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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
1
Verne Marshall surveys the era’s urgent topics NIRA and kidnapping. A Kansas City jury imposes the first death sentence in a kidnapping case, while General Butler calls for rapid action via provost marshals and courts to curb kidnaping.
Walter H. McGee was found guilty of abduction of Mary McElroy daughter of City Manager H F P McElroy and sentenced to death by hanging the first use of the death penalty for kidnapping in modern history. The Missouri law requiring capital punishment for kidnaping prompted the judge to formalize the sentence after a five hour deliberation. Miss McElroy and her father expressed reactions as the courtroom prepared for the mandatory execution sentence.
The Kansas City grain exchange ruled late Thursday that wheat futures moves be limited to five cents per bushel up or down from the prior close. Corn limits were set at four cents. The action followed a volatile session and aligns with Washington recommendations from grain traders and the federal farm administration.
Washington AP reports former Senator Dan Steck of Ovume begins Thursday as special assistant to Attorney General. Steck joins the division of public works in the Justice Department as part of the new administration staffing.
A father and daughter debate poetry analysis versus appreciation in a domestic talk. The daughter defends dissecting poetry to understand meaning while the father warns that overanalysis can spoil the experience, citing Mont Blanc as an example.
United Press survey finds thousands returning to work daily as national recovery measures accelerate. Public relief rolls fall in some areas while several cities report sharp employment gains in the ten days after code efforts.
A suit filed in Scott county district court accuses E W Clark and officers of the Modern Brotherhood of America and the Independent Order of Foresters of Toronto Can of a conspiracy tied to the 1931 merger. Plaintiffs Spencer G Frank, Ropert HH Prance, and William G Markermrson seek recovery and allege a $890,564 reserve fund misstatement in Cedar County.
Judge Sherwood A. Clock of Hampton dismissed the ouster petition against Dan Kruidenier, Cedar Rapids commissioner of public safety, finding grounds insufficient for removal. The ruling also faults motives of the petitioners led by W. F. Hupp and notes the case was not about cleansing but opposition to the police rotation system.
Exonerated efforts by W F Hupp and others to oust Dan Kruidenier, commissioner of public safety, failed as Judge S A Clock of Hampton denied the removal petition. Kruidenier, serving his first term, rose from patrolman to head of the department.
At about 6 30 pm Thursday a truck carrying Robert Singer and Rezah Blake from Cedar Rapids collided with an eastbound Rock Island passenger train at a crossing a mile west of Palo. Singer survived with a fractured skull while Rezah Blake died from blunt trauma. Coroner R A Vorpahl will likely hold an inquest. The truck, owned by First Avenue Potato Market, was dragged 160 feet by the train as it slowed.
Kansas City AP report states Chicago Great Western and Fort Dodge Railroad have disposed of 104,500 shares of common stock in the Kansas City Southern railway.
AP reports a wide indictment charging 24 men including Al Capone allies and labor leaders with bombing acid throwing and price fixing to terrorize Chicago industry. Aaron Sapiro and Dr. Benjamin Squires are among the prominent defendants. Capone is in Atlanta prison awaiting trial.
A New York woman Lilian Rosenfield died after unknowingly eating a crust of bread that had been poisoned by Henry Jelinek, who killed himself in a restaurant washroom. Jelinek also died. investigators called the deaths accidental and linked the bread to their deaths, noting Rosenfield’s poverty and hidden bankbooks in her cellar room.
John Irvine, noted circus magnate, faces accusations of extreme cruelty toward his wife M Fruis Haag Buck Irvine. The charges stem from alleged abuse amid a serious illness, with ongoing legal proceedings noted in Pace 4 column 1.
Baseball results show multiple games with Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis in the NL, and Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, New York and Washington in the AL. Scores, pitchers, and key players listed for each contest across two leagues.
Firms plan August 1 payroll increases and new hour schedules under the President's wage order. Welch-Cook-Beals adds twenty workers and shifts to cap hours at 40 weekly. Sherman Williams approves an 11 percent wage boost and a 25 cent dividend, with July 31 as the stockholders’ date.
Col George Watson French, president of French and Hecht, metal wheel makers, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. The petition lists no assets or liabilities, with a schedule due within ten days. French was once regarded as a leading and wealthy Iowa resident.
Local toll district reports traffic tolls for Cedar Rapids this year with figures for accidents injuries and fatalities. Data shows counts across periods and reflects road safety trends in the city.
Secretary Wallace announced production allotments totaling 456 198 588 bushels across 42 states and two counties under the voluntary domestic allotment plan. The payments hinge on five year average production with a minimum 28 cent per bushel payout and an initial 20 cent per bushel advance, subject to contract terms and a 20 percent revenue reduction cap for the following year.
President Roosevelt told the closing session of the World Economic Conference that he did not view the talks as a failure and urged global understanding of America's economic challenges. Secretary Hull read the message to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, emphasizing cooperation and goodwill.
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