Roosevelt program wins huge House approval for TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority bill passed 306 to 91 in the House, authorizing a $50 million federal bond issue and $10 million direct appropriation. It plans dams, cheap government power, flood control, afforestation, and regional development with potential private or government power sales and aims to extend similar efforts to other underdeveloped areas. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tenment
Cove
He Govek
House
Norris
Republicans who voted against final passage listed
The Associated Press reports a roll call of Republicans opposing final passage naming Allen Andrew Andrews Bacharach Bacon Bakewell Beedy Blanchard Bolton Britten Brumm Burnham Carter Carter Cavicchia and others with party and state affiliations.
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Associated Press
Allen
Andrew
Mass
Andrews
Bacharach
N. Y
Bacon
Bakewell
Conn
Beedy
Blanchard
Wis
Bolton
Britten
Brumm
Burnham
Calif
Carter
Wyo
Cavicchia
Canadian gold standard move barely moves dollar
A Ottawa decision to stop redeeming Canadian notes in gold had little effect on the loonie in New York foreign exchange trading. The dollar opened at 87 1 2 cents, rose to 88 and settled near 87, down 0 1 2 for the day.
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New York
Ottawa
Canada
Dog Saves Family From Fire in Chicago
Emil Reimann and his wife Emma credit mongrel dog Jack with waking them during a Tuesday fire at their Chicago home. Jack barked at the bedroom door, allowing the family to escape unharmed. They had earlier befriended Jack years ago after finding him hungry in an alley.
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Chicago
Emil Reimann
Reimann
Emma
Jack
Notions of Common Sense and a Call for Uncommon Leadership
A 1933 essay argues that if all sensible people resisted new ideas progress would stall. It cites Galileo Pasteur Wright Brothers and antiseptic surgery to show the danger of clinging to tradition. The author calls for audacious leaders to cut red tape and pursue unprecedented adventure.
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Luttrell
Old London Bridge
Rogers
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Pasteur
Wright Brothers
America
Senator LaFollette Welcomes Newborn Son
Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette, wife of the Wisconsin senator, gave birth Tuesday morning to a son at Garfield hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds fourteen ounces and both mother and child are reported doing well.
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Washington
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Garfield Hospital
McLean Pawn Bejeweled Hope Diamond Amid Estate Crisis
Eva leyn Walsh McLean disclosed in Washington she will pawn the 44 carat Hope diamond and other jewels to raise about 250 000 dollars for her family as the Washington Post estate struggles in receivership. Her son underwent surgery in Baltimore as the family pursues control of the paper long linked to tragedy around the famed gem.
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Washington
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington Post
Post
Louis XIV
France
Louis XV
England
Francis Hope
Lord Hope
Habib Bey
Prince Kantivoski
McLean
New York
McLeans
Newark Vicar General Elected Syracuse Bishop
Monsignor John A Duffy of Newark New Jersey has been elected bishop of Syracuse New York as announced on Tuesday by Vatican officials. He will oversee the Syracuse diocese and succeeds the retiring bishop.
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Vatican City
John A Duffy
Newark
N. J
Syracuse
N. Y
British Budget Omits War Debt Payment
The 1933-34 British budget, presented by Chancellor Neville Chamberlain, omits any war debt payments to the United States. It forecasts a small surplus, rebates beer tax by a penny per pint, and signals optimism for global prosperity through cooperation with other nations. Chamberlain notes plans tied to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Roosevelt's Washington invitation.
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London
United States
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
House
Ramsay MacDonald
Washington
America
Iain
Parney
Roosevelt
Britain Delays Debt Payment This June Amid Talks
Washington reports that Britain’s failure to cover the $75.9 million debt installment due June 15 drew little reaction as observers expect the payment decision to hinge on the Roosevelt MacDonald conferences underway in the capital.
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Washington
INS
United States
Britain
Showers Spur Vegetation Boost in Cedar Rapids
April showers Monday night and early Tuesday gave vegetation a noticeable lift in Cedar Rapids. Temperatures rose into the sixties reaching 62 at 1:30 p.m. before cooling to 58 by 2:30 p.m. Tuesday as the day progressed.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Beer Permits Push City Revenue to 9350
The city clerk’s office reported that revenue from beverage applications reached 9350 dollars by Tuesday morning, bringing the city’s total from beer permits to 9350.
