New Measure Moves Toward House Vote on NRA Reforms
The Associated Press reports a stop gap NRA bill sped through the house while discussions shifted to voluntary agreements and interstate compacts. President Roosevelt backs a study of inheritance and gift taxes tied to NRA aims. White House approves limited labor and oil plan revisions as AFL weighs a new compliance scheme. continued on page 2 column 1.
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White House
American Federation of Labor
New York
Iron and Steel Industry
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
Henry P. Parkham, Jr
Massachusetts
Congress
Capitol Hill
Harper Sibley
Chamber of Commerce of the
Eleven Arrested in Des Moines Gambling Raids
Des Moines officers from the liquor and vice squad seized dice boxes or punchboards during raids that led to gambling charges against nine druggists a smoke shop proprietor and a coffee shop operator.
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Des Moines
City Liquor and Vice Squad
Mercury Still Low Following Rainfall in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids endured unseasonably cool weather with a 24-hour low of 48 degrees at 5 am and a high of 58 by 2:45 pm after night rains yielding 0.25 inches. Wednesday peaked at 63 at 5 pm, then cooled to 59 by 7 pm and 50 at midnight, as per Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Know Thyself Mind and Morals, by Dr Newton
In a 1935 reprint, the essay argues self knowledge as life's chief aim. It urges examining body, mind, and soul to build character, uncover motives, and foresee temptations. The author notes self understanding reduces errors and increases tolerance and empathy among people.
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Socrates
Plato
Tlissus
Plans to Split Democrats At GOP Conference
Springfield I A P Harrison E Spangler temporary chairman of the grass roots conference predicts a repeat of the 1896 split over the silver issue if Republicans declare for constitutional fidelity. He sees a push to win over state rights Democrats and anticipates a wedge into Democratic ranks during the nine state GOP gathering next week. Spangler Lowden and John Hamilton headline sessions with Arthur Hyde to speak at Lincoln's tomb memorial.
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Harrison E. Spangler
Spangler
William Jennings Bryan
AAA
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
John Hamilton
Kansas
Lowden
Hamilton
Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
Agriculture
President Hoover
Lincoln
Failed ransom payment blocks Cuban kidnapping case
Havana reports a ransom of 286000 dollars for Antonio San Miguel failed when the messenger could not contact the kidnappers. San Miguel, a 78 year old rail magnate, was seized with four servants. gardner Jose Franco was abducted as the plan unraveled. Police detained Arturo Mujica over a mango cart used in the snatch and kept Simon Arleta in custody after releasing him to deliver ransom terms.
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Antonio San Miguel
Cuba
Jose Franco
San Miguel
Gardner
United States
Army
Camp Columbia
Arturo Mujica
Associated Press
Simon Arleta
Millen Trio Loses Appeal Reconciled Bride Sentence
Murton Millen, leader of a doomed bandit gang, reconciled with Norma Brighton Millen a few hours before he, his brother Irving, and Abe Faber were to be executed for the Needham bank murders. Norma, serving a year as a murder accessory, sent him words of forgiveness from Dedham jail. Governor Curley denied clemency. Justice Branis refused to intervene. Norma plans a new life after the executions and release.
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Boston
Murton Millen
Norma Brighton Millen
Irving
Abe Faber
Needham Bank
Dedham
Norma
Murt
George Stanley Harvey
Albert McCusick
McCusick
Rose Knellar
Faber
Curley
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Norma Millen
Ouster Proceedings Began After Treasurer Sweitzer Fails to Produce Cash
In Chicago the Cook County Board opened ouster proceedings against County Treasurer Robert Sweitzer after he failed to deliver 335000 to cover a deficiency and place 79000 in escrow. Sweitzer refused to resign, promised funds by 9:30 a.m., and sought counsel. A three member committee could not verify funds in Chicago. Sweitzer offered more time but would not resign without counsel. He acknowledged owing 335000, with 100000 said to have gone to political friends and the remainder invested in a coal brick scheme that collapsed after the inventor's death and ensuing litigation. The board recessed the hearing until 7:30 p.m.
