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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1923
Page
9
Washington analysis weighs Coolidge’s chances for the nomination. Hazards include own missteps, unforeseen events, Muscle Shoals sale choices, and farmer distress. Notes that destiny, White House presence, and cabinet prudence shape June prospects amid rival candidates.
The notice states newspapers should arrive before 5 10. If the carrier error or other cause prevents delivery, call the office by 6 30 pm for a free resend by Frog.
WD Stokes and Mrs Helen Elwood Moses face charges with five others for conspiring to defame Mrs. Stokes. Stokes, a wealthy New York hotel owner, and attorney Dan F. Nugent were en route to Chicago to answer. Extradition talks paused as they planned to fight the move. divorce action against Stokes and Mrs. Stokes proceeds in New York.
A derrick rises on Main Street near Exposition Gate in Tulsa as crews drill a genuine oil well. The site is inside the International Ferro Jeum exposition grounds where the first world gathering of the industry will begin next week, signaling Tulsa’s pivotal role in oil development.
Four robbers blew the Barneston Nebraska bank vault early today after two hours of gunfire that kept townspeople in fear. They escaped in an automobile with loot undetermined, officials say not more than 1500 dollars was in the vault, and telephone lines into town were cut.
Sofia issues a note to Belgrade asking for extradition of 700 communists who fled into Yugoslavia after the red counter revolution collapsed. Volunteers who aided the regulars in quelling the revolt were welcomed home. One arrested leader, Boris B Lagoef, dubbed Father of Communism in Bulgaria, fainted at bloodshed and cursed the new Bolshevik leaders.
Shawnee Oklahoma October 6 seven men were to be arraigned in justice court today for preliminary hearing on charges tied to a military civil probe into violence in Pottawatomie county. Witnesses testified before inquiry officers implicating the men as participants in numerous flogging. Defendants include Dr J A Walker dentist C M Robber former major Oklahoma national guard Malcolm Couch Louis Schall A Evans A A Smith Rioting charges and G C Wallace charged with perjury.
Lakehurst New Jersey October 6 The ZR-1 flight to Boston was canceled by Lieutenant Commander McCrary at 7 am due to strong westerly winds out to sea risking the ship being blown into the Atlantic The nest trip was rescheduled for Washington next Wednesday.
Perry, Oct. 6. The Farmers Trust & Savings Bank at Boulton Iowa failed to open this morning and was placed under the state banking department. Officials said there would be no loss to depositors. The president is W. Arthurs and J. Ro Gardiner is secretary.
An unconfirmed report from the Spanish Portuguese frontier states a revolution has broken out in northern Portugal. It centers around Oporto and surrounding areas, with details still unclear.
Earth shocks woke residents in Quebec at dawn. A 300 year old seminary reportedly toppled. Fragmentary text mentions police and prices but details are incomplete.
Lloyd George, after a long New York visit, continues to Montreal on a three nation tour. He urges United Nations unity to speed Europe’s recovery and peace, noting war has scars yet predicts brighter skies ahead with renewed will for cooperation.
Milton Bo Pitt told the chamber of commerce that aid through government channels must end. He denounced price fixing, urged self-reliance, and asserted the founders intended a government that lets each man stand on his own feet.
Fragmentary lines praise Linc oln as a woman of purpose and Lioyi George as a woman of methods. The text contrasts Lincoln with George, calling George brilliant while mis-spelling names and offering limited readable detail.
West Union Iowa October reports Mrs Chartes E Raundolph pleads with newspapers for help in locating her husband who vanished from their home on Labor Day. A man of the same name was killed at Mason City recently, and the body reportedly shipped to Blue Earth Minnesota for burial. Investigations show the deceased in Mason City was not her husband. Randolph, 78, wealthy merchant in the area, left home without money after years in business.
