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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1922
Page
1
Z W Plage, longtime master mechanic for the Illinois Central, died after a long career beginning as a fireman at age 20. He served the railroad across decades and was known for his technical skill and dedication. His passing marks the end of an era for IC maintenance crews.
Thomas Wheelock Place, longtime Christ Episcopal Vestry head in Des Moines and a former railroading master mechanic, died at his residence on High Street after a life of civic and railway service. Born in Acworth New Hampshire in 1833, he moved west in 1854 and helped shape Iowa railroads, serving in Waterloo and Dubuque workshops and as master mechanic. He remained active in church and civic affairs for decades and was honored for his years of service before retirement.
A 14 year old girl was arrested and held on manslaughter charges after a street collision near an automobile shop. She faces arraignment after a brief detention. The incident occurred as she was walking with her guardian, and the driver involved was not named in readable text.
A gas heater in a bathroom at 624 Fourth firmet West caused fumes that Overcame a resident Saturday night. The person was found about 2 a.m. Sunday and resuscitated. Investigation found no venting on the heater. installed work denied by the Citizens Electric Co. The present occupant, Marc Shane, discovered the scene after taking over the frame. former residents had moved to South Dakota.
Del Monte hosts the Pacific Coast convention of the Almertexn Investment Bankers Association with keynote by omis misji, discussing financial, industrial issues. Howard Beebe of New York presided. Willam Sproule of Southern Pacific gave opening remarks. Morning sessions featured committee reports as golf was set for the afternoon.
Iowa news briefs report a funds loss of one thousand dollars monthly for the street car line between some city and Lews State college due to competition. Mount Vernon notes three hundred fifty Cornell College freshmen face restrictions from walking running or jumping, with enforcement by soph more Harlan. Mrs. Alfred Labeck’s life hangs as surgeons treat self-inflicted gunshot wound after jealousy killing rumors. Ottumwa covers Sixth district Republicans opposing Col Souther Brankhart senatorial candidacy with a future Oskaloosa meeting. Sioux City records first killing frost of the season with near freezing temperatures.
Nearly half a century widow Mary Josephine Myers Place resided on High street where old fashioned grounds and garden preserved amid progress. Four sons survive Jam, Jam, Frederick, and Porrongs M. Funeral services planned at Faiseapet church with Rev. Fest officiating. remains at home awaiting opening of casico.
Richard Barton, 28, arrested here on connection with a jewelry robbery at Judge James Owens’s home. Police say he fled to Kansas City after posting a $10,000 bond. Authorities link him to other recent jewel thefts involving Mrs. Wat Dean and Mrs. Toms Mix and note a Los Angeles actress connected to the jewels.
Des Moines reports open hearings on a request to raise freight rates for grain. The Interstate Commerce Commission will hear testimony across six states Iowa Missouri Minnesota Oklahoma Nebraska and South Dakota as railroads seek to elevate corn rates to wheat levels.
A thief shattered a glass display at the Erle Alderson jewelry store in Burlington on a Sunday before dawn, stealing an estimated 609 to 700 dollars in gems. A bystander was seen loitering nearby and later suspected of involvement as the thief fled with the loot.
A man, unidentified, was found hanging from a tree southeast of Neer by a warm Sunday afternoon, suicide by using a piece of underwear as a noose. Death appears recent, body dressed in overalls and a black felt hat, no identifying marks on clothing. Razor, can, tobacco found near the body. investigators have no lead on identity.
Thirty men returned to work in the Chicago Great Western shops at Des Moines after a locals agreement between the road and its employes. Police guarded the scene to prevent trouble between non union workers and returning union men. Forty of the fifty who came to work were given places. the rest will be placed as soon as possible.
Three or four men robbed farmer Fred Bangert near Sibley Louisiana while his family attended church. They used hounds to track, carried a safe weighing about 4100 pounds to a corn field, and broke it open with a sledgehammer and chisel. Value taken totaled 21400 dollars in Liberty bonds and other securities.
In Maquoketa Iowa a large group of 200 business professionals cut nearly 300 cords of wood from an Iowa Electric Company lot to assist the needy for winter. The mayor will distribute the wood. workers endured long hours in cold weather while Salvation Army provided coffee and meals.
Desperate fighting between Red and White armies on the Spassk front rages as Soviet forces push troops with airplanes and tanks toward Vladivostok. Defenders resist with furious opposition in the severest clash since the Japanese invasion era.
The U S Supreme Court granted the state of Minnesota time to defend its challenge to the 1821 iron ore tax law. The case, involving the levy on ore mined in Minnesota, was set for argument on November 13.
Washington reports the American Legion aims to push constructive legislation in the next Congress. Key goals include a universal draft covering labor and all citizens in national emergencies, and a new joint Senate-House committee to oversee World War II veteran laws. The group seeks broader veteran input, bolstered by ex-servicemen in Congress, to ensure laws reflect veterans’ needs.
Gene Sarazen, American open golf champion, is reported improved after appendectomy at St. John’s Riverside Hospital. He fell ill just after defeating Walter Hagen last Saturday, yet he won what is regarded as the world golf championship despite his condition.
In Los Angeles William Hart a star who has been critically ill with typhoid fever and complications shows continued improvement. Dr Leon J Roth attending Hart said his strange constitution and vitality have helped in the fight against death though no new complications have developed yet.
