Gazette Sees Williams Attack as Rare Publicity Moment
Iowa City speech by Paul Williams of the Independent League for Political Action criticizes Cedar Rapids Gazette and state newspapers. The piece notes Williams’ harsh charges, university reactions, and Gazette circulation rise of over 35,000 daily, urging readers to weigh claims and consider context.
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Daily Press of
Iowa
Iowa City
Mr Williams
Gazette
Williams
France
Austria
Russia
Japan
Col. Lindbergh
White House
The
State University
Independent League For Political Action
Mr. Williams
August A Busch Jr Ends His Life at Grant's Farm Estate
August A Busch Jr the Anheuser Busch president and noted brewer died by self inflicted gunshot at his St Louis County home Grant's Farm after asking his chauffeur to turn on the radio and close doors. An unsigned note cited ill health as motive. He was 68 and survived by his wife and five children. The incident occurred in his bedroom with witnesses including a chauffeur and a cousin present.
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ST Louis
INL
August A. Busch, Jr
Grant's
Busch Estate
St. Louis County
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Eads
Busch
Cooperstown
New York
Tony Feuchtenger
Feuchtenger
John Busch
Washington
Lyon School
St. Louis
Morgan Park Military Institute
Chicago
Kemper Military Academy
Boonville
Adolphus Busch
Germany
United States
Waltonians Postpone Dinner and Dance Date
No date set for the Waltonians fish dinner and dance after the illness of president A. J. Smith Jr. Darling. Des Moines conservationist will speak on the date chosen. Tickets for the Feb 16 event remain valid for the rescheduled dinner.
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A. J. Smith, Jr. Darling
Des Moines Conservationist
Influences for a Better and Happier America
A brief editorial note argues for positive influences shaping a brighter U S. future. It questions the certainty of the path while inviting readers to consider constructive ideas and civic improvement.
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America
Gazette to press on with conscience in its pages
The Gazette vows to continue speaking its mind despite criticism from Mr Williams. It asserts its conscience may differ from his but remains steadfast as it notes others are voicing strong opinions too.
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Williams
Ness
Newark
Gazette
U. S
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Gazette Reports 11 Percent Rise in Cedar Rapids Circulation
The Cedar Rapids Gazette surpasses 35,000 daily paid circulation, up 11 percent since July. The paper credits steady, legitimate promotion, reader loyalty, and a strong Farm Page led by Ray Anderson, with past competition and economic shifts shaping its growth.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Net
Gazette
The
Cedar Rapids
Murrel denies assault in Birmingham divorce case trial
Army Lieut John Murrel testifies he picked up Blanche Balls at a nightclub on Oct 22 1933 and did not attack her. Army officers deny possibility of harm given guard signals and proximity to a government reservation as Mrs Ruth Meely recalls five gin highballs at her speakeasy.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
John Murrel
Cedar Rapids
Army Grid
Birmingham
Murrel
Blanche Balls
West Pointer
L. E. Wanke
Miss Ralls
Ruth Meely
Speakeasy
C. E. Martin
Ralph E. Richmond
E. H. Everadge
Martin
Legal Battle Over Crandic Line Sale Begins
Attorneys for Iowa Electric Light and Power and Illinois Oil challenge Nevin Bus Lines in district court seeking to halt sale of Crandic Line securities under a contract to purchase the Crandic system. Witnesses claim contract breaches and mismanagement of Crandic assets as a temporary restraining order is in effect.
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Frank C. Byers
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Elmer C. Jackson
Rock Island, II
Illinois Oil Company
John T. Moffit
Nevin Bus Lines
Crandie Stages System
Harris Nevin
Des Moines
O. N. Elliott
Nevin
Crandic
A. B. Clark
F. C. Chambers
Crandic System
Omaha
Nevin Lines
Finland Pact Signed With United States Says Hull
Secretary Hull announced a friendship and commerce treaty with Finland. The pact contains no terms to reduce Finland's nine million dollar debt to the United States. Negotiations on debt reduction continue.
