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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1928
Page
8
Unsealing the will of Capt. Alfred Lowenstein, the Belgian financier who died after a flight plunge, suggests a personal loan total up to 850 million. The piece also covers the Amsterdam Olympics opening and Gene Tunney’s retirement talks, plus a wild Texas prison break and other scattered items.
Washington dispatch analyzes reactions to Governor Smith and western critiques of New York City as provincial. The piece discusses immigration policy contrasts between New York and the rest of America, noting a 78 to 1 Senate vote in 1921 supporting restrictive immigration limits and the broader implications for national discourse.
Secretary of State Kellogg said the United States stands ready to intervene if Panama’s presidential election descends into violence or unrest. Panama’s Ricardo Alfaro told Kellogg his government would ensure a fair and free vote, while alleged corruption claims failed to sway Kellogg from US supervision.
President Coolidge plans to relieve Secretary Hoover of cabinet duties and find a new commerce secretary. Hoover had been tasked with reviewing matters in the commerce department on the Pacific coast and is nearing completion of that assignment.
Roland Yates, once among the most dangerous patients at the government army hospital, escaped on Monday and was recaptured Tuesday afternoon after flagging a ride with Robert McIntyre. Yates surrendered without trouble and said he had had no food since his escape and freed himself from handcuffs before slipping away.
Rochester Times Union reports Donald Woodward, prominent sportsman and air enthusiast, purchased the trans Atlantic Friendship plane from Eady Guest. He plans to depart New York for Southampton to receive delivery.
Guards shot and a sergeant killed as 8 convicts and 9 cotton workers fled Imperial State prison farm No 1 near Richmond Texas. Deputies Davis Bell were wounded, two convicts captured after a gun battle. Texas prison system manager J R Jordan ordered an immediate investigation.
Minneapolis obituary notes Thom as Barlow Walker a renowned lumberman and philanthropist dies at 88. He passed peacefully at 5 40 am with four of six children present Julie Walker Smith Archie D Walker Gilbert M Walker all of Minneapolis and Fletcher D Walker at his side. The two remaining sons Clinton and Wills were en route from California.
A snake reported over 23 feet long has terrorized Jackson County farms for two weeks. Berry pickers, livestock, and horses have been routed as residents plan coordinated hunts at dawn to flush the reptile from brush and thickets. The creature, resembling a black snake, defies identification by size. Separately, two Des Moines girls Jennie Ross and Rosa Lee Andre, aged 11 and 34, are back home after wandering roads between Des Moines and Altoona for a day and night.
Glinton Iowa July 26 Northwestern eastbound train No 26 struck an automobile carrying M Poole of Waverly and two women passengers shortly after they leaped to safety at a crossing south of Dewitt on the Davenport highway. Poole claimed he thought the bell rang due to the freight train holding the circuit closed.
In New Bedford Massachusetts on July 28 the planned textile strike parade was called off after textile mill strike committees decided not to proceed. Authorities had mobilized 400 police and two companies of coast artillery from Camp Devens were stationed at the state armory with 150 men held in reserve.
Insurance commissioners from five states finished hearings on the Central Life Assurance Company affairs and will return next week to formulate a decision, per Iowa Commissioner Ray Venter. In other news, John B. Schumaker of Ames is named head of the chemistry department at Des Moines College of Pharmacy, announced by President Carl Weeks.
The courier should deliver to your home before 5 30. If the carrier is late or an error occurs call S100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 5.
Democrats in a new state platform call for the removal of Will Hays dubbed the czar of the movies. They accuse him of perjury before a senate committee and misuse of funds to aid the Republican party, urging creation of an industry supervisory organization while he remains in charge.
Veterans recall a chilling moment aboard a troop ship bound for France when a depth charge from sub chasers shook the vessel. Fred Hart of 809 Grant Avenue describes the scare as German submarine danger loomed, while serving in the Fifty fifth railroad engineers and as senior color sergeant under Howard P Savege’s American Legion unit.
The Evening World reports Gene Tunney will retire as undefeated world champion. It notes he earned about 2.716 million dollars from his prize fights and that his last bout, with Heeney, was Thursday night. He plans to sail for Europe on the sixteenth of next month to join Thornton Wilder in a trip, while settling into a new home in Stanford, Connecticut.
Weather outlook for the week beginning July 30 covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Occasional showers or thunderstorms possible, with mostly fair conditions overall. Temperatures rise early in the week to above normal, then average.
Des Moines detectives search for a thief believed to have Bermuda breath after fifteen market baskets of Bermuda onions are reported stolen from a drying shed at C. W. Phelps home on Easton boulevard.
In Black Hawk county farmer Fred R. Decker from Mt. Vernon township reports unusually rapid corn growth this season. He notes a 17 acre field on favorable soil expected to mature by Sept 1 and comments on crop color and vigor. He also mentions a large garden blossom measuring 4 3 4 inches in diameter.
Lizzie Jenkinson of Monroe Nebraska quits as publicity director of the Nebraska Women's Christian Temperance Union saying farm relief matters more than prohibition in the 1932 campaign. She declines to support Herbert Hoover and will not abide by national order decisions, citing her identity as a farm woman and Republican policy opposition to farmers.
Dallas July 28 Democrats voted directly for candidates in the state primary reducing field sizes. Gov Dan Moody faced two opponents in a tight renomination race as the senate contest showed several challengers including a woman and three men opposing incumbent Earle Mayfield.
Ita Grove July 25 AR Mrs Henry Jannsen of a farm near Ida Grove wore her wedding ring today for the first time in 22 years. The ring, dating from about 1900, was found by L L Marsh while working in the barnyard after she says she left it while washing a buggy. It had been in the open air all the years and was not tarnished or damaged.
Rexford Bellamy, business manager of a stock company that performed in Des Moines last winter, is charged in municipal court with failing to pay a promised $100 prize for the best name for a play. The suit is on file in the court.
Scholars report Governor Smith of New York and Governor Ritchie of Maryland plan a coast to coast stump speaking tour. Smith postpones limited radio plan to meet voters in border states and Maryland. Continuous coverage notes emphasis on states rights and prohibition in drive.
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