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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
9
A collage of clippings recalls Volstead era themes from dry sentiment in government to criminal activity. Articles cover bank receivership at Waterloo, a Knox College president's stance on student dress, Iowa road bond debates, census resistance cases, and a dramatic San Francisco murder case of a 16 year old girl nicknamed the life of the party.
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Lemuel G. Sloat of Cedar Rapids demands 5000 dollars from his wife as alimony after suing for divorce. He alleges cruel treatment claiming she knocked him down and mauled him on several occasions. He states she controls the money, and he lacks a home or job. He also requests 150 dollars in legal fees.
Fred H. Bixby of Long Beach California will be re elected president of the American Live Stock association. Phoenix Arizona will host the 1926 convention. Dwight B Heard urged stockmen for self help through better marketing and transportation, forecasting industry gains. A G Williams of the federal farm loan board explained the benefits and safeguards of intermediate credits.
Iowa City on January 16 A snowstorm forced air mail pilot J Hamilton Lee to ditch near Iowa City after losing the course from Maywood Field Chicago to Omaha He parachuted a flare and circled for about 15 minutes before landing in a corn field The uninjured plane and twenty one sacks of westbound air mail were later moved to Smith Field awaiting resumed flight once weather clears.
Census figures show the public debt of the United States and all government subdivisions rising nearly seven times from 1912 to 1922. By December 1922 the total reached $30.846 billion, up from about $4.850 billion in 1912.
Vancouver records Chong Sam Bow a Chinese slaver of G G Jones hanged at Oakal penitentiary yesterday. He collapsed upon the noose and fought guards before the neckpiece was fixed. Jones was killed in Vancouver July 15 1923 and Chong faced five trials with four juries urging death after one disagreement.
Detectives from Scotland Yard dug up the body of Elsie Cameron in a farm grave near Crowborough, England. Norman Thorne, a prosperous farmer, is charged with murder as the 20 year old stenographer had a pattern of unreturned love in every affair. She left London December 10 to visit the Thorne farm and vowed she would not return until married.
Sen Morris Sheppard notes five years of nationwide prohibition with fewer arrests, fewer accidents, and big wage savings. Legislation pending to strengthen enforcement includes civil service reforms and expanded Coast Guard support. Prohibition advocates tout life gains while opponents predict eventual modification amid bootlegger activity.
Bishop William Montgomery Brown, Episcopal prelate, was convicted of heresy last May for his book and faces unfrocking. He left Cleveland for Galion and pledged to appeal to the house of bishops and possibly to civil courts, charging the church with middle ages doctrines.
Harry M. Snodgrass known as King of the Ivories walked free from the Missouri penitentiary with a $5,587.25 gift from radio fans. He his wife and year old son and Don Witten left for St Louis to begin a two year vaudeville contract. Snodgrass had been imprisoned about 18 months of a three year sentence for complicity in a robbery at St Louis.
Chicago dispatch reports two men burned to death when a chemical explosion razed the Franks Lewis Varnish plant. Twenty workers were present. several others are missing as salvage crews comb the debris for more bodies. Company officials estimate highly flammable solvents were involved in the blaze.
In an interview in the Manchester Guardian, former Chancellor Snowden says the United States is bound to participate if sanctions are needed to enforce the Dawes plan. He warns Washington may face a costly price for this concession and notes US participation hinges on the Paris agreement.
Des Moines reports former Iowa governor Kendall and wife leaving for a world voyage from New York on Jan 20 aboard a Panama Canal trip. They plan to reside in Des Moines upon return while open to further public service, with talk of a 1926 U.S. Senate bid. Kendall hints Iowa may see more of them.
In an address to national motion picture exhibitors Drew Leish Colvin of New York argues anti liquor interest groups claim films mock the dry law. He says pictures can revive support for the amendment and could divert liquor expenditure to entertainment. Mrs Sda ft Wise-Smith, president of Iowa W C T U, calls for better depictions.
Des Moines headlines Gov. John Hammill issuing a proclamation declaring Saturday January 17 1925 as world court day in Des Moines urging all citizens to attend a meeting at the Bercher theatre. Assembly discusses committee assignments and proposes reforms in banking taxes child welfare and road funding as session resumes.
Cable briefs report fogbound conditions in London and surrounding areas. In Mexico City officers welcomed the German schoolship Berlin with Gen. Almada at the capital. Naples reports university closure due to police action over fascist and anti fascist student tensions. Paris notes 1925 financial statement shows a 4.3 million paper franc surplus per L Information.
Washington January 16. President Coolidge is unlikely to move Secretary Hoover from the commerce department to agriculture. The White House has learned Hoover would be reluctant to accept the agriculture post which opens March 4.
The Iowa state fair was announced for August 26 to September 4 at a meeting of the Northwest Iowa Fair Association in Sioux City. W T. Weary of Sac City was elected president, H. S. Stansbury of Fort Dodge vice president, R. E. Bucknell of Spencer secretary and treasurer, with Ben Mogre of Sioux City retiring president presiding.
Washington DC January 16 One of many eclipse studies will search for a new element During the January 24 eclipse Dr C C Riess of the Bureau of Standards will photograph the Sun corona from the airship Los Angeles The goal is to confirm coronium a suspected metal by analyzing the spectra emitted when heated This experiment aims to prove coronium’s existence
Sam Stephens a well known figure in mining of the race tracks of the United States died in a Havana hospital after a long illness. His mother lives in Davenport Iowa.
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