Death of a Florida fugitive Iowa leader judged by a critic
Verne Marshall portrays W. J. McChesney as a disgraced Iowa City figure and former University of Iowa treasurer who died in exile in Florida. The column rails against university administration, calls McChesney an embezzler, and urges a broader decade-spanning audit to reveal truth about past university conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. McChesney
Florida
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Cchesney
Legislative Committee
Czar Jessup
Braverman Found Dead In Cedar Rapids Home By Gas
Max Braverman 50, a prominent Cedar Rapids furniture dealer, was found asphyxiated from a gas leak in his kitchen at 2409 Bever Ave SE. Coroner ruled death a passing by own action with no inquest. ambulance crews and neighbors moved the body after Mrs. Braverman discovered him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Braverman
Bever Avenue SE
R. A. Vorpahl
Braverman
Waite
Chester E. Pollins
Pollins
George Harmer
Bever Avenue
United States District Court
Collector of Internal Revenue
L. E. Bladine
County Recorder
Russia
United States
Joseph Braverman
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Henry Smulekoff
Chicago To Buy Merchandise. Mr. Smulekoff
Smulekoff
Island
Charges Against Mayor Walker Sent to Governor Roosevelt
New York officials announce formal charges against Mayor James J. Walker will be prepared and sent to Governor Roosevelt. Judge Samuel Seabury's evidence analysis forms the basis for the action. Roosevelt had signaled he would treat Seabury's analysis as the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Walker
Roosevelt
New York Committee
Samuel Seabury
Walker
Seaat
Prohibition Planks Stir GOP and Democrats Ahead of Convention
Gov Roosevelt seeks a repeal plank in the Democratic platform while Republican leaders deny White House endorsement of a resubmission plank. The GOP faces judgment day as its convention nears, urging candor over evasion. A columnist notes Bishop Cannon condemns Rockefeller for his changed view on prohibition. Dr Clarence True Wilson also criticizes Rockefeller statement as unworthy.
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Roosevelt
Fess
Republican National Committee
Hoover
White House
Cannon
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Iowa
Rockefeller
Clarence True Wilson
Rockeye
Insull Consents To Talk With Press In Chicago Office
Samuel Insull, 73, once a pillar of industry and financier in Chicago, meets newspaper men after his empire collapsed into receivership. He laments his fall from wealth and worries about keeping a roof over his head while caring for his wife as critics push wealth redistribution to win votes and jobs remain in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
Entodas
Brookhart Considers Independent Senate Run
Brookhart hints at an independent bid for the US Senate. He tells audiences that voters should decide his fate by their votes, not party convention. The public displeasure was clear as they rejected him at the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brrookhart
United States Senate
Brookhart
Politician Brookhart Under Fire For Policy Critique
A commentator accuses the political renegade of blind stupidity and failing to work with allies. The piece contends Brookhart insulted state intelligence and risks doing so again as a major policy debate unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Senate passes economy bill amid funding cuts
The Senate approved the economy bill amid criticism that it is a misnomer. It cut $100,000,000 from the originally proposed $238,000,000, arguing new taxes are easier than forced spending reductions and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Seabury Presses City Corruption Findings in New York
Samuel Seabury, counsel for the Hofstadter committee, fights on in New York backed by public sentiment. He reports to Gov. Roosevelt his findings on Mayor Jimmy Walker amid graft and political enemies, highlighting about fifty implicated men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Seabury
New York City
Hofstadter Committee
Seabury
Roosevelt
Jimmy Walker
Sesmael Seabury
Two Bandits Rob Bank in Elmore Minnesota Heist
A lone bandit looted the First National Bank of Elmore, Minnesota, grabbing six thousand dollars in currency and fleeing before deputies could intervene. Bank president F. H. Taylor reported the claim, and sheriffs organized posses as investigators pursued a suspected accomplice driving north in a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Katzenmeyer
Store mistake prompts shoes claim against Belleville merchant
Detroit report says August Elwart bought shoes from 8 A Singer of Belleville. The pair pinched his feet and Singer resented the effort. A jury was set to hear the case seeking $1,600 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
August Elwart
Singer
Belleville
Elwart
Economy Bill Heads to Conference Amid Budget Cuts
The House voted to disagree with Senate amendments and send the economy bill to conference. The measure, aiming to balance the budget, provides a 149 million dollar cut in government expenses, with 48 million cut from veterans benefits removed by the Senate. Conferees will draft final terms and seek additional savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
McLean Identifies Signature Authorizing ransom to The Fox
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean testified in Washington that a memorandum signed by her authorized Gaston B. Means to hand over $100,000 to a man nicknamed The Fox. The document naming Neil Williams as recipient was read in Means' trial for stealing the ransom and $4,000 expenses. The note was impounded by U S Attorney Leo A. Rover and approved by Judge James M. Proctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward B. McLean
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gaston B. Means
Lindbergh
the Fox
Means
McLean
Washington Post
M. Robert Guggenheim
Charles A. Lindbergh
T. Morris Wampler
Neil Williams
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Wampler
Mrs. McLean
United States
Leo A. Rover
James M. Proctor
Rover
Congressman's Wife Charged With Drunk Driving In Capital
Mrs Bertha Huddleston wife of Rep George Huddleston Democrat of Birmingham Alabama was charged with operating an automobile while intoxicated in Washington under a $500 bond. Her car reportedly struck a parked vehicle owned by Mrs J K Moore of Kenilworth Maryland and her unidentified male companion gave identification as a salesman.
