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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
9
The piece notes amateurs stay out of wheat trading as price peaks near $2. The public buys, while insiders hold firm. Mrs. Scott Durand reportedly profited greatly. Wisconsin Republicans face an insurgent caucus, while sewage treatment and Iowa Water issues loom. Kansas praise for Coolidge and a fire hazard noted. Women legislators gain ground. permanent license plates debated with drawbacks.
Washington January 29 The Coolidge agricultural commission recommends policy moving toward a self contained United States to raise living standards by shielding farm and domestic production from European competition. A tariff shift would protect farmers while promoting higher national purchasing power through efficiency and reduced waste. Continued on page two column one.
A fire at the Suffern building on Fourth Street destroyed the interior of McCoy's cloak and suit shop, damaged Woods millinery, and caused smoke losses at Niall Ekielt furniture and the Greater Waterloo association. Estimated damages reach 32 2,600 with insurance covering most items. Four residents were rescued from a fourth floor apartment as firemen contained the blaze.
Washington official returns show 28,930,837 total votes cast among three main candidates. President Coolidge led with 15,794,446 votes, John W. Davis received 5,383,531, and Senator La Follette had 4,817, with 4,063 Louisiana scattering votes likely aiding the independent.
The Veterans Bureau reports that by June 30, 1926, the last day for ex-soldiers to enter vocational training, about 30,000 will still be under instruction. Total spending nears $591 million with 81,000 veterans in training today across 400 vocations.
The report outlines volatile early trading in May wheat with prices dropping from Chicago and Winnipeg markets. Traders warn against overbuying as attention centers on European prices, U S visible stocks, and potential market manipulation. A wealthy Chicago socialite, Mrs Scott Durand, is said to have accumulated large profits, while experts deny any cornering.
The Courie delivers to readers by 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by then call 4100 and a replacement will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 80 pm.
Herrin Illinois hosts a large funeral for S Glenn Young two gun Klansman killed in a Saturday gun battle with Deputy Sheriff Ora Thomas and two others. Sheriff George Galligan adds deputies as authorities keep guard at multiple churches.
Des Moines January 29 Itinerant vendors sell about one million dollars of drugs and medicines in Iowa annually said W W Haire Fort Dodge a member of the state pharmacy association urging druggists to report such sellers Haire cited lax prosecutions by county attorneys after reading the commission report Nominations for officers were approved with Denny Liann of Des Moines named president
Montreal officials report a fire in frigid weather left Fire Lieutenant Lesiadina alive inside a carved ice block after six hours trapped in ruins. Four hundred eight firefighters battled the blaze in 17 below zero conditions. five were injured. The incident later connected to a broader, conflicting report from Madison about university leadership delays.
Washington reports U S forces prepared to move from the Philippines to Shanghai as the crisis escalates within 24 hours. Navy vessels and Marines are dispatched. foreign battlegroups patrol the harbor. Shanghai's citizen volunteer corps is mobilized to restore order.
Washington January 29 Insurgent Wisconsin group was expelled from the Republican party in the house with invitations withheld to Wisconsin Keller Minnesota Sinclair North Dakota and La Guardia New York for a party caucus set for February 27 Chairman Wood Indiana chairs the caucus and future speaker and officers to be chosen at the meeting
Dorothy Ellingson a 16 year old matricide will be tried by the criminal court instead of the juvenile court Superior Judge Frank Murasky ruled after the girl was brought before him for arraignment If convicted in criminal court she faces an indeterminate term with life as the maximum sentence In juvenile court she would be sent to a reform school for a few years
Topeka Kansas January report says Ari I Peterson state bank commissioner under ex Governor Davis appeared in city court and pleaded not guilty to charges of acting as the former governor s agent in an alleged sale of a pardon to Waller Wundy convicted for embezzlement in Reno county Peterson released on a $1000 bond Ex Gov Davis to be arraigned on the same warrant.
Des Moines reports Senate votes to indefinitely postpone Brookhart's bill to cut the legal rate from 8 to 7 percent. Farmers' protests cited. debate notes banks’ need for capital while warnings of wide impact on deposits. Other measures include primary reform proposals and license plate changes.
Berlin hampered by cautious responses to a potential security pact while Moscow reports a Franco Russian Yank plan in Paris. Budapest shields Horthy with a gunfire attempt reported. Paris hails Herriot security speech as Dublin voices independence stability. A clash at a Castelnau meeting injures fifteen. Robin Hood site protests in Nottingham grow led by Earl Manvers.
Paris reports the chamber of deputies voting 341 to 32 to approve printing and distribution of Premier Herriot’s speech on security against Germany after socialist threats and a public pledge he would resign if the chamber failed to back the policy. The vote signaled confidence in the government’s approach on issues in the address.
Workers completed placing the sarcophagus for Woodrow Wilson in Bethlehem Chapel at the Washington Cathedral. The limestone tomb, eight by fifteen feet recess, includes a gold cross, Crusader cross motif, and a canopy with the president’s flags and the American flag carried by troops. The inscription proclaims I am the resurrection and the life, and notes Wilson’s birth and death years, 1856 and 1924.
Two closed banks plan to reopen under new charters. The First National Bank of Creston, shuttered December 22, is reorganizing and aims to reopen once a charter is issued. The Zvingle Bank, closed months ago, will reopen today with deposits to be paid in full.
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