Roosevelt Critiques Liberty League Emphasis on Property
President Roosevelt says the Liberty League prioritizes property over neighborly duty and questions if its creed truly covers all moral duties. He notes the league defends the Constitution and property rights but omits concern for individuals against self-serving powers. The exchange follows the league’s Chicago-linked launch and sponsorship by Smith Davis and Shouse.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Liberty League
White House
Liberty League
The
League
Wall Street
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Jouett Shouse
Shouse
Thief Slain After Robbery Of Amplifier In Toledo
Howard Neff, a Turner salesman, found his $400 amplifier stolen from his car in Toledo. A pursuing patrolman shot and killed Vaime Bowersox, an Elkhart, Indiana man, as the other robber escaped. The amplifier was recovered with minor damage.
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Cedar Rapids
Howard Neff
Turner Company
Toledo
Toledo Electric Company
Vaime Bowersox
Elkhart
Ind
Neff
Leo Niese
Bowersox
Liberal Conservative Realignment Signals Party Shift
Washington reports growing signs of realignment as liberals and conservatives diverge over New Deal policies. Movement includes the American Liberty League, farmer labor in Minnesota, La Follette progressives in Wisconsin, and potential third party dynamics challenging Roosevelt era labels.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Liberty League
al Smith
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor
la Follette Progressives
Wisconsin
Republican
Hiram Johnson
Calif
West Coast
New Reciprocal Trade Pact Expands With Cuba
The United States and Cuba sign a reciprocal trade agreement broadening tariff reductions. The Cuban sugar duty falls sharply, while American lard pork wheat flour and fruits gain access. Cuban purchases of US goods are expected to rise, with notable savings on pork lard and rum duties and tobacco tariffs lowered.
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Washington
Cuba
State Department
Roosevelt
United States
U. S
Trunk Mystery Ties McMahon to Diamond Era Killing
Dismembered body of Bernard McMahon, an associate of Jack Leggs Diamond era gang, found packed in a trunk at General Louis D. Stotesburys New York home. Police note the timing overnight and question motive, while Stotesburys law partnership to Police Commissioner O Ryans anti crime drive adds possible underworld suspicion.
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New York
INS
Bernard McMahon
Jack “Legs” Diamond
Seventy-fourth Street
Louis D. Stotesbury
Stotesbury
O'Ryan
Underworld
Firestone Heir to Wed at Doheny Estate
Raymond Firestone son of Harvey Firestone and Laurie An Lisk grand niece of E L Doheny were to marry late Saturday at Doheny's Beverly Hills estate in a high profile wedding expected to draw attention from society and business circles.
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Los Angeles
Raymond Firestone
Harvey Firestone
Laurie An Lisk
E. L. Doheny
Doheny
Beverly Hills
Autumn Weather Holds 48 Degree Low Across Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids reported a 48 degree low at 7 a.m with clear skies and moonlight. While northern Iowa saw frost, Cedar Rapids stayed mild though more cold weather is forecast for Sunday. Atlantic logged the coldest 34 degrees with frost noted in Fairfield and Des Moines.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa
Atlantic
Fairfield
Des Moines
Mercury
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
In Cedar Rapids traffic tolls for 1934 are noted with figures on accidents injuries and deaths. The record lists accidents and injuries, but death counts are unavailable or incomplete.
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Cedar Rapids
Frost Tightens Grip Across Iowa As North Dashes Hope
Heat waves gave way to an abrupt cold snap across the Midlands with readings dropping to 28 in North Dakota and 56 in Illinois. Meteorologists dismissed long range forecasts while frost touched farms from Montana to Texas and snow halted a flight at Big Timber.
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Associated Press
Midwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Yellowstone Park
Towa
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Michigan
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Misssouri
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Illnois
Texas
Big Timber
Summer frost clocks Iowa in coldest day of summer
Frost settled over low lying areas in Iowa with Atlantic recording a 34 degree low. Des Moines also saw light frost as federal observers predicted continued cold through the weekend. Temperatures ran 10 to 20 degrees below normal on Friday, making it one of the coldest summer days in state history.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Roosevelt Reports Healthy Business Despite July Loss
The Federal Reserve Board reports a July drop in industrial output to 76 of the 1923 25 average, erasing most gains, while President Roosevelt cites surveys indicating healthier business conditions across the country. Output declines hit steel, pig iron, autos and anthracite coal. textiles showed little July change.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Roosevelt
Reserve Board
Onion Strike Head Kidnaped and Freed in Village Turmoil
Okey Odell leader of the Agriculture Workers union AF of L was kidnapped from the deputy sheriff’s bar racks after a bombing at Mayor Godfrey J Ott’s home. He returned hours later armed with a pistol and challenged anyone to take him from his front porch. He had a large facial gash and was later released near Waynesfield.
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Godfrey J. Ott
Waynesfield
Odell
Johnson Won't Head New NRA Board Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt narrowed NRA changes after discussions. Hugh S. Johnson will keep his title but reduce his executive authority while shaping a permanent legislative program for NRA, including child labor limits and maximum hours. A new interim board is expected, with Johnson limited and Donald R. Richberg playing a leading role.
