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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
1
Tensions surge as Russia and China sever diplomatic ties after a three day ultimatum deadline. Moscow blames Nanking for the crisis while troops concentrate along the border and incursion skirmishes hint at wider war. US officials monitor the situation amid food shortages and Kellogg pact commitments.
Denver dispatch reports eight confirmed dead and a dozen feared dead after the Rock Island Colorado Express crash through a Spring Creek bridge near Stratton Colorado. The all steel train carried 360 to 400 passengers. one Pullman and several cars went under floodwaters as rescuers raced to the submerged vehicle amid five to eight inches of rain.
In New Orleans on July 18, 13 unexploded sticks of dynamite were found under the city’s principal gas main as street car labor talks stalled. Public Service Company officials said union arbitration offers would be resumed within a day or two, viewing the dynamite discovery as a challenge. The explosive was wrapped in a newspaper and did not detonate due to a defective fuse.
Wolfgang von Gronau, German aviator and director at the government flying school, was ordered to return to Germany immediately after a 1060 mile flight from List auf Sylt to Reykjavik. He used a Dornier-Wahl twin motor flying boat similar to Ramon Franco's craft in a trans Atlantic attempt.
In Pueblo Colorado on July 18 doctors faced a baffling birth as Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Weaver welcomed a baby without a skull. The infant, initially deemed dead, revived after being taken to a mortuary then rushed to a hospital. The skull is undeveloped from just above each ear, covered only by a thin membrane. The mother is reported in serious condition.
Warrant issued for Inez Marie O Toole former chief clerk of the Perpetual Building and Loan association 525 Lafayette street for embezzling 9785 04 from the society. Bond set at 10000. Civil suit filed seeking repayment plus interest and costs. Bonding company repaid the association and stated the loss has been covered.
Captain Ross G Hoyt refuels the Army endurance plane Question Mark at Mitchel Field New York and prepares for an 8460 mile flight aimed at proving extended range for pursuit planes. The plan includes 1 hour stops at Minneapolis Edmonton Whitehorse Yukon and Fairbanks Alaska with an average speed of 146 miles per hour.
A late yesterday blaze destroyed the Union Pacific dock in Seattle causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Five sailors and one dock worker were hospitalized for smoke inhalation or burns. Firemen from 31 companies and three fireboats battled the fire for about an hour. investigators blamed a discarded cigarette by an employee for the blaze.
Swedish aviator Albin Ahrenberg began a planned eight jump over the Atlantic from Stockholm toward Labrador. In Greenland and Tvigtttt the flight started, with 18:18 a.m. GMT marks cited for a leg toward Labrador. The mission involves a call for dramatic air endurance amid early hurdles.
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie told the twenty first conference of governors that the eighteenth amendment imposes no obligation on states to enforce prohibition. He said enforcement is optional and that shifting duties to states would not solve crime, citing Baltimore crime data and arguing the root of crime lies in federal prohibition. He urged focusing on eliminating bootlegging and related offenses rather than state takeover.
A violent explosion in Hammond destroyed the Goldie department store, a newly built three story structure in the foreign section. Police suggest labor trouble sparked the blast, with damage around 300000 dollars. Roof collapsed, walls caved, nearby buildings damaged, no injuries reported. It follows another major blast in Hammond within two years.
San Francisco July 18 Ying Kan Chinese vice consul and his wife, whose baggage yielded narcotics worth about 500000, will sail July 31 on the liner Korea. They expect charges of opium smuggling to be dropped and promise San Francisco Chinatown leaders they will face trial in China on similar charges. Ying Kan has been recalled by his government.
Three hundred cases of Canadian beer were seized by customs officials at Navy Pier as the first liquor smuggling case of the season. Two men, Harry Marshall of Alpena Michigan and William Loepke a truck driver, were arrested. the launch captain and the rest of the crew escaped.
Meredith Nidulyata Miss Ada L Comstock president Radcliffe college and the sole member of President Hoover s national law enforcement commission calls George W Wicker s proposals to governors conference on prohibition enforcement interesting and worthy of vital consideration She says the Wicker letter is likely a tester to gauge public view and expects similar questions from the commission s spokesman to solicit input from others.
Reports from Peiping and Moscow confirm Russia severs diplomatic relations with the Chinese nationalist government. Russian consulates in Peiping Tientsin and Manchuria ordered to withdraw, with about 100000 Russians in China hurriedly leaving. Moscow warns of recalls and military moves along Manchurian borders amid a broader break with Nanking.
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