War critique and political graft in Iowa and beyond
The column rails at Italy Ethiopia actions and warns against war and scientific barbarism. It reports on Council Bluffs relief rules harming those off relief and critiques the WPA and tax schemes. It notes a new US Canada trade deal lowering liquor prices and questions liquor profits as tax replacement. The piece cites Cardinal O Connell warning against communism and ends with Iowa state investigations and graft concerns involving Ed O Connor and Park Findley.
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United States
Canada
Iowa
Treasury
Murtagh
Liquor Commission
Fanning Suspicion in Britt Slaying Case Draws Scrutiny
Des Moines AP reports Iowa investigations weigh Missouri patrol linkage to the Britt murder of Zrostlik and Gruber. Homer Fanning, held in Kansas City, resembles one suspect but discrepancies in height scar and forehead wound are noted. Gruber says no certainty without witness checks within 24 hours.
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DES Moines
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Missouri Highway Patrol
Homer Fanning
Kansas City
Britt, In
James Zrostiik
Paul J. Gruber
Fanning
Britt
W. J. Baxter
Missouri
Zrostlik
Britt Farmer
Church
Homer Cleo Fanning
Alvin Smith
Bi.m. Casteel
Gruber
Eppo Gremmer
Iowa City
Chicago Doctor Found Slain In Parked Automobile
Dr. Silber C. Peacock prominent pediatrician disappeared Thursday night after answering a telephone call to treat a sick child He was found shot dead in his own sedan parked on the north side by a cruising police squad The caller identified as Z Smale could not be located by police Friday and the address given could not be traced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Summerdale
Silber C. Peacock
Sergt
Frank Tlamsa
Dr. Peacock
Safari Captain Seeks Reinforcements for Simba
Cincinnati AP reports Capt. Charles Coddington again led a safari into the veldt in a bid to locate Simba the lion, calling for additional help to round up the big cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Charles Coddington
Simba the Lion
Iowa’s Reform Push Faces Criticism Over O’Connor Ties
The piece condemns a proposed BI reorganization led by Schmidt as a dangerous move. It accuses O’Connor of shielding corrupt figures like Max Duckworth, a former county attorney who took bribes from the attorney general’s Sioux City circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bureau of Investigation
Schmidt
O’connor
Max Duckworth
Sioux City
Why dictators rise when liberty falters in 1936 essay
A reader argues dictators rise where liberty fails, noting Russia Italy and Germany benefited from chaos and disorganization. The piece warns a clear philosophy or religion is needed to unite individual freedom with national coherence, lest a Man on Horseback seizes power.
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Rive
Germany
Italy
Russia
Bedlam
Mussolini
Hitler
Alguire Appointed Omaha Land Bank Director
Washington announces Fletcher Alg uire of Sioux Falls South Dakota is named director of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha for a term of three years ending December 31 1938 by Gov. W. S. Myers of the farm credit administration.
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Washington
W. S. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Fletcher Alguire
Sioux Falls
S. D
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Italians Avenged Beheading Bomb Harar in Ethiopia War
Italian aviators reportedly bombed Harar in southern Ethiopia in retaliation for the beheading of an Italian flyer. Reports say the city suffered heavy damage and Ethiopian troops reportedly moved out to reduce air strike risk. Italy's Mussolini regime urged firm action as 5000 troops were sent toward Gojjam near Lake Tana.
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Rome
Harar
Italy
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Gojjam
Lake Tana
Que
Reprieve Pressure Grows in Lindbergh Case
New evidence prompting the New Jersey pardons court to reopen Hauptmann’s case looms as the Jan. 13 sentencing nears. Attorney Lloyd Fisher says witnesses may be heard. officials plan frequent death-house visits to urge confession.
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Trenton
Lindbergh
New Jersey Court of Pardons
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lloyd Fisher
Fisher
Hauptmann
Mark O. Kimberling
Trenton State Prison
Kimberling
San Heur Eris
Raip Sete Tees
Harold G. Hoffman
Pardons Court
Wei
Arthur Koehler
Department of Agriculture
Bronx
New York
Isidor Fisch
Fisch
Germany
Petition Circulates Against Highway 161 Beautification
Iowa City residents circulate a petition protesting WPA funding for Highway 161 beautification between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. They urge redirecting 50 000 to farm to market roads and oppose 25 000 for an overhead railroad bridge near Solon. The petition is addressed to L S Hill the WPA administrator Gov Clyde L Herring and the Iowa highway commission.
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Iowa City
WPA
Cedar Rapids
Solon
L. S. Hill
Towa
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
In Cedar Rapids the 1936 auto toll figures show accidents and injuries with fatalities noted. Local health and safety officials report rising counts and urge drivers to exercise caution amid expanding traffic.
