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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1934
Page
1
A Mayo Clinic program donated $500000 to the University of Minnesota for medical research sparking discussion on philanthropy and patient care. Critics note greed and crooks in medicine while others defend integrity and the noble aims of such gifts.
Army air corps prepares to take over mail flights with 39 attack planes based in Chicago and routes from Cheyenne to San Francisco. Newark will start first, with 70 planes ready as the army converts military structure into a commercial mail system.
The piece notes that some writers are immortal artists who write in souls not books. It contrasts Abbé Havelin’s soul writing with Jesus who wrote in souls, a mother’s influence, and a teacher’s masterwork, asserting enduring truths and beauty are etched in hearts rather than on pages.
Washington (UP) House leadership says veteran advocates have built momentum for action on the $2.4 billion inflation bonus bill. Majority Leader Burns expects the petition to reach 145 names, forcing House consideration. 113 signatories currently. The measure mirrors the Patman and Lemke bills tied to the 1932 bonus protests and would pay adjusted service certificates immediately in greenbacks.
Chicago police stopped a 2000 to 3000 strong communist march toward the Austrian consul in a tense, hour and a half rally. Leaders denounced Vienna's handling of a socialist revolt, and the crowd dispersed after a brief, nonviolent confrontation.
Washington reports that the administration weighs seizing all domestic silver stocks to back money on a gold silver basis. If enacted, government control would cover bullion while coins stay in private hands, aiming to curb speculative holdings and unify metal policies.
President Roosevelt backs compulsory cotton controls under the Bankhead bill. The CWA to remove 572 500 workers next Friday. Postal law amendments eyed to allow bids by airlines losing mail contracts. Japanese envoy Saito plays down war talk. House panel approves army mail setup but rejects postmaster general emergency contracting power. Senator Smith resists radical federal market controls after admin push. DOJ drafts rules to stop public works contractors dodging wage scales. Senate aims to cut 2 million from air mail in a treasury post bill. Dairy opponents plan a separate price relief scheme. Hugh Johnson says the merit clause to be stripped from the chemical code. Legion head O Neill to testify on army contract probes. Investigators review Pan American stock options to Lindbergh.
AP reports the period from February 19 to 24 will see overall fair, cold conditions with a warming trend and some precipitation midweek. Expect mainly fair skies and colder finish across the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi valley regions.
Donald K. Smith, 30, convicted of second degree murder for killing his 3 year old son Donald, was given life imprisonment by District Judge Samuel Johnson in Littleton Colorado.
New York AP Postmaster General James A. Farley denies plans to run for governor in 1934 and backs Governor Lehman. He comes to Manhattan to rally Democratic leaders for La Guardia’s economy bill. a compromise on the bill remains unresolved after a conference with Farley and leaders.
Paris reports a firm French refusal to discuss rearmament with Hitler while the Reich arms up. Britain seeks revived negotiations as France opts to probe England on joint support for Dollfuss and Austria. Eden travels next to Berlin and Rome for reactions on armament and policy.
Chancellor Dollfuss labeled the week of upheaval the saddest of his life as socialists reportedly mobilized 20,000 guards in a general strike and uprising. He warned of arms smuggling and warned that the conflict may continue with Fritz Neustadtter-Stuermer named to a helmwehr post.
A gas hot water heater in a five room Elizabeth home exhausted the oxygen, killing John Hackett 34 his wife Rachel 34 and daughter Greta 5. The deaths occurred Saturday, leaving a family of three dead in their residence.
A 9 year old boy galvanized a rescue on Cedar River above the North Western bridge when three girls fell through thin ice. Florence Kamensky 21 Anna Blazatus 14 and Rose Blazatus 19 were saved by police fire and volunteers aided by a rope and pole. The water depth was about eighteen feet.
Paris AP reports Britain France and Italy agreed to uphold Austria's independence as guaranteed by the Treaty of Saint Germain. A joint manifesto was not drafted and no decisive steps were announced while talks in Paris London and Rome continued. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald balked at committing Britain to intervention or breaking with Nazi Germany.
Major William C. Ocker the army's first pilot faces a postponed court martial now set for February 26 to allow more time to prepare his defense. He is charged with making derogatory remarks about his superior Lieut. Col. Henry B. Claggett commandant of Kelly Field at Fort Sam Houston Texas.
World war ace Eddie Rickenbacker, vice president of Transcontinental Western Air, denounces the army mail service as legalized murder after three army officers die flying mail. He notes weather and training gaps, as army pilots may face higher casualties if the army takes over.
Oklahoma national guard units joined 1 000 peace officers in a 400 square mile sweep of the Cookson hills to capture the outlaw Charles Floyd. Troops moved from Muskogee Tahlequah and Wagoner under Gov. Murray with Col. E K Head in command as riders, guards, and penitentiary officers closed in. Floyd suspected with Ford Bradshaw and Mont Cookston as possible accomplices amid dense timber and river country.
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