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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1928
Page
1
The New York Evening World says southern correspondents found pamphlets and anonymous handbills attacking Governor Alfred E. Smith. Claims include drunkenness, corruption, relationships with a secretary, papal plots, and plans to install a Roman Catholic church state.
Leopold and Loeb faced a speedy trial in Hawaii as Tei Yutaka Fukunaga was indicted for kidnapping and murder of a banker’s son. The judge refused a guilty plea to first degree murder, appointing a defense attorney while noting territorial law. The offender, who confessed to killing the boy after the kidnapping and before ransom, expressed willingness to die. Legal timing for sentence and possible execution was outlined.
Senator Edwards targets Mrs Willebrandt in a grilling public disagreement over the sending of consented liquor to hurricane victims. The exchange touches on legal bounds and administrative actions amid wartime liquor policy.
Bucharest reports that Romanian rail workers borrowed freight cars from Poland leading to many cars out of use. Disruptions threaten overall service as curtailment looms under the strain of the swap.
In district court Mrs. Jackson testified Claude L. Jackson failed to provide property for her and their two children. She stated he forced the family to subsist on bananas and ice cream during the desertion, and one child became seriously ill after the husband deserted them.
Vancouver reports Gord Northcott released by provincial police at Oakalla prison only to be rearrested on a California extradition warrant. Louise Northcott also detained as authorities pursue charges linked to the Riverside murder farm case. California authorities probe disappearances and deaths of several boys connected to the Northcott case.
Obituaries report Joseph Mann 53 of Los Angeles died in a local hospital from complications ten days after arriving for a Waterloo visit. He was a deputy sheriff and Elks member survived by several siblings. Also listed are Joseph Dalley 13 who died after pneumonia in Amaterloo, and Henry Hart 65 of Town City who died at University hospital. Services and viewings are noted for multiple families including Cadwallader and related households.
Fragmentary weather bulletin lists temperatures and day by day notes for Monday Tuesday and Tuesday night. The readable portions indicate maximum temperatures and times but lack complete values and clear locations.
Major J Andrew White of Columbia Broadcasting says no political interference occurred in broadcasting Governor Alfred E Smith’s Helena Montana campaign address. He notes a late telegram from Oregon Democrats could not arrange coast network hookup in time. Los Angeles leaders allege interference and threaten action over blocked broadcast. Radio Commissioner Laflamme warns stations blocking addresses may lose their licenses.
Field Museum scientists show ancient plant pots depicting peanuts maize squashes beans potatoes mandioka and other crops proving their indigenity to the Americas. They note pineapples tobacco tomatoes coca and cacao also originate there while watermelon likely originated in Africa. The display sheds light on early American agriculture during Peru’s ancient civilization era.
Bremen Spot notes Germany again claims second place in shipbuilding by tonnage for the second quarter of 1928 with a total of 407 504 tons. Britain leads with 1 2 million tons and the United States follows.
L A Kliebenstein of the Hawkeye Maintainer Co announces a Town state highway commission award for three Hawkeye power patrols at about 16000 dollars. The units were shown in Ames against 25 bidders with Deere power from Waterloo and a 12000 pound machine built in Janesville Te. The sale supports in state production competing with outside manufacturers.
Belmont county grand jury indicts John Egerhardt of Barton for riotous conspiracy after a week ago night riders seized Lester Berry 18 and Goldie Wheeler 31. Berry’s sweetheart Hannah Gallagher escaped to her home as the mob dangled the couple by the limbs and ordered them cut down.
Frank Fish of the Fish Sign Service spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon on the value of outdoor advertising. He noted posters aided war campaigns by the government and Red Cross, with World War I as a prime example. Jack Bain and Ralph Gram performed, with Miss Jean G. Goff accompanying.
Mr and Mrs Alex Moir of Alhambra California visiting Waterloo as they travel from Waterloo to Indianapolis to see Mr Moirs brother. They recall living in Waterloo from 1885 to 1902 at 702 Fourth Street West with many old friends remaining. Mr Moir is a long time traveling salesman.
The city libraries fuel committee awarded a contract to Goal ecompany, 1209 Fourth, to supply about 325 tons of coal, bid six dollars per ton for Harrisburg No 2 southern bituminous coal. also reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs PF E Bougham, Helen Maynard being the wife.
In Vale of Radio Prayer debate the Relbeek cemetery burial marks a Jewish community in Tours. Rabbi M Sommer condemns declining attendance and proposes delivering prayers by wireless radio to sustain faith. Sommer advocates radio religion in a Jewish journal, signaling modernization.