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Gen. Johnson
NRA Board
Washington
INS
NRA
Hughs. Johnson
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Johnson & Part
Donald R. Richberg
Hope to Settle Aluminum Strike
Washington officials announced progress toward ending the aluminum workers strike as the National Labor Relations Board arranged a meeting between aluminum company representatives the Aluminum Workers Council and the Department of Labor. The session is set for Monday at 10 30 a.m. insuring direct talks to resolve disputes.
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Washington
INS
National Labor Relations Board
Aluminum Company
Aluminum Workers Council
Department of Labor
Sue Carol Sues Nick Stuart for Divorce in Los Angeles
Actress Sue Carol files suit against Nick Stuart claiming a year of separation with marital strife. She alleges he hurled a crossword book at her, cut off conversation for days, showed jealousy, and berated her for entertaining friends at their home.
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Los Angeles
Sue Carol
Nick Stuart
Stuart
Pennsylvania Riot Quelled After 3 Hours
About 200 convicts rioted for over three hours at Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania. Fires were set, buildings damaged, and machines wrecked before 40 state police subdued the riot at noon with no serious injuries or escapes.
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Collegeville
Eastern State Penitentiary
Graterford
Pennsylvania
Board of Trustees
Suspected attempt on Doumergue under police probe
Paris reports a suspected assassination attempt on Premier Gas ton Doumergue being investigated by the French secret police. An arrest was made this week, with Anton Barrin, a Roumanian former New York resident, held amid inquiries led by Examining Magistrate Andre Benon.
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Paris
INS
Gaston Doumergue
Andre Benon
Robert Gordon Switt
East Orange
N. J
Doumergue
Secret Service
Anton Barrin
New York
Follies Star Jean Howard Marries Feldman in New York
New York already saw Jean Howard and Charles K. Feldman wed in Harrison New York with a midnight ceremony after a honeymoon starts in the city. The Follies star celebrated a Hollywood rise to fame before the marriage.
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New York
INS
Jean Howard
Hollywood
Charles K. Feldman
Harrison, N. Y
Chickens and fruit sells from two day want ad
Leland Gosnell of 1939 O Avenue M reports a two day want ad in the Good Things to Eat column yielded sales of 40 dressed chickens 2 bushels grapes 3 bushels apples and 1% bushels plums with at least 50 responses. He expresses satisfaction with the results.
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Leland Gosnell
O Ave M
Dressed Chickens and Fresh Produce Advertised for Sale
Dressed chickens plums grapes Siberian crabs tomatoes peppers listed with address 1939 O Ave NW and phone 3-2518. Thousands monitor Want Ads to buy sell rent swap and meet needs. call 2-1121 before 8 p.m. to reach the big Sunday audience.
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O Ave. NW
Dial
Merchant Fleet To Be Built Up Says President
President Roosevelt declared the U S merchant marine would be built up as an integral part of the economy and not surrendered to foreign nations He said Secretary Wallace emphasized one side of the picture but the nation must also consider national defense and other factors in supporting a larger fleet
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Washington, D. C
United States
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
America
Wallace
Dorothy Thompson Lewis Expelled From Germany by Hitler Regime
Berlin dispatch reports Dorothy Thompson Lewis wife of Sinclair Lewis and author expelled from Germany on an invitation from the secret police. She planned to travel to Paris saying the action stemmed from her writings on the rise of the Hitler movement. She warned that staying could have drawn an official police order and border escort.
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Berlin
Ins
Dorothy Thompson Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
Germany
Paris
Lewis
Dorothy Thompson
Schall Attacks Roosevelt Over Censorship Fights
Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota assails President Roosevelt in a dispute over an alleged government news service and press censorship. He claims the administration seeks to throttle free speech and forces critical papers to pay for news while praising supporters.
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Washington
Thomas D. Schall
Minn
Roosevelt
Schall
White House
United States
Chicago
Federal probes into Louisiana land leases stir political battle
Washington dispatches flag two inquiries in Louisiana as Huey Long and Mayor Walmsley fight for power. The oil division probes favors for Lincoln Oil in Leesville Bayou LaFourche and a $200,000 lease deal while a grand jury reopens Long era income tax questions. William Helis denies any political motive or false payments. The state conservation office oversees production allocations under federal oil limits.
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New Orleans
INS
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
T. Semmes Walmsley
Louisiana “Teapot
Washington
The
Oil Administration
Leesville
State Department of Conservaon
Senator Long
Baton Rouge
A. P. Tugwell
Commission
Grand Jury
Highway Commission
Long
Kingt
Nnme
Atump
Tion Sas Goyto
Washington Dispatches
Lincoln Oil Company
LaFourche Parish
Lincoln Company
State Conservation Department
Dispatches
Bayou LaFourche
William Helis
Dallas
State Conservation Office
Allen
Roosevelt Ends Federal Intervention in New Orleans Crisis
President Roosevelt declared the federal government would not intervene in the New Orleans Long-Walmsley political affair. He argued municipalities are creations of state governments and that Louisiana’s legislature maintains the right to govern New Orleans. He cited self government in New Orleans and recalled New York City’s charter dispute, saying only the legislature can cancel a city charter.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Louisiana
New York City
Whose Pig Vanishes At City Political Event
A pig owned by a local event featuring a 45th ward democratic organization was kept at their headquarters. Plans to grease and chase the pig Sunday prompted a police alert after the animal vanished and a teletype ordered all squads to search.
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Chicago
45Th Ward
Democratic Organization
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