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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1928
Page
1
Federal agents raided a Blue Island home seizing large quantities of alcohol amid a tense clash with Chicago police. The incident sparked a heated battle over authority, with Police Commissioner Hughes demanding clarity on federal raids. Indictments and political tensions followed as arguments over enforcement and politics intensified.
An Alabama senator calls for a probe into the death of Senator Willis. The scene unfolds on a crowded senate floor with interruptions as details emerge. Willis collapsed after addressing a university audience, and his wife Mrs Willis traveled to the scene while the assembly paused.
Reported death of Senator Frank B. Willis, a respected Ohio figure, triggers state-wide mourning. National Guard escorts, draped portraits, and condolences pour in from President Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and numerous officials as burial plans—likely in Galena—are prepared.
William Henry Fer 64 a Waterloo area resident and former Meyers Nursery salesman died yesterday afternoon at a local hotel where he gained recognition. Born March 4 1864 he lived in Waterloo for many years leaving a widow and several relatives. The funeral and burial details appear in the notice along with a brief list of surviving family and a connection to local churches and funeral services.
Inaugural ceremonies will mark Glenna Tibbitts’s induction as Waterloo mayor, with oath administered by Leon A. Link. Old council final session follows, then oath for mayor and council officials. New council lineup includes We Sterly Harlelp Bragdan, with others continuing. Municipal officers to file oaths with the city clerk.
Paris dispatch reports rising winter travel to the Riviera with more travelers and pricier accommodations. Trains from Paris to Cannes and Monte Carlo run nightly, many aboard luxury compartments. The article notes a growing share of wealthy white travelers and crowded ships despite economic hardship.
William Leask of 1600 Forest and Tat Leavitt of Peer Payesett receive building permits. Other details list multiple applicants and plotted structures, with line garble suggesting street addresses and parcel notes. The brief item appears as a clipped public records notice.
Fragmentary OCR shows a rental catalog or advertisement for Suhulte Stores with repeated phrases and several prices. It mentions terms like five-year spans and annual amounts ranging from four thousand to seven thousand dollars. Local context and details are unclear due to incomplete text.
Des Moines reports test of strength between Smith and Meredith factions in Iowa Democratic caucuses. County contests arise over legality and notice with two competing delegate sets in Polk and Woodbury. Cedar Rapids Mason City and other precincts show Smith leads. Meredith backers push a Stop Smith effort while Meredith himself denies seeking the nomination.
A night-time burglary at an Oakwood area elevator office in Floyd County yielded $85 in cash. Police say the safe’s forced opening shows professional handling and officers report the scene indicated prior experience. No injuries reported in connection with the incident.
Fragmentary text references Hawley Greens Committee, various names such as William Giretts and Blanche Martin, and mentions of operations, hospitals, and cities like Chicago and Waterloo. The garbled OCR lacks coherent events or dates but indicates political or committee talk and health issues among individuals.
Fragmentary report describes a Saturday event in CO involving a barber, storage, and a cleared basket. Mentions a smoker and a marketing phrase about Berninn. No clear names, dates, or outcomes detectable in the legible text.
The article recounts Lut Klingaman and kin memories from the Civil War era, detailing family experiences, field life, battles near Romney Virginia, and the impact on relatives. It notes enlistments in the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania and Eleventh Indiana units, a Battle of Bull Run timing, and personal relics including a bullet and a scar.
Amid a regional storm, funds for leveled band projects and telephone poles were delayed. Power outages, downed lines, and widespread property damage disrupted Norwalk and surrounding towns, with Kenneth Phillips among the dead noted from exposure. Schools closed. estimates placed total damage around $300,000.
The town announces garbage collection beginning April 10 with immediate start. Payment arrangements will be collected by the shire. Roads and receptacles will be prepared for pickup as crews mobilize to service alleys and curbs in Hayek Mantrod and surrounding areas.
St. Louis Missouri March 21 chart reports Charles A Bludgergh and three rampanions took off from Tambert St. Louis field at 1 29 pm today bound for San Diego California to receive the new Ryan monophine built for him there.
A garbled OCR item lists temperatures and days with partial phrases. It references Friday and Saturday, mentions a crane and a possible weather or event notice, but the text remains incoherent with missing context and unclear entities.
Springield Illinois reports about 50,000 miners will halt work as the Jacksonville wage scale dispute nears a deadline. Operators plan to meet in Chicago next week to hear proposals but will not bargain unless the Jacksonville scale is modified. Union leader Harry Fishwick says no union reps will attend the operators’ session.
New Yorks exchange opened with a brisk rally that faded, lifting all Saturday records then slipping as late quotes showed the market trailing. Total sales reached 2,501,400 shares, far above the prior Saturday high. Quarantines list minor health notes and local detentions accompany the market report.
Fragment from a puzzle page with multiple choice brain teasers. Questions include two workers building a house together, buying and selling a cow for profit, and a round trip speed problem between New York and Washington. Answers are suggested within the exercises, and the activity invites two minute time limits per problem.
Anianiosa Ta March 31 Henry Mowry former mayor of Lowden Ind won a verdict for 3000 in a slander suit against Henry Reinking and nineteen others. Jurors reported after 10 p m following hours out since 12 30 p m yesterday. Mowry said townspeople condemned him for denying permission to the American Legion in 792 to hold a celebration conflicting with a German festival. Two years earlier he won 40000 in a trial here on a year change but the Supreme Court ordered a new trial.
Smithsonian researchers announced the Oklahoma toad specimen, nicknamed Pleis, is a common western Bufocompitetilis species not ancient. The team examined the fossil-like find and dated it to around a year old, challenging previous belief of its age.
Foreclosure sale of the Pyramid Fort land Cement company of Des Moines was made today to the Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement company Delaware for 5 1 050 000 in cash. A second bid of 1 045 000 was offered by A Hauge, president of the Iowa Trust Savings Bank, trustee for first mortgage holders.
Cedar Rapids officials report permission to discontinue the long running interurban line between Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Lisbon. Iowa Railway and Light will run bus service in place of electric cars. The route, among the oldest in the state, will see tucks removed by August per court order.
Doris De Ran, 20, a Creifston University medical student, swallowed poison in a college laboratory. Quick action by Fridas saved her life after the incident in the lab as doctors treated the poison exposure.
Chicago March 3. William Scott Stewart, a Chicago attorney, was found guilty of contempt in connection with his conduct during the murder trial of Dr Amante Rongetli. He received twenty four months in jail but was granted a stay of execution until April 30.
Des Moines federal court fined Charles M. Crow $450 after he pleaded guilty to using the mails to defraud. He mailed inferior ink pencils to petitioners known to be dead to pressure relations to pay high prices.
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