New York Man Confesses to Bathtub Murder
John Fiorenza a paroled convict admitted the April 10 slaying of Nancy Evans Titterton after detectives traced the crime via a cord found on the body. Police linked the cord to upholstery factories in PA NJ and KY, leading to Fiorenza's arrest and confession at the Beekman Place apartment.
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NEW York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Lewis J. Valentine
Fiorenza
Valentine
Titterton
Beekman Place
East River
William C. ‘Dodge
Rauthor
Lorenza
Elmira Reformatory
Miner Rescue Drama Amid Shaft Collapse Near Moose River
In Rukesha Wisconsin a 15 year old girl prayers for life of her father trapped after mine shaft collapse. Rescue crews pound rock as two survivors are recovered and authorities seek to reach the missing man. The family faced prior hardship with long imprisonment of the timekeeper and the girl living with a grandmother.
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Rukesha
Wis
Moose River
Ethel Siding
Charles al Scadding
The
Thel
The Boss versus the Leader in a Machine Age
A 1936 essay compares dictation by bosses to self leadership, warning that overbearing authority harms growth. It argues for empowering followers, warns of regimentation, and cites Sancho Panza and Edna Millay to illustrate the shift from control to guided initiative.
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Sancho Panza
Edna Millay
Dr. Cog
Jesus
Borah Rejects White Suggestion On Platform Role
Senator William E. Borah rejected William Allen White's idea that he serve as a delegate at the Republican National Convention and help draft the platform. Borah said he is focused on a liberal platform and noted he does not view Alf Landon as liberal, keeping his own candidacy stance clear. White floated a coalition of Borah supporters with Landon backers in a bid to shape a liberal platform.
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Washington
William E. Borah
William Allen White
Borah
The
United Press
White
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Friends of
Landon
Man Admits Theft To Supplement Relief Money
Thaddeus Miller, 19, of 112 A venue NW, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday by Patrolman Howard Walsh after being spotted pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with old auto crankcases. Miller admitted stealing the crankcases from a south end junk yard to earn extra cash because his relief allowance wouldn’t cover expenses. He was held for investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Thaddeus Miller
112
Avenue NW
Howard Walsh
Miller
South End
Walsh
House Passes Bills to Build Up Air Force
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration and Congress advancing defense measures to raise peacetime strength of the armed forces. Three bills to expand the army air corps, create an army air reserve corps, and call 1350 reserve pilots to active duty pass the House without dissent.
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HOUSE
Washington
Roosevelt
National Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
Ee Ig
United States
Army Air Corps
Army Air Reserve Training Corps
War Department
Air Force
John J. McSwain
House Military Affairs Committee
William N. Rogers
N. H
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Des Moines Bank Buys Allamakee County Bond Issue
The Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company bought Allamakee county’s $44,000 bond issue at a Tuesday sale. The bonds carry 2 percent interest from May 1, 1936, and the bank paid a $106 premium. Four other bidders competed. Proceeds fund a new county home.
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Waukon
Iowa Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company of
Des Moines
Allamakee County
Baseball Results From American and National Leagues
The Washington and Boston games show mixed results with weather and late ends. New York and Philadelphia clash in a low scoring tilt while Brooklyn edges Boston in extra innings. Several games postponed due to cold and darkness affecting schedule.
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Washington
Boston
Bekina
Coppela
Greve
R. Ferrell
Stends
New York
Philadelphia
Bronca
Murphy
Malone
Dickey
Mee Ohsan
Jorgens
Fasseau
Davis
Wilson
Grace
Smith
Gumbert
Mancuso
Brooklyn
Osborne
McCloskey
Blanche
Cantwell
Lopez
Frankhouse
Mungo
Erres
Hughes Breaks Miami To N Y Speed Record
Howard Hughes flew the Northrop Gamma from Miami to New York in 4 hours 21 minutes 32 seconds, beating the record by 40 minutes. He reported a top speed of 290 mph, cited cross winds and oxygen issues, and landed at Floyd Bennett Field amid a crowd of about 500.
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Floyd Bennett Airport
N. Y
Northrop
Howard Hughes
Miami
New York
California
Fley
Aia
Ysa
Don’Johnston
Aail
Hughes
Florida
Iowa City man charged with motor theft and crash
Leonard Anderson 19 of 421 Dubuque street pled not guilty in district court to motor theft. Bond set at 2500. He was captured about a mile south of a wrecked car on highway 161 twelve miles north of Iowa City after a police pursuit. The car belonged to Leslie Cooper sales manager for Nu Enamel company.
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Leonard Anderson
Dubuque Street
Iowa City
H. C. Ring
Anderson
Dolezal
Schnoebelen
Leslie Cooper
Nu-Enamel Company
First Avenue
House Group Reports Out New Tax Bill
The Ways and Means Committee reported a far reaching tax bill favorably by 15 to 8 after its introduction. Democrats McCormack and Lewis were absent while Lamneck split with his party joining Republicans in opposition. Senators expected hearings start Thursday with action likely within eight days.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arthur Lamneck
Ohio
John McCormack
Mass
David J. Lewis
Republican
Majority Committee
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Joseph W. Burns
Two Aviators Die As Plane Crashes in Alameda
In Alameda California two aviators died when their four place cabin craft ground looped and burst into flames during a test flight at the San Francisco Bay area airfield. Morrison of Reno Nevada and J F Long head of an aircraft service were aboard. Morrison had brought the plane from Reno for repairs and was at the controls when the accident occurred. Flares on the craft ignited a blaze before rescuers could reach them.
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Alameda
Calif
San Francisco Bay Airdrome
Buzz” Morrison
Reno
Nev
Flyer
J. F. Long
Morrison
Army flyer killed in Kearny Mesa plane crash
Second Lieutenant Lawrence R. Chimstead was killed when a U S Army pursuit plane crashed on Kearny Mesa. Captain Walter E. Todd was reported uninjured.
