Congress Passes Guffey Bill Heading to White House
The Guffey bill, seen as a mini NRA for the coal industry, passes Congress and heads to the White House for presidential signature. It aims to ease industry chaos and aid labor despite potential higher coal prices. English and Ethiopian tensions, economic imports and exports, and local political scrutiny are also noted alongside labor strikes at Cedar Rapids plants.
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Houses
Congress
Guffey
Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt appeals to youth to challenge old order
President Roosevelt, speaking on a national radio hook up to the Young Democrats, urges unity and action against the old order. He defends the brain trust, deflects charges of stifling liberty, and signals a fall speaking tour supporting New Deal policies.
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Frederick A. Storm
United Prass
White Mouse
Washington
Roosevelt
America
Bua Patel oSay
Amari
Hoover
Civil liberties and violence in labor disputes
The article argues that when government granted privileges are removed by non governmental force violence is committed whether the actor is employer or employee and urges readers to remember this principle.
Living Everyday Truths and Witty Life Maxims
A compact collection of aphorisms and reflections on everyday life and human nature. The reader is urged to act boldly, weigh responsibilities, and avoid half measures while noting the dangers of vanity, illusion, and unexamined motives.
Young Democrats toad Roosevelt at national convention
AP reports Frank Wickham of Sioux Falls pledged a three point program to strengthen the Young Democrats of America and back Roosevelt's re election. Indianapolis won the bid for the next convention amid a fight with Jacksonville. Louis Galleher was elected vice president and Charles Murphy defeated Frank Reel for secretary. Joe Cordell Carr’s election was made unanimous after a roll call.
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Frank Wickham
United States District Attorney
Sioux Falls
Democratic Clubs of ‘America
Young Democrats
Democratic Party
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Fla
Chicago
St. Paul
Louis Galleher
Leeburg
Charles Murphy
Portland
Frank Reel
Boston
Mass
James Roosevelt
George Williamson
Joe Cordell Carr
Nashville, Tenn
Weather Summary for Chicago and Vicinity
AP reports a period of generally fair weather for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys around Chicago. Showers are possible Monday in eastern and southern portions, with additional showers likely Thursday or Friday. Temperatures expected near or below normal.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Congress approves 250 million tax bill sweeping estates and corporate rates
Congress approves a broad revenue act estimated at 250 million dollars. Estate taxes rise from two to seventy percent on estate portions over 40 50 million. Corporate taxes shift to a graduated scale from 12 to 15 percent with charity deductions allowed. Borah amendments are dropped.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sen
William E. Borah
Ida
Congress Passes Bill Barring Suits on Government Damages
Congress voted to bar suits against the government after January 1 for damages potentially amounting to $7,000,000 linked to gold clause and devaluation fears. The compromise bill, sent to the President, forbids suits on any government obligation while allowing a brief grace period before enforcement.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Child Drowns In Back Yard Water Tank
Ronald Carl Randel aged 21 months drowned Saturday at 2 30 p m in a water filled tile in a back yard at 3900 East Avenue NE The tile served as a home made refrigerator and was covered by a light sheet iron The accident was witnessed by his three year old sister Marlene who cried to her mother Baby is in the water The coroner Dr B L Knight ordered the body removed Efforts to revive the child failed Surviving are the parents the sister and four grandparents OG Steiger Kirkpatrick and Jakubec
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Carl Randel
Marion Randel
E Avenue
Marlene
B. L. ‘Knight
Turner
Grover Steiger
G. W. Kirkpatrick
Ed Jakubec
E Street
What’s This Thing A Red Hot Iowa Angle Exposed
A mysterious device is teased as a major fraud scheme harming the public for about 150 million dollars annually. The Gazette promises an exclusive Sunday story revealing the identity of the device and the nation’s leading robber, with a distinctive Iowa connection.