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Washington
INS
Bertha Huddleston
George Huddleston
Birmingham
Ala
Liberty
Huddleston
J. K. Moore
Kenilworth
Huddieston
Fess Denies Hoover U K Plausible Endorsement
Senator Simeon D. Fess republican national chairman denied that President Hoover endorsed a resubmission plank for the party platform. He said Hoover has not sent any message through him and has not indicated support for any such plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Simeon D. Fess
Hoover
Fess
Prohibition Dominates Early Chicago Convention Talk
The Associated Press reports that prohibition shapes early Chicago convention discourse with talk of a resubmission plank for the Republican platform and Democratic calls to abrogate the Eighteenth Amendment. Governor Roosevelt reiterates opposition to fixed nationwide repeal and cites states’ rights on liquor. In Louisiana a referendum on repeal or modification passes, while Virginia Democrats rally, endorsing Byrd and a constitutional amendment proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
White House
Hoover
James R. Garfield
Roosevelt
New York
Democratic Party
William Gibbs McAdoo
Congress
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Senate
Richmond
Virginia
Prohibition
Harry Flood Byrd
Byrd
Will Rogers on banks and Canada visits
Will Rogers notes bankers institute convention in Beverly Hills using American Express money orders and no checks. He argues bank failures in Canada over ten years show different practices and cautions banks must balance lending with repayment pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bankers Institute
Educational
American Express
Canada
Mrs Samuel Insull Reported Seriously Ill After Reverses
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs Samuel Insull, widow of Samuel Insull, is seriously ill. The article notes her health and personal fortune have suffered in a bid to stave off the $100 million collapse of the Insull Utility companies. Her 4,000 acre Libertyville estate is expected to go to creditors and luxury residences are being abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Samuel Insull
Insull
England
Wheat crop report shows sharp year to year shrinkage
Washington based report from the department of agriculture indicates winter wheat production on June 1 at 411 million bushels, down from 440.8 million a month earlier and 787.5 million last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
SAP
Department of Agriculture
Two Central City Men In Truck Held For Intoxication
R. A. Beasley and K. C. Falcon, both of Central City, were arrested Wednesday evening on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and intoxication. Beasley drove the truck on First Avenue E near Twentieth Street with Falcon as a passenger after a complaint before Union Station. Beasley pled not guilty Thursday before Judge H. C. Ring. Falcon was fined $10 and costs in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Beasley
K. C. Falcon
Central City
Opera
Beasley
First Avenue E
Twentieth Street
Falcon
Union Station
H. C. Ring
Seabury seeks Walker removal over conduct in Albany
Samuel Seabury's charge that Mayor James J. Walker is unfit to serve is reviewed by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Seabury cites fifteen complaints linking Walker to financially interested factions and unclear income in the missing Russell T. Sherwood accounts. Roosevelt weighs whether public standards warrant Walker's removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Samuel Seabury
James J. Walker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hofstadter Committee
Seabury
Cme
Walker
Russell T. Sherwood
Temperature Reaches 81 Amid Warm Thursday Rise
The mercury, after a light rainfall and a chilly wind, climbed through the morning. It stood 63 at 7 a.m., 70 at 9 a.m., 80 at 1 30, and reached 81 at 2 30 p.m. The prior day’s high was 72 and the low 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Shadow Boxes Feature Garden Show Open This Evening
Nearly 800 people toured Brucemore grounds for the Flower and Garden show hosted by the Cedar Rapids Garden Club. The event will stay open until dusk and plants will go on sale Friday morning. Shadow box displays drew praise for artistry and imagination with prizes awarded to Mrs. Arthur Andrews Collins for a cubist modern scene and a kitchen-inspired composition by Mrs. Ben Landy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucemore
George B. Douglas
Cedar Rapids Garden Club
Arthur Andrews Collins
Bandits Grab $5,000 From Illinois Bank
Three bandits robbed the State Bank of St. Charles in Illinois of about $5,000 after forcing seven employees to lie on the floor. A fourth man waited outside and drove the getaway car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Charles, Ill
INS
State Bank of
St. Charles
Chester Horton to Start Good Golf Feature in Gazette
Chester Horton, renowned golf teacher, will begin writing a daily feature for Cedar Rapids Gazette starting Monday June 13. The column promises practical tips from his experience, aimed at both seasoned players and beginners, delivered in an engaging style.
