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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1925
Page
8
The body of Charles H. Ames, a United States air mail pilot, was found near Nittany Mountain in Pennsylvania after his plane crashed in fog. The mail pouches were recovered intact and sent on to their destination as searchers explain the wreck was hidden by undergrowth and trees.
Washington October 12 AP The House Appropriations Committee chairman Madden charged the army and Navy with wasting millions in a purposeless endless experimental air program. He urged private manufacture and said military aviation remains barely past the aeronautical development threshold.
Gloria Gould Bishop, daughter of the late George J. Gould, arrives in Havre on the liner France and angrily rejects whispers of marital differences prompting a Paris divorce. She, her 7 month old baby, a maid, and Miss Mildred Phillips plan two weeks in Paris for shopping and then the Riviera before returning home for baby's first Christmas.
In Locarno Switzerland on Oct 12 the AP reports a practical agreement on Germany joining the League of Nations. Delegates at the security conference hope for success and foresee a German membership solution that pleases German public opinion while safeguarding relations with Russia.
Alva C. Records, arrested after shooting Deputy Sheriff Ora Kinsell during a botched arrest in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was found dead in his county jail cell from suicide. He reportedly choked himself with a blanket after being detained on charges of defrauding H. C. Meade with forged deeds and abstracts.
Chicago authorities hunt Martin Durkin after he killed federal investigator Edward C. Shenahan with six shots near Chicago. Durkin, wanted on a stolen car transport charge from California, fled after the ambush. Durkin previously shot three local officers last December.
Paul Rader opened a revival in Chicago to curb crime and began a series of neighborhood meetings. He urged preachers to spread Christian redemption on street corners and in media, saying Chicago faces destruction if God is not brought back into daily life.
Coroner's jury absolves Waterloo crew of fault in a Urbana Iowa interurban crash that killed Mrs. W C Bender and injured Harold Bender and his wife. The two car collision occurred near Urbana at a grade crossing as the Cedar Rapids bound interurban train struck their touring car in rain slick conditions. Trainmen testified high speed and misinterpreted horn signals.
Frank Phillips was killed while repairing a tire on the road three miles south of Mallard when struck by a car driven by WLF hence name not fully readable. The incident is reported by the Fort Dodge Messenger and Chronicle staff in Emmetsburg Indiana.
Melbourne Florida October tragedy hits middle western homeseekers aboard a yacht bound for Florida land grants. Fourteen drown, seven injured, two missing. Mrs Locke Davison, wife of the development company VP, among the dead. Locke Davison helped rescue others before dying. George Arnold, 12, aided in saving three lives. Rescue efforts continue as hospitals overflow.
Washington Oct 12 The government failed to reopen trade association cases after Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Maple Flooring and Cement Manufacturers Association. The decision means methods of collecting and exchanging trade information were challenged as unfair business practices but were upheld as lawful.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions a federal case and a defendant moved to Nertteler Las, with references to a farmer father and possible charges. The readable text is too garbled to identify names, events, or dates with confidence.
Private services for James Buchanan Duke tobacco manufacturer were held in New York. A special train will transport his body to Durham North Carolina where he was born 68 years ago. Management of his interests was already in competent hands and will continue without change.
Dubuque Oct. 12 AP Jailer Hemmer died of pistol wounds after Earl Starnes and two other prisoners shot him at 7 45 am as door opened for breakfast. Fugitives Bert Stearns Donald Heardall Harold Carlson fled into the surrounding countryside and militia aided a wide manhunt toward Waterloo.
Light drizzling rain covered the state last night with higher temperatures reported. Forecast calls for slightly cooler weather in the east and south with cloudy skies and frost to prevail tonight. Belleville Oct 18 reports Celanora Rassidero dead and her family ill after eating mushrooms mistaken for toadstools.
Queen Alexandra, 81, known for a public image, reassures by driving through Wing's Lynn streets in Norfolk. She is not often in London but may travel this week to greet her grandson, the Prince of Wales, upon his return.
Editors of the Iowa Associated News-PRPCTY Group will meet in Nevada on October 16 for a one day conference. D. J. Benjamin, director, leads the program with a representative from each county expected to attend Kay Smith Wintersott president and Don Berry secretary.
The backdrop of the triennial Episcopal convention ends with the deposition of former Arkansas bishop William Montgomery Brown for absence after his name was called. Presiding bishop Talbot acknowledged the action and Brown did not respond in the meeting.
Eleven people died in automobile accidents along the Pacific coast on Sunday and one person was killed when a railroad train struck a huge boulder. The fatalities occurred in California and Oregon, with six deaths from two grade crossing crashes.
On October 12 1492 Columbus announced as proving earth round. Teachers in Merout Cay city use the voyage to teach children about exploration with programs and events for Columbus Day. Daughters of the American Revolution plan a dinner at Black’s Tearoom Tuesday evening.
Washington wins game five 6 to 2 to seize a 3 2 series edge. Aldridge and Coveleskie mix with Marberry in relief as Pirates threaten early but fail to score. Traynor and Carey drive late offense while Zachary returns for Pittsburgh, but Washington answers with key hits and runs.
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