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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1927
Page
9
A freight locomotive at the American Locomotive Co. in Dunkirk briefly ran wild on the Central tracks. Two workers were slightly injured and many escaped with luck as the engine, undetached from its control, swung down the line before overturning after a switch detour. Separately, a bomb exploded before the Nice, France, consulate, but no injuries were reported.
Geneva reports a tentative accord on cruiser and destroyer tonnage. Earl Cecil returns to London for British cabinet talks while W. C. Bridgeman may follow. Hugh Gibson calls discussions cheerful and optimistic though several sessions and a public plenary remain uncertain. London officials note ongoing Anglo Japanese talks amid cautious hope.
Paul Bengston a Madrid drayman was struck by a car and died from a brain concussion minutes after speaking to his wife. Bengston reportedly left the scene and walked home before collapsing. A woman drove the automobile involved in the collision.
Los Angeles July 19. Mrs Clara Drummond 21 known as sleeping beauty has had a dormant brain for 108 days. Dr W J Peacock a chiropractor predicted she will soon wake mentally and physically. Gas poisoning earlier diminished brain cells for over three months according to reports.
The Courier will arrive before 5 30. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
A Denver and Rio Grande locomotive built at the Brooks plant in Dunkirk narrowly escaped disaster during a test run. The engineer could not stop the steam, the engine left the yards, ran about a half mile on the New York Central tracks, overturned after a derail at a switch, injuring two crew members Edwin Swinton and Thomas Egan who leaped to safety. Bar ny Schwegan was uninjured. In Oakland, Cal the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs opened its ninth annual convention with 6,000 delegates, seeking unity on gender policy and labor issues. The agenda includes tax, child labor, eight hour day, and equality amendments with speeches by Dr Henry Neuman and various officers.
Aaron Sapiro disclosed receiving a substantial amount from Henry Ford to settle the libel suit out of court. The Detroit federal case ended with Judge Charles C. Simons signing the discontinuance order as Ford’s retractation satisfied Sapiro’s costs and attorneys’ fees. exact sum not disclosed, reports cite about 140000 dollars.
The wounded American consul William E. Chapman at Puerto Mexico described the assailant as an anarchist. Dispatch relayed to the state department by Arthur Schoenfeid says no further explanation was given for the shooting. Chapman reports recovery from a bullet wound.
Clarence Yong director of the commerce department aviation branch will visit Des Moines early next week to help the Lindbergh committee arrange entertainment for Lindbergh and dedicate the new municipal airport. The July 29 celebration is planned.
A London dispatch from the Manchester Guardian cites Hankow reporters stating over 4,000 trade unionists and peasant leaders were executed in Hupeh and Hunan during Wuhan's crackdown on communism. Michael Borodin, Soviet adviser to Hankow, reportedly fled to Kuling amid a tense political climate and cautioned on China's nationalism shifting toward military rivalries.
Four men are being questioned as detectives hunt leaders of two west side bootlegger gangs after the discovery of Dominic Lefty Cinderella’s torture death. The body was bound with picture wire, placed in a burlap sack, and sunk in the Cabinet river. Police also seek Puggy Cinderella, Lefty’s brother, who met the same fate. Thirty detectives are involved in the inquiry.
Lieuts. Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger, trans-Pacific fliers, arrived Milwaukee to a jubilant reception after their Chicago stop. An escort of 12 Selfridge planes joined the group with 12 more from Wright field and Chanute. A minor accident marred the landing but pilot Barney Giles walked away unharmed as the convoy moved through Elm Grove and into the city.
J Ogden Armour remains seriously ill in a London hotel and is too weak to meet visitors though his wife can visit. Lord Dawson attends him as his physician. The Herald and Examiner reports Armour is critically ill with typhoid fever and his son in law and daughter are racing from Chicago to reach him aboard Cunard Line Berengaria sailing from New York.
A nitroglycerin bomb exploded near the American consulate in Nice near Boulevard Victor Hugo and Rue Alpozzo, injuring a cyclist but harming no one inside. Authorities suspect sympathizers of Sacco and Vanzetti. In Boston, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti continue a hunger strike, refusing breakfast as they await execution.
Belden Hill, president of the Mississippi Valley league, told the Courier by phone he has voided 15 Dubuque wins this season. The action follows findings that Mel Harder, a pitching star, is an option player owned by Omaha. This marks a second league violation this year after Burlington’s transgression. league officials meet in Cedar Rapids later this week to review the Dubuque case.
Fort Madison Ia July 19 1058 men now serving sentences at Fort Madison penitentiary have broken all prior records for inmate numbers. The rise is blamed on more convictions and the tendency to impose prison terms rather than fines for minor offenses.
Logan Iowa July 19 Frank E Gilson sold his 20 acre farm on the Lincoln highway three miles south of Logan to Mrs Augusta Meadows for 306 an acre. This is the highest price paid for land in Harrison county since the war inflation slump.
A brief city item describes Kothe Avenue in the northern residential area. It runs two blocks from Edison Street to the Illinois Central railroad tracks, has two entrances from Grandview Avenue via Edison and Brees streets, and features hills and a valley with many houses and chuck holes along the route.
Little Billie Girsch, six, son of Mr and Mrs Martin C Girsch, near his home, was struck by a truck driven by Tom Evanoff. He lies semi conscious at St Francis hospital with a broken collar bone a head wound and other injuries after the truck hit a telephone pole and overturned in a driving rainstorm. Evanoff reported the accident to police.
Nicaraguan delegates at the Pan American Federation of Labor Congress in Washington introduce a resolution urging President Coolidge to withdraw U S forces from Nicaragua at once. They say most of the 200 to 300 reported slain at Ocotal were peaceful workers driven to arms to resist foreign rule.
Two Iowa youths with frostbitten feet and weakened bodies were carried down from Longs Peak east face for medical care. Rescued climbers are H. H. Morrison 19 and Beri Cole 18 of Altoona. A search party left at 3 am and pulled them 100 feet to safety by rope.
A cool wave moved through central Iowa lowering Des Moines temperatures from 93 to 62 as relief arrived for heat sufferers. Weather officials cited high pressure from the Great Lakes as the cause and forecast continued warm weather for the area.
Des Moines July 19. Lester Hoke eighteen diving from a springboard at Brooks Lake struck fellow swimmer George Robinson. Hoke suffered a fractured vertebra and is in critical condition. Robinson was uninjured.
A Spanish American War era report describes two American planes attacked near Ocotal, one forced down after a gas tank puncture. Gunner Albert Munsch lands safely and relays news of Sandino’s renewed assault as Marine reinforcements move in. Generals and pilots praise Hatfield and his men for defending the city during a 17 hour battle that left casualties on both sides and a renewed American air bombardment.
Boylestown Pa July 19 Ernest Rieker awaiting trial for the murder of his wife and Sheriff Abram L Kul committed death by his own action in Bucks county jail today by hanging It was his third attempt to end his wife’s life
California banned sale of mussels following six deaths in the San Francisco area from shellfish poisoning. Authorities moved to halt commerce to prevent further outbreaks as investigations into the contaminated seafood continued.
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