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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1927

Page

13

Insurrection Suppression and Boxing Debate Dominate News

The report describes Mexican authorities crushing an insurrection with legal formalities dropped. It also notes debates over boxing inter state film transport and broadcast rights amid a tense moral climate. An aviator Frederick A. Giles faces delays in a cross country attempt to reach New Zealand and Australia.

Frederick A. Giles New Zealand United States West Coast Iowa City Pacific Honolulu Fiji Continental Australi

Gooodidge Out of Range Might Pick Party Candidate

Washington leaders discuss President Coolidge and the Republican nomination. They see his role as decisive if a deadlock occurs, with many governors and state leaders hopeful he will guide the choice while avoiding direct abdication. The piece notes ambivalence about forcing a renomination and the desire for a smooth process.

Mr. Coolidge Coolidge New York Herald-Tribune

Author Schefauer Ends Life After Shooting Secretary

Berlin Oct 7 American author and critic Herman George Schefauer killed his private secretary and then died by his own hand in his Berlin home. The incident ends a controversial literary career marked by sharp criticisms and public disputes.

Berlin Herman George Schefauer

May Not Get to Be Mayor Dispute over Duvall fate roils Indianapolis

Mayor John Duvall faces a 30 day jail term a $1000 fine and four year disqualification from office for violating the corrupt practices act. His appeal proceedings tomorrow may determine if the sentence enforces immediately and whether his wife Mrs Duvall would be next in line to become mayor if he is removed. Duvall also assailed the press and Catholic opponents saying the party is a vehicle for Catholic control, distributing handbill statements nationwide.

Indianapolis Ind John Duvall Duvall Democratic Party INS John L. Duvall Emsley W. Johnson Marion County Cassius C. Shirley

Sauerkraut Festival a Record Springfield Event

Springfield Minnesota hosted the fourth annual kraut festival drawing about ten thousand people. Attendees consumed roughly 20 000 quarts of sauerkraut 3 gallons of coffee and 12 000 sandwiches plus 10 000 doughnuts as the festival wrapped up with celebration.

Springfield Minn America

Frost Expected in Eastern and Southern Iowa Tonight

Des Moines reports frost likely to spread from northwest Iowa into eastern and southern sections tonight. Early notes say frost did little damage in Sioux City as clouds cover the state. much of the corn is already out of danger and any frosts should be light, mainly confined to low ground.

Des Moines Iowa Government Weather Bureau Sioux City

Plan Cross Country Derby for Flivvers

Des Moines plans a 50 mile cross country derby for college flivvers on Oct 22, the Drake Delphic reports. The event runs with the Drake Grinnell game and offers prizes to the first woman driver to reach Grinnell, the flivver with the most passengers, and the first to break down outside Des Moines.

Filovers Des Moines Grinnell Drake Pioneer Drake- Grinnell Drake Delphic

British Labor Votes Down Red Alliance

The British Labour Party conference rejected the independent Labour party’s resolution to reopen talks with the Red International. The vote totaled 1,831,000 against to 1,071,000 for. The conference then endorsed unification of the independent national parties.

Labor Red Alliance Blackpool Eng Labor Party Independent Labor Party Red Internationale

Des Moines Airmen Honor Leslie Miller at Banquet

Des Moines, Oct 7, Leslie Miller, a local aviator who finished second in the New York to Spokane air derby for class B planes and who won two events at the Spokane air congress, was the guest of honor at the Des Moines chapter National Aeronautical Association banquet and annual election.

Des Moines INS Leslie Miller New York Spokane Air Congress National Aeronautical Association

Court Writ Stays Birger's Execution

Springfield Oct. 7 The supreme court stayed the death penalty for Charley Birger a southern Illinois gang leader by granting his petition for a writ of error and supersedeas He had been sentenced to hang Oct 18 for the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of West City

Springfield Charley Birger Supreme Court Joe Adams West City

Coolie Dazed by Fortune and Then Killed by Auto

Wong Lu ting, a Canton wharf coolie, learned three weeks earlier of inherited wealth surpassing $1,000 after a relative’s death in Shanghai. The Provisional court settled his affairs two days before, and as he exited the court in a daze he stepped into a motor car driven by Russian Alex Moskowitch, dying at St Luke’s Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries.

Shanghai Wong Lu-ting Canton Wong Alex Moskowitch St. Luke’s Hospital

Indiana Miners Meet Operators in Terre Haute

Officials representing miners and operators in Indiana will meet in Terre Haute to seek a decision on reopening Indiana coal mines. The talks follow last week’s agreement between Illinois and Iowa miners and operators, expected to influence Indiana mines.

Terre Haute Ind Indiana Tinois Iowa

Highway bullets bring 3 officers suit for $50,000

Roscoe T. Flack seeks fifty thousand dollars damages in district court claiming assault and battery by road patrolmen Mason and Halleck and state agent George Gillespie after being shot at and chased on Grant highway near Jesup and Waterloo early Oct. 4. The suit alleges armed men in civilian clothes stopped and threatened Flack, with Buckshot and revolver fire damaging his car. Mason, Edwards, and Gillespie, all tied to the incident, were later unlocated or out of state. bond for the agent cited as $15,000.

Roscoe T. Flack Harry P. Mason Lloyd Halleck George Gillespie Petitioner Flack Grant Highway Jesup Waterloo Mason Halleck County Board United States Fidelity& Guarantee .Co Cedar Falls J. C Murtagh Jeffery G. Sullivan Edwards Gillespie Des Moines F. W. Edwards Ralph

One Dead in Kimberly Clark Mill Collapse at Kimberly

Appleton Wis Oct 7 One man Otto Krueger died in a hospital after a section of the Kimberly Clark mill theater collapsed this morning. More than twenty workers are believed buried beneath the ruins as a 150 man crew fought to reach them. Ambulances rushed injured to nearby hospitals as rescuers faced a precarious partial wall.

