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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1927

Page

2

Mrs Lilliendahl May Ask Reseave Through Court

Mars Landing New Jersey October 11.1 Counsel plan habeas corpus actions for the release of Mrs Margaret Lilliendahl and Willis Beach awaiting trial on murder charges for Dr A William Lildendehl’s death. Trial set for November 28. Widow calls the imprisonment an outrage and urges police to pursue the two alleged negro killers.

Mars Landing N. J Margaret Lilliendahl Willis Beach A. William Lildendehl Supreme Court Luther A. Campbell Hammonton Campbell John J. Gregory Newark Hall- Mills Lilliendahl

Hold Woman for Fatal Auto Crash

In Marshalltown on October 11 a coroner's jury found Mrs. A. Dalton responsible for an automobile accident that killed 64 year old Mrs. Lydia R. Fason. The verdict said the driver was inexperienced and incompetent as Dalton's car careened onto the sidewalk, striking Mrs. Eason who died hours later in a hospital.

Marshalltown. In A. Dalton Lydia R. Fason Dalton Eason A- Hospital

Truck Driver Not Indicted for Death in Mount Vernon

Max Wilson, a Mount Vernon truck driver, was held in connection with the death of local attorney L. Witmer whom he ran down. The coroner jury recommended the grand jury pursue a manslaughter indictment, but the grand jury refused to indict.

Max Wilson Mount ‘Vernon L. Witmer

Southern Cross Flight From Seattle Arrives in Tacoma

The tri-motored Fokker monoplane Southern Cross landed in Tacoma today from Seattle, refueled with 250 gallons of gasoline, then departed for San Francisco. This leg started a projected journey from Seattle to Honolulu and Australia with stops along the way.

Tacoma Wash Fokker Southern Cross Seattle San Francisco Honolulu Australia

Jugoslav Cabinet Expected to Resign in Crisis

Paris dispatch reports Belgrade indicating an imminent ministerial crisis due to disagreements over Bulgaria policy and cabinet portfolio distribution. The resignation of the Jugoslav cabinet is expected.

Jugoslav Paris Havas Belgrade Jugoslavia

Cosgrave Re-Elected Council President in Dáil Vote

Dublin Oct 11. William T. Cosgrave was re-elected president of the ministerial council at the opening session of the chamber of deputies today. He drew 76 votes to 70 from opponents led by Eamonn de Valera's republicans.

Dublin William T. Cosgrave Chamber of Deputies Eamonn de Valera Cosgrave

Whisky Seizure At Key West Sealed Car Case

Federal agents seized a sealed car in Key West containing 36 600 quarts of Scotch whisky valued at 400 000 dollars. The shipment arrived by ferry from Havana and was consigned to a New York address.

Key West Fla Havana New York

Household property notices from 1209 Fourth East to 226 Mullan West

M Shores moves shed from 1209 Fourth East to 226 Mullan West. A Friedl signs at 104 Fourth East. H A Lawrence lists dwelling at 815 Denver for 4000 dollars. R R Ringler adds a garage at 815 Ninth West for 20 dollars.

M. Shores Fourth Mullan A. Friedl H. A. Lawrence Denver R. R. Ringler Ninth West

Robber Forced Entry Steals from Toledo Bank Branch

A lone robber forced entry into a Toledo branch of the Security Savings Bank & Trust Co. today, tied four bank employees, and escaped with 4865 dollars in currency. The incident occurred in Toledo on October 11.

Toledo Security Savings Bank & Trust Co

Marriage Licenses Issued in Iowa Entries

Harry Z. Decker of Waterloo and Eva Glidden of Rockwell City listed amongMarriage licenses. Godfrey Hartman of Waterloo wed Louise McClain of Waterloo in the latest recorded licenses.

Harry Z. Decker Waterloo Eva Glidden Rockwell City Godfrey Hartman Louise McClain

Temperatures Forecast With Flawed Monday Readings

Weather page notes for Monday show maximums around eighty degrees with minimums near eighty as well. Tuesday's readings appear corrupted but suggest mid to upper seventies.

