Roosevelt dramatizes message while Minnesota fights graft
The piece criticizes President Roosevelt for a televised address seen as a political show while Minnesota faces graft and crime. Merrill Hutchinson urges residents to act, noting Walter Liggett's murder and calls for direct action at the polls if courts fail. The tribulations touch Iowa officials, WPA dramas, and bootlegger seals.
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Minnesota
Merrill Hutchinson
Law and Order League
Mr. Hutchinson
Walter ‘Liggett
Ind
Iowa
Edward L. O’connor
Sioux City
Max Duckworth
O'Connor
Fealing
New Deal Farm Aid Admin Suggested With 48 Little Aaas
AAA chief Chester C Davis proposed creating 48 small A A A offices to run farm support if the Supreme Court strikes the farm act as unconstitutional He suggested distributing federal funds to states for farmers in crop programs similar to highway money allocations Each state would run its own plan under federal approval and funds could be shuffled through taxes to support state programs
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Washington
Little Aaa
New Deal
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Supreme Court
Davis
Treasury
General Fund
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Congress
Grocer Norris Sentenced To Three Months In Jail
George W. Norris, a Lincoln grocer who in 1930 opposed Senator George W. Norris in a campaign for re-election, was sentenced to three months in jail and fined $100 for perjury before a U.S. Senate investigating committee. He appealed and was released on $1,500 bond.
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Lincoln, Neb
George W. Norris
U. S
U.S. Senate
Alva
Okla
Nebraska
Colorado Governor confronts liquor scandal contrasts Iowa
Governor Ed Johnson acts decisively as Colorado exposes and removes officials involved in a liquor control act scandal. Public servants are arrested and dismissed, unlike the Iowa handling described.
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Ed Johnson
Colorado
Iowa
Lessons on patience and facts in a fear driven moment
A motorist discovers a dead dog after hitting it and offers twenty dollars to the farmer who arrives with a gun. The farmer reveals he was merely out to shoot the dog. The vignette warns that fear and imagination distort facts and lead to hasty conclusions.
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Conor
Neutrality bill completed by administration officials
Washington AP reports state department officials and congressional leaders finalized drafting an administration neutrality bill. It will be submitted to both houses on their first legislative day with plans to ban loans and credits to warring nations and limit trade to normal quantities, though contents remain undisclosed.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Hull
McReynolds
Tenn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Pittman
Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Senate
Bodies Of Plant Foreman And Three Children Found
In Anderson Indiana the bodies of Theodore Smith 35 a Delco Remy plant foreman and his three children were found at their farm home four miles southwest of Anderson. Coroner Dr S J Stottlemyer said evidence pointed to Smith killing his children then himself with a 12 gauge shotgun. Relatives discovered the bodies after visiting the home. He noted shootings likely occurred New Year’s Eve after a neighbor reported gunshots Tuesday night.
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Stottlemyer
Lola Bingman
Veterans groups push joint bonus bill for Congress
Three national veterans groups announce a unified plan for a cash bonus bill to be introduced in the new session by Senators Clark and Vinson and Representative McCormack. The letter to members urges quick action and outlines support for a bill backed by the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans.
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Washington
World War Veterans’ Groups
Congress
Clark
Vinson
McCormack
Mass
Robernson
Arkansas
House
Patman
Tex
Shrugham
Nev
Treasury
Ray Murphy
Iowa
The
Legion
James E van Zandt
M. A. Harlan
D. A
Senate
Veterans’ Organizations
Princeton Biologist Heads AAAS as Leader in Science
St Louis UP reports Professor E G Conklin of Princeton University was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He succeeds Dr Karl T Compton of MIT. Conklin is a renowned biologist and evolution author.
Du Pont Family Backing Fuels Liberty League Finances
The American Liberty League's chief backers are Du Pont family members of Wilmington, Delaware, who contributed or loaned more than 25 percent of the league's $483,175 receipts. Major business leaders also funded the group, giving it greater resources than the Republican party and nearly matching Democratic receipts. The article notes the Democrats and Republicans filed their own reports with totals and balances.
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Washington
American Liberty League
du Pont Munitions Family
Wilmington
Del
House of Representatives
du Ponts
League
Liberty League
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Democrats
Jouett Shouse
New Deal Seen Shaping Fairer Economic Competition
Dr. Joseph Mayer of the Library of Congress told the Economics section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the New Deal may redefine competition. He argued modern social legislation curbs predatory practices and promotes community cooperation, while noting his government service began under the Republican administration five years ago.
