Difficult Day for Congress and a Desperate Returnee
On one day leaders in Congress announce plans for a sales tax to balance the budget only to reverse the stance the next day, with observers fearing a lame duck session will do little. In Illinois, a mining town recovers bodies after a deadly trap, while across churches and towns feuds flare over wages. A man released from prison asks for guidance and a lifeline, illustrating postwar hardship and uncertain futures.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Japs Expert May Seek Hoover Aid for Economy Plan
The Japanese Institute of Research and National Economy considers inviting President Hoover to visit Japan and advise on economic reorganization. Chikuhei Nakajima leads the institute. directors may approve sending agents to the United States after Hoover’s retirement to recruit him. Government leaders favor the plan to ease Japanese American relations.
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TOKIO
Japanese Institute of Research and National Economy
Hoover
Japan
Chikuhei Nakajima
United States
France To Learn Debt Payment Must Come Before Talk
Washington instructed Paris that debt payments must be settled before any diplomatic talks. Ambassador Walter Edge in London refused a courtesy call from Premier Boncour. Secretary Stimson and Norman H Davis were seen as likely to discuss war debts disarmament and the world economic conference in New York.
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Paris
Washington
Walter E. Edge
London
Joseph Paul Boncour
Stimson
Edge
Diplomatic Corps
State Stimson
Norman H. Davis
New York City
New York
Patron Saint on the Job Tangles Cedar Rapids Theft Case
Cedar Rapids police pursued a man found wandering near Milwaukee railroad yards carrying a briefcase a pillow two 22 caliber rifles and a double barreled shotgun The man claimed to be with a hunting party and was sent home to sober up The next morning two rifles were identified as stolen from Clark's bicycle shop after its display window was broken Tuesday night Police traced the suspect to his home where his wife said he had gone hunting Tuesday and did not return until later The case remains under investigation and authorities hold the weapons for safekeeping.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Nicholas
Jim Tolson
Milwaukee Railroad
Jesse Clift
Clift
M. E. Clark
Clark
Flood Warning Issued for Five Southern States
Flood warnings issued by the department of agriculture warn of rising rivers in five southern states. The bulletin lists South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee as where the situation is grave.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Senator Borah Moves Excess Profits Tax on Beer
Washington AP In a bid to fund treasury needs Senator Borah Idaho Republican proposed an excess profits tax on brewers while House 3.2 percent beer bill action was delayed by a Senate judiciary committee quorum shortage. He said he may amend the House bill to raise revenue though he still opposes the beer measure calling it unconstitutional. Secretary Mills estimated a $5 per barrel levy could yield 125 to 150 million yearly, though sponsors say the figure is low. Borah hinted further seeings on tax level and noted brewers testified the tax could be passed to consumers as profits in prospectuses hint at large gains. Despite the delay, committee members expect swift action next week with Chairman Norris rescheduling for Monday.
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Borah
Idaho
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Treasury
Mills
Ways and Means
Judiciary Mittee
Norris
Haan
Monay
Three Elderly Women Die In Poor Farm House Fire
AP report from Stanwood Michigan states three aged women died early Wednesday when fire destroyed the Mecosta county poor farm home near here. Local authorities said the residents were unable to escape before firefighters arrived.
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Mich
Mecosta County
Here
Former Net Champ Leaps To His Death
New York AP reports Malcolm D. Whitman aged 55, once a national tennis champion and member of Lasher and Whitman, died by suicide by leaping from his penthouse atop a five story apartment building.
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New York
Malcolm D. Whitman
Lasher and Whitman
Ponder Next Step in Insull Case
Senate Banking Committee will push the Insull securities probe harder after Greece refused extradition of Samuel Insull Sr. The fight to return Samuel Insull Jr. to the United States continues, with no definite plan from State's Attorney Courtney on seeking deportation.
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INS
Insull
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Samuel Insull
Norbeck
South Dakota
Chicago
Samuel Insull, Jr
United States
Thomas J. Courtney
State Department
Insull to Stay in Greece After Extradition Rejected
Samuel Insull said he intends to remain in Greece permanently after the Greek appeal court refused his extradition to the United States on embezzlement charges tied to the collapse of his utilities empire. He announced the decision in Athens on Wednesday.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Greece
United States
American surveyor and pilot killed in Wau Moth crash
In Port Moresby, an American surveyor and pilot Drayton died when their Moth airplane crashed at Wau on Wednesday. The pilot's wife and child witnessed the fatal incident.
