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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1929
Page
11
In Friedrichshafen thousands welcomed the Graf Zeppelin after its record Atlantic crossing from Lakehurst. The air ship arrived just before 9 am local time, breaking the Lakehurst-to-Lakehurst record by over 28 hours. Bells rang as crowds filled streets and cannons boomed.
Washington dispatch reports vigorous efforts to bar Frau Rosaike Schwimmer, a Hungarian communist, from American citizenship despite a supreme court ruling she is unfit for naturalization. She holds a return-entry permit from the Department of Labor and may travel on an American-bound ship within 12 months. The Woman Patriot push to deny her entry faces immigration board scrutiny if she returns to the United States.
In Kansas City Missouri on September 4 a thief entered the second story window of T. J. Pendergast's residence and looted seven rooms. Jewels and clothing valued between 150000 and 200000 were taken while four children slept below. Among the items was Miss Marceline Pendergast's 3250 engagement ring. The theft occurred as the Pendergasts returned from the brother M. J. Pendergast's funeral and Miss Pendergast's trousseau was partly stolen.
New York faces diminishing water supplies and widespread discomfort as the season’s heat wave enters its third day. Upstate towns report declining reservoirs, while beaches draw thousands seeking relief. Temperatures hit 94.2 degrees, a summer high, with similar heat across the east and as far north as Toronto.
Fort Dodge Iowa Sept 4 40 P Physicians planned surgery today or tomorrow to remove a gold tooth lodged in the bronchial tube from William Gallager of Livermore who swallowed it after a car accident that knocked the tooth loose.
Surgeons probing for a bullet in Mrs. Irene Yates’s arm in Granite City, Newfoundland, discovered a smashed wristwatch fragment driven deep into her flesh. The expected bullet was not found. Authorities report the estranged husband shot her and then killed himself, leaving the gun involved as the presumed weapon.
Washington reports Hoover administration plans to rush a revised Republican tariff bill through the Senate before December's session. Western Republicans and independents, led by Borah, may join Democrats to constrain the tariff. Nominations for the farm board and enforcement agency reorganization loom as urgent items alongside the tariff push.
Rock Island reports a baseball loss of 11000 for Mississippi Valley League. Islanders may not play next season as club directors meet to decide future. Des Moines drum and bugle corps takes third place in national VFW contest at St Paul. Rain saves crops in northwestern Iowa after a dry spell.
The state highway commission plans a $46,000 expropriation for seven Falls avenue lots and several in Henwood Park to reroute United States highway No 218 through Waterloo. The work widens Falls avenue to 100 feet and creates a new direct link to the La Porte road. Paving will begin this fall, with Washington street paving possibly delayed until next year.
The first autumn chill swept the Rocky Mountain district with temperatures dropping across states. Yellowstone Park fell to 28 degrees, Sheridan and Helena tied for second at 32, while Pocatello logged 38. Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado also reported frigid readings as the season turns.
Washington reports President Hoover conferred with Secretary Stimson and top naval officers on the proposed Anglo American naval accord. The White House cited no details beyond discussions of restrictions, while Stimson plans to share specifics with reporters later. High officials and the navy general board then met to study reductions in sea power in the tense lead up to Geneva talks.
Davenport police continued their search today for the slayer of Adolph Johnson, 46, whose body was found in the Mississippi River near here. The skull was crushed and the body covered with bruises, indicating a brutal beating. Johnson was a bachelor with relatives living in Sweden, and votes supported Sunday movies in Villisca.
New Haven Conn September 4 Major John Coolidge son of former President Calvin Coolidge and Florence Trumbull daughter of Gov John H Trumbull will wed September 23 The couple met in New Haven and the wedding will be at Plainville Congregational church They plan to reside in Westville after a wedding trip
Soviet forces crossed the Manchurian frontier at the Argun river raiding Chinese property and killing five Chinese merchants while wounding two guards. Six of eighteen Chinese stations in the Argun area were seized and Soviet naval craft reportedly fired on merchant boats before seizing cargoes.
Geneva Sept 4 The Hague conference signatories vote unanimously to sign the Roof protocol accepting the United States five reservations as presented before adhesion to the court. Names Favans Ribbon San Felice Martin Henry George appear in the report.
A large air hunt in Arizona involves nine airplanes from Riverside California to Winslow and San Diego seeking the missing three motor City of San Francisco passenger plane. Five passengers and three crew are unaccounted as storms sweep northern Arizona. millionaire lumberman A B McGaffey and others aboard are believed to be aboard the downed airliner near the Navajo and Zuni regions.
Tapager Construction Co of Albert Lea Minnesota sues 30 Towa City citizens including prominent businessmen in district court. Claims 50 to 500 dollars due on bonds for the erection of the American Legion Community building in Towa City.
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