Public sentiment and political clashes fuel public fear
Lincoln warned that rulers alone mold sentiment while opportunists sow hatred. Gen Hagood faces scrutiny over WPA funds amid war department probes. A doctor notes one in four or five show mental aberrations, often mild and misinterpreted as derangement. Politicians debate party moves, while Hubert Utterback challenges Herring for Iowa’s senate nomination. George Miller seeks U S marshal post. Ickes labels New Deal critics as political untouchables amid rising campaign dirt.
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Abraham Lincoln
Body of Army Flyer John Helms Found Near Canyon
The body of Lieutenant John T. Helms, missing airman and athlete, was discovered at the base of a 30 foot cliff in San Bernardino National Forest. He was found a mile from the plane wreckage, with his knife at his side and torn leather from his jacket, suggesting he sought help and fell attempting to signal.
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Calif
John T. Helms
R. E. Jones
San Bernardino National Forest
Jones
Helms
San Sevaine Canyon
Lincoln as legend and faith in American memory
A 1936 essay characterizes Abraham Lincoln as more than a political figure, describing him as a mythic, messianic symbol in American faith. The piece cites Whitman poems, Tolstoi, and Langdon Lindsay remarks, noting Lincoln’s blend of dignity, mercy, and national tragedy.
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Joshua Speed
Lincoln
Odin
Arthur
America
Walt Whitman
Tolstoi
Vachel Lindsay
Abraham Lincoln
Edwin Markham
Lee
North
Grant
Eight missing mourn at Victoria Mansion fire in Lakewood
Fire at the Victoria Mansion hotel left eight dead and eight missing in Lakewood New Jersey. Firefighters hunted the ruins under searchlights for victims as coroner cited fractured skulls. two children among the missing. Local officials noted adequate exits but origin of the blaze was undetermined.
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Lakewood
N. J
Victoria’ Mansion
Walter Curtis
Raymond A. Taylor
Ruther Sherman
Bronx
N. Y
Mildred Fischer
Harry Ehrlich
Russell Soden
Louis Thielen
Duryea E. Stoney
Norris Assails Court Pleads for Farm Bill
Sen George W Norris in an emotional address urged Congress to curb Supreme Court power to invalidate laws. He warned of national ruin if farm problems remain unsolved and asserted Congress must have courage to reestablish legislative supremacy over court actions.
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Norris
Washington
George W. Norris
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
Chamber
Carb
Sery
AAA
Constitution
O Connors Names Two New Assistants to A G Staff
Des Moines Iowa February 1933 Attorney General Edward L O Connor named D Myron Tripp of Newton and John J Fearde of Waterloo as assistants. Tripp will replace C E Walters as special assistant attorney general for the highway commission and Fearde, legal adviser to the state auditor, will replace Clair Hamilton as a regular assistant. Both start February 15.
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Des Moines
INS
Edward L. O'Connor
D. Myron Tripp
Newton
John J. Fearde
Waterloo
Tripp
O’connor
C. E. Walters
Toledo
State Highway Commission
Fearde
Clair Hamilton
House Adopts Seed Loan Bill Changes
Washington based policy report notes the House approved a conference report on a 50 million seed loan bill for crow production. The measure funds seed purchases and harvest aid with loans up to 500 dollars per farmer, reflecting a compromise between House and Senate versions.
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House
Washington
Senate
Lytle Likely to Seek Iowa Governor Nomination
Charles F. Lytle a Sioux City contractor said he will probably run for the Democratic nomination for Iowa governor if his private business permits. In a public statement he urged a four year governor term, reform of liquor controls, strict anti gambling laws, a new state bureau of investigation, and reduced taxes funded by spending cuts to aid taxpayers.
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Iowa
Hubert Utterback
Des Moines
Herring
Congress
Judge Utterback
Charles F. Lytle
Sioux City
Lytle
United States
Clyde Herring
Woodbury County
State Bureau of Investigation
Texas Rangers
Cause of common cold linked to invisible virus at Columbia
Dr. A Raymond Dochez reports a twenty month virus cultivation in a Columbia University test tube showing the common cold stems from an invisible virus that weakens respiration, allowing bacteria to cause complications. He links this to a double complex mechanism for colds and influenza.
