Pilot assumes sole responsibility in Dresden shipwreck
Tacogsen, the Norwegian pilot aboard the S S Dresden, takes sole blame for the disaster that killed four women aboard a 1000 passenger liner off Karmsund. He cites drifting, mist and navigation hazards after the ship struck a rock in Hardanger fjord, with 15 passengers injured and multiple lifeboat incidents during the panic.
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Kopervik
Karmoy Island
Norway
Tacogsen
S. S
Dresden
Karmsund
Moller
Stavanger
Hardanger
Lloyd Line
Two Former Beauty Winners Enter Exposition Contest
Two former Cedar Rapids beauty winners enter the Exposition of Progress contest for the crown and a Great Lakes cruise. Five judges will award points a week from tonight at the festival street dance. Notable entrants include Mrs. Richard M. Albert Frankie Breedlove and Frances Cisler, with others from Cedar Rapids area.
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Cedar Rapids
Frankie
F Avenue NE
Dixie Lee
Edna Howard
Center Point Road
Anna Phillips
Third Street
Frances Cisler
Eighth Avenue
Nancy Carroll
Paramount Revue
Dorothy K. Wetzel
Robins, Ia
Route 1
Marion
Shipwreck Hero Saves Women at Sea and Silent Rescue
Survivors recount a young ship passenger who swam to aid women and weakened travelers until a lifeboat arrived. After the night, many found shelter in Stavanger and Kopervik while others walked sixteen miles to a chapel. They faced icy winds and limited clothing as hospital capacity ran out.
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Stavanger
Kopervik
Persian Cat Poisoned in Northeast Neighborhood
F T Feysler of 1811 C avenue NE reported his Persian cat was poisoned in the Eighteenth street area between B and C avenues NE. Police were notified after several animal poisonings had earlier been reported in the neighborhood.
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F. T. Feysler
C Avenue NE
Feyster
Eighteenth Street
C Avenues
Moonlight Picnic for Jolly Six Teens at Bethel AME
The Jolly Six teen club of Bethel AME church will host a moonlight picnic on Friday evening on the lawn of Mr and Mrs W M Overall s home at 2507 Fifth Avenue Marion Cars depart Bethel AME church between 8 and 8 30 p m Mrs W L Warren is chairwoman and Mrs Helen Brown is secretary arranging details
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Jolly Six
Bethel A. M. E
W. M
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Bethel A. M. E. Church
W. L. Warren
Helen Brown
Perkins awaits steel peace plan reply from industry
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, tasked by Roosevelt to broker steel industry peace, awaits a response after presenting a four point offer to the American Iron and Steel Institute by mail and phone. She gears for all outcomes, cites a new arbitration measure, and reports exploratory talks with NRA counsel Donald Richberg and Senator Wagner.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
American Iron and Steel Institute
Miss Perkins
NRA
Donald Richberg
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Six Die As French Train Crashes Into Main Station
Six people were killed and eight seriously injured when a local commuting train from Wesserling crashed into a bumper at Mulhouse main station. Faulty brakes were blamed for the accident.
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Mulhouse
France
Wesserling
Mashie Swing Principles and Cut-Spin Technique
Chester Horton outlines mashie swing fundamentals with emphasis on back swing control and a gentle left-shoulder pull to prevent jerks. He details lay-back to gain cut-spin and predicts the ball will kick right after contact. Horton’s booklet offers permanent reference and a request for a dime and return envelope. Also notes a German Swedish telephone cable enabling 84 simultaneous conversations.
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Chester Horton
Hands Behind The New Deal Reflect Character Of Men
An analysis contrasts the presidents hands with General Hugh S. Johnsons recovery act gestures. It notes the Presidents restrained hands and Johnsons restless, theatrical movements as he leans, clasps, and toys with his glasses and fingers during conferences.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
Cabinet Secretaries Close In On Taylor Grazing Bill
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace reported agreement after a secret interior department meeting. Wallace cited remaining legal questions but predicted presidential approval. an official noted amicable progress despite prior disputes over forest service jurisdiction. The article also mentions capybaras as the largest rodents, weighing up to 100 pounds.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Henry A. Wallace
Interior Department
Wallace
Ickes
Congress
Agriculture Department
United States Forest Service
Chicago fair showcases Sino American trade goods
Z. L. Chang sails for the Chicago Century of Progress exhibition with a diverse collection including porcelains lacquers tea raw silk bamboo baskets embroideries ivories and novelties gathered from across the country. Once Chinese consul general at New York he aims to present a more representative display to foster trade between nations.
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Z. L. Chang
Chang
New York
Pension tax may be paid by mail in 1934
County Treasurer Frank L. Williams announces that the old age pension tax may be paid by mail with full name and address. Taxpayers must include the given name and initials of each person and the wife’s given name and initials. Marion branch will stay open Friday to aid payments and a representative is in Farmers and Merchants State Bank. All persons over 21 must pay the one dollar tax for 1934 before July 1 to avoid penalty. starting next year the tax will be two dollars per person.
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Frank L. Williams
Wilams
Williams
Marion
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Grief‑stricken father believes missing daughter Poderjay is dead
Olaf Tufverson tearfully declared his missing daughter Agnes Tufverson Poderjay dead in Grand Rapids Michigan. Assistant District Attorney James T. Neary said he knows the identity of a man in the case as the investigation continues.
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New York
James T. Neary
Grand Rapids, Mich
Ins
Agnes Tufverson Poderjay
Olaf Tufverson
Mystery of Agnes Turverson Poderjay
A New York lawyer Agnes Turverson Poderjay vanished days after her December marriage to Ivan Poderjay. Her father, in a Vienna investigation, recalls dreams of Agnes with her mother and reads a Christmas letter she wrote before disappearing, signaling urgent concern and unresolved fate.
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Agnes
Agnes Turverson Poderjay
New York
Ivan Poderejay
Poderjay
Mme
Suzanne Ferran
Vienna
Waa
Jugoslavian Captain Guilty of London Check Swindles
Ivan Poderjay, who married Agnes Turverson in New York, is found guilty of several check swindles in London and admits financial support from several women besides Turverson. He denies knowledge of Turverson’s whereabouts, who disappeared after the marriage. A bigamy case against him is ongoing in Vienna.
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Vienna
Ins
Ivan Poderejay
Agnes Turverson
New York
London
Poderjay
Miss Tufverson
Cape Tain
Tom
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