Government Raises Silver Price To Seemingly Boost Economy
The federal government boosted the price for newly mined silver to 71 cents per ounce from 64.64 cents, under a monetary plan to lift commodity prices. The move aims to spur economic activity, with seigniorage adjustments and large silver stock expansion tied to gold reserves and inflation prospects.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
United States
United Staties
Congress
Everyday Courage in Ordinary People
A reader muses on daily bravery in hardship. He praises ordinary men and women who endure misfortune with cheerful temper and quiet grit, noting most people face life with courage despite pain and doubt.
Winter wheat crop estimated 69 percent
Washington reports April 1 crop condition at 69.8 percent of normal with winter wheat production at 435,499,000 bushels, up from last year but below the 1928-32 average. Rye and pastures also checked, grain stocks on farms listed for corn wheat oats and regional state figures include Illinois Minnesota Iowa Missouri Nebraska.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
Road toll figures for Cedar Rapids in 1935 show 88 accidents resulting in 103 injuries and deaths. Officials note rising traffic strain and urge improved safety measures.
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Cedar Rapids
Powers Divide On Eve Of Stresa Talks
On the eve of the Stresa conference British French and Italian delegates show divergent approaches to Europe’s security. Britain seeks a path to German collective security, Italy favors a three power alliance, and France leans toward reconciling Italy with Britain. Mussolini isolates at Isola Bella as MacDonald and Simon arrive to begin talks.
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Duce
Stresa
Europe
Germany
Reich
Great Britain
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Isola Bella Island
Pierre- Etienne Flandin
Pierre Laval
France
League of Nations
Adolf Hitler
Muich
MacDonald
Simon
Isola Bella
Franco Russian Pact Unveiled By Associated Press
A France Soviet Russia mutual defense agreement was announced with unexpected suddenness, signaling a key shift in Allied posture. Details remain on page four, column five.
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Associated Press
France
Soviet
Russia
Iowa House backs beer permit board in revision bill
Iowa lawmakers defeated a move to abolish the state beer permit board as the house debated a beer law revision bill. The session focused on redrafting the measure to avoid deadlock while 10 of 58 sections were reviewed, with two controversial parts deferred for study. The bill’s fate tied to progress on the Burlington chain store tax measure.
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Des Moines
Boards
Iowa House
Paul Freeburn
Scott
House
Burington
Roosevelt Seeks Letting Work Relief Fund Run Higher
President Roosevelt signaled he can spend part of the 4.36 billion work relief fund and even turn some back to the treasury. He warned the peak employment goal may be delayed to November while continuing to use existing agencies. CCC head Fechner then ordered enrollment to 600,000 and 1,260 camps to house recruits.
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Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
States Called Upon to Provide Relief Funds for 1935
Washington reports states and communities must contribute 563.775 million dollars as their share of relief costs for the 1935 fiscal year, a rise of 154.883 million from 1934, according to an announcement by federal emergency relief administrator Marty Li Hopkins.
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Washington
Ins
Marty Li Hopkins
Four Bandits Captured After Iowa Coal Mine Payroll Heist
Four young men attempted a $5,800 payroll robbery near Albia Iowa at Smoky Hollow Coal. A posse armed with machine guns and rifles ambushed them, wounding the driver and capturing the quartet without further resistance. Prisoners are Ned Warner James Marvino Mike Barra and George Schindler, all about 20.
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Albia, Ia
Smoky Hollow Coal Company
Albia-Hiteman
Albia
John
Leonard Evans
Coal Company
Hiteman
Ned Warner
North Riverside
James Marvino
Mike Barra
Chicago
George Schindler
Roosevelt Plans Message On Bonus
Senator Robinson of Arkansas said President Roosevelt will likely send a message to Congress on the bonus after meeting at the White House. He noted Senate approval is assured and that thorough committee study will precede action on the bill to revise and extend NRA after the finance committee finishes hearings.
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Congress
House
Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Finance Committee
Iowa State probes vice run by Phi Beta Delta fraterni
Acting under orders from Gov. Clyde L. Herring, two state agents began a formal probe into University of Iowa fraternity morals in Iowa City. They will cooperate with university officials to determine if vice conditions exist and to review the Phi Beta Delta chapter amid its suspension for disorderly conduct.
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Iowa City
Clyde L. Herring
University of Iowa
University
Iowa
Phi Beta Delta Fraternity
Dean Rienow
Phi Beta Delta
A. E. Baldwin
Thomas E. Martin
Gilmore
Baldwin
Poles Likely To Oppose Condemnation Of Hitler
Poland plans to block a moral condemnation of Germany at the League of Nations council meeting next Monday. Warsaw informed the league it cannot participate in actions against Adolf Hitler’s rearmament including the French resolution for prompt action.
