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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1934

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Pecora Reports Near Billion Net in 6 Years

Senate committee hears that New York stock exchange member firms earned about 833 million in net profits over six years as commissions totaled 1.502 billion. Data show peak profits in 1929 and a drop during 1930 31, with partial recovery by 1933.

Washington New York Stock Exchange Senate Ferdinand Pecora Senate Stock Market Committee New.York Exchange D. Ou neNeaak A Gs Es Karnage Exchange Pecora New York Stacks

Love Shapes Life Through Heart and Faith

A reflective piece argues that inner love, not mere thought, forms character and happiness. It cites Spinoza on affections and Eliot on transforming ideas through love, urging enduring, real things to guide a life. Only a pure heart reveals true God and lasting joy.

George Eliot Spinoza

House Approves Tax Bill Changes

In Washington the House passed the conference recommended income tax tightening bill by 81 to 62. The vote followed acceptance of all compromises with the Senate. a tally on the additional 10 percent tax proposed for individuals was pending with rejection anticipated.

Washington House Senate Conference Committee

Dentists Discuss Socialized Dentistry at Iowa Meeting

The Iowa State Dental Society opens its seventy second annual session in Cedar Rapids with emphasis on protecting professional standing amid possible federal relief and socialized dentistry. Dr John J Booth and Dr Lon W Morrey urge policy submission and a permanent committee to study proposed fee schedules and relief plans.

Cedar Rapids Dental Economics Iowa State Dental Society Memorial Building John J Booth Marion Lon W Morrey Chicago Bureau of Public Relations American Dental Society Booth Morrey Town State Dental Society Memorial Auditorium Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Henrietta Franks R. C Wiilett Peoria Til Booth and Morrey

Iowa State University Ends Year With Excess Revenue

Des Moines AP report states the University of Iowa finished the fiscal year ending June 30 1933 with a net excess of 122065 48 after total expenditures of 3383593 62. Hospital net gain 76362 82, endowment fell, and 16 856 patients were treated at an average 74 14 per patient.

DES Moines State University of Iowa W D_ Worden University Hospital Worden Tien Joan

Three Ohio Felons Evade Posse After Gunfire Exchange

Cornred near Conesville in the swamp bottom lands, three escaped Ohio penitentiary inmates Arthur H. Koontz Martin Schmidt and Rufus Deeds eluded a searching posse after exchanged shots Tuesday. They had escaped the penitentiary Sunday afternoon.

Coshocton INS Conesville Here Ohio Penitentiary Arthur H. Koontz Martin Schmidt Rufus Deeds State Penitentiary

Cedar Rapids Auto Toll For 1934 Accidents and Injuries

muddled OCR text mentions Cedar Rapids car tolls for 1934 and references accidents injuries and deaths though details are unclear.

Cedar Rapids

Japan Resents U S Opposition To Asia Policy

Tokyo reports show nationalist groups decrying American interference in the Orient as U S opposition to a Japanese Monroe doctrine is studied. Police guard the U S embassy while leaders pledge restraint. In Washington, officials say Hull’s statement defines U S treaty rights in China and a joint standard for all powers.

United States Reinanzaka Foreign Office Metropolitan Police Black Dragons Purple Cloud Society Japan Washington Cordell Hull China Koki Hirota Nippon Hirota Eiji Amau Asia State Department

Supreme Court Signals New Stance on Utility Rates

The U S Supreme Court tossed out Illinois Bell’s decade long suit for higher rates and ordered 18 million dollars returned to Chicago telephone users. Chief Justice Hughes instructed dissolution of the injunction against state rate reductions and framed utility decisions around whether profits under the rates are reasonable.

Washington Supreme Court Illinois Bell Telephone Company Chicago Charles Evans Hughes

Dillinger Henchman Carroll Linked to Council Bluffs Past

Police cite a Justice Department bulletin tying Tommy Carroll to Council Bluffs as a former resident. He was sentenced in 1922 to five years at Anamosa reformatory for auto theft and served thirteen months. Earlier he worked as a cab driver and hotel clerk in the area.

Council Bluffs, Ia Department of Justice Tommy Carroll John Dillinger Council Bluffs Anamosa Reformatory

Von Starhemberg Named Austrian Vice-Chancellor

Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, head of Austria's fascist faction, was appointed vice-chancellor by President Wilhelm Miklas. He succeeds Emil Fey, who becomes minister of public security the same day.

Vienna Ernst von Starhemