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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1921
Page
7
Secretary Hoover and other top figures in Washington show signs of strain as they manage Harding's administration. The piece describes President Harding's determination to pursue his goals, Hoover’s fatigue, Hughes' lingering stress, and a Senate bloc seen as irreconcilables shaping foreign policy through steady guidance.
In San Francisco on May 21 Associated Press reports Corporal Robert E Sharp, Twenty-eighth recruit company, declined a second Distinguished Service Cross. He previously earned the decoration for valor in France during World War I when he served as a lieutenant.
Clarke County board of supervisors met to review alleged discrepancies totaling about 11 000 in the accounts of treasurer C W Judkin who has been missing since yesterday. Attorney General Gibson and County Attorney Dyer filed papers. a special grand jury session was set and investigators planned continued examinations of Judkin's books.
Mrs T H McGray led the Woman's Auxiliary to the Iowa American Legion at the closing session in Sioux City. Elected officers include President Mrs Be McGray Council Bluffs. Vice President Mrs J W Manson Creston. Second Vice President Mrs Anna Kane Sioux City. Secretary Mrs M S Kelly Davenport. Treasurer Mrs H M Glenn Ottumwa. The 1922 convention will convene in Cedar Rapids.
Let ta Parson, 13, accused of killing her sister’s child Lily, was returned to her Ozark home on Iron Mountain after parole by Judge Peter Houck. Her woodchopper husband escorted her home as she awaits trial on a charge of manslaughter in the fourth degree. the murder charge was dismissed and she remains in custody of her attorney Jeffry Burk for jail reporting.
Masked robbers seized a New York Central freight train on the Sanborn branch near North Tonawanda, looting silks, shoes, clothing, tires and other goods valued at about 70000. No shots fired, crew and guards overpowered, no arrests by noon.
Hassal T. Sullivan president of the International Editorial association told Milwaukee reporters that a new era for journalism will come when it is treated as a profession with pay tied to knowledge training and executive skill. He urged humanity and faith in readers while noting cynicism has harmed many in the field. A proposed Institute of American Journalism was set to serve as a clearing house for newspaper groups.
Jacksonville May 21 AP Deputy Sheriff Sam Arnold offers a reward for the return of Shine his trained pig used to locate liquor stills. Shine, almost starved, would follow the odor of mask from afar to the still. Bootleggers are suspected of stealing him as missing for several days.
Ignace Paderewski accuses German employers landlords and officials of pressuring Polish workers to vote for Germany in Upper Silesia plebiscite. He claims over 200000 Germans born there voted despite living elsewhere. France delays action as Britain urges speed and British troops may deploy.
About 600 general chairmen from four big brotherhoods and the Switchmen's Union will attend a Chicago conference July 1 to review and approve the wage award set by the United States railroad labor board. The report notes a sharp rise in purchasing power since last year, with 100 pounds of sugar costing $27.50 and now supporting purchases of sugar, flour, bears and prunes, potatoes, rice, soap, and other staples across the federal reserve districts.
Authorities hunt Roy Gardner after a Southern Pacific train holdup at New Castle California. Clerk Decker was forced to stop the train and robbed of his watch and chain. A mail bag was seized and Gardner escaped in a waiting automobile as officers scour the countryside for the suspected bandit. The postmaster general’s $5000 dead or alive reward is expected to take effect.
A Kentucky man Clinton Gaskill of Wilmore asks a divorce by return mail from County Judge B W Shaw after claims of a nine year marriage to Louise Kopp. The judge notes the couple had a marriage license and were married and refers the matter to the district judge.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30 o clock. If due to carrier error you miss your paper by that time call 8380 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should reach the office before 4 30 p m.
Pope Benedict writes to Cardinal Logue urging English and Irish to abandon violence. He proposes the Irish question be settled by a body selected by the whole Irish nation. The pontiff sent Cardinal Logue funds for the Irish effort.
Norma Talmadge and Harrison Ford will arrive in Centerville Iowa to film scenes at the Bradley Harbold hog farm one of the nation’s largest. The project is described as a major motion picture shoot by a leading company.
