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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1925
Page
8
Six bandits robbed the Addison hotel early today forcing four employees and a patron to the floor. Three armed suspects led the operation, loot estimated between 1500 and 3000 dollars in valuables. Police comb the area for suspects as investigators assess the bold daytime raid.
President Calles condemns Kellogg's statement as an insult and a threat to Mexican sovereignty. The Mexican reply, issued from the embassy in Washington, argues Mexico will not tolerate foreign intervention in its internal affairs. Diplomacy may proceed via channels, with limited official comment anticipated.
Shanghai reports radical calls for war on Britain after British actions in Hankow. Kuomintang leaders urge immediate dispatch of troops to Shanghai while editorials demand severing relations and returning concessions. Canton massacre of 700 Yunnanese soldiers sparks diplomatic alarm. foreigners seek protection as rioting spreads.
Washington reports the number of U.S. millionaires grew in 1923 but remains below the 1916 peak of 206. The Internal Revenue Bureau recorded 74 incomes of $1,000,006 or more, averaging over 1922, with millionaires paying $35,000,475 in taxes and 7,698,247 other taxpayers contributing to a total of 793,962a.
Williamsburg Iowa June 15 Rev Thomas D Rhys faces government action to annul his citizenship. He planned to return to Marengo June 25 and had resigned his Welsh pastorate. He previously led the Congregational church in Williamsburg and held another pastorate at Marengo. The suit alleges he illegally obtained naturalization papers and had no intention of becoming an American citizen when he first naturalized.
The Department of Commerce announced a favorable balance of trade for the 11 months ending June 1 of 1923-34, totaling 1 038 000 000 dollars. Exports reached 4 540 941 000 and imports 3 502 114 000, for a total foreign trade over 8 600 000 000. The prior period showed an excess of exports over imports of 724 500 000 dollars, based on 2 280 000 000 inbound commerce and 4 004 000 000 outbound.
A Central train carrying delegates to Iowa bankers' state convention was stalled by floodwaters west of Dyersville. Bankers from Dubuque dispatched automobiles via the Hawkeye Trail to rescue stranded travelers and bring them into the city.
Des Moines slave manufacturer John Cownie described meeting King George at Wembley as a casual exchange of courtesies. He recounted the king greeting at the booth, a brief chat about the exhibit, and a hopeful follow up visit, noting the cordial scene and that the handshake was ordinary.
The June 15 flood in Oelwein Iowa brought the Otter river to a raging torrent with severe property loss. Many residents fled rising waters, Chicago Great Western fence dams failed, roads washed away, cars buried, two bridges destroyed, and no injuries reported though damage is heavy.
In Butte on June 15 F. Heilbronner 50 president of the L E Heilbronner brokerage firm shot and killed himself. Geoffrey A Lauzier head of another closed firm was found dead in bed from poison believed self administered. The Heilbronner company would not open for business today.
Osceola Iowa June 15 Miss Margaret Childers cashier of the defunct Timet Woodburn Savings Bank was found guilty of accepting deposits after the bank became insolvent. A motion for a new trial will be argued in June.
State witness testimony on Dr. Amante Rongelli weakens the murder case against William D. Shepherd. Under extensive cross examination by Chief Counsel William Scott Stewart, Rongetti admitted uncertainty about Shepherd’s hospital visit and possible connection to typhoid fever study, highlighting the defense success in undermining the state’s key evidence. One more witness remains before Isabelle Pape is expected to testify as Shepherd’s would-be wife.
New York University will create a school of aeronautics funded by a $500,000 gift from Daniel Guggenheim announced by Chancellor Brown. The program will feature extensive laboratories and an initial staff of four experts. The announcement comes from New York, June 15.
Federal Judge Schymes jailed Dr John Glen Locke grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan for ten days and fined 15390 for contempt of court after he failed to produce his books for examination by government agents probing his income tax returns.
Paris reports Maurice Crumpton, claiming to hail from Chicago, shot and killed herself near Porte Dauphine after arranging her coffin paying funeral costs settling hotel and tipping staff. The American consul general will open an inquiry into the incident.
Julius Kruttschnidt longtime railroad official and former Southern Pacific chairman died at Presbyterian hospital New York on June 13 after a sudden heart attack. Born July 30 1864 in New Orleans he began as a railroad engineer and rose to chief executive and director of the Southern Pacific system with ties to Arizona Louisiana and affiliated companies.
A cloudburst floods Manchester Iowa sweeping store buildings from Main Street and isolating the town. The Maquoketa River rose eight feet, trains delayed, bridges swept away and one woman, Mrs. Cole, drowned after rescuing her sons. Power restored by evening, firemen rescue families, and relief efforts pivot to sheltering the homeless.
Cedar Rapids Ia June 15 Tex Maynard a former convict and member of the Red Bursetta Bang gang of Sioux City has been identified as one of three bandits who shot Clinton motorcycle officer Ferdinands Alexander and George Towland. Maynard is jailed in Clinton. Gestapo chief Risden expects Welsh and Davis, the other suspects, to be captured soon with Welsh described as the shooter.
Heavy rains doused Butler Chickasaw and Floyd counties causing waters to rise around the Y Camp on Morris Island. By Saturday night a stage foot above high water marked the peak with receding levels noted Sunday morning. OC A Mo delivered a motor launch from Turkey Foot Forks for emergency use, but it was not required.
James F. Barton of Todiananols Indiana was confirmed as national adjutant of the American Legion by the veterans group executive committee. He will replace Russell Creviston, whose resignation takes effect July 3.
Rev Dawglas of Akron’s First Congregational Church urged Michigan University graduates to beware emotional public taste for quacks and sensationalism. He warned that superheated fiction and noisy music fuel a distracted era, and urged pursuit of sincere vocation over easy money in quackery or showy roles.
President Coolidge becomes the first contributor to the American Legion six million dollar endowment fund to aid rehabilitation for veterans and care for World War I orphans. He asked that his gift be credited to Northampton post No 28, an honorary member. The exact amount was not disclosed.
Washington June 16 President Coolidge will take no action for the present on the tariff commission recommendation to reduce sugar duties by one half cent a gallon. He found cost of production differences not sufficiently established to justify a change, but said a reconsideration might come if production or other conditions force lower prices for consumers.
Five contractors submitted bids today for 18 structures including culverts and bridges in Lester township over Ruck creek. Low bids total $17,945 with 12 concrete, three T beam, one pony truss. Cedar Falls Construction, A Melberg of Vinton, and W A Burton of Waterloo led the field. hearing on the award set for next Thursday.
Sioux City dispatch reports Bert Aune and William Nichols died, about 15 others injured, as a Great Northern switch engine struck a street car at the grade crossing of East Eleventh and Division streets around 6 30 this morning.
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