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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1926
Page
9
In Tiina three British naval officers succumb to wounds from an encounter with Chinese forces. Cantonese troops reportedly fired on English ships about 50 miles up the Yangtze from Hankow. Britain may intervene as rival factions fight for control, endangering foreign property and lives.
State and national races ride on Wadsworth as New York Republicans push wet stance in battle for senate. Prohibition divides party with Lenroot Moses and others wavering on drink limits as New York and Pennsylvania shape the next GOP platform and convention fate.
Irvine L. Lenroot conceded defeat in the Republican senatorial nomination after trailing Gov. John Blaine Progressive by more than 17 000 votes with 760 precincts remaining. Lenroot said he would abide by the decision and continue to support Blaine.
President Gosprave of the Free State executive council opened a fund for dependents of those who perished in the Drumcollogher theater fire. Early contributors include Gov Gen Timothy Healy with 1009 dollars and Mrs Richard Croker with 500 dollars. Sympathy messages pour in from many countries. Forty eight victims were buried in a common grave in the local churchyard.
Madrid announces the end of four days of martial law after artillery officers attempted a rebellion. King Alphonso and Prime Minister Peime de Rivera lifted martial law and the rising was quelled with little bloodshed.
A possible walkout looms for Orpheum circuit vaudeville theatres and Salahan Katz motion picture houses if talks between managers and striking musicians unions fail. James Petrill, head of the musicians, warned today that a settlement is needed this afternoon.
Edward Cunningham, appointed director of farmers on the Federal Reserve Board, is restored to health after a prolonged illness. He received treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and narrowly avoided a dangerous operation.
Sioux City police resumed the search for a man believed to have walked into the Missouri River and drowned last night. Fishermen said the man waded out beyond his depth and sank, and they thought he intended to swim.
County authorities may appoint a special deputy sheriff with a motorcycle and riot gun to patrol rural districts. Sheriff Percy aximinson announced after a conference with County Agent George WL Wextcott. The deputy would aid the County Protective association in preventing farm thefts and catching thieves, and would patrol roads for speeders and inspect wrecked or abandoned cars.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 oclock. To thru error of the carrier bay or other cause you fail to receive your paper by that time please call 5110 and copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Shanghai reports three British officers killed and several wounded after Chinese forces clash on the Yangtze. The Cockchafer and Despatch engaged seized cargo boats as Cantonese troops press toward Hankow and Hanyang.
A pastoral letter from Mexico's Catholic hierarchy calls Catholics to remain firm amid ongoing religious controversy. It praises priests and lay leaders for discipline and warns against demanding timely victory while the government maintains its tough policy. The view here expects the dispute to persist.
Former Gov Kendall had recovered from bites suffered yesterday while trying to break up a dogfight between his dogs Pat and a blue terrier Bill Sykes. He received bites on the left leg as the animals turned on him in Des Moines.
Charles City Iowa sept s. yl Attleson former Chickasaw county sheriff resigned after a trial opened in New Hampton. He pleaded guilty to driving a car while intoxicated and was fined 250 dollars. Old Bank Quits in Owatonna Minnesota and deposits around 142000 vanish with bank closure.
In Wisconsin Joseph Jimmerman Republican leads for governor with 1 900 precincts counted and higher totals for Perry Smith and others. In New Hampshire Senator George H Moses Republican foe of the world court is renominated by a large margin as 263 of 744 towns report. Governor Winant defeated for renomination by Spaulding.
Grandma Almatia Bennett of Chicopee Falls Massachusetts celebrated her centennial birthday by piloting a seaplane over Portland Maine. Murry Jones, a former army flier, piloted the craft as spectators along the beach watched the flight. She waved to the crowd and said she enjoyed every moment and was not afraid at all.
Des Moines reports the Commonwealth Land party seeks U.S. Senate ballot status with candidate L B Bickelberg and a slate for major state offices including Governor Thomas J Kelly Lieutenant Governor Julia M Kating Secretary of State Merle E Ingham Auditor Alfred Phelps Treasurer F W Becker Attorney General John Harmmell and Secretary of Agriculture Andrew Engte with filings in Waterloo and Des Moines.
