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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
1
Moscow cautions on Poland amid Potsdam era strain as Tehitcherin urges universal disarmament and Russia pledges aid for peace. The Ruhr crisis draws focus, with warnings that U S participation could curb European suffering and hasten recovery.
Detroit police report Charles Campbell admitted killing a coworker in Indianapolis thirteen years ago after a drinking party dispute. Campbell said in a conversation he killed a man. he was arrested after a telegraph dispatch to Indianapolis. He later married in Nin nis and moved with his wife and two daughters to Detroit.
A Tribune excerpt discusses a farmer credit program and rural legislation, noting farmers will feel expectations unmet after Congress concludes the program. It argues broader global stability and a return to normalcy are needed before American farmers achieve real prosperity.
Firefighters traced a westend Des Moines blaze to a large distilling still found in the basement of a residence after an explosion. The blast is believed to have started the fire, with investigators seeking occupants and assessing the damage as the Associated Press reports from Des Moines on January 25.
The old schoolhouse southwest of Ames, where Rev. William A. Billy Sunday attended school in the late 19th century, burned last night. Authorities believe an overheated stove started the fire.
Robert R. Wilson age 57 longtime owner and editor of the Moulton Tribune died suddenly at his home from apoplexy in Moulton Iowa He had earlier run newspapers in Cedar Rapids Avalon Tina and Lookover He is survived by his widow a son Karl F Wilson and a daughter Ella Beatrica Wilson A brother Phil Wilson was found dead in Des Moines last summer
A passenger train on the elevated line rear-ended a standing coal and work train in New York. Sixteen hurt, with many passengers and workers taken to hospitals after a fire alarm and calls to police and ambulances.
Across several cities brief items report derailments, deaths, and legal actions. Olintonn notes three sleeping cars derailed by a defective rail with no injuries. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines report a found body and mine casualty. Fort Smith cites a bank case nonsuit, while Sioux City records liquor deaths and political trials.
The defense statement questions prosecutorial motives in the Daniel and Richards kidnapping case. It argues the Ku Klux Klan was not proven responsible and cites alleged improper procedures, sensationalism, and lack of corpus delicti while criticizing officials and pathologists.
David Bleakly of Galva and Raith H. Cole of Cedar Falls receive marriage licenses. Charles Bickley of Waterloo and Ethel Hearne of Watertown listed among couples sanctioned in the period.
Washington reports say continued importation of picture brides and parental adoption erodes the Japan United States gentlemen's agreement. The labor commission warns of military and political risk in Hawaii and urges immediate congressional action to defend American life and unity in the islands.
Samuel C. Pandolfo of St. Cloud Minnesota received a prison sentence of under five years for conspiracy to defraud in the sale of Pan Motor stock. The U.S. Court of Appeals denied a rehearing after affirming the lower court's finding. questions remain if he will seek Supreme Court review.
Masked bandits halted a Southern Pacific freight train near Dome Arizona and looted one car after detaching it from the train. Dispatches from Yuma say a heavily armed posse under Sheriff Chappell pursues the robbers as reports vary on whether the Golden State Limited was involved.
Reported in Oklahoma City on January 25, the Ladies of the Cu Clux Clan raided a group described as Tesetensirese in the southwest. Six women in light blue robes and masks captured four men after a scuffle, with prisoners kept under supervision until federal officers arrived.
Des Moines, January 25 Herbert Selby secretary to Mayor Carl Garver and longtime local newspaper man died at a local hospital after goiter surgery last week He was 26 years old.
Chicago January 25 United Press reports Indiana Gyberson a renowned artist warned that women who pursue athletic contests ruin femininity. She cites swimmers as exceptions and champions outdoor life but argues sports should not become a profession for women. She praises model Helen Daly as ideal beauty and health meanwhile noting athleticism can distort female charm.
A sea mountain range 16 000 feet high rose from the Pacific off California and northern Mexico after South American earthquakes. Lieutenant Commander Schuyler F Heim reports from the Cory that peaks approach within a few hundred feet of the surface where charts show depths of 16 800 feet. A full navy report will be sent to Washington as scientists and mariners study the phenomenon.
Imperial Wizard Hiram Wesley EWang and three Imperial officers of the Invisible Empire reveal plans to investigate Klan activity in Chicago. They promise a formal reply after reviewing Attorney General Coco of Louisiana’s statement alleging Klan outrages and hooded mob troubles at Mer Rouge.
