Americans Pay Billion A Year in Mail Fraud
Washington dispatch reports Postal Chief Kildrey P. Aldrich warns Americans lose more money daily to mail fraud than by guns. He cites 3,643 cases last year with about 36 million stolen in 97 cases, estimating total fraud around 1.298 billion. He notes many schemes go untold and cites fake Spanish prisoners, false legatee scams, and high pressure solicitations.
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Washington
Kildrey P. Aldrich
Postal Ts
Spain
Aldrich
Gag
Dam Rent Controversy Sparks City Budget Debate
City officials weigh moving the dam rental from the water fund to the general fund to reduce the city levy. Spokesmen call the transfer unnecessary and argue it could lower taxes, while some question whether key figures were consulted on the plan.
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Burgus
H. F. Blomquist
Kidnapped Boy Case Mirrors Mattson Appeal
In Olympia a G man said investigators won’t close in until more time is allowed for the kidnapper to release the boy. Nearby searchers comb shacks and camps as a 19 year old ranger found a nude body of a small boy six miles southwest of Everett. Mattson again appeals through a Seattle newspaper ad offering $28,000 ransom if he is sure the kidnapper is not a hijacker and that his son is alive.
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Olympia
Here
Everett
Puget Sound
R. Mattson
Seattle
Mass vaccination drives across Argentina and Uruguay
More than one million people in Argentina and Uruguay were vaccinated as a regional effort reported Monday. Health authorities mandated vaccination certificates for anyone conducting official business amid an epidemic threat.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Uruguay
Hamiltons 1890 Speakership Battle Shaped Iowa History
In 1890 Iowa House factions split Democrats and Republicans fought 228 ballots to crown John T. Hamilton as permanent speaker after a long stalemate. The deal divided patronage and chairs, with Silas Wilson as rival, and Hamilton later rose to Congress and state roles. Frail, but influential, his era’s leaders shared the spoils.
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Iowa
House
Oldtimers
John T. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Hamilton
Horace Boies
A. B. Funk
Iowan Industrial Commissioner
Mr. Hamilton
Silas Wilson
Cass County
Funk
Allison
Auto Crash Destroys Drug Store Front on Meadowbrook
Mrs Moore swerved to avoid a newsboy and lost control Her car struck the drug store front at 2649 Meadowbrook Drive SE The damage required a new front after glass and framework were pushed in by the impact Dr McKeeby noted the building’s insured coverage for moving vehicle damage The incident prompted a new front installation as adjustments complete Also Iowa Senate elects Frank C Byers as president pro tem defeating Harold L Irwin Beardsley nominated him and Beardsley withdrew
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Gead
State Board of Control
Robert S. Cook
Crescent Drive
Hamilton
McKeeley
Meadowbrook Drive
Jones
McKeeby
Ator Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate
Harold L. Irwin
DeWitt
Byers
William S. Beardsley
Iowa Legislature Faces Deadlock Over Committee Powers
Des Moines reports the Iowa Senate debated shifting committee appointing power to a 3 Republican 2 Democrat committee. Senator Beardsley argued it safeguards representative government while Senator Stevens condemned it as partisan. The vote stood 27 to 18 along party lines.
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William Beardsley
New Virginia
Valentine
Roy Stevens
Ottumwa
Stevens
Beardsley
Des Moines
INS
Ryder wheels to vote to balance Iowa House parity
Rep. John Ryder of Dubuque was carried in a wheelchair from his hotel to the state House to vote with his Democratic colleagues. The move aimed to give the party parity with the Republicans, each side holding 54 seats. Ryder is recovering from a serious illness and might have waited if his vote were not crucial.
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Des Moines
John Ryder
Dubuque
House of Representatives
Ryder
Pontiac Sit Down Strike Crisis Sees Negotiations Stalled
The Pontiac stoppage left nearly 100,000 GM workers idle as sit down strikers hold five plants. Conciliators Dewey McDonald O Connor relay talks to Frances Perkins and James F. Dewey while Knudsen and Homer Martin press for evacuation before talks. Governor Murphy pushes for a joint parley to end deadlock.
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General Motors
McGrady
Detroit
Frances Perkins
James F. Dewey
Edward C. McDonald
John E. O'Connor
Motor City
Roosevelt
General Automotive
William S. Knudsen
Homer Martin
Frank Murphy
France to halt volunteers flow amid terror orders
France imposes immediate temporary measures to curb departures of volunteers headed for Spain amid terror threats. Officials say restrictions target volunteer movements and reinforce security, with actions expected to tighten controls at borders and transit points.
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Terror
Spain
Hitler may demarche against France over Moroccan war claims
Berlin reports circles close to the Nazi government expect a protest or diplomatic step by Chancellor Hitler against France, which is accused of stirring European opinion and planning a Moroccan war to provoke Britain and world actions against Germany.
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France
Berlin
INS
Hitler
Paris
Germany
Spanish
Morocco
Britain seeks direct reports on German activity in Spanish Morocco
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden ordered G E A Monck-Mason British counsel general at Tetuan to send a full report on alleged foreign activity in the Spanish Moroccan zone. The inquiry focuses on German engineers and whether they are military experts, amid French anxiety over the developments.
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Paris
Graf Spee
Straits of Gibraltar
Tangier
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Mediterranean
Atlantic
France
Britain
Spain
Francisco Franco
Auguste Nogues
French Morocco
Foreign Office
Morocco
London
Great Britain
Spanish
Anthony Eden
G. E. A. A. Monck-Mason
Monck- Mason
Sports Costs Hit Americans With A Billion Dollar Bill
A report notes that sports activities equipment and exhibition admissions cost Americans about one billion dollars annually. It cites trends in consumer spending and outlines impact on households and budgets.
American cardinal candidates emerge for next pope
Vatican observers in Rome discuss possible succession by an American. Patrick Hayes of New York and William O Connell of Boston are named as papabili amid Vatican concern over Pius XI Illness and financing. Officials note US income to the Holy See and Italian sanctions reduce Vatican funds, boosting talk of an American pope.
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Vatican City
Ins
Vatican
St. Peter
Pius XI
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
New York
William Cardinal O’connell
Boston
United States
Holy See
Italy
Brains of Plot In Murder Trial Named Jim Hines
County attorney opened Jim Hines murder trial calling him the brains of the scheme to kill Dan Shine for his 80 acre farm. Dan Shine, 60, was killed May 5 after his wife Pearl Hines Shine, 27, helped plot. Pearl and Albert Cornwell were sentenced to life, Maynard Lenox got forty years. Sheriff Palas testified as the first state witness.
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Eleader
INS
George Heins
Jim Hines
Dan Shine
Shine
Pearl Hines Shine
Albert Deke Cornwell
WPA Plans Transfers as Drought Relief Fades
With a 1936 WPA appropriation shrinking, relief through public works shifts. Drought relief expands to 3 302 000 heads by June 27 while work relief peaks at 3 545 000 on October 31. WPA moves 250 000 drought victims to resettlement administration and schedules large layoffs by December 15.
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Midwest
WPA
Resettlement Administration
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
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NMC
Alrich
America
Frank Gervasi
Aubrey W. Williams
Craemer
Golden Gate
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Wamasutta
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