Savings rise as of June 30 amid economic tensions
The American Bankers Association reports total bank savings at 21.87 billion dollars on June 30, the highest on record and the first rise since 1930, signaling latent buying power as relief fears mute economic revival. The note links snowbound Cedar Rapids unemployment, Rock Island shop reopenings, and debates over relief versus work.
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American Bankers’ Association
QUCH
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Assassination of Soviet Leader Kiroff Shocks Moscow
Sergei Mironovich Kiroff, a senior member of the Communist Party who led in Leningrad, was killed by an assassin at the party headquarters. The gunman was captured and questioned, with identification pending as funeral plans began for the influential figure.
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Moscow
Sergei Mironovich Kiroff
Communist Party
Kiroff
Leningrad
Bolshevist Party
Siberia
Supreme War Council
Eleventh Army
Azerbaijan
Central Committee
God and light prove faith by doing, says Tagore
The dialogue frames belief as self evident like light and mind. Tagore argues proof isn’t required for God or existence, comparing faith to light flooded everywhere and knowledge gained by effort rather than certainty. The exchange ends with St. Francis on knowing by doing.
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Tagore
India
God
St. Francis
Walsh Says Utility Interests Oppose St Lawrence Plans
Frank P. Walsh, New York power chairman, told the City Club that private power interests behind a resistance to waterway development are the real opponents of the St Lawrence river project. He tied the opposition to the President's power program aimed at lowering electric rates for homes and farms, and said the seaway fight mirrors a long power battle like Muscle Shoals.
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Walsh
St. Lawrence
United States Senate
Criticism of quick trigger federal agents voiced by lawyers
A commentator dismisses effiency justifications for swift federal force, urging pursuit of justice over punishment. The lawyer quoted argues government aims should balance ends of justice with crime control while acknowledging potential overreach.
Babes in Woods Tragedy Fervently Buried in Carlisle
In Cumberland Valley a burial procession carried three young girls CorDelia Dewilla and Norma Noakes to a mountain cemetery after brief services at a 125 year old mansion funeral parlor. Authorities continue investigating a linked murder case near Altoona 135 miles away involving Elmo J Noakes and Winifred Pierce.
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Carlisle
Blue Ridge Mountains
Pennsylvania
Cumberland Valley
Mountain Cemetery
Altoona
Elmo J. Noakes
Winifred Pierce
Cordelia
Dewilla
Norma
Noakes
Betty Compson Named in Divorce Cross Complaint
Hollywood report says Betty Compson faced a cross complaint from Mrs. Elsie Mae Jones over allegations of being “unduly friendly” with Jones's husband. The suit centers on a letter alleged to prove a romantic connection, though contents are not disclosed.
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Hollywood
Betty Compson
Elsie Mae Jones
Gatty W. Jones
Denver Mint Heist Solved After Twelve Years
Denver police chief announced the 1922 December mint robbery was solved. Harvey Bailey led the gang that stole 200000 in currency and five men and two women linked to the crime are now imprisoned or dead. Members included Jim Clark in Gang and Florence Sloan.
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A. T. Clark
Harvey Bailey
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Clark
Jim Clark
Bandit
America
Devil's Island
Alcatraz
California
Urschel
Indiana State Penitentiary
Michigan City
Clinton
Ind
Dee
Robert
Leon “Knapp
Robert' Burns
Frank McFarland
the Memphis Kid
Denver Detective Department
Wheat Conference Fails to Set Quotas and Adopts No New Pact
In Budapest the international wheat conference adjourned without deciding current or future quotas or a substitute basis for the repudiated 1933 pact. The U S Canada Argentina and Australia will resume talks in London in December or January. Smaller nations' delegates left. big four did not reach any agreement on substitution or acreage limits.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Canada
Argentina
Australia
London
Tear Gas Breaks Up Los Angeles Riot
In downtown Los Angeles police used tear gas to disperse about 5 000 streetcar strike sympathizers and bystanders who blocked traffic for 45 minutes on a Saturday night.
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Los Angeles
Holt Charges Utilities Lead Fight On Him
Rush Dew Holt the West Virginia senator elect says the power lobby is leading a fight to block his seat over his age under 30. He vows to be sworn January 3 and cites opinions from lawmakers and legal authorities while calling for strict federal regulation of private utilities.
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Washington
Rush Dew Holt
West Virginia
Henry D. Hatfiled
United Press
Senate
Congress
Holt
Clay
Mason
Eaton
National Democratic Women's Club
Insurance official found dead near Springfield
H B Hill longtime chairman of Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance Co was found shot in an abandoned car on a highway three miles from Springfield Deputies noted a temple wound a gun in his hand and the car was struck by bullets as investigators probed whether murder or suicide led to the death The official had been ousted from his post about two weeks earlier by State Director Ernest Palmer and authorities prepared a full inquiry into the incident
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Springfield
H. B. Hill
Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance Company
Hill
Beardstown
Ernest Palmer
Boycott Call Amplifies Catholic Protest in New York
The Brooklyn Tablet, New York Diocese Catholic paper, urged a federal boycott of Mexican goods in protest of restrictions on the Catholic church by the Mexican revolutionary government. It targeted silver exports, urging government action to stop buying Mexican silver and to lead a boycott.
