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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1926
Page
12
The dirigible Los Angeles, called the navy's queen of the air, completed a 16 hour journey from Lakehurst New Jersey to Detroit. It landed safely at Dearborn airport before daybreak after a two hour hover, with a large crowd cheering and no major incidents aside from a radio generator break.
Des Moines dispatch reports three inmate girls at the Mitchellville state training school allege severe punishments including whipping with a rubber hose, adhesive tape on mouths, confinement in dungeonlike cells, and tying. Superintendent Rae Hanchett defends discipline while county attorney Shaw and state officials pledge investigation.
The Post Office Department will relinquish the transcontinental air mail route New York to Chicago and will invite bids within 40 days from private firms to take over the service. Postmaster General New says ongoing operation was never intended. The department owns 85 airplanes, 15 hangars and machine shops worth millions, to be sold.
Henry Laital testifies in bankruptcy that shifting fashions and frequent changes by women caused the millinery firm to fail. He says hats costing 2.50 were sold for a dollar and many were sent on consignment with warehouse losses. over 1,000 hats remained unclaimed at local express offices, with charges exceeding value. Coles argues the hats were intended as a joke.
A large jewelry theft occurred at the villa of Alfred Loewenstein in Belgium. The loss is reported as nearly a million carats worth of jewels from the Bel–Bin financier and multimillionaire, famed for loans to Belgium and France.
Washington D C Oct 15 Gen TL C Andrews dry chief says the appointment of five zone supervisors marks the next to last step in completing the government s prohibition reorganization The zones North Atlantic Great Lakes Pacific Gulf Athletic zone names Korke P Busch Maurice Campbell John E Cooper C B Jackson M Dunning with salaries 5200 and 5000 annually
State police and deputies surrounded eight armed bandits in a 180 square mile swamp area near Springfield Somerville and Morristown after a mail train robbery in Elizabeth. The loot neared 300000 with 167000 in cash. A search by cars motorcycles and on foot continued as authorities prepared to shoot if necessary.
Three 12 year old boys escaped from the state juvenile home in Toledo Wednesday night. Authorities say the youths Robert Hoeslop Roy Rainer of Albia and Garth Bralien of Marenge are described as small for their age. Search efforts are underway led by Supt A E Kepford.
Des Moines reports no rain for midwest football games next Saturday. Overcast skies expected with ideal temperatures for spectators and very warm conditions for players, according to the weather bureau.
The safety bureau of the interstate commerce commission reports excessive speed as the cause of a Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train wreck near Waco Colorado in September. Eight people were killed and 44 injured.
American youths write ardent letters to Princess Tlexna of Woumunia aboard the Leviathan. A New Rochelle youth Sidney Heller, age four, tours the royal suite after being invited to a party. Queen Marie and the princess review the ship from bridge to engine room and plan a New York arrival with a water tour around Manhattan Island.
The American Legion national commander race in Philadelphia saw multiple candidates including Col. J. Monroe Johnson Howard P. Savage Thomas A. Lee and Jay Williams. After many ballots no winner emerged with 519 needed. Johnson led late ballots while Savage and Lee trailed. Auxiliary president Adalin Wright Macauley was elected at the final session.
Don Hines Hawkeye star lineman was taken to a hospital with a high fever possibly from a lung infection. The 22 man Hawkeye squad trained for Urbana at midnight and Hines illness forces several last minute shifts in the forward wall.
Albert Worth is indicted for manslaughter in the death of Louis Desjarlais, who died May 10 under suspicious circumstances after reportedly drinking coffee Worth gave to deliver to Mrs. Dorothy Worth in Sioux City. Police interference prevented delivery to the city jail.
In Los Angeles on October 13 Thnothy Whelan former actor known as Judy King apologized to Beatrice Tattle Beatrice Tattle a famous actress and wife of the man who filed for divorce withdrew the suit naming Lithve as co respondent stating the affair was business only In Danville two youths were arrested for stealing cars belonging to attendees at Horsethief Detective Association meeting In Adnate Indiana Ray Muzzy 29 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Muzzy was injured in a car crash when a vehicle overturned by a punctural virus
Des Moines Oct 13 delegates to the Iowa State Teachers association convention will meet the top pupil and teacher. Miss Henrietta Frank of Wilson high school Cedar Rapids is named best teacher. Thelman Fidridge and Burton O Connor are named best pupils for West Des Moines and Newton high schools. The winners receive a trip to the Philadelphia exposition.
The piece quotes Charles R. Pickett recalling shifts in political campaigning. He notes earlier campaigns drew crowds and nationwide attention, whereas modern candidates often appear solitary and unseen, needing entertainment to draw interest.
In St Louis on October 15 romance followed tragedy as Melvin J Hamble and his sister in law Mrs Ea Horn wed after a June auto train crash killed Hamble wife, Horns husband, and other family members. The two had been business partners and now married.
Fairbury October 15. Jenkins Crooks Drygoods folded and Kramer Crossman of Council Bluffs took over. A warrant led to Mrs. Widen Austen home where $17,000 in merchandise was recovered including stoves lace handkerchiefs corsets linens white goods underwear nets silk hose and silk goods. Mrs Austen is charged with grand larceny and her husband, operator of second hand stores in Fairbury and Axtell, Kan, is charged as an accessory after the fact.
The sixth annual Midwestern Association of Anesthetists convention in Kansas City closed its sessions with officers elected: Dr. T. W. Harding of Iowa City as president, Dr. Blevd R. Allen of Colorado Springs as first vice president, Dr. John S. Lundy of Rochester as second vice president, and Dr. B. H. Harris of Omaha as secretary-treasurer.
Sioux City veterans captured top honors at the national American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Monahan post won a $1,000 prize in the band competition, their bugle corps taking first prize, with St Paul womens unit second and Miami Florida third in the bugle corps event.
Chicago October 15 INSI reports a $400,000 campaign fund allegedly promised to Hugh S Magill Independent candidate for the U S Senate will be brought before the senate slush fund investigating committee When reconvened Monday Julia Rosenwald said to back Magill FP Scott McBride and Rev Robert O Brien are named as figures tied to the fund O Brien denies making the statement Senator James A Reed will place the four under oath for testimony
Indianapolis sources report D C Stephenson’s secret prison interview surfaced before the Marion county grand jury. Deputy prosecutor William Sheaffer and ex Klansman Earl Klenck pressed Stephenson for details on political corruption and missing documents tied to Miss Madge Oberholtzer’s murder.
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