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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1928
Page
10
A banquet scene ends in assassination as Obregon, Mexico's president-elect, is killed by Juan Escapulario. The incident mirrors a pattern of violence, with Obregon aged 48 and due to take office December 1. Police arrest the alleged assassin as Mexico faces political upheaval.
The notice states home delivery before 5 30 each day with a remedy if late. It instructs readers to call S18 to receive a copy and to have the call reach the office before 6 30 p m for a duplicate copy.
Washington dispatch reports that political experts lean toward Hoover in the coming election, though caution remains. Frank Kent, a Democratic observer, notes Smith must overcome heavy handicaps and secure breaks in the east and solid South. Kent cites money as a legitimate campaign asset and suggests Democrats may outspend Republicans.
Fred H. Becker of 802 West Herman avenue wrote his mother on July 14 1978 saying he would go to the front. Four days later he was killed in action becoming the second Waterloo officer to die in the war. He had earlier been wounded on June 3 1918 but rejoined his company by July 9 and helped clear a German machine gun nest near Chateau Thierry before a shell fragment severed his jugular vein.
Extreme heat in recent days warped the Eiffel Tower by six inches, leaving it off plumb. The heat wave across parts of Italy caused fires and several deaths, with temperatures from 80 to over 100 degrees in the north and cooler conditions in the south. Deaths were reported in Pisa Milan and Savona while fire damage climbed to several million lire. In Bologna residents slept in their streets in night attire.
Washington D C July 18 42 The farmer made 157 more in 1927 than 1926 a report by the department of agriculture said from a survey of 13 959 farms nationwide. The average farm for 1927 net return 1290 vs 1133 in 1926. Additional figures cover 1925 through 1922 with farm sizes 275 acres and average investment 13445. Gross receipts averaged 2505 with 897 crops 851 livestock 638 livestock products and 38 miscellaneous.
Belgrade July 18 four gendarmes and three peasants were killed and a gendarme seriously wounded when Albanian band under Feriz Salkovitch crossed the frontier and raided Melaj village in Novipazar district. Senorita Consuelo Pani daughter of the Mexican ambassador was critically injured in an automobile collision in Bois de Boisbonne.
The Courier reports a Hoover lead in its presidential straw poll with 108 votes for Hoover and 43 for Smith after 68 interviews. Projections for Black Hawk county suggest Hoover could win, beating Coolidge’s 1924 tally if voters hold, with detailed county and district comparisons and respondent roles across occupations.
Moscow reports ongoing efforts to determine the fate of Roald Amundsen and five missing companions after the Italia crash north of Spitsbergen. Scientists again suggest Amundsen joined the balloon group, noting pilot Rene Guilbaud could have transported him in the French seaplane.
Chicago on July 18 two major automotive equipment associations announced shifting resources to aviation development. The Automotive Equipment Association of Chicago and the Motor and Accessory Manufacturers Association of New York said they will provide efficient supply service to airplanes across North America to speed up air travel in the United States and Canada.
Mrs Anna O Ryan aged 78 and her daughter Mrs Anna McCleer aged 50, mother and sister of Maj Gen John F O Ryan wartime commander of the Twenty seventh division, were found dead today in their Brooklyn home. Bodies discovered by Gen O Ryan and Lawrence Driggs, with police reporting death by illuminating gas.
Warsaw police halted a jewelry exchange raid seizing gems valued at about 1 million dollars that authorities say were smuggled. Some dealers reportedly discarded or hurled gems from windows during the incident. Ten people died and many were injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train at Groniec near Warsaw, demolishing four passenger cars.
Mexico City reports flag in mourning as Congress is summoned to choose a president pro tempore to fill the vacancy after the assassination of President-elect Alvaro Obregon. Antonio Rios Zerluche, named chief of police after the crime, says Juan Escapulario is talking and predicts more arrests. The U.S. voices willingness to help prevent revolution, intensifying border vigilance against revolutionaries. Obregon’s funeral cortege travels to Sonora. streets are patrolled and censorship enforced as Calles guards tighten security. The assassin, posing as a cartoonist, killed Obregon at a banquet. he confesses but offers no motive.
George L. Carson, Waterloo postoffice superintendent of mails, warns the public that failure to leave forwarding addresses causes thousands in losses. He notes about 500 misaddressed letters arrive daily, costing the department $2,000 yearly for clerks to trace recipients. Special delivery letters without addresses also waste funds and delay service.
London July 18 Sir Austen Chamberlain announced in the house of commons that Britain and allied governments have delivered to the United States charge d affaires their reply accepting the United States multilateral treaty proposal for renunciation of war. He said Britain will sign at a time and place agreeable to the United States government. Cheers greeted the announcement.
Cedar Rapids and West Branch plan three days of events for Herbert Hoover Republican presidential nominee during the week of August 19. James W. Good, western campaign manager, says Hoover will spend at least two days in Cedar Rapids and one day in West Branch, Hoover’s birth place, with a speech anticipated at West Branch and dates to be announced.
Davenport police held two 16 year old youths, George Davis and Robert White, in Rock Island after the fatal shooting of Officer Bernard Geerts during a nightly fuel company office inspection. Davis admitted being present and firing. White denied shooting Geerts as he was in the scene.
Albia Iowa July 18. Mrs William H Sheppard 13 and her daughter Miss Zoella Sheppard 33 were sent to Mount Pisasané asylum after Mrs Sheppard said they were unbalanced by lack of food. The daughter long served as stenographer for former governor N E Kendall of Iowa. They had not eaten fresh food for months with canned milk and breakfast foods their only sustenance.
Des Moines reports minor caucus changes and a notable forecast from Gov. Hammill after a conference with presidential candidate Herbert Hoover aboard the Omaha train. Hammill predicted Hoover will offer a concrete farm relief plan emphasizing sound policy, while Iowa Republicans pursue a unified national platform amid party tensions.
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