Cedar county autopsy decision awaits final report
Iowa Attorney General Edward L. O Connor receives Cedar county inquiry findings on Henry Iwers death. Maxwell’s review questions criminal cause and says autopsy expenses may not be warranted without further evidence. Brady to interview nurse. pathologist chosen if autopsy proceeds.
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Des Moines
Edward L. O’connor
B. J. Maxwell
Cedar County
Maxwell
Henry Iwers
O’connor
Frank Brady
State Investigation Bureau
Brady
Iwers
Davenport
Walter L. Bierring
University of Iowa Medical School
Estate of John Iwers Totals 144906.73 in Cedar and North Dakota Assets
An inventory filed by co administrators William Dage and Louis Voss lists 560 acres in Cedar county and 640 acres in North Dakota plus bonds notes and cash totaling 144 906 73. The estate, tied to the Iwers brothers who burned currency and securities, will be closed next week as Henry Iwers will is contested by seventeen claimants including three German kin represented by Otto and Nicholas Jager and Anna Jager Franck with counsel from H C Schoening the German consul's attorney. The hearing on Louis Voss citation was moved to July 20.
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Tipton
John Iwers
William Dage
Louis Voss
Cedar County
North Dakota
Liberty Trust and Savings Bank
Durant
Henry
Henry Iwers
Road To Paradise Surges But People Stay Away
Paradise Indiana saw a third straight day above 100 degrees with Friday reaching 110. Crops remained poor as heat kept residents from visiting the town despite the heatwave.
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Paradise
Ind
Ruth Bryan Owen Weds Captain Rohde At Roosevelt Chapel
In Hyde Park a 3 PM ceremony at St James Chapel united Ruth Bryan Owen and Danish Captain Boerge Rohde in a simple dignified Episcopal service. President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt attended with guests, and Owen plans to campaign for Roosevelt's re election after a wedding trip.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Ruth Bryan Owen
Boerge Rohde
Denmark
Christian
Owen
William Jennings Bryan
St. James Chapel
Kammerjunker
Rohde
Albert
Samuel Shoemaker, Jr
New York
Calvary Episcopal Church
Oxford Group
America
Mead Faces Old Mail Fraud Charge After 15 Years
William Elmer Mead 59 known as America's No 1 con man appeared in Omaha after 15 years sought by postal inspectors. He was ordered held under 200000 bond to Jacksonville Florida to answer a 1921 mail fraud indictment. Frisco Kate widow and former wife cried as he was moved secretly by federal agents to begin a lengthy jail term. Mead allegedly led a gang swindling prominent citizens across the nation with schemes over 50000 and up to 200000 in total losses.
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Omaha
William Elmer Mead
America
Mead
Jacksonville
Fla
Homer S. Cummings
Bow Street
London
Mrs Landon Debuts New Dress for Topeka Nomination Ceremony
Mrs Alfred M Landon bought a dinner length redingote gown in chiffon with a salmon rose design to wear at Topeka Kansas on July 23 when her husband will be notified of his Republican presidential nomination. She pairs it with white gloves white satin T strap sandals and a white wide brim hat.
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Estes Park
Colo
Ins
Alfred M. Landon
Topeka
Kan
Landon
Hitler Agrees to Keep Hands Off Austria Pact
In Vienna on Saturday Germany and Austria reached a peace accord confided to Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg by Col. Franz von Papen. The draft Austro German pact recognizes Austria's independence and pledges non interference in internal affairs by Germany and the Nazi party. Hitler disavows Nazi activity in Austria.
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Hitler
Austria
Richard D. McMillan
Vienna
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Kurt Schuschnigg
Franz von Papen
von Papen
der Fuehrer
Berchtesgaden
Rhineland
Europe
Italy
Schuschnigg
Rome
Hapsburg
Archduke Otto of Hapsburg
Bandit Holds Up Drug Store Attendant in NE City
A Friday night hold up at Challed Pharmacy 608 Sixteenth Street NE netted the attendant Vernon Haas 10 to 15 dollars. The gunman, about 20 years old, five eight, wore a dark coat hat and grey shirt and fled on foot toward First Avenue. Haas alerted police after the robbery.
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Sixteenth Stret
Vernon Haas
Thirty-third Street
Haas
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids Records Ninth Straight Day At 109 Heat
Cedar Rapids endures the longest stretch of 100 degree days in two decades as the high hits 109 at 1 p.m. The previous peak was 108 earlier in the week. Heat takes a toll with Clifford Larson, 47, dying en route to hospital after collapsing in the street. The Cedar River sits near 2.8 feet as nights dip to 72. The Weather Bureau warns of continuing heat through the weekend.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
State Weather Bureau
Clifford Larson
Sixteenth Avenue
Larson
Fifth Avenue
Third Street
Cedar River
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Chambers Inskeep
Herring Slashes Contingent Funds For OConnor Probe
Gov. Clyde L. Herring cut the contingency fund for Attorney General E. L. OConnor and reduced total allocations for the Woodbury county liquor payoff inquiry. Fred Free, appointed special assistant, faced a $25,157 quarterly ask, trimmed to $23,370, with $800 already charged and pending bills.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Fred H. Free
Sioux City
Attorney General
E. L. O’connor
Free
Woodbury County
O’connor
Grand Jury
State Executive Council
Gov. Herring
Comptroller’s
Fred Herman
Fred Herman Free
Woodbury
Iowa Republicans Adopt Platform and Name Candidates
In Des Moines Iowa Republicans adopted a platform denouncing Democratic extravagance and praising a return to the party in November. Delegates narrowed choices for state offices selecting George L. McCaughan railway commissioner Harold E. Davidson attorney general and Mrs Henry Wood secretary of state with McCaughan and Davidson winning by clear margins. The action followed a walkout as the convention read the platform and endorsed fiscally conservative policies and local control of relief.
