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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
1
French Belgian and British forces crossed into Ruhrort Duisburg and Duesseldorf as the Rhine advance began. Pioneers built earthworks, crowds watched from bridges, and occupiers issued proclamations urging calm while German leaders protested the breach of Versailles.
United Press led items report a New York policeman arresting a man after a restaurant search uncovering whisky champagne cigars a roast chicken and trimrsin. A Chicago house raid is described as the house of a thousand doors while a mayor in Columbus faces sentencing. A Wisconsin farmer shoots a cat. a horse dies. A Cambridge marshal holds whisky to be given away to hospitals. A Florida couple watches their first snow in Teaver Colorado station scene.
London reports Turkish nationalist forces have occupied Batum, a fortified port on the eastern Black Sea. Batum, once Turkish, was ceded to Russia in 1875 and serves as a vital Armenian supply route, with control here threatening Russian hold on Armenia.
George Tasch sues Lobnitz company for 5260 in Common Pleas court at Norwood Ohio claiming he was burned by escaping steam from a loose wooden plug in a steam pipe on January 28, 1920. He says the blast damaged his right ear and ruined the tympanic drum requiring ongoing medical care.
Washington March 8 A plan for tariff and revenue legislation to be laid before President Harding by congressional leaders within days. Republican leaders of the senate finance and house ways and means committees will appoint a joint subcommittee to draft formal recommendations. The White House dinner conference outlined a program of cooperation between the president and Congress with emphasis on an emergency tariff law for about one year and a permanent revision of the Underwood act. April 12 is favored for an extra session to handle tax revision and related measures. no priority decision was reached on emergency tariff legislation versus tax revisions.
Mrs. Jake Hamon travels with her 11 year old daughter to Ardmore Oklahoma for the Clara Smith Hamon trial. She vows to obtain conviction asserting Clara Hamon wrecked his home and boasted of affairs while calling for the death penalty.
The counsel for actress Ethel Barrymore confirmed reports she has separated from her husband Russell G Colt. The brief note is part of telegraph briefs from Associated Press covering various national items.
Lake City Utah March 1 The Associated Press reports Gov Charles R Maybe signed a bill banning sale of cigarettes in Utah effective after 15 days The law also prohibits smoking in public places as defined by the act
Washington March 8 United Press reports the cabinet discussed creating four more effective executive units to reduce overlap among departments. Vice President Coolidge attended. War Secretary Weeks outlined postwar reorganizations. Regular weekly meetings to follow with a special session next Friday.
The Chicago Packers firm said minimum 40 hours weekly wage guarantee remains while overtime rules shift to time and a half after ten hours daily or 54 weekly, with double time on Sundays and holidays. Union leaders warned of a possible strike over the 10 hour day shift.
Chicago March The head of the Railroad Signalmen of America says railroads seek to abolish all wage negotiations not just national agreements. He cites alleged board decisions and notes some lines already signed individual deals while warning against broader disruption harming public safety.
Detroit March 8 Investigation uncovers a conspiracy to aid Russians in leaving the United States for Canada to evade federal income taxes. About 300 Russians were detained after inquiries showed they were approached by men posing as Tailroad agents promising crossing services for 16 dollars each.
Continued from page one details two measures about titles and claims. The real estate titles bill creates a 250000 fund to pay claims against guaranteed titles after AG review. Buffington planned to introduce the bill while Allyn prepared a primary vote nomination bill setting a 25 percent threshold versus the current 5 percent.
A bill introduced in the Town legislature today would let county supervisors collect the cost of prisoners board from those able to pay. Representative J H Vance of Muscatine filed the measure asserting dictatorial regimes would be forced to cover jail expenses through inmate charges.
United Press reporters note Austria may seek unification with Germany if allied promises of financial aid fail after Mayer urges action. In Des Moines Floyd Farr is named to the state pharmacy commission to replace George Newcomb. In Chicago Harry Raymond is fatally shot in his cigar shop during a cash transaction. Panama announces 162 Costa Rican prisoners arrive aboard the steamship David. C. W. Hillard dies in New York. Washington reports U S forces withdrawal from the Rhine is not Weeks of the war department. Ardmore records judge announces Clara Hamon murder trial to begin Thursday. Paris notes German ambassador Muller is recalled to Berlin for talks with his government.
The county board approved a resolution asking the state highway commission to fund drainage work on 42 miles of Black Hawk county primary roads. Plans call for permanent culverts tiling and paving preparation on all primary roads except Grant highway and Water loo-Hudson road. Roads listed include Cedar Falls Dike Cedar Falls Janesville Logan avenue La Porte City and the road south of Hudson to the Tama line.
Waterloo bowler Packey McFarlane set pin records in Dubuque Monday night. The Associated Press reports the Waterloo native achieved high marks on the Dubuque lanes during a Monday bowling event.
McFarlane opened with five straight strikes and a stubborn sixth frame spared the ten pin before finishing with a keynote run. Al Kistler of Dubuque posted a 278 with nine consecutive strikes in the same meet.
Former Des Moines mayor MacVicar and George C. Call of Sioux City will appear before the Senate Cities and Towns committee Thursday to protest the Hauge bill. The bill would require candidates for city commissioners under the commission form of government to state during the campaign which position they seek.
Des Moines reports the house judiciary committee voted to indefinitely postpone action on the Kime bill that would make death the only penalty for first degree murder. Dr. Kime defended the measure as the committee also favored a separate bill regulating loan sharks.
The war department under the new administration outlines a policy to organize the nation’s military into a single cohesive force. The plan emphasizes regulars and guard units working in harmony to strengthen national defense.
Weeks says the army will be a harmonious, well balanced force combining the regular army national guard and organized reserves. The regular army and guard will grow to legal strength while reserves form divisions with officers and enlisted ranks ready for rapid recruitment to full strength.
Edwardsville Illinois March Kiss collected 25 dollars from John Koss after eating 48 doughnuts and 23 eggs in two hours in a bet. He started with four dozen doughnuts in one hour and then two dozen eggs in the next hour. With 23 down and three minutes remaining he cracked the 24th egg and drank a quart of milk to finish, proving capacity to drink not taxed.
An old advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for sour or gassy stomachs. It claims the tablets provide an alkaline aid to digestion after meals, enabling the eater to enjoy foods like baked beans and sausage. A 60 cent box is advertised.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for spring coughs and bronchial irritation. Mrs. Anna Stein of Covington Kentucky reports quick relief for a child after early doses, claiming the medicine helps for colds and various coughs and is sold everywhere.
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