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Chicago
Cook County Board
Robert Sweitzer
Sweitzer
San Francisco
Ter Touhs
Eddie Duchin Weds New York Society Belle
Pianist Eddie Duchin marries Marjorie Odrichs in New York, honeymooning Thursday after he had claimed bachelor status. The couple wed Wednesday despite his public bachelor declaration and her past remarks about European men.
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Eddie Duchin
N. Y
New York
Marjorie Odrichs
Weather Delays Balloon Take-Off At Rapid City Base
Weather hindered the National Geographic Society Army Air Corps stratosphere expedition launch from the Rapid City base. The 3,700,000 cubic foot balloon awaited the first favorable day for ascent, delaying the mission.
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Rapid City
S. D
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
Herring to Name Special Agents on Jury Request
Gov Clyde Herring said he will appoint special state agents to probe Woodbury county if the grand jury formally requests it. The county grand jury resumes June 19 to continue alleged vice and corruption inquiries. contractor Lytle had urged three Sioux City police to assist. An agent was already sent to Sioux City, with no results announced.
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Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Co. F. Lytle
Sioux City
Herring
Edward L. O'Connor
William Tice
Lytle
Frank Moorhead
Gov. Herring
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935 Accidents and Injuries
Report lists totals of accidents, injuries and deaths for 1935 Cedar Rapids auto toll. Key figures highlighted show trends in traffic safety and the toll on local residents and motorists. Officials urge caution as year closes.
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Cedar Rapids
Pius XI considers reform in naming Popes
Pope Pius XI studies a reform plan to allow Oriental church representatives in papal elections. The proposal would let Syriac, Maronite, Melchite, and other patriarchs attend conclaves via designated delegates, aiming to unite Catholic and Oriental rites during the selection of the Pontiff.
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Pius XI
United Press
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College of Cardinals
Congregation of the Oriental Church
Aich
Beirut
Cus
Mossul
Alexandria
Barkman Decides Not To Appeal Cooper Case
Des Moines Iowa Attorney Carl Barkman said he would not appeal the district court’s acquittal of Harold M Cooper on a liquor contral charter charge. He noted the offense is a misdemeanor and unnecessary to pursue further. Judge Russell Jordan upheld Cooper’s claim that evidence did not show influence in an election while a liquor commission member.
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Carl ‘Barkman
Russell Jordan
Harold M. Cooper
Liquor Commission
Burkman
Jordan
Cooper
Commission
Polk Jury Resumes Investigation Of Tom Conroy Case
Des Moines AP report says the Polk county grand jury continued its inquiry into charges against Des Moines beer distributor Thomas Conroy. Testimony paused as county attorney Francis Kuble attended the trial of former liquor commissioner Harold M. Cooper, acquitted of liquor act violations.
Kidnaping Ransom Bills Turned In After Weyerhaeuser Case
In Tacoma and nearby cities authorities say ransom bills tied to the George Weyerhaeuserkidnaping indicate the gang is on the move. One man, Jack Bailey, was reported held for questioning, though officials deny an arrest. Recoveries totaling $20 in Huntington Oregon and Spokane Washington suggest the gang fled rather than hid. Police seek four other suspects and several associates linked to ex bootleggers and ex convicts as the hunt widens.
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Wash
INS
George Weyerhaeuser
Jack Bailey
Bailey
Joe Bailey
Savoy Hotel
Seattle
Huntington
Ore
Spokane
Oregon
Salt
Lake ‘City
John
Keegan
Portland
Escaped prisoner and detective killed in gun duel
In Warwick New York a pistol duel on main street ended in the deaths of escaped prisoner Gifford Wright aged 42, and Paterson detective Robert Alexander aged 55. Wright had escaped from Warwick police two days earlier. The incident was reported on the police teletype.
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N. J
Warwick
N. Y
Gifford Wright
Robert Alexander
Japanese Troops Pour Into China
Japanese forces advanced into north China aiming to seize Peiping and Tientsin, driving Chinese troops from the region as tensions mounted in the ongoing conflict.
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China
Tientsin
North China
Peiping
Chicago man dies after fall in home accident
CHICAGO a 69 year old man Frank Kisziski tumbled from bed struck his head on a chair and died from a fractured skull in a home accident officials said the incident occurred in Chicago.
