Libel suits target The Gazette editor by Iowa official
A deputy sheriff served notice of a $50,000 libel suit against The Gazette and its editor by H. M. Cooper former chairman of the Iowa liquor commission. Separately Cooper’s attorneys filed a suit alleging damages from the paper’s anti corruption campaign. The piece also notes local praise for integrity in Iowa and reports political debate over tax and governance policies in Des Moines.
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The
Gazette
Iowa Liquor Commission
H. M. Cooper
Cooper
Robert Palmer
Palmer
Iowa
Hopkins Tribune: Hopkins Tr?ush Farm Road Program Endorsed
AP reports Harry L. Hopkins, federal works progress administrator, backs a farm-to-market road program limited to districts with unemployment. He favors projects with lasting economic value such as roads and sewers over beautification, sees public works as unemployment relief and insurance, and notes noncompetitive projects like reclamation and housing. He spoke at a University of Iowa gathering and at a Western Theater conference dinner.
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Iowa City
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Works Progress
Works Administration
University of Iowa
Hopkins
Western Theater Conference
Father Confesses Effort To Kill Son For Insurance
John Hull confessed to beating his 11 year old son Corwin to obtain a $1000 life policy payout. Hull fled an earlier holdup tale, then struck himself with a floorboard to avoid blame, leading to hospitalization and a rushed transfer to Can on City penitentiary for safekeeping amid mob rumors.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
John Hull
FERA
Canon City
Corwin
Hull
Everyday Living on the Same Line with Great Lives
A nostalgic essay portrays the station master of a West Country railway as part of a vast system. It links humble work—station tasks, teaching, parenting—with the glory of presidents and universities, urging pride in daily duties on the same line as grand endeavors.
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England
Paddington
London
Chicago
Wilson
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Italy Begins Secret War in Abyssinia Report
London reports claim Italy has launched covert warfare in Abyssinia by stirring lowland tribes to create a disunited nation facing Emperor Haile Selassie. Britain debates arms embargo as League of Nations convenes in Geneva to address the dispute with Italy.
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London
INS
Italy
Abyssinia
Haile Selassie
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Ethiopia
League
Conciliation Commission
Britain
House of Commons
Ethiopians Reject Revival of Conciliation Commission
Ethiopian authorities on Friday refused to accept a revival of the conciliation commission in the dispute with Italy. The stance followed receipt of a new note from Italy indicating willingness to proceed.
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Addis Ababa
Conciliation Commission
Italy
Ship Hunt for Lusitania Captivates Salvage Crew
Aboard the SS Orphir the dive team tracks the sunken Lusitania using an underwater graph. A mountainous wave forces the ship to retreat, delaying hopes of sighting the wreck. Captain Russell orders caution as they mark the spot for a future attempt.
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Orphir
Russell
Three Sioux City Hoodlums Sought For Bank Holdup
Police sought three Sioux City hoodlums for questioning in the $368 daylight holdup of Pioneer Valley Savings Bank at Sergeant Bluff. Names were not released. two suspects reportedly had prior records. Pictures were sent to midwest police, and bank president Adam Weis and employee Blanche Waterman, both locked in the vault, may identify them.
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Sioux City
Pioneer Valley Savings Bank
Sergeant Bluff
Middle -Wes
Paul Gruber
Adam Weis
Blanche Waterman
Truck Driver Killed When Vehicle Overturned
Carroll AP report says Clifford Lamb 25 a truck driver on a paving project near Carroll died Friday when his truck skidded and overturned. Lamb's body was sent to his home at Woodward.
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Carroll
Clifford Lamb
Here
Lamb
Woodward
Four Wounded In Holdup On Peoria Street Bank Run
Four people were wounded in a gun battle after a Peoria street holdup near a bank and trust company. Messengers Joseph Backes and Ed Ryan had withdrawn 10 000 dollars. attackers fled as one bandit was captured. Backes is in critical condition. A bystander, Mrs Edenburn, was hit but not seriously injured. Fingerprints tied a captured suspect, likely Al Mace alias Ed Mason of Kansas City, to the crime.