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Washington (Ap
Hull
Lindy Letter Forces House Adjournment
The House adjourned after Democrat Burns and others objected to Rep. Fish's bid to insert Charles A. Lindbergh's protest to the President into the Congressional Record. The row over the Lindbergh letter and mail contract cancellation stalled private bills, with Byrns challenging the tactics and Rainey criticizing the aviator’s pre White House publication.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
House
Representative Fish
Burns
Tennessee
Fish
Byrns
Ana Ei
Rainey
White House
Lindbergh Protest on Air Mail Contracts Draws Telegrams
The White House reported over 200 telegrams, roughly evenly split, as responses to Charles A. Lindbergh’s protest against canceling air mail contracts, described there as mainly for publicity purposes.
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Washington
White House
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York Activist Attacks Iowa News Papers At UI Lecture
Paul Y Williams of New York City criticizes The Gazette Cedar Rapids Journal and Iowa papers for taxing farmers while others profit. He warns voters are naive and outlines two futures a cooperative commonwealth or a fascist controlled system. Williams holds degrees from Minnesota and Iowa and directs the Independent League for Political Action.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iown
Cedar Rapids
Hoover
Williams
Iowa
Mr. Williams
Middle West
University of Minnesota
University of Iowa
Independent League For Political Action
Frank L. Mott
School of Journalism
Death fear and faith in a World War era essay
An essay discusses fear of death inspired by Stephen Crane and Kipling, noting Crane's wartime courage in France and subsequent terror of death. It argues fear is imagination, urges readers to seek help and find comfort in faith, quoting sacred teaching to master fear.
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Robert
Stephen Crane
Robert Barr
Crane
France
Kipling
Federal Tax Revision Bill Given To House
The tax revision bill, first major overhaul in twenty years, would raise 258 million dollars annually per the Ways and Means Committee. It outlines revenue from rate changes depreciation rules and other provisions with a gag rule under consideration by the Rules Committee as Roosevelt’s revenue goals are addressed.
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Washington
LLP
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Kahoka man dies after fall from Jefferson hotel window
Sam Hiller of Kahoka Missouri died after falling or jumping from the fourth story window of the Jefferson hotel in Macon on Monday afternoon. He was 57 years old.
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Macon
Sam Hiller
Kahoka
Jefferson Hotel
International Army Proposal Discussed by Paris Officials
In Paris discussions consider forming an international army under the League of Nations to back Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss against rising revolutionary forces. Geneva reports warn of Nazi gains in Austria and Germany amid fears of an anschluss and wider European war.
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Paris
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Little Republic
Europe
Rome
London
League of Nations
United Press
Dollfuss
Geneva
Germany
Seabe Een
Engel St. Dollfus
Tals
Ilepatohon
Poaito
Austrian Republic
Thle
Roumania
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Ernst von Starhemberg
Helmwehr
von Starhemberg
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
League
Vienna
Henri Berenger
France
Italy
Britain
Moses rails at Roosevelt as Marxist at Lincoln dinner
Former Senator George H. Moses assails President Roosevelt and the New Deal, calling the administration the March to Moscow and urging Republicans to regain sanity. He urged a revitalized party with young, attractive candidates to storm entrenched opposition.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Karl Marx
Moscow
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
United States
Moses
Republican Middlessex Club
Ogden Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Topeka
Santry
Violence Surges as Austrian Civil War Rages
Vienna endures heavy fighting as socialist forces push back loyalist units in a second day of urban combat. Casualties mount with reports of 1 060 dead and widespread destruction across the capital and surrounding cities.
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WKY United
PRESB
Austria
Socialist Revolution
Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Czechoslovakia
Senate Delays Vote On MacCracken Case
The Senate recessed without a vote on holding William P. MacCracken and three airline officials in contempt. After about four hours of closed session, the chamber planned to resume consideration at noon Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
William P. MacCracken
Chamber
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