Gardner urges tax cuts and school economy in Iowa speech
Former North Carolina governor Max Gardner addressed Iowa Democrats in Des Moines urging deep spending cuts and educational consolidation. He cited his state’s elimination of duplication in higher education, coordinated purchasing, and waste reduction as a model for Iowa to ease tax burdens and restore fiscal sanity.
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North Carolina
Despines
Iowa
Gardner Mondalight
Gardner
Carolina
Boards of Education and Control
Board of Education
Des Moines
Carona
Reforms Urged by Turner in Iowa Legislature
Gov. Dan Turner urged the legislature to stop extravagance in state schools and shift funds under tighter control. He called for state audit oversight, reduced tuition excess, and spending with legislative approval. He urged tax reform including an income tax and consolidation of departments to cut costs. Foreclosure concerns by mortgage holders and loan companies were also noted.
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Des Moines
University of Iowa
Dan Turner
Board of Education
Board of Control
State Board of Audit
Board, of Education
Turner
Iowa
Terrified Patient Escapes Hospital Robbery Ward
Seattle AP report recalls 48 year old Alex Chzaski fleeing a hospital ward in a nightgown and blanket to avoid surgery. A two hour chase ended when police seized him but he briefly escaped before being recaptured.
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Seattle
Alex Chzaski
Cizaski
Chinese forces prepare as Japanese drive opens in Jehol
China rejects local settlement proposals over the Shanhaikwan incident and moves thousands into Jehol province amid clashes with Japan. Reports say 25,000 Chinese troops advance along a northern arc near Chiomenkuo as Tokyo launches a major offensive. The battle near Shanhai kwan continues with heavy bombardment and infantry assaults.
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Washington
China
Jehol
Old North Pass
Peiping
Chiomenkuo
Great Wall
Shanhaikwan
Bandit and Newsboy Wounded in Duluth Hold Up
A downtown jewelry store holdup in Duluth ended with a bandit named James Savela wounded seven times and a second suspect Jack Burak 42 detained. A 10 year old newsboy Harold Gray was shot in the leg during the exchange of gunfire.
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James Savela
Michigan
Jackson
Mich
Savela
Jack Burak
Harold Gray
Debt And Tariff Cuts By Roosevelt Expected In Europe
Geneva reports that experts at a preparatory economic conference foresee Roosevelt’s new administration offering debt revision and tariff reductions in exchange for a general return to the gold standard. They also expect removal of restrictions on freer goods and capital movement, with French and American specialists opposing inflationary reflation to solve the crisis.
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Geneva
Roosevelt
Washington
Birkinshaw Denies Gun Ownership in Bandman Probe
In Chicago Mrs Louise Birkinshaw spent four hours at Marquette police station denying gun ownership claims tied to Edwin Schildhauer slaying. She and her daughter face charges as Astrid Carlson testified Birkinshaw kept a revolver and threatened Schildhauer. Birkinshaw evaded questions about insurance policies, with proceeds left to her daughter.
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Chicago
Louise Birkinshaw
Marquette
Edwin Schildhauer
John
Astrid Carlson
Schildhauer
Hoover urges arms trade embargo and ratification effort
President Hoover asked Congress to ratify the 1925 arms traffic suppression convention or grant power to restrict arms shipments for military use. He told a special message that broad, coordinated action is needed to prevent and lessen international conflicts and urged Senate Foreign Relations Committee action on the proposal.
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Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Congress
Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco
Berlin clash leaves several wounded in fascist police fight
In Berlin a running pistol battle broke out between fascists and police in a northeast labor district park after 400 fascists forced a communist mass meeting. Three fascists were arrested as police dispersed the group with batons and returned to order.
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Berlin
Eastern Writer James Duffy Dies in Wilmington
James O G Duffy longtime Philadelphia Evening Bulletin editorial writer died Monday night after a long illness. Irish native and author of several novels and plays.
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Wilmington
Del
James O. G. Duffy
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Duffy
Ireland
Bill To Place Rails On Firm Financial Footing
Washington reports a bipartisan push to reorganize the rail system with Roosevelt backing. The LaGuardia plan calls for forced reorganization under the Interstate Commerce Commission with federal courts advisory, directing 20 percent creditor class filings into reorganization. Chairman Sumners will soon hold brief hearings as the measure moves toward passage in both chambers.
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Washington
House
Franklin” D. Roosevelt
New York
Rep. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Hhe
Senate
Revision Of Debts Not Mentioned In Talks Laval Says
Former French premier Pierre Laval told United Press that debt revision or annulment did not arise in talks with President Hoover. He pegged the dispute’s start to the Lausanne reparations conference and said France should not pay the December debt until Germany resumes reparations, while not entering an international war-debt debate.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
United Press
Stimson
Treasury
Mills
Hoover
United States
Laval
France
Lausanne
Germany
Washington Conversations
Lie Detector Used In Gendler Mystery
Northwestern university crime detection laboratory equipment to be used by Rock Island county authorities to probe the murder of Miss Rose Gendler found on the Rock River ice near Moline on December 22. More than fifteen witnesses were called to the State's Attorney Francis C. King’s office for testing.
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Rock Island, Ill
Northwestern University Crime Detection Laboratory
Rock Island
Rose Gendler
Rock River
Moline
Francis C. King
Judge Denies $50,000 Claim In Battle Of Omaha Widows
In Omaha Nebraska a district judge ruled against Mrs Margaret Shotwell in the battle over the estate of millionaire lumberman W Hoagland. The note claiming happiness as consideration was deemed a mere promise to pay and not binding on the estate. A countersuit by Mrs Hoagland seeking damages for alleged affronts in the affair awaits appeal.
