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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1927

Page

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Remus Murder Trial Witness Testimony Shifts

Cincinnati November 23 A police and court driven scene as George Klug Remus chauffeur testified he was jailed for two days as a material witness and said he felt intimidated by the prosecutor's office. Klug described meeting Remus at Price Hill and driving to Eden Park before the shooting. He claimed Remus gave him instructions overnight and identified as a conspirator with Connors and Blanche Watson in the events surrounding Imogene Remus's death.

Blug Alds Cincinnai George Rens O- Gay George Klug King of Eden Park Intagene Remus Price Hill King Biaie Klug Bamos George Connors Connors

Author ends petition to draft Coolidge in 1998

New York reporter Philip Tucker and Boston organizer disclose a halt to the chain letter campaign urging President Coolidge’s candidacy. In Brussels, Henri Jaspar forms a cabinet without socialists, King Albert approves it after a clash over military service term.

New York Philip Ma. O Tucker Boston Odenker Wha President Coolidge Brussels Belgium Henri Jasper Albert

Obituary notices for Clark Bronson and Green in Waterloo

Robert J. Clark 55 died after six days illness at home on Eleventh Street. Widow Susie Patrick survives. Funeral Friday 6:30 p m at Hileman Cina chapel. Ella G. Bronson 74 died at daughter’s home on Baltimore Street. Service 3:99 p m at Kearns chapel. body to Mitchell Iowa for burial. Cecil P. Green 37 formerly of Waterloo died in Hot Springs Ark from uremic poisoning. Survived by widow and two children. body to Waterloo after burial plans.

Robert J. Clark Hilemana Cina Chapel Ella G Bronson Ella G. Bronson A. H. Crowther Baltimore Street Kearns Thape William Hardcastle Plymouth Congregational Church Woman's Relief Corps Mitchell, In Cecil P. Green Waterloo Gaylen B. Green Sixth Street West Hot Springs Ark Mr. Green Omaha

Temperature Readings For Tuesday Through Wednesday

Readings show a maximum around .5.005 and .37 on Tuesday with a minimum near .26 for Tuesday night into Wednesday. The notes reference Toa and Toa Mm with unreadable segments and unclear timestamps.

Ees Eesti BB Wednnesday My Seneeeranen Ds

Tax Cut Plan Faces House Fight Says Garner

Washington Nov 23 The Ways and Means Committee approved a tax cut package totaling about 235 million dollars a plan observers expect may grow toward 325 million by the time the bill reaches the White House Minority member Garner of Texas warned the total cut could climb as high as 325 million The proposal includes lowering corporation tax from 13 to 10 percent, partial repeal or retention options for auto sales and admissions taxes, and a boost in the exemption for domestic corporations with income under 25 thousand dollars A proposed rise in the boxing tax on high priced wickets was included to align with Mellon’s recommendation

Washington, D. C House Ways and Means Capitol Senate Congress Representative Garner Texas Ways and Means Committee Texan White House Treasury Garner Federal Mellon

Amnesia Victim Returns Home With Wife in Des Moines

Mobile Alabama Nov 23 amnesia victim Shannon Taylor accompanies her husband by car from Amnesia victim left here for Des Moines. He is unconscious and without memory. Wife expresses confidence memory will return after they reach home.

Mobile Aln LPI Shannon Taylor Des Moines Taylor Here

Goodyears Case Seeks 16 Million Dollar Dividend

In Cleveland a suit seeks to compel Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co of Akron to pay 16 million dollars in accrued preferred stock dividends to stockholders over the last five years. The action was filed in common pleas court.

Cleveland Bult Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Akron Common Pleas Court

Lady Godiva To Appear On Foot At Arts Ball

Chicago November 23 Lady Godiva will not ride at the arts ball Friday night. She will appear on foot after the entertainment committee rejected a horse in a wyaching age. The pageant aims to depict life in 2000 A D and may pause the legend of the lady who rode Coven try draped in a halo.

