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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1927
Page
8
The article notes a cloudburst dropping 1.59 inches in two hours causing flooding around Third Avenue and Park Avenue, with catch basins and sewers overwhelmed and water flooding vacant lots and streets while other areas report similar inconvenience across town.
The Courier service guarantees home delivery before 4 30. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other causes, call 100 for a copy to be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 36 p.m.
Waterloo suffered a rare 1.5 hour rain storm delivering 1.5 inches per hour for a total 15 inches, with fierce hail three quarters of an inch. West side areas flooded two feet, streets washed autos running boards, sewer work delayed and some light rail disruption reported. Des Moines bulletin notes half of Iowa wet with 2.1 inches at Rockwell City and cooler temps across the state.
Des Moines July 25 A coordinated raid by state and federal agents led by Roy E Muhs confiscated multiple stills and large quantities of mash and moonshine whiskey on Nine Mile island in the Mississippi River south of Dubuque Five men were arrested on liquor law violation charges The haul included a 350 gallon still four 50 gallon stills 2850 gallons of mash and 311 gallons of moonshine whiskey Risden said the drive against violators yields convictions in most cases
London reports J Ogden Armour of Chicago remains unchanged after days of illness, countering earlier notes that he was recovering. The status was confirmed today, keeping investors and observers awaiting further word on his health and its possible impact on leadership.
Naval flier Lieut. C. C. Champion fought a plane fire during descent to save barographs for an unofficial 48,000 foot flight. Preliminary readings show 39,000 feet, likely awarding Cal lizo the record. Champion landed in a cornfield near Ancostia, risking his life to protect the instruments as the Wright Apache burned aboard.
London July 25 A special conference of members of the Baldwin cabinet was held to review progress at the Geneva tripartite naval conference. A formal cabinet meeting was planned with W G Bridgeman and Lord Cecil due to return to Geneva tomorrow.
James F. Monahan known as Boston Billy Williams pled guilty before County Judge Lewis Smith to grand larceny and burglary stemming from the theft of more than $90,000 in jewelry from the Livermore home at Kings Point L I. The admission comes from Mineola New York on July 25. The case ties to the recent burglary at the Livermore residence.
In Boston on July 25 INS reports Bartolomeo Vanzetti failed to persuade Nicola Sacco to eat and renewed his own 168 hour hunger strike. Both men refused breakfast at Charlestown state prison, marking another day of protest.
In Chicago the gangster war continued with a twelfth death in two weeks. Angelo Corona was found dying in the valley district after being shot multiple times, as gunfire again rocked the city.
Weekend Iowa crashes left nine injured in Muscatine vicinity and multiple deaths across the state. Postville reports one killed when a car plunged off a 50 foot embankment on state highway 51. Ottumwa saw two killed and a child killed or badly injured after a run down by a car. Creston tragedy left three in the overturned vehicle. Sioux City and Lehigh Cement reservoir incidents claimed drownings. In Muscatine nine injured including a motorcyclist with fractured skull. several car strikes and DUI charges follow. Fairfield crash into a pole left two injured and a DWI charge filed.
W R Mesmer an 84 year old Civil War veteran once of East St Louis failed to see the screen announce Jack Dempsey’s victory over Jack Sharkey. He bet 3000 on Sharkey after the result and today a 2500 cashier’s check was stopped. He initially claimed robbery but then admitted the bet to police, who investigated.
Mrs. Elizabeth Resche, about 43, died of a fractured skull this morning after an automobile she rode in overturned near Fillmore on the Dubuque Cascade road while returning to Chicago from Anamosa. Her daughter Muriel, who was driving, and her three sons escaped unharmed.
Maj. Gen George M Moulton former grand commander of the Knights Templar in America will be buried Wednesday after services in the Oriental Consistory He had served as a major general in the Illinois national guard and died at 76 years old after filing at his daughter's home in Chicago July 25.
In Manchester Massachusetts on July 25 Miss Helen Wills defeated Miss Isabella Lee Mumford of Brookline in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 to advance in the Essex County club tournament.
Charlie Birger gangster leader seeks state supreme court review after conviction for the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of West City. His henchmen Art Newman and Ray Hyland got life terms. all three await Judge Miller's ruling on a new trial motion.
In Winchester Virginia July 25 a Mount Jackson National Bank robbery occurred when a man and two women, all armed, held up the bank in Shenandoah county and escaped with about $2,000 in cash. The trio fled in an automobile after the robbery.