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Des Moines
Iowa
L. J. Dickinson
John Hamilton
Harrison Spangler
Alf M. Landon
George L. McCaughan
Ankeny
Harold E. Davidson
Clarinda
Henry Wood
Moville
Davidson
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney
Mrs. Wood
Olive S. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
McCaughan
Commission
L. W. Evans
Lake City
L. H. Childs
Fort Madison
Harry C. Paulson
Clinton
John H. Pazour
Marion
Roscoe Turner to Attend Cedar Rapids Airport Ceremonies
Harold Rowe announces Roscoe Turner the famed pilot will join Cedar Rapids airport ceremonies Friday for United Airlines inaugural Chicago to Omaha flight through the city. Turner famed for the London to Melbourne air race and barnstorming tour, will be joined by United Air Lines officials. The eastbound flight will depart Cedar Rapids at 7 p.m. changing from 7:15. westbound remains at 7:10.
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Harold Rowe
Chamber of Commerce
United Air Lines
Chicago
Roscoe Turner
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Turner
Melbourne
Roosevelt Dedicates Triborough Bridge Symbolizing Changing Needs
President Roosevelt dedicated the 60 million Triborough Bridge in New York, calling it a symbol of evolving human needs and the growing complexity and cost of government. He noted shifts from ferries to bridges and highlighted public works as a tool to aid the unemployed.
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New York
Triborough
Roosevelt
East River
PWA
Ickes
Manhattan
Queens
Bronx
Harlem
Seth Low
la Guardia
Czech Senate Chief Sees Strong League as Peace Tool
Dr. Frank Soukup president of the Czech senate on an American tour urged a strong league of nations to deter war, predicting a possible 300,000,000 peace seeking bloc against a 70,000,000 aggressor force and urging continued European‑American goodwill. He warned war remains unlikely for years, citing Germany's remilitarization as a threat and stressing cooperation to prevent a broader conflict.
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Senate
League of Nations
Frank Soukup
Senate of
Czechoslovakian Republic
Cedar Rapids
Soukup
Europe
Germany
Dr. Soukup
Delegates Collapse at VFW Auxiliary Convention
In Troy New York twenty six delegates to the women auxiliary of the state VFW convention collapsed Friday amid 100 degree heat.
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Troy
N. Y
Women’s Auxiliary
State Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
The report lists 177 in toll figures for Cedar Rapids in 1936 detailing accidents injuries and deaths as recorded in the city’s transport summary.
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Cedar Rapids
Man sets wolf traps to catch San Francisco children
Hy man Gorwitz a 56 year old second hand store owner told police why he set wolf traps in his back yard to capture local children. Neighbors Jerry Orton and Mrs Harrington reported seeing traps baited with imitation dimes and warned their families. A warrant for intent to do bodily harm was issued after investigators recovered traps and dirt piles near Gorwitz’s property.
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San Francisco
Hyman Gorwitz
Gorwitz
Jerry Orton
Orton
Geraldine
Betty Rae
Helen Harrington
Nadine
Ortons
Harrington
District Attorney’s Office
Heat Wave Eases As Cool Northwest Weather Moves In
The Chicago Weather Bureau forecaster says a torrid heat blanket will be swept away by rain from the northwest Saturday night. Cooler air will reach the Dakotas then the eastern half of drought stricken middle America by Monday night. Grain prices fell as traders reacted to the forecast.
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Chicago
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago Weather Bureau
Rockies
Chicago Board of Trade
Pacific
Dakotas
Lloyd
Middle America
Middle West
Cooler Air To Reach Midwest Monday
Weather move from north Pacific brings cooler rain filled air toward the northwest with relief spreading east over the north central states. Scattered rain possible Saturday night in many north central areas. Grain markets react as corn falls after initial rise and wheat hits the 5 cent limit amid federal crop concerns and resettlement plans.
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Chicago
Northwest
Weather Bureau
North Pacific
North Central Region
North Central
Iowa Heat Wave Persists Forecast Break Early Next Week
Des Moines reports continue to bake in oven like conditions as the official forecast promises a break in history making heat. Showers are expected in Iowa on Monday or Tuesday with a return to normal temperatures later in the week. The eight day siege has kept temperatures more than 15 degrees above normal.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Pennsylvania liquor sales rise during Democratic convention week
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board reported week ending June 27 sales at state stores totaled 1,214,628 dollars, up from 1,117,728 dollars the prior week and 361,362 dollars higher than the same 1935 week. Philadelphia hosted the Democratic National Convention.
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Harrisburg
INS
Philadelphia
Liquor Control Board
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Cedar Rapids News
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THE
Associated Press
Bismarck
N. D
Welford
Denver
Dailey
ST. Paul
Washington
South
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