Chicago Lady Godiva Coventry

Hi-Hopping Pony and Nebraska Girl Star at Horseshow

A Nebraska bred mustang named Aviator won a blue ribbon at Chicago horse show in a sensational lightweight hunter display. Rider Eleanor Geizendaner 19 used a new technique guiding the mount with her left hand while balancing with her right. The audience of 2,500 hailed the unusual pair after flawless jumps.

Chicago Aviator Nebraska Eleanor Geizendaner Miss Getzendaner Lefe

Nebraska Farmers Indebtedness Grows

Chicago November 23. The plight of the American farmer has grown worse since 1910 according to B. Stewart secretary of the Nebraska Park Federation. Testifying before the Interstate Commerce Commission he said Nebraska farm indebtedness in December 1926 totaled 655 192 665 compared with 138 885 128 in January 1910. Farm mortgage foreclosures in the last three years totalled 33 000 000 as the commission holds hearings on freight rates for poultry butter and eggs.

Chicago B. Stewart Nebraska Park Bureau Federation Interstate Commerce Commission Stewart Nebraska

Elevator firm fined in $29,000 suit ruling

Des Moines reports Otis Elevator Co must pay $29,000 in damages to Lois Hoskins for injuries from a Randolph hotel elevator accident years ago that killed four. The U. S. Supreme Court affirmed the Iowa Supreme Court decision, holding the company liable by defining the suit against itself.

Des Moines Navy Lpi Otis Elevator Company Lois Hoskins United States Supreme Court Towa Supreme Court Elevator Here Hablo

Shenandoah Team Seeks State Title After Church Plans

Shenandoah on Nov 23 schedules church services for the undefeated Shenandoah high school football team before facing Creston high school to clinch state honors. The squad, aiming to keep its two year clean slate, has won all games this season.

Shenandoah Shenandoah High School Serve Tees Creston High

Fire damages home on Mobile Street from overheated furnace

Tuesday at 9 48 p m fire alarms responded to Ed Powell at 615 Mobile street detailing a house fire caused by an overheated furnace. Damages estimated at 10 dollars.

Ed Powell Mobile Street

Evangelist Dr George L Hale to Lead Waterloo Meetings

Dr George L Hale of Trenton Missouri comes to Waterloo to conduct two week Special evangelistic meetings at First Baptist Church starting Monday November 28 at 7 20 p m daily except Saturday He has pastored in Kansas City St Louis Denver and Oklahoma City and has directed large campaigns a chorus choir will be recruited with W B Howell as director

Gelist George L. Hale Trenton Waterloo First Baptist Church Hate Warrenburg CG. L. Kenagy Kansas City St. Louis Denver Oklahoma City Hannibal Hale W. B. Howell

Midwest bank robber sentenced to 12 years in Sing Sing

Dave Berman, 24, known in the Midwest for a string of bank robberies, was sentenced in general sessions court to 12 years in Sing Sing. He was convicted of resisting arrest after drawing a pan on Detective John Cordes during a May 5 arrest attempt. Authorities connect him to multiple heists from Wisconsin to Ohio, including the Superior post office robbery of 585,000 on November 20, 1925, the Northwest National Bank robbery in Milwaukee on December 8, 1924, and a La Porte, Indiana robbery on November 2, 1923, with post office inspectors alleging a gang that stole over a million dollars across several states. arrest followed tips from Sioux City police.

New York Dave Berman Middlewest Sing Sing General Sessions Berman John Cordes Superior Wis Northwest National Bank Milwaukee la Porte Ind Post Office Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Ilinois Indiana Chicago Sioux City

Youth Given Five Years for Auto Theft

Rus sell Carvel, 19, Indianola, was sent to the state reformatory to begin a five year sentence for stealing an automobile. He was sentenced yesterday by Judge J. S. Dowell in Cass county district court after being arrested at Dickinson, N. D.

Atlantic Russell Carvel Indianola State Reformatory AL Anamasa J. S. Dowell Cass County District Court Garrel Dickinson N. D

Big Plane Carrier Anchored in River

The U S 5 Saratoga the largest naval vessel left its berth at American Brown-Rovers ship yards near Camden New Jersey and was pulled into the Delaware River channel where she anchored.

