Roosevelt foes unleash sharp attack amid Democratic party rifts
A speaker at a dinner criticizes Roosevelt’s New Deal and the 1932 platform, warning of dangers from endorsing class conflict and economic autocracy. The Senate lobby committee probes Liberty League backers, while a Davenport column defends officials amid Iowa graft cases and vows continued scrutiny. An Fort Wayne tragedy involving a WPA father and eleven others prompts sympathy and questions. The Gazette rebukes O’Connor allies and stresses justice beyond politics.
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Prx
Psevelt
New Deal
Eker
Themerican’ Liberty League
Lowden Seeks State Administered Permanent Farm Program
Frank O Lowden urges a constitutional permanent farm program to be run by state agricultural college staffs with federal funding. The proposal aims to curb soil erosion overcropping and surpluses while ensuring affordable food, arguing it would satisfy constitutional concerns and unite urban and rural welfare.
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Pete
America
Lowden
Senate Agricultural Committee
Washington
AAA
California Governor Merriam Weds Former Iowa Woman
Governor Frank Merriam, 70, married Long Beach widow Jessie Stewart Lipsey, 66, in a brief Palm Springs ceremony at the winter home of political adviser Ralph Clock. Lipsey, widow of A M Lipsey, and Merriam’s wife died years ago. the couple had Iowa roots in Tipton and Hopkinton. He is the 28th California governor and the first to wed while in office.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Frank Finley Merriam
California
Jessie Stewart Lipsey
Long Beach
George M. Burke
First Presbyterian Church of
Ralph Clock
Merriam
Iowa
Lipsey
Tipton
Hopkinton
Mérriam
Weather Outlook for Chicago Jan 27 to Feb 1 1936
Weather outlook for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys shows generally fair conditions through most of the week with snow expected in the southern portion near the middle. Temperatures will run below normal across the region.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Hold Farm Bill 1E Faces Bipartisan Opposition
Washington AP reports fresh attempts to craft a temporary AAA replacement program with subsidies for land use faced bipartisan opposition. The modified Jones Bankhead bill expanded powers for the agriculture secretary and drew unconstitutionally charged critique from both parties. Senate leaders defer action awaiting advice from Secretary Wallace.
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Man Smith
S. C
Wallace
Supreme Court
AAA
Bankhead
Cedar Rapids Sees Extreme Cold Dip With Snow
A week of record cold in Cedar Rapids peaked Saturday with the thermometer briefly at zero before sinking to nine below by nightfall. Highway crews and railroad staff battled drifting snow and hazardous travel as trains and wires kept moving near normal.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Convict Officials in Morro Castle Ship Disaster
An executive of the Morro Castle owner and two ship officers were convicted of negligence by a federal jury after the Morro Castle fire off the New Jersey coast in September 1934. Acting Captain William F. Warms Chief Engineer Eben S. Abbott and Henry E. Cabaud face up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 fines each. The New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company may also pay a $10,000 fine. Bail set at $2,500 pending sentencing Tuesday.
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NEW York
Morro Castle
New Jersey
William F. Warms
Eben S. Abbott
Henry E. Cabaud
New York and Cuba Mail. Steamship Company
Unemployment in Britain Hits Five Year Low
London AP reports that present unemployment in England fell to the lowest level in five years. The Ministry of Labor’s final 1935 return shows 1,868,565 registered unemployed, down 217,250 since December 17, 1934.
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London
England
Ministry of Labor
Wickersham Dies in Taxe in New York
George W. Wickersham former U S attorney general and head of the Hoover crime commission died Saturday in a Fifth Avenue taxi cab. He was born in Pittsburgh on September 19, 1858 and served as attorney general under Taft. He helped draft the corporation tax amendment and contributed to the income tax amendment.
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New York
George W. Wickersham
United,States
Wickersham
Crime Commission
Hoover
The
Future Corporation
United States
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Thomas Wickersham
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
University ‘of
Sioux City
Northern
Elihu Root
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
George * Wickersham
Community Plans Discussed By Local Business Men
One hundred business men invited to Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce meeting Wednesday at 4 15 p m to discuss community development plans. Program outline and participant suggestions planned with future meetings for members and non members.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
RFC Report Shows 1935 Earnings and Large Bad Loan Risk
Chairman Jesse H. Jones disclosed 1935 RFC earnings of $33,473,861 above interest and expenses, with total date earnings $115,844,220 since 1932. The record notes an $80,000,000 Dawes loan to Central Republic Bank and Trust of Chicago, about $50,000,000 in default, and no provisions for bad loans to date.