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Chester Horton
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Three downtown Cedar Rapids stores robbed in morning break-in spree
Police found entry through front doors after crowbars pried locks. Jewelry stolen from Star Jewelry included two dozen platinum and white gold rings and several women's rings. O'Meara's Clothing and Helms Clothing also hit. only small cash losses reported. A fifth store, Big Shoe Store, showed attempted entry as robbers battered the door but failed to enter. Patrolman Fred Parrish discovered the break-ins shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday.
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Star Jewelry
Second Street SE
O’meara
Helms
Fred Parrish
Second Avenue SE
Wets win fight in Indiana convention vote
At the Indiana Republican state convention in Indianapolis the resubmissionists carried the motion to include resubmission of the Eighteenth Amendment and repeal of Indiana’s bone dry law in the platform. The final vote was 823 to 626.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Republican State Convention
Camp Good Health Fund Aims to Help Ill Children
Aimed at Mary and other undernourished youths, the Camp Good Health Fund seeks donations to keep a 14 year old girl and similarly needy children at Camp Good Health this summer. Funds support hospital bills, nourishment and fresh air to improve health under rough financial conditions. Cedar Rapids Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mary
Camp Good Health
Cedar Rap
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Local traffic tally reports Cedar Rapids auto toll figures for the year. Data highlights include counts of accidents and injuries with a final note on fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Death of Iowa official ends embezzlement case
W J McChesney died in Daytona Beach after fleeing Iowa amid embezzlement charges. He had borrowed $9000 against a $20000 life policy, repaying creditors and relatives with funds from the estate. His body, identified by a former Iowa resident, was to be shipped to Iowa City after a Florida death in the Williams hotel.
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W. J. McChesney
Daytona Beach
Fla
State University of Iowa
the Gazette
Iowa City
McChesney
J. M. Fisk
Fisk
University
F. W. McChesney
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
First National Bank
Farmers Loan and Trust Com of
Iowa
W. J. Andrews
E. Sangster
Lake Helen
Fila
F. B. Olsen
Johnson County
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Henry J. Prentiss
Florida
Cornelia McChesney
Williams
Connally to Make Garner Nomination at Democratic Clash
Representative Rayburn states Senator Connally will nominate Garner at the Democratic national convention. Rayburn will lead the Garner-pledged Texas delegation and says Texas will yield to California when California is called. McAdoo will deliver the second Garner speech for California’s delegation.
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Washington
Rayburn
Tex
Garner
Connally
Texas
California
William McAdoo
Hhe
Chicago
Amos G. Carter
Walter Orhia
Ward John B. Elliott
Californ
Fe Orton
Alvi Wig
Roy Miller
C. N
R. F
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Cedar Rapids News
Albert
Leo Kopel
People’s Furniture Company
Bulletin
Elmore
Minn
McAdoo
Will Rogers
Will
Naomi Doebel
Ben Landy
Bandits
Illinois Bank
Horton
P. Wets
Camp Fund
University Guild
Total Etree
Eees
Life
Surance
Cepar Rapids News
Jack K. Albright
Ceedar Rapids
Williams Hotel
Mce Chesney
Albright
Mce
Chesney
Andrews
C. C. Bohannon
Dr. Bohannon
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