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Iowa
Denver Firebug Strikes City Hall and Buildings
A violent arsonist terrorized Denver over three days, starting fires in the city hall and many nearby structures. Police and hundreds of officers searched for the suspect as fires spread to offices, hotels, schools, and churches, with burned hospital registration pages found at city hall. A resident nearby fired at the fleeing arsonist as he escaped.
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Denver
Carnegie + foundation
Annunciation Catholic School
John’ McAuley
Army Bombing Plane Sets Record In Speedy Flight
Brig. Gen. Frank M. Andrews piloted a large Army bombing plane around a 1 000 kilometer Hampton Roads to Washington and New York loop finishing at 4 53 p m CST. Officials say he likely set world seaplane records for both 1 000 and 2 000 kilometer courses, with and without loads, rewarding the army with new laurels.
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Washington
Frank M.” Andrews
Hampton Roads
Army
New York- Washington
Rogers Will Rogers Articles Published by Cedar Rapids Gazette
Three new weekly Will Rogers pieces will appear in the Cedar Rapids Gazette starting Sept. 1 and the following Sundays. The Alaska mailed articles were sent from Fairbanks before Rogers' fatal polar flight with Wiley Post, a move the McNaught Syndicate saw as planned Asia travel coverage.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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McNaught Syndicate
Rogers
New York
Fairbanks
Alaska
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Asia
Ethiopians Dig Trenches Near Italian Front
Ethiopian army and foreign advisers rush to dig trenches along the Italian frontier as air raid warnings urge civilians to seek shelter. Haile Selassie broadcasts caution on danger from the skies, detailing sirens, bells, and cannon signals for attacks and terminations.
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Ababa
Benito
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Willy
British plan to circle Suez with two warship rings
British officials announced a plan to deploy two rings of Mediterranean warships around the Suez Canal. The vessels, based in Malta, will depart August 12 for points in and around the canal area as part of maneuvers tied to the Italo Ethiopian dispute.
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Glorious
Mediterranean
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Mussolini
Valetta
Malta
Suez Canal
Suez
Boy falls five stories fractures skull says he wasn’t hurt
New York dispatch reports surgeons overruled an earlier opinion that the boy was unharmed after a five story fall from an apartment roof. An X ray showed a skull fracture though he sat up in the alley and said he was all right. He was kept under observation at Jewish hospital and placed on the critical list after the X ray raised fears of brain concussion.
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York
John.Cavanavigh
Akull
John
Pickets At Iowa Manufacturing Near End Of Fourth Day
The Cedar Rapids strike at Iowa Manufacturing neared its fourth day as a meeting to discuss arbitration was sought for Sunday. A mail truck entered the plant after talks with picketers led by Howard Hall. Robert Van Ness fainted briefly on the plant lawn before regaining consciousness. He is an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Express Company
Itz
Howard Hall
Robert van Ness
van Ness
University of Iowa
Robbers Loot Revenue Office in Philadelphia Heist
Six robbers flashed pistols at clerks in a state revenue office in downtown Philadelphia. They bound seven men with sash cards and escaped with $1,500 in tax receipts.
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Philadelphia
State Department of Revenue
Senate Change of Crop Loans Delays Congress Adjournment
Senate delayed adjournment after rescinding its sine die action amid a wrangle over the third deficiency bill. The House sent the adjournment resolution back and the Senate quickly rescinded the action while Senator Robinson moved a recess until Monday.
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Senate
Congressional
House
Robinson
Bitter last hour clash over adjournment roils Congress
Washington reports a heated last minute clash between house and senate leaders over adjournment. President Roosevelt faced pressure on the social security program and work relief funds while Congress debated extending authority for ocean mail contracts and potential use of relief funds.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roose
Roosevelt
Ted
NRA
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Command
Doughton
N.C
House ‘Ways'and Meansi
White’ House
White House
Congress
Mercury Peaks at 82 Degrees in Cedar Rapids Saturday
Temperatures rose to a high of 82 around 3 p.m. under a fair sky in Cedar Rapids. The chilly evening saw the mercury fall to 68 at 7 p.m. and 63 by 10 p.m., according to Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar ‘Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
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