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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1926
Page
10
World series clash looms as American League champion Yankees and National League winner Cardinals prepare for the championship series. Analysts weigh offenses and defenses while fans eye New York’s and St Louis’s chances in the long-awaited showdown.
In the Republican New York convention week, wets seek a clear program to appeal to independent voters as repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment remains debated. Senator Wadsworth denounces federal prohibition while opposing private beer sales, advocating enforcement within the law and cautious reform.
The National Red Cross, with eight field workers, leads flood relief between Sioux City and a warden townships. Woodbury County Red Cross chair Hugene Mells says damage is double earlier estimates and appeals for $40,000 for immediate needs and up to $80,000 total. Tolin J. Large of Sioux City named fund treasurer. Courier reports $26 already received from western Iowa for relief.
Des Moines reports General Lincoln C. Andrews and Iowa Prohibition Director C. A. Brunson outlined a federal plan creating about a dozen new prohibition enforcement zones. Brunson said Iowa would join the zones, signaling a new era in enforcement and forecasts bootleggers will raise prices as illegal trade becomes unprofitable.
In Epworth Ta a masked bandit eluded arrest as marshal Joseph Pineh and 12 others lined up against a wall. Earlier the same bandit robbed the Wy Wt. Miartin grocery store, taking 180 dollars in cash and several checks with six men and several women present.
The former Tom Thumb, a famed circus midget, died at his home in California after a long career with circuses. He was 84 and leaves behind a widow and two German witnesses as noted in local obituaries. Two French soldiers involved in a quarrel were ordered detained by the army command after they shot and killed two civilians.
Reports from Fonten indicate miners near total collapse after 150 days of futile strike. Government and mine owners push for a settlement, while leaders urge retreat to avoid pit closures as Parliament plans to debate the dispute amid mounting pressure. News notes Baldwin and Ramsay MacDonald prepare parliamentary commentary.
Aimee Semple McPherson stands accused in Los Angeles of criminal conspiracy with six others over her reported kidnapping tale. Witnesses from a grocer to a maid testified as district officials challenge the evangelist and associates over alleged fabrication and attempts to influence public morals and justice.
Danish authorities say no indictment will be pursued for the alleged Eskimo killer of Professor Marvin of Carneletnis University. The case references a controversial confession and notes public sentiment while stressing sovereignty and safety concerns amid a complex wartime environment.
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Des Moines reports a chilly Sept 27 with 30 degrees in Des Moines and 18 in Decorah as frost damages spread to corn and vine crops. Illinois and northern states suffer losses. Michigan fruit belt saved by inland wind. Kansas and Missouri show cold snaps with near freezing in several towns. Johnson County corn forecast reduced by frost damage. average yield around 30 bushels per acre.
In Sulu near Uhisa the clash between a Moro band and the Philippine constabulary left seven Moros killed and several wounded while three constabulary privates died and five were wounded as troops tried to round up the band. The incident occurred on September 27 as authorities pursued the insurgents.
The state supreme court denied an injunction blocking the November 2 vote on a Wisconsin beer referendum. The question asks Congress to amend the Volstead act to legalize beer at 2.935 percent alcohol with consumption restricted to off premises sale. Chief Justice Vinje announced the memorandum.
London dispatch reports former Premier Pangalos ordered court martial on charges of unlawfully imposing death penalties. General Gouisris and other ministers blamed for executions.
The Illinois Central relief train sped 1499 miles from Chicago to Miami in 2 hours 12 minutes, shattering the Floridan flyer’s fastest schedule by 4 hours 43 minutes. It carried 48 doctors and relief workers, 48 nurses, led by Dr. H A Bundéesen, aiding hurricane victims with personnel from American Red Cross and Chicago hospitals.
Pomeroy Ohio September 27 Five persons drowned in the Ohio river when the skiff carrying them home from a Pittsburgh excursion capsized early today. The deceased are Mrs Robert Murnell age 38 Mrs K H Foulk age 48 Mrs John Meier age 50 Mrs W Sponnel age 58 and her three month old child Five others escaped by swimming to shore Walter Neutaling Ernest Loliance Jelizabeth Meier and a Mr and Mrs Thompson reached safety by dawn The bodies were recovered by 1 am local time The survivors are named but some spellings vary from the original report.
New York and Sept 27 is recounted as Dorothy Smith 23 fled a fourth floor apartment after a crack of a door. a flash model out of work, she leaped to the brick yard below. She was dying when picked up and said three men entered the room where she sat with a friend in the apartment of Francis Murphy 22 broker.
In Montezuma Iowa a jury mainly composed of farmers awarded Bettie Onlessie $1,800 for breach of contract. The plaintiffs are residents of Guernsey and the verdict reflects a verdict against a wealthy retired farmer.
Oklahoma, Arizona debut as 38 junior judging teams from 13 institutions compete at the college show. Winners earn a trip to Detroit for the national dairy show while seniors and juniors contest placings under judges Burlingham and Thornburg.
Geneva dispatch reports the Commission denying Hugh Gibson, US delegate, a request to issue new instructions for the subcommission to confine itself to technical matters. The body adjourned likely until February while experts press on. Gibson reaffirmed the US stance that land, naval, and broader disarmament require phased, incremental steps, challenging broader aims. France’s Bantour urged broader general disarmament efforts.
Thousands of school children flooded the Hippodrome for the Diiry Cattle Congress acts. Free admission except reserved seats, courtesy of management. Youthful crowds toured exhibition halls and barns, cheering clowns and daring feats amid a day of circus excitement despite threatening skies.
Iowa's new senator David W Stewart visits Waterloo for Dairy Cattle Congress events including a morning call, a noon Wanis Club address, a dairy show inspection, an exhibitors banquet, and the hippodrome show. The event features new records, expanded buildings, and a public wedding tonight at the Hippodrome.
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