Budget talk and transit fights stir national concerns
The piece surveys a looming federal budget rise possibly reaching six billion dollars amid debates over adding three billion in new currency. It notes railroads push for protection against bus and truck price cuts, and mentions December war debt payments from Europe, including a token English payment and debates over American debt collection guidance. It also touches on university leadership speculation, charity drives for clothing, and a Sing Sing inmate facing execution while opposing emergency surgery, closing with remarks on Rockefeller finances and Huey Long’s reaction.
Dillinger tid Slays Chicago Cop
Detective Sergt. William Shanley was shot dead in a Chicago garage raid aimed at Dillinger gang members. The killer fled. identity claims varied with police linking the suspect to Dillinger and Pierpont. An armed woman companion was arrested. authorities pursue the gang tied to multiple bank robberies and prison escapes.
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John Dillinger
Indiana
Sergt
William Shanley
Shanley
Dillinger
Bertillon
Summerdale
Harry Pierpont
Terre Haute
Ind
C. A. Bloomberg
John Hamilton
Elaine
Dent
Burton
Ays
Bloomberg
Michigan City
Pierpont
Lima
Ohio
Hamilton
Dilinger
Dayton
Bluffton
Dullinger
Lima Jair
Jess Sarber
Sarber
Racine
Wis
Indianapolis
New Carlisle
Farrell
Greencastle
South Bend
St. Marys
Renew Search For Mrs. Amelia Huckins
Federal authorities renewed their search for Amelia Huckins in Milwaukee after news of Elmer Huckins heart attack in a county jail. The couple, both indicted on mail fraud charges, hope she surrenders while his condition was described as favorable.
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Milwaukee
Amelia Huckins
Elmer
Huckins
Faith That Life After Death Is Real And Personal
A reader asks about life after death as science stays silent. The author argues faith outlives death, rooted in love and personal experience, citing St. John and spiritual perspectives from Plato, Shakespeare, and Jesus. The spirit returns to the source after bodily dust.
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Lfe
Earth
Plato
Shakespeare
Jesus
St. John
Slight Variation Shown By Mercury in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids weather report shows a grey mood as temperatures fluctuated. The mercury dropped to 24 at 7 pm and 22 at midnight before recovering to 28 by 9 am and 32 at 2:30 pm per Chambers-Inskeep charts.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers- Inskeep Company
Plan for Dictatorial Rule in Poland Emerges
Warsaw reports that Marshal Pilsudski leads a parliamentary club proposing sweeping constitutional reform to crown a president with near total power. The plan would convert the Sejm to an advisory body, appoint a Senate and council, and give the president veto over all laws with a two-candidate popular election.
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Warsaw
Poland
Josef Pilsudski
Pilsudski
Sejm
Senate
Russia
Germany
Europe
Marshal Pilsudski
Wallace Urges 05 Control of Grain Markets
In his annual report to the President Secretary Wallace calls for federal regulation of grain exchanges and restructuring of banks to aid farmers. He warns that uncontrolled speculation harms the market and urges government supervision of grain trading alongside reforms in farm supply adjustments. He also discusses bank reforms to improve liquidity and reduce run risks by segregating time and savings deposits.
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Washington
Wallace
Walas
United States
Lindberghs Reach Porto Rico After Trinidad Hop
Charles A Lindbergh and wife arrived in San Juan Porto Rico at 12 35 p.m. CST after a swift 800 mile flight from Port of Spain Trinidad. Officials said they planned to fly to Santo Domingo the next day as part of their Caribbean cruise.
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Porto Rico
Charles A Lindbergh
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Windward
Leeward Islands
Pan-American Airways
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Puppies for Xmas Gifts Prompt Many Buyers
E. A. Stanley of 3810 Harcourt Avenue NE reports strong interest in toy fox terrier puppies for Christmas after placing a Want Ad in The Gazette. He received forty responses and sold six puppies. Readers can sell canaries pups kittens goldfish for cash via The Gazette Want Ad by calling 2-1121.
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Harcourt Avenue
the Gazette
No Collusion Found In Iowa Cement Deals
Iowa Attorney General Edward L. O Connor reports to the House that no evidence shows collusion by the state highway commission in cement purchases for road surfacing. The report to Speaker George E Miller notes common pricing practices across firms and basing-point pricing, with committees set to review Friday.
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DES Moines
House of Representatives
State Highway Commission
Edward L. O'Connor
George E. Miller
House
Highway Commission
O’connor
Iowa
Georgia Prison Fugitives Kidnap Superintendent
Three convicts led by Durant Shaddix and T B Burress escaped from a prison farm in Georgia and abducted Superintendent J H Dunaway. Evans, one of the group, testified he freed himself and alerted police after the attempt. Police warned nearby cities and searched for the fugitives traveling in Dunaway's car. Dunaway remained with them.