Appleton Wis Kimberly-Clark Kimberly Otto Krueger Queen Bay

Epidemic Threat Saddles Unalaska Residents

Washington October 7. Seven hundred people in Unalaska Alaska face possible extermination from a mysterious epidemic sweeping the village. The coast guard cutter Northland is rushing to Unalaska to aid with medical call. The Northland reports she is 700 miles away. Unalaska has no doctors or nurses and the ship has one doctor and a hospital corps crew.

Washington, D. C Unalaska Alaska Coast Guards Coast Guard Northland

College of Medicine Registration Sets Record Enrollment

The University of Iowa College of Medicine registrar reports 452 students enrolled this semester, breaking prior records. Freshmen number 135, sophomores 120, juniors 98, seniors 99. Includes names such as Henry George San Felice Idelita Martin Uavana Ribbon.

Iowa City University of Iowa College of Medicine San Felice Henry George Idelita Martin Uavana Ribbon C Cigars

Courier Delivery Time Notice For Home Readers

The Courier promises home delivery before 5.30. If you do not receive by that time due to an error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be resent. Calls should reach the office before 3 p.m. for processing.

Armer

Yankees Beat Pirates 8 1 In World Series Game Three

At Yankee Stadium on Oct 7, Herb Pennock pitched five innings without defeat and Babe Ruth homered as the Yankees defeated the Pirates 8 to 1 before 60,900 fans. Pennock and Meadows pitched well amid early injuries. the Yankees led early and held off Pittsburgh with sharp fielding and timely hitting.

Yankee Stadium New York Herb Pennock Babe Ruth New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates Carl 8 Brandeburg Associated Press Pennock Yankees Lee Meadows Pirates Meadows Combe Combs Koenig Poul Gota Ruth Babe Wright Gehrig L. Waner Moran Lassers Rhyne P. Waner Dugan Pittsburgh Seeanensanrel Pr. Waner Ereeveeers i Traynor Barnhart Aeneeee Harris Ib Ee Q Gooch E Eves Seweeeesem Spencer Ates Abe Sewer Gwengros Cvengros New Yorks Gebrig Meusel Grabowskin Pittsburgh Vanes Pater Homerith Gooch Lazzeri

England Gets 40 Millions of Estate of Wealthy Brewer

The Earl of Iveagh, head of the Guinness brewery and a close ally of King George, died today in London. His fortune is estimated near 100 million dollars, and inheritance tax at 40 percent would yield about 40 million dollars for the treasury. He was 79 and is to be succeeded by his eldest son, the Viscount Elveden.

London Earl of Iveagh Guinness George England Lord Iveagh Viscouns Elveden

Ohio coal mines seek injunctions against UMW officials

Four Cleveland and Toledo coal mining firms operating 13 mines in Belmont and Jefferson counties filed federal suits seeking injunctions to prevent UMW officials from disrupting operations aimed at reopening non union mines. The action, tied to Clarkson Coal, seeks a temporary order with a hearing set for October 17.

Columbus, CO Cleveland Toledo Belmont Jefferson United Mine Workers Clarkson Coal Company Berson W. Hough

Cedar Rapids Doctor Heads Eastern Iowa Veterinary Group

Cedar Rapids Oct 7 Dr A R Menary city dair y inspector Cedar Rapids today headed the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association Other officers elected were Dr F J Crow Iowa City vice president Dr John B Bryant Mount Vernon secretary treasurer and Dr I W Moranville Durant trustee A clinic and technical talks by veterinary experts Thursday afternoon concluded the convention program

Cedar Rapids A. R. Menary Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association F. J. Crow Iowa City John B. Bryant Mount Vernon I. W. Moranville Durant

Iowa Woman to Head P. E. O. Order

Mrs. Ola Babcock Miller of Washington Ja was elected supreme president of the P. E. O. sisterhood at its twenty eighth biennial convention in Oklahoma City yesterday. She formerly was vice president. Mrs. Edith M. Wallace of Seattle was elected first vice president.

Oklahoma City Okla Ola Babcock Miller Washington P. E. O. Sisterhood Edith M. Wallace Seattle

Waner and Waner to Go Into Vaudeville This Fall

New York October 7. Waner and Waner after starring with the Pirates this season will enter vaudeville on a $15 000 contract for five weeks on Loews circuit. Their act is undecided but both players are said to have good voices. Starting October 15 they are booked for a week in St Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore and New York.

New York Waner Pirates Loew's Paul Lloyd St. Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore

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Alfonso Huerta Adolfo Republic Congress Diogenes Goolidge RNGE White House Mark Sullivan D. C President Coolidge Coollidge Springfield, Minn Plan Cross Country Flivvers Des Moines Airmen Birger Coolie Good Fortune Auto Roscoe Flack Mason, Halleck and Mason and Edwards Courier Electric Boards Baseball Pirates Park Avenue Courier Bldg Ohio Courier Hall Imogene, Remus George Remus Cincinnati Franklin Dodge Remus College of Medicine Registration Juntos Ace Smash Meadows Ovengros Grantham Pirate George Grantham Hal Rhyne Pittsburgh Cees Plate Grabowski Gooth Lazzers Ohio Coal Mines Voolvil Caluma
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