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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
9
A compilation of items notes three executed robbers at Sing Sing for bank messenger murders, Coolidge urging restraint toward freshmen in fraternities, an aerial balloon race with unclear forecasts, a triple play in baseball, a Waterloo jail request, and a column on presidential term ambitions referencing McKinley Roosevelt and Coolidge.
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Princess Yolanda wife of Count de Bergato, heir to the Italian cavalry officer line, has a son named George born at Pinerolo on May 2 in memory of his father. The christening will be held next week with the full royal family in attendance.
Mrs Bes sie B Keil of Ladora Iowa files suit for divorce from husband Winfield S Keil alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She seeks 160000 alimony and custody of their 16 year old daughter Winifred. The couple wed August 13 1902. Keil is described as one of the wealthiest in town and county.
Marengo Iowa May 2 furler Brothers farmers near here discovered Siamese twins among a litter of pigs on the farm. Two bodies joined to one head each body with four legs. The head was normal except four ears two large two small. The pig died soon after birth and its body has been preserved in alcohol.
High school students to represent the midwest central states and southern zones in the finals of the national oratorical contest on the constitution in Washington next Friday. The contest is sponsored by Daily MaWwabanersy. Mrs Kroloff, 17, Sioux City, Iowa, won the Midwest zonal final at Kansas City.
Newark police report twenty injured when a one-man trolley car loses control on a steep hill, speeds downhill, and crashes into a telegraph pole near the tracks. A head on collision with a motor truck at the hilltop preceded the runaway, sending the streetcar careening toward the pole and hospitalizing the injured.
Five men held in Gary and Chicago as investigators probe a burned body found Sunday. Amid false leads and shifting identifications, authorities pursued possibilities that the victim was Mrs Josephine Desiderio or Mrs Mabel Walls Smal ler, while others questioned in Chicago denied knowledge of the husband Luis Desiderio and indicated the body’s identification would be difficult due to its condition. Hundreds viewed the body in the Chesterton morgue as the case remained unsolved.
Karl Woodward former convict charged with Kidnapping Lucile Chatterton 11 was arraigned held on 10000 bonds and remanded to jail as public sympathy swung from her father to Woodward who claimed he only wants the girl’s welfare. Lucille remained with deputy sheriff in Middlebury as authorities planned further proceedings.
St Louis detectives and county deputies probe the death of Dr William Dillon 48 found with a bullet in the brain near Francis Field Washington University stadium. Clues point to tangled telephonic and death threat reports. A chipped lead traces to Hognite, linked to a gang opposed by Egan's Rats formerly led by Dinty Colbeck.
Des Moines reports indicate a sharp cold snap with Boone registering 24 degrees and Des Moines at 34. Official readings from Atlantic Cedar Rapids Creston Decorah Chesterville Fort Dodge Town Falls and Waterloo show subfreezing levels and worsening conditions in some districts. The Weather Bureau notes no damage estimates yet and highlights colder pockets in the town’s western and northern areas.
Negotiations over unionizing a strip pit mine near Plager Ta recently bought by prominent Des Moines men operating it on a non union basis are underway. Several owners say they will not unionize the mine.
W D Oliver Cedar Grove church choir director jailed after conviction for his part in the flogging of John Barker 53 who flogged for allowing his daughter Jewel to wear knickers and ride a bicycle Five men were arrested in connection with the flogging One was acquitted and the other three await trial
Halifax May 2 Government steamer Stanley rescued most of the crew of the Norwegian steamship Malden Guard stranded at Shut-in-Island after two days of fog in the north Atlantic. Five died, many rescued, a schooner sunk and two steamers ashore. The Cape D'Or schooner’s wife and four crewmen drowned when rammed by the coal steamer Clackamas. The Malden Guard probably a total loss. Twenty-five Azov crew rescued off Cape Breton.
In Philadelphia on May 2 the naval seaplane PN-9 flew 28 hours 36 minutes without stops, landing at 2 p.m. after a test that began at 10:22 a.m. Friday. Two pilots and two mechanics alternated, completing a long Delaware river course and surpassing the PN-S San Diego to Honolulu idea.
In historic Central Union church the fleet headquarters hosts maneuvers as second day continues. Rising secrecy surrounds deliberations of high ranking officers directing war plans while blues and blacks clash. About $90 in all is counted as armed crowds watch.
National balloon elimination races opened with Honeywell and Thaden facing disqualifications for gas handling. Wa rnings on wind and late starts shaped the perilous Southeast flight as five balloons aimed for the Atlantic coast.
Minneapolis publisher iS Jacobs found guilty of criminal libel for printing charges against former Senator Magnus Johnson and his orderly conduct The jury urged leniency and Judge Nye granted a stay of sentence of fifteen days in Bronte or Bronte district court the case noted the journalists role and the political context
New York on May 2 reports the death in Rome of Louis Theiffling general of the Dominican order and world head of the Dominicans. A cablegram notified Rev. Raymond Meagher provincial of the eastern United States Dominicans.
Fort Wayne Indiana May 2 Rev Campbell Gray Proria Michigan was consecrated Bishop co adjutor of the northern Indiana diocese of the Episcopal church in the presence of high church dignitaries Rev Cuthbert Mason City law noted as chaplain to Bishop Reginald Herbert Weller Fond du Lac Wisconsin the chief consecrator
Periods of scattered showers and thunderstorms expected midweek with warm temperatures. Forecast covers Were Washing-on extending into early May with variable conditions and potential thunder activity.
Herman C. Miller speaking at the Iowa American Legion state convention in Cedar Rapids Friday warned that 15 die daily due to postwar effects until rehabilitation improves. He urged the Legion Red Cross DB.A.V. and related groups to support widows and dependents as the obligation continues beyond the war. Attending officers and local representatives from Waterloo and several families are present at the convention.
A coroner's inquest into the death of Billy Mac Clintock heard evidence and is expected to render a verdict within a week. The hearings paused today, with conclusions anticipated Monday, amid the murder indictment of foster father William D. Shepherd.
A brief tornado struck a Des Moines residence district late yesterday, unroofing two homes and overturning several outbuildings. Witnesses said the wind lasted about two and a half minutes before dissipating.
George Harteng, former University of Chicago football center, will marry Miss Adelaide Nash today at the bride’s home in Tipton, Iowa, as announced last night in Chicago.
May 2. Joseph, the master of finance, named as the man to straighten France's finances. Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, Girard Winston, said he believes Catlanx is the most capable at reorganizing France's money problems. Winston, who sailed for America, notes France's finances are in better shape than expected and avoids asserting public sentiment.
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