Fluros return to secret diplomacy sparks sour reactions
The piece critiques FLUROPE's secret pact aiding Germany’s wartime reparations and US reluctance to enforce debts. It notes Premier Herriot’s difficulties in defending the sub rosa agreement and warns against relying on American gullibility. It then praises the Iowa Federation of Labor for skipping a convention to fund unemployment relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flurope
Uncle Sam
Germany
Herriot
M. Herriot
Angie Sam
America
Iowa Federation of Labor
Third Degree Autopsy Reveals Prisoner Killed in Custody
Nassau County DA Edward s says autopsy shows fractured larynx bruises and head lacerations on Hyman Stark a 28 year old ex convict who died after eight hours of police questioning over an attack on a detective s mother. Deputy Chief Tappan and Detective Hyzewski suspended. about 10 to 12 officers to testify before Justice Steinbrink. Stark s conspirators Cacalo Stein and Drangel retained counsel. Stein and Drangel have signed confessions. investigation seeks truth and possible special term of court. Patrolman Fymansky praised for capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwards
Nassau County
Hyman Stark
Frank J. Tappan
Nassau County Police Department
Stark
Joseph Hyzewski
Nhon
Justice Steinbrink
Supreme Court
Steinbrink
John Doe
Philip Cacalo
Isse Stein
Alex Drangel
Stein
Drangel
Hyzewski
Cacalo
John Fymansky
Hundreds Die in Germany Election Riots Across Cities
Berlin reports saturated by violence as campaign hostility grows with hundreds dead. Hans Frank, Nazi legal adviser, warned the coming government will be national socialist or there will be no government. He alleged 300 Hitlerite deaths and vowed reprisal. President Hindenburg could appoint a reich commission to curb socialist power, while Prussian police threaten to withdraw from socialist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hans Frank
Adolph Hitler
Nazis
National Socialists
Brunswick
Frank
Paul von Hindenburg
Franz von Papen
Reich
Pig Inna
Hitler
Alfred Hugenberg
Germany
Hoover and hoarding spark call for action amid stagnation
A columnist laments hoarding and calls for widespread practical purchasing to spur business. The piece notes a renewed push for leadership with a Roosevelt reference, while acknowledging Mrs. Hoover plans to vote for Herbert Hoover rather than any distant relative of the late president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Senator Brookhart Campaign Costs Question Raised
The piece notes concerns that Brookhart may have spent beyond Iowa law limits, suggesting spending beyond half a senator’s salary. It highlights money from federal sources versus personal funds and mentions 250,000 more people returning to farming seeking basic needs rather than prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Iowa
Maryland
Land as the Safest Investment Despite Market Storm
The speaker argues that after the current economic storm passes and agriculture values stabilize, land will prove the safest and most reliable investment. Land’s value may be distorted like other assets, but its intrinsic worth remains intact.
Chicago Woman's Attempted Murder of Cubs Star
A Chicago woman fired at the Cubs star shortstop two or three times in a murder attempt. The injuries were not fatal, and the player chose not to press charges. The incident is framed with a dismissive tone toward the attacker and a defense of masculine chivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cubs
State orders utilities to stop dividends to preserve assets
NSIN state authorities through the public service commission require several utilities to cease paying common stock dividends to conserve assets. The move hints the La Pollettes seek tax revenues rather than asset protection, casting doubt on their motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NSIN
Public Service Commission
la Pollettes
Utilities under pressure from taxes and legislation
The text argues that utilities must remain financially stable to honor bond and preferred stock investments, while La Follette style politicians push to legislate and tax them out of existence. Is this a sign of a delayed awakening?