Camden N. J U. S Saratoga Uncle Sam American Brown-Rovers Delaware

Marines Kill Three Nicaragua Bandits

Three bandits were killed six minutes northeast of Telpaneca in an engagement with a joint patrol of United States Marines and national guards near Managua. Marines and guards reported no casualties.

Managua Nicaragua Telpaneca United States

Disappearance of 18 year old Iowa teachers college student

Police were asked to search for Merlin Meredith an 18 year old student at Iowa State Teachers College who has been missing since November. His father Bert Meredith reported he has not been seen at the college or by his family. Meredith is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall 125 pounds with blue eyes auburn hair and glasses. He was last seen wearing a light suit a red sweater and a brown overcoat.

Merlin Meredith Iowa State Teachers Collpr Sinc Tne Bert Meredith Morlinville South

Radio Commission Defers Change to December 1 Order

Washington November 23 federal radio commission announced it would stand by its broadcasting house cleaning order effective December 1 despite protests from stations dissatisfied with new allocations. The December 1 order changes time allocations broadcasting power and wavelengths of many stations. Holiday guests Mr and Mrs Roy Hamilton of 330 Crescent Place spend Thanksgiving in Des Moines as guests of Mrs Hamiltons aunt Mrs J A Jackson.

Washington, D. C Federal Radio Commission Ite Roy Hamilton Crescent Place Dex Moines

U S Population Seen Near 124 Million in 1930 Census

Washington reports that the 1923 census director W M Steuart predicts the U S population will approach 124 million, marking an increase of about 19 million since 1910 and over 30 fold growth since the first 1790 census.

U.S Washington, D. C LPI United States W. M. Steuart Commerce Department Steuart

Chicago Wins Suit On Drainage Water Diversion

In a major ruling the court finds the Chicago diversion of Lake Michigan water has harmed Great Lakes commerce and navigation. Hughes reports that ending the 8,500 foot channel would raise lake levels over years, while continuing diversion keeps sewage disposal and water routines ongoing. Proceedings move to briefs, then oral argument.

Great Lakes Duluth Milwaukee Dwight F. Davis Hughes Chicago Michigan Huron Erie Ontario Lake Michigan Wisconsin

Waterloo Girl Hurt In Auto Crash Out Of Danger

Miss Elia Phillips daughter of Mrs Julia Weekley of 1812 River street has partially recovered from injuries after a collision near Austin Minnesota. She was on her way to Minneapolis to work in a cafe and was unconscious for five days. Now she is home with her sister Mrs Clyde Cronan in Minneapolis and is expected to recover rapidly.

Austin Minn Elia Phillips Julia Weekley River Street Clyde Cronan Minneapolis

Men arraigned on charge transporting fight films

Omaha reporters say A W Kahn and John Loveridge were arraigned in federal court on charges of transporting films of the Rempsey Tunney fight from Des Moines. They were released on $3 000 bond. McNider seen with Coolidge banker Mason City Ta was presented to the president by his son at the war department. Governor Hammill to dedicate new Bedford high school building.

George Harry G. Bird Henry Sandberg James E. Clark John Trautman Remus King Imogene Frank Olgates Joseph Lambert Ruth Cross Cincinnat Front Row Robert E. Hosford M. J. Normite Joseph Schwab Henry Huilink Annie E. Ricking Fred Oberschmidt Omaha, Neb INS A. W. Kahn John Loveridge Liberty Today Federal Des Moines McNider Coolidge Washington, D. C Charles H. McNider Mason City Hanford MacNider War Department Bedford Tea Movies John Hammill

British ace Giles survives desperate flight over Pacific

Capt. Frederick A. Giles, British airman, after an attempted Hawaii flight from San Francisco, crashed 275 miles north of San Simeon. He landed on the Hearst ranch and plans to repair the Hess Bluebird and resume the journey to New Zealand once charts and moon phase allow, describing severe air pockets and a spin that dumped fuel and instruments.