Birth of Princess Astrid's Daughter in Brussels

The birth of Crown Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid's daughter in Brussels triggered citywide cannon salutes. The girl named Josephine Charlotte Ingeborg Margaret Elizabeth Astrid of Belgium, godmother the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg represented by Countess de Robiano, and a later christening planned for Catholic rites. Princess Astrid and the infant are reported well. Swedish and Belgian royals attended.

Brussels Belgium Leopold Astrid Josephine Charlotte Ingeborg Margaret Elizabeth Astrid Grand Duchess Luxembourg Ingeborg Sweden Dean Cocheteux Saint Jacques Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Countess de Robiano

Nemmers Family Tree Roots in Iowa Pioneers

A Jackson county origin in 1848 traces the Nemmers line from Michael and Anna to 164 branches and 147 living descendants. Henry E. Nemers compiled a fan shaped pedigree with four generations, naming 63 grandchildren and 94 great grandchildren, noting several branches cut by death and five sons surviving.

Jackson County Michael Anna Nemmers Michael Nemmers Nicholas Lamotte John Bancroft Michael L Milwaukee Theodore George Farmer St. Donatus Jackson County Mathias Henry E Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co Waterloo Henry

Grayson Aboard Dawn for Copenhagen Flight From Old Orchard

Old Orchard Me Oct 11. Frances Wilson Grayson prepares to fly the Dawn to Copenhagen Denmark as the first woman to cross the north Atlantic. The two engine amphibian, carrying five others, rests after arriving from New York with navigator Brice Goldsborough and pilot Wilmer Stultz. Weather and fuel dictate start timing, possibly in two to three days.

Old Orchard Atlantic Rome Frances Wilson Grayson Copenhagen Denmark New York Grayson North Atlantic J. B. Grayson Warrentown Cary T. Grayson Wilson Long Island Ange Ancker Aixen, & C Ancker-Grayson Aircraft Corporation Wilmer Stultz Aviatrix Brice Goldsborough Rartia Bors Lebinsky T. Harold Kincaid John Frogge British Isles

Gunn Named Commissioner On 7.0 Cutoff Road

Am M Gunn of Eagle township has been appointed by County Auditor F W Esher to investigate and report on building a new cutoff road from the old Cedar Falls graveled road west past Iowa State Teachers college. The board of supervisors authorized this after petitions to establish the road were filed. Gunn, a prosperous farmer, owns land in Eagle township and Tama county and serves as a director of the National Livestock and Meat board.

Am. M. Gunn Eagle Township F. W. Esher Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College Bord of Supervisors Gunn Tama County National Livestock and Meat Board

Twin Cities movie strike called off after bombings

St Paul Oct 11. Police guard Twin Cities theatres as owners end talks after yesterday’s bombings. A bomb at Forrest theatre injured one woman and sent 300 patrons fleeing. Logan theatre in Minneapolis also damaged but unoccupied. Conference with strike leaders canceled. owners say they must protect property. Union leaders deny involvement. The six day week dispute sparked the walkout that broadened into a wider strike by actors musicians and stage hands. The majority of theatres continued to operate during the standoff.

St. Paul Twin Cities Motion Picture Forrest Logan Minneapolis Chicago

Towa Coal Rate Reduction to Take Effect November 26

The Interstate Commerce Commission denied a rehearing on the Iowa coal rate case and the original rate reduction will take effect November 26. C. A. Hanson, traffic manager of the Greater Waterloo association, announced the decision. The ruling relates to coal transport from Illinois Iowa and western Kentucky mines and is expected to save Waterloo freight costs by about seventy five to one hundred thousand dollars. Hanson represented Waterloo coal dealers.

Iowa Interstate Commerce Commission C. A. Hanson Greater Waterloo Association Illinois Kentucky Hanson Waterloo

Klan Fights New York Act in High Court

Washington, Oct 11. Attorneys for the Ku Klux Klan prepared to go before the Supreme Court to challenge New York Walker act requiring Elan chapters to file rosters and oath bylaws with the secretary of state. The Bryant appeal, from a Buffalo conviction, was set for oral argument and expected late today or tomorrow. It is the second Klan case to reach the court.