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la Foliette
Coolidge Endorses General Sales Tax Wariness of Soaking the Rich
Calvin Coolidge delivers a frank endorsement of a general sales tax while warning against the trend of soaking the rich. He argues for broad-based revenue and cautions lawmakers against punitive taxation that targets wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Senator Borah Rules Out Presidential Run At This Time
Senator Borah says he is not a candidate for the presidency and adds the caveat at this time. Like other national figures, he has dreamed of the White House but cautions delaying any commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Borah
Borah
White House
Horse Thief Hunted By Chicago Police
Chicago police searched for a horse thief after a black seven year old horse, fourteen hands high, was rustled from Joliet pasture. Authorities believed the thief headed toward Chicago.
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Chicago
INS
Jesse James
Billy the Kid
Joliet
Professor devises universal tongue and its so simple
In New York a WV professor introduced a proposed universal language called Ro. He claims vowels mark parts of speech with A for pronouns, E for verbs, I and O for prepositions, and U for conjunctions. He suggests it to politicians as a way to express political sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward P. Poster
Waverly
W. Va
Washington
Congress
Federal Troops Advance as Brazil Brink of Drive into Sao Paulo
Federal troops under General Goes Monteiro push south in a fan formation amid sharp skirmishes with rebels defending Sao Paulo. Naval planes bomb munitions factory at San Bernardo near the port of Ey Sahel. About 40,000 troops expected within 48 hours if rebels do not conciliate. Reinforcements arriving hourly from Rio de Janeiro and other federal centers. 5,000 men from First and Second machine gun corps and Eighth infantry reach Itataya to join federals.
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Federal Army
Barre Do Piracy
Brazil
Federal
Goes Monteiro
Sao Paulo
San Bernardo
Ey Sahel
Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro
Itatiaya
Rio police deny political prisoners claim aboard ship Don Pedro
Police released details stating forty three men aboard the Don Pedro prison ship will be freed once proven innocent of sid movements. Officials said wild rumors of mass political imprisonment are unfounded. A food control commission aims to direct operations near Cruzeiro to prevent rail bottlenecks disrupting milk meat and vegetables from Minas Gerais.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Don Pedro
Cruzeiro
Minas Geraes
Girl Playing With Matches Burns City Girl at Home
Dorothy Jane Noyes, 56, daughter of Mr and Mrs P H Noyes of 701 Sixteenth Street SE, Cedar Rapids, was badly burned about 8 30 Saturday evening when matches she was playing with set her clothing on fire. She was in the front yard with four other children as Mrs Noyes leaped to her aid carrying a rug to wrap the flames. She was taken to Mercy hospital where doctors expect a full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Jane Noyes
P. H. Noyes
Sixteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Plane missing in Andean crossing over 18,000 foot peaks
A Pan American Grace airways plane with six passengers was many hours overdue on a flight from Santiago to Mendoza across the Andes. Air officials dispatched six planes, including three Pan American Grace craft and two Chilean army planes, to search. Captain Ralph Wooten and others joined the search from noon as winter weather hindered visibility.
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Santiago
Chile
Pan- American Grace Airways
Andes
Mendoza
Argentina
Airway
Pan-American Grace
Mettcomet
Ralph Wooten
Chicago Women Injured When Car Ditched In Crash
Three Chicago women, riding west of Cedar Rapids, were slightly hurt at 5:30 pm Saturday when the car they rode passed a truck and trailer, struck the ditch, and overturned. The truck driver also went into the ditch. Mrs Gwartword, wife of a Postal Telegraph official in Omaha, is among those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Anin- Rapids
Gwartword
Dicen Eniscopabien
Postal Telegraph Company
Omaha
Chicago police disperse mob in Black Belt
Police used night sticks and revolvers to break up a protest of about 500 whites and Negroes in Chicago's Black Belt. Twenty five demonstrators, including five whites and five Negro women, were arrested. leaders claimed a letter demanded Congress member Oscar De Priest appear to answer charges of neglecting rights of his race. Officers reported attacks on two policemen. De Priest remained in Washington.