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Peoria, Ir
Peoria
Joseph Backes
Ed Ryan
Backes
Ryan
John ‘Edenburn
al Mace
Ed Mason
Kansas City
Washington
Des Moines Bakery Talks Fail Over Closed Shop Demand
Bakery operators and union officials split after brief parley over a closed shop. Operators plan to reopen plants while unions push for shop rules and membership campaigns. Gov. Herring's mediator had been seeking a settlement but postponed further action after the split.
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Des Moines
George Comfort
Master Bakers Association
Comfort
Clyde L. Herring
B. Frank Kauffman
J. C. Lewis
State Federation of Labor
Roosevelt Declares Hands Off Africa Policy
President Roosevelt announced the United States will not involve itself in the Italian Ethiopian dispute. He cited the good neighbor policy and aims to keep America out of international controversies. The State Department noted slow evacuations of Americans in Addis Ababa as fighting looms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
U. S
United’ States
State Department
William Perry George
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
George
Iowa farm women join harvest in overalls to ease labor shortage
Iowa farm wives and daughters replace pans with tractors and binders as a harvest labor shortage grows. Des Moines area workers report more women in fields and some injuries occur, while relief officials limit temporary help to attract workers.
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Iowa
DES’ Movies
Thomas Owen
Polk County
Des Moines
White Oak
Clarion
Breakup of utility bill conferees delays reconcilliation
Senate and house utility bill conferees split amid temper and disagreement on Ben Cohen's attendance. Cooper Huddleston and Holmes opposed Cohen, signaling a permanent breach and indefinite adjournment. Wheeler threatened a campaign in Cooper's district as a retort.
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Washington
Senate-House
House
Senate
Ben Cohen
Wheeler
Mont
Rayburn
Tex
Cooper
Ohio
Huddleston
Ala
Holmes
Mass
Cohen
Capitol
Coughlin Wins Right to Use Soldier Field for Mass Meeting
Superior Judge James J. Kelly ruled the Chicago park board acted with hostility and denied fair consideration when it refused to rent Soldier Field to Father Coughlin. The mandamus action ends a dispute over permission for the priest to hold a mass meeting at the stadium.
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Chicago
Charles
Coughlin
Ss Cials
Soldier Tek
James J. Kelly
Park Board
Kelly
Father Coughlin
Baby Boy Born To Walter Winchells
New York AP report says Mrs. Winchell gave birth to a boy at a New York hospital on Friday. The couple already has a daughter named Walda.
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Walter Winchells
New York
House tax bill draws sharp criticism and praise
Democratic Ways and Means members craft a plan to raise 150 to 250 million annually by taxing excess corporate profits up to 20 percent, new inheritance taxes 4 to 75 percent, gift taxes 3 to 57 percent, and higher surtaxes on individuals earning over 150 thousand. Senate critics warn of a drawn out battle as partisan lines form.
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Washington
White House
Brain Trust
Bainbridge Colby
Amos Pinchot
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Washington Evening Star Forum
Coughlin Plan for Central Bank Rejected
Washington AP report notes the senate passed a compromise bank bill increasing federal control without changing a word in the text. The bill differs from the house version and heads to conference. Liberals pressed two amendments, both failed, while Nye and Coughlin backed a government-owned central bank option, which drew little debate.
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Washington
Senate
United
House
Federal Reserve Board
Roosevelt
Wglass
Farmer-Laborite
Shipstead
LaFollette
Nye
N. D
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Cone
Caraway
Holt
Des Moines Raids Target Liquor Law Violators
Police and sheriff deputies launched raids on suspected liquor nuisances in Des Moines and Polk County. Six places were raided, yielding three arrests including Al Rosenberg and his wife for operating a liquor nuisance while Arthur J. Chambers was held for questioning. A still with 150 gallon capacity was found in Valley Junction under a chicken coop, leading to Joe Rodrigues’s arrest.
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Des Moines
Polk County
C. F. Keeling
Kit Kat Klub
al Rosenberg
Esther
Rosenbergs
Arthur J. Chambers
Keeling
Valley Junction
Joe Rodrigues
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Herring
Woodbury County Grand Jury
Edward L. O’connor
Grand Jury
WPA
Talk
Son
Pat
Lusitania
Gilbert McAllister
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Lowan
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Louis B. Ward
National Union For Social Justice
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