Berlin reports note Stresemann formed a new cabinet with himself foreign minister and Finance and Public Economy split among others. Reichstag doubters fear dictatorship nears as industrialists avoid cabinet posts amid clash with parliament. Stinnes meets in Ruhr to discuss reparations and return of workers. Curzon’s hard tone shocks French officials while Paris ponders implications for German relations.
A midnight blaze wiped out four buildings on Fernald Ta business street, destroying a grocery store, hardware shop, and post office. The loss was about 16000 dollars. Origin unknown. Alarm raised by Ladies Aid from a hall nearby. Sha Nevada, Ta fire department aided in response.
Oklahoma City troops were withdrawn as part of a demobilization reported by Adt. Gen. Charles Barrett. He stated no change in nationwide martial law and that guards will remain only where military courts operate. Soldiers were withdrawn during the night amid Gov. Walton’s clash with the Ku Klux Klan.
Stronghurst Illinois October train collision kills Bert A. Shellenberger instantly and badly injures his 15 year old son Alfred as a truck riding hay wagon is struck by an eastbound Santa Fe train near town this morning. Hay wagon occupants conveyed to Port Madison hospital. Also report: custom officials capture two rum-running motor boats after an all night chase with over 101 shots fired and boats valued at $30,000 seized in rough water.
Wisconsin records show one third of legally sanctioned Hyvor prescriptions go unclaimed while two thirds are used. Federal prohibition director Clark M. Perry notes the average doctor issues about two thirds of possible permits. In the year ending Sept 30, 1922, 178 Wisconsin physicians issued permits. by Sept 30, 1923, 496,000 permits were issued for one pint or less of whisky each, totaling 62,112 gallons consumed versus a possible 91,612 gallons.
The Ku Klux Klan in Fort Madison offers a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who painted a large yellow warning on a newspaper building. The sign told the publisher to leave town and bore the signature in Klux Klan.
Los Angeles report on two Hollywood leading film stars granted mutual separations and freedom to remarry. Motte Blue, carried from court after an interim decree, testified stardom did not bind her estranged husband. Witness WH. Gerke claimed Mario Prevost wed in 1918 while she began film work as a bathing beauty.
Sharp reductions took effect at the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul shops in Dubuque Iowa. About two hundred workers were laid off from a normal force of four hundred with more cuts expected Tuesday. The car department and boiler works were hardest hit.
Weather forecast for Washington and the Mississippi Missouri valleys indicates considerable cloudiness and showers in the early week. Temps above normal early, cooler later with probable frosts and several days of unsettled conditions.
Corn advanced to near 1925 highs with wheat strength and buying from strong commission houses. October delivery rose to 99 cents, other months higher, with about 200000 bushels of old corn bought to arrive. Iowa and the nation selling more freely while cash prices held firm.
Allister McCormick, a Chicago millionaire, and Miss Joan Stevens of London wed at the British embassy chapel in Paris in a religious ceremony on Oct. 6. The civil ceremony occurred yesterday at the city hall of the sixteenth arrondissement with Dr. Wesley Selwyn officiating. The bride wore a white satin gown trimmed with gold.
Jefferson City Missouri October 6 The Missouri Supreme Court held the cities zoning ordinance invalid, ruling the city exceeded its police power delegated by the state. The decision is viewed as potentially affecting zoning laws in many U S cities nationwide.
A city and surrounding county search recovered nine year olds Robert Walker and Robert Fagler in a pup tent near home after 24 hours missing. The boys were found safe a day after they disappeared from their residence in Des Moines.
Senator S. W. Brookhart addressed about 2,000 at a Burlington Legion picnic criticizing Wall Street power. He attacked bankers and capitalists, named Standard Oil and the Federal Reserve, claimed a 14 percent profiteering level while farmers earn little, and referenced a Muscatine bank loan affecting a Brookhart ally.
City records confirm Lincoln park in Waterloo is owned in fee simple and could be sold to raise funds for park debts and outlying parks. Public sentiment is mixed as critics fear loss of a historic public square while supporters see potential for redevelopment and underground facilities.
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