National Leach reports Cincinnati beat New York 7 to 2 with Moody at 202 11. Juxey Piomich Fitzsimmons Scout and Yggan noted in coverage.
New York Sept 25 huge graft scandal over a $29.5 million Queens sewer program heads to trial. Former Borough President Maurice Connolly and engineer Frederick Selley face a Special blue ribbon jury for conspiracy to defraud thousands of taxpayers. More than 100 witnesses have been called.
Fifteen states and two foreign countries send entries for the Dairy Cattle Congress. Special trains from Kansas City to Waterloo and cattle trains from Beaver Dam Wisconsin are planned. Dairymen from North and South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska Iowa seek information. Cremeries offer rail fare discounts. Waterloo hosts expect visitors with information bureaus and a touring camp on site.
In Los Angeles on Sept. 25 Russell St. Clair Beitzel, once of Philadelphia, was sentenced to hang for the murder of his common law wife Barbara Marger. Beitzel plans an appeal after a brief trial in which he remained stoic. The victim was found in a canyon with her body discovered after her death around June 24.
Miss D Quincy Smith of Washington will lead an expedition guarded by Italian camel corps to uncover and photograph buried Libyan cities in Cyrenaica and Cyrene. Joined by Miss Lloyd Preston the journey opens with tea expeditions from Tripoli and aims to document Leptis Magna and other sites for archaeologists.
Ames Iowa September 15 national agricultural social fraternity Parm House led all fraternities and sororities at Iowa State College in scholarship for spring quarter ending June. 21 active members averaged 38.95 percent while pledges ranked sixth with 82.66 percent. Delta Upsilon and Fhi Omega Pi followed among top groups.
Moscow dispatches report the Soviet film team arriving in Kabul to cover Afghanistan’s independence celebrations in Pagman and to produce reels showing progress, as part of a broader effort alongside press notes from Stockholm on new direct air mail links to London.
MARRIAGE LICENSES George R Hildebrand Reinbeck .37 Anna M Garwood Reinbeck 28 MARRIAGE LICENSES George R Hildebrand Reinbeck .37 Anna M Garwood Reinbeck 28 A note mentions a requirement that lawyers seeking election to district court judgeship know Irish language before admission to practice.
Hurricane relief efforts in Waterloo and Black Hawk county push the fund to 869.38 dollars, about 43.5 percent of the 2 000 dollar county quota. Citizens are urged to donate promptly through the Waterloo Red Cross office at Hotel Russell Lamson, with checks payable to the American Red Cross.
Vinton Iowa September 25 an intensive campaign through November and to December 20 aims to raise 1.1 million for endowment debt liquidation and aid to Carnell college Vernon. The J W Hancher church organization will supervise the drive with a plan to raise 30 thousand yearly for college support separate from the endowment. A lay representation referendum will be held at Dubuque next autumn and could mark a first in Methodism. Upper Town conference offered no presidential resolution, diverging from other conferences which backed Hoover.
In Iowa City F B Olsen announces that the state Democratic central committee will join efforts to secure Governor Al Smith for a campaign speech at the University of Iowa field house. The announcement confirms use of the field house for the event.
Two French aviators stranded two months ago while delivering mail from South America remain prisoners of wild African tribesmen near Rabal Morocco. Negotiations fail as promises threats and money fail to secure their release. Snow disrupts Chicago business district as weather closes in. Quarantine notices list Scarlet fever patient Vera MecKinder and Mumps case John Gray with addresses.
A description of an unusual psychology test asks the participant to read a word and then list all related words that come to mind within a minute. It includes examples like Automobile and prompts for three separate words with a one minute limit each. The exercise measures associative thought and verbal responsiveness.
Rochester Minn September 25 sixty three years ago a young man left his home in Indiana and came west seeking to regain his health and now at 94 Dr William A Allen is recognized as the oldest practicing physician in the country. He sees 20 to 40 patients daily drives himself and writes the lord's prayer on a dollar with a pencil. Born in Pendleton Indiana he studied medicine after 1865 and has practiced for 56 years in Chester Minnesota area. He lives in the same office building on Main Street and recalls frontier life and Lincoln funeral trains while offering simple health guidance and support for youth. His son Case lives in Wrkodl.
Shanghai reports that the nationalist government set dowry limits for marriage prospects. Mothers may receive no more than 150 dollars from future sons in laws, or 100 dollars if the girl is a widow. Authorities cite profiteering in South China and link marriage markets to Communist influence.
Sydney reports Australia will inaugurate the first modern air transport service with a salon monoplane for ten passengers and five in-stepping accommodations. It marks a shift from small chartered flights to larger scale air travel surpassing existing regional operators.
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