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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1935
Page
1
A commentary notes on Hitler era Berlin demonstrations and a U S shift toward strong federal action to curb despair. It highlights milk distributors opposing price hikes, Huey Long's oil tax push in Louisiana, and broader tensions between workers, employers, and state power amid economic strain.
Pravda and Izvestia tentatively link a larger European power to the Kiroff murder through a recalled consul and prelate backed plots. The Soviet press hints Germany’s involvement while withholding the consul’s name for state reasons as Berlin and Belgrade ties surface.
William Dew, 65, a watchman at the Wilson company packing plant, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and other injuries when struck by a light truck at 5:40 p.m. Saturday. Lester Shulista, 65, of Twenty-second Avenue SW, was driving south on Third Street SE. Dew was walking across the street between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues when the front bumper struck him, knocking him to the pavement. he was taken by ambulance to Mercy hospital.
Philip Jones, 25, a Black man, was found guilty of murdering two young white girls in Clifton Forge. He was sentenced to the electric chair after a 30 minute jury deliberation. Defense claimed insanity.
The passage argues wages remained steady yet warns employers bear full responsibility for sustaining operations amid economic collapse. Louisiana oil workers are depicted as benefiting from Huey Long’s circus until a false champion jeopardizes their jobs, spreading fear of unforeseen disaster.
A reader questions why so much fiction dwells on the bad and ugly. The author argues it reflects a mental fixation where sin and scandal dominate headlines, noting a Pennsylvania town story portrays life with few decent characters. The piece calls for balance to see both good and bad in life.
Senator Huey Long announced a compromise with Standard Oil of Louisiana on a five cent a barrel tax for refined oil lasting ninety days with four cents rebated. After ninety days the company would buy Louisiana oil or the tax returns to five cents. Standard Oil denied confirmation. Oil workers in Baton Rouge urged Roosevelt to intervene, fearing job losses and loss of constitutional rights.
A humorous note from Flemington explains entry to the Hauptmann trial requires a pass issued by the sheriff. The sheriff's office is located in the courthouse, making access a paradoxical loop: you must already be inside to get the pass to enter.
President Roosevelt plans a single bill for a national social security program covering old age pensions unemployment and health insurance aimed to serve as a model for states via a payroll tax. Congress will be asked for thoughtful study rather than rapid enactment as forty one state legislatures meet this month.
Posses under Sheriff Harry C. George searched late Saturday for four inmates who slugged a turnkey named Al Thornton and fled the Vermillion county jail in Danville Illinois. The escapees are Bull P Montana Joseph Crisco 24 William Yates 24 and Hugh Collins 23 all with long police records.
Weather forecast for the week starting January 7 across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Precipitation expected near the start and end of the week with temperatures fluctuating around normal.
The Gazette reports the Silver Skates derby will start at 2 p m today on the Cedar river just north of Ellis park beach pavilion. Ice tests show depth over twelve inches and a planer will maintain a smooth surface. Police announce parking rules along Ellis boulevard with chains advised for motorists and restricted ice access for non participants and officials.
The New Orleans city government was placed in receivership after the Louisiana Supreme Court named Judge Amos L. Ponder as receiver. The order bars most payments except bonded indebtedness while creditors must file claims. The move follows Huey Long era political clashes and a long standing fiscal tangle.
In the Hauptmann baby murder case the defense, led by Edward J. Reilly, targets many familiar names from the Lindbergh saga. Red Johnson, Ollie Whateley, Betty Gow, Violet Sharpe, Dr. John F. Condon, the New Jersey State Police, and aviator Swede Anderson are all depicted as appearing on trial stages of public perception and inquiry.
In Saarbruecken, Nazi and anti Nazi factions prepared for mass rallies as the Saar plebiscite nears. International troops remain in barracks to deter violence while officials warn postponement may occur if clashes erupt. Prince Zu Lowenstein suspends activity after an expulsion order is rescinded.
Frank lin D. Roosevelt Jr son of the President and a Harvard student appeared in Orange Connecticut Saturday night and paid a ten dollar speeding fine for traveling seventy miles an hour on a Connecticut highway. He traveled from Cambridge to get it over with after a postponement requested by his mother the First Lady.
Des Moines Iowa liquor control chairman Harold M Cooper denies any intention to resign and says Governor Clyde L Herring never asked him to quit. The story notes rumors of a pending resignation to avert a Democratic split and mentions threats of opposition from Ed Breen Webster County attorney and former Young Democrats president.
Huntington Indiana mayor C W Bangs defies a circuit court injunction as the city owned light plant begins selling power. aides Adkins and Cline face contempt charges. judge rules them not guilty while Bangs remains in hiding directing operations from a nearby refuge. Indiana Power Officials allege violation of statutes amid the feud with Midland system Insull unit.
In Flemington New Jersey defense lawyers for Bruno Hauptmann argued over the weekend that Dr John Condon visited the crime scene before the kidnapping. They questioned Nurse Betty Gow's testimony and suggested the plot may have origins in Pontefract circles. Prosecutors plan to cross examine Col Lindbergh and press Condon's role as mediator in the ransom negotiations.
News from Albuquerque reports Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and his bride spent a brief Arizona honeymoon after a quick ceremony in Williams. The third Mrs Vanderbilt is Helen Warner of Clarksburg West Virginia, a divorcee. Separate from this, Mary Weir Logan Vanderbilt remarries six months after divorcing him in Reno in 1931.
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