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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1927
Page
11
Governor Hammill asks President Coolidge to raise the tariff on corn imports from 15 to 22.5 cents, citing cheap Argentine shipments flooding coasts and depressing American corn prices. The piece compares procedure to pig iron policy and notes public interest in sports and other news.
Washington narrative argues delegates will be chosen by party leaders if no strong primary contest emerges. It names key figures such as Mellon Work Smoot Moses Curtis and notes the likelihood delegates will align with leaders rather than voters.
A compact page of advertisements lists Gan Felice and Henry George in promotions for various goods including Thotite and Wayans Ribbon cigars. Market items feature S¢ cigars and related product offers.
Roscoe T. Flack sues three police officers for 50000 dollars claiming they shot at his car on Grant highway when he refused to stop. He says only good fortune spared his life and a photo of the bullet ridden automobile appears on page 2.
County Attorney F W Edwards voiced support for federal, state, county, and city officers enforcing the law. He declined to discuss a $50,000 damage suit against Road Patrolmen Mason and Halleck and State Agent Gillespie, saying he does not discuss cases in the press. Edwards explained his absence from the city was due to a Des Moines trip to consult on upcoming criminal trials. Gillespie, formerly Council Bluffs police chief, was reportedly called by the DOJ to participate in raids in Council Bluffs.
Fengtien forces repulsed Shansi attacks with reinforcements from Pao tingfu as Gen. Fung Yuh Siang advances north along the Yellow River. Thousands dead in the fighting. 300,000 soldiers may be drawn into a major battle as Chang Tso-Lin moves 80,000 from Manchuria to recapture Chahar and K'an lur from Shansi allies.
The courier will be delivered to homes before 5 30. If the paper is not received by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should reach the office before 5 30 p m.
Tensions rise as Jugoslav border guards clash with comitadji bands near Sketchvir on the Albanian frontier. Sofia faces ultimatum as Belgrade demands disbandment of irregulars, with fears of a renewed Balkans conflict.
Capt Frederick A. Giles, en route from Detroit to New Zealand, was grounded at Town City Field after a wet field delayed takeoff. A broken pump cog forced a stop and a request to New Jersey for parts, with plans to resume toward Omaha the next morning.
Thirty persons were known to be dead and thousands of homes were destroyed by a 24 hour fire that devastated most of the native quarter of Peshawar in Allahabad India.
Los Angeles reports purport to relay a victory by Gen Arnulfo Gomez and Gen Gonzalo Armada over federal troops. The message claims Gen Celis was executed and 300 federals captured. Rebel moves continue toward Vera Cruz with government troops unable to contact them.
The Waterloo Bank and Trust Co under L A Andrew as receiver reports a 150 percent second dividend to about 4000 depositors. Total deposits were $850,293 with $127,000 slated for distribution. Checks will reach Des Moines mailboxes within 10 days as liquidation progresses and assets remain on hand.
A Mississippi galley shippers and business leaders met in Washington with President Coolidge, who opposed increasing Inland Waterways capital. Data claimed underused barge capacity prompted a $50 million capital request, but officials gave no comment. The plan remains experimental and not a government operation.
Rockford flier Bert Hassel announced a proposed solo flight from Chicago to Stockholm, Sweden set for May 15. The 4,325 mile journey will be financed by Chicago Scandinavians.
Twenty five miners were trapped on the 1500 foot level of a Mammoth Utah mine after a fire broke out. Rescue crews work as authorities believe defect wiring caused the blaze. The fire damaged the compressor room blacksmith shop and machine shop. estimated damage is 75000 dollars. Efforts to reach miners in the main shaft proved futile.
Four black nonunion coal miners employed at the Warden mine of Pittsburgh Coal company and 15 of their family members were badly shaken when a bomb wrecked an apartment building nearby. Some were injured slightly as the blast rattled the area in Pittsburgh on October 8.
Two base hits by Collins and a Ruth home run fueled a New York win. Ruth and Lazzeri drove in runs while Dugan, Lazzeri, and Gehrig turned double plays. Moore won on a 2:01 game with Miljus and Hill handling pitching duties as the Yankees overcame Hill’s six innings of work. Umpires were Ormsby Quigley Moran Nallin.
City official Charles C. MacKay cites noise as a major waste and nuisance in modern society. He notes progress in cutting interruptions from street, office, or plant noise and says studies on noise will reveal economic waste and rising nervous diseases as civilization machines reach a peak.
Benjamin H. Turner of Iowa, a life convict, was moved from state prison to the ward for the criminally insane at Augusta General Hospital after a judge and two physicians ruled him sane enough for confinement there. Turner testified he had vowed in a Mexican prison to kill Hallen, who robbed him and left him destitute before he was acquitted in a separate case.
One prisoner remains at large after four inmates escaped from the Michigan state prison near Jackson. Three fugitives fled in a motor truck and fired on pursuing guards as bullets ripped the truck. Guards recaptured three. the fourth escaped into swamp south of the prison.
Hugo Zepan ski shot and seriously wounded his 61 year old wife after she persisted in powdering her face. The couple have been married 43 years. Police reported the incident occurred in Chicago on October 8, 1947.
The New York Yankees edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 3 to win the world championship. Combs scored the winning run in the ninth as Miljus wild pitched with bases loaded. Ruth, Gehrig, Meusel, Lazzeri and other stars formed a late rally in a tense finish at Yankee Stadium.
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