Banker Edward Bremer Abductors Capture Record Ransom
Edward G Bremer, a 36 year old banker, endured 21 days as a kidnapping victim in which he was beaten and forced to surrender 200000 in ransom. He was released and returned to Minnesota as federal agents intensify search for the captors and possible suspects Alvin Karpis and Fred Barker. Bremer’s health remains serious as doctors treat the after effects of the beating and imprisonment.
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Bremer
le Mss . Acl
Brewee
Alvin Karpis
Fred Barker
Missouri
St. Paul
Olson
America
Adolph
Roosevelt
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma
John J O'Connell
Rochester
Here
Bremer release cost highlights kidnapping case impact
The report notes Edward G. Bremer’s return after three weeks with his abductors ending rumors of his death and reveals a $200,000 payment for his release. It urges ruthless pursuit and punishment of kidnappers by authorities.
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Bremer
St. Paul
Sam
Missing Nebraska Farmer Is Found Disappears Again
AP report says Joe Bortzel, 55, of West Point Nebraska, a farmer, was located by a World Herald staffer working as a farm hand eight miles east of Glenwood Iowa. He then disappeared again, leaving his car behind, while a warrant for wire desertion looms from West Point.
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Omaha
the World-Herald
Joe Bortzel
West Point
Neb
Glenwood
Bortzel
Joe Tomanek
Jewels Vanish From Liner En Route to Honolulu
Jewels valued at $30 000 owned by Mr and Mrs B Wallingford Jr of New York City disappeared on the liner Malolo after leaving the Canal zone. The Wallingfords had traveled from the Canal zone to Los Angeles on the California and boarded the Malolo bound for Honolulu. They suspect loss occurred during the voyage, either on the California or the Malolo, after two days at sea.
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Honolulu
T. H
B . Wallingford, Jr
New York City
Wallingfords
Canal Zone
Los Angeles
California
May Black Plan Of Doumergue To Save France
Paris reports Doumergue plans a master cabinet of strong men to restore public confidence in the republic. Riots waned but tempers held as authorities cordoned the Elysee while Communist disturbances near Madeleine church were contained. the former president moves to reconstruct government after two days of violence.
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Black
Doumergue
France
Paris
Madeleine Church
Elysee Palace
Albert Lebrun
Caps
Miss Ferguson Teaches Cooks A Wide Range Of Dishes
The Paramount Cooking school session led by Miss Edna M. Ferguson showcased broiled steak techniques using broiler and pan methods with a one inch thick steak and 450 degree heat, plus three coffee methods boiling percolating and dripolating.
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Paramount Cooking School
Edna M. Ferguson
Miss Ferguson
Roosevelt seeks halt to air contracts in bid for cancelations
Washington sources report President Roosevelt pressed for canceling many airmail contracts after a White House meeting with the Post Office and Attorney General Cum mings. The move accompanies probes into Hoover era contracts and grand jury inquiries into army material contracts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Cummings
Farley
White House
William P. MacCracken, Jr
Aeronautics
Senate
Army
Federal
Grand Jury
Administration
H. Weir Cook
Indianapolis
American Legion
Aeronautics Commission
S. S. Plummer
The
Legion
Bert Dingley
Marmon-Harrington Company
Indiana
Dingley
Roosevelt Nominees L. D. White for Civil Service
President Roosevelt named L. D. White of Illinois as a civil service commissioner nominee on Thursday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
L. D. White
Illinois
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
Traffic tolls in Cedar Rapids rise for 1934 with data on accidents injuries and deaths to be reported by city authorities. The item notes a focus on fatalities and injuries from motor vehicle incidents.
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Cedar Rapids
Verne Sankey the Kidnapper Kills Himself in Prison
Verne Sankey confessed kidnapper of Denver heir Charles Boettcher II died by strangulation in his South Dakota state pen cell. He had been a principal suspect in the Lindbergh kidnapping case and was extradited after Chicago arrest. Officials later noted he used torn clothing to strangle himself near guard deputies.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Verne Sankey
Charles Boettcher II
Denver
State Penitentiary
Sankey
United States
Gordon Alcorn
Lindbergh
Chicago
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
South Dakota
Uae
Boettcher
St Paul Officials Call Off Hearing On Police Politics
ST PAUL officials abruptly canceled a Thursday hearing on political interference with the police department. A militant newspaper man who forced the issue vowed to continue the battle for department reorganization until the objective is achieved.
