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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1927
Page
12
In Chicago two bombings target hangouts of rivals to Al Capone as the city’s vice war intensifies. Detective Chief O'Connor warns Capone to stay out, while Capone himself appears in court on a disorderly charge with no arrest yet.
Washington news reports that foreign governments will pay about 96.6 million dollars in December as part of wartime debt settlements, bringing total year foreign debt to roughly 163.6 million. Britain leads payments with 67.6 million in interest and 25 million principal as others follow.
Cedar Rapids Iowa November 29 Charles E B Wheeler 76 noted Iowa lawyer who shaped the Jones County case known as the Jones county call case died after a yearlong illness He practiced law over 50 years and partnered with judges Moffit Hubbard Preston and Dawley A native of Albion Indiana he lived in eastern Town since 1903 He attended Notre Dame and the University of Iowa and was the father of Lucien Wheeler formerly with the U S secret service and a presidential bodyguard.
Chicago narrative reports Henry Keller, a South State street restaurant night watchman, shot in the leg by a man who claimed the act was a mistake. A woman with him exclaimed recognition before the pair fled. Keller was hospitalized.
The Courier should reach homes before 5 30 P M. If you do not receive it due to carrier error or other cause call 5100 for a replacement copy. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 39 P M.
Black Hawk County Home appeals to readers to supply Mrs Faith with mercerized crochet thread and a No 13 crochet hook. The piece highlights Good Fellows clubs delivering Christmas cheer to the old and lonely and to needy children, inviting all to join.
Oran and Mostaganem report devastating floods in northwestern Algeria with hundreds killed. Officials warn total deaths could surpass 600 as heavy rains and rising waters persist and aid drops by air begin to reach stricken villages.
Washington reports Turkish envoy Ahmed Moukhtar Bey arrives amid heavy secrecy and security. Secret service meet him in New York and escort him to Washington as measures guard against protests tied to his 1920 Armenian killings involvement. Paraphrase of events notes he was Moscow envoy during Armenian village sackings.
Eleven workers were injured when a three story skeleton structure toppled during a wind and rain storm in Chicago. The collapse occurred at the storm’s peak after a lightning strike hit a steel girder. about twenty workers were trapped in the wreckage.
In Waterloo six social agencies plus Red Cross Boy Scouts Salvation Army Social Welfare league YMCA and YWCA collected 748 subscriptions totaling $7 883 on day two of the drive raising the two day grand to 1 182 pledges and 32 645 toward a 73 510 goal. Adams Paper Co led 100 percent membership. Mrs Edmund Miller division A had 184 pledges 2 242 dollars.
Harry Hill a 22 year old Streator youth will go to trial December 27 on a murder charge. The body of his mother was found under loose basement bricks in the Hill home in Streator last August. Hill fled before his arrest in Seattle Washington after the discovery.
Harry Sinclair and Henry Mason Day, aide, were served summonses to appear before the District of Columbia Supreme Court on December 5 to answer charges of criminal contempt of court linked to alleged jury tampering in the Fair-Sinclair affair.
In Boston on November 29 riot squads stormed a building after hours of siege by 61 policemen and four inhabitants. Two Black men and two women, one white, were dragged out as tear gas and tear bombs were used. shots were fired during the raid.
In Cincinnati on November 29 the Remus murder trial featured witnesses detailing alleged visits by Franklin L Dodge Jr and Imogene Remus. The testimony described Dodge at the Remus mansion several times and Remus's wife predicting his deportation, while the judge limited questioning to curb interruptions.
Des Moines on November 29 Col Glenn C Haynes secretary of the Iowa Good Roads association and Rep A Hollis of Black Hawk county led a group from the Iowa Legislature in an executive session. They discussed a proposed special road bond session for the state legislature.
Vancouver police and authorities believe the aircraft occupants were drowned while attempting a flight to the United States with liquor cargo after the discovery of an airplane wing off the north coast of British Columbia.
In New Haven on November 29 Senator William E. Borah urged the Republican convention to uphold the constitution and opposed unification of the dry laws. He criticized politicians for failing to enforce existing prohibition legislation.
Washington Nov 29 The Republican National Committee plans a meeting in the East Room of the White House next week where President Coolidge will address members informally. The president reportedly has no say in choosing the convention city. Committee chairman William M. Butler and several committeemen have arrived for the gathering.
Warden Lewis E. Lawes refused to allow Dr. Clarence A Neumann to enter Sing Sing to examine Ruth Brown Snyder. He said only an order from state corrections commissioner Raymond F C Kieb would permit the noted Chicago alienist to work inside the prison walls.
Frank J. Hogan attorney for Edward L. Doheny announced that Congress would be asked in the next session to reimburse Doheny and his associates about 13 million dollars. The amount covers physical improvements to Elk Hills base and the Navy base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
Four injured in a collision near Dayton when a southbound passenger train was sideswiped by a northbound freight. The derailment occurred just south of the city. two passenger cars and the diner derailed while several freight cars toppled. Authorities say injuries are not believed serious.
In San Francisco on November 20 the Wanda flown by Capt. Frederick A. Giles was under overhaul. The preparation aims at another attempt to fly to Hawaii and start a long air journey toward New Zealand.
Kabekona bay frozen two weeks CG Woolley and wife arrive from Leech Lake recreation camp near Walker Minnesota. On the way down they ordered new hats at a boat works. Edith Woolley has been in Waterloo since October.
In Long Beach Gal on November 28 the physician credited a music treatment by Durant Baldwin and a pianist friend with reviving Mrs Ethel Baldwin from a 180 hour coma. Her son, a violinist, discovered her hands moved when they played, leading to continued sessions until she regained consciousness. She is reported needing only rest to fully recover. Mrs Baldwin is sister of Mrs F C Morgan of 730 Cottage Street.
A $125,000 bond issue for a memorial coliseum in honor of veterans of the Civil War Spanish-American and world wars was approved by nearly three to one at a special election in Marshalltown. The hall will seat about 2,500 and serve as a convention venue and headquarters for patriotic groups and the local national guard unit.
Little two year old Annannette Mann cried out and led neighbor Anna Bontz to find John Mann and Annannette Mann dead on a bedroom floor. Coroner T C McQuate ruled the case murder and death by own action. The tragedy occurred Saturday and was not reported until Friday night.
Gust Zeller a 38 year old Milwaukee road switchman was shot through the heart and killed at 3 a m while trying to mediate between Arthur Stern and his wife Stern fled and is at large the couple had just patched up a long estrangement and planned to live together again in Milwaukee Wisconsin on November 29.
State article from Council Bluffs Iowa reports W. G. Children, former Iowa legislator, saying he will not allow his name to be used in the Iowa Committee of Ten slate headed by Senator Lars J. Skromme for governor, though he was listed as a candidate for railroad commissioner.
Sioux City Iowa November 29. A Des Moines arrest of Max Silberman for selling and displaying home brew items is aimed at testing a prohibition statute. Glenn A Brunson district prohibition director announced that sale of hops mail and related articles may continue in Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota.
William E. Evans, 58, head of a major Des Moines coal concern, plunged from a twelfth floor window of a downtown office building. He died within a half hour after landing on a skylight, fractures described as virtually every bone broken. Friends said he had been brooding over his business.
Washington leaders map two campaigns totaling up to five million dollars to buttress repeal or modification of the eighteenth amendment. The reform coalition plans a national referendum plank in party platforms and mass mailings to voters as Congress reconvenes.
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