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Chicago
Frank Kisziski
Court Rejects Wife's Marital Code Divorce Bid
MINNEAPOLIS AP Judge Paul W Guilford denied the divorce after husband Brown testified his wife left him for refusing to sign her self written agreement. He proposed mutual self restraint and halved wages while the judge urged both to avoid dictation and nagging and to share duties and amusements.
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Minneapolis
Gilbert W. Brown
Paul W. Guilford
Brown
Guilford
Draft Strict Beer Ordinance Aims to Clean Up Retailing Evils
The Cedar Rapids city council advanced a sweeping beer ordinance introduced by Public Safety Commissioner Dan Kruldenier. It imposes a $300 class B license, caps permits by population, links beer sales to dance hall licenses, and empowers local officials to enforce stricter conduct in class B dispensaries. A public hearing is set with Mayor Frank K. Hahn to gather input before final passage.
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Dan Kruldenier
Public Safety
Frank K. Hahn
Superior Court
Don, Hines
Cedar Rapids
Finney in Emporia shot before prison term start
W. W. Finney the Emporia banker sentenced to 36 to 600 years for embezzlement was found critically wounded in the head at his summer cabin as officers waited to serve commitment papers. A pistol lay at his side and he was moved to a hospital with initial reports offering a chance of recovery.
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Emporia
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Warren
W. Finney
Here
Roy Davis
Finney
Ronald
Scott Mouse
Club Royale Beer Permit Renewal Denied by Cedar Rapids Council
Cedar Rapids city council rejected Club Royale at 709 Second Avenue SE for a beer permit renewal. Applicant John Kennedy had pled guilty to gambling in district court on September 24, 1934, with a $150 fine. Controversy arose a year earlier over who operated the venue and eligibility to hold a license.
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Club Royale
Second Avenue
John Kennelley
Leonard Jacobson Named Manager of Des Moines Liquor Store
AP report says the Iowa Liquor Commission appointed Leonard Jacobson as manager of a single liquor store to open at Dows around June 10. The move will place a solo outlet under state oversight, with Jacobson as proprietor and manager.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Commission
Leonard J. Jacobson
Dows
Coalition formed as mobs riot in Paris streets
Premier Laval announced a new coalition government as police clashed with rioters on Paris boulevards. Guards protected the Elysée Palace while threats and clashes spread through the capital. Royalists surged toward the Palace of Justice. dozens were seized as police dispersed demonstrations. Communist groups said they guarded meeting places against fascist attacks amid taxpayer protests.
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Paris
Pierre
Laval
Edouard Herriot
Herriot
Palace of Justice
Vencouriter
Vencouriter.: “Took” Place On the. Boulevard St., Michel
Manny
Unists
Polk Jury Hears Rand And Geneser In Conroy Probe
DES MOINES AP The Polk county grand jury heard testimony by Pete Rand and John Dutch Geneser in its probe of charges against Des Moines beer distributor Thomas Conroy. Assistant Attorney General Walter Maley said Conroy was accused of attempted extortion and obstruction of justice after a grand jury witness quoted a slot machine protection ring involving the attorney general's office.
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Des Moines
Attorney General’s Office
Kindness to Old Man Bequeaths Sioux City Property
Sioux Falls AP reports John Hinsey left his Sioux City caretaker, Nels J. Ekberg, a property valued at about 2500 dollars in probate records filed after Hinsey died May 25. Hinsey, who moved from Sioux City ten years ago, had no heirs. Ekberg testified of his kindness and care.
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Falls
S.D
Joan
Nels J. Ekberga
Sioux City
John Hinsey
Hinsey
Ke Aalily
Ekberg
Businessman Convicted in Mississippi Torso Murder
W M Carter, a prominent Laurel businessman, was convicted by a jury of the slaying of Mrs Daisy Keeton and was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge W Joe Pack. Carter plans a motion for a new trial Saturday, with an appeal to the state Supreme Court if denied. The victim’s torso and legs were found on a seldom used road near Laurel. other body parts have not been recovered.
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Daisy Keeton
W. Joe Pack
Supreme Court
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