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Ccdar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
City traffic figures show totals for accidents injuries and fatalities at Cedar Rapids without clear dates or full numerical data. The fragment mentions tolls but lacks complete statistics or context for precise interpretation.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids dispute over 30 cent bricklayer pay
William Rogers of the labor department met Linn county supervisors to discuss Cedar Rapids union bricklayers complaints that county work used 30 cent per hour rates under the RFC plan. The board said it aims to save taxpayers money, not set wage scales, while unions insist prevailing rates and skilled labor should be paid on RFC projects.
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Cedar Rapids
William Rogers
United States Department of Labor
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Fred Stirm
Board of Supervisors
Labor Department
James Scott
R. F.C
Wisconsin Ratifies Repeal At Constitutional Convention
The Wisconsin constitutional convention on Tuesday unanimously voted to ratify repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Wisconsin becomes the second state after Michigan to back the repeal of federal prohibition.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wisconsi
Union
Two Year Old Helen Vasco Undergoes Eye Operation
In New York a two year old girl named Helen Vasco had an eye operation for a growth on her left eye. Doctors say the procedure was necessary to save her life and the end of the operation was satisfactory. The parents had opposed the surgery but consented after discussion. The operation was performed by Dr. John Dunnington with Dr. John M. Wheeler assisting at Presbyterian Hospital Institute of Ophthalmology. Hospital officials expect discharge in a week to ten days.
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New York
Helen Vasco
John Dunnington
John M. Wheeler
Wheeler
Institute of Opthalmology
Presbyterian Hospital
Medical Information Bureau
Silver Attack Against Inflation Bill Faces Split Deadlock
In Washington, conservatives and silver democrats clashed over remonetizing silver. Senator Hatfield proposed a 33 to 1 ratio against gold as a substitute for the gold section, seeking to coin silver as legal tender with limits. A compromise 25 to 1 ratio hovered, while the administration desired only permissive authority to adjust gold content.
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Washington
INS
Hatfield
Rep
West Virginia
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
General Motors Reports Q1 1933 Earnings
General Motors announced net earnings for the first quarter 1933 applicable to common stock of 4,575,077 dollars, 11 cents a share. This compares with 1932’s first quarter earnings of 17 cents per share.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Roosevelt Mortgage Refunding Bill Advance Set for Wednesday
The House Banking Committee endorsed the Roosevelt $2.09 billion home mortgage refinancing bill and sent it for floor action. The measure is scheduled to be considered by the House on Wednesday.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
House
Jacobsen Pushes Alcohol Gas Blend To Cut Surplus
Washington Rep. B M Jacobsen a Democrat from Indiana argues that blending 10 percent ethyl alcohol from American crops with gasoline could reduce farm surpluses without curtailing acreage The proposal would require about 1 7 billion gallons of alcohol annually risking large portions of the corn or wheat crops If enacted it would also aid banking deposit guarantees and home mortgage relief.
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Washington
B. M. Jacobsen
Dem
Jacobsen
United States
The
Iowan
Teachers Plan New March on Chicago Banks
Unpaid Chicago teachers who led a 5000 strong march on five banks plan a larger protest in the financial district on Wednesday led by John Fewkes. Police dispatched 200 patrolmen to LaSalle Street as bankers and officials fear escalating demonstrations.
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Chicago
Financial District
John Fewkes
LaSalle Street
Chicago May Close Schools Over Unpaid Teacher Wages
Chicago school board president Orville J Taylor said he would move to close the schools within two to three weeks unless teachers are paid. The action follows a day when 5000 teachers used spring vacation to protest, as Gov Henry Horner attended a meeting of officials. City counsel Sexton planned a push in Springfield for effective Cook County tax collection laws.
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Orville J. Taylor
Board of Education
Taylor
Heckie Loop
Henry Horner
Ayaa
Alita
J. P Rogan
William H. Sexton
Springfield
State Assembly
Cook County
Mother and daughter reunite after 35 years in De Kalb
Mrs. Pearl Northcutt of Oskaloosa Iowa and her mother Mrs. John Curry of Woodstock Illinois reunited in De Kalb after more than thirty five years. Northcutt had been taken from her mother as a three week old baby by her father who never told of her existence until his death. Iowa authorities helped locate a brother in Kirkville who connected them. The post office served as the reunion site.