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JST. Louis
The
Association ‘For the Advancement ‘of Science
Marquess of
Joseph Mayer
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C
Association
Mayer
Law nets Tommy Touhy in bed as officers close in
Chicago AP reports the 44 year old founder of the Terrible Touhy gang was captured without a shot fired after six squads of local and federal officers surrounded his north side apartment. Suffering from an incurable illness, Touhy was ordered to surrender and will face a speedy trial likely after a showup in Chicago or a transfer to Minneapolis for removal proceedings.
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Chicago
Tommy Touhy
Touhy
al Capone
Minneapolis
Ethiopia May Seize Italian Property In Retaliation
The Associated Press reports Ethiopia warned it would seize Italian property unless Italy stops alleged outlawed war methods. Addis Ababa signaled restraint against inhuman reprisals, while Rome cited Italian decapitation claims as justification for aerial strikes. Northerly front setbacks and guarded movements of Ras Mulugheta and Ras Kassa created public anxiety.
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Ethiopia
League of Nations
Italy
Geneva
Mussolini
Rome
Poe Eo Tely
Addis ‘Ababa
Ras Mulugheta
Ras Seyoum
Tembien
Ras Ayele
Seire
Ras Kassa
Addis Ababa
WPA Explains Why Mahaska County Truckers Unpaid
DES MOINES AP Iowa WPA headquarters says Mahaska county truckers on WPA projects were unpaid due to a misunderstanding by time checkers. Several contract workers face similar issues from a different payroll system, but pay is promised within days. County officials say the truckers are owed 200 to 300 dollars each, have exhausted credit, and need pay to secure gasoline, oil, and liability insurance.
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Des Moines
Iowa
WPA
Mahaska County
Keenan Nominated for Assistant Attorney General Post
Washington AP report says Joseph B Keenan of Cleveland is chosen for the post of assistant to the attorney general making him third in command of the justice department. Attorney General Cummings has recom mended the appointment to the President.
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Washington
Joseph B Keenan
Cleveland
Justice Department
Cummings
Graft charges may be dropped in Woodbury County case
Sioux City AP notes a likelihood that gambling conspiracy charges against Walter Maley Tom Conroy Sheriff Ralph Rippey and others in Plymouth and Des Moines may be dismissed by Woodbury County prosecutor Maurice Rawlings. O Connor charges and related perjury indictments also face possible dismissal after a hung jury and ongoing negotiations with defendants.
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Sioux City
Walter Maley
Ralph’ Rippey
Plymouth County
Tom Conroy
Des Moines
Woodbury County
Maurice Rawlings
Edward L .O'Connor
O’connor
Woodbury
Board of Supervisors
Rawlings
O'Connor
William R
Arthur
Leo J. Wegman
Joe Siegel
Maley
Conroy
Rippey
Italy Calls 5700 Volunteers For Air Service
Rome AP says Italy’s air ministry seeks 1500 pilots and 4200 base experts, calling the appeal the greatest aerial enlistment in history as volunteers are urged to join the air service.
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Rome
Italy
Air Ministry
Inspector Young Fired in Sioux City Cleaning
Sioux City police chief Chris Dahl ordered Inspector Joseph E. Young and Patrolman N T Johannsen discharged for insubordination disobedience and misconduct while Patrolman Sam Hoffman was suspended ninety days without pay. Commissioner Gordon C Hollar plans immediate action. Young had sought council action to remove Hollar.
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Sioux City
Joseph E. Young
N. T. Johannsen
Sam Hoffman
Chris Dahl
Gordon C. Hollar
Public Safety
Omar Mag
Job
Hollar
Young
Johannsen
Hoffman
Rawlings
Force
Roosevelt 10 Address Joint Night Session Sparks Debate
President Roosevelt faces intense debate as Democrats and Republicans clash over delivering the annual State of the Union at a night joint session. Leaders discuss neutrality laws, veterans' bonuses, relief investigations, and proposed sweeping pension and reparation measures.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Wilson
Roosevelt
Washington
Union
Relief Administration
Henry
P. Fletcher
The
Republican
Robinson
Labor Board Files Complaint Against Iowa Manufacturing
The national labor relations board charged Cedar Rapids based Iowa Manufacturing with unfair labor practices. The case cites the dismissal of three employees for aiding a local union drive with the International Association of Machinists. A hearing is scheduled for January 13 at the Linn County courthouse in Cedar Rapids.
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Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
International Association of Machinists
A. F. of L. Union
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Mr. Fletcher
CCC
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Miss Bae
Hopkins
L. S. Hill
Federal Relief Administration
Hill
Overnor Herring
Mr. Herring
Farm Act
States
Norris
DR. Newton
Princeton Biologist
Law
Associated Press
Keenan
Atty. Gen
G.O.P
Snell
New York
Avho
M. H. Aylesworth
National Broadcasting Company
William S. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Burns
Labor Board
Iowa Mfg. Company
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