Pressure to obtain air mail contract involves Democratic influence
Senate investigators heard that a Sioux City man and others used political pressure to win a mail contract via subletting, with letters claiming heavy Democratic backing. Witnesses detailed attempts to consolidate routes and influence post office decisions, naming Hanford Airlines and associates in the bid.
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Hanford
Sioux City
Washington
Senate
Post Office Department
Austin
Arthur S. Hanford
W A. Patterson
United Air Lines
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Hanford Airlines
United
Jamaha
Watertown
Tate
Wowes
Oneral
Ecord
Howes
William_ Inning
Northwest “Airways
Wis Denning
Raniora
Walter Conway
South Dakota
Ford
Sg Conway
W. W
Sistant
Air Mail
Cannon Destruction Claim Highlighted in DC Trial
In District of Columbia Supreme Court Bishop James Cannon Jr. is tried with Ada Burroughs over failing to report Jameson campaign contributions. A produced 1931 statement claimed Cannon destroyed correspondence to shield his affairs while noting a 1929 Mediterranean cruise.
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Washington
James Cannon,Jr
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Cannon
Virginia
Sun Dimmed by Dust in Cedar Rapids
Dust clouds dimmed the sun in Cedar Rapids on Friday afternoon after a bright morning. Temperatures rose from a 24 hour low of 36 to a high of 53 by 2:30 p.m. Lighted vehicles are required to use headlights by state law from 7:12 to conform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Fire Damages Two Homes and Garage
Early morning fires damaged two houses and a garage. A chimney spark at Otto Keri’s 1609 K Street SW started a blaze that damaged about half the roof before containment. A basement fire at the Creenbiet residence 18095 Firth Wet Spoon in the a.m. swept to the attic. Firefighters also responded to the Pratsch home at 823 Eleventh.
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Otto Keri
Creenbiet
Firth
A.m
Pratsch
Frida Ah
Tax Bill Passes Senate Expanding Estate and Income Taxes
The measure outlines a sweeping tax overhaul with $480,000,000 in new levies. It preserves some credits while increasing rates on estates, personal income, and capital gains. Provisions cover exemptions, deductions, and new surcharges across several tax types with distinctions between senate and house versions.
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Senate
Senate Bil
Pilots Of Hijacked Whisky Truck Held On Liquor Charge
Patanelli and J E Mackin, drivers of a truck hijacked with liquor near Denison were charged with illegal transportation of intoxicants. They are held in Crawford county jail and sought a continuance for a Chicago distillers representative. The liquor was destined for Sioux City. A peat fire has burned in Chegars Inn, Yorkshire, for over 170 years.
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Chegars Inn
Yorkshire
England
Van Sweringen Defends Bond Sales As In Good Faith
Cleveland Indiana The Van Sweringen corporation president O P Van Sweringen said in a Friday night statement that a bond sale with the Union Trust company was a simple cash transaction. He denied any illegality connected to the deal and described the exchanges as business propositions and open purchases for cash.
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van Sweringen
Cleveland
Union Trust Company
O. P. van Sweringen
van Sweringen Corporation
United States
J. R. Nutt
Beh Acquitted in Forgery Case Amid Iowa PWA Scrutiny
The article outlines the February 26 indictment of Kraschel and Beh for conspiracy to defraud the government through the Public Works Administration and forgery charges. It notes Kraschel’s prior PWA role, his dismissal by Ickes, and a pending joint trial set for Des Moines April 25.
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Beh
Kraschel
Ottumwa
N. G. Kraschel
Public Works Administration
General Assembly
Senate
Iowa Pwa
Iowa
Ickes
PWA
Harold Ickes
Interior
W. H. Hoover
Des Moines
Washington
Robert W. Calflesh
Department of Justice
Homer Cummings
Calflesh
Beh-Kraschel
Charles A Dewey
Colflesh
Cummings
House seeks bank depositor relief before adjournment
House leaders face a determined push to prevent adjournment until relief for depositors in closed banks is voted. Rep Dingell urges a petition blocking adjournment while Rep McLeod seeks favorable rules and expedited action, signaling a broad revolt against delaying the bill.
