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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
8
Washington report outlines President Coolidge preparing for Congress with cautious public silence while gathering expert input from business leaders officials and academics. The article notes his method of controlled information gathering and planned memoranda ahead of his December 3 address.
The notice states the Courier should be delivered before 5 20 o clock. If the paper is not received by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 before 6 30 p m and a copy will be sent.
Mrs Emma Dieters accuses E M Jeffe assistant sales manager at Brooklyn Edison and Crescent Athletic club member of involvement in her husband Richards disappearance and supposed threats over alleged love letters. Dieters identification scene occurred in District Attorney Dodd office after finding coat and hat on East River bridge.
In Mexico City the 1922 crime figures show 681 killed and 10,793 wounded. Prosecutor Manuel J. Fierro reports a sharp rise since 1920, with 682 murders in 1922 vs 407 in 1916-20, and 10,793 wounded compared with 13,379 in 1916-20.
Gov. N. E. Kendall asks that Armistice Day be observed on Monday November 12 since the date falls on Sunday. He states the anniversary is of extreme importance to the country and the world and Americans should not overlook its significance.
Services will be held Saturday afternoon in Cedar Falls for Henry Sellers an early resident who died in Leeds North Dakota He had moved years ago to live with his daughter Mrs Elvira McCormick at her residence where he passed away.
Banker James A. Stillman asks Brooklyn appellate court for a new trial in his divorce case against Anne W. Stillman after submitting a controversial confession letter his wife allegedly sent. Attorney John F. Brennan challenged the letter's contents while refuting the document's validity.
Mrs. John Clark formerly Miss Hila Altee of Waterloo, longtime blind, was struck while crossing a street when the third car approached. She remained unconscious. witnesses say the driver acted not at fault. Her husband David is also blind. Relatives in Waterloo were summoned.
Fresno area report: Frank Pira once labeled killed in action in France five years ago appeals to Madera American Legion Commander S B Hernan for help restoring citizenship and army records as living. He says he was denied rejoining his unit and refused entry as a citizen while alive, even turning down a $30,000 life policy. The Madera post has taken up the case with Washington authorities.
Cedar Falls on November 8 Mrs Lars Nielsen escaped with light bruises and shock when her automobile was wrecked in a collision with a large truck at Thirteenth and State streets. The truck driver fled but a bystander secured the truck’s registration number for tracing the vehicle ownership.
President Calvin Coolidge enrolled as a Red Cross member for 1924 paying one dollar to Miss Janet Moffett daughter of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett. She pinned the Red Cross button on his coat during the annual roll call ahead of Armistice Day ceremonies.
Munich telegram reports Bavarian separatists plan to march on Berlin. Reichswehr surrounds Weimar to block border uprisings while Germany rejects restoring interallied control. Rioting leaves one dead and many injured as separatists clash with civilians in Kaiserslautern and Landau.
Warry Amberg, Far Eastern representative of Universal Pictures, and his wife, residents of the Hong Kong hotel, quarreled in Shanghai. Mrs Amberg swallowed poison in the excitement and her husband, believing no help could come, jumped thirty feet into the hotel courtyard. both died within a short time.
Paris November reports the allied council asking the Luceh government to bar former Crown Prince Fredertek Wilf from leaving Ditech territory and to permit him to transfer to Germiny as a war crimes suspect. The prince has been in exile since the war, with Allied governments pressuring for accountability.
Charles Schwab testified about loans totaling 200 dollars and subsequent lower sums to Myrtle Hayes over 20 years. He said he advanced funds to avoid public misinterpretation after a Brookline hotel project failed, with legal action by William G. Fabey seeking repayment.
Residents of Imperial Valley prepare for aftershocks following two quakes in 50 hours. Last Monday's tremor damaged buildings and started a small fire when power lines broke, but no injuries were reported and most damage was seen as negligible.
Secretary Otto Hammerland of the Mystic Workers of the World has submitted his resignation to the board of directors. Supreme Lodge president A. A. Bentley was elected to head the organization after former president Dr. D. E. Smith resigned recently. A special session is being held in Fulton to consider the resignation.
International news wires report Bavarian nationalists plan to seize the giant Zeppelin ZR-3 under construction for the United States Navy. Authorities guard the Friedrichshafen plant as officials weigh wrecking the ship rather than surrender it to conspirators.
Ku Klux Klan leader in Atlanta proclaims imperial wizard should reveal details about the shooting death of Captain Wile Nan Coburn by Phillip E. Rex. Statements defend the murder as a political act and demand public disclosure from Klan headquarters.
Lawrence Edwarts, 28, a farmer of near South Garry Owen in Jackson County Indiana, was killed when the auto he was repairing slipped from a jack. His wife witnessed the accident unable to move the vehicle and had to summon neighbors for help.
Allies who opposed the crown prince Frederick Wilhelm in World War I urge the Bern government to bar his return to Germany from exile at Wieringen and keep him from reclaiming the throne.
Miss Mary Clute 18 died by strychnine poisoning at her sister Mrs. Mathers home in Independence Ta this morning. Relatives puzzled as she had shown despondency with no clear explanation left. Her body was found in a room by sister Mrs. James Massingham around 9 am and a vial with poison lay nearby. An inquest was scheduled for this afternoon.
New York reports the 73 year old William Warl Doden and his wife Mrs Uelen Llwood Stokes, a blonde defendant in a sensational divorce suit, nearing jury deliberations as closing arguments conclude with Justice Mahoney to instruct. Samuel Untermyer leads Mrs Stakes counsel with closing remarks, followed by Max P. Steur.
Washington D C Nov 3 The Federal Reserve Board announces a new rule to curb branch banking growth after Feb 1 1924 state banks must agree not to establish new branches without board permission and to relinquish branches outside the parent city The measure seeks parity with national banks and drew some support from Vice Governor Platt while others oppose heavy handed limits on expansion
Daniel Fr. Negus, 33, typewriter repairman, was found dead in a Waterloo city jail cell at 7:35 am after being brought in by police on a Bluff Street complaint. Coroner Dr. Sidney B. Smith listed likely death from acute alcoholism. no inquest planned unless relatives request one. Ne gus, born in Spencer Iowa, served in World War I, had lodging at the Isis Hotel and left a divorce suit notice from Ima Negus.
Mrs. Britschell wife of Sergeant Frank Britschell rescued her three children from a burning Fort Niagara building recently converted to NCO living quarters. She carried them to safety as smoke filled the stairwell and was slightly burned in the effort.
Radio from the Donald B. MacMillan Arctic expedition reports all crew in good health and safe from icebergs. MacMillan is optimistic about reaching the pole after wintering at a point 11 degrees north and predicts expedition success.
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