Democratic Party Leader Defends Pledge Card Funding
Iowa party chair E. H. Birmingham defends pledge card campaign contributions as a businesslike, voluntary system. He disputes Governor Clyde Herring’s opposition and says no coercion or forced payments occur. Birmingham vows to keep the system and unite the party through era of tightened finance.
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Des Moines
INS
E. H. Birmingham
State
Democratic Central Committee
Birmingham
Central Committee
Clyde Herring
Herring
State House
New Jersey Relief Crisis Deepens With Week-Long Inaction
In Trenton the relief crisis grows sharper as legislative leaders say no action can be taken for a week. An “army of unoccupation” camps the capitol, with statehouse police guarding the peaceful squatters using tear gas and pistols to deter disruption.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Capitol
Statehouse
Fire destroys Central City Produce Plant in high wind
Smoldering ruins remained after a Friday night fire at the Central City Produce company plant. Residents fought flames with garden hoses as wind fanned the blaze and ammonia tanks exploded. The building, a wooden structure, suffered about $30,000 in damage. three tanks blew and the largest leaked. No poultry losses reported and plant to be rebuilt.
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Central City
Central City Produce Company
Central City Fire Department
Marion and Coggan
Rudolph Kraus
L. K. Hsitch and Son Funeral Home
Mild Cedar Rapids Weather Rises to 57 Degrees
The Cedar Rapids weatherman reported bright skies and mild temperatures with the mercury climbing to 57 at 1 15 p.m. after a low of 43 at 5 a.m. Records show Friday peaked at 63 at 4 30 p.m. then 57 at 7 and 54 at midnight according to Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Soca
Chambers Inskeep Company
Grimm Takes Stand in Murder Trial in Wisconsin
William Norwell Grimm 27 of Springfield Missouri testified in a La Crosse circuit court on the New Year’s Day fatal shooting of Clair E. Larsen 26 of Decorah Indiana. He described threats from Larsen and his wife’s alleged affair and thefts to raise money. The defense argues temporary insanity.
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Grimm
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Anna Tucker
Springfield
Spanish fish trade hit by Italian sanctions
In Vigo Spain the League of Nations sanctions on Italy leave over 300 boats and 10 000 fishermen idle as Italian buyers curb Spanish sardine imports.
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Vigo
Spain
League of Nations
Italy
Good Neighbor League Forms Amid Roosevelt Backing
A new Good Neighbor league aimed at promoting Roosevelt aligned ideals announced its leadership. Dr. Stanley High heads a three member executive committee with Col. Patrick Henry Callahan and Mrs. Estelle M. Sternberger. Roosevelt endorsed the group and received Peabody and Lillian Wald as co chairmen. The league stresses human values over material gain and supports candidates favorable to progress.
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Roosevelt
Good Neighbor League
American Liberty League
New League
Stanley High
Democratic National Committee
Patrick Henry Callahan
Louisville
Estelle M. Sternberger
Liberty League
Dr. High
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Friday
George Foster Peabody
Georgia
Warm Springs Foundation
Lillian D. Wald
New York
League
High
Deny Appearance Of 20000 Lindbergh Cash In New England
Boston reports claim 20000 Lindbergh ransom money appeared in New England lately. Clarence D McKean of the DOJ Boston bureau says there is absolutely nothing to it and federal agents were only on target practice. Unusual agent movements fuel speculation amid Bremer kidnapping links and armed carloads retreating after practice.
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New England
Boston Post
Clarence D. McKean
Department of Justice
Alvin Karpis
Bremer
McKean
King Fuad I of Egypt Reported Sinking Rapidly
King Fuad I of Egypt was reported to be sinking rapidly and very ill with stomatitis and a serious hemorrhage. Doctors led by Prof Esare Fragoni examined him in Cairo while officials briefed that he had a quiet night but remained weak. The king has a history of severe illness and political tensions over Britain relations continue.
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Fuad I
Great Britain
Esare Fragoni
Italy
Cairo
Fuad
Greece
Egypt
Britain
Missing cash probe tied to intoxication case at Last Round-Up
Al Thomas, 33, of 114 E Avenue NW, received a 30 day jail term in police court for intoxication. Police plan to investigate the disappearance of about $8 from William Schrimper, 21, of 1339 Third Street W, a drinking companion, after the pair were at the Last Round-Up, 329 Twelfth Avenue SE. Thomas claimed poverty and that Schrimper paid. at arrest he had $6.14, and Schrimper was also arrested and fined for intoxication.
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al Thomas
E Avenue NW
William Schrimper
Third Street
Thomas
Schrimper
Twelfth Avenue SE
Barkley Named Democrat Keynoter for National Convention
The Democratic National Committee recommends U S Senator A W Barkley of Kentucky as temporary chairman and keynoter for the June Philadelphia convention. Senator Joseph T Robinson of Arkansas will be permanent chairman. Roosevelt likely to be notified at a Saturday outdoor rally in South Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
U. S
A. W. Barkley
Kentucky
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Municipal Stadium
South
Ohio glove strike forces demand for settlement or plant closure
Prosecutor Russell E. Lyons urged the Indianapolis Glove company to settle a women workers strike immediately or shut the Coshocton plant. He warned of national guardsmen if ignored after a Friday restart following a March 25 wage cut. Picket lines drew up to 600 miners and garment workers from nearby cities in support.