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Washington
Ins
House
Congress
House Banking Committee
McLeod
Michigan
Rep. Dingell D
Rainey
Banking Committee
Rep
Rules Committee
Dingell
Rep. Mcleod
Schall Attacks Roosevelt Over Royalties for Book
Sen Thomas D. Schall charges President Roosevelt would earn huge royalties from the new book On Our Way. He questions the public interest in royalties versus salaries of leaders and industrial executives and asks what royalties are paid to the President as author.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas D. Schall
Minn
Schall
Jealous man shoots at night watchman in apartment attack
Night watchman William Kottmeir of 816 Third Street SE was fired upon by Meryl Suits 24 of 652 Twentieth Ave SW. Suits, arrested at 1:25 am Friday, admitted shooting over jealousy toward Kottmeir’s attention to Helen Swalley of 628 Eighteenth Ave SW. Suits pled not guilty to assault with intent to murder. bond set at 5000.
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William Kottmeir
Third Street SE
Kottmeir
Meryl Suits
Twentieth Avenue
Suits
Helen Swalley
Eighteenth Avenue
H. C. Ring
Gee Thompson
Kottmell
Ninth Avenue
Miss Swalley
Earl Stanley
Kottemeir
Roosevelt signs Alaska repeal of prohibition laws
President Roosevelt on Friday signed a bill repealing prohibition laws in Alaska, marking a shift in the territory's alcohol policy. The measure, passed by Congress, ends several decades of prohibition on Alaskan soil.
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Washington
Roosevelt Friday
Alaska
Rainey Calls United Action on Silver Need
Speaker Rainey urged divergent congressional groups to unite behind a silver plan and offered to help push it through the house. Senate silverites plan an omnibus measure with three options from the Dies, Thomas, and Wheeler proposals to improve silver’s economic status. The house advances a Goldsborough bill creating a general monetary authority with a silver remonetization amendment.
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Washington
Rainey Friday
House
Willam Jennings Bryan
Rainey
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Senate Silver Group
House Banking Committee
Goldsborough
Maryland
Illinois Freshman Star Declared Ineligible
Sam Knox, Illinois freshman football captain, is ruled ineligible for next fall after authorities determined he played for the University of New Hampshire before enrolling at Illinois. Knox was a leading candidate for varsity tackle under Coach Robert Zuppke.
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Champaign
INS
Sam Knox
University of Illinois
Illini
University of New Hampshire
Mlinosis
Robert Zuppke
Willie Willis Blasts New Kid for Being Twelve and Dumb
In a harsh remark, Willie Willis mocks a younger student calling him dumb for his age and inability to spit through his teeth, highlighting a bullying moment at school.
Pacifist Student Demos Turn Rowdy Across East Coast
AP reports pacifist student meetings on about a dozen eastern campuses descended into noise and missiles like case streams eggs and overripe tomatoes. No one was hurt. Harvard, New York City campuses saw mixed behavior with chants riots and a final Harvard cheer.
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Associated Press
New York
Cambridge
Worcester
Springfield
Amherst
Syracuse
Baltimore
Student League For Industrial Democracy
National Student League
Harvard
Mullins Chowder Club
Harvard Marching Club
City College
Columbia University
Hunter College
Judge Fails To Act Against Dillinger Jury
Six members of an Lake County grand jury criticized Judge Murray over the John Dillinger escape. The judge dismissed contempt citations against the jurors, saying they meant no disrespect. The panel indicted a deputy sheriff and a jail turnkey for aiding Dillinger and criticized Sheriff Holley.
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Crown Point
Ind
Lake County
Wiliam J. Murray
John Dillinger
Murray
Dillinger
Indiana
Robert G. Estill
Wheat Production Pace Across United States Farms
The Department of Agriculture reports about 840.9 million bushels of wheat produced annually on 1.2 million farms across the country.
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Department of Agriculture
Indictments Tie Van Sweringen Nutt to Bank Bond Deal
A federal grand jury charged that the Union Trust loan to J. P. Harris involved a fraudulent bonds transfer. The Van Sweringen party and Nutt allegedly orchestrated a $10 million bond sale to Union Trust, with $112 050 accrued interest, then reversed days later. The bonds stayed in the Morgan building vault under an indenture, and deposit assets were adjusted accordingly.
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Morgan
Nutt
van Sweringen Corporation
Union Trust
Morgan Company
Cullitan
Cleveland
van Sweringen
Twe
J. P. Harris
Baldwin
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IOWAN
Mercury
Joseph R. Nutt
P. van Sweringen
Wleod Bank
Illinois
Willie Willis
Cedar Rapids Transfer & Storage Company
DIAL
Uedeets
Coats
Swaggers
Second Avenue
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