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Omaha
Neb
W. W. Hoaglund
Hoagland
Margaret B. Shotwell
Margaret
Miss Shotwell
Charles Leslie
Dairy Produce and Peanuts Added to Farm Bill
The House neared the end of debate on the emergency farm relief bill as members moved to broaden benefit coverage. Iowa hog country representatives pressed for amendments to aid hog operations, while dairy products and peanuts were added to the list of supported commodities amid heated floor battles.
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Washington
House
D. C
Iowa
House Agriculture Committee
Ed H. .Campbell
Fred Gilchrist
Jones
Swabhington
Yarmal
Burtneas
Rep
N. D
Texas
Governor Commutes Beatrice Snipes Murder Sentence
Columbia, C. S. Beatrice Ferguson Snipes, 29, an expectant mother, had her death penalty commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Blackwood. The action followed a pledge to wait for the state supreme court ruling on her appeal before acting on clemency petitions.
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Columbia
8. C
Blackwood
Beatrice Ferguson Snipes
Elliott Harris
York
State Supreme Court
Laval Opposes Debt Payment Now Denies Hoover Deal
Paris report states former Premier Pierre Laval argues France should not pay the $20 million war debt installment due the United States or other annuities until Germany resumes reparations to France. He avoids involvement in U S debts debate, citing the Lausanne conference as the source of the debt rift and pointing to the Hoover moratorium and Hoover Laval communique as documents supporting his stance.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
France
United States
Germany
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
Laval
Hoover
Revolt Flare Continues Across Spain Amid Violence
Communists and anarchists sparked renewed uprisings in multiple Spanish regions on Tuesday. The unrest included bitter clashes and led to temporary seizures of several towns as authorities struggled to restore order.
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Spain
Madrid
INS
Will Rogers Skeptical On Global Trade Or Politician Goods
Beverly Hills column argues nations resemble ten men with varied strengths and warns against exclusive world markets. It jokes that even a free trade in politicians could flood the world, suggesting the folly of monopolies and the value of diverse specialties.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
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Canrads
Argentine
Russia
Germany
France
England
Japan
Nicaragua
Reynolds Heir Born To Libby Reynolds In Philadelphia
Libby Reynolds gives birth to a baby boy at 6 48 p m in Philadelphia hospital. Mrs Reynolds, already under indictment connected to her husband Smith Reynolds death, and the infant are reported in satisfactory condition. Dr Norris W Vaux announced the birth and that both mother and child are well.
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Philadelphia
AUP
Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
Broadway
Pennsylvania Hospital
Reynolds
Water wagon on fire in Portland street
An AP report from Portland notes a water wagon caught fire on Tuesday after engine trouble. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and towed the disabled truck to a garage.
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Portland
Ore
Four Month Old Boy Stabbed To Death In New York
Four month old Frank Michael Cammarano was stabbed through the crib window with a six inch black handled stiletto, found by 16 year old Teresa at his grandparents' home. Amanda Cammarano, the father, was away at trade school. Mrs. Josephine Cammarano reported visiting the room 20 minutes earlier. The crime is called one of the most inhuman in years. The motive remains unclear to investigators.
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New York
INS
Frank Michael Cammarano
Teresa
Amanda Cammarano
Josephine Cammarano
Hire Seabury Aid In Market Probe
Washington AP report says the Senate Banking Committee hires Irving Ben Cooper of New York as associated counsel to lead the resumed inquiry into the New York stock market. Cooper previously worked with the Seabury investigation, signaling a continuation of the probe.
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Seabury
Washington
New York
Senate Banking Committee
Irving Ben Cooper
Associated Counsel
Wheat futures surge as prices rebound on cold wave fears
Chicago prices rallied Tuesday with wheat up sharply amid forecasts of a harsh cold spell and worries over crop damage. Cash grain and stocks moved higher as traders eyed May and July wheat contracts and a tentative bottom in the market's ten day rise.
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Chicago
Ariod
Prairie States
Wheat prices steady in Chicago lift market confidence
Traders say holding a fifty cent level for wheat in Chicago would restore confidence and aid trade conditions. Coarse grain traders note higher wheat supports farmers who have more corn and oats to sell, so gains in feed grains benefit farmers more. North American wheat export demand remains stronger than previously thought.
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Chicago
Broomhall
Mrs Borden to Wed Composer in Chicago Society Move
Mrs Ellen Walchler Borden longtime Chicago society leader announced plans to marry composer and pianist John Alden Carpenter. Both are directing a drive to raise 100000 for a temple of music and wedding plans depend on progress of the fundraiser. Carpenter, a widower, wrote Song of Faith for the George Washington bicentennial.
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Chicago
Ellen Walchler Borden
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John Alden Carpenter
Carpenter
Temple of Music
Borden
McCormick
Social Register
John Peet
Ex Wife of Sinclair Lewis to Wed Broker in New York
Grace Hegger Lewis age 42, the novelist's first wife, and broker Tellestore Casanova age 40 obtained a marriage license in New York. The couple had divorced Sinclair Lewis in Reno on April 15, 1928, and Lewis later married Dorothy Thompson, a writer.
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New York
Grace Hegger Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
Tellestore Casanova
Lewis
Reno
Dorothy Thomp
Lewin
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