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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1934
Page
1
Across the nation labor unrest faltered after the San Francisco strike ended within hours. Authorities, aided by warnings from federal officials, promised deportation of agitators while labor leaders faced criticism for the collapse. Meanwhile dock workers in Portland and protests in Seattle and Minneapolis reflected ongoing tension.
Sweltering lawmakers in Bismarck contend for control of the state government between followers of ousted Gov William Langer and Ole Olson. National guard in corridors, adjournments due to no quorum, and Langer supporters chanting for the embattled leader amid a political standoff. Olson fires Langer appointees, but adjutant general Earl Searles resists forced removals while declaring loyalty to the governor in office. Volatile scene centers on drought grain embargo and livestock shipment ban amidst talks of impeachment and power struggle.
Ancele Sam, controlling about 1.2 million dollars in federal highway funds for North Dakota, backed Acting Governor Ole H Olson on Friday and prepared to transfer the money to Olson’s appointee. Federal authority objected to State Highway Commissioner Frank A Vogel, an appointee of deposed Governor William Langer, and would not sanction any funds to him.
Close friends of William H Lancer, deposed for the moment as governor of North Dakota, intimated Friday.
LOS ANGELES defendants Dave Allen and Gloria Marsh, linked to a Hollywood casting bureau, were to testify in their own defense as a trial on moral turpitude neared its end. They face allegations of participating in orgies with witness June De Long, with a jury expected to deliberate soon.
A critic argues that state revenue relying on sales and property taxes is insufficient and questions Republican statisticians about alternative funding sources. The author notes federal taxes on Iowa corporations and individuals yield far less than the state two percent sales tax, urging a sensible discussion.
A letter discusses a little girl grieving a dead dog and asks if they will meet again. It cites Dorothy Dickenson and wonders if dogs have souls, noting dogs’ loyalty and courage endure in human hearts. it ends with a quotation about no good thing perish.
Washington press dispatch reports William Green president of the American Federation of Labor condemning sympathy strikes as harmful and unwinnable He praises San Francisco workers for canceling a general strike and warns such walkouts undermine contracts and unions. He argues government triumphs in conflicts between strikers and authorities.
Grand jurors charged that Helen Spence Eaton known as the elusive bad girl was murdered to halt her escape from prison. Frank Martin already jailed for murder and sent out with a shotgun to help capture Eaton was named in a first degree murder indictment. Vv. O Brockman husband of the Jacksonville women's prison superintendent was indicted as an accessory.
A gunman boarded Governor's Island U S Army HQ in New York harbor, seized guard Stephen Grezegorek and forced surrender of a pistol. He freed Melvin Blanton of Camden Ohio from disciplinary barracks and fled with an armed convoy to a rowboat, prompting a large police and shore guard hunt.
Lord Ashley, suing his divorce from his former chorus girl wife, filed a supplementary petition charging misconduct by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Lady Sylvia Ashley. The document lists various places and dates, with service expected in days. Trial slated for October.
Police deployed 300 officers with tear gas and batons as mounted units charged 2000 waterfront pickets in a Friday confrontation. Dozens were hurt though none seriously, keeping Seattle's waterfront in turmoil through the afternoon.
National League games featured St Louis beating Boston five to one after a two run third inning. Cincinnati won 5 to 11 at New York in a late comeback. Chicago and Philadelphia had rain and a suspended game. American League saw Detroit lose to Philadelphia 5 to 9 in 12 innings, Cleveland win 5 to 4 at Detroit, Washington 4 to 7 at St Louis, and New York 6 to 0 at Chicago.
The Baker committee report opposes a unified air force. It finds the United States maps aviation progress as best kept under separate army and navy air services. It criticizes low combat planes and high non fighting ratios, urging more attack aircraft and training.
Washington (UP) An appropriation of one million dollars for chinch bug control saved at least four million dollars worth of corn. S A Rohwer, assistant chief of the agriculture department's entomology bureau, said second generation bugs were hatching in many fields and advancing beyond creosote barriers. He noted flying movement makes them harder to stop, with targeted protection in northern Indiana counties and drought-damaged southern towns where barley, wheat, and oats suffered more than corn.
A historical note records auto toll data for Cedar Rapids in 1934, detailing counts of accidents, injuries, and deaths. The fragment provides figures but lacks full context and dates, making precise interpretation difficult.
Cedar Rapids endures a brutal heat wave as thermometers top 106 at 5 p.m. and linger in the 90s to 100s. A worker at the Sinclair packing plant collapsed from heat. the city seeks shade and pools as the Weather Bureau warns of more warmth through Friday night and into Saturday.
Des Moines reports a blistering heatwave with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. Five deaths linked to the heat by Friday afternoon as Muscatine County records seven prostrations. A mail carrier fainted at the Muscatine post office steps, while towns show highs from 96 to 110 degrees. Farmers cut work hours. Newton notes tire and part damage as auto sidewings melted.
Des Moines registered 107 degrees as the heat rose and officials warned it could surpass the citys all time peak of 110.4 set in 1918. The heat also tied July and June records, with May readings broken as well. In Kansas City eleven people died from heat prostration on the hottest July day, with eight more hospitalized as temperatures hit 107.2 degrees.
In St Louis, Missouri, all-time heat records were shattered Friday as temperatures hit 108 degrees at 1:15 p.m. The records trace back to 1870, highlighting an unprecedented heat wave in the city.
Pens at the Kansas City stockyards remain active as market activity continues. The brief item notes ongoing stock trading with a continuation reference to page 10 column 4 for further details.
Boston reports that the Post Office Department suspended all parcel post packages to Germany until further notice. Postmaster William H. Hurley said the nationwide order came without an explained reason, marking the first such action since World War I.
London brokers claim Germans are smuggling hundreds of thousands of pounds in gems and gold out of Germany. Diamonds sewn in clothing are favored to avoid currency restrictions as refugees find new homes abroad, with 20,000 Germans already resettled and 4,500 more awaiting funding.
Berlin AP reports rumors of wholesale killings spread Friday but were denied by officials. Claims cited 2000 deaths after the June 30 revolt and Dachau prisoner murders, but no confirmation found. Despite denials, many believed the government had not fully disclosed details and that policy changes were underway.
Imminent general strike prospects eased after labor strategy committee pledged to Senator Wagner to seek peaceful settlement. Governor Meier’s mobilization of 1000 National Guards for Portland’s waterfront drew labor fury as 1600 workers, including longshoremen and grain handlers, stood on strike while 90 police guarded cargo loading at the upper harbor.
John Grierson the English aviator completed the first leg of his projected trans Atlantic flight landing in Londonderry Ireland at 11 50 a m Friday after taking off from Roches ter England the flight route includes Iceland and Greenland
Gov. O K Allen announced a bid to remove Mayor T Semmes Walmsley District Attorney Eugene Stanley and Police Chief George Rever of New Orleans over alleged vice conditions in the city. The move targets top city officials and cites governance concerns amid a crime and vice backdrop in Baton Rouge.
Seattle and Minneapolis faced brutal labor clashes as 3400 National Guard troops were mobilized to restore order after two days of violent riots. In Seattle police repelled 200 strike pickets. in Minneapolis a deadly truck drivers strike sparked gunfire, injuries, and arrests. Authorities warned martial law was not declared but prepared to act.
Santa Barbara Calif INS records show the divorce trial of Mrs Walter Longcope former wife of Jesse Livermore versus Walter Longcope of New York scheduled for July 25 before Judge C A Bigler.
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