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DE Kalb
Ill
Pearl Northcutt
Oskaloosa
John Curry
Woodstock
Results Sold Items in Gazette Want Ads
Marion Iowa residents reported successful sales and personal finds in Gazette Want Ads. Mrs E S Aler sold a 1200 chick brooder stove for six dollars, while Wiles sold 209 feet of chicken wire and 16 fence posts. Mrs Josephine Heaney recovered a lost chain and locket via Lost and Found. Dial 2 1121 for quick results.
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Iowa
E. S. Aler
Gazette
Dial
Cc. eWiles
1St Ave
Josephine Heaney
2Nd Ave
Major League Baseball Results by League
Tuesday’s results show American League games with Cleveland beating St Louis by 4 to 1 and Boston defeating Philadelphia 6 to 2. New York triumphed over Washington 16 to 5, while Detroit lost to Chicago in snowy conditions. In the National League Chicago won 7 to 5 at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh defeated St Louis 10 to 9, and Brooklyn beat New York 8 to 5. Boston topped Philadelphia 19 to 7, while Philadelphia downed Boston 7 to 6 in the second matchup.
Nine Insurance Heads Indicted By Chicago Jury
A Chicago grand jury indicted nine officials of Securities Life Insurance and its Northern State Life affiliate along with two other firms in a conspiracy case. Bond was set at 5 000 dollars each. Indicted are Machir J. Dorsey, John W. Setfds, Edwin Hult, Sertram Day, C Edwin Johnson, Harry Tressel, Harry W. Huttig, John H. S. Lee, Charles R. Surface, and Edwin Hult.
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Securities Life Insurance Company
Northern State Life Insurance Company
John Prystalski
Criminal Court
Cout’ of
Van
OTL Tae
Sere ‘States Life -Insurance ‘Company
Hammond
Ind
Machir J. Dorsey
Security Life
John W. Setfds
Edwin Hult and Company
Sertram Day
Northern States Company
C. Edwin Johnson
Keystone Holding Corporation
Harry Tressel
Harry W. Huttig
John H. S. Lee
Manufacturing Terminal Company
Charles R. Surface
Edwin Hult
The
Hult Company
Jobless Relief Bill Near Final Passage
Washington AP reports the administration plan to create a 500 million dollar fund for direct unemployment relief nears final congressional approval as the Senate banking committee backs a House pass. Leaders expect swift Senate action with similar bills previously approved in this session. The House insists on origin, but the committee bill mirrors the Senate version aside from the 250 million first tranche allocation shift to states based on prior relief expenditures.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
House
Senate
Wagner
N. Y
Costigan
Colo
la Follette
Wis
Kraschel Seeks R F C Loan To Free Iowa Funds
Des Moines AP Lieut Gov N G E Kraschel travels to Washington to discuss an RFC loan to unlock 50 million dollars of Iowa public deposits held in closed banks. Governor Herring says a bill authorizing negotiations and a one mill levy for repayment has been approved and sent to Kraschel. Herring signed the measure.
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Des Moines
Barcelona strikes halt all transit as protests build
A citywide transport strike in Barcelona stops streetcars buses and subways with few taxis seen on the streets. Authorities prepared to take drastic measures to curb demonstrations.
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Barcelona
Roosevelt MacDonald Talks Move Toward Monetary Pact
Washington reports say talks at the White House between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister MacDonald yielded more than expected progress toward monetary stabilization and trade terms for the London conference. Officials ponder a tentative consultative pact with Europe and possible French cooperation on disarmament and economic measures as a broader effort to ease global tensions.
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White House
Roosevelt
MacDonald
United States
Europe
Geneva
Herriot
White“ House
House
Senate
Bennett
Canada
Hoover
Hull
Councilmen Confer On Salary Cuts For City Workers
Cedar Rapids council members met for a general conference on salary reductions for city hall employees and laborers. Budget totals fix most cuts though some discretionary adjustments remain. mayor Stepanek plans retroactive cuts affecting April payroll as part of 1933 34 economy measures and aims to resolve details in an informal session by Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
W. H. Stepanek
Stepanek
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