Drought Beliefs and Japan Trade Shift Prompt Debate
The piece questions rain prayers by diverse groups including Protestants Catholics and Navajo medicine men, and warns of divine punishment for modern misconduct. It cites 1930s Japan textile exports rising to 30,000,000 square yards, with American workers losing wages as New England mills struggle amid foreign competition.
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Arizona
Iowa
Sam
Japan
United States
F. X. A. Eble
Made In America Club
Eble
New England
Exhumation Ordered in Iwers Fortune Case
Cedar county supervisors authorize exhumation and autopsy of Henry Iwers on the Sunbury farm after discovery of a buried fortune. State health officials had flagged missing burial and removal permits tied to the will contest involving heirs and a cousin Louis Voss. The state vital statistics bureau confirmed a permit for exhumation exists, with toxicologist Wilber Teeters to participate.
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Tipton
Iwers Brothers
Sunbury
Cedar County
County Board of Supervisors
Henry Iwers
State Board of Health
Jim Risden
Iwers
Davenport
Louis
Boss
Voss
Vns
Des Moines
Associated Press
Walter Maley
Ivers
Maley
William Treimer
Hartley
Riley McManus
Owers
State Vital Statistics Bureau
Wilber J. Teeters
Town City
Will
Teeters
Marion C. Hamiel
Louis Voss
International News Service
Scott County
Ill favor seeks surrender in grim Chicago murder case
A husband and wife sought for questioning in a brutal murder flee Chicago after the killing of a young woman. A lawyer acts as spokesman claiming the pair will surrender when ready. The wife may walk to a police station Tuesday morning. The tale includes a former Capone collector and a vulnerable motive tied to jealousy over a dead butterfly. ARL Browder criticizes Landon and Roosevelt as communist targets. Autopsy plans emerge as heirs press for representation. Buried wealth totaling 200000 in currency and securities is unearthed from the Iwers estate amid a larger 350000 value.
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Chicago
al Capone
Attorney seeks probe into farmer Henry Iwers death
Des Moines AP Glen Schmidt head of the state investigation bureau said an attorney for Henry Iwers's relatives asked for an inquiry into the farmer's death. He noted a preliminary review was done last week and arrangements were made for exhumation. Awaiting autopsy results.
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Des Moines
Glen Schmidt
State Investigation Bureau
Henry Iwers
Schmidt
Cedar Rapids Records New Heat High of 108 Degrees
Drought tightens its grip as Cedar Rapids and nearby areas reach a year to date high of 108 degrees at 2 45 PM, three degrees above Sundays record. Two heat prostration cases sent to Mercy Hospital, Thaddeus Miller 35 and Mary Horak 60. Locals seek respite in parks and rivers as rainfall looks unlikely.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Thaddeus Miller
A Avenue NW
Mary Horak
Fourth Street
State Weather Bureau
Sunshine Mission
Frank H. Ward
Iowa
Cedar River
Borah Will Not Bolt Republican Party
Senator William E. Borah said he will not bolt the Republican Party. He told the United Press bolting is not part of his plan and, after conferring with state Republican leaders, will decide on his political future.
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Boise, Ida
William E. Borah
United Press
Borah
Doctor says Cadman in critical condition in Plattsburg
Dr L G Barton Jr reports 71 year old radio preacher Dr S Parkes Cadman critically ill at Champlain Valley hospital Plattsburg New York with a ruptured appendix likely requiring immediate surgery. Barton noted the illness has persisted making a deferred operation advisable until Cadman is fit for surgery.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
L. G. Barton, Jr
S. Parkes Cadman
Cadman
Rumors of Plane Crash in Colorado Mountains Investigated
Forest Service rangers searched the Sangre De Cristo range after farmers reported a red monoplane crash on Madena mountain. Reports not confirmed. Denver pilot Walter Higley said a plane matching the description, piloted by Henry King, Hollywood director, had left Denver early Monday after attending the Mile High all races.
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Denver
Colo
Forest Service
Paul Gilbert
Gardner
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Colorado
Madena Mountain
Walter Higley
Henry King
King
Japanese Army Revolt Tailed by Naval Treaty Sparks Executions
Seventeen ringleaders of the Feb 26 blood purge face death by firing squad while others receive long prison terms. Court martial scrutiny highlights attempted assault on the emperor and the imperial palace, with three leaders committing harakiri.
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Tokio
Japan
Army
Aizawa
Imperial Bodyguard
Hirohito
Tokio Bay
Harakiri
Tarauchi
Burglars Loot 3 Farm Homes In Mount Vernon Area
Daylight burglars hit three area farms near Mount Vernon and Bertram taking guns and small valuables. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigated the Anton Biderman home, the Russell Bair residence, and Joe Michalek Jr. place, seizing a 20-gauge Winchester pump gun a 12-gauge shotgun and a 16-gauge shotgun along with a radio and wrist watches.
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Bertram
Larry Condon
Anton Biderman
Palisades
Biderman
Biderman’s
Condon
Russell Bair
Bair
Joe Michalek, Jr
Palisades Road
Mystery Tours and life’s unknown fate
A London bus company used Mystery Tours to spark demand by keeping destinations secret. The piece argues life is a mystery from start to end, comparing it to gambling and a dying soldier's defiant line about adventuring, noting the machine age dulls wonder while death remains the ultimate Mystery Tour.
