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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
3
Reports from refugees describe a devastating tsunami at Cuyutlan and Colima City with many deaths and wrecked buildings. Governor Saucedo coordinates relief from Manzanillo as officials count at least 30 corpses with higher tallies feared.
The article notes that between three and four percent of all people are left handed. It presents the statistic as a general estimate without identifying individuals or specific studies.
The St Louis Star and Times will be created after the Star-Chronicle Publishing Co buys the St Louis Times. Elzey Roberts, Star publisher, confirms the publication will be merged under Star management with the Star taking name, goodwill, subscription list, equipment and certain assets while not assuming Times liabilities.
An ad touts S. S. S. as a liquid tonic that stimulates the stomach’s secretions, aids digestion, restores appetite, and rebuilds red blood cells to bolster resistance to disease. It promotes a two week treatment in regular and double sizes available at drug stores.
A party of twelve Iowa gold seekers bound for the Black Hills are halted by a lone Sioux warrior. He sprinkles quick shots with a repeating carbine, scattering the mule team and driving the expedition away. The white men abandon their quest, humbled by a single daring Indian. Tomorrow the feature is The Chief and the Black Man.
Mount Vernon obituary notes William M. Mitchell aged 76 died in Louisville Kentucky after weeks of illness. He was born in western Illinois attended Cornell College and lived in Mount Vernon for years. He worked with railroads and served as a railroad commissioner in Kansas. Survived by widow Louise and daughter Mrs T L Mitchell. Funeral attendees travel to Louisville.
The Lindbergh tragedy spurred a federal act that makes interstate kidnaping a crime. President Hoover signed it. the law allows prison terms at the judge’s discretion for moving a victim across state lines or abroad. Originally a death sentence was proposed but replaced with longer imprisonment.
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