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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1926
Page
13
Postmaster General New will ask Congress to make armed attacks on U S mails a capital offense after a $300000 mail robbery at Hizaheth New. He argues desperate diseases require desperate remedies and cites western rustling as a precedent for harsh laws while noting the danger from moonshiners and lootleggers.
Republicans marshal their strongest figures against Al Smith as the 1932 presidential prospects loom. Expert analysis stresses the path to leadership lies in steady committee work and daily congression performances over flashy oratory. The piece argues recognition comes from long-term, sustained effort on the floor and in committees rather than solitary speeches.
Notice to readers that Courier deliveries occur before 5 30 pm. If a paper is not received on time due to carrier error or other cause, readers should phone 3100 for a copy to be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 pm.
The federal government will mobilize U S Marines to protect postal cars and mail trucks carrying valuable consignments from bandit threats. The decision followed a cabinet meeting and a conference between Postmaster General Harry S New and Major General John A Lejeune, commander of the Marine Corps.
Indianapolis Oct 16 Senator James A Watson denied a Chicago Tribune report that he opposed a Reed campaign investigate Indiana corruption charges. The claim said he questioned the committee’s authority beyond primary matters, per secretary John Hay. The senator remains in a hospital in Indianapolis.
John A. Spoor known as the J. P. Morgan of the Midwest is dead at age 51. Retired yet active in traction and banking ventures, he chaired the Union Stock Yards and Transit Co. board. He earned his title through years as the elder J. P. Morgan's Chicago representative.
Des Moines reports former minister D. W. Jopling was acquitted of assault after five hours of deliberation. The trial involved Roy Smith, a miner from Jopling’s nearby mine in Runnels, who testified the conflict began over short-weight irons. Jopling claimed self defense.
Frank Simons, 35, a Sioux City laborer, was stabbed on the right side and died after being picked up from the sidewalk in front of 201 South Court Street while being taken to a hospital by ambulance. He had come to Sioux City from Omaha. The slayer remains at large.
The Brotherhood Savings & Trust Co. Pittsburgh failed to open as investigators seized its affairs after a $102,000 bond swindle alleged. Five men were arrested or sought, including bank president R. A. McCrady and vice president William J. Kelly. Gloomy audit found liabilities and assets about $748,000, with deposits around $520,000.
Wayne B. Wheeler, Antisaloon League general counsel, accused Senator Edwards of backing Brennan to bolster his nullification agenda in the Senate. He said Edwards’ indignation over the Illinois drive for Frank Smith is not about clean notes but about aiding Brennan and Edwards in their shared wet policy aims.
The forecast covers Washington D C and the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri regions with northern plains. Occasional showers expected in northern sections while southern portions remain mostly fair. Temperatures start above normal, fall Tuesday and Wednesday, then rise again toward week’s end.
Urbana Ill March 16 Fifty thousand attend the Illinois stadium for the Iowa game and homecoming as Frosty Peters and Zuppke seek a successor to Red Grange amid Iowa’s veteran lineup and Illinois illness disruptions. Rainy details note Illini lineup and officials from Northwestern Cornell and Chicago.
Davenport Ta Oct 16 An indictment charges Mrs Joe Bogle with first degree murder in the death by asphyxiation of her foster son Harold Barker, taken from the orphans home. The case follows questions by authorities and grand jury action after evidence emerged. The Bogles carried a $10,000 life insurance on Harold while Mrs Bogle is imprisoned in Joliet for fraud.
The French government will not seek ratification of British and American debt settlements before February. Officials say the delay aims to await U S elections in November and French senatorial elections in January, hoping these votes may influence parliament’s reaction to the agreements.
John Coolidge, Amherst College junior and son of the President, denies responsibility for a guard detail while Col. Edward Starling is assigned to supervise his social life. The White House confirms Starling’s presence as threats in crank letters prompt security measures. Starling’s duties include keeping John out of papers and guiding him through campus events.
Norfolk and Portsmouth diver Klas Sverets walked the river bed between Old Point Comfort and the naval base in a trial stroll and planned a cross of about five miles in under four hours after a prior drifted run of a mile in 80 minutes in a diving suit. Also Gottlieb Bover reported robbing of 690 dollars left at a house before work.
Bucharest reports growing newspaper discussion on former Crown Prince Carol’s reinstatement as heir to the Roumanian throne. Many papers, while veiled, anticipate his formal return to rights after Parliament reconvenes in November 1914, possibly linked to Carol’s reconciliation with his mother in Paris.
J Butler Wright assistant secretary of state will greet Queen Marie of Roumania at New York on her arrival in the United States on behalf of President Coolidge.
Short interviews with local readers discuss the Mitchellville women's reformatory and superintendent Miss Rae Hanchett. Warnings against whipping as a method, urging humane Christian discipline over corporal punishment, echoed by Florence secretary and W C A officials.
Des Moines reports a new wage fight looms before a six month drafting period for a new contract between operators and miners. George Heaps Jr. of the Iowa Coal Operators association and Joe Morris of United Mine Workers District 13 assert operators will need relief while Morris insists miners will not accept any cut from the current wage scale.
Four people were injured and two killed when a Milwaukee passenger train struck a car at a downtown grade crossing in Owatonna Minnesota early today. The dead are Mrs Peters of Pepin Wisconsin and Mrs William Wendlandt of Owatonna. Dorothy Wendlandt and Irene Peters, both children, and Perman Drews the driver, and his wife were injured.
Chicago on October 16. Jewelry clothing and personal belongings of Evelyn Nesbit former wife of Marty Thaw were attached and wages garnished today to satisfy OCR claims of 350 dollars for professional services by G M Smith a dentist. Miss Nesbit who attempted suicide here last winter during engagement as a cabaret entertainer returned two weeks ago to another club.
A freighter and passenger steamer named Guide sank last night near Godbout on the northern St. Lawrence shore in heavy weather. Eleven crew members and passengers perished, including a woman, with news reaching the North Shore Trading Company today.
Washington reporters note a high society effort to present a dignified royal visit with White House dinners and Mount Vernon stops. Rumors swirl about dancer Loie Fuller influencing Marie’s social plans while Roumanian officials weigh proprieties and secrecy. Detectors shadow Fuller amid expectations of a grand New York reception and a cautious welcome on the Macom.
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