Roosevelt policy praised by Dern on Washington's Birthday
The article reports Secretary of War Dern praising the Roosevelt policy for averting chaos a year ago and asserts pubic faith in the American system is uncertain. It notes doubt about the system’s definition and references Stuart Chase explaining the New Deal, plus related national and international observations. It also covers kidnapping fears, Sandino, franchise talk in baseball, Williams' Republican candidacy, and treasury wealth doubts.
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War Dern
Washington
Roosevelt
New School of Thought
Federal Treasury
Adler Kidnaper Mayo Hangs Self in Chicago Jail
Charles W. Mayo the Davenport banker and publisher who plotted to abduct Emanuel Adler hanged himself in a Chicago police cell after John Lacy was captured. Mayo feared the electric chair as charges of attempted kidnapping and assault loomed.
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EB. P. Adler
Davenport
Chicago
Charles W. Mayo
Emanuel Philip Adler
Iowa
Mayo
Morrison Hotel
John Lacy
Thomas Kelly
Bt. Pel
Mr. Adler
Sankey
Sharkey
Willie Sharkey
John Factor
St. Paul
Verne Sankey
Charles Boettcher II
Sioux Falls
Charles Mayo
Adler
Lacy
South Side
Abed
J. Lacy
Gods of the Mountain and the Bronze Washington
A review of Ord Dunsanys drama The Gods of the Mountain in which six beggars impersonate living idols to deceive villagers. Two men uncover the hoax only to witness the idols turned to stone while Washington is praised as a great but bronze image of a man. The piece contrasts mythic stage magic with Lincoln era portraits and laments lost humanity in public memory.
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ORD Dunsany
India
Washington
Parson Weems
Stuart
Edmund Burke
Michigan Rep Hooper Dies of Heart Attack in D C Office
Representative Joseph L Hooper of Michigan died of a heart attack in his House office after returning from the floor where he spoke on the air mail contract. The 67 year old Battle Creek resident served as city attorney and Calhoun County prosecutor before election to the Sixty-ninth Congress and beyond.
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Washington
Joseph L Hooper
Mich
Hooper
Battle Creek
House
Michigan
Calhoun County
N.Y. Man Nominated For Radio Board
President Roosevelt nominated Rep. Anning S. Prall of New York to the federal radio commission to replace William D L Starbuck whose term expired Prall will resign from Congress and serve on the commission in Washington.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Rep
Anning S. Prall
New York
Federal Radio Commission
William D L. Starbuck
F Prall
Congress
Touchy Man Indicted For $237,000 Sacramento Bank Robbery
Sacramento bank robbery case unsealed in federal indictment charging theft and conspiracy. Gus Schaefer linked to the alleged plot while on trial in Chicago for kidnapping John Factor and five others. Authorities say $237,000 was stolen in the Sacrament o pus office hold up.
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Touchy
Sacramento
Calif
ULP
Gus Schaefer
Chicago
John Factor
Communist deputy questions Albert death during Belgian funeral
In Brussels a communist deputy accused King Albert I’s death of being no accident during a special session on Leopold’s succession. the deputy was halted by the presiding officer and removed by ushers. King Albert I was buried in Laeken after eight hours of ceremonies, with tens of thousands witnessing grand processions under cloudy skies.
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Brussels
Albert
Chamber of Deputies
Leopold
Lahaut
Albert I
Laeken
Leopold II and II
Three Pay for Murders in Boston Electric Chair
Convicted killers Her man Snyder John A. Donnean and Henry Clay Bull were executed by electric chair just after midnight for the killings during gasoline filling station holdups.
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Boston
INS
Herman “Red” Snyder
John A. Donnean
Henry Clay Bull
Iowa Senate Advances 3-Point Tax to Governor
The Iowa Senate approved a conference committee bill adding three new taxes a personal income tax a corporate income tax and a temporary two percent sales tax totaling about 20 million dollars in revenue annualized estimates allocate 3 million to poor relief 6 million to state government and the rest to taxpayers based on property value. The measure passed 29 to 21 with adjournment date debates continuing and the bill now heads to the governor for action.
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Des Moines
State Senate
House
Senate
Sen
M. X. Geske
McGregor
Iowa
Wove Eyee Ee
Conference Committee
Anderson
Aschenbrenner
Baldwin
Bennett
Byers
Carden
Chrystal
Coykendall
Dore
Frailey
Geske
Harrington
Hush
Irwin
Kimberly
Knudson
McArthur
Meyer
Miller
Buchanan
James Yuill announces candidacy for Linn County treasurer
James H Yuill of Cedar Rapids announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for Linn County treasurer. A 37 year old veteran, he is a son of the late George Yuill who held the office in 1922 23 and is a member of local real estate circles and the American Legion. He is married with two children.
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Frank Williams
Linn
Williams
James H Yuill
Nineteenth Street
Linn County
Yuill
George Yuill
James Yuill
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Washington High School and Co- College
Hedges Company
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Hanford Post
American Legion
Pilot Killed in Plane Crash Near Denison Field
AP report says Lieut S F Patrick of Barksdale field Shreveport La died when his pursuit plane crashed into a plowed field one mile from Denison Texas on Thursday. He was not flying air mail.
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Denison
Tex
API
F Patrick
Barksdale
Shreveport
Frank Williams enters GOP bid for state treasurer
Frank L. Williams, longtime Linn county treasurer and Cedar Rapids resident, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state treasurer at the June primaries. A World War I veteran and American Legion member, Williams has led Linn county finances since 1923, overseeing about 6 million dollars annually.