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New York
Mexico
Revolutionary Party
Brooklyn Tablet
United States
Catholic Organ
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Plains Dec 3 8 1934
Weather outlook for Dec 3 to 8 1934 covers upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys northern Great Plains and central plains. Little precipitation expected with temperatures generally seasonal across region.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Central Plains
Penfold 83 Found Drowned In Well In Harrisburg
Sarah Penfold, 83, was found drowned in a Harrisburg well late Saturday after a nurse reported she had been missing for about five minutes. Authorities believe death may have been self inflicted due to her failing health.
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Harrisburg
Sarah Penfold
Borah Again Demands A New Republican Organization
Senator Borah called for a complete reorganization of the Republican Party for 1936, urging a national meeting to form a new party structure. He warned conservatives and Chairman Fletcher to consider a plebiscite, or risk a revolutionary shift led by young liberal Republicans.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Henry P. Fletcher
Hilles Group
Rank and File
Cit
New
Republican Party
New Yorker
Fletcher
Hilles
Chinese youth wins journalism award at Missouri
James Shen a Shanghai student won the Journalism Students Association scholarship at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Ruth Dunham Fulton Robert Howie Fort Dodge Jr and Marvin McQueen Superior Wis were named John W Jewell scholars in the journalism school.
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Columbia, Mo
James Shen
Shanghai
China
Journalism Students Association
University of Missouri
Ruth Dunham
Fulton
Robert Howie
Fort Dodge, Jr
Marvin McQueen
Superior
Wis
John W Jewell
Storm Moves East As New One Appears
The season's first snow storm moved northeast leaving death, downed lines, blocked highways, and delayed trains. The Pacific northwest storm threatens to sweep east. Michigan coast guard duty ended in tragedy with one drowned and twenty five crew saved.
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Storm
Credit
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Klamath Valley
Oregon
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Muskegon
Great Lakes
Henry Cort
Coast Guard
John Dipert
Ankeny
North Western
Springfield
Ozarks
Brother of Dillinger Denies Bandit Rumor
Hubert Dillinger, half brother of John Dillinger, surrendered to Indianapolis police after they learned he was being sought. He was released after questioning. Police linked license plates from a vehicle used in an attempted fuel station holdup to Dillinger. he said he and a companion went inside to use a telephone directory and his companion dropped a gun.
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Indianapolis
Hubert Dillinger
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Fred Simon
Roosevelt appoints Katherine Lenroot to children’s bureau chief
President Roosevelt advanced Katherine Lenroot of Wisconsin to head the children’s bureau in the labor department. Lenroot, daughter of the late Senator Lenroot, has served as assistant chief since 1922 and must be confirmed by the Senate.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Katherine Lenroot
Wisconsin
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Lenroot
Lemroot
Senate
Ann Harding Seeks Exclusive Custody in Reno Court
Actress Ann Harding arrives in Reno to pursue exclusive custody of her six year old daughter Jane. The move seeks to modify the 1932 decree awarding Bannister custody two months annually. Harding emphasizes acting as mother not as star while her attorney argues divided custody harms the child.
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Reno
Nev
Ann Harding
Jane
Harry Bannister
Bannister
Miss Harding
William Woodburn
Hollywood
Kennamer Confesses to Tulsa Murder as Self Defense Claim
Phil Kennamer, 19, son of federal judge Franklin E. Kennamer, was charged with killing John Gorrell, 23, Tulsa physician’s son. The confession included boasts about rivalries and plans, with Kennamer alleging self defense after a quarrel. Gorrell’s gun was used and wiped clean. Kennamer flew to Kansas City with Floyd Huff before returning to Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Okla
Phil Kennamer
Franklin E. Kennamer
John Gorrell
Kennamer
Kansas City
Gorrell
Virginia Wilcox
H. F. Wilcox
Wilcox Oil and Gas Company
Kansas
Jess
Haring
Floyd J. Huff
Communications And Traffic Is Virtually Back To Normal
Cedar Rapids reports improved service after a heavy snowstorm. Town Electric Light and Power says service is nearly normal while Northwestern Bell works to restore 340 drop lines. Toll circuits to nearby towns are being repaired and trains and interurbans resume full schedules. Temperatures fell to 23 as skies cleared.
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Cedar Rapids
Electric Light and Power Companies
Town Electric Light and Power Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Northern Interurban
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