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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1921
Page
1
A heated Oklahoma murder trial erupted when prosecutors alleged the Smith family lived on the Hamon estate. Shouts and threats followed as spectators clashed with deputies disarming several in the courtroom. Clara Hamon testified about a fatal chair strike and a gun discharge during the confrontation.
Chicago March 15 United Press reports railroads largely oppose abrogating national wage agreements says Bert M Jewell union leader and Frank P Walsh attorney. The railroad labor board hearing Friday will probe minutes and tensions over waste claims and union strength with executives questioned. Jewell says open shop plans and wage cuts are behind the push to strike at unskilled unions first.
Stockholm reports claim Bolshevik leaders are losing control of Soviet troops. Dispatches from Finland and Esthonia describe confused messages as Kronstadt artillery targets the Gulf of Finland coast. A Kronstadt fortress defense quote says the revolt remains under labor leadership with a long siege expected.
The Austrian Antisemitic congress approved a world anti Jewish congress to meet in Budapest next autumn and created a central bureau to contact antisemitic centers worldwide. Resolutions call for anti Jewish demonstrations in each provincial capital monthly and urge expelling alien Jews by April or face consequences, with harsh penalties for alien Jewish offenders and limited access to secondary night schools.
O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork told Cincinnati that independence for Ireland is near and that Ireland will guarantee not to threaten the British empire. He urged Ulster Unionists to stay out, pledging no interference with the Irish Republic. In Chicago tenants rally for rent control and a Dailey passenger bill advances. A court victory favors tenants against landlords warning ads as a rent lawsuit.
Washington March 15 Officials say a U S note to Panama opens chance for early settlement of the Panama Costa Rica boundary dispute The plan seeks to apply Chief Justice White arbitral award to the Atlantic end while maintaining the Pacific stance and offering a new negotiation basis Panama protested the prior note urging full White award in effect.
Binghamton New York March 15 resumption of publication by local newspapers occurred today. Printers accepted publishers offer to stay on current scale until May 1 with negotiations to follow. Publishers refused to enter a new contract with the typographical union.
Fragmentary excerpt from a narrative featuring Addie and her mother during a kitchen scene. Addie overhears a call from Jim O’Kay and recalls prior rescues, with playful dialogue about eggs and visitors. The dialogue hints at ongoing plot threads and character dynamics.
The extra session of the Senate that began March 4 ended shortly before noon today in Washington. After confirming a few additional nominations by President Harding, it adjourned sine die.
New York prepares to sail sixty four tourists who will investigate living conditions in Russia as desert ees. In Cincinnati a man paying 25 cents excess earnings taxes pays one cent. Springfield reports prohibition boosts business with 65 of 69 federal court cases this week tied to eighteenth amendment. Springfield Colorado recounts Lloyd Williams attacked by sixteen prairie wolves while roadside auto repair. He fought them off and escaped to start his car, chased for a mile.
Washington March 15 Plans to return to normalcy occupied President Harding and his cabinet They discussed creating a war liquidation commission to settle war legacies and free heads of departments to tackle peacetime problems The cabinet noted neglect across territories Alaska faces critical conditions and transport breakdowns The push includes new legislation to boost U S merchant marine competitiveness and to lift the nation from a low industrial mood toward an upswing with plans to act soon
Mme Schumann-Heink will sing at the funeral of Arthur A Werner a local reporter who died Saturday He served during the war at Camp Funston attached to Maj Gen Leonard Wood's headquarters and the singer recalled him with friendship and support for his service.
In Louis, March 15, the government sought an injunction to dissolve the Southern Pine association, charging Sherman anti trust law violations. The suit targets 61 corporations and 69 individuals alleged to conspire to curtail supply and raise prices of yellow pine lumber.
Telegraph briefs report Soviet War Minister Troteky orders a blockade of Kronstedt to prevent potential damage to the battleship Petropavlovsk as Lombardment may jeopardize its station. Army air forces assemble planes and balloons at Langley for bombing practice. wage cuts may be forced on New York railroad ferries and tugs. farm loan bonds worth 75 million dollars offered soon. Greek recognition and credit settlement discussions proceed in Washington. a consumer company is seized in Fargo. ether restoration noted for Ernest Young. Costa Rica Panama negotiation note pivots on Bryan treaty arbitration.
Local patriotic groups and R L Chase of Des Moines plan a three day Grand Army of the Republic convention in Waterloo Iowa June 7 to 9. A Women’s Relief corps luncheon presents Lincoln image and flag to Greater Waterloo. Parade is set for June 8 with all organzations in attendance.
The Pittsburgh board of moving picture censors met in Philadelphia and used a telephone link to censor a film for a Pittsburgh theatre. A duplicate print was shown at both cities, and changes were telephoned from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to allow the show to go on Monday.
Havana reports indicate a peaceful supplementary presidential election with Dr. Alfredo Zayas leading unofficial returns. General Jose Miguel Gomez trails as the Liberal Party abstains. Menocal guarantees safety for voters in contested provinces.
Last day for filing income tax returns. singles earning over 51000 in 1920 and couples with over 2000 jointly must pay the first instalment. Taxpayers face fines up to 1000 for failure to file and a 4 percent penalty for late payment. Unusual rush at the federal building as experts stay late to assist. Mails overloaded with last minute remittances.
Fred Wray from Waterloo and Leo Paulger of Cedar Falls spoke to the Kiwanis about Iowa's financial outlook. They noted ample torn and byproduct stocks to cover federal loans more than threefold and a gradual improvement in the state's finances as assets exceed liabilities. The talk included the anecdote that the entire Iowa corn harvest funds the autos the state purchases. The club plans to attend the American Legion play All Aboard on March 22, with a block of tickets reserved.
Two cars badly damaged in a morning collision at the Wellington and Second streets junction. No injuries reported as both vehicles sustained heavy front and wheel damage and were towed to repair shops. Involved drivers include J. E. Cade of 736 Rebel avenue and another motorist from 403 Sunnyside avenue.
Des Moines March 15. The Iowa House voted to call a constitutional convention for May 1923, with 108 delegates to be elected on party lines. The bill, amended to exclude women from delegates, set delegates by senatorial districts. Debate included proposals for partisan funding and primary nomination in 1822. A Mead bill to abolish the state highway commission advanced despite opposition. The opposition claimed waste and dictatorship, while supporters warned against county supervisor road control.
Mrs. Ilda Wells obtained a permit for a residence at 105 Oakland Avenue. The bungalow, 28 by 42 feet, will cost about $5,000 with H. W. Dean as contractor. This marks the first new building permit issued by the building commissioner.
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