Touhy Case Jury Deliberates After Second Trial
In Chicago the second trial of Roger Touhy and two co defendants for the John Factor kidnapping went to the jury at 6 34 p m after prosecutors urged the death penalty or electric chair and other verdicts under Illinois law include life imprisonment or terms of at least five years.
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Chicago
Roger Touhy
John Factor
Illinois
Showdown in Local Milk War Looms in Cedar Rapids
Independent milk producers face Cedar Rapids Co operative Dairy after the co operative cut off one distributor to enforce an all or none policy adopted February 13. Two large distributors already buy co op milk. one has delinquent payments and a board member acts as conservator.
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Cedar Rapids
Co-Operative
Co-Operative Board of Directors
John Wiley
Palo
Milk Marketing Hearings Set For Cedar Rapids Area
Hearings on a proposed Cedar Rapids area milk marketing agreement begin March 2 in Cedar Rapids. The plan sets a tentative price schedule of 1.60 dollars per hundred pounds for 3.5 percent milk class one, with class two priced at the Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy rate for a similar class.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Farm Administration
Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy Company
Noted Economist Sees Utopian Life With Jobs For Everyone
Economist Stuart Chase predicts a future under the New Deal with mass consumption and incomes of 6000 to 10000 dollars yearly. He envisions 258 hour work weeks, non interest loans, bank controls, and socialized capital property while distinguishing the new order from socialism. Continued discussion promised on page 9 column 4.
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Stuart Chase
Town Hall Club
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Chase
CWA
PWA
Iowa House Passes 4 Per Cent Beer Bill
Iowa House approves a 4 percent beer bill by 62 to 42, sending it to the Senate. The measure repeals 3.2 beer rules, tightens reporting and tax provisions, allows higher alcohol beer for outside sale, permits refrigerated off premises sales, and sets restrictions on locations and advertising.
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DES Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Towa
Boards of Supervisors
Qatar
Sunday Beer Sales Restriction Adopted Amid Vote
A bill allowing beer sales on Sundays was amended to prohibit sales from midnight Saturday to 7 am Monday and ban any Sabbath deliveries. The final roll call shows 62 in favor and 42 against with 4 absent or not voting.
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Eee
Aldrich
Alesch
Bouska
Brady
Burgess
Crouch
Davis
Donlon
Dreessen
Flabritz
Falvey
Fuelling
Fuester
Gallacher
Garner
Qittinger
Grell
Hartian
Hoon
Wameston
Jensen
Koch
Laughlin
McCarthy
McDermott
Malone
Mauriece
Mercer
Metcalf
Mitchell
Moore
Benton
Harrison
Osborn
Ostby
Paisley
Pence
Rawlings
Reed
Rice
Ryder
Schlatter
Schmitz
Schroeder
Sheridan
Smith
Stewart
Bonnstetter
Porter
Stansell
Trelmer
Congress Leaders Fight Bonus Boost in Veterans Rights
Senate defeated Hatfield amendment to restore all economy law benefits for World War II veterans by a 60 to 14 vote. Administration shifts sought partial restoration via Byrnes plan to place 29,000 presumptive disability cases back on pension rolls while awaiting board decisions. The conflict centers on the Legion program restoring $100 monthly and shifting burden of proof to the government.
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Washington
Senate
Hatfield
W. Va
Llp
Roosevelt
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
James F. Byrnes
S. C
Legion
Reed
Wallace cites ten meat packers in price control action
Secretary Wallace accuses Armour and Company Swift and Company Wilson and Company Morris and Company St. Louis Independent Packing Company Abraham Brothers Packing Company Cudahy Packing Company Jacob Gold Packing Company John Morrell and Company Memphis Packing Company of price fixing and information sharing. A hearing is set for April 9 with responses due by March 24 to the complaint under the Packers and Stockyards Act.
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Washington (Ap
Wallace
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Wilson and Company
Morris and Company
St. Louis
Independent Packing Company
Abraham Brothers Packing Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Jacob Cold Packing Company
John Morrell and Company
Memphis Packing Company
Packers and Stockyards Act
Secretary of Agriculture
Jirma Mamed
Swift denial of charge in meat trade case
Harold H. Swift said his firm Swift and Company denies the charges and expresses confidence no law was violated. The complaint alleges unfair meat selling practices mainly in southern states including Mississippi towns and extends to areas as far north as Pennsylvania. Investigations began last summer and cover 1927 to 1933 with a thorough study ongoing.
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Harold H. Swift
Chicago
Swift and Company
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Clarksdale
Tunica
Alligator
Gunnison
Greens
Jackson
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Thomas
Departement of Agriculture
Solicitor’s Office
Packers and Stockyards Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
Packers and Stockyards
General Denial From Swift and Company in Meat Packing Suits
General denial entered by Swift and Company and other meat packers to allegations of unfair practices in suits filed by the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington. Swift officials said they have not violated anti trust laws and had no warning or letters about alleged illegal activity.
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Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Washington
Henry Veeder
Swift and Company
South
Harold H. Swift
Douglas Fairbanks Arrives in Seville for Adios Don Juan
Douglas Fairbanks sr American film star reached Seville seeking locations for his next picture Adios Don Juan. The visit marks a step in production planning with announced project title and purpose.
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Doug
Seville
Spain
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
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