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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1929
Page
1
A jealous husband gouged out his wife's eyes, killed his four year old son, wounded his two year old daughter, then shot himself after drinking poison. The wife Helen S. Thomas survived with likely lifelong blindness as police investigated the horrific domestic case.
The article notes Representative Hudspeth of Texas pushing higher duties in the Gruiser bill. He urges 6 cents per pound on canned meals, 8 cents per pound on dry hides, and 6 cents on Fen hides, shifting them from the free list to the duty rate.
Des Moines court records show Jack Peters, a confessed bootlegger, sentenced to three months in jail and fined $300 for liquor violations. Minutes later his wife sought and obtained a divorce citing his anti prohibition activities.
In Cedar Rapids on January 26 a thief stole a five pound block of ice from the iceman’s wagon left on courthouse steps. The city faced 19 below temperatures as ice coated sidewalks and streets. Detectives call the culprit the coolest thief yet.
John Vaueghn was convicted of second degree murder for the 1927 slaying of Max Shepler on Huron Island near Burlington Virginia. Sentencing set for February 5 after the jury retired Thursday afternoon and returned with verdict early Friday. Co-defendant Harry Apne remains on trial as the state resumes its case.
Leo Billings II of Whitney Road, a Rath Packing employee, is in serious condition at Allen Memorial Hospital after falling ill Wednesday evening. He was admitted Thursday morning with the cause undetermined. His son Devitt is ill with influenza at home.
Des Moines broker HH. B. Behwaegler sues Highland District Fruit Exchange of Nashville Arkansas and agent H.T. Feepora in federal court seeking 10000 dollars claiming they ruined his business reputation by false embezzlement accusations. Also notes Ferdinand Foch showing improvement and ceasing daily bulletins.
The report notes former U S Senator Underwood of Minnesota Virginia connection and long service in Congress after moving from the House to the Senate He led Democrats as leader until 1921 and helped pass tariff reform replacing the Payne Aldrich act He retired from the Senate in 1926 and had lived at Woodlawn on the Potomac River Born May 6 1866 in Louisville Kentucky Underwood spent youth in Minnesota before studying law at the University of Virginia He practiced in Minnesota then Birmingham Alabama before entering Congress He married Eugenia Massie then Bertha Woodward He had two sons The item also mentions a sun dog sighting in Cedar Rapids Iowa
An Evening Post item describes a brain test where readers rearrange disordered letters to form ten body part names. It includes example scraps and lists scrambled items with answers hinted on the society page.
Rewards totaling six thousand dollars were posted for the capture of the clubber who beat to death Miss C Lattra Buchholz in Blue Island. Two suspects are in custody and a man seen near the scene is to aid police investigation as a nationwide search expands.
Dublin reports research showing Ireland as a historical melting pot of races. Cumann Literatha at the National University of Dublin notes Iberian and Scandinavian origins among early Irish ancestors, Mediterranean settlers in the Shannon valley, and Bronze Age arrivals from the Loire valley.
Leprelet Miller Logee the United States oldest Mason celebrates his 103rd birthday on Feb 5 at the Masonic home in Chariton Massachusetts. Born in 1826 in Burrillville Rhode Island he recalls presidents and wars from a long life spent as a textile worker with moves through Fall River New Bedford and Worcester.
Hockey fans worried about entering the Hippodrome lot for the Waterloo Fort Snelling game were reassured as a five foot snow drift blocked the entrance earlier today. Major EB E McGinley announced a rotary snow plow would clear the site so the crowd could be entertained.
Des Moines Aetna Life Insurance field supervisor Martin Seltzer will speak at the Waterloo Life Underwriters association meeting at the Y M C A on Saturday noon February 2. The group, in a campaign to grow membership, has added eight new members. The program includes a bill on licensing qualifications for insurance men. Four states have life license laws and Iowa may adopt one soon.
Cedar Falls Jan 25 Special There is practically no change today in condition of Mrs Estelle Plopper near death at Sartor hospital since a stroke suffered Tuesday afternoon Building permits Riverview school Hawthorne avenue and Power street heating plant
A new low-wing monoplane by Mahoney-Ryan Aircraft, builder of the Spirit of St. Louis, features a tail lift wing and wide track landing gear. It aims for safer forced landings and easier handling for sport flyers as designers push for light, cheap, reliable planes. The firm moved its main plant to St. Louis from San Diego, and plans to produce 30 planes monthly.
Senate continues debate on cruiser construction while Public Lands Committee takes up the Teton National Park bill. Military Affairs Committee considers calendar bills and House weighs private calendar items. Merchant marine hears radio matters and Ways and Means reviews tariff revision.
William S. Hart former Iowa state representative from Waukon died at his home after a months long illness. Hart served in the THIRTIETH and THIRTY-FIRST General Assemblies and was known as an attorney who defended Denis Murphy in the Murphy embezzlement case. He was a Spanish American War veteran and active in the National Guard.
