Eleven Weeks of Column Reflections and Political Rumble
A Cedar Rapids column reflects on eleven weeks of travel and events from the writer’s life. It traces political wrangles in Iowa, a bank impasse, a Cedar Rapids packing house strike, and a South Dakota trip amid aviation quirks. It contrasts Dan Turner and Bob Calflesh as gubernatorial contenders, praising Calflesh’s resilience and criticizing Turner’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catrie
South Dakota
Dan Hunter
Dan
Turner
Dan Turner
Iowa
Bob Colflesh
86 Vessels Pass In Review In Huge Pageant
Frederick Storm reports Roosevelt reviewed the fleet of 86 vessels ranging from battleships to destroyers in a grand naval pageant aboard the Indianapolis. The ceremony began at 2 05 pm EDT and was described as the greatest modern spectacle, with Admiral Sellers signaling well done despite minor delays.
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New York
Pesident Roosevelt
Siim
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
David F. ‘Sellers
Fen Eset Ete
Abd Sina Ham
Indianapolis air armada dazzles crowd over ship fleet review
The Indianapolis anchors off Ambrose as 86 vessels and 180 naval planes perform stunts above the harbor. President Roosevelt aboard the Indianapolis watches as the air armada roars by in a two hour show that draws millions. The giant spectacle ends as fog lifts and the fleet readies for 2 pm.
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Indianapolis
Ede
Lexington
Saratoga
Roosevelt
New York
Ambrose
Santa Fe Reports Crops Not So Bad In Southwest Sector
Crop conditions across Missouri Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana are less severe than last year per the Santa Fe railroad crop reporting bureau. Oklahoma reports much better conditions. peach production near 1.3 million bushels, cotton progressing, wheat up 25 percent in Missouri, corn with good stands. Nebraska wheat about 35 million, hay and range suffering from moisture shortage. Kansas corn good, wheat harvest starting in two weeks. pastures in good condition.
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Topeka
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Santa Fe Railroad
Silver Bill Passes House Amid Silver Bloc Opposition
The House approved the silver purchase bill 266 to 77 after eight hours of countered filibuster tactics. It authorizes treasury to buy silver, allows nationalizing domestic stocks, and imposes a 50 percent tax on silver profits. The measure now goes to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
White House
Congressional Silverites
United States
Secretary of Treasury
Want Ad Sells Over 800 Dozen Peonies
Dan F. Kline of the H. J. Allen estate placed a two line Gazet te Want Ad offering Peonies at 50c per dozen. The 34c ad generated buying action by 3:30 PM and by 8:00 PM Tuesday more than 800 dozens were sold. Dial 21121 to place an ad.
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Gazette Want
Dan F. Kline
H. J. Allen
Oakland Ave
Alameda Man Surrenders After 20 Hour Dynamite Siege
Frank Bennett, holed in a dynamite laden car in Alameda, yields to police after a 20 hour standoff. He threatened to detonate the device but is dissuaded when officers promise him aid for his ill wife and hungry children and a job. The siege ends at noon with Bennett surrendering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Calif
Frank Bennett
Bennett
California
al Sturzinger
Ffteen
Bennett Death Threat Assembly Ended by Ex Soldier
Ex soldier Bennett armed with dynamite and a loaded rifle threatened to blow up a car at Neptune Beach. Patrolman Prices ordered him to move and Bennett surrendered after a dawn standoff. His daughter Virginia pleaded with officers as Bennett sought work and begged not to be labeled psychopathic.
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Bennett
William Prices
Neptune Beach
Price
Pries
Allen H. Rhodes
United Press
Virginia
Alameda
Diary
Lew Cody dies of heart attack in Beverly Hills
Pioneer film actor Lew Cody aged about 45 died at his Beverly Hills home from natural causes after an afternoon nap. Friends said he felt well despite attending a beach party and an evening event the night before. Servants found his body in his residence.
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Hollywood
Lew Cody
Beverly Hills
Cody
Sanxetar
Senate approves Cuban treaty ending Platt Amendment
The Senate ratified a new Cuban treaty renouncing U S rights to use military force to protect civil liberties and democratic institutions in Cuba. The pact abrogates the Platt Amendment and was approved with no recorded vote, then sent to the White House for signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Cuba
Senate
Island Republic
Key Pittman
Foreign Relations Committee
Record Heat Grips Cedar Rapids Schools and City
Cedar Rapids endures extreme heat with 108 degrees at 3 30 p m breaking 104 record. Schools close early as classrooms overheat while workers suffer heat prostrations. Livestock and crops suffer as drought intensifies and winds amplify heat.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Heat drives Iowa to record 100 degree plus highs
Des Moines AP reports a severe heat wave pushes Iowa temperatures above 100 degrees in Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Keokuk. Schools in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids closed at noon. Two deaths linked to heat prostration noted Andrew J. Meyer Jr and Robert J. Cresswell.