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Geneva
Poland
League of Nations Council
League
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Pope Plans New Peace Message From Lourdes Later
Pope Pius XI will write a peace message to be read at Lourdes France on April 16, instead of releasing an encyclical on April 28. The United Press reported the plan on Wednesday night.
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Pius XI
Lourdes
France
United Press
Maytag Named Kentucky Colonel by Kentucky Governor
Newton resident F. L. Maytag has been named a Kentucky Colonel on Governor Ruby Laffoon's staff. The commission was presented by General James Tandy Ellis in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday night.
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Newton
F. L. Maytag
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
James Tandy Ellis
Cincinnati
Dust Storms Halt Traffic in Southwest Regions
A powerful dust storm darkened skies in Nebraska and western Kansas. Traffic stopped, farms paused, rail and air schedules disrupted as winds sent dirt high into the air. In Garden City, visibility dropped to under fifty feet and residents wore nose masks. Rain in St Louis carried mud from dust clouds.
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Garden City
Kan
Ins
Kansas
ST. Louis
Roscoe Nunn
Dust Storm Ravages Western Kansas and Panhandles
A massive dust storm swept Western Kansas and the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles starting Tuesday night and continuing through Wednesday. The drought plagued region saw wheat hopes abandoned as strong winds whipped the silt into dense drifts across the tri state area.
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Dodge City
Kaw
Ins
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandles
Wes
Tristate
Special Prosecutor Pledges Fair Deal in Sioux City
Woodbury county grand jury probes graft charges amid a clash between publisher Verne Marshall of Cedar Rapids Gazette and special prosecutor Jesse Marshall. The prosecutor commits to fair inquiry, rejects influence from any “Swift interests,” and invites factual reports of corruption to aid the investigation.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County Grand Jury
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Jesse Marshall
Marshall
Grand Jury
Woman Hinted Guilty in Torso Murder Case
In Surrey, England, Sir Bernard Spilsbury testified at the coroner's inquest into a torso murder, noting three long strands of female hair on the victim's chest as a possible clue. The inquest was described as touching on human remains.
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Southwark
Surrey
England
Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Scotland Yard
Sherlock Holmes
Bernard
Gag Rule Rejected On Security Bill Amendments
The house rules committee opened the President's economic security program bill to amendments on Wednesday The bill will be debated Thursday and is expected to pass later next week under current plans
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Washington
INS
House Rules Committee
Liquor Inquiry Names City Official Tied to Sioux City Protection
Des Moines reports that Max Duckworth Woodbury County attorney was named by Cedar Rapids editor Verne Marshall as leading a group selling protection in Sioux City. The executive session testimony also referenced Des Moines bondsman Joe Gagen and other Sioux City men, with details pending further disclosure.
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Max Duckworth
Sioux City
DES Moines
Woodbury
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Liquor Control Commission
Marshall
Floyd Page
Page
Joe Gagen
Gagen
Carl V. Riley
Polk County
Gdagen
Cedar . Rapids
M.x.geske
McGregor
Liquor Commission
Geske
Cedar Rapids
Graft Proceedings Continue As Sioux City Grand Jury Probes
Sioux City district court grand jury enters the fourth day of its graft and protection payoffs probe. Witnesses include Walter Birmingham and Frank Caine, with subpoenas issued for Verne Marshall named figures Jim Pontrale and J E Brennan and others. Marshall stays to assist. Beardsley denies charges.
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Sioux City
District Court Grand Jury
Des Moines
Verne
Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Legislative Investigating Committee
Jim Pontrale
Gus Vergenas
Joe Gagen
Verne Marshall
Grand Jury
Sam Stevens
Broadway Gardens
West Seventh Street
Ray Rieke
Legislative
Paul Beardsley
Woodbury County
Iowa scientists unveil acid to prevent rickets discovery
Detroit report from the American Institute of Nutrition meeting notes Lester Yoder and B H Thomas from the Iowa agricultural experiment station presenting a new acid that prevents rickets. The compound is produced by fermenting cholesterol through fuller’s earth clay.
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Detroit
American Institute of Nutrition
Lester Yoder
B. H. Thomas
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Danzig Suppresses Socialist Paper Volkestimme
The social democratic daily Volkestimme was forbidden publication for five months in Danzig for endangering public order and security. The AP report notes the government action targeted the newspaper amid unrest.
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Danzig
Volkestimme
Geske Denies Saying Marshall Broke Agreement
Senator Geske denies he claimed Marshall broke an agreement with the liquor investigating committee after a Gazette report on Joe Gagen. Marshall says no pact blocked him from printing facts and says Geske did not allege such a statement.
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Verne “Marshall
Nquor
Gazette
Joe Gagen
Sioux City
Des Moines
Gagen
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