Roosevelt Defeat in House Aims to Ban Giant Holding Companies
The house defeated administration backed plans to bar giant holding companies from politics and to curb private power. The battle centered on a substitute “death sentence” measure from the senate. The reform drive faced heavy pressure as members faced next votes Tuesday on further substitutions and campaign contribution bans.
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Cedar Rapids Electric Light looks to $350000 plant upgrade
The Electric Light and Power company plans a $350000 project to remove outdated equipment and add parts at its Cedar Rapids generating plant. The upgrade raises steam capacity to meet growing demand while maintaining high equipment standards. The move depends on other area units in Cedar Rapids Marshalltown and Boone and three diesel plants remaining operational.
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T P Rogers 70 Dies Sudden Prominent Insurance Executive
T P Rogers 70 prominent Iowa insurance executive died suddenly from a heart attack Saturday night after returning from a California trip. Born February 17 1865 in Boone he ran a cereal mill before joining Bankers Life in 1904 becoming general agent in eastern Iowa. He later led the Autocrat Oil Burner Co and served in civic groups and the Knights of Columbus. He was survived by Mrs Rogers and his family with his son in law Wallace Darling purchasing his agency in 1931.
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Cold Blooded Murder Plot Tied to Robbery
William Monday night con fessed to robbing and murdering Howard Dickinson, prominent New York attorney, with accomplices including three party girls Loretta Jackson Florence Jackson and Lillian Winter. Schweitzer admitted premeditation and that the motive was robbery, saying the pistol was kept for months and the women aided by delivering the dying man’s coat and vest for valuables totaling about 150 dollars. The confession places blame on the trio and links escapes to a Chicago garage.
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Duckworth Heard By Woodbury Jury In Graft Probe
Max E. Duckworth former Woodbury county attorney met with special prosecutors as the grand jury probe into graft continued. He may be called as a witness again while prosecutors pursue malfeasance claims and related indictments in a sprawling Sioux City case.
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Something Rotten in the Sioux City Inquiry
An editorial lampoons the Sioux City investigation and indictments, questioning the motives and conduct of the attorney general and his aides. It hints at possible influence peddling in liquor store dealings and calls for forthcoming disclosures from witnesses. The piece concludes with a movie title mocking the delays in getting answers.
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Letters Support Gazette Charge Of Protection Payoff
Four letters seized in a Brisbois Bros raid at Fonda Indiana reveal a Western Iowa protection system for slot operators. The correspondents reference payments to state officials, with Mayer of Sioux City cited as a major protector and requests for cash to fund enforcement activities. The documents show coordinated efforts to shield certain operators and arrange exclusive Des Moines area access.
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Des Moines Probe Clash Over Highway Contract Conspiracy
Iowa legislator Gustave Alesch warned that a legislative investigation into an alleged 2 million dollar scheme involving the highway commission and cement contractors could be killed. He cited a letter from Assistant Attorney General Walter Maley and referenced Attorney General Edward OConnor's role in the probe.
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SeizedSlot Documentation Ties Wisconsin Toll to Fonda Bribery
Letters disclosed a statewide protection scheme for slot machine operators seized from Frank Brisbois, a Dubuque operator, after a search warrant in Fonda Iowa. Special agent N T Johannsen reported the Woodbury County graft probe findings to Governor Herring.
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Lytle replies to Maley letter amid graft probe clash
Sioux City businessman Lytle fires back at Assistant Attorney General Wal ter F. Maley insisting officials must heed the Eighth Commandment. He cites Governor Herring and defends praise for Supreme Court justices while seeking appointive support for the Woodbury county grand jury investigation into graft.
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Manila Quake Strikes Manila Early Monday
An intensity earthquake shook Manila early Monday. Details were scarce as reports emerged from the Philippine capital.
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