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Cedar
Rapids
Keokuk
Andrew J. Meyer, Jr. Grandy
Robert J. Cresswell
Ottumwa
Hope
Hureday
Gov Rolph Still Clinging To Life
California Governor James Rolph Jr., 64, remained at his Santa Clara County ranch retreat in fragile condition. Physicians described him as about the same, with recoveries from near-fatal sinking spells, while Dr. J M Toner noted the governor seemed unaware of the gravity of his illness.
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Turner
Des Moines
San Jose
Calif
California
James Rolph, Jr
Santa Clara County
Rolph
J. M. Toner
Early 1900s Actor Known for Domestic Comedies and Fateful Elopement
The actor began in medicine and moved to stage and film with a 1915 debut. He eloped with Mabel Normand in 1926. she died in 1930 in a California sanitarium. He had previous marriages to Dorothy Dalton, with multiple divorces and remarries. His recent films include I Love That Man and Madison Square Garden, among others.
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Imi
Ibu
Tim” ‘Cesses
Aileen
Prins Gle
Fis
Atage
Mabel Normand
California
Dan McGrew
Beau Broadway
Three Children Die In Gasoline Stove Explosion
In Genoa Nebraska AP report says the three Elm children Virginia Lee 3 Donita Marlene 1 and Arthur Dale three months died Thursday afternoon when a gasoline stove exploded in their farm home. The mother was present but driven out by flames. the children could not escape as the house burned rapidly.
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Genoa, Neb
Art Elm
Here
Virginia Lee
Donita Marlene
Arthur Dale
Cuban Treaty Moves Toward Final Action Amid Debate
The article notes a split among liberals awaiting a three day celebration after a treaty vote. It cites President Roosevelt urging elimination of the Platt amendment which allows U.S. intervention in Cuba to preserve stability and protect American lives and property. The new treaty keeps U S naval bases but renounces other rights in Cuba.
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United States
Latin-America
Roosevelt
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Republic
Soviet Forecast of Cotton Crop Failure Shocks Markets
Reports from Tashkent forecast one of the worst cotton crops in years as Russian production falters. With supply disrupted, U S farmers could reap millions in foreign sales while Southern crop demand rises globally.
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Moscow
Tashkent
Russia
Thurs
United States
Brain Trust Opposes U S Industry Development Menace
Washington dispatch reports the so called brain trust argues against expanding U S industries to protect foreign trade. It warns southern pine lands could supply newsprint and paper base stocks if developed, reducing imports now averaging over 170 million dollars yearly. Recommendations include NRA AAA RFC or PWA backing a government project or private consortium to build a domestic paper industry.
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Brain, Trust
U. S
George R. Nolmes
Washington
INS
United States
Brain Trust
Chemical Foundation
Roosevelt
South
Foundation
Savannah
Charles H. Herty
NRA
AAA
RFC
PWA
Cedar River Sees Heat Relief Plans As Beach Opens Soon
Residents hope for cooler weather as Cedar Rapids forecasts general trend toward relief with possible scattered showers. City records show a 97 degree high earlier, dipping to 70 by morning. Ellis Park beach to open by Saturday with four barge loads of sand, diving platform, and a first aid station staffed by Mrs. Rose Carlson. Lifeguards Dick Zvacek and Ford Shoudy returned.
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Cédar’Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Ed Stefan
Ellis Park
Park
Rose Carlson
Dick Zvacek
Ford Shoudy
Toledo Edison Workers Postpone 24 Hour Strike
Toledo Edison Electric workers vote to delay their 24 hour strike set for Friday 7 a.m. amid 900 national guardsmen arrival tied to the Electric Auto-Lite dispute. In Washington NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson negotiates as steel workers repudiate a rank and file committee claim and warn no rapid union convention is planned.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Edison Electric Company
Ohio
National Guardsmen
Washington
Steel Workers Union
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Edward W. Miller
Pittsburgh
Earl J. Forbeck
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Forbeck
Record Heat Sparks Major Crop Concerns Across Midwest
The nation faces a severe drought with record highs up to 111 degrees in Lamont Iowa and 103 in St Paul Minnesota. Wheat and corn futures surge as May rainfall fails to materialize.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Mercury
St. Paul
Lamont
Chicago Board of Trade
Mississippi Valley
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Cme
Chicago Exchange
Wisconsin
St. Croix
Polk
Barrow, Dunn and Chippewa
Minnesota
Kanabec
Meeker
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Mississippi
Bert Smith
Beal
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Baloney
Bob Calflesh
Colflesh
France
Calflesh
Clyde Herring
Air Force
Frederick
SRE
Air Armada
Falstaff
Newton
Santa Fe
Want
Sturzinger
Yen Lew.cody
Mosm Logan
Simeeon
Stark Construction Company
James Johnson
Roiner Ie
Gov. Rolph
Bo Pont
Yentsyari
Zand
Ellis Beach
Toledo
FEA
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