24 Jul 1934
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1934
Page
1
The article reports Dillinger’s possible death in Chicago amid a breakout by the Southwestern gang in Texas and two other escaped inmates in Pennsylvania. It notes authorities’ certainty about the dead man’s identity, cites reactions of killers in Ohio, and critiques media coverage and crime trends while touching on war, law, and societal responses.
An informant in a red dress, reportedly with a male companion, is credited by police and witnesses as the tip that led to John Dillinger's death outside a Chicago theater. Coroner and police details describe the shooting and the motive tied to a $10,000 federal reward, while guards protect the surviving witnesses.
The notorious outlaw John Dillinger was killed Sunday night by a group of federal agents in Chicago. The dramatic confrontation ended his era of crime as authorities confirm his death and continue reporting details of the incident.
Washington AP report shows that the farm relief program known as AAA cannot spend funds as fast as planned. An audit reveals 353 million collected from processing and compensating taxes. 317 million spent on benefits and administrative costs. 36 million left on the credit side. About 228.7 million went to rental and benefit payments to retire nearly 40 million acres from production. Officials say under-spending results from delays in drafting the corn hog reduction program and slow mail-out of checks. Only 7.28 million of an expected 130 million had been paid by June 30, with most checks still to come.
Boston reports Rev Rus sell M Sullivan Sr, spokesman for Cardinal O Connell, lists eleven actors and their roles as alleged examples used by the film industry to glorify immorality. The lineup includes Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, Helen Twelvetrees, Jean Harlow, Clara Bow, George Raft, George Bancroft, Clark Gable, and William Haines.
Tax receipts from liquor and beer totalled 258,911,332 for the fiscal year ending June 30, with all tax categories showing increases. Internal Revenue Commissioner Helvering noted the cotton processing tax evasion reports were unfounded and said the cotton tax brought in 144,767,232, including import compensating tax. Other highlights include gains in individual and corporate income taxes, estate and gift taxes, and a $142,257,899 rise in manufacturers excise taxes mainly from gasoline and auto-related levies.
Federal agents used inked fingerprints to confirm the body in a Chicago morgue was John Dillinger. The gangster had altered his appearance with a facial operation, but the prints revealed his identity beyond doubt.
Police investigated a break in at Country Club Pharmacy Cedar Rapids where burglars entered via a basement window and stole $6 from a cash register. Dan Christensen reported hearing a noise and seeing two men leaving. two white ducks and chickens were lost with no description of the suspects.
In a meditation on self discovery the author likens a single mirror in Shinto temples to the soul’s true image. He muses how vision of our own nature, both good and evil, could empower resilience, urging readers to look inward for divine understanding and personal radiance.
President Roosevelt travels aboard the USS Houston toward Hawaii with the New Orleans accompanying. The cruiser is due to reach Kailua by Tuesday noon, promising a tremendous welcome as the first president to visit the islands.
Three condemned inmates escaped from the Texas state prison death house Sunday, triggering a manhunt across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. Raymond Hamilton of the Clyde Barrow Bonnie Parker gang along with Joe Palmer and Blackie Thompson led the escape. one convict Whitey Walker was killed and several wounded including guard H B George, with Fraser and Johnson in critical condition. Highways were blocked as officers pursued the fugitives amid a deadly breakout.
Fresh delay in the proposed stratosphere flight by Major William E. Kepner and Captain A W Stevens was caused Monday by signs of thunderstorms heading from the south and east. The take-off will be delayed another day at East according to Major Kepner.
In Butte Montana a 5000 miner strike escalated into violence with mine yard fires an explosion mob stonings and gunfire. Martial law threats followed as Reid Robinson predicted a broader general strike by 15000 workers before August 1 and Anaconda Copper Mining Co sought greater protection for its properties.
Employers and federal mediators planned to meet after a morning briefing as 25 trucking firms with 286 workers reported 236 back on duty. Only 50 employees had not reported, while 141 firms had not yet replied. Police supplied two armed convoys guarding food shipments amid the dispute.
Four thousand national guardsmen and naval reservists prepared to impose martial law in Minneapolis as Gov Floyd B. Olson warned that new efforts to stop a strike by seven thousand truck and taxi drivers had failed and military rule could come within hours.
San Francisco dispatch reports longshoremen at Pacific coast ports weighing a plan to submit all grievances including hiring hall control to arbitration by the national longshoremen's board, Roosevelt mediation body, as a 73 day coast wide strike winds down amid last weeks San Francisco bay turmoil.
Cedar Rapids milk industry committee adjourned to Friday morning to decide on a final contract before dairymen sign. Distributors oppose portions of the draft, risking dissolution if no compromise is reached. Officials hope enough signatures to deter a price war that led to the committee's formation.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Cedar Rapids auto toll for 1934 with unclear figures and stray letters. No complete facts or names readable.
National League games feature Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston Chicago Brooklyn St Louis and New York teams. Scores show varied innings with pitchers Derringer Chagnon Padden Moore O Farrell Betts Sukeforth and others. multiple wins and losses recorded across nine matchups.
Washington dispatch reports J Edgar Hoover realigning federal forces to pursue the remaining Dillinger gang members Lester Gillis Baby Face Nelson Homer Van Meter and John Hamilton along with Pretty Boy Floyd and Richard Galatas. Hoover promised decisive action and refused discussion of operation details while praising Indiana officers for their role.
Chicago police predict the arrest of a physician who performed the plastic surgery to disguise John Dillinger. Authentic reports from East Chicago indicate authorities know the doctor’s name and expect to take him into custody within 24 hours on a charge of harboring Dillinger.
The heat wave pushed the death toll to 426 as drought ravages the Midwest. Crop losses mount into hundreds of millions, livestock markets reel from disruptions, and farmers face severe financial strain as temperatures soar across Illinois Iowa Nebraska Missouri and beyond.
Cedar Rapids reached 111 at 4 30 p m Monday, possibly the highest in twenty years, with 110 earlier. The heat wave, moving east, brought three more heat prostrations and hospital admissions. Cooler weather may come from the northwest as forecasts shift. No deaths reported by 2 50 p m Monday. conditions expected to ease gradually.
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