New York City's Budget Struggles Highlight Bankers Demand Aid
The commentary notes that New York City cannot meet a $40 million payment without bankers' aid, tying fiscal restraint to political spending cuts. It contrasts NYC tax woes with Iowa, praises Linn County tax collection, and urges intelligent county purchasing to cut costs. It also sketches broader topics from England's debt to Iowa politics and labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Berry
City of
New York
Terms Set for 6 Million Bushels Wheat Loan to China
Washington AP reports the Reconstruction Finance Corp directors agreed on terms to consider a loan for North Pacific grain growers association to finance the sale of 6 million bushels of wheat to China. No formal loan application has been received yet. The terms have been sent to the association and the Farmers National Grain Corporation for review.
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Washington
North Pacific Grain Growers Association
China
Reconstruction Corporation
Association
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Hoover extends Reconstruction loan period to 1934
President Hoover issued a formal proclamation extending the period for loans by the Reconstruction Corporation to relieve destitution and push public works. The extension moves the expiration date to January 22, 1934, with authority to further extend up to two years from enactment.
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Washington
Hoover
Reconstruction Corporation
Kolsto pleads guilty in fatal truck crash report case
Kolsto 24 of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to failing to report a fatal crash that killed Andrew Johnson 25 of Vinton and Genevieve Dodee 23 of Cedar Rapids on Oct 27 at Eighth and Mt Vernon SE. He withdrew a prior not guilty plea. sentencing set for Monday. A manslaughter charge against him remains. Genevieve Phillips 19 also faces a report-failure charge. both were arrested after a death bed statement.
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MM Kolsto
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Johnson
Vinton
Genevieve Dodee
Eighth
Mt. Vernon Avenues
John T. Moffit
Kolsto
Genevieve Phillips
Fifth Street SE
Miss Phillips
Johnson
Woman Armed With Machine Gun Helps Kidnap Salesman
Kansas City AP report says a motor car salesman Ernest Collins was seized during a hotel car demonstration by a man and two women armed with a machine gun and a revolver. They forced him to drive to a roadside near Pecular Missouri and later released him.
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Kansas City
Ernest Collins
Collins
Pecular
Town Woman Ends Romance by Mail in California
The body of 69 year old Mrs Cora Watters of Preston Iowa was found in Tehama California after she traveled to marry S J McMillan a Tehama barber. Police believe she killed herself with a chest gunshot. The couple had planned to wed in Reno but they had never met. No motive was found.
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Red Bluff
Calif
Cora Watters
Preston
S. J. McMillan
Tehama
McMillan
Reno
Fox Runs Ahead of Mrs Kunz Toward Home in Chicago
A fox followed Mrs Katherine Kunz to her Chicago home in a surprising urban encounter. The incident leaves her unsure whether to keep the animal as a pet or to use it as a neckpiece.
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Chicago
This
Katherine Kunz
Deputy Sheriff Gibson shoots self then drives to hospital
Daniel R. Gibson, deputy sheriff, shot himself in the forehead and drove through La Crosse business district for at least 15 minutes with blood streaming from his brow before crashing. He was dragged from his car, muttering They got me and was taken to a hospital where doctors said he probably would die. He had been unemployed except for occasional deputy work.
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LA Crosse
Wis
Daniel R. Gibson
Albert Riley
la Crosse County
Gibson
Harris suit against Chicago banker dismissed for badgering
A $300000 breach of contract suit by James S. Clark of Mount Kisco against Norman W. Harris was dismissed as contrary to public policy and part of a corrupt badger game involving Clark and his ex-wife Dorothy Funk. Judge John R. Caverly noted the case harmed Clark's children Jane and Judith and criticized parental conduct.
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Chicago
James S. Clark
Mount Kisco
N. J
Norman W. Harris
Harris Trust and Bavings Bank
Clark
Harris
Bert
John’ R
Dorothy Funk
Des Moines
Madison
Wis
Caverly
Jane
Judith Clark
Case Guilty Of Robbery Charge In Cedar Rapids Case
A district court jury found Russell Case of Cedar Rapids guilty of breaking and entering the Springville creamery on May 12 after a five hour deliberation. George Sanders testified and confessed that Case helped move the safe, with others, to Indian Creek hill east of Cedar Rapids. The defense has until December 19 to pursue a new trial or appeal motions.
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Russell
Cedar Rapids
Juy
Fpf Stahl
Jonn T. Moffit
E. J. Dahms
Case
Springville
George Sanders
Indian Creek Hill
Two Hurt In Crash Near West Liberty
AP report from Iowa City says Glenn Cameron of Knoxville is in serious condition at University Hospital with head injuries after a car collided with a telephone pole near West Liberty. His brother Harvey Cameron of Lacey, Indiana, suffered a broken arm in the crash late Wednesday. they were the occupants of the vehicle.
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Iowa City
Glenn Cameron
Knoxville
University Hospital
West Liberty
Cameron
Harvey Cameron
Lacey
Glenn
Young Arnold Sentenced For Slaying Step Grandmother
CHICAGO AP Charles Bert rand Arnold Jr. 16 pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received a one to fourteen year term after psychiatrists called the killing an emotional explosion. He was sent Thursday to Pontiac reformatory to begin serving the sentence.
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Chicago
Charles Bertrand Arnold, Jr
Pontiac Reformatory
Arnold
Rail executives clash over wages before Coolidge commission
New York AP reporting the Coolidge commission hearing with Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio opposing the carriers plan to seek wage changes through the commission. He predicts the 10 percent temporary cut due to expire in February will be extended, with possible further adjustments if business warrants. W. R. Cole of the Louisville and Nashville challenges Willard’s stance.
