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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
8
In a California style column a jury for Dr. Shepherd in the McClintock typhoid murder case is chosen after 24 days of deliberation. The piece questions juror intelligence and the influence of lawyers, then critiques music education, evolution textbooks, wrestling champions, and European debt delays, ending with taxes and exemptions.
Washington dispatch notes Democrats plan to target Republican senators who supported the exculpating minority report on the Doheny and Sinclair leases. The National Democrat cites past votes on Newberry and warns of a political campaign to leverage the Doheny decision against reelection bids.
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Yankton South Dakota June 11 George Williston Nash LLD head of the Congregational foundation for education was inaugurated yesterday as president of Yankton College succeeding Dr K IX Warren who led the school for 26 years. Nash is a 1891 Yankton College alumnus and Warren is a Cresco Iowa native.
Louis Lowry was injured in Davenport Iowa when his car overturned after colliding with a junk wagon near a sign reading One Killed Here on Death Curve. The crash, four miles north of Davenport, left him in serious condition at a local hospital.
Washington D C June ti and ongoing dispute with the shipping board lead President Coolidge to urge Chairman O Connor that negotiations over ship sales be transferred to the emergency fleet corporation with only final approval power retained by the board.
Two men robbed the Sixteenth Street State Bank in Indianapolis today securing 134,806 dollars in currency. Police searched for suspects as the bank was held up during business hours.
Berlin June 11 The Ruhr area faces a looming crisis as 165000 workers and 4000 office staff from a key Stinnes concern face dismissal by June 1 8 amid ongoing industrial disruption and reorganizations. The turmoil signals a potential collapse of a major German industrial structure during France's occupation period.
Roy A. Haynes, commissioner of the Harrison Narcotic Act, says bootleggers are making a last stand as sources of illicit liquor are closed. He notes homebrew nearly vanished and liquor ships dispersed, with 163,642 indictments since 1921 and $12.4 million in fines from 1924–1984, while drug peddling faces reduced demand and stronger enforcement tools.
Cedar Rapids June 11. Mrs. Fred Teene and Mrs. G. E. Welch of Maynard brought back their runaway daughters Lillian Teene and Eckel Welch. Michael Vaughn was jailed on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of the girls. The mothers said they would return to Cedar Rapids to prosecute Vaughn.
Trustings Neb Jan 11 An elderly Tamora Nebraska farmer, Anis Bouchard 75, operated on himself with a sharp knife used for animals. He wore his operating patches and walked outside before infection set in. He died two days later. He was reported to have been promised about 100000 dollars. The operation was described as skillful.
June 11 reports from Washington and Oslo describe a U S government stance on Canada s polar claims around Axel Hiberg land and a shift in the Amundsen search mission. Norwegian and American interest grows in air and sea support, with pilots sent toward Advent Bay and Amundsen’s team awaiting relief.
Buffalo news reports Oscar F. Kunan president of Auto Knitter Stocking Co and wife and Burton Bigelow manager held on charges of violating a federal statute and using the mails to defraud. The company sold knitting machines to housewives with a socks guarantee, claiming profits from sock orders. Authorities say about $6,000,000 was taken in since the firm began ten years ago.
Chicago police fear Morris Dunn, brother of Davy Dunn, may be dead after he was kidnapped from his west side home by three men posing as police officers seeking Davy. Mrs Dunn expressed fear for his life as officers continued the search.
A cloudburst and hail storm today caused thousands in damage in Rochester Minnesota. The city lost lights and power as power plant equipment was flooded under four feet of water. Basements in the business district were flooded and the Zumbro River and tributaries continued to rise with flood fears increasing.
Toudette Minn Jeanette Tony Reamer, a north woods trapper, was held in connection with the death of Mrs. Dean Wheeler, a homesteader, last fall. The Lake of the Woods grand jury exonerated him here last night.
French Morocca reports decisive action against Ritian tribesmen is imminent as Spain plans to land 20000 troops at the naval base of Albuce now held by Moors. Angelikrim moves forces north toward Adjir as he prepares for engagement, with French possibly shifting from defense to offense.
In Clinton Iowa on June 11 deputies George Vowland and Ferdinand Alexander were wounded when assailants halted their car on the DeWitt to Davenport road. Pictures of James Davis of Sioux City and an unnamed man are identified as two of the alleged assailants. A blind man, Frank T. Trego, was badly burned in a house fire at Shellsburg and rescued by firefighters. A Shriners special train was en route from Los Angeles to Waterloo on the Maines Central line after attending a gathering.
In Davenport Iowa June 11 Judge W W Scott declared search warrants issued by Justice of the Peace Merle Wells for arresting cigaret dealers invalid. Charges will be dismissed and seized cigarets and papers returned. The warrants faced challenge for lack of witness credibility check before issuance.
Illinois Department of Labor reports May employment in the state was seven percent below May 1924 and fourteen percent below the same month in 1923. Since mid February about 21,000 workers joined unemployment rolls, with a one percent rise in May and a similar fall in April.
John S. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers told a Hocking Valley audience he sees a conspiracy among coal operators and major consuming interests including railroads to break the Jacksonville wage agreement and push a general wage cut. He warned that accepting lower wages would undermine the miners union nationwide.
Defense fights limits on opening statements as William Darling Shepherd faces trial for allegedly fatally administering typhoid germs to his foster son William Nelson. Prosecutor Crowe portrays a scheme to seize Mrs Emma McClintock’s 1,000,000 estate, detailing wills, guardianship plans, and a life of alleged chemistry study. Early testimony references misconduct, engagement plans, and a disputed marriage license. Babe Ruth hits first homer of the season for the Yankees at Cleveland’s home ballpark.
Athens trembles amid reports of a possible coup with two units mutinying while government troops are redeployed as a precaution. Interior ministers face a tense stand as military officers push for a militarized reorganization and intensified defense of ministries.
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