This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
9
Republicans turn out strong as Pettit beats DeGon for clerk and Walter French tops county attorney hopefuls. Dems vote light. Brookhart leads Cummins in county results while Gov. Moores, lieutenant governor Arney, and state officers see Republican gains. Contested races and unopposed nominees shape county slate.
Berlin government tendered its resignation to President Ebert who asked it to remain provisionally. Ebert also urged Chancellor Meuller to move quickly to establish Sunday’s parliamentary election results so the Reichstag can be summoned at the earliest date.
Allison Iowa June 8 Special More than 3000 votes were cast in Butler county primary the largest election total. H B Martin won the sheriff race by 200 after a four candidate fight. George Howard beat Howard Bashford for clerk by 40 votes and Paul Hilmer secured auditor over Eugene Owen by 150 ballots. State races show Cummins 1225 Brookhart 1174 governor Moore 780 Deems 652 Kendall 578. Ramsay 1633 Moore 759 for auditor Waynes 747 Alber 711 McClelland 370 Gose 66 treasurer Burbank 1745 Hoyt 619 attorney general Evans 1800 Gibson 204 Hadley 403 railway commissioner Bradley 876 Woo ad Tuff 475 Waud 449 Doak 261 Ramsey Clarksville nom for rep Mead Shell Rock defeated Saylor Wavegy for state senator.
An Arkansas delegate was first to sit and found a tack in his chair at the Coliseum in Chicago. An assistant sergeant at arms removed the tack. The delegate said he came to the convention expecting a lively fight but not an attack from the rear.
Washington June 8 forecast today from the agriculture department projects total wheat production this year at about 781 million bushels, well below last year’s 941 million. Spring wheat 277 million, winter wheat 604 million, oats 1.815 billion, barley 185 million, rye 80 million, hay 112 million tons, apples 199 million, peaches 45 million. spring wheat area 19.487 million acres.
Federal agents in New York raided a Pearl River area farmhouse seizing whisky valued at $50,000 and arresting a former New York saloonkeeper in the first major action after the aridity ruling.
Unbossed delegates convene at the coliseum to shape the Republican nomination as a record crowd assembles. The lack of a clear front runner and a leaderless convention invites speculation on dark horse candidates like Hughes and Coolidge while delegates ponder first ballot strategies and possible favorite son votes.
California and Kansas delegations agreed to postpone electing national committeemen until after nominations. In California, supporters of Senator Johnson opposed re electing William H Crocker to secure solidarity until ballots for president are cast. In Kansas, the race between D W Mulvane and Fred Stanley for the committee post was also postponed. Stanley backs Wood.
Gov. Lowden becomes undisputed Illinois party master after besting Chicago Mayor Thompson in a statewide caucus. Thompson controls about 17 Cook County votes. Senator Sherman named national committeeman. Medill McCormick to the resolutions committee Thompson sought.
Iowa delegates and officials are named for convention committees with E. Pickett of Waterloo joining the credentials panel. Other Iowa appointees include Thompson, Dodson, Burgess, Curtis, and Alfree. Adams is re-elected national committeeman from Dubuque. Presidential dynamics show Lowden leading, Wood gaining with Hitchcock, Johnson lagging as rumors of ballots shift in New York and Pennsylvania. Hoover’s position remains below expectations.
Ottumwa Iowa June 8 190? Robert Field 20 died after a scuffle with George Heather. A blow near the heart felled him. Post mortem showed heart enlargement. Heather held for preliminary hearing on manslaughter charge.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5:80 o'clock. If you do not receive your paper by then due to carrier error or other cause, please call 30 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6:30 p.m.
The Republican national convention in Chicago spent two hours on preliminaries and Lodge's keynote, then adjourned to 11 the next morning. The crowd peppered the hall with cheers as Lodge praised the party of 1860 and blasted Wilson.
Independence Iowa June 8 Twenty one hundred votes were recorded in the Republican primaries there yesterday Democrats votes were smaller A. J. Schutte was reelected county auditor with 1133 votes Charles J Bailes state representative won 1239 to 699 for Clinton J Anker Four sheriff candidates posted results Lehmkuhl 9403 Willey 29 Hess 464 Kenyon 1231 Weepie 33 A B Cummins senator received 1184 Brookhart 71 Moore led for governor with 61 Havner 473 for second Pendle Brae favored by 1035 voters.
John T. Adams of Dubuque was re elected as national committeeman at the town delegation caucus to the Republican convention last night in Chicago. Holiday Nutmargarine promotes itself as the brand that equals Butter.
Henry B. Osterman of Detroit Michigan, secretary of the Lincoln Highway association, was killed early today when his automobile skidded and turned over six miles west of Tama, Iowa. He was widely known in the association and the driving public.
Officials of three large shoe manufacturers in St Louis announced reductions on all shipments after June 1. The cuts range from 25 cents to two dollars per pair and are retroactive to autumn orders placed before June 1. A material drop in retail prices is expected.
Paris reports the United States share of Germanys Versailles reparations bonds will total about $500 million. The 30 month Rhineland occupation costs are reduced to under six dollars per man daily, with American troops making up about 15 percent of the force.
The American Federation of Labor opened its second day with resolutions pressing a hands off policy toward Mexico, public railroad ownership, home rule for Ireland, labor party foundations, lifting the blockade of Soviet Russia, and recognition of its government. It calls for democratic school control, free speech in steel towns, and non partisan politics. The International Labor Press endorsed the federation policy and named officers. The court case against Mrs Lillian Woodlock for murder was continued to the fall term.
Early returns across Iowa place U S Senator Cummins ahead of Brookhart by about ten thousand votes in 706 of 2,447 precincts with Brookhart strongest in Cerro Gordo and Des Moines area. Kendall leads Moore for governor in several counties, while Deems and Havner trail. scattered counts show varying leads for other races in Scott, Clinton and Muscatine counties.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.