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Chicago
Black Belt
Young Communists League
Oscar de Priest
Bag District
de Priest
Washington
State Streets
Marie Mills
Police Industrial Fa Gre
Ccud
Thebee
John Adair
John Harris
Mills
Congress
Scottsboro
Elizabeth
N. C
Washington Park
City Firemen Refund to Camp Good Health Fund
City firemen provide a refund totaling 4.078 dollars to Camp Good Health Fund. Previous acknowledgment lists Helen, Marie, and Dorothy Jean Van Vieck among contributors or beneficiaries. The exact purpose and full list are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
May Unemployment Fund Returns to Cedar Rapids Firemen
The Cedar Rapids unemployment fund collections for May were returned to the city firemen, who then gave their refunds to Camp Good Health. Contributions totaling 11.69 were acknowledged. Two young donors, ages five and six, named Helen Marie and Dorothy Jean Van Vieck, visited the office to donate. They hope undernourished children gain health and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Goldilocks
Hugo Eckener Injured in Auto Crash
Hugo Eckener was slightly injured Saturday when their automobile struck a tree. The crash occurred near the area as Eckener and a companion sustained minor injuries, with rescue crews responding promptly to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pil
Eckener
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year Reported
Cedar Rapids records show the annual auto toll data with figures on accidents injuries and fatalities. The report lists totals for accidents injured and killed, noting a numerical value of 199.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Respite From Heat Expected To Be Short
The Associated Press reports summer heat wanes briefly as up to 75 may have died nationwide with crop damage and rising fatalities from prostrations in Chicago. Forecasters warn of a return to high temperatures in days ahead as southwest winds push warmer air across the Midwest and plains region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Southwest
C. A. Donnell
Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Endures Fifth Consecutive Heat Wave Day
Cedar Rapids baked under a fifth straight heat day as the temperature reached 94 at 4 p.m. a gray sky briefly blocked the sun before a 90 degree dip at 6:30 p.m. The period's fourth heat prostration was reported, with E. W. Tanning from Grand Hotel collapsing at 5 p.m. before recovering.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
E. W. Tanning
Grand Hotel
le Hotel
Herriot Seeks Debt Cut Agreement With United States
Premier Herriot told the chamber of deputies in Paris that France must return to the Young Plan of reparations or reach a satisfactory settlement of debts owed to the United States. The statement signals France’s stance on postwar debt negotiations and hints at possible adjustments under U.S. terms.
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Paris
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
France
United States
Stenciling House Numbers Revealed As A New Racket
Residents report a man with number stencils offering to paint house numbers on curbs or steps. He claims city approval and works without a fee, while a female accomplice collects 25 cents per job next day. Mayor Stepanek and council deny any city project and police will question the offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Stepanek
Stepanek
Kingery Indicted in Keefer Murders Near Knoxville
Knoxville area grand jury indicts John Kingery on first degree murder charges in the deaths of Letitia and Jennie Keefer at their farm home near Knoxville Iowa. The victims were aged spinsters and the slayings occurred on a Saturday. The indictment follows the Marion county grand jury proceeding.
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Knoxville
Marion County Grand Jury
John Kingery
Letitia
Jennie Keefer
Here
Violence erupts as Romania eyes parliamentary election
In Bucharest and Backau violence marks the campaign for Sunday's vote. A bomb killed a pastor's wife and two children, injuring the candidate Magirescu and a servant. King Carol's regime faces strain amid a fractious political scene as 3837 chamber seats are contested between parties led by the National Peasant party and figures like Julius Maniu.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Backau
Magirescu
National Peasant Party
Carol
National Democratic
Nicholas Iorga
Alexander Vajda- Voevod
National Peasants
Julius Maniu
Maniu
Three Suits And Overcoat Couldn't Keep Man Warm
In Chicago a heatwave hit as policeman Richard Kamensky endured 98 degree heat. He watched a man stagger down the street, the scene underscoring the oppressive conditions and distress on a sweltering day.
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Chicago
Richard Kamensky
Garner Leaves For Vacation In Texas
Speaker John N. Garner of the House departed by train Saturday for his home in Uvalde Texas for a brief vacation before resuming his duties. He is expected to return to Washington after the holiday period.
