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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1926
Page
11
British foreign secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain faced questions from Lloyd George and Ramsay MacDonald over Locarno and Geneva diplomacy. A vote of confidence passed, Baldwin rejecting removal, as Republicans in South Dakota renominate Peter Norbeck. Elsewhere, Whittemore gang captured. Rev Brown probes noisy roadhouses. Iowa counties set dates for road bond votes. black limestone rock touted for cheaper state highways.
Portlani Maine March 24 The Democratic campaign to capture Congress opened in the barometer state with Representative Oldfield Arkansas chairman of the Democratic congressional committee arguing a clean cut tariff issue. He said Democrats have a better chance to control Congress than in the Wilson era and charged big campaign contributions buy favors. Oldfield cited rising appropriations and farm land values, blamed Republican tariff policies, and urged a downward revision to a competitive revenue tariff while aiding business and agriculture.
Lomton March 24. The Roumanian government authorizes former prince Carol Caraiman to return to Roumania from Paris where he now lives as Carol Caraiman. Observers see his return as potentially dethroning the Liberal party led by the Bratiano brothers, though the party remains powerful after a recent defeat.
A Navy carrier pigeon, missing a year, returned to duty after a 40 mile car ride. The bird, hoarded at Oceanside and hopped onto Mrs. Evelyn Johnson’s car in San Diego, then rested in the officer of the day’s quarters before flying to the nearby aviation station. The episode ends with the bird delivering a message to its home base.
In a pastoral letter Bishop Herrera y Pina of Monte rey calls clergy to passive resistance against enforcing constitutional religion provisions. He instructs priests to withhold from fulfilling state requirements and even to abandon churches rather than obey non ecclesiastical authority. Worshipers should suspend attendance until anti religious clauses are amended.
Maria Jeritza, famed prima donna, says her five year stay in America felt like a dream and notes contrasts with Europe where a wife must obey her husband while in America wives act as they please. The comment reflects cultural stereotypes about marriage and gender roles in the two regions.
Nes Moines March 24. A Iowa Legionnaire issue promises shafts against two public figures opposing military training. Olyn R. Clark of Drake University faces criticism for Boy Scouts remarks. Karen Lovell Million, wife of Des Moines University president, is cited for alleged support of post office stamp cancelation to bolster nationwide training efforts. Clark also defends his remarks before the Town League of Women Voters. The piece critiques mobilization day and school military training.
London reports Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign secretary, faced a strong show of support in the House of Commons after the Geneva breakdown and the League of Nations setback. The chamber approved a confidence motion by 325 to 186, despite opposition taunts as Germany and Britain grappled with Locarno era tensions and public opinion. Premier Baldwin affirmed Chamberlain would remain in office to carry forward the government’s foreign policy.
Philadelphia and Omaha reports detail two capital cases. Frank Carter, the Omaha sniper, was sentenced to electrocution next July for killing Dr A D Searles, after a bid for a new trial failed. In Philadelphia, David L Marshall was convicted of second degree murder for the slaying of Anna Stay Dietrich and faces 16 to 20 years.
Des Moines March 24 two more hard res elections were on the state's calendar today. Voters of Jefferson county will decide April 14 whether to issue 800000 of funds to provide paying in the counts. The Appanoose County board set the same date for an election on a proposed bond issue of 650000, making possible paving graveling and grading.
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David Lb. Marshall a chiropractor and proctor was found guilty by a Philadelphia jury of second degree murder in the death and dismemberment of Anna May Die trich. The court set a penalty of 10 to 20 years.
Franklin, March 24. The great ice jam surge that caused about 2,950,000 dollars in damage at Franklin and Oil City has receded. The Allegheny River is down to 14 feet, one foot below flood level, with temperatures at 29 degrees. Rain may bring renewed danger, but authorities believe the flood threat is past for now.
Omaha Nebraska March 24 AP The .22 calibre pistol with a silencer used by sniper bandit Frank Carter will be sold to the highest bidder in May county attorney Henry Beal said bidding should be lively A posse member who captured Carter laments being left out of rewards and would like the gun
City Ta marches amid abstinence and faculty dispute as state university students host a funeral style dinner and processional in place of the annual law jubilee. The event features invited faculty participation after a day of student protest against the ruling.
An investigation by county officials was under way after Mr and Mrs Claude Edwards were found dead in their ranch house bed. Edwards suffered a hammer blow to the head and a rifle lay on the bed. Officials consider the deaths a possible murder suicide or self destruction.
Des Moines reports say Louis Randa and Tames Rand were freed today after being charged with illegal voting. The charges stem from obtaining absent voter ballots, with officials stating misidentification did not cause the case.
District Attorney declares grim plotters to shock nation title claim. Theodore Peek, deputy bailiff, commends board of supervisors for supplying wets and blankets to jurors for comfort. He notes juries held overnight would benefit from rest and humane treatment. Cots could allow jurors from distant parts to stay at courthouse until morning after midnight discharges.
Osage Iowa March 24 Special Lewis J Hird prominent Osage merchant died this morning alone in his home Mrs Hird had gone to church service upon return found husband dead in bed apparently from heart disease Hird about 40 years old came to Osage four years ago from Ryan Iowa to run the grocery business He is survived by a widow and relatives in Dubuque Funeral arrangements were not yet completed this afternoon.
In New York on March 24 an avalanche of selling orders knocked more than a score of issues 3 to 19 points, setting new low records for the year. Government probes into oil mergers, weaker basic industry activity, cancelled auto orders, and the removal of the Pittsburgh Coal preferred dividend fed the bearish mood.
Health authorities report an influenza epidemic in Des Moines with four thousand cases. A health department bulletin records fourteen deaths from pneumonia last week and seventy five deaths since January. Additional cases of scarlet fever and smallpox are noted.
The Senate defeated the Gooding long and short haul bill by a 43 to 30 vote. The measure would have prohibited railroads from charging higher rates for short hauls than for long hauls.
Manaos dispatch reports 14 lives lost in a fire on the Brazilian steamer Pass de Carvanho on the Amazon river. The vessel, bound from Fo Toriguraa, carried a full cargo including Edwin Muhle goods. disaster occurred on March 28 near Cour.
Diplomatic circles report tense standstill as China’s forces circle Peking and defend the capital. Gen Feng Yu ustang reportedly moves toward Kilzan for a fresh stroke while embassies in the legation area, including Mentsin, seek refuge. A passenger train bound for Tientsin is held at Fongtat, twelve miles from Peking.
Chicago reports allege two Chicago men linked to the William Desmond Taylor killing, with District Attorney Asa Keyes calling for corroborative evidence from women Mabel Normand Mary Miles Minter and her mother. Keyes aims to question three women as he expands the investigation across New York Washington and Detroit.
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