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London
Trossachs
Oxford
Devon
George Eliot
Galsworthy
Lewis Promises Peaceful Drive Against Steel Unions
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers and organizer of mass steel worker union efforts, pledged a legal and peaceful campaign. He warned the steel industry that unlawful tactics will not be tolerated and urged swift action against lawlessness.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Front
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Iron and Steel Institute
America
Coughlin Tours Philadelphia After Lemke Rally
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, supporter of Rep. William Lemke, traveled to Philadelphia on National Union of Social Justice duties after addressing 1,300 officers at a closed meeting. He said he was touring to meet leaders of the organization.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles E. Coughlin
William Lemke
Philadelphia
National Union of Social Justice
Drought Triggers U S Geological Study Of Water Tables
Washington AP reports a severe drop in underground water tables across the Dakotas Montana and Wyoming spurring a Geological Survey study. George E Farrell AAA director notes droughts are drier though smaller in area, with proposals for small surface water dams and potential over-pumping concerns.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
George E. Farrell
Western Regional Aaa
Oscar E. Meinzer
Iowa Farm Woman and 3 Children Drowned at Beed Lake
Mrs Alfred Koch and her three children aged 5 to 9 drowned when they waded into Beed lake to retrieve a toy boat. The lake, drained years ago, is being restored by CCC workers. An older son ran for aid as the bodies were recovered after about 35 minutes in the water. The mother resided about a mile from the lake.
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Hampton
Alfred Koch
Beed
Here
CCC
Spy Thompson Sentenced to Federal Prison
In Los Angeles AP reports former U S Navy yeoman Harry Thomas Thompson was sentenced by Federal Judge Leon Yankwich to years in federal prison for espionage in a wartime context.
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Los Angeles
America
Harry Thomas Thompson
United States
Mary Yeoman
Leon Yankwich
Mrs Shine Sentenced in Elkader Farm Slaying Case
Pearl Shine 28 and Maynard Lenox 19 each pled guilty to complicity in the Dan Shine murder near Littleport. Pearl Shine received life in Rockwell City and Lenox 40 years in Fort Madison after incriminating Jim Hines and Albert Cornwell.
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Elkader
Pearl Shine
Rockwell City
Maynard Lenox
Fort Madison
Dan Shine
Littleport
Jim Hines
Albert Cornwell
Manchester
Shine
Lenox
Labor Relations Board Halts Auto Worker Case Ruling
A Missouri circuit court granted a temporary injunction halting National Labor Relations Board proceedings against General Motors at the St Louis assembly plant. Judges Sanborn and Woodrough cited a prior Missouri case, reversing a federal judge's refusal to issue the restraining order.
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ST. Paul
St. Louis
General Motors Corporation
Court
National Labor’ Relations Board
John B. Sanborn
J.W
Norman Sommers
Attornie
NLRB
Washington
Lyon,Anderson
St Louiseltor
General
Motor's Tion
Circuit
Federal
George.h. Moore
The
Motors Concern
Sanborn and
Woodrough
Merrill T. Otis
Western District of
Missouri
Fire destroys Roundhouse in Rock Island area
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway roundhouse in St. Joseph Missouri was destroyed by fire on Monday. The loss is estimated at $200,000.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Freed Surrenders in Chicago Murder Case
Eddie Freed a Capone syndicate associate surrendered to police to discuss events surrounding the slaying of Audrey Vallette known as Annabelle Blake. He appeared with attorney Abe Markovitz and declined to give details. His wife Ruth, suspected in a jealousy motive, did not appear but was expected to surrender soon.
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Chicago
Eddie Freed
al Capone
Audrey Vallette
Annabelle Blake
Freed
Clark Street
Abe Markovitz
Ruth
Blake
United Press
Hudson Street
Lee Freed
Jack Guzik
Capone
Annabelle
Eddie
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
Traffic toll data from Cedar Rapids reports 257 accidents with 169 injured and deaths not clearly stated. The fragment indicates counts but lacks complete outcomes or dates for full context.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa heat wave to continue as drought aid eyed
Federal weather forecasters predicted another hot day in Iowa with temperatures above 100 degrees across the state. Officials said drought relief could be requested if the heat persists, as drownings and fires tied to the heat claim more lives and crops suffer further damage.
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Des‘ Moines
Iowa
Ray
Murray
Agriculture
Clyde
L. Herring
Weather Bureau
Mark
Oats
Hay Hart
Leslie
Carl ‘Safiatician
Randolph
Theron Chambers
Towa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Labrador
Mississippi Valley
Ralph Cooper
Dubuque
Dubuque Y.M.C.A. Pool
Plot To Overthrow Spain Government Stopped
Madrid reports police uncovered a rightist plot to overthrow the government and establish a dictatorship. Several hundred reactionaries were caught as the insurrectional plan neared completion, with leading employers accused of aiding fascists and obstructing a nationwide strike resolution.
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Madrid
Claridad
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