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New York
Coolidge
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Willard
W. R. Cole
Louisville and Nashville
Railroads press equal opportunity plan before Coolidge committee
A bulky railroader submission to Calvin Coolidge outlines a seven point program. It seeks federal loan access through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the repeal of earnings recapture, plus regulation changes, highway vehicle control, waterway competition, tax relief, and consolidation oversight to foster competitive equality.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge and Associates
National Transportation Committee
Coolidge
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act
Interstate Commerce Commission
Zasu Pitts Under Knife in Hollywood Hospital
Zasu Pitts, film comedienne, underwent abdominal surgery and was reported recovering. She will remain in the hospital for at least two weeks.
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Hollywood
Zasu Pitts
Film Comedienne
Thrift Ad Promises Quick Cash For Used Toys
A brisk sales pitch urges readers to raise extra Xmas cash by selling used and outgrown toys. It promises fast responses and offers ad help from a courteous ad-taker to boost results.ables.
Fear Split May Delay Passage Of Beer Bill
Washington reports a split between beer and wine supporters in the House Ways and Means Committee over modification of Prohibition. Yale professor Yandell Henderson argues four percent beer as a palatable beverage while Collier urges rapid action on the beer-for-revenue plan.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Yandell Henderson
Yale University
Coliier
Collier “Beer
Yale
Collier
Rainey Beleve
Thomas L. Stokes
Emmanuel Celler
New York City
Celler
Federal Prohibition Bureau
James M. Doran
Industrial Alcohol
Federal Prohibition
Rob Bank of Seven Thousand Dollars in Burlingame
Two bandits held the cashier's family captive all night in the vault at the First National Bank of Burlingame Kansas. They escaped with about $9,000 in cash and securities. the family was unharmed.
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Burlingame, Kan
INS
First National Bank
Britain threats action over Anglo-Persian concession
Britain delivers an ultimatum to Persia demanding withdrawal of the cancellation of the Anglo-Persian concession. If not heeded by December 15, London will take the case to the Hague and may use force to protect British interests.
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London
Persia
Britain
Permanent Court of International Justice
The
Hague
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Great Britain
Captain Eden
Anowary
Will Rogers Says Editorial Policy Clarified
Beverly Hills statement clarifies that The Cedar Rapids Gazette is not responsible for the paper's editorials or politics. It notes editorials may be humorous or filler and should not be taken as policy. Will Rogers signs the note, 1932.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Winter Grips Nation With Sudden Iciness Across Regions
A premature cold wave from the Canadian northwest drives subzero readings across the United States from Pacific to Southwest. Georgetown Lake Montana records 30 below, Thief River Falls Minnesota 25 below, and Wallace Idaho blizzard conditions. Heavy snows blanket the West and Central states, while Chicago endures a sharp drop as experts forecast long cold spell amid new talk of future climate.
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Canadian Northwest
Pacific Northwest
West
Middle West
Southwest
Weather Bureau
Georgetown Lake
Anaconda
Mont
Thief River Falls
Minn
Wallace
Idaho
Emat
Sacramento Valley
California
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Winnets
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Chicago
R. E. Wilson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Local figures show annual auto toll metrics for Cedar Rapids with counts of accidents injuries and fatalities. The data lists 104 incidents, 222 injuries, and 364 fatalities.
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Cedar Rapids
Drive for Bonus Renewed in House
Rep. Patman opened a drive in the House to push immediate payment of the soldiers bonus calling it needed currency expansion. He argued it would put money in circulation so the 126,000,000 Americans could carry on business and said the measure, already passed by the House last year, would again be pursued against Senate opposition.
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William E. Hull
Hull
Collier
Cellier
Celler
Professor Henderson
Washington
House
Patman
Dem
Tex
Senate
Democrats To Draft Bank Reform Bill
President Hoover's call for quick reorganization of the banking system drew Democratic plans to enact a drastic national bank and federal reserve reform bill. Sponsored by Senator Glass of Virginia, the measure could reach the Senate next week, first introduced last session.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Reserve
Senate
Glass
Dem
Chicago Mail Bandits Take $228 In Cash
Five bandits who held up a mail carrier and his guard in downtown Chicago retrieved only $228 in cash. They stole two mail sacks from the post office route to two banks near the Federal Building, with over $400,000 in securities inside and $178,000 in negotiable securities bankers doubted could be sold.
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Chicago
Chicago Loop
Federal Building
Loop
Railroad Labor Snubs Coolidge Group Hearing
Secretaries Stimson and MacDonald discuss debt payments with Britain and France amid push for debt revision. Washington notes stress attendance of the December 15 installment while urging reasonable plans, as Paris weighs parliamentary action and looks to a broader deal with Washington.
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Coolidge
Paris
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Edouard Herriot
France
America
Chamber of Deputies
Great Britain
Congress
Washington
Copper Conference Still Deadlocked
New York United Press reports the international copper conference remains deadlocked as Roan Antelope presses for an 80 percent quota increase for 1933. American producers say they will keep current quotas and treat the negotiations as a separate issue, speaking in broad accord.
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New York
United Press
Coyotes Strike At Farm. Man Loses 46 Turkeys
Ainsworth Nebraska rancher Lige Dillon started his day with breakfast while a pack of visiting coyotes helped themselves to forty six of his best turkeys, reducing the flock before sunrise.
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Ainsworth
Neb
Lige Dillon
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