National politics and policy drift in NRA beer and pensions notes
FARLY IN NRA history Gen H Johnson faces renewed criticism as dusting of the famous bowl returns. House revives Patman bonus debate March 12 while Iowa weighs old age pensions and beer content limits. Wallaces undersecretary plan blocked. CWA scrutiny rises amid political use rumors. Notre Dame warns on football aims to protect academics.
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NRA
Hugh Johnson
Gen Johnson
Gen. Johnson
Queen Elizabeth Fights Illness on Eve of Albert I Burial
Prostrated by grief over King Albert I, Queen Elizabeth's condition worsened Wednesday night though court physicians said not critical. Brussels tightens security for Thursday funeral as royals gather, with plans to honor the king at Laeken and a monument discussion at the site of his death.
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Brussels
Albert I
Elizabeth
Leopold I
St. Gudulec
Laeken Castle
Laeken
Prince of Wales
Europe
London
Channel
Roger Keyes
Lord Allenby
Zeebrugge
Dover
Curacao
Ostend
Humberto
Italy
Marie Jose
Belgium
Cyril
Bulgaria
Nicholas
Roumania
Albert
Royal
Guten
Huart
Namur
Livingstone’s Forward Step Echoes in Faith and Fear
In a 1934 reflection, Dr Newton contrasts Livingstone’s steady forward stride with modern haste. Florence Nightingale, Wesley, and a “Gentle man” accompany the legacy as the author argues inner harmony cures worldly distraction. The piece links spiritual calm to progress toward a higher center of life.
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Isaac Taylor
David Livingstone
Africa
Florence Nightingale
Livingstone
Wesley
Factor names Touhy defendants in kidnapping case
Chicago report states John Factor identified three Touhy gangsters who kidnapped him for a $70,000 ransom last June 30 and held him 12 days. He also named Isaac Costner and Basil Banghart as others in the abductors gang as the state rested its case and the defense planned to open.
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Chicago
John
Jake the Barber
Touhy
Isaac Costner
Basil Banghart
Stephen Swisher of Iowa City Dies
Stephen A. Swisher, 79, of Iowa City and president of the Iowa State Historical Society, died at his daughter’s home in West Liberty. He leaves his widow, a daughter, and two sons. Funeral services are set for 2 30 p.m. Friday at the First Methodist Church in Iowa City.
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West Liberty
Stephen A. Swisher
Iowa City
Iowa State Historical Society
L. A. Royal
First Methodist Church
Senate OKs law to speed PWA loan bonds
Iowa Senate passes 46 to 3 a bill amending Simmer law to allow cities to issue revenue bonds as security for PWA loans. Bonds may be turned over to the government or sold, funding public utility plants in Shenandoah Mechanicville Oakland Fort Dodge Missouri Valley Muscatine Corning Guthrie Center Oskaloosa Gowrie Montezuma. An attempted Securities Department filing amendment failed 18 to 32.
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Des Moines
PWA
State Senate
Senate
Iowa
Vincent Harrington
Sioux City
Shenandoah
Mechanicsville
Oakland
Fort Dodge
Missouri Valley
Muscatine
Corning Guthrie Center
Oskaloosa
Gowrie
Montezuma
John K. Valentine
Centerville
State Securities Department
Iowa House Approves Tax Compromise and Rates
The Iowa House passed by 76 to 29 the conference report on a three way tax bill with a net individual income tax a 2 percent business franchise tax and a 2 percent retail sales tax The sales tax expires April 1 1937 The bill contains allocations for administration poor relief and county prorations with minimal credits per taxpayer The Senate favored different terms and the measure awaits further action
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DES Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Conference Committee
Senate
House
Saeed Gaussemana
Posimetip
Conference report prompt action on bill in house
The house considered the conference report immediately upon convening. Rep. Rice of Keokuk urged immediate consideration. The bill advances to the senate for action on the report.
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Ma Lpervons
House
Rice
Keokuk
Senate
Justice Department Seeks Colflesh Prosecution for PWA Case
Assistant Attorney General Joseph B. Keenan said the justice department desires that Robert W. Colflesh prosecute cases involving Iowa public works conspiracies. If needed they will accept his resignation and appoint him special prosecutor with full charge. Colflesh had resigned while running for Iowa governor and was urged to continue the cases.
