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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1929
Page
1
An era of labor demonstrations and casual leisure described across multiple scenes. Workers rally and confront unrest while Americans enjoy holidays, parades, and ball games. The Zeppelin crosses the Atlantic as reports swirl about a bullet hole claims.
Washington dispatch reports growing anxiety in the United States over Arab Jewish riots in Palestine and the possible impact on Anglo American naval talks. It warns Britain could relinquish its mandate, endangering the Jewish National Home and drawing the United States into Zionist influence amid a fragile regional balance.
Major John Wood attempted a nonstop flight from Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles to Cleveland in under 13 hours 16 minutes aboard a Lockheed Vega monoplane carrying 485 gallons of fuel. This was his second attempt in the race for a $10,000 prize. his first ended in Willard New Mexico due to a clogged fuel line. Wood, 32, of Wausau Wisconsin, is president of Northern Airways.
Independence September 2 Funeral services were held for George W. Cutshall who died after a herd bull fatally trampled him at the county home near Independence. He had been assisting with gravel hauling when the animal charged him inside the yard gate. He died en route to a physician. an inquest was deemed unnecessary. Cutshall, born September 20 1866, formerly lived near East A. The bull was a recently purchased animal.
Scarlet fever led town communicable diseases last week with 17 cases in Des Moines. Dr. Henry Albert, state health commissioner, noted in his weekly bulletin that typhoid fever had 12 cases and whooping cough 11. Total communicable diseases reached 112, of which 46 were social diseases.
Graf Zeppelin, with 22 passengers, steers south of storm lanes toward Azores on fifth U S Germany crossing. The airship aims for Friedrichshafen by Thursday morning, vying to beat the world record set at 21 days 7 hours 26 minutes, despite a patched bullet hole in a fuel cell and eight hour delayed departure.
In Los Angeles on September 1 a biplane nose-dived and crashed in Valhalla cemetery killing Arnold V. Geldart a 35 year old flying instructor from Burbank and Rex Crouse an 18 year old student from Los Angeles Crouse was taking a final lesson and had nine hours of solo flight time.
Hollywood Sept 2. Mary Eaton a former Ziegfeld Follies star and recent film actress married Millard Webb, a director. The couple planned to leave today for Banff, British Columbia, after the ceremony.
Chicago news reports the endurance flight of Russell Mossman and C. E. Steele nearing 240 hours as they fly above Sky Harbor. A note suggests the engine could last 1200 hours while the crew remains in good health.
San Francisco Sept 2 The search for bodies from the San Juan and Dodd collision off Pigeon Point continues as investigators prepare to hear survivors accounts. At least 72 lives were lost and Captain Adolph Asplund perished amid blame passed to the San Juan by Dodd officers.
Plymouth County supervisors are split over hiring tax ferret E. Kringle of Atlantic to uncover taxable property. Kringle reported发现 more than $4,000,000 in Sion City property and offered to collect unpaid taxes. Local bankers oppose hiring, arguing deposits and tax-free securities would be affected.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 6 30. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause, call 5300 to receive a copy. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 20 p m to qualify for a duplicate issue.
War tension rises across Transjordan and Syria as British forces rush troops to border areas to protect Jews in Palestine. Arab Bedouin and Druse groups concentrate near key points amid looting at Migdal and attacks on American property in Haifa and Safed.
Iowa officials tighten safety measures after a dozen plus road crashes over the weekend. The Des Moines dispatch lists multiple fatalities across Clinton, Sioux City, Ottumwa, Mason City, and surrounding areas, naming victims and vehicles involved, with authorities warning motorists to take extra precautions amid heavy traffic and holiday travel.
Captain Ira Baker and Lieut Bernard Thompson refueled over Cheyenne Wyoming while on a westward transcontinental endurance flight in the Boeing Hornet plane Shuttle. Mail pilot Silm Bowls had difficulty contacting the Shuttle but finally supplied 220 gallons of fuel after an 11 minute contact. The Shuttle departed Cheyenne at 3 am and showed no engine issues.
Geneva September 2 1947 The League of Nations began its tenth assembly electing Dr J Gustavo Guerrero of Salvador as president. Fifty three of fifty five nations were represented with six premiers and 35 ex foreign ministers taking part. Seven women delegates testified to growing female influence in international politics with reps from England Canada Denmark Finland Norway and Romania present.
The Evening Star reports Harry F. Sinclair, the wealthy operator jailed in Washington, has been assigned to special duties granting him an automobile ride several times weekly to a branch clinic a few blocks from the main building.
Temperatures show a high of 34.5 degrees Saturday with a low near 63 Saturday night and a high of 105 degrees Sunday with a low around Monday morning. The report includes weather terms and unreadable trailing words indicating a continuation of forecast data into Monday.
Fragmented early season baseball item lists players for the New York and Philadelphia teams and notes batter and pitcher names across both leagues. The readable fragments mention Pipgras Moore Rhodes Jorgens Quinn Cochran and Dickey for New York and Petty Fuse Finvano Ribbon Felten George Idolite among others in Cincinnati and national league lines.
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