposition diminishes and Congress rushes to pass appropriation bills. Democrats, waiting for a shift in times, face internal strife while third parties and insurgents retreat.
Topeka Kans January 12 for the first time a Kansas governor was arrested. Gay M Davis and his son Russell faced warrants for soliciting aid and accepting a bribe related to a pardon for Palman. A hour before the inauguration Ben Paulen took office after Davis signed bonds.
An Arctic explorer aboard a ship trapped in the polar ice relayed a desperate radio message picked up in Norfolk. He claimed 3,000 miles from home, 70 below zero, dwindling food, and a crew using walrus and Eskimo-sourced foods to survive as the ship remained imprisoned by the ice.
The Senate judiciary committee again delays Stone named for attorney general and potential supreme court seat. Col Owenby accuses unethical acts during I P Morgan & Co. suit. Charles B. Werren nominated to replace Stone then sent to subcommittee for investigation. panel plans to reconvene Thursday.
As winter tightens in Korea, more than 2,090,000 people suffer famine per Associated Press reports. Zeon district records indicate over 50,000 extreme starvation cases, with peasants surviving by eating tree bark roots.
The Town Masters Builders association will hold its annual convention in Des Moines, Iowa, tomorrow and Wednesday. Directors and officers for 1925 will be elected.
Chicago reports 34 moonshine deaths in 11 months of 1924 per Health Commissioner Dr. Bundeson. He notes total moonshine poisoning deaths reach 2232 with additional murders and accidents blamed on forbidden liquor. He warns all cities face flood of crude, dangerous blends and rising crime.
A Dallas mailed unsigned letter to the First Congregational Church in Sioux City Iowa explains a past theft of a church collection when the writer was a boy. The author sent 100 dollars with the note hoping to ease a troubled conscience and requested the letter not be read aloud. The pastor said the church would not seek to identify the sender.
Washington January 12 Senator Norris signaled a bid to force a Senate vote on the Muscle Shoals bill before adjournment, aiming to break past objections that slowed action. Senator McKellar charged the measure could threaten nitrate manufacture for wartime needs as he attacked the bid.
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Opening of the regular session proceeds with Edson as speaker and Beam as secretary. Gov Hammill to be inaugurated Thursday. Messages to the assembly, committee work, and highway and child labor debates shape the week ahead.
Series of fires destroyed three dwellings within blocks, leaving about one hundred people homeless. Police hunt a suspected arsonist as residents flee the night inferno with no injuries reported so far.
Paris reports Kellogg named to replace Hughes as Secretary of State with emphasis on his European experience. Kellogg told Matin’s Stephen Lausanne he offers restraint and reliability, suggesting the president chose him for his ability to keep quiet on delicate matters.
The Iowa legislature convened its initial session at 10 a m with Lieut Governor John Hammill presiding over the senate. Temporary organization completed. W C Edson elected speaker. Ed H Campnell elected president pro tempore. Officers installed and a joint resolution invited Gov Kendall to deliver his biennial address Tuesday.
Dr. Peter Malcolm state veterinarian Dr. J. A. Barger and Dr. Iu M Buffington were called to Nephew Ross farm near Tipton Iowa to inspect cattle suspected of foot and mouth disease Six animals are under suspicion and horses are reportedly affected Farmers fear culling if the diagnosis confirms foot and mouth disease
Des Moines police logged seven robberies from Saturday night to Monday morning. Three youths were jailed for the Peterson grocery robbery after being caught in an automobile with stolen merchandise found at their homes. The Horwitch grocery holdup netted about 100 dollars. three prowling cases and one purse snatching were reported.
London endures a 36 hour dense fog causing major disruption. Economic losses reach several million dollars with widespread injuries and fatalities. Police scarce. transit collapsed as buses and trains stall. Fire and aircraft operations curtailed while pilots land amid heavy visibility.
Washington confirms acceptance of a tentative Paris plan under the Dawes Act. Germany’s reparations are to be paid in 20 annual installments totaling about 060,000 gold marks yearly, with France likely to bear the largest share loss and Italy potentially reducing its Dawes share to offset overpayments.
The first administration statement from the Mexican secretary of the treasury asserts that post inauguration measures will balance the national budget. Across global briefs, reports cover blizzards in the Caucasus, famine fears near Trebizond, and diplomatic moves in Paris and Moscow.
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