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Thes’ ‘Corporation
RFC
REC
The
Dawes
Central
Republic Bank
Trust
Company
Chicago
Jones
Treasury
Cred‘t Corporation
PWA
Eleanor Out for the Evening as FDR Hosts Stag Party
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt planned an overnight guest visit with Alfred E Smith's Liberty League speech drawing mixed reaction. The president reportedly hosted a small stag gathering on the White House's second floor with a radio at hand during the evening.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Liberty League
White House
Executive
Smith
Roosevelt
Congress Faces Inflation or Taxes in Roosevelts Bonus Vote
Washington AP reports a heated debate in Congress over inflation or new taxes as the Senate prepares to vote on the $2.491 billion baby bond bonus bill to fund the Roosevelt administration's program. Leaders foresee a strong challenge to the presidential veto, with inflationary scenarios discussed and a possible link to future campaign messaging. The Chamber of Commerce cautions about the broader economic impact as the issue heads to continuation on page 2.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Harrison
Reniraltey
Morgenthau
Chamber of Commerce’ of the United States
Woman Flee With Two Children as Fire Rages at Iowa Theater
In Williamsburg at 845 p.m. Saturday a fire started in the projection room of the Iowa theater and spread to the apartment above. Mrs Clarence McShane carried her month old and two year old children to safety in their sleeping garments, while theater operator William Newcomb and helper Russell Jones were injured slightly fleeing the booth to summon help. Most of the McShane furniture was saved but damaged by flames. canopy and walls of the theater were scorched though the main room remained largely intact. loss covered by insurance.
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Williamsburg
Clarence McShane
Iowa Theater
Jones
New
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
Accident tally for Cedar Rapids in 1936 records 26 accidents with 30 injuries and no deaths listed.
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Cedar Rapids
Birthday of Burns and St Paul Feast Highlight Inner Life
The piece reflects on Robert Burns birthday and St Paul feast day, contrasting poetic beauty with religious fervor. It argues inner life and great ideas shape history, noting Einstein's idea as world changing and urging personal insight as life’s driving force. Dr. Newton signs the copyright note.
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Robert Burns
Scotland
St. Paul
Asia
Europe
Burns
St.Paul
England
Macaulays
Einstein
Lindbergh Baby Identification Challenge Reported
Lieutenant Hicks said he would use a report by Dr Phillip Van Ingen to dispute the Lindbergh child identification. The account cites a 1932 examination noting dry skin and overlapping toes and contrasts it with Hauptmann trial testimony. Hicks argues the body was cremated within a day, implying possible embalming.
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New York
Robert W.hicks
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cchallenge
Lindbergh
Hicks
Skeptical
Bruno
Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Mercer County
Charles H. Mitchell
Roosevelt Signs Law Penalizing Ransom Money Handlers
President Roosevelt signed a law prescribing penalties for anyone who knowingly handles ransom money in kidnapping cases. The measure carries a maximum fine of 10000 dollars and a 10 year prison term for violators.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith Calls 1932 Platform Abandoned at Banquet
Alfred E. Smith tells a Washington audience that the 1932 Democratic platform has been abandoned, praising Roosevelt while warning of class conflict under the New Deal. He insists he is not seeking nomination and speaks of patriotism and dangers facing the U.S. government.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
White House
American Liberty, League
Democrats
Lazarus the Fifth Dies After Pneumonia
Oakland, AP. Lazarus the Fifth the dog revived by Dr. Robert Cornish after asphyxiation in December 1934 died after about a year from pneumonia. The scientist, known for reviving dead dogs, said he has given up revival experiments temporarily after five attempts.
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Oakland
Calif
Lazarus
Robert Cornish
Cornish
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Ité
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Davenport
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Edward L. O'Connor
O'Connor
William J. Conway
Oregon, Il
Frank O. Lowden
Republican Party
Associated Press
Illinois
Sec
Ala
Cedar .Rapids
NEWS
Britain
Crime’ Commission
Taft’ Identities Body
Gloria Laura Nanderbilt
Gloria
Vanderbilt
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Taft
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Eleanor
Joseph Fort Newton
DR. Newton
LINDY
Vany
United States of America
Charles, I. Dawson
Louisville
Swith
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