New York Oct 8 Harry Sutphin editor of the Queensboro bulletin and former Queens public works commissioner shot and killed William Biermann a bartender in front of Sutphin's Jamaica apartment building after being together for hours. A taxicab was hired around 7 this morning to depart.
Dr Raymond Ditmars and assistants capture 24 copperheads and nine water moccasins in a Bronx Zoo reptile house as part of a nine month Brazil serum project to counteract snake bites. Visitors film the operation while the snakes strike into a glass vial, demonstrating venom flow. whisky is dismissed as an antidote.
The piece surveys looming races across New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Missouri Minnesota North Dakota Iowa Nebraska and other states as the 1922 midterm landscape tests President Harding's record and party leadership. It highlights Pinchot Bev eridge Reed and historic candidacies including a woman senator nominee, noting how results could shape 1924 presidency and federal policy.
In Sioux City district court the murder case against Claude Shaver, charged with killing World War veteran Glenn Livermore on August 7, opened today. Livermore’s death prompted a high profile police probe, with the defendant facing murder charges and potential sentencing depending on the trial’s outcome.
Philadelphia Oct 9 The nearest approach to contemporary records of Christ is announced by Dr George Byron Gordon director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Dr Clarence Stanley Fisher excavations at Beth Shan Palestine found the burial place of Antiochus first cousin of Herod the Great. If confirmed the coffin proves the Throdian line's presence in Bethlehem district and marks the first sarcophagus of the Herodian family found. Levels at Beth Shan reveal longer occupation than any other site and identify six Philistine cities two eras deeper.
A 5 000 strong parade of adults and children celebrated sacred music with floats and banners proclaiming biblical scenes. Notables like A J Edwards and Russell Chilcote rode, churches led most divisions, and pastors guided floats as spectators endured cloudy, cold weather.
The seventeenth annual convention of the Institute of American Meat Packers opened in Chicago with speakers including Henry G. Wallace secretary of agriculture Gov. Warren McCray of Indiana Strickland W. Gillilan humorist and Thomas G.B. Wilson. The program featured a lecture on the packing industry's relations with the public by G. F. Swift.
Hall, a titled pastor, and Mrs. James Mills, a choir leader's wife, were found slain under a crabapple tree on the Phillips farm after two days missing. Suspicions linked the minister and the woman, with love letters and plans to elope to Japan found nearby. State troopers enlisted. authorities pressed suspects through long inquests. Hayes repeatedly denied knowledge amid intense questioning.
Washington dispatch reports the U S Department of Agriculture forecast a September corn crop drop of 21 6 million bushels to 2 8533 billion, due to drought across many corn stowing states. The August forecast had stood at 2 8750 billion. Spring wheat was put at 268 314 million bushels versus a prior forecast of 277 million.
A special committee report to Director Forbes finds the King's Bridge veterans bureau hospital in New York City clean, intelligent, and wholesome, responding to charges of bad conditions raised by Rep Tressdale of New York and Maj John F. Deegan of the American Legion New York department.
Chicago reports a misty rain causing the city baseball series postponement for a third straight day. The Sox and Cubs have each won a game in the series and hope to resume to determine standings as winter approaches.
Report lists Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Mason City and Waterloo area as the territory. Roads show improvement with dirt surfaces rising after recent rains and the rain since Saturday morning deemed of consequence to maintenance.
Phoenix deputies report a prominent Phoenix businessman is suspected of choking and gradually breaking under the strain after the death of Guy N. Dernier, a wealthy clubman. He paces at night beside a guarded residence as investigators narrow the case to the suspect amid nervousness and a deteriorating business.
Supreme Court refused a rehearing in the Coronado Coal Company versus United Mine Workers of America. The decision held the union liable for damages to property and life related to strikes, releasing about 2.9 million dollars held by the court and allowing the company to proceed to enforce its claims in lower federal courts against the Alabama Miners’ union.
Wallsburg West Virginia October 9 200 men face charges in Brooke County circuit court for murder and inciting a riot at Cliftonville on July 17. Seven mine workers were slain and Sheriff H H Duvall led deputies attacked by miners from a Pennsylvania camp. Seventy eight held without bond for first degree murder. Several indicted men have turned state's evidence and confessed to the march and mine attack.
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson refused to shake hands with Detroit mayor Couzens during a visit for national air races. The meeting remained tense and diplomats escorted Thompson out to prevent a possible fistfight, leaving the encounter described as flat with no further exchanges.
Preston Kumler, Chicago lawyer and relief worker, says interest in the World Series penetrated Russia's far reaches. In Fruri tzin a peasant asked, Who’s going to win the World Series this year, and the inquirer was Nick Billings, a Chicago mechanic roaming Russia to find his lost mother.
General postal service between the United States and Greek postal sectors has been suspended. Letters or other correspondence addressed to Asia Minor or Smyrna will be returned to senders in the United States.
Massachusetts wins Supreme Court approval to test constitutionality of the federal maternity law. The court orders the case returned January 2, 1923, in Washington, D.C.
London officials say prohibition of liquor on ships within American waters causes no international complications. They note the United States has a perfect right to take long action and view the dispute as internal to U S policy rather than a diplomatic crisis.
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