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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1925
Page
7
Washington and Scranton observers monitor a looming coal strike amid a volatile anthracite dispute. President Lewis faces potential shutdowns while Gov. Pinchot’s earlier settlements and wage raises loom as a model for current talks between miners and operators.
Shirley Murphy becomes the first woman valedictorian in Loyola University New Orleans College of Law history. The achievement marks a landmark in the university’s academic record.
Washington estimates show four fifths of coal production sold under cost, risking shortages and higher consumer prices after strikes. A strong cartel or federation is proposed to stabilize production, prices, wages, and industry conditions, contrasting with chaotic market forces.
New York July 3 report details hundreds of pounds of diamonds catalogued by Moscow’s Jewel department. The vast stock included crown jewels and stones bound for Paris, with a history of thefts and a famous 1920 Kremlin loss. An exiled Countess and a dramatic 1923 trial led to executions and later recoveries, ending with a lurid image of a knitting widow guiding investigators to hidden gems.
London July 3 Restoration work on the Tower of London reveals carved inscriptions and wall carvings in the Salt Broad Martin and Byward towers. Prisoners from Elizabethan and earlier periods left verses and names. vandalism and alterations were found as restorations uncovered historic details.
A letter from Rev. George McGinnis urges Christians to join a forthcoming Anglo-Saxon federation convention in Waunita Springs Colorado August 14 to 18. He says the group aims to unite orthodox Christians to promote the belief that Anglo-Saxons are the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and to restore Sabbath observance and faith. Isaac McGinnis cites a 2,000,000-member English federation preaching this doctrine.
Mrs. Margaret Sb. Mayer widow of Dr. John B. Mayer a prominent Philadelphia physician and contractor seeks one third of his 31.5 million estate in court. She rejected a proposed settlement of 200 thousand dollars as inadequate.
Crops in Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin divisions of Illinois Central railroad show good progress per stop reports by J W Scott Williams general superintendent of western lines. Oats improved during the June 25 to July 2 period with plump kernels and early cutting. Corn largely laid by with substantial height and potential bumper yields. Hay and alfalfa yields expected below average. garden crops and fruit progress well with warm wet weather aiding growth across the system.
Edmund Miller president of the Commercial National Bank will address the Rotary club Alonday on banking. The Waterloo club will furnish the program for the noon meeting of the Cedar Falls Rotary club Wednesday July 15 and for the Independence organization Tuesday July 28.
The listing shows scattered radio signals and times for Davenport Omaha Des Moines Minneapolis and related programs. Entries mention baseball scores orchestras organists and holiday programs with several call signs and unclear program names.
A metallurgical laboratory in the Waterloo Gasoline Engine foundry monitors metal uniformity for tractors and engines. Under J. D. Treanor the lab samples sparable bars during heats to analyze sulphur, phosphorus, manganese, silicon and carbon. If deficiencies appear, adjustments ensure metal stays soft for machining yet tough enough for stress. An apparatus applies thousands of pounds of pressure to test strength.
The American Federation of Teachers moves to investigate Miss Lela V. Scopes who was denied a teaching post in Paducah Kentucky over alleged belief in evolution. Dr Abraham Leskowitz says a formal inquiry will begin once Kentucky reports are received and the matter may go to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Wisconsin sportsmen aim to restore Horicon marsh once a premier wildfowl sanctuary. They seek to reinstate navigability of Rock River and reverse past damming that drained 40,000 acres, affecting Noricon Beaver Dam Mayville Fond du Lac Waupun Hustisford and surrounding communities. About 200,800 residents may petition state officials to act.
A flag saved from destruction by Guerta’s forces will fly at dawn at the site of Black Hawk County’s first white settler home for Independence Day events. The gathering, hosted by Red Willier Camp United Spanish War Veterans and G A R auxiliaries, includes a picnic under trees on the Emily George property. A motorbus will run from Memorial Hall at 9:30 am to assist attendees.
Washington July 3 The Wabashet group today applied to the state commerce commission for authority to acquire control of the Ann Arbor railroad through purchase of its capital stock.
Rangeley Maine farmer's wife Mrs Walter E Anderson describes long illness with pains in side and back headaches and weakness and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health enabling her to resume housework and sewing Her testimonial aims to persuade other women to use the product.
Entriken, Pa March 4 J H Kettermann reports a summer skin affection on face hands and arms that spread and caused shame. After trying several remedies the first Resinol Ointment application brought relief and continued use cured the itching and skin condition. He endorses Resinol for skin disorders.
A sufferer reports two years of abdominal pain and indigestion improved by the first dose of Mayer's Wonderful Remedy claiming full recovery. The ad describes this harmless preparation as easing intestinal inflammation and mucus, promising a money back guarantee if not convinced.
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