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Prise
J. H. Dunaway
Bill Evans
Dunaway
Durant Shaddix
T. B. Burress
Evans
Duhaway
Atlanta
Ito Ison
Butter Drops to 35-Year December Low
In Chicago AP report the wholesale butter price fell three cents to 16 cents per pound for choice 92 score, the lowest December level in 35 years. The drop follows expectations the Dairy Marketing Corporation will stop buying by week end, after purchasing about 45 million pounds for relief. Cold storage stocks reached a record 138 million pounds on December 1.
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Chicago
Dairy Marketing Corporation
U S To Get Token Debt Payment From Five Nations Today
The U S will receive token payments totaling 8,898,123 toward 152,952,637 in war debt installments due Friday. Five nations will pay tokens, Finland will pay 229,623 in full, while France Poland Belgium Estonia and Hungary offered none. Latvia England Italy Czechoslovakia and Lithuania offered partial payments. Lithuanias offer is under consideration. The due Friday includes 46,581,164 principal and 106,371,473 interest.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Finland
France
Poland
Belgium
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
England
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Lithuania
Roosevelt 10 Renew Drive to Cheapen Gold
The White House denied any negotiations for a gold and stabilization agreement with foreign nations and signaled a renewed push to devalue the dollar. Observers expect a 50 cent dollar devaluation in gold terms as the administration aims to loosen domestic prices while continuing gold purchases. Professor Warren set the $34.01 per ounce gold price, influencing the devaluation, though Treasury and the Federal Reserve had previously been assumed to fix it.
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White House
Thomas
Dem
Okla
Congress
Stephen T. Early
Treasury
Federal Reserve ‘Board
New York
Sm Federal
Reserve
Bank
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Inces
Cornell
Roosevelt
Jesse L. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Warren
Iowa Gains 3000 CWA Workers Amid Quick Quota Rise
Des Moines reports Iowa, first to meet its CWA quota, is granted 3000 additional workers bringing the state total to 62 350. Administrator E H Mulock notes now employed workers have earned at least 850000 dollars in the past three weeks.
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Des Moines
Iowa
E. H. Mulock
Mulock
Federal license for interstate cars urged to curb crime
New York report says federal licensing of all automobiles crossing state lines and driver fingerprinting could aid crime prevention and tracking. Joseph B. Keenan, assistant attorney general, cites Lindbergh kidnapping as example of a getaway risk and outlines broader DOJ plans for criminal-fix proposals to Congress.
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INL
Joseph B. Keenan
United States Attorney General
Keenan
New Jersey
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Kent
United States
Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Ten Dead In Crescent City Train Bus Crash
Ten children were killed and about thirty injured when a freight train hit a school bus in dense fog near Crescent City Florida. The elderly driver survived badly injured as officials estimated about 39 children were aboard. Emergency centers treated survivors at Palatka and local facilities.
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D. R. Niles
Silver Pond Grove
Rupert Teuton
Bennie Smith
Bertha Gorton
Hilday Hardy
Frederick Smith
Evelyn Smith
Willam Smith
Merle Smith
Troy Tipton
Eddie McGrady
Hazel McGrady
Eddie
Willard Owens
Palatka
Baptist Parsonage
Spanish laborers unemployed rise to 619701
Madrid AP says Spain’s central employment bureau reports 619701 laborers idle this month. Of these 380121 are fully unemployed and 239580 work part time, up from 544837 unemployed last July.
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Madrid
Central Employment Bureau
Spain
Greek premier orders Samuel Insull to leave Greece by Jan 1
The Greek government told Samuel Insull to exit the country by January 1 after denying his bid to renew residency. The United States seeks his extradition on embezzlement charges tied to the Chicago utilities empire collapse, with passport revoked and no consular status.
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Athens
Greece
Samuel Insull
Insull
Chicago
United States
Aliens Department
Home’ Office
McKinstry Chosen as Successor to Industrial Leader
Directors named Mr McKinstry as the exceptionally qualified successor to the great industrial leader whose place he now fills. McKinstry has long been active in the Farm Equipment Institute, formerly the National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers, advancing through leadership roles and serving as president from October 1929 to October 1930.
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Obo Aléx
McKinstry
Elece
Farm Equipment Institute
National Association, of Farm Equipement Manufacturers
Jury Fails To Reach Verdict In Perjury Case
A district court jury deliberated 23 hours in the Morris perjury case before being discharged by Judge John T. Moffit at 2 pm Thursday. State charges Morris with false testimony about his whereabouts during the Halloween night fence cutting incident on B. A. Ditzler farm near Chain Lakes. Witnesses say Morris was with a group marauding near Toddville.
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Cedar Rapids
Cleve’ Morris
Toddville
John T. Moffit
B. A. Ditzeler
Chain Lakes
Ditzler
Morris
Lem McBurney
Plans to motorize army with $10 million funds
War department released plans for motorizing the armed forces using public works funds. Plans call for 7 776 vehicles to be purchased for the army and the national guard, signaling a large scale modernization program.
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Washington
War Department
Army
National Guard
McKinstry Elected President of International Harvester
Addis E. McKinstry of Chicago was elected president of the International Harvester Company to succeed the late Alexander Legge. The decision was announced Thursday in Chicago.
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Chicago
Addis E. Mcc
Kinstry
International Harvester Company
Alexander Legge
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