13 Feb 1934
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1934
Page
1
A columnist laments overemphasizing Lincoln’s milestone while urging patience, unity, and compassion to face current crises. The piece contrasts Lincoln’s aversion to political expediency with today’s heated rhetoric and notes a Des Moines address by Col. Frank Knox with Lincoln quotations.
The Doumergue government approves Austria’s move to take the German question to the League of Nations. In Vienna, Dollfuss’s regime battles socialist unrest with martial law, heavy artillery, and barricaded streets. reports cite 100 to 150 killed and many wounded amid strikes and uprisings in Linz and Vienna.
Walla Walla prison riot ends with six dead and twelve injured after convicts armed with knives attack guards and seize control. Guards respond with machine guns and infantry support from 161st infantry. Several convicts and guards are listed among the dead and wounded. prior incidents at the prison referenced.
A general strike and clashes between police and communist demonstrators sparked widespread violence in the provinces. One person was killed near Levallois, just outside Paris, as fifteen were injured there, while in Marseille violence intensified with thirty injured.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth turned fifty on Monday in Washington marking a milestone birthday for the noted social figure AP reports.
In Cedar Rapids officials report toll data for 1934 focusing on automobile crashes. Recorded figures show counts for accidents and resulting injuries and fatalities, highlighting safety concerns and policy responses under consideration.
The District of Columbia supreme court refused to shield William P. MacCracken from senate contempt charges. Army airmen prepared to fly the mail on an emergency 11,106 mile schedule. The government created an export import bank to finance Russian trade. Secretary Wallace outlined commodity exchange regulation. Senator Costigan introduced Roosevelt sugar policy legislation. Treasury offered 22 month 234 percent notes and three year 3 percent notes totaling 800 million. House refused to empower Senate to confirm relief appointments. House committee favored patent owners selling products to government at reasonable prices. Senate committee reported independent offices bill and opened room for veterans compromise. White House commented on Col Lindbergh defense of air marines. Morgenthau said treasury aims to aid debt burdened cities.
In Hernando Mississippi three African American youths confessed to attacking a 17 year old girl. They were sentenced to die by electrocution after a tense standoff as national guardsmen guarded the DeSoto county courthouse against possible crowd breaches through barbed wire entanglements.
An Iowa interim committee tax bill worth 20 million dollars moves to a conference committee after the Senate refuses to recede its amendments. Senators Valentine McArthur Stanley and Hush sit on the Senate panel with Kraschel appointing the resolution. House members Rice Speidel Fuester and Johnson join the conference. The talks focus on a temporary retail sales tax and a graduated rate, with revenue allocated to poor relief and state purposes.
President Roosevelt marked Lincoln's birthday with a surprise stop at the Lincoln Memorial on the Potomac. He and Mrs Roosevelt, joined by Secretary Ickes, laid a wreath before the statue and then returned to the White House.
A 1934 reflection extols Abraham Lincoln as a transcendent figure in the New World, highlighting his commitment to the Union and liberty, his reverence for law, and his spiritual stature as admired at the 1892 Chicago World’s Fair where he was hailed as a saint by a global audience.
Pupils at the Collegiate Institute in Stratford Ontario faced postponed exams after ink froze in all classrooms last Saturday preventing tests from being written. The delay was announced Monday as students prepared to resume the weekend exams.
Blanche Ralls, 28, divorcee and mother of an 11 year old, testified about an alleged attack by Lieut John H Murrel formerly of Cedar Rapids and Army football star. She described a hotel dance October 22, a night club outing, and being driven to Fort Sam Houston where she resisted and was assaulted. The case proceeds before a 12 member jury with no death penalty sought. Murrel in custody on $5 000 bond and an Army officer at Fort Sam Houston.
Secretary Wallace proposed to extend the grain futures act to all commodities and create a cabinet commission to limit speculative trading. The plan, approved by President Roosevelt, was shared with Congress as Senate and House committees prepared to hold hearings this week.
Washington reports show Col. Charles A. Lindbergh railing at air mail contract cancellations drew White House and Senate fire. White House secretary Stephen T. Early accused the protest of publicity aims while Senator Norris charged airlines leverage Lindbergh’s influence. The hearing revealed Lindbergh had a $250,000 stock gift from related airlines. Lindbergh contends his telegram to President Roosevelt was personal. Early noted the telegram public release and reminded that Postmaster General Farley, not Lindbergh, canceled the contracts. the matter moves to Farley and Commerce Secretary Roper for action.
The district supreme court upheld Senate power to try William P. MacCracken Jr. in contempt over air mail contracts. Justice O D onoghue voided a habeas corpus writ, remanding MacCracken to Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Chesley Jurney. He faces the Senate Tuesday under guard at the Willard.
Des Moines Iowa. Gov Clyde L Herring says the 3 million dollar poor relief appropriation aims at fuel food and other relief for destitute families and not the wage scale added by the legislature He supports actions to help unemployed men with families who refuse jobs offered by relief agencies.
Washington reports the administration plans to reinstate private independent air transport firms in the air mail system and seek new legislation to overhaul the entire setup. Contracts may first supplement the army structure, with later bids on a cost plus basis. The army will operate 14 basic routes starting midnight Monday, using 200 pilots and 122 planes, under three regional commands.
The House approved a conference report fixing crop production loans at 40 million dollars. The House had earlier set 35 million, while the Senate proposed 45 million.
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