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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1927
Page
8
In Dunkirk New York a testing freight locomotive escaped control overturning after a derailing switch. Two workers were slightly injured as the massive engine rolled down Central tracks before overturning. The engineer escaped unharmed as authorities investigated the mishap.
Geneva July 13 The tripartite naval conference shows cautious optimism as Earl Cecil returns to London to brief the British cabinet and W C Bridgeman plans to follow. An in principle accord fixes total cruiser destroyer tonnage at 600000 for Britain and the U S and 325000 for Japan. Gibson says light ahead but notes no rush to conclude and no executive committee meeting soon. Journalists are invited to cover the progress as talks continue among the six principals.
Paul Bengston of Madrid a drayman died from a brain concussion after his wagon was struck by a car in Boone Iowa. He was reportedly struck while talking with his wife at their home minutes after the incident. A woman drove the automobile involved in the collision.
Mrs. Clara Drummond a 21 year old dubbed sleeping beauty has been in a dormant brain state for 108 days due to gas poisoning. Dr. W J Peacock the attending chiropractor predicts she will soon be awake mentally and physically as treatment begins.
The Courier will be delivered before 4 30. If you do not receive your paper due to carrier error or other causes call 5100 for a copy to be sent. Calls should reach this office before 6 30 p.m.
Two Brooks plant employees in Dunkirk New York were slightly injured as a Denver and Rio Grande locomotive under test ran off tracks and overturned after failing to shut off steam. Engineer Harney Schwegan remained on board while two crewmen Edwin Swinton and Thomas Egan leaped to safety. In Oakland California six thousand delegates to the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs met for the second day of their convention focusing on wage discrimination, child labor, and the eight hour day with round table discussions and planned events.
Sapira says he received a substantial Ford settlement check as the libel suit against Henry Ford ends in Detroit federal court. Judge Simons signed the discontinuance order and Sapira would not disclose the check amount, reported at about 340 000, confirming it covers costs and attorneys fees.
The wounded consul reported the assailant as an anarchist after a shooting at the consul. William E. Chapman was wounded but recovering from a gunshot wound. The dispatch was relayed to the State Department from Mexico City.
Clarence Young director of the aero nautics branch will arrive next week to help the Des Moines Lindbergh committee arrange the fete and dedicate the new municipal airport. The celebration for Lindbergh is slated for July 20.
London reports from Shanghai say over 4,000 trade unionists and leaders were executed in Hubei and Hunan amid Wuhan government suppressions. Michael Borodin, adviser to Hankow, escaped the heat and a tense political mood, fearing a return to military theatrics.
Chicago July 18. Detectives chase leaders of two west side bootleg gangs in connection with the torture death of Dominic Letty Cinderella whose body was found sewn in a burlap sack and hurled into the Calumet river. Police seek Puggy Cinderella and other suspects as they question poor men.
Milwaukee honors trans Pacific fliers Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger arriving from Chicago amid a huge crowd, with army escort planes and a minor accident noted. The event follows their San Francisco to Honolulu voyage and includes a citywide reception and airfield cacophony. In New York Byrd and Berlin prepare for polar and trans Atlantic plans as Courtney schedules a Dover to Ireland crossing, Lindbergh remains in Mineola.
Ill in London reports that Ogden Armour, hospitalized at a hotel, has moved past the critical stage but remains too weak to see anyone except his wife. Lord Dawson attends him as the illness is noted by press reports from Chicago about a race to reach his bedside.
A bomb blast near the United States consulate on Boulevard Victor Hugo and Rue Alpozzo in Nice shatters windows. no injuries to staff, one cyclist passerby slightly hurt. Authorities suspect nitroglycerin. Sacco and Vanzetti hunger strike reports follow in Boston.
Ottnawa July 191? Belden Hill president of the Mississippi Valley league says he has thrown out 15 games won by the Dubuque club this season. The action follows the discovery that Mel Harder a pitching star is not property of Dubuque but an option player owned by Omaha. This marks the second league violation this year after Burlington was the first. League officials will meet Cedar Rapids later this week to consider the Dubuque affair.
Fort Madison reports 1 058 inmates, breaking all prior cell counts. Officials attribute rising population to more convictions and a shift from fines to imprisonment for minor offenses.
Prank E. Gilson sold his 20 acre farm on the Linegly Highway three miles south of Logan to Mrs. Augusta Monclaws for 400 dollars an acre. This is the highest price paid for land in [Harviscn?] county since the war.
Kothe avenue lies at the north city edge with two entrances from Edison and Brees streets. It spans two blocks from Edison Street to the Illinois Central railroad tracks near Grandview avenue, features hills and a valley, and has many horses and chuck holes along the route.
Billie Girsch six year old son of Mr and Mrs Martin Girsch of 1941 Fourth street east lies in semiconscious condition at St Francis hospital after a delivery truck driven by Tom Evanoff of 141 Newell street struck him near the Girsch home during a heavy rainstorm. The boy was tossed about forty feet and suffered a broken right collar bone and serious head injuries. Evanoff, a Standard grocery clerk, also received a cut over the right eye when his truck crashed into a telephone pole and overturned. He reported the accident to police head TURTLETS.
Nicaraguan delegates at the Pan American Federation of Labor congress urged withdrawal of United States forces from Nicaragua. The resolution defended pacific workers who took up arms after the July 16 17 battle at Ocotal and called for solidarity with Nicaragua against foreign invasion.
Two Altoona youths H. H. Morrison aged 18 and Earl Cole 18 were rescued from the east face of Longs Peak Estes Park Colorado after hours of exposure. They were carried down to safety by a searching party at 3 am using a ray and are receiving medical treatment for frostbitten feet and weakened bodies.
A cool wave hit central Iowa overnight lowering Des Moines temperatures from 93 to 62 degrees, giving relief to heat sufferers. Weather officials attributed the drop to high pressure over the Great Lakes and forecast continued warm weather for the month.
In Des Moines on July 1 18 year old Lester Hoke was critically hurt after colliding with fellow swimmer George Robinson near a Brooks lake springboard. Hoke sustained a fractured vertebra. Robinson escaped injury.
Eyewitness describes American pilots under fire during a 17 hour clash led by Gen. Sandino near Ocotal Nicaragua. Captain Hatfield and Gunner Sergeant Munsch aid a crippled aircraft to safety then fight off rebels as five U S bombing planes strike the enemy.
Ernest E. Ricker who faced trial for the murder of his wife and another man hanged himself in Bucks County jail. This marked his third attempt to end his life. Authorities report the death occurred during confinement.
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