San Simeon Cal Frederick A. Giles Hawaii California Here San Francisco Los Angeles Giles Hearst Ranch Biswan New Zealand

Policeman Dies in Electric Chair for Robbery Killing

New York November 23 A jury sentenced 25 year old policeman Daniel J Graham nicknamed the neighborhood sheik to die in the electric chair for the murder of his friend Judson H Pratt during a payroll theft in Pratt s car. The case centers on a four thousand dollar payroll and a planned Coney Island outing.

New York INS Daniel J. Graham Judson H. Pratt Graham Pratt Coney Island

Andy Reid Peels Lions How To Play Football

Andy J Reid gave the principal address at the Lions whib luncheon in Black's tearoom detailing experiences as a football umpire at major intercollegiate games Wade H Nelson praised the upcoming Community Chest drive Thelma Sibling and Mary Bradley sang mandolin accompanied songs In London a dense fog darkened the city and a franchise vote in Shenandoah Iowa rejected a power company franchise A bank completed a full final dividend to depositors equaling 160 percent of deposits

Andy J. Reid Lions Black's Wade H. Nelson Thelma Sibling Mary Bradley Iatrabec Farmers State Bank

Police Arrest 16 Columbia Students After 2 Hour Riot

New York dispatch reports a two hour riot at Columbia where more than 1,000 students clashed with police and four fire companies were needed to disperse the mob. Eggs and rotted fruit rained down as high pressure water halted hostilities before the planned demonstration for the Columbia Syracuse game.

New York INS Syracuse

Lauer Heads East to Fight WSUI Broadcast Limits

Professor Edward H. Lauer departed Iowa City for Washington to press the federal radio commission against limiting WSUI broadcasting hours. The commission reportedly favors abolishing night broadcasts, risking loss of basketball games and the college of the air.

Lauer Wsui Broadcasting Iowa City INS Federal Radio Commission WSUTI University of Iowa Edward H. Lauer Washington Commission Laver

Man and Two Sons Sent Up for Robbery

Leola South Dakota November 23 7 D E Plum 45 and his two sons Jacob 19 and David 17 Pratt Kansas accused of beating and robbing George Spaulding 61 a wealthy bachelor farmer near Ipswich pleaded guilty in circuit court yesterday The elder Plum was sentenced to 21 2 years in the state penitentiary and Jacob to 11 3 years David was sentenced to the reformatory until further notice from the court.

Leola S. D D. E. Plum Jacob David Pratt Kan George Spaulding Ipswich Plum State Jvacco

Kentucky Starts War on Jockey Club

Louisville on November 23 Kentucky Attorney General Frank E. Daugherty filed suit in Jefferson Circuit Court to dissolve the Kentucky Jockey Club and forfeit its franchise arguing that continuation of the club as a corporation harms the commonwealth interests.

Louisville Frank E. Daugherty Jefferson Circuit Court State of Kentucky Kentucky Jockey Club

Lost Co-Ed Sought by Chicago Police

Beloit Wisconsin November 23. Naomi Batson a Beloit College sophomore withdrew from campus last week saying she would visit an aunt in Chicago. She has not been heard from since and Chicago police have been asked to search for the missing student.

Beloit Wis Naomi Batson Lincoln Neb Beloit College Chicago

Romanian Ships Armed to Resist Soviet Capture

Roumanian ships in the Black Sea armed amid reports of Soviet pressure to seize former White Russian vessels. The Egyptian steamer Gedeorghe Patro stayed at Constanza. pirates feared after Trotsky’s dismissal. Roumanian admiralty armed larger ships and warned captains of Russian saboteurs aboard ships near Constantinople and Constanza.

Bucharest Roumania Black Sea Elwatstin Gedeorghe Patro Constanza Roumanian Marine Leon Trotsky Communist Party Revott Odessa Constantinople Alexandria Roumanian Admiralty Roumannian Chim Altho Wrangel Roumenian Norvy

Premier Bratiano III Condition After Tonsil Operation

Bucharest reports Premier Bratiana underwent a noon operation for tonsillitis. The official condition is described as most serious.

Bratiano III Bucharest Bratiana

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