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Cedar Rapids
Lindberghs Leave Liverpool for Wales Visit
The Lindberghs Col Charles A and his wife and their infant son left Liverpool by automobile for Cardiff Wales. They plan a possible stop en route to Aubrey Morgan the husband of Elisabeth Morrow Morgan sister to Mrs Lindbergh. They exited the Adelphi hotel where they had lived since arriving in England as voluntary exiles.
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Cardiff
Wales
C. Aubrey Morgan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Liverpool
Aubrey Morgan
Morgan
Elisabeth Morrow Morgan
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Adelphi
England
United States
Lindberghs fed unseen by Adelphi waiter in hotel
The Lindberghs and their son Jon stayed three days at the Adelphi in Liverpool. A waiter says he never saw them and was told to place meals on a table in the living room of the Lindbergh suite while the family remained elsewhere. The hotel manager handled all meals.
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Liverpool
Charles A. Lindberghs
Adelphi
Lindberghs
Jon
Governor weighs appointing Fred Free as special assistant AG
Governor Herring discussed with Sioux City Mayor W. D. Hayes and Woodbury County Attorney Maurice O Rawlings the proposed appointment of Fred Free to investigate graft charges. The decision hinges on re trial status of Edward L. O Connor, with limits on the new prosecutor’s authority.
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Des “Moines
Fred.Free
Sioux City
Herring
W. D. Hayes
Maurice O’rawlings
Woodbury County
Free
Edward L. O'Connor
State Executive Council
O'Connor
O’connor
Rawlings
Graft costs mount in Woodbury graft probe
Sioux City AP reports Woodbury county board expenses in a graft investigation total 37 463 13 with more bills forthcoming Special Prosecutor H M Havner has received 5 400 69 in fees and expenses and awaits further days’ pay. Court actions included removal proceedings against Henry C Kuhlmann and Mayor W Hayes with Wagner paid 900 and 2 325 respectively.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County Board of Supervisors
H. M. Havner
Fen
Havner
Wagner
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Carlos Goltz
W. D. Hayes
Congress Opens With Polarized Bonus and Neutrality Bills
Washington news reports Congress moving quickly on two flagship measures. The neutrality bill would end the seas freedom policy, while the Vinson bonus bill seeks full cash payment of adjusted service certificates for veterans. Supporters push for swift action as Chamber opposes bonus payments.
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Washington
Congress
House
United States
Key Pittman
Nev
Sam McReynolds
Tenn
Bill Ont
Fred Mi
John CW
Veterans’ Organizations
State Department
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Vinson
U. S. Chamber
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Wright Patman
Tex
James F. Byrnes
5. C
Frederick Steiner
Ore
Roosevelt Fighting Speech Full text of Roosevelt speech
President Roosevelt delivers annual message to Congress outlining early New Deal aims. He recalls the 1933 oath and the goal of a good neighbor policy, stressing national responsibility and world peace as guiding principles in the western hemisphere.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Ares
Benny Baker and Margery Chapin Marry in Yuma
Benny Baker and Margery Chapin wed in Yuma Arizona on Thursday after a motor trip. The couple, both actors, delayed the trip due to film engagements and had planned the wedding for several months.
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Hollywood
Benny Baker
Margery Chapin
Yuma
Ariz
Baker
Miss Chapin
William Wellman
Two Marquette Children Die In Coasting Accident
In Marquette two children Edwin Zahn 11 and Donald Clinton 8 were killed when a sled crashed into a car driven by Rev. H F Glock. Paul Scarff 10 was seriously injured and the coroner ruled the deaths accidental. Glock is pastor of the Lutheran church at McGregor and Marquette.
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Marquette
Edwin Zahn
Carl Zahn
Donald Clinton
Ernest Clinton
H. F. Glock
Paul Scarff
Frank Scarff
Glock
McGregor
Federal Judge Rules Guffey Act Unconstitutional
United States District Judge John P. Barnes blocked enforcement of the Guffey coal act at Truax-Tract Coal. The judge said the law targets interstate commerce and fails constitutional prerequisites, with the tax labeled as a penalty. He issued a temporary injunction pending Supreme Court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States District
John P.barnes
Truax-Tract Coal Company
Barnes
United States Supreme Court
NRA
Roosevelt Urges Congress to Fight New Deal Critics
President Roosevelt lashes out at opponents in a night session urging Congress to repeal New Deal measures if desired, defend neutrality, and maintain a balanced budget while highlighting defense and international peace efforts. He warns of autocracy risk and calls for a peaceful, well ordered approach to foreign threats.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
America
Treasury
Congress of the
Weather seer predicts damp spring for Wisconsin
Joe Ott, long known for onion based forecasts, reveals the 1936 outlook from Two Rivers Wisconsin. He foresees a very wet January with snow and rain and a damp to wet spring through May and June followed by a dry spell in July and a medium to dry autumn and early winter.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Joe Ott
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State Department of Justice
Britt Slayer
Telegram
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Alguire
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