Petersons plan to relieve farm debts faces tough odds
A mimeographed note from Hugh Peterson Jr of Georgia proposes the federal government buy and erase farm mortgages to create debt free homesteads. The plan would leave government ownership of land and limit each farmer to one homestead, sparking debate on constitutionality and practicality amid Depression era politics.
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Washington
Hugh Peterson
Georgia
Peterson
Nation
General Land Office
Lynching of C L Johnson in Dunsmuir after Daw funeral
A mob of about 1000 men broke into the Siskiyou county jail in Yreka and dragged C L Johnson from two deputy sheriffs. Johnson, 23, confessed slayer of Police Chief F R Daw of Dunsmuir, was lynched within hours of Daw's funeral, prompting Governor Merriam to denounce citizens taking the law into their own hands.
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Sacramento
Calif
INS
California
Frank F. Merriam
C. L. Johnson
F. R. Daw
Dunsmuir
Yreka
Daw
Johnson
Siskiyou County
Lynching of Daw's Slayer Observed by Hunters in Yreka
Report describes a Saturday event where a lynch mob hanged the confessed slayer of Police Chief F R Daw in Dunsmuir. Hunters gathered near the pine tree where the victim was hanged, and portions of the bark were stripped during the onlookers' vigil.
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Yreka
Calif
Venir
C. L ‘Johnson
sizIn- A
F. R. Daw
Dunsmuir
Lynching of Daw Dawson Shocks Siskiyou County Mob attacks police chief killer
A lynch mob seized and hanged Daw Dawson in a pine tree near Dunsmuir after Dawson’s slaying of Police Chief Daw. Sheriff W G Chandler faced an overpowered delegation while deputies were taken along. The mob pursued accomplice Robert Miller, last seen in the Mount Shasta area. Miller’s fate remains unknown as posses search by road and air.
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Siskiyou County
W. G. Chandler
Johnson
Robert Miller
Mount Shasta
Norman Lange
Ed Mathews
Chandler
Dunsmuir
Dan
Daw
Éow
Miller
Dawn
Miller Hunt
George Malone
Little Town
Chadwick
Oregon
Five Die In Crash Near Alturas Calif
Five road crew workers died when two trucks collided on a highway four miles from Alturas California early Saturday. The accident occurred during construction work, leaving no survivors among the crew. Authorities investigations follow to determine cause and identify the victims.
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Alturas
Calif
Ins
Overthrow Schemes Promoted by Collectivists
The text argues that collectivist schemes are linked to plans to topple American economic systems and the government, describing them as conspiratorial despite being nominally innocent. The passage frames these ideas as part of a broader threat to national structure.
Public Rail Financing Hearings In Late Fall
Washington AP Senate interstate commerce committee investigators laid groundwork for public hearings in a wide inquiry into railroad financing. They cull records of Kuhn, Loeb and company and examine Missouri Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific. Reorganizations loom, Wheeler hints hearings may begin earlier if speed accelerates.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
New York
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Missouri Pacific
J. P. Morgan and Company
Chicago
Milwaukee, St.Paul
Wheeler
Mont
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Balthasar M. Meyer
Montanan
Senate‘committee
Alburnett Man, 53, Accused Of Firing Gun, Is Arrested
A. H. Weber, 53, of Alburnett, was booked at the county jail Friday at 4 30 p m on a charge of assault with intent to murder following his arrest by Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn. County Attorney G K Thompson filed a preliminary information with Justice W J Grunewald who fixed Weber s bond at 5000 Saturday. A hearing was scheduled for Monday. Weber allegedly fired a repeating rifle once in view of relatives and neighbors Thursday evening near Alburnett while in a belligerent mood over driving his car to town.
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Cedar Rapids
H. Weber
Alburnett
James H. Smith
Dick Payn
G. K. Thompson
W. J. Grunewald
Weber
Des Moines Bakery Strike Settled After Mediation
Union bakers and trucker salesmen in six Des Moines plants accept a compromise contract after three weeks of strike and mediation. Employers grant union access without disrupting operations and promise no discrimination, with wage increases, defined driver hours, and a seniority based promotion system. Nearly 700 workers will be recalled to reopen Monday.