Washington, D. C INS Ku Klux Klan Supreme Court New York State Elan George W. Bryant Buffalo N. Y Georgia Kansas

Deere Plant Remodeling Expands Facilities at Local Works

John Deere Co announces expansion at its local plant with a new roof for the office block improving light and ventilation and a 40 foot addition to the main machinery assembly building. Jens Oleson & Sons Construction Co to execute the projects with permits totaling 2500 and 3000 dollars.

John Deere Tractor Company Jens Oleson & Sons Construction Co T. B. Teenies

New Alarm System Links Banks To Police HQ

A new bank robbery alarm system was begun today connecting banks to police headquarters. Bank telegraphers can trigger alarms by pressing a button that signals a box on the sergeant’s desk. Commercial National Bank and Pioneer National Bank subscribe to the service, with eight buttons in the Commercial bank and five in the Pioneer bank.

Commercial National Bank Pioneer National Bank Commercial Bank Pioneer

Rapidly Rising Air Sparks Lightning and Prolonged Thunder

Des Moines special report explains lightning from an overcharge of positive electricity on raindrops broken up by air rising over 24 feet per second. The breaking of larger drops into smaller ones causes charge separation, with thunder produced by explosive air expansion and echoes lengthening the roar from nearby to distant sources.

Courier Special Service Des Moines Weather and Crop Bureau Iowa Department of Agriculture

Brunette Charges Red Headed Woman with Attack on Finger

On Sycamore street a red headed woman and a brunette fought from a Fourth street store to a second floor stairway. Mrs. J. E. Crawford, the brunette, charged Mrs. Anna Blessing with disturbing the public quiet and assaulting her, biting her left little finger nearly off. The dispute arose after Blessing accused Crawford of implying she dated another woman's husband.

Sycamore Street J. E. Crawford Anna Blessing Dundee Avenue Fourth Street

Army Flyers Must Pass Strict Tests

Washington informant notes army aviation requires more than meeting enlistment physicals. Applicants undergo depth perception, distance estimation, eye muscle balance, and near distant vision tests. Equilibrium checks and neuropsychic exams assess nervous stability for flying stress. aviation carries no occupational disease but aviation stress strains organs and systems.

Washington, D. C Odf Air Corps Lev. H. Hathaway Col. Hathaway

Teuton Railway Service 19 Ready for Emergencies

Berlin reports new German railway emergency system with ambulances and repairing trains ready within 15 minutes across the Reich. Trains carry operation tables, pharmacies, and self-generated electricity, while cranes and hydrogen apparatus aid wrecks.

Berlin Europe Reich

Two Stunts Not Needed in Air Told by Kiwanians

Kiwanis luncheon speaker Robert Cole of Cole Electric, a former army aviator, urged that pilots need only two stunts beyond basic safety to stay alive. He said tail spins and side slips are essential for field landings and fire extinguishment, noting 1912 pilots never survived tail spins until Eddie Stinson. Roy Chifflin sang with Don Dilley. A. S. Chambers and Fiske Marshall, Nebraska Town district delegates, abandoned a flight to Kearney and rode by train.

Robert Cole Cole Electric Company Kiwanis Club Russell- Lamson Cole Eddie Stinson Roy Chifillan Don Dilley

Death Ends Long Struggle by Invalid to Support Family

Ames Iowa October 11 final tribute to George Roll a 40 year old traveling salesman who after arthritis deformans left him unable to move except lips. He supported his wife and three children by running a small house store selling birds goldfish bulbs shrubs and seeds with a bed bedside telephone and rolerized bed for customers to shop themselves.

