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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1932
Page
1
A reflective column contrasts the Declaration of Independence era with postwar America. It laments waning national courage, leadership, and unity, noting directed inspiration is needed. The piece urges a mobilized martial spirit and calls for redirected effort and prudence in government.
At the Old Bailey crowds surged outside as Mrs Elvira Sterling Barney wife of an American singer went on trial for the murder of Michael Scott Stephen a 26 year old Irish sportsman. She pleaded not guilty as Sir Percival Clarke outlined the case and displayed an American made revolver with a trigger guard likely fired by one finger.
North Carolina attorney and former wrestler Robert P. Reynolds won the Democratic nomination for senator with about a 100000 vote majority over incumbent Cameron Morrison, after running as a repeal of prohibition advocate. Reynolds led 211227 to 112090 as precincts reported.
Hans Bertram and Ludwig Klausmann, missing since May 15 in the Australian wilds, were found wandering near Cape Bernier on June 22. Exhausted after weeks drifting by sea and land, they recounted a harrowing trek, near Melville Island misidentification, and a rescue by Drysdale natives and a mission camp.
Promoter known for a California home he maintained in wealth and a purported financial bonanza is reported to have died Sunday while held in the Jones county jail. He employed five servants to maintain his estate during his prosperous period.
George E Huckins 43 died in the Jones county jail at Anamosa while awaiting retrial on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. The promoter once rose from a Cedar Rapids cigar store to wealth with a California home and a Cedar Rapids baseball stake. An inquest ruled natural death from sclerosis of the coronary arteries. postmortem found a heart filled with clotted blood. Funeral arrangements were to be made in Necedah Wisconsin. survivors include his widow two daughters a son and relatives in Chicago.
The piece argues the United States can prosper with 93 percent domestic business, urging focus on intelligent policy rather than party politics. It warns fear worsens downturn and critiques political rhetoric while stressing national resilience and self reliance. It also reports the death of George E. Huckins in jail for fraud and notes multiple prosecutions against the Huckins family.
This paper frames EMPLOYES as key witnesses against George Huckins, portraying them as taking on a moral duty to remove a pair of criminals from society. It notes other papers in two states carried Huckins stories but this paper pursues a deeper, corrective stance.
Inquiries into the country’s economic distress question whether fanatical clamor and bigotry recede as core beliefs regain influence. The piece notes critics asking where moralizing zealots appeared at recent conventions and mentions a commentator claiming Roosevelt’s “forgotten man” has resurfaced, identified as a bishop.
Dorothy Burts suffered a cut over her right eye when the car she rode with her father Tom Burts crashed into a parked vehicle on Mount Vernon road. Burts said westbound lights blinded him. Eddy Huber was treated at Mercy hospital for a back injury after a separate collision near Prairie Creek bridge. he was later released.
Will Rogers writes from Claremore after a long speaking tour. He jokes about Roosevelt's strong aviation push and a chaotic convention where delegates ate alternates. He notes California and Texas political stances and reflects on defeat and future campaigns.
Chicago AP reports the national Prohibition Board of Strategy rejects any repeal or modification that weakens dry laws. It pledges to back dry candidates in Congress and state legislatures and will publish campaign steps soon. The board backs enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and opposes states’ wet moves and any repeal plank.
Oak Park and Forest Park police traced a missing six year old boy named Mike wandering with his dog Mike and a mother renowned as a pancake maker. Officers followed a pancake clue to a family matching the descriptions to bring Mike home.
Franklin D. Roosevelt discussed campaign strategy with A. Mitchell Palmer during a smooth ride toward Albany in a private car. The Democratic nominee planned meetings with party leaders later in the week while signaling a start to his presidential bid after his address. Mrs Roosevelt stayed in the background as the governor continued state duties and pre campaign preparations drew scrutiny from curious crowds.
The Texan said Governor Franklin D Roosevelt and Speaker Garner will confer within two weeks on the democratic national campaign. The exact date hinges on Congress adjournment, which Garner expects by week’s end.
Curtis counsel announced plans to seek supreme court review to set aside the obstruction verdict in the Lindbergh kidnaping case. If needed, the appeal would proceed to the court of errors and appeals with sentencing tentatively set for July 11.
Miss Helen Marie Weiser, an artist from a prominent Philadelphia family, reportedly hanged herself from a tree above a 400 foot cliff at LaGuna Beach California. Coroner Earl R. Abbey said financial worries weighed on her. Her body was found Monday.
Johnny, a frail child from Cedar Rapids, enjoys his first Fourth of July celebration at Camp Good Health after two weeks of nourishment and care. The Camp Good Health program, run by Public Health Nursing, serves physically handicapped youths from needy homes with support from community donations.
Britain’s Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald said Germany must accept the Lausanne reparations proposal or revert to the Young plan. The plan links reparations with wartime debts to the United States and contemplates a bond issue of 720 to 1,008 million dollars, with no value for three years.
John Gatewood, 21, of Marion, was arrested at 1:05 a.m. Monday by Sergi, Stolba, and Patrolmen Kudina, Duncan, and Funcke, charged with driving while intoxicated after his car west on First Avenue collided with a second car at Twenty-fourth Street, owned by M. L. Nolan of 516 Twenty-third Street SE, causing heavy damage.
Hollywood actress Jean Harlow and Paul Bern began a two part honeymoon after their Saturday wedding. The first trip will last one day on the Fourth before returning to work, with a longer abroad honeymoon planned later.
A bottle found on Balsam lake near Carlson Island contains a note said to be from Haskell Bohn, a 20 year old St Paul youth kidnapped five days earlier. Police in Wisconsin and Minnesota search the area as handwriting is checked. The note asks to be saved and places him on Carlson Island, fueling leads about a Wisconsin hideout.
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