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Washington
Joseph B. Keenan
Justice Department
Iowa
Robert W. Colflesh
Keenan
Calflesh
Nelson G. Kraschel
Carleton D. Beh
Des Moines
Colfiesh
Senate Passes Old Age Pension Bill
The Senate approved the old age pension bill by 46 to 2 with Senators Fisch and Claude Stanley voting no. An added head tax of one dollar on residents over 21 funds part of pensions and mirrors the property tax process. The bill bars anyone more than three years delinquent on the tax from benefits and splits any shortfall between state and county. An amendment to transfer administration to county boards was defeated.
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DES Moines
Iowa Senate
Fisch
Claude Stanley
Senate
Shangle
Beatty
Country Boards of Supervisors
State Commission
Newton Boy Dies After Auto Crash
Newton AP report states Louis Raridon died from injuries sustained in a Sunday automobile accident. The boy’s father was killed in the crash, with details noting a fatal family tragedy connected to the same incident.
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Newton
Louis Raridon
Programs To Supplement NRA Drafted
Washington March 1934 marked the first anniversary of the Roosevelt revolution with NRA code reopenings to fix injustices and cut labor hours. Also planned are a March 8 meeting of the planning and advisory council and cabinet committee on business planning with the President, a March 15 start to tackle railway wage questions, and President Roosevelt backing the Johnson bill to curb federal court injunctions in intra state utilities cases.
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Washington
NRA
Cabinet Committee On
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Senate Restores Full 15 Percent Pay Cut for Government Workers
The Senate voted 41 to 40 to restore the entire 15 percent government pay cut on July 1. The action followed an amendment by Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada, marking a defeat for Democratic leadership after an earlier decision to restore 5 percent now and another 5 percent on July 1.
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Washington
ULP
Senate
Pat McCarran
Nev
Rath says packers employing more men
John W. Rath, chairman of the Institute of American Meat Packers and president of Rath Packing Co., told a Iowa State College audience that meat packing payrolls are near 90 percent of 1929 and more workers are now employed. He noted 1933 profits helped offset losses from prior years and that lower meat prices would reflect profits.
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AMES
John W. Rath
The
Institute of American Meat Packers
U S Tax Bill Passes House Amid Postage Vote
The $258 million revenue bill clears the House 272 to 132 after a move to cut 3 cent postage fails. Senate action follows, aimed at curbing tax avoidance by the wealthy with income rate revisions benefiting lower earners and higher brackets taxed more. Vote 388 to 7 on passage. recommitment tally 112 Republicans 16 Democrats 4 Farmer-Laborites. Surtax up to 59 percent on incomes over $1,000,000.
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Washington
House
Senate
Farmer-Laborites
Tax policy outline revenues and depreciation reform
A government outline describes a ten percent credit for earned income up to eight thousand dollars, a surtax on partially tax exempt securities, tighter corporate depreciation and depletion deductions with an estimated 85 million dollars in revenue, and a revision of capital gains provisions under a new system to prevent capital losses from eroding ordinary income.
Busby of Marion Seeks Re-Election To Linn Supervisors
B C Busby of Marion, current Linn county board chairman, filed for re election as Republican candidate for supervisor from the second district at the June primaries. He lives at 630 Tenth street in Marion and is completing his second term this year, having first taken office in 1929. Busby also served as Marion city council member and spent decades in lumber and paving work with firms in Waterloo Cedar Rapids Maquoketa.
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Cedar Rapids
B. C. Busby
Marion
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Robert M. Vesely
Busby
Tenth Street
Marton
Maquoketa
Waterloo
Swedish Prince Sigvard Elopes to wed Commoner in London
Prince Sigvard of Sweden, 26 and third in line to the throne, is in London after reportedly eloping with Erica Patzek a 22 year old Berlin merchant's daughter. He plans to marry against King Gustaf and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and refuses to reveal Patzek's whereabouts as Count Folke Bernadotte tries to intervene.