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New York
Columbia University
A. Raymond Dochez
Columbia University School of Medicine
Columbia Tube
Dochez
Vatican Considers Protest Over Nazi Catholic Arrests
The Vatican weighs a formal protest to Germany after the arrest of Mgr Ludwig Wolker, head of the Catholic Youth in the Reich. Cardinal Schulte reports on anti Catholic actions, with Cardinal Pacelli overseeing the case.
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Germany
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Ludwig Wolker
The
Reich
Cardinal Schulte
Cologne
Pacelli
Trial Before Secret Court Targets Catholic Young Men's Union Leaders
Berlin reports a secret people's court proceeding with a verdict that has led to mass arrests. Most defendants are leaders of the Catholic Young Men's Association accused of possessing and distributing Marxist propaganda.
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Berlin
INS
Secret People's Court
Catholic Young Men’s Association
Das Schwarze Korps Attacks Catholic Persecution Claims
The SS organ Das Schwarze Korps counters charges of Catholic persecution in Nazi Germany. It argues church leaders provoke “persecution” alarms, while police raid the Rhineland district with many arrests of nuns monks priests and alleged communists. Authorities impose strict secrecy.
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Rhineland
Adolf Hier
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Germany
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Northwestern Receives Seven Million Bequest to Endowment
Northwestern University announced Walter Dill Scott that the will of Roger Deering bequeathed about 7 million dollars to the school's general endowment fund. The Miami probate named the university residuary legatee after earlier bequests, with the Deering family total gifts to Northwestern around 10.3 million.
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Walter Dill Scott
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University
Roger Deering
Harvester
Miami
Fla
Scott
Deering
Charles Deering
William Deering
International Harvester Company
Phoenix
Ariz
Marion Whipple Deering
Chauncey McCormick
Barbara Deering Danielson
Boston
Northwestern
Public Schools Here Close Until Monday To Conserve Fuel
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines schools closed to conserve coal amid fuel shortages. Governor Herring urged statewide rationing as a severe storm loomed, with officials ordering closures and calling for careful fuel distribution. Milk shortages and help from relief officials noted.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
Clyde L. Herring
Des Moines
A. W. Merrill
Des Moines Electric Light Company
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Herring
Mrs. Cora Brown-Potter Dies in Monte Carlo
Mrs. Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter, famed actress and mother of Mrs. Fifi Stillman McCormick, died after a weeklong illness in Monte Carlo at age 76.
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Monte Carlo
Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter
Fifi Stillman McCormick
U. S. Tax Men Gain Right To Inspect Graft Records
Federal Judge George C. Scott ordered that all records tied to the Iowa graft investigation be turned over to federal authorities for income tax review. County Attorney Maurice Rawlings had resisted, arguing privacy and grand jury privilege. The seizure followed raids on the Iowa Dakota Novelty plant, Bachelor hotel, and Brennan's beer parlor.
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Sioux City
INS
George C. Scott
Iowa
Scott
Maurice Rawlings
E. L. O'Connor
Walter Maley
Iowa-Dakota Novelty Company
Bachelor Hotel
Brennan's
Columby
Snow Drift Threatens Iowa Roads As NorWester Returns
Snow drifts threaten travel across northern Iowa as wind driven snow returns, with Fort Dodge officials warning drivers to avoid northwest highways. The Weather Bureau predicts worsening conditions, with heavy snowfall likely and temperatures dropping to near four below in the north and 10 to 15 below south. Coal operators plan extra mining to prevent a weekend coal famine.
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Des Moines
Towa
Secre Northern
Iowa
Ann Varley
Highway Commission
Fort Dodge
North Town
Weather Bureau
Spirit Lake
Charles
New Snowstorm Advances Across Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa
A fresh snowstorm moved into Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa on Wednesday with strong winds and frigid temperatures predicted to follow into Thursday night. State forecasts warned of subzero wind chills after a brief warm spell, with readings fluctuating from near zero to four above early Tuesday and again later.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State Weather Bureau
Mercury
Chambers
Oakland Man Plunges From Plummeting Plane Into Bay
Harold E. Sprague 40 of Oakland leaped to his death 2000 feet above San Francisco Bay after a struggle with a pilot trying to stop his action. He left behind a wife and child in Chicago.
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Calif
INS
Harold E. Sprague
San Francisco Bay
Sprague
Chicago
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