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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
11
A bootlegger is shot dead at a Waterloo downtown intersection as armed posses hunt three suspected members of the rival rum running faction. The violence marks a dramatic flare in a months long illegal liquor war, with community safety concerns and calls for rigorous pursuit of all involved.
Cambridge reports reveal new records suggesting the Shenandoah was distressed for hours before crashing, with winds never exceeding 40 miles per hour. Witnesses claim the airship traveled 22 miles in two hours despite clear skies, and survivors’ statements are cited as supporting evidence.
Lieut. Alford J. Williams of the navyaviation set an unofficial world speed record by flying one kilometer in 74 seconds at Mitchel Field New York. He accelerated from Curtiss Field and then leveled to complete the kilometer before continuing at 268.2 mph in a straight run. The report notes the existing fastest air speed as 1g miles per hour.
Chicago report says Johnny Torrio, serving a year in Waukegan jail, seeks proof that he enjoys liberties like Druggan and Lake. He offers a $10,000 reward for evidence that he has had such privileges or premature releases while outside his cell.
Deputy Game Warder Thomas Waldron stated today that the law does not provide for duplicate licenses. Hunters who lose licenses and wish to hunt must buy new ones. those without licenses risk arrest.
A morning fire at the A J Henry farm in Mt Vernon township seven miles northeast of Cedar Falls caused about $6,000 in losses. Two large barns a corncrib hog house and a silo were damaged or destroyed. a purebred Hereford bull perished while other cattle survived. Oats straw hay harness and tools burned. Civilian and Cedar Falls Waterloo firefighters aided. Insurance is not sufficient. rebuilding will begin soon as the wind favored protecting the house.
Miss Charlotte Osgood of Los Angeles, 23, will marry Umberto Antonio Victoria Chiarena, a wealthy Milan leather merchant, at Prince’s Row registry office in London. They met at a dance two months ago and plan a continental honeymoon before settling in Venice.
Fire ripped through the Imperial Tokyo Diet complex causing extensive property damage estimated at 2,000,000 yen. Firefighters battled to save adjoining structures, including the Russian embassy, with no lives reported lost. Investigators consider possible incendiary origin.
Fragmented transcript notes indicate the Scopes evolution case returning to the Tennessee Supreme Court in Knoxville. Names of attorneys appear, including Neal, Darrow, Wayes, Field Malone, and others, with unclear docket context and references to witnesses and counsel.
Major General Harry L Rogers accuses his successor Major General William H Hart of conspiring in 1922 to block his reappointment as quartermaster general and of aiding articles that cast Rogers’ divorce in a negative light. Rogers, now retired in poor health, seeks War Department action under the conduct unbecoming charge, with dismissal as potential maximum penalty if Hart is court martialed.
A Des Moines pair James Dickerson and Harris were seized by federal agents near Drayton, N J, after a 19 mile pursuit in an automobile loaded with liquor. Their car was riddled by bullets. the men were injured and held at Crookston. Liquor law charges loom against two Dickerson brothers with prior arrests but no conviction.
Omaha reports the highest temperatures in the nation for yesterday with Lincoln peaking at 98 degrees for three hours in the afternoon. The 98 at 3 p.m. nearly matches the city's 20 year September record. widespread copter-type readings followed light rain.
The Courier will be delivered before 3 30. If you do not receive it by then, call 35100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 20.
Coroner's jury investigates the death of Albert Hertske who was shot at Fourth and Jefferson. Eyewitnesses identify Malcolm Harbour as the accused killer. authorities report the victim died from a back wound severing the jugular with two head lacerations. Hertske, 26, born near Lakota, left behind a large family and a life linked to bootlegging.
An unidentified man wounded at 2 45 am as two men fled a stolen Nash near Rosie's Gardens on Independence Road. Police fired on the car when it refused to halt. 27 bullet holes left the sedan riddled at headquarters. License check traced the vehicle to Perry Arnsberger of Toledo Ohio.
Gayland Finley and Ota Donath, Waterloo youths who confessed to robbing 17 stores, were bound over to the grand jury on four counts by Judge J. W. Gwynne in municipal court this afternoon. Three counts allege larceny in the same time frame and the fourth involves weapons. Bail had been set earlier.
Des Moines Auto- Mobile club weekly bulletin says all Iowa roads are in good condition at two points. A few tour ideas listed.
Dr Brayton H. Hensem, chief of the zoological division of the bureau of animal industry, is dead in Washington. He was born in Missouri Valley, Ia, in 1875.
A letter sent to Governor Hamill from Des Moines requests pardon for a husband serving time in town penitentiary for bigamy. The wife asks mercy to restore his family ties and return him to a southern state.
In a brutal bootlegger feud, Albert Hertske was killed near Jefferson and Fourth after being attacked by Harbour associates. Police chase leads to Waverly and Jesup as vigilantes warn of further violence. Investigators cite Harbour, alias Sack Harbor, and two Chicago gunmen as key figures, with Mrs Cook’s Memphis case linked in ongoing inquiries.
Washington to host Interparliamentary Union events Oct 1 to 7 with delegates from 25 countries. Notables include Italian Marquis, British lord and lady, three barons, counts and baronets. hundreds of diplomats, generals and doctors. Congress allocates 40000 dollars to entertain delegates and provide access to the House. Three women congresswomen named to the entertainment committee.
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