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Port Moresby
New Guinea
Drayton
Wau
Japs Bolster Armed Forces in Manchuria
Tokyo AP reports plans to strengthen Japan's military presence in Manchuria with 100000 officers and men trained in new equipment, more airplanes tanks and heavy guns. The budget reaches 2 239 000 000 yen for 1933 34, aims to modernize forces, and reduce forces in Japan proper. The war office says reform is non aggressive and intended to close a gap with other powers.
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Japan
Manchuria
War Office
Unemployment Insurance Attacked as Burden on Workers
Harvard economist Professor R. B. Meriam condemned unemployment insurance as impracticable, arguing reserves funded by employer levies would ultimately shift costs to workers. at the American Economics association meeting in Cincinnati. A new group, The American Association of University Teachers of Insurance, formed to promote insurance education and research, with S. B. Heubner named president, Ralph H. Blanchard vice president, and Frank G. Dickinson secretary-treasurer.
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Cincinnati
Meriam
Harvard University
American Economics Association
Quarrel Over Rent Ends in Killings in Rockford
In Rockford Illinois Bertrand Cole aged 56 was shot and killed following a rent dispute. His lifelong friend Frank Ramsby aged 52 surrendered to police claiming self defense. Ramsby was jailed as the investigation continues into the fatal confrontation.
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Rockford
Ill
Bertrand Cole
Frank Ramsby
Ramsby
Coe
Same Age Theory For Earth Sun And Moon
Dr Harlow Shapley of Harvard College Observatory proposed a theory before the AAAS that earth moon and sun share the same age, suggesting the solar system formed from a swirl of matter cast aside from a massive hot body, with cosmic meteors indicating an older universe than current estimates.
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Sun
Atlantic City
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Harlow Shapley
Harvard College Observatory
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Miss Elisabeth Morrow Weds Welshman in Englewood Home
Miss Elisabeth Morrow daughter of the late Senator Dwight W. Morrow wed Aubrey Neil Morgan of Cardiff Wales in a quiet 4:30 ceremony at her Englewood residence. Rev. Dr. Elmore and Rev. Dr. Speers officiated. Brigadier General Jay J. Morrow and Dwight W. Morrow’s son attended. the couple will reside in Wales.
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Dwight W. Morrow
Charles. A. Lindbergh
Aubrey Neil Morgan
Cardiff
Wales
Anne Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
The
Hudson
First Presbyterian Church of
Thomas Guthrie Speers
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Lindbergh
Morrow
Morgan
Rene Oes
Mery Rs Orrow
Constance Chilton
Guard Shot At Milkmen Union Fort in Chicago
CHICAGO AP A guard for the Milk Wagon Drivers union was shot as he stood with hands raised near fortified union headquarters. Hugh Dunn 47 suffered shattered hands and may lose a hand after a shotgun blast during what police suspect was a robbery.
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Chicago
Hugh Dunn
Dunn
Ex-Iowan resigns from Continental Illinois Bank
George M Reynolds of Panora Iowa resigns as chairman of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company effective January 7. No successor named until stockholders meet January 13. Reynolds, age 68, led the bank through consolidations that elevated it among the nation's top financial institutions.
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Chicago
George M. Reynolds
Panora
Continental
Ilinois National Bank and Trust Company
Reynolds
Guthrie County National Bank
Des Moines National Bank
Continental National Bank
Arthur
Lay Off Kissing Is Bundesen's Advice
CHICAGO AP Dr Herman N Bundesen warned Chicagoans to refrain from kissing to curb influenza spread He cited 100 more influenza and pneumonia deaths this month versus last year and noted serious flu epidemics in many states The health officer urged cautious behavior to limit transmission.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Energy as Key to Technocracy's Economic Redesign
New York AP reports Technocracy led by Howard Scott argues energy is the essential future of society. The group at Columbia University analyzes an Energy Survey of North America to justify quick systemic changes to avert collapse. They note per capita energy use rising from near zero to 150000 calories daily and claim social methods have not adapted, causing economic instability and cyclical depressions.