East ern justice moves swiftly in sensational crimes. Isidore Henfante Harry Dreitzer and Ed Fisher of the pants gang were electrocuted at Sing Sing. Dr Edward Carman convicted of illegal operation at Freeport L I faces up to four years. Mrs Dallett B H Wilson found guilty of assault with 5 to 10 year term. Mr and Mrs Allen Robertson found guilty at Camden of torturing their seven year old ward Betty Hinkle may receive seven year penitentiary terms.
Louis Mackey, 48, of 240 Maple Street, waived the preliminary larceny hearing Thursday afternoon before Municipal Judge George Sager and was bound over to district court. He could not post a $1,000 bond and was taken to the county jail. Following this, Mrs. Mackey filed for divorce. the couple married February 24, 1920 in the city. Mackey was arrested by Detectives Ralph Davis after Carl King, a farmer on Logan Avenue, accused him of stealing $60.
D. Sandburn of General Electric Sche nectady will headline Waterloo Techtiest society in Black's tearoom with a leading discussion following his talk. Bandbuin arrived from Sioux City after addressing the Sioux City Technion society Thursday. Treaty near expiration Italy Yugoslav friendship pact may expire Sunday with no renewal steps yet.
New York diary notes that more obelisks sit outside Egypt than within. It recounts Ashurbanipal moving one to Nineveh, lists locations in Rome Constantinople England America and France, and highlights Cleopatra era transfers to Alexandria and then the current New York and London needles. The New York obelisk stands 67 feet high, was a gift from Egypt, and required a wooden caisson and rail lifting to Central Park.
The coroner's inquest into Wilbur M. Frear's death in the Rock Rapids city jail was postponed until late this afternoon or evening as Coroner E OC McMillan could not reach Waterloo because of a snowstorm. The inquest will be held at O'Keefe and Towne's mortuary.
Sub-zero Arctic blasts sweep from the Rockies to the Gulf of Mexico with snow sleet and heavy rain disrupting travel. Cities report record lows from Montana and Colorado to Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma while Texas northern towns see snow. Rescue efforts for ailing Yellowstone workers unfold as freeze impacts traffic and fires touch Idaho and Montana.
An article cites T. T. Kellner of Tilmois Central System stating the average robbery loss is 2.2 cents per rail car out of over 60 million cars loaded annually. Railway police nationwide made more than 100000 arrests and gained convictions last year.
Davenport residents report Mrs. Fritz Bohnsack died of a heart attack after discovering a kitchen fire among fuel rigs. Neighbors found her body soon after, initial reports suggested smoke as the cause. In other dispatches, Charles Eckerle urged grain market changes tied to Hoover presidency, Edgar Ane to stand trial for jewel theft linked to Jesse Livermore, and boxers Sharkey and Christner weighed in ahead of their Madison Square Garden bout.
The pallbearers named include Martin Burke assistant fire chief Lou Armstrong captain at station No 1 F R Phippen captain at station No 2 W C Quacken bush lieutenant at station No 3 C E Damon fireman at station No 1 and George Perkins fire inspector They are the oldest in length of service Services will be at 930 pm at the O Keefe Towne chapel Bev GC W Lannholm pastor of Union Congregational church officiating Burial will be in Elmwad Witt received a Carnegie hero medal nine years ago for saving a baby from drowning in the Cedar river here
Geologic movement near Marmarth North Dakota causes a small hill to sink and push river water upward, creating a dam that backs water for nearly a mile and threatens land on A W Bradace farm. The area shows cracks widening to feet and shifting soil with no verified cause.
Waverly Jan 25 only conveyances reaching the town were bobsleds as roads remained blocked by Friday’s snow and drifted by the night wind. Rail service was halted and bus transportation delayed.
London reports a hearing on an injunction obtained by General Bramwell Booth to stop the Salvation Army high council from electing his successor. The adjournment leaves the matter to be taken up again Tuesday. Also listed are marriage licenses for residents of Hudson and Waterloo and a Des Moines report on five more men added to the city hall floaters list in a drive against Chicago suspects.
At Goodman Wisconsin a 10 acre garden serves as a forest nursery for pine spruce and hardwood seedlings. Forester H F Moturen explains the seed beds use raised plots sand cover and burlap to control moisture and temperature. Seeds are gathered from local trees including elm and pine with careful timing for spring or fall planting.
London rumor says Lansdowne house, long the town residence of Justice Marquisens, may be sold as Lord Lansdowne negotiates with a corporation. Built 1765 by Robert Adam, it housed Whig gatherings, enjoyed famed guests like Tom Moore and Paul Jones, and hosted early cabinet meetings and Liberal era discussions.
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