Chicago January 25. The Methodist Episcopal church boards raise more than $100,000 for the prohibition temperance and public morals program compared with last year. Last year’s apportionment was $149,719. this year exceeds that by about $100,716. Benevolence boards approve a missionary program seeking 28,000, 600 in 1924, and 18,500,000 to be raised by churches. Denomination has averaged donations of about 15,000,000 annually for four years.
The commerce department reports American anthracite exports in 1922 at 2,265,187 tons valued at 295,350,677 dollars versus 4,176,221 tons worth 45,624,555 in 1921. Bituminous coal exports reached 11,683,112 tons valued at 60,891,740 dollars, up from 70,652,327 tons valued at 122,097,038 in 1921.
President Harding resumes duties at 10:30 this morning in Washington after eight days confined to the White House apartment with a severe cold and laryngitis.
Belgian troops shoot a German during an argument at Ende as tensions rise over occupation measures. French officials vow to press reparations while Britain seeks to avoid entanglement in Cologne area sanctions.
Seven people including two women were arrested in Omaha on charges of belonging to a large shoplifting ring. Police say the gang plundered stores in Omaha Lincoln St Joseph Des Moines Sioux City Kansas City and other Nebraska and Iowa towns of thousands of dollars in merchandise. Hundreds of dollars in loot were recovered from apartments tied to the suspects.
A basement wall at the International Paper mill in Lawrence Massachusetts collapsed trapping a worker named Peter Ferrelli who was recovered dead. Police and fire crews battled debris and searched for other potential victims as dozens narrowly escaped.
Cedar Falls coroner Dr. Sidney Smith sees no need for an inquest into the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter Myrtle and Emil Frederiksen after a Rock Island train struck at Duryea Street. He notes lack of local relatives and describes injuries to each victim and the scene, including a motor car whistle and plant damages.
Lausanne Jan 25 The allied draft of the peace treaty with Turkey will be presented to the Turks next Wednesday with allied delegations to have two days more. If not signed by then the allies will leave one representative to supply information to the Turkish delegates.
A. S. Wilson, chemist for Mankeys Oil, spoke at the nens club lunch in Black's tearoom. He outlined how Faseline is produced from crude oil and tested various gasoline types including straight run, blended, cracked, and high test. He showed testing equipment and explained differences in fuel performance for automobiles.
The body of Mia, Kate Mitchell Trostell, long missing and tied to a sensational case, was located today in the Lockport drainage canal. Arthur Foster, her rejected suitor, had claimed she jumped into the canal at a China point and remains under arrest. Japanese in the United States now outnumber the Chinese nearly two to one.
A Waterloo man drunk on canned heat and hooch walked into police headquarters last night and declared he wished to die. Police warned him his wish would come true if he continued drinking from his bottle. He was jailed for the night but by morning he reconsidered, saying life was beautiful again.
H H Budke, former Waterloo resident, faces trial in Des Moines for alleged stock sale fraud in connection with Selway Steel Fence Post Co. indictments include embezzlement and false financial statements. He has been jailed in Des Moines twice since early release on bonds.
Funeral service for Mary Josephine Place, early Waterloo and Dubuque resident, drew hundreds of relatives and friends to Christ Episcopal Church. Clergy from Dubuque Cedar Falls and Waterloo led the service while a quartet sang, honoring the deceased with favorite hymns and prayers. Jurors heard the H A Rynearson versus Mary A Faville contract case in district court.
Funeral services are announced for Diederick Richard Mattenklodt a 4 year old son of Mr and Mrs Hans Mattenklodt at 2 p m tomorrow at the home 617 Pine Street Rev Henry Mueller presiding Burial will be in Fairview beside the parents grandparents and aunts and uncles listed Mary A Arthurs funeral services set at St Pauls M E church with burial in Jesup cemetery A L Ayres funeral arrangements at the home 1427 Hawthorne avenue with burial in a Gresham cemetery viewing hours at Kistner undertaking parlors today
Chicago January 25 plans for a large interfraternity clubhouse to house college graduates of limited means will be discussed at the annual meeting of the inter fraternity association of Chicago tonight. Forty two college fraternities will be represented.
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