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San Diego
Calif
Lawrence R. Chlmstead
United States Army Flyer
Kearny Mesa
Walter E. Todd
The Big Four serial in The Gazette
Agatha Christie writes The Big Four to debut next Friday April 24 in The Cedar Rapids Gazette. The mystery promises rapid tense action from the opening chapter and surpasses earlier works, with further announcements to follow.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Agatha Christie
The
Gazette
Senator Steiner Named GOP Convention Keynoter
Senator Frederick Steiner of Oregon was unanimously chosen by the Republican National Committee as the keynoter and temporary chairman for the national convention in Cleveland on June 9. The Oregon senator, seen as a middle of the road figure, was the sole name placed in nomination, with party leaders citing his ability to articulate the party line. Steiner, a World War I veteran first elected in 1926 and reelected in 1932, is considered acceptable to supporters of Borah, Landon, Knox and other potential presidential candidates. He commented that he would prepare a strong speech to present the party’s position to the convention and the nation. Steiner supported TVA extension and several administration-backed measures despite his general opposition to New Deal legislation.
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Cleveland
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Republican National Committee
Steiner
Henry P. Fletcher
Ralph Williams
William E. Borah
Alf M.landon
Frank Knox
Fletcher
C. Wayland -Brooks
Frank QO. Lowden
Illinois
Arthur.Hyde
Missouri
Theodore
Christianson J
Republican Party
Washington
ICC approves emergency corn freight rate cuts across Midwest
The ICC on Tuesday authorized reduced freight rates for corn from western Iowa southeast South Dakota and northeast Nebraska to destinations in Kansas Missouri and parts of Nebraska. A 6.5 cent per hundred pounds cut applies to rail shipments and will expire August 31. The rate relief is to address a severe corn shortage in the destination region.
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Washington
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
ICC
Sharon Fire Wipes Out Part of Business District
Sharon Pennsylvania fire destroyed three buildings in the business district. Fire departments from five nearby cities fought the blaze, bringing it under control at 4 a.m. The estimated damage reached one million dollars and several stores were wrecked.
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Sharon, Pa
Sharon
City council to review silly exam questions for bus drivers
The Amalga mated Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach Employee of America protested to Seattle city council that questions like how many spots on a pair of dice and how long is a piece of string are perfectly silly for civil service exams for prospective bus and trolley operators. The council promised to consider the matter.
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Seattle
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach Employee of America
Civil Service Commission
Conservation as New Deal abracadabra, warns Alice Longworth
Alice Longworth argues that the New Deal uses conservation as a cover for government excess. She urges balancing the budget as the true conservation, critiquing President and Ickes for reframing agencies and spending.
Senate approves flood control bill creating system across Mississippi
The Senate voted to pass and send to the House a 272 million dollar Overton flood control bill. It aims to establish a comprehensive system of flood control projects along the Mississippi River and surrounding basins to manage water and reduce overflow risks.
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Washington
Senate
House
Miner’s Labyrinth Secrets Highlighted in Historic Moose River Incident
In Concord Massachusetts two men were trapped in a Moose River gold mine. Harvey Higgins a 62 year old WPA worker now in Concord is the last man to leave the mine thirty years ago. Provincial authorities say Higgins may hold unique knowledge of the mine’s passageways.
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Concord
Mass
River
Harvey
Higgins
Nova Scotia
WPA
Ace
Justice Mitchell Files for Governor Nomination in Iowa
Justice Richard F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge filed for the Democratic nomination for governor, completing filings in the June 1 primaries. His cousin John Mitchell filed for attorney general as a separate candidate, denying any group affiliation.
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Des Moines
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
John H. Mitchell
Iowa
Secretary of State
Clyde L. Herring
United States
Hubert Utterback
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
George A. Chaney
H. L. Irwin
DeWitt
Robert McBirnie
Boone
H. A. Jackson
Grinnell
Leo J. Weeman
Carroll
C. A. Benson
Elkader
M. P. Conway
Atlantic
Congress
Herman Lord
Muscatine
A. C. Willford
Waterloo
William Galloway
Charles H. Gelo
Mason City
Edward J. Markle
New Hampton
Dwight N. Lewis
M G. Wilkinson
Adel
Andrew Bell
Denison
Mine Rescue Efforts Continue For Trapped Men In Moose River
A grim rescue operation attempts to reach Dr D E Robertson and Alfred Scadding trapped two days in a Moose River gold mine. Workers advanced to a higher level as a two inch pipe penetrated 140 feet from the surface. Ontario air force supplies radium equipment for direction finding, but officials doubt its necessity as digging proceeds toward the two men and the body of Herbert Magill remaining at depth.
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D E” Robertson
Alfred Scadding
Robertson
Herbert “Magill
Michael ‘Dwyer
Toronto
Onitario Government Airforce
Moose
iRiver
D. E. ‘Robertson
J. Gordon ‘ Allie
Hepburn
Rescue Fails as Moose River Mine Trapped Men Near Death
Rescue crews faced solid rock near the Moose River gold mine as two men trapped for nine days fought exposure. Dr D E Robertson of Toronto, still alive but weakened, feared pneumonia as delays hindered progress. A tube telephone linked surface doctors to the miners and a will was reportedly prepared. Mrs Robertson was summoned to the head of the bore hole as efforts continued.
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Moose
River
N. S
Moose River
D. E. Robertson
Toronto
Wil. Robertson
Robertson
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N.Y
Cedar Rapids News
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Army Flyer
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Sen. Steier
AAA
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Ickes
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Department of Conservation
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