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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1927
Page
13
A wartime memory echoes as a city pauses for taps and reflection on fallen soldiers. Ed Spraggord warns of inevitable war while debates on nationalism vs internationalism shape Armistice Day discourse and policy.
Charles A. Lindbergh urges federal regulation of flying schools and pilot qualifications after touring the United States. He cites cheap schools, insufficient training, and inexperienced pilots as key dangers, calling for expanded authority for the department of commerce to regulate all flying activities for safety.
Waterloo marks Armistice Day with air raid like bombs signals at 11 and a nation led silence. Legion leaders and local officials oversee ceremonies at West High and Memorial Hall as schools close and ten thousand copies of In Flanders Fields are distributed.
Des Moines Nov 21 a petition filed in federal court by Maris Trust and Savings Bank trustees for holders of 700000 in gold debenture bonds asks for a receivership of the Des Moines City Railway and sale of its property. A receiver is expected to be appointed by Judge Martin Wade. The company acknowledges the debt as valid and will not contest the application. Property value is estimated at about 10060000.
Burns detectives who guarded the jurors in the Sinclair oil conspiracy case faced the 15 man panel to seek the mysterious stranger who allegedly approached jurors with pro defense statements during the 13 day trial in Washington.
London November 11 reports intermittent civil war in northern China has subsided. Balkan tensions between Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over border yards eased. Gomez i Setrana revolt in Mexico crushed. Major European powers pursue peace time reconstruction as League of Nations prepares general disarmament conference.
President Coolidge endorsed a plan to raise a large fund by public subscription for flood victims. Senator Porter H. Dale of Vermont and Col. Joseph Fairbanks, president of the Vermont association in Washington, discussed the plan with the President at the White House. Details to be announced later.
Five suspects were arrested in Kansas City linked to the Wynnewood Oklahoma bank robbery on November 3. City detectives recovered bonds worth 26,100 dollars, part of a 46,000 dollar loot, from a raid last night.
Cedar Falls and Colwell reports detail fatal hunting accidents. Bernard Garrison, 18, died after his father misidentified him during a tree climb for a race. gas shortages delayed aid. WHI Rouse, 45, near Colwell, was killed when hammer on a shotgun discharged on steps as he left home for a hunt with his young son. Francis Duffy, 25, of Cascade, was found dead beside a barbed wire fence after going hunting the previous day. inquest planned.
At Le Bourget France November 11 a Belgian flyer Medaets who launched from Courtrai at 7 48 am to beat Chambertin's nonstop record was forced to land due to bad weather near Fertn-sur-Aube suffering serious injuries while his pilot escaped with minor harm. He flew the Queen Elizabeth, aiming for a nonstop to the Belgian Congo.
Henry Wickman Steed editor of the London Review of Reviews was to give three addresses in Des Moines today. He would deliver an Armistice day address at Drake University be guest of honor at a Des Moines club luncheon and address the University club tonight.
The Flying Broadcasters Inc an army and navy reserve flying officers group was granted the first ever broadcasting license for a regularly operating aerial radio station. The station will operate on 204 meters with the KHAGC call letters. WLBO Chicago received a power increase to 5000 watts and a transmitter move to Des Plaines Illinois.
Des Moines records a late year heat with 77 degrees followed by a rapid plunge to 10 to 16 degree range as a cold wave arrives tonight. Sioux City is hit by a blizzard with a 40 mile per hour wind reducing visibility. Snow begins in Des Moines at 1 50 PM with temps dropping from 64 at 7 AM to 38.
Washington announces the American Red Cross has started its eleventh annual enrollment campaign. With disaster relief forces already active in the New England flood crisis, the organization urges renewal of memberships and invites others to join. President Coolidge emphasizes growing demands require increased support for the humanitarian institution.
Cedar Falls November 11. C A Fullerton of Ill, staff member in the music department at Teachers College since 1897, is granted a three month leave of absence due to ill health. The leave begins immediately.
Carl Bean former president of the Slow club in Des Moines Iowa had his marriage to Peggy Foster annulled yesterday afternoon by Judge Meyer. The court ruled the union was obtained by fraud and Bean is free of matrimonial obligations.
Four thousand head of livestock from across the United States will be on display as the American Royal Livestock show opens in Kansas City Missouri. The event begins tomorrow and runs for a week.
The notice states newspapers should arrive at homes before 5 36. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause, a replacement copy will be sent. Phone calls should be made before 6 30 p.m. to report issues.
On Armistice Day in St. Louis national commander Edward E. Spafford urged Legionnaires to oppose internationalism and pressed for immediate laws to mobilize manpower and resources. He criticized the 1920 national defense act as weak and warned of profiteering and draft exemptions while calling for a stronger navy and steady prices.
Former Judge John W. Gwynne recalls Armistice day nine years after the war and advocates a combined memorial and celebratory observance. He urges serious reflection with flags at half mast in the morning and full mast in the afternoon, honoring the dead and praising peace.
Des Moines reports that drillings at the Clive prison farm reveal coal deposits on about 230 acres that could supply all state institutions for eight years. Convict labor will mine the coal, with machinery used only after tests determine needs.
Sioux City, Ta November 11. Mayor Stewart Gilman involved in town's first horse and buggy bootlegging case as federal agents arrest Barney Rosenthal owner of Rosenthal Transfer and Storage Co and seize two horses with several gallons of alleged alcohol. Rosenthal posts 1000 dollar bond. Woodbury County Antisaloon league seeks injunction claiming mayor owns the Rosenthal building.
German chief of staff Gen Wilhelm Heye said in San Antonio that the next war would be fought from the air. He is en route to Fort Benning to inspect the U S army school after reviewing troops at Fort Sam Houston.
Des Moines police seized 84 gallons of alleged alcohol in a vehicle early today. The two men named H. E. Wright of Mason City and B. E. Johnson without a home were taken into custody. A revolver and Cerro Gordo license plates were found in the car. Mason City authorities were asked for information.
The Independent Wireless Telegraph Company reports a message from the steamer Hannawa stating an unidentified oil tanker exploded about ten miles off Barnegat Light New Jersey. A rescue steamer is heading to the scene.
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