The May 23 1927 bulletin notes unpaved highways in Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin including Albert Lea Algona Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Ulm and Postville. Roads are described as dry fairly smooth but partly slow to travel and unsettled for tonight and Sunday.
Pilots prepared in Birmingham Alabama for the national elimination balloon race with gas filling at 9 o clock and the hop off at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Dirigible under Lieut Commander R F Wood expected from Pensacola Florida to visit the city. Weather outlook shows fair mild conditions with easterly winds.
Renewed rioting in Albany during the street car strike prompted reinforcements from the state constabulary. Two civilians and two policemen were seriously injured as clashes dispersed crowds of about 4,000, leading the United Traction company to withdraw most or all streetcars operated by strikebreakers.
United Press reports Chicago landlord John Claris killed himself amid tenant disputes over a rent hike from $40 to $67 in one building. A suit in courts had been pursued by tenants and Mrs. Clark found him with the gas on in the kitchen.
Sydney J. Catts, former Florida governor, was arrested in Albany Georgia on a federal peonage charge. He appeared before U S Commissioner George White and faced a 2500 dollar bond, which had not been posted by noon.
In northern California a Hop Sing tong group attacked a Bing Kong group in a general merchandise store. They set the store on fire and shot at the burning building, but police and citizens halted the attackers and rescued prisoners.
Des Moines May 21 Over production and weak demand forced the Wood Brothers Thresher plant to close yesterday, leaving about 150 men unemployed. A small force remains to wind down 600 machines on hand. Robert L Wood secretary says the plant could reopen in about 30 days. The plant turned out machines daily.
West Virginia Maj. T B Davis acting adjutant general oversees martial law in Mingo county as state troopers and 150 sworn citizens aid the emergency. Kentucky guardsmen patrol the Tug river area as tensions flare along the West Virginia Kentucky border.
Chicago May 23 Mrs Ki ta Hei wife of a millionaire banker faced larceny charges after police traced stolen goods from homes across the Gold Coast. Her husband and family stood by as doctors diagnosed kleptomania and she awaited hospital care with the expected baby.
The U S district court approved the modified plan to dissolve the Reading Company as decreed by the Supreme Court. The plan was accepted by Reading Company officials and the U S attorney general when presented to the court in May in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
A lone bandit stages two quick holdups within blocks, exchanging gunfire with officers in a running chase. L. R. Thomas loses 95 cents, saving a pocketbook for a driver at Park road near Fairview cemetery. Victims identify the same suspect, who fled after a brief gun battle and vanished into darkness.
Washington May 21 The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association agrees to the Shipping Board wage cut of 15 percent with modifications to working conditions and overtime. Secretary Davis and Chairman Benson announce the agreement after conferences with the union representatives. The actual wage reduction with changes could be somewhat less than 15 percent.
London May 21 British mine owners report a new plan that may settle the miners strike now in its fiftieth first day. Details are not disclosed but authorities believe the plan would tie wages to the cost of living.
Weather bureau forecast for the week starting Monday calls for warm, generally fair conditions in the inner Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with a chance of scattered showers.
Washington D C May 2 The House Ways and Means Committee reported a joint resolution to speed new schedules in the permanent tariff bill into effect immediately upon introduction if an emergency is deemed to exist The measure was pushed on a party line vote with Democrats opposing It was greeted with strong Democratic opposition from Rep Garner Texas who reserved all points of order Republicans aim to rush the bill next week led by Rep Young North Dakota who also opposed the resolution
Danville Utah May 31 twenty four hours after a letter from her father Dr A J Jackson Sioux City Mrs Edna Jackson Austin 25 vaudeville actress died in a local hospital. She had admitted in a signed statement written before death that septic poisoning came from a self performed operation.
Miss Nita Hemingway of Dows Iowa awoke at Samaritan hospital after a 600 hour sleep from a fractured skull suffered in an automobile crash. Doctors expect a slow but certain recovery with gradual return to full consciousness.
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