Brennan, Democratic candidate for the United States senate, cancelled all engagements for an indefinite period after an injury at a political meeting in Nokomis Hill. He fell while climbing to deliver an address when a chair tipped, injuring a tendon in his leg.
Reports from Spain say King Alfonso promised to persuade Gen. De Rivera to resign and to place Gen. Berenguer at the head of the government after the Spanish artillery officers revolt. The gesture followed the revolt on the Franco Spanish border area.
In San Francisco on September 8 Anne Gould aged 13 and her sister Eleanor Gould a year older criticized flappers. The daughters of Mr and Mrs Jay Gould expressed blunt opinions calling flappers terrible and awful.
Frank F. Howard editor of the Elma New Era and Democratic congress candidate in the district issued a challenge to Gilbert N. Haugen for a joint farm relief debate in Elma Ja Sept. Howard announced the proposal while campaigning in Elma.
Washington officials declare the Ku Klux Klan parade a local emergency and suspend police days off for the march day and the preceding Sunday to ensure security. The move follows a District of Columbia commissioners’ ruling announced today.
A safe belonging to the John Heint estate in Mrs. John Heint widow’s home was robbed of 16000 in notes and securities. Sheriff Langwin reported the theft occurred between Monday evening and Tuesday morning before the will was to be read. The securities belonged to family members.
Sofia authorities announced arrests of members of a secret juvenile communist group. The operation targets a network reportedly directed by Dimitroff of Vienna and alleges discovery of documents showing $25,000 earmarked for communist propaganda in Bulgaria.
After talks between President Coolidge and James RK, Sheffield the American ambassador to Mexico, will return to Mexico City in the fall with full confidence and support of the president and the state department.
A Des Moines article notes a state college professor addressing the Adver Using club, praising Iowa as geographically balanced and free from extreme eastern and western weather. He marks Iowa as west enough to escape eastern evils and south enough to avoid northern blizzards.
Theosophists plan to meet leader Dr Annie Besant in Des Moines en route from Minneapolis to Omaha. Probate of Senator Cummins will admitted in district court here yesterday. Estate valued about 50 000 dollars mainly left to his daughter Kate Cumming Rawson.
Three Waterloo alumni linked to Cornell college at Mt. Vernon are cited as leading figures in education and public life. Bred J. Miller and Fred J. Kluss head East and West High Schools, E. Jewett leads the county, and other Cornell graduates include Judge G. W. Wood Sherman T. Mears J. E. Johnson and several clergymen.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 people attended the Butler County fair opening yesterday. Heavy rain led to the cancellation of races but the program continued today with all exhibit space filled by livestock poultry horticultural and other displays. The secretary said the show may extend to Friday if many cannot attend today.
The body of Rudolph Valentino lies in a marble crypt. Alberto Guglielmi says a private mausoleum will house him. Joseph Schenck weighs two memorial options including a youth romance statue or a children's hospital ward endowment. no immediate fund drive planned.
Miss Louisa Sodman, 27, of Humboldt Web., died almost instantly when the automobile she rode in was struck and wrecked by a street car in Council Bluffs Ia. Four other family members were slightly injured as they were returning from an outing in Minnesota. The car bore the sign Dont hit me, big boy.
In Kearney Nebraska Pear White and Ernest Miller, young sweethearts believed to have died in a death pact, requested a single funeral and burial. Families report the request will not be granted. Their bodies were found in a car near the Country Club with a revolver and two empty chambers. Each had a bullet wound.
The Jordan Motor Co directors voted to pass the regular quarterly dividend on common stock previously set at 75 cents per share. The 7 percent regular dividend will be paid on the preferred stock listed on the local exchange. Officials offered no discussion of the action.
Several streams near Carroll Rogue Fort Dodge Linden and Storm Lake were out of banks due to heavy rainfall last night. Iowa statewide rain drenched all areas except the far southeast with Clarinda reporting an additional 1.05 inches after nine inches fell last week.
In Geneva Germany was unanimously elected to the League of Nations with a permanent council seat, while Spain threatened to resign over the push for a permanent council seat for itself. The Locarno pact secures Germany's status and disarmament considerations under article 16. Brazil and Spain residue resignations loom, with Spain contesting its treatment.
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