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ST. Paul
Iowa Hog Market Surges Past Four Dollar Mark
Iowa hog markets crossed the four dollar mark with best light and medium weights at 4.20 per hundred. The rise follows government buying and a pig reduction program, up 10 to 25 cents at Interior Iowa markets after a week of gains. Thursday receipts totaled 12,900 versus 38,800 last week and 54,200 a year ago.
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Des Moines
Iowa
la Lene
Court Upholds Indictment of Nels Kraschel Des Moines
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey overruled a demurrer to quash a conspiracy indictment against Lieut. Gov. Nels G. Kraschel. The ruling followed arguments by defense and prosecution over the charge that Kraschel sought local loans and a forged PWA application for a Ottumwa viaduct project.
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DES Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Nels G. Kraschel
John Hughes
Frank F. Wilson
Public Works Administration
Ray’ S
Fountain
Dewey -Held
Ees
Otamine
Ottumwa
Carleton D. Beh
Beh
Hughes
Kraschel
PWA
Ciles Ickes
Standards for Society and Moral Codes by Dr Fort Newton
Dr Fort Newton argues enduring social stability requires a universal code of conduct and lasting values. He cites ancient Egyptian wisdom on righteousness as a timeless guide and warns against abandoning standards even amid upheaval, urging a new, higher standard to replace broken ones.
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Dickinson
Iowan
Roosevelt
Egypt
Reid
Iowa Tax Bill Proposes Broad Revenue Plan and Reforms
Senate approved provisions for a three point plan raising about 19.88 million yearly. It includes personal income tax with graduated rates and credits, a flat 2 percent corporation tax, and a graduated retail sales tax applying to goods services utilities and amusements. Revenue would fund the state general fund emergency relief and county refunds.
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Senate
House
Senate approves 950 million civil works relief bill
The Senate passed the 950 million administration relief bill without a record vote after defeating progressive amendments to raise the fund and extend the civil works program. An amendment by Cutting sought 2.5 billion. La Follette proposed 1.5 billion, but the administration ranks held for the original proposal.
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Washington
Senate
Cutting
N. M
la Follette
Wis. Shipstead
Minn
House Sends Tax Bill to Conference in Des Moines
Des Moines AP dispatch reports the Iowa House disposed of several bills and moved the interim three way tax measure toward a conference committee. Key actions include tabling Malone-Moore farm aid reform, repealing Iowa preference law except for farm products and coal, and voting down workmen’s compensation earnings changes. A conference on the fuel tax and emergency relief funding was urged as House and Senate differences persist.
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DES Moines
Malone-Moore
Tower Branch
Iowa
Senate
House
Rep. Bowers
Union
Rep. Rice
Keokuk
Zylstra
Roosevelt to Mobilize Boy Scouts in National Call
President Roosevelt plans a nationwide mobilization of the Boy Scouts with a brief Saturday noon radio address. Details of arrangements are not yet finalized.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Boy Scouts
Plan for boost in veterans payments announced
A White House conference reached a compromise on veterans legislation. The plan would allow appeals for presumptively service connected cases, restore veterans to rolls pending appeal, extend appeal consideration to a year, and include hospitalization provisions into the bill. Senators Robinson Byrnes and administrator Hines attended, with Byrnes expected to introduce amendments.
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Washington
White House
Robinson
Ark
Appropriations Committee
Independent Offices
Board of Veterans Appeals
Byrnes
S. C
Hines. Byrnes
Jury Decrees Life For Italian Who Slew Opera Singer
Umberto Giusti, Italian impresario, convicted of first degree murder in Redwood City for fatally shooting Emilia da Prato after she refused his marriage proposal. Jury recommended leniency, making life in prison mandatory. deliberation under three hours. Giusti claimed the shooting was accidental while he intended to die.
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Redwood City
Calif
Umberto Giusti
Emilia da Prato
Giusti
Songbird
San Francisco
New York
Metropolitan Opera Company
Cold Breezes Push Temperature Down Amid Light Snow
Cedar Rapids residents pulled up collars as the thermometer fell to 13 at 7 am with light morning snow flurries. The day saw readings of 15 at am and 24 at 2 30 pm before noon.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
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