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DES Moines
John Connally, Jr
George Comfort
Master Bakers’ Association
B. F. Kauffman
Clyde L. Herring
Comfort
Not Sorry She Killed Woman Called Witch in Cleveland
Mrs Ma tilda Waldman calmly told a police judge she was far from sorry for killing Mrs Ida Rose Cooper. She said the woman was a witch and that she shot her. Waldman was arraigned on first degree murder charges as her husband waited in court for a lunacy hearing.
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Cleveland
Matilda Waldman
Ida Rose Cooper
Sam Waldman
Onda
Accuse HOLC Borrowers Of Refusal To Pay
Washington AP reports HOLC officials accused borrowers who received federal aid to save homes of delaying repayment and even threatening dire political consequences if foreclosure occurs. HOLC said foreclosures had begun in 45 states and D C against 909 homeowners. over a third cited deliberate delinquency or obstinate refusal to pay despite having funds.
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Washington
Home Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
The
District of Columbia
U S To Check Up On Iowa Liquor Stores For Tax Evasions
Washington AP WPA officials said 4 446 allocated for a retail liquor survey in Iowa would be devoted entirely to a Des Moines canvass of retail outlets to determine if federal taxes are evaded. A smaller $1 086 941 funded similar checks elsewhere with cooperation from local and state officers. The Iowa check focuses on state owned stores and the commission policy to bypass taxes by limiting purchases.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Internal Revenue Bureau
Iowa
Des Moines
Bureau
WPA
Iowa Liquor Commission
Commission
Lusitania Salvage Crew Faces Angry Sea Loss Of Buoy
Aboard salvage ship Orphir off Kinsale, Captain Henry Dell Russell leads thirty sailors in a mission to recover the red buoy marking the Lusitania wreck. Heavy squalls and high seas tear the buoy from moorings, delaying the search as crews battle dangerous conditions and drift.
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Lusitania
Orphir
Kinsale
Henry Dell Russell
Hope Of Peace Buds Again In African Crisis
Addis Ababa and Geneva reports outline a two part plan to avert war between Italy and Ethiopia. Haile Selassie signals acceptance of league proposals. The plan, supported by Britain France and Italy, seeks to resume negotiations and may appoint a fifth neutral chairman if needed.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Geneva
League
Italy
Ethiopia
Great Britain
France
Haile Selassie I
League of Nations Council
Mevera
Atre
Benito Mussolini
Accountants ready to report to jury on bank records
Polk county grand jury probing public office corruption resumes Monday with accountants prepared to present bank account reviews. Employed by Polk and Woodbury juries, A. W. Blackburn and Neal Armstrong lead the effort. records subpoenaed include Gov Clyde Herring and Lieut. Gov Nels Krashel along with Democratic officials and several attorneys.
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Des Moines
Polk County Grand
Polk
Woodbury
A. W. Blackburn
Neal Armstrong
Clyde Herring
Nels G. Krashel
E. J. Feuling
Democratic
Frank Comfort
Will F. Riley
Herring
T. R. Osborne
Democratic Committee
Mary S. Kelleher
Democratic State Committee
Light rains ease Cedar Rapids heat spell
Light rains in Cedar Rapids late Friday and early Saturday brought relief from the heat. The thermometer dipped to 68 at 5 a.m. with 75 at 7 p.m. Friday’s high 92 at 3 p.m. Saturday cleared with 74 at 7 a.m. and 91 at 1:15 p.m. Precipitation totaled .07 inches per annalsers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Annalsers
Kentucky Votes At Troop Guarded Polls
In FRANKFORT Kentucky voters cast ballots under state troops guarding mountain polls in Harlan county for a Democratic gubernatorial nomination primary. Early reports described normal voting with no violence despite intense sentiment surrounding the race.