Ames George Roll Roll Minneapolis

Death Car Driver Pleads Guilty in Drunk Driving Case

In Cedar Rapids on Oct 11, Fred Drafahl pled guilty to driving a car while intoxicated and driving a car without the owner's consent after the manslaughter charge was withdrawn. Judge John T. Moffitt sentenced him to two years at hard labor in Fort Madison prison. The jury for manslaughter had been completed.

Cedar Rapids Fred Drafahl Walter J. Barngrover John T. Moffitt Barngrover Drafahl Moffit Fort Madison

Truck Driver Hurt When Machine Goes Off Road in Ditch

Fredericksburg Iowa October 11 J D Herrick was severely bruised when his truck overturned in a ditch to yield to another car en route to town with a load of cream. Most of the cream was lost and the extent of truck damage will be known after tow to a garage.

Courier Special Service Fredericksburg J. D. Herrick Herrick

To Begin Assembly of New Fords Soon

Detroit October 11 Ford Motor Company announced assembly of their new model will begin in a few days. Major parts have been in production for weeks and the first body assembly started days ago. About 65 000 to 75 000 men are employed at Ford plants.

Detroit Mich Ford Motor Company Ford

14 Year Old Boys To Be Brought Here On Theft Charges

Hartsell Greenley and Donald King, 14 year old local youths who ran away last week and ended up in Chicago, are being returned today by Officer Roy Colvin. They are charged with running away and accused of stealing a pocketbook with $60 from the Model Laundry, and are said to be mixed up in several forgeries and auto thefts. A number of other boys are said to be involved.

Hartsell Greenley Donald King Chicago Roy Colvin Police Department

Evans Quartet Sings At Conopus Club Luncheon

The Evans Quartet from the Evans Revue performed at the Crystal theatre for Conopus Club members during a luncheon in Black's tearoom. The lineup included Harry Maxwell Harry Norton Harry Ike Evans and Hal Slim Bryant with Ed Hamilton at the piano.

Evans Crystal ‘Theatre Conopus Black’s Tearoom Harry Maxwell Harry Norton Harry Ike)’ Evans Hal Slim) Bryant Ed Hamilton

Californians Guests at Dinner Party

Mrs Mae Dacey of Los Angeles who has been visiting here departed for home after visiting Oregon and Washington. Saturday she and Mrs Clayton Clark of Los Angeles attended a dinner party at the Eatz cafe with a list of guests including Mrs Frank Durfey and several other local ladies.

Mae Dacey Los Angeles Cal Oregon Washington Dacey Clayton Clark Frank Durfey A. J. Walden P. T. Dailey A. E. Lawton W. G. Price G. H. Burbank F. A. Clark HH. W. Marshall F. K. Pettit Lou Armstrong Idell McCord Minnie Danton H. W. Smith 5S. J. Reed Fanta Clark

Excursions to Drake Games Planned by Chicago Great Western

The Chicago Great Western Railroad announced rail trips to Des Moines for Drake football games this fall. Schedule includes Pittsburgh at Drake Oct 15 Ames at Drake Nov 5 and Notre Dame at Drake Nov 15. Round trip fares at one rate. Iowa Minnesota in Minneapolis Oct 22 set at 5.60 with special weekend Chicago excursion.

Chicago Great Western Railroad Des Moines Pittsburgh Drake Ames Notre Dame Iowa

Hartman and McLain to Wed at First Lutheran Church

Mrs Louise McLain of 409 Bluff Street and Godfrey Hartman of 228 Ballou Street plan a wedding this evening in the parsonage of First Lutheran Church with Rev Henry Mueller officiating. Attendants are Mr and Mrs Howard Ackerson of 639 Rentzelman Court. The couple will reside at Ballou Street after the ceremony. Hartman is employed by Crystal Ice and Fuel Co.

Forfeiture Set Over Star Roadster Seizure

Judge G W Wood set a forfeiture order for Velma Cook and J B Sirianni regarding a Star roadster seized with a cargo of liquor by Road Patrolman Harry P Mason. The car contained 100 gallon tins of alcohol and the matter was scheduled for 1 am on October 24.

Harry P. Mason Velma Cook G. W. Wood

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