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New York
Technocracy
Howard Scott
Columbia University
North America
Scott
Winnie Ruth Judd Tells Grand Jury Details Of Murders
Winnie Ruth Judd, awaiting execution on February 17 1933 for the murder of Mrs Leroi, told the Maricopa county grand jury about the Leroy Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson killings. The four and a half hour questioning aimed to uncover whether others aided in dismembering Miss Samuelson and placing her body in a trunk. Judd’s attorney Co V Willson hopes the statements will not lead to new indictments.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Ann Lerof
Hedvig Samuelson
Maricopa County
Leroi
Will Rogers on Technocracy Machinery and Prohibition
In Beverly Hills Will Rogers jokes that technocracy aims to run everything by machinery and wonders if a machine that kills more people than cars would validate the plan. He notes three hundred eighty over Christmas and argues prohibition remains, while machinery harms employment unless it avoids killing.
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Calif
Ellis Contests Thurston Seat In Iowa House
Lloyd Ellis Democrat filed a contest of Rep Lloyd Thurston seat in the Fifth Iowa district with the House clerk. The move is one of three challenges filed, aiming to unseat Beck of Pennsylvania and Burnham of California, with Shananham contesting Beck and Chandler seeking Burnham.
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Lloyd Ellis
Lloyd Thurston
Cancus
Iowa
House
South Trimble
Beck
Burnham
California
John J. Shananham
Pennsylvania
Claude Chandler
Kidnapping Victim Dies of Pneumonia After 23 Years
A Cleveland era case ends as 71 year old Sharon Ettner dies from pneumonia. The lifelong victim of a 1900 kidnapping by Jimmy Boyle and his wife Helen Boyle, the pair were captured and convicted after ransom was paid. The case links decades of suffering to the early crime.
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Jimmy Boyle
Helen Boyle
Cleveland
Rockefeller Jr Hosts Annual Christmas Party in Ormond Beach
John D. Rockefeller Jr. held his yearly Christmas party in Ormond Beach with 150 guests. Each attendee received a present from the Christmas tree as the banquet featured ice cream molded into Santa Clauses, Christmas trees, sleighs, Yule logs and snow scenes.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Hope FACES for New Revenue in 1934 Budget Fight
Albany drifted away from a general sales tax as Democratic leaders sought new revenue sources to balance the 1934 budget. President-elect Roosevelt reportedly opposed a sales tax, sparking cautious moves by Speaker Garner and Coliier. The federal gasoline tax may be extended, with committee meetings postponed and no clear plan in sight.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Garner
Collier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rainey
Illinois
Coliier
Prince of Tobacco Fraud Arrest Captivates New York
New York police arrest Harry Gerguson alias Michael Romanoff after a $2 tobacco purchase led to his capture. The self styled prince, famed as an international stowaway and socialite, faced immigration officials at Ellis Island. Authorities questioned his claimed lineage while detailing his ornate publicity stint and prior disguises and earnings.
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Harry Gerguson
Fifth Avenue
Michael Romanoff
West Forty-seventh — Street
Ellis Island
West Side
Europa
Gerguson
Charlie Chaplin
West Side Court
New York City
London
Nightmarish tale of four killers and a missing lawyer
An anonymous letter claims R S McCain was killed by four men after a wreck and buried near Hagerstown Maryland. The writer describes a crime spree from Jacksonville Florida to Chicago Illinois, including a fatal crash near Petersburg Virginia and a forced confession. Relatives help search for remains while authorities verify blood evidence and motives to obtain funds for food and fuel.
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Henderson
N. C
R. S. McCain
Ohio
Maryland
McCain
Hagerstown
Three Hurt In Auto Skid And Overturn On Highway
A car driven by Lester Unash of 199 Thirteenth Avenue SW skidded in loose gravel at 9 p m Tuesday and overturned on the road between Fairfax and Norway. Emma Svoboda of 1622 D Avenue NE was taken to Mercy hospital and released after an x ray showed no fractures. Chester Rejsa of 2207 D Street SW and Christine Svoboda of 344 Nineteenth Street SE were also injured in the crash. the car was badly wrecked.
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Thirteenth Avenue
Fairfax
Norway
Emma Svoboda
D Avenue NE
Mercy Hospital
Chester Rejsa
D Street
Christine Svoboda
Nineteenth Street
Thief Steals Blanket and Pillow from Baby Buggy in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. George Verde reports a blanket and a pillow stolen from a baby buggy in front of her home at 5 30 p m on Tuesday. Separately a thief takes a wheel and tire from Richard Vinck’s car on First Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets between 5 p m and 7 15 p m. Suspects not named. police notified.
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George Verde
Third Street
Richard Vinck
Sixth Street
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