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Garner
Texas
Washington
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Tex
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi region in Chicago area
AP reports this week’s weather outlook for the upper Mississippi region and Chicago area. The forecast highlights unsettled conditions with periods of rain and cooler temperatures across the week, affecting travel and outdoor plans.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Police arrest White House bonus pickets
Washington AP report says a few hundred veterans marching for bonuses were cleared from the sidewalk in front of the White House after a brief tussle. Dr Ledoux, nicknamed Mr Zero, among those taken, police moved vehicles away and tied down access as Secret Service and aides tightened security.
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Washington
Executive Mansion
Dr Ledoux
Zero
Glassford
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Secret Service
Executive Grounds
Fenn Sylvania Avenue
Congress Ends Long Session After Passage Dollar Cash Rider
Washington reports that after thirteen hours of debate Congress passed the unemployment relief bill totaling 2 122 006 000 and created a system of home loan banks. The House receded from objections to the currency expansion rider, sending the measure to Vice President Curtis for signature. Prohibition debates followed with the Glass resolution to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and Senate opposition to full repeal. The final bank bill drew fierce opposition from Senators Borah and Glass, who argued it would aid mortgage holders at the expense of insurance companies.
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Washington
House
Home Loan Bank
Senate
Snell
Curtis
McDuffie
Hoover
Virginian
Republic
United States
Bingham
Conn
Democratic Party
Walcott
Rep
Borah
Idaho
Glass
Mr. Hoover
Local Man Injured In Illinois Crash Kills Companion
J. R. Lappin,a Kansas City traveling salesman, was injured with a skull wound in a Route 5 crash near Belvidere Illinois. W. A. Hicklin of Des Moines was killed. the other driver was W. B. Mills of Janesville Wisconsin. Mrs. Lappin learned of the accident. Lappin said they were en route home.
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Illinois
Cedar Rapids
J. R. Lappin
Eighth Street SE
Kansas City
W. A. Hicklin
Des Moines
Lappin
Route 5
Belvidere
Ill
W. B. Mills
Janesville
Wis
Associated Press
Two Small Children Burned To Death In Doghouse Play
Two small children playing Indians in a dog house behind their home were trapped by a fire and burned to death. They died after being admitted to Deaconess Hospital in Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
Deaconess Hospital
Louisville
Farm Board Probe To Begin Tuesday in Senate Inquiry
The Senate investigation of the federal farm board will officially begin Tuesday, announced by Chan McNary of the Agriculture Committee. The inquiry will cover the board's marketing activities and other wheat and cotton operations under a Norris resolution. Norris and McNary will serve as two members of the subcommittee handling the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Federal Farm Board
Chan McNary
Agrirage Attee
Norris
Neb
McNary
Renarick
Sabat
Whasee
Mont
Springville Girl Hurt In Collision
Norma Heald 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Steele of Springville, suffered head cuts from flying glass when the car carrying her to the home of Mrs Frye collided with a machine driven by Mrs M Frye of 2500 First Avenue East. She was taken to St Luke's hospital after first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Norma Heald
Charles Steele
Springville
M. Frye
First Avenue E
Steeles
President Delays Signing Aid Bill
President Hoover delayed signing a $2.172 billion unemployment relief bill and will likely not enact the measure until Monday or Tuesday. White House officials cited uncertainty over reorganizing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation within ten days as provided in the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New Relief Bill Briefly Outlined
Washington preview of a relief bill proposes a $300 million emergency fund under the Reconstruction Corporation for direct relief loans to states and municipalities based on need. It also calls for a construction program of $322 million, with $190 million available on Treasury approval if funds are not immediately available, and authorization for the Corporation to borrow funds for self liquidating construction or to private corporations for various project types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Corporation
Secretary of Treasury
Electrically Charged Bath Fatality In Pomona
George Doermann aged 25 died instantly after stepping into a bathtub filled with water charged by a shorted radio in Pomona California. Officers reported Saturday.
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Pomona
Calif
INS
George Doermann
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