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Coshocton, O
Russell E. Lyons
Indianapolis Glove Company
National
Roosevelt 1 Gives Campaign Rouser Speech
President Roosevelt heads to New York to address the National Democratic club in a major preconvention campaign speech. Radio networks will carry the remarks at 9 PM Iowa time. The White House hints at a forceful, direct address likely responding to Al Smith’s criticisms.
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Roosevelt
National Democratic Club
Iowa
al” Smith
White House
Smith
Massachusetts
Maryland
Henry Breckenridge
New York
Ohio
William E. Borah
Frank Knox
Chicago
Illinois
Cleveland
New Deal
Bargain Week Want Ad Offer Ends Tonight
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Navy mystery ray to halt submarine threat revealed
A new underwater ray projector developed by American naval experts promises to make submarines ineffective as an offensive weapon. The device locates subs beyond torpedo range from fast destroyers, then directs depth bombs to detonate near the target, aided by air bubbles and oil slicks signaling a sunk submarine.
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Washington
INS
House Naval Appropriations Committee
Germany
Boy’s Killing Of Cruel Uncle Held As Justifiable Homicide
In Selmer Tennessee 16 year old Oscar Hamm killed his uncle Perry Hamm with an axe after years of daily beatings. Aunt Alice Hamm supported the boy saying he was justified and the squire ruled the killing justified homicide based on Oscar’s testimony and neighbor corroboration.
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Selmer
Tenn
Oscar Hamm
Alice
Perry
Oscar
Perry Hamm
Hamms
Tom Hamm
Squire Nichols
Cleveland Council Proposes Pig Sale Plan
The Cleveland city council approved selling 398 pigs used for garbage disposal but rising farrowings would offset the reduction. A subsequent resolution authorized selling all pigs described as born unborn.
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Cleveland
Press Front Stands United Against Government Pressure
Members of the American Newspaper Publishers Association condemn the Black Inquisitorial committee’s terrorist methods and pledge to defend press freedom against intrusions from Washington. They warn against partisan abuse and urge cross party unity to protect confidential communications.
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Washington, D. C
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Black Inquisitorial Committee
Washington
Weyerhaeuser Kidnap Suspect Tied to S D Bank Robbery
Fingerprints of William Mahan alias William Dainard linked to the Stockholm S D bank robbery after matching prints found at the Weyerhaeuser kidnap scene. Police said justice prints matched cream cans left at the bank, used with an acetylene torch. Burglars got $20 in silver and burned $800 in paper trying to break the strong box.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Stockholm
Department of Justice
Mahan
William _Dainard
Tel Aviv Quiet After Four Days of Rioting
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv the city returns to calm after four days of Arab-Jew rioting. The curfew in the main Tel Aviv section is suspended on the second tranquil day.
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Jerusalem
INS
Tel Aviv
Peter Dunne 68 Noted Mr Dooley Author Dies in New York
Peter Dunne 68 famed for Mr Dooley stories in Irish dialect died in New York after a five month illness of cancer. A Chicago native and former Chicago Journal staffer he rose to fame as a leading American humorist with the Dooley column.
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New York
Finley Peter Dunne
Mr. Dooley
Hotel
Delmonico
Dunne
Old Chicago Journal
Chicago
Chicago Times
Chicago Evening Post
Chicago Times Herald
Chicago Journal
Martin Dooley
Five Choke Jailer Then Steal His Car
Five men escaped from the Macoupin county jail in Carlinville Illinois after choking the jailer into unconsciousness and locking him in a cell block. They fled in the jailer's automobile, Joe Vallejo, who was held at the jail on burglary and larceny charges. The escapees were Raymond Savier Staunton Illinois Joseph Lombardo Gillespie Illinois Coleman Langly Beald Illinois Walter Langly Beald Illinois and John Staryak Perth Amboy New Jersey.
Lake Tana Falls Under Italian Control in Ethiopia
Rome and London report Italy has seized the entire Lake Tana region in northwestern Ethiopia after a 125 mile advance from Gondar. Bardar Giyorgis fell, cutting potential water flow to the Blue Nile and threatening Egyptian irrigation. Graziani pursues Jijiga and Harar as Britain’s sphere of influence is challenged.
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INS
Foreign Office
Lake Tana
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Blue Nile
Egypt
Bardar Giyorgis
Sasa Baneh
Rodolfo Graziani
Jijiga
Harar
Gondar
Addis Ababa
Mussolini Found Aprilia City in Symbolic Plow Ceremony
Premier Mussolini protests League penalties as he plows a furrow to mark Aprilia's boundary. He declares Aprilia will be inaugurated October 29, 1937, and announces Pomezia to follow on October 29, 1939, to complete his planned Pontine project.
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Aprilia
Italy
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Mussolini
Pomezia
Pontine
Daylight Saving Time Begins Across Many Cities
The Associated Press reports clocks move forward at 2 a.m. Sunday in 17 states including Georgia and Idaho. New York City and 319 other communities observe DST while Chicago stays on eastern standard time and Illinois towns shift to daylight saving.
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United States
Georgia
Idaho
New York City
New York
Chicago
Illinois
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