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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1926
Page
8
In a Westminster church Labor Day sermon Rev. Williamy Pr. McCormick urged that idlers fail to live as true Christians citing Thessalonians. He warned those who eat others bread lose respect and trust and emphasized work as service worthy of honor.
William Green of the AFL vows to drive fascism from the earth in a Carnegie Hall speech. He cites antifascist support and a better union church relationship after a recent general strike, while Frank Morrison notes progress in wages and social conditions. He condemns company unions and injunctions as threats to unions. Green and Morrison speak across the country as Labor Day events unfold.
About 3000 pupils from East Senior and Junior High schools Our Lady of Victory Academy and Immanuel Lutheran to resume classes after a three month break. High school students report at 830 a.m. with grade schools starting later. books assigned and regular classes to follow through the day.
The British gunboat Scarab engaged Cantonese troops in the upper Yangtze River area near Shanghai. Reports say the Scarab and her crew held both riverbanks but do not yet confirm casualties. In a separate item, a farmer Crage Smith, 28, was killed by a premature dynamite blast near Burlington, Ta.
A political figure known as Thomas Taggart allegedly threatened $100,000 damages to publishers of Terber's recent book forcing removal of references tying him to gambling at French Lick Springs. The incident centers on political influence and censorship.
Three women were injured when four automobiles collided half a mile east of Waterloo near St Francis hospital at 3 p m Sunday. Victims include Velma Molhack of 720 Washington Street, Callie Reid of Fayette Ind, and Missy May Delta Beatty of Cedar Falls.
Des Moines reports relief after a week of heavy rains. Clear weather today brings fall-like coolness with highs near 73. Damage from floods in Iowa and eastern Nebraska estimated at 350 000 dollars to crops and property.
Labor Day activities in Des Moines featured a parade and picnic at Union Park led by Col. Smith W. Brookhart, Ulrick, and Dr. Charles S. Medbury amid rain and washout conditions. Other cities like Mason City and Sioux City held observances with speakers including John C. Lewis and Howard J. Clark addressing labor issues and farm conditions.
The Federal Land Bank in the Omaha District lowers net interest on new farm loans from 5 1/4 to 4 3 4 percent after a stock dividend. Rates could dip further to 4 1/2 percent within a year or two for long-standing borrowers. The Omaha district covers Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming and is the largest of 12 districts.
Wreck of the Scenic Limited on the Denver & Rio Grande Western near Granite Colorado raises death estimates from 19 to 25 with 38 hospitalized. A giant 105 foot locomotive derailed on a sharp curve plunging five coaches into the Arkansas River as rescuers search wreckage and identify victims from Colorado and midwestern states.
Union musicians, stone hands, and assistants at the Des Moines Orpheum returned to work after a brief strike ended before the first Sunday performance. The move followed instructions from Chicago headquarters who announced the strike was called off in sympathy with a San Francisco action. Nonunion workers were not used.
The Courier should be delivered before 3 30. If you do not receive it by then phone 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Former U S attorney general Harry M Daugherty and alien property custodian Thomas Wy Miller stand trial on a federal conspiracy charge alleging they accepted a 991000 bribe to return 7090000 to the German owned American Metals stock. Richard Merion testifies against the two in New York.
Waterloo residents enjoyed a labor holiday with cloudless skies and mild breezes as Central Labor union activities were quiet. Families traveled by car and rail to celebrate, while local sports and events including a Waterloo Marshalltown doubleheader and golf and shooting activities filled the day’s social calendar.
Paris denied reports that France and Britain served notice on Spain to abrogate the Italo Spanish treaty. The accord, aimed at joint interests in Africa, is said to threaten French and British interests. A protest by France and Britain to Spain is believed possible despite the denial.
More than 3000 musicians in about 400 Chicago theatres walk out at 1:40 am after union leader James Petrillo wins a $4.50 weekly raise. The action halts movie and vaudeville shows as owners seek to operate without music and press for changes in contract terms.
Six killed and two injured when the Sunset Limited collided with a car at a grade crossing near Fuente, 20 miles south of Los Angeles. Victims include W. Hoag 63 and Mary Hoag 57 of Baldwin Park and Donald Smith 7, with Grace Hoag 21 of Vandalia and L R Meader of Baldwin Park hospitalized.
Davenport Iowa September 6 Mrs Lola Moore aged 34 died from a bullet wound an unknown person fired the shot. She was found dying in her home yesterday afternoon by a man she knew who is in custody as police investigate a possible murder. Mrs Moore had separated from her husband years earlier.
Britt, Sept. 6 Korre BR. McNabb a 20 year old student at the state college died from injuries after a Saturday car accident near Ames. He was taken to a hospital at Amex where relatives and his father arrived before his death. The cause is unknown. He graduated from Britt High School in 1923. A funeral will be held here.
Across Spain reports describe mutinies in the artillery against General Primo de Rivera and a state of war. The king signed martial law decrees as officers faced dismissal and troops pledged loyalty to the artillery corps amid growing open rebellion at Segovia and Madrid.
Forty people are dead and ten seriously injured after a fire destroyed an improvised motion picture theatre in a wooden building at Dromecotogher near Limerick. Most victims were young. an upstairs hall showed the film Heine given. Witnesses say there was no protective screen around the exiting doors and a stampede blocked the sole egress. Twenty nine bodies were recovered by late afternoon, many charred beyond recognition.
McKINLEY SINKING. Senator William B. McKinley, in a sanitarium at Martinaville Indiana, is very weak and deathly expected at any moment with sciatica rheumatism. He has been unconscious through the night, his temperature rose sharply, and he cannot recognize family at his bedside.
Sept 6 Omaha Nebraska Py Fred Hoffman 17 year old high school pupil admits to police he held up a local streetcar conductor for excitement He traded for a revolver said he intended to create a scene with the gun and took between 20 and 30 dollars from the motorman who remained unaware during the incident
The seventh League of Nations assembly opens in Geneva with Germany’s admission as the main business. Dr. Benes and Dr. Arland emphasize peace and reconciliation as Germany nears entry, while crowds of American tourists gather and a Wilson plaque in the league hall is covered with flowers.
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