Burglars pried open the Bishop Cafeteria safe at 210 Fifth Street East, escaping with about 31,200 in cash. The break in, discovered at 4 a.m. by bakery worker W P Brimer, involved removing the safe from the dining room and opening it with crowbars. Detectives Douglass Steffen and Chief Mohlis investigated. tools left behind were believed stolen.
Aimee Semple McPherson presented her mother with three proposals for Angelus Temple. The options include keeping her mother as advisor, providing a comfortable retirement, or turning Angelus Temple over entirely, with Aimee potentially leaving the temple if that option is chosen. Mother and daughter were reportedly living apart for the first time in years.
In Council Bluffs Indiana Thelma Garrett 16 wed Lloyd Ritchey 20, her father's farm hand, after the couple obtained a marriage license. Will Garrett of near Gravity had notified authorities to stop the match over the youth, but the ceremony proceeded and the couple left for their honeymoon.
Joseph A. Olshan, at a spiritualist meeting with about 200 attendees in Chicago, used a flashlight during a supposed ghost demonstration. Mrs. Elizabeth Tomson, wife of the medium in dark robes, rose and assaulted him, triggering near-riot conditions. Olshan filed warrants against the couple.
Shenandoah July 25 INS Fage county neighbors Montgomery and Fremont have passed road bond issues today decides on proposal to issue road bonds totaling 900000 for highways in Page County voters weigh the measure in local election.
The piece recalls Power street as a long standing memory near the old paper mill and dam. It notes Hawthorne avenue as the first east of La Porte road, running north and southeast, with a theoretical route to the river at the north end and to the city limits at the other.
New York July 25 Bernstein editor today accepted Ford apology and dropped his 200000 libel suit against the Detroit manufacturer. Ford retracted the claim that Bernstein supplied information for the Detroit based Independent anti Jewish campaign and agreed to aid Bernstein with expenses and to counteract the articles translated and circulated worldwide.
Watertown New York July 25 W Knox Martin Detroit aviator who came to act as pallbearer at the funeral today of Jack Garrick killed in a plane crash at Lomax NL died late last night of injuries from an automobile accident Saturday.
Des Moines reports the state treasurer received an inheritance tax of 38000 dollars from the William Warnack estate of Sioux City. The notice lists names Dan Felice Henry George Idelita Martin and Havana Ribbon cigars as part of the advertising text.
Emsley W. Johnson, Marion county prosecutor, revealed that D. C. Stephenson created a nationwide super government with a history of violent deaths. He announced discovery of over 1,000 letters, photos and documents taken from Stephenson’s black boxes, indicating criminal law violations by Indiana officials. The material stemmed from more than 10,000 documents provided by a mysterious adviser.
Four people including F Creigh Nelson were jailed in Seattle after the disappearance and death of Miss Violet Maude Payne following a party aboard Nelson's yacht. Barrington Bell and Mrs A F Gorman admitted attendance. Payne fell from the yacht dock as Nelson arrived later. Autopsy failed to determine cause. a second autopsy to follow.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landed at the airport in Concord at 1 22 o clock this afternoon completing the fourth leg of his national tour in the interest of aviation. He circled the field twice before landing, giving thousands gathered there a chance to see his famous plane.
Will W. Williams a 65 year old Clayton county farmer and stone quarry operator was struck with a blunt instrument in a late Saturday attack at his quarry office near Postville Iowa. He was found unconscious after a violent struggle with broken glass charred papers and a bloody attempt to burn the office. Williams showed fleeting consciousness and mumbled an incoherent account while unable to identify his assailant. His mother was sister to former Gov Larrabee and his father served as Iowa supreme court judge.
Tim Mara files in Supreme Court demanding ten percent of 200000 paid to Gene Tunney for defeating Jack Dempsey and twenty five percent of earnings since then. Jack Kearns vows to block the proposed Dempsey Tunney return bout, planning legal actions totaling about six hundred thousand dollars in disputed commissions. A possible settlement surfaced after a lunch meeting between Kearns and Leo Flynn, Dempsey's manager.
New York faces a near midnight strike threat aimed at Interborough Rapid Transit, Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit, and Brooklyn City Railroad lines. Emergency measures include keeping lines open with strike breakers, mobilizing cooks and waiters, stockpiling commissary supplies, and moving cots to temporary lodgings for workers.
Albert H. Gary chairman of United States Steel is ill in his New York home from ptomaine poisoning. He has been confined to his home for some time but is convalescing and hopes to return to his office in a few days, according to close friends.
Eight persons are dead in Chicago from automobile accidents over the weekend. The fatalities occurred in multiple crashes around the city, with investigators examining the scenes and collecting details for reports.
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