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London
Ins
Sigvard
Gustav Adolf
Sweden
West End
Berlin
Erica Patzek
Fraulein Patzek
Gustav
Folke Bernadotte
Greta Garbo
Prince Lennart
William
Karin Nissvandt
Hotel Employee Reveals Plot To Kidnap Publisher
Chicago reporting that elevator operator Matthew Kaeperzak described how a suspect identified as Fred Mayo of Cleveland and Charles C Phillips of New York followed E. P Adler into Morrison hotel. The man learned Adler’s room, allegedly staged a break, and sought a freight elevator with a large trunk before leaving. Police noted Mayo as a known Cleveland pickpocket and Davenport police investigated whether the attempt originated locally.
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Chicago
Matthew Kaeperzak
Morrison Hotel
E. P Adler
Iowa
Kacperzak
Fred Mayo
Cleveland
Charles C. Phillips
New York
Adler
Mr. Adler
State’s Attorney's
Mayo
Two would-be abductors linked to Chicago attack
Chicago police traced suspects after a sample case shipped from Davenport was found at a Y M C A hotel room. Adler identified one man as an assailant, with the pair later connected to the Morrison hotel scene of Wednesday morning’s attack.
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Chicago
Adler
Harrison ‘Street
Davenport
Morrison Hotel
E. P. Adler
Morrison
Statements Made In Wynekoop Trial
In Chicago the Wynekoop murder case reached a second trial stage as a jury of thirteen was chosen after one juror fell ill. Opening statements by Assistant State's Attorney Charles S. Dougherty and defense counsel W. W. Smith followed, largely reiterating earlier remarks.
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Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Charles S. Dougherty
W. W. Smith
Iowa House Bans Free Beer Lunches in Beer Bill Debate
The Iowa House defeated an amendment banning free beer and free lunches with cheese crackers and pretzels while considering a beer bill to allow 4 percent beer instead of 3.2 percent. It restricted county supervisors from issuing certain retail permits outside cities, limiting such permits to villages platted before 1934. The chamber debated bonds for manufacturers wholesalers and retailers, with a vote 21 to 75 defeating the motion. The final vote on the bill remained uncertain ahead of Thursday’s session amid expected clashes over Sunday sale provisions.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Boards of Supervisors
House
Avery
Clay
Gov Murray Halts Federal Relief Work in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor W. H. Murray announced he severed all connections with direct federal relief work in the state and ordered the dismissal of all county social service workers and their helpers Wednesday night.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Oklahoma
Newspaper Editor Escapes Kidnap Plot in Chicago
E. P. Adler of Davenport Indiana fought off two gunmen in a Morrison hotel corridor and later identified one suspect as Charles Clyde Phillips or Fred Mayo. Investigators say they can build a strong kidnapping case against the assailants.
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OWA
Chicago
Adler
State
Charles Clyde Phillips
Fred Mayo
New York
Cleveland
Two Men Shadow Banking Leader Through Davenport to Chicago
A Davenport banking figure Adler, head of a Savings Bank and Trust, encounters two strangers who warned him of pursuers. The men followed Adler from Davenport to St Paul and Chicago, staying near his hotel and seeking rooms near his. A clerk recalled their claim they were Adler’s bosses as they moved toward room 538.
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Davenport
St. Paul
Adler
Day in Washington sees clashes over salaries and codes
Administration forces lose a Senate clash on federal salaries. Adams holds 500 Douglas Aircraft shares. Johnson urges flexible NRA codes over a 30 hour week. Senate probes stock pools involving Kuhn Loeb and others. Brown denies attempting to push a postal contract. White House reviews liquor prices. Roosevelt gets railroad wage pledges. NRA reports on industrial ties requested. House passes 258 million revenue bill with postage unchanged.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Charles Francis Adams
Secretary of the Navy
Douglas Aircraft
Hugh
Johnson
Congress
Walker P. Chrysler
Harry F. Sinclair
Kuhn Loeb
White House
Roosevelt
NRA
Washington
Bomb damages railroad bridge near Peabody mine
A bomb ripped through a railroad bridge near Peabody mine 47 at Harco in Harrisburg Wisconsin. The attack follows recent disorders in the miner union feud. The incident occurred early Wednesday and involved the nearby railroad infrastructure.
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Harrisburg
Peabody Mine
Harco
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