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Frankfort
Harlan County
Mrs Ruth Anna Barry Pioneer Cedar Rapids Widow Dies
Mrs Ruth Anna Barry widow of John W Barry pioneer Cedar Rapids lumberman died at 11 p m Friday at her home 1818 B avenue NE after an extended illness dating to a stroke in July 1934 She would have been 72 on Nov 11 Born Ruth Anna Shearon Nov 11 1863 in Richmond Ind daughter of Thomas H and Rachael Shearon Family moved to Fairbury Neb and she trained as a teacher Later married in 1884 and moved to Chicago where Barry was part owner and editor of The Northwestern Lumberman They came to Cedar Rapids July 29 1900 to establish Hawkeye Lumber Co The couple maintained a Cedar Rapids home since She active in Mary Ely Guild First Presbyterian Church member of Cedar Rapids Woman's Club and garden work for many years Written notice notes continued in page 2 col 6
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Ruth Anna Barry
John W. Barry
Cedar Rapids
B Avenue
Barry
Ruth Anna Shearon
Richmond
Ind
Thomas H
Rachael Shearon
Fairbury
Neb
Chicago
Andy
Orthwestern
Lumberman
The
American Lumberman
Cedar ‘Rapids
Hawkeye Lumber Company
Mary-Ely
First ‘Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Will Ray Identifies Anamosa HoldUp Car
Will Ray an Anamosa gasoline station attendant identified in Des Moines late Friday an automobile owned by John LeClair. The Des Moines murder victim’s driver, a youth, was the man who threatened him with a shotgun Tuesday morning and drove after LeClair’s body was found. Ray positively identified the car after reviewing it, but declined a positive match to Donald Lammey of Des Moines shown in photos. Ray traveled from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines by airplane Friday with Sheriff Henry Eichhorn of Anamosa.
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Will Ray
Anamosa
Des Moines
John LeClair
LeClair
Associated Press
Ray
Donald Lammey
Cedar Rapids
Henry Eichhorn
New Romance Found By Mary Pickford
Chicago dispatch reports Mary Pickford received sweetheart roses and a blush from an unnamed admirer. When asked who sent them she smiled and said it was a secret. She arrived Saturday morning and planned to leave for the coast that night.
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Chicago
INS
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Bee sting triggers crash and power outage in York
In York Pennsylvania an auto collided with an electric pole after a bumble bee stung Miss Joan Kegler. The crash toppled the pole and high tension wires. Hugh Mcinnes fell from a moving car while investigating and was injured. The bee escaped.
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York
Joan, Kegler
Kegler
Hugh Mcinnes
Soviet airmen ask permission to return to Leningrad
Three Soviet airmen flying from Moscow toward San Francisco requested permission from the Soviet air ministry to turn back to Leningrad due to motor trouble. The ministry granted the request as the USSR.25 polar plane continued toward the Arctic and North Pole.
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Moscow
San Francisco
Soviet Air Ministry
Leningrad
Air Ministry
U.S.S
Soviet aviators begin 6250 mile non-stop polar flight to San Francisco
Moscow reports three Soviet pilots Sigismund Levanevsky George Baidukov and Victor Levchenko launched a 6250 mile non-stop flight toward San Francisco after a 168 mile dash through rain. They aim to reach the polar region and then fly at 26000 to 30000 feet while watching for squalls as Ambassador Bullitt witnessed the takeoff.
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Moscow
INS
North Pole
San
Francisco
Sigismund
Levanevsky
Russia
San Francisco
Hills
Bullitt
Arctic
William C. Bullitt
Polar
Roosevelt
George Baidukov
Victor Levchenko
Names Master In C. & N. W. Claims
Chicago news reports Frank T. Boesel a Milwaukee attorney was appointed special master in chancery by Federal Judge John P. Barnes to hear all claims in the Chicago and North Western railroad reorganization. He was chosen from a panel approved by the circuit court of appeals.
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Chicago
Frank T. Boesel
Milwaukee
John P. Barnes
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Boesel
Circuit Court of Appeals
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