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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1926
Page
9
In post coup Poland Marshal Pilsudski, exhausted yet confident, says stability follows a rapid revolution. He notes surprise at the swift overthrow and predicts continued calm, while critics question the cost and path to governance amid broader European upheaval.
Washington dispatch notes a three cornered primary battle in Pennsylvania. The contest centers on Gov. Gifford Pinchot and Senator Pepper with implications for Prohibition and Secretary Mellon. Philadelphia political boss Vare's insurgency challenges party leaders as the state vote looms.
Statement from official quarters in Italy claims Britain has crushed the red menace amid the general strike. The government says 600 leading communists were arrested, about 1000 more detained or watched, 250 aliens deported, and raids on communist headquarters yielded full documents.
Berlin May 17 The new Marx cabinet chaired by Chancellor Marx agreed to declare policy to the Reichstag and immediately create a uniform German flag. The move aims to ease friction between Republicans and Monarchists and follows the fall of the Luther government. Foreign policy including the Dawes Plan and Locarno agreements will be treated with continuity.
Two hundred forty passengers were rescued when the Seneca liner Sene ca ran aground and partially submerged off Miami harbor early Sunday. The Coast Guard cutter towed the disabled ship beyond the jetty and evacuated passengers. Captain Byron Leek steered the vessel toward Miami after a bad leak appeared in the stern. The passengers traveled north today on a special train for repairs and service arrangements.
Nome Alaska May 17 AP Lincoln Ellsworth of the Amundsen-Ellsworth polar expedition told the Associated Press he saw much water at the north pole and rocky islands during the Norge flight Tuesday night. Ellsworth said the islands could not be considered land and noted dropping an American flag at the pole. The Norge was being dismantled at Teller as Umberto Nobile supervised. Capt. Oscar Wisting and Lieut. Oskar Omdahl awaited steamer.
Davenport May 17. Equality of sexes forms a plank in Mrs Ella Bushvell Hamlin’s platform for congressional representative on an independent ticket. Other planks include government ownership of railroads, natural resources development, and opposition to the League of Nations and the world court. Mrs Hamlin seeks the seat in the tower house now occupied by F B Letts, Davenport congressman from the Second Iowa district.
Hugh Blythe aged 17 born in Burlington and former Chicago broker died Saturday afternoon in Atlantic City. Son of the late J. W. Blythe noted Republican figure and longtime counsel for the Burlington railroad, Blythe had recently resided in Chicago.
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 30 seriously injured when a troop train overturned near Pathuca under emergency orders to Ixmiquilpan. The crash was caused by a washout on the track. The train carried troops of the Seventy-fifth Regiment.
Five candidates for county attorney vie for the Republican nomination and may each field their own delegate lists. With as many as five sets of stickers possible for 213 delegates, the county convention looms as the decisive arena. Candidates include W A Cook, Yr We Edwards, A C Nipten, ake J Towne, and Roger Bird sal.
Pennsylvania's tight race for the Republican nomination for U S senator pits George Pepper supported by Mellon interests against William Ware of Philadelphia and Gov Gifford Pinchot. The wet versus dry fight dominates the campaign with accusations of fraud and heavy spending as voters head to the polls amid a split party forecast for November.
A bomb exploded outside the U S embassy in Buenos Aires. No injuries occurred and only minor damage was reported. Ambassador Peter Augustus Jay was not present but returned shortly after. The incident sparked theories linking it to Motive related to Sacco and Vanzetti retrial denial. Police opened an investigation.
City electric inspector William Webb says labeling causes as defective wiring misleads the public. He notes many fires stem from tampering with wiring after unauthorized persons bypass licensed electricians. He cites a case of a drop cord moved along a wall and wired through a partition, violating city ordinances and insurance rules.
In Des Moines on May 17 antisaloon officials warned the fight continues after the eighteenth amendment adoption. Church members were urged to keep up the fight against liquor traffic. Speakers included Dr Howard Westerfield and Dr H K Scott McBride, national superintendent.
Des Moines dispatch reports the State Highway Commission ordered super intendents in all counties to pull down advertising signs along Iowa roads. Thousands of signs on 6,670 miles of primary highways are to be destroyed as part of a beautification plan. The destruction order was issued by the highway commission on Saturday.
Troy Ohio May 17 Jacob Nesbitt an Ohio State University graduate pleaded not guilty at arraignment on a second degree murder charge. He confessed to killing his wife after a family argument. her body was found in the bathtub at the Nesbitt home the next day.
Decorah Iowa May 17 Prof Rasmus B Anderson author and publicist Madison Wisconsin aided by Rotary host Thierset introduces the principal speaker at Luther college celebration of Nor Weglan constitution day Prof Anderson was in the first class graduated from the college in 1865 He is the guest of honor at the event
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High winds lashed northern Minnesota as fires burned across more than five counties. Four thousand six force volunteers and forest rangers fought the flames to halt their advance, with at least one vehicle burned and a fatality reported near a ramp beyond Warread. Nearby, an all-Wisconsin threshermen’s picnic invitation was issued for May 10 with Linn Glarke facilitating.
Polish leader Pilsudski grants interview amid coup aftermath. He states the purpose of revolt was to stabilize the country and confirms that he considers Poland pacified, despite reports of arrests and ongoing security concerns. He appears exhausted, privately noting he has many duties ahead.
Gen Marbford states Walter Shean, accomplice of Gerald Chapman, in the Davidson and Beventhal department store robbery at New Britain in October 1924, was today sentenced to the state prison. Shean pleaded guilty to two counts breaking and entering and carrying dangerous weapons.
San Remo Italy May 17 One of the last of the broken men forced from positions as heads of governments after the world war Sultan Mohammed VI is dead at his villa there Heart disease caused his death The under prefect of police sent condolence to Prince Sami nephew on behalf of the Italian government
The Mats cabinet in Berlin has decided on a national referendum to confiscate the property of the former German ruling house without indemnification. The vote is scheduled for June 20, with the outcome likely shaping postwar restitution policy.
The Anglo-French debt talks opened in London with Treasury experts from both nations meeting. Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill and French Finance Minister Pierre Peret were to confer later in the afternoon.
Washington May 17 The Senate agreed today to adopt the conference report on the 16360,008 federal public buildings bill.
Two Chicago to Waterloo liquor runners were fined in a procedure that included installments of about 10 dollars per gallon for 82 gallons of alcohol seized after a high speed chase on Grant highway. James Banning of Des Moines pled guilty to liquor nuisance and bootlegging, receiving fines of 590 dollars plus costs, plus 400 dollars and costs for illegal possession. G P Courtney, also from Des Moines, pled guilty to illegal possession with a 160 dollar fine plus costs. Injunctions restrain both from violating liquor laws. a district court hearing on confiscation is set for next Monday. Delong pled guilty to illegal possession in municipal court, fined 100 dollars and costs. district court injunction issued. Two pints of liquor were found in the rear of the defendant's garage.
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