America should stay aloof from arms race as world leans to war
The column argues nations enlarge armies and navies while the U S pretends neutrality. It condemns Britain France and Germany for rearmament, notes Mussolini in Abyssinia, and criticizes Washington for high taxes and costly electric bills amid wartime talk. It warns of bureaucratic spendthrift and shifting public focus from debt and welfare.
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France
Britain
Germany
America
Washington
Hitler
Europe
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Chamber of Deputies
Pierre-Etienne Plandin
Pierre Laval
Louis Maurin
Ohio relief graft leads federal takeover under Roosevelt
Federal Relief Administrator Hopkins said affidavits show campaign committee members shook down business men who sold supplies to Ohio relief to fund campaign deficits. President Roosevelt authorized the takeover, directing Hopkins to assume control and pursue investigations. Hopkins notified Gov. Davey as Stillman left for Columbus to replace state relief chief Walls.
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Davey
Hopkins
Washington
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Gov. Davey
Ohio Relief Administration
Charles F. Stillman
FERA
Columbus
W. A. Walls
One Arrest Made In Three More Raids In Liquor Cleanup
City and county officers joined federal agents in liquor raids part of a nationwide cleanup. One arrest occurred as Dr. A Kaplan was charged with illegal possession after four and one half gallons of liquor were found in a floor plant at Kaplan's 59 Sixteenth Avenue SW. No liquor found at two other west side locations.
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Cedar Rapids
A. Kaplan
Bailey and Marshall
Ed Miller
R. H. Taylor
C. W
Life and unity in a fragmented world philosophy excerpt
The essay argues that life is interlinked and nothing is good when detached. It links mathematics and literature, cites Alice in Wonderland as proof, laments specialization and mental fragmentation, warns of atheism, and stresses the need for shared meaning through God, quoting Berdyaev on humanity.
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Alice
Briino
Berdyaev
Dowager Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Declared Gravely Ill
Brusse ls Belgium reports that Dowager Queen Elizabeth, widow of King Albert and mother to King Leopold, is dangerously ill at Laeken palace after 15 months of mourning. An official notice says she is bedbound with great anxiety but her household denies the illness.
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Brussels
Elizabeth
Albert
Laeken Palace
Namur
Leopold
Queen Elizabeth
Wittlesbach
Prince Albert
Munich
Cudahy Sued for 200000 by Girl in California
Miss Ethel Mary Blackler sues Michael Cudahy in Los Angeles for 200000 alleging he seduced her in Chicago on October 1 1931 and promised marriage later living with her for two months. She says he left for New York in November 1931 after learning a child would be born. The suit cites his claimed fortune of 500000.
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Los Angeles
Michael Cudahy
Ethel Mary Blackler
Cudahy
Chicago
New York
Miss Brackler
Cuda~hy
Senate Extends Federal Relief To 1936 Amid PWA Debate
The Senate voted to extend the Federal Emergency Relief Administration for another year and postponed action on lengthening the Public Works Administration for two more years. The move follows Roosevelt’s push while social security and other plans face delays. Critics question administration details as plans for three advisory groups emerge.
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PWA
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Federal Relief Administration
FERA
Ickes
House
Harry L. Hopkins
Dokes
Hopkins
Congress
Glass
Appropriations Committee
Christian J. Peoples
Treasury
Relief Administration
High Winds And Snow Create Travel Hazard Across Cedar Rapids
A westward snowstorm blanketed Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with reduced visibility and dangerous driving conditions. The storm began as misty rain, then shifted to snow, leaving about half an inch by 9 p.m. Temperatures dropped from a springlike 73 to the mid 20s as winds remained strong and power lines failed in some regions. Anamosa and nearby towns saw snow and halted motor traffic, while state forecasts predicted a short-lived, partly cloudy Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
A brief item notes an automobile toll in Cedar Rapids during 1935. It records counts of accidents, injuries, and deaths, though precise figures are not provided in readable text.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelts Quietly Mark 30th Wedding Anniversary
Franklin D Roosevelt and his wife observe the eve of their thirtieth anniversary with a family dinner and reminders of their marriage. illness of Louis Howe limits Sunday plans. daughter and son-in-law visit from New York while three original wedding party members may attend.
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Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelts
Louis Howe
John Boettiger
New York
Frederic A. Delano
Dora Delano Forbes
Frederic
Forbes
Roosevelt
Dust Storm Ravages Midwest Killing Four People
A two day dust storm across Kansas Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming left four dead including a seven year old near Hays Kansas and a 9 year old near Winona. Accidents from the storm and drifting dust caused rail and road dangers with trains derailed and poor visibility.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Salmon
Hays
Kan
Hutchinson
Omaha
Winona
Ava Cloud
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Condition of J. B. Miller Unchanged
The condition of Joe B. Miller treasurer of the Armstrong Clothing company is unchanged at St Luke's Hospital where he has been ill with pneumonia since Wednesday. He reportedly had a good night Saturday and is holding his own.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe B. Miller
Armstrong Clothing Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Miller
Plane Found After Missing Flight In Belgian Congo
An Agence Belga dispatch from Leopoldville reports the plane carrying the French Equatorial Africa governor general, his wife, and five others, missing since the flight, has been found in the village of Ikenge in Coquilhatville province Tshuapa district.
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Fo Brussels
Agence Belga
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
French Equatorial Africa
Ikenge
Coquilhatville
Tshuapa
European powers rush to consult on German military moves
Britain France and Italy move quickly to coordinate response after Germany declares intent to establish military superiority. Paris and London convene cabinet talks as signatories reassess Versailles treaties and Europe tilts toward new arms alignment.
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England
France
Italy
London
Germany
Europe
Britain
Hitler
Cabinet
John Simon
South Wales
Foreign Office
Berin
Paris
Oklahoma congressman attacks Huey Long as tool of wealth
Oklahoma congressman P L Gassaway denounces Huey Long as the tool of rich men. He alleges Long travels with Harvey Couch’s car and meets Hilton of Standard Oil, accuses him of limiting workers to five thousand dollars yearly and calls for a share-the-wealth plan or exposure on the air.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Huey Long
Rep. P. L. Gassaway
Okin
Huey
Harvey Couch
Hilton
Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
Ol’ Gassaway
Hitler defies Versailles as Germany to mobilize 500000 men
Berlin reports Reichsfuehrer Hitler renounces Versailles arms limits and proclaims an immediate army of 500000. The cabinet approves universal service and a 12 corps 36 division defense force with Werner von Blomberg empowered to enforce the law. Goebbels briefs foreign reporters on the plan.
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Germany
Versailles
Berlin
Eric Phipps
Hitler
Moscow
France
Werner von Blomberg
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Renew Mine Labor Talks Monday Amid Coal Field Strike Threat
Washington reports a strike threat in the bituminous coal fields as April 1 looms. Operators in Appalachian districts and United Mine Workers reps plan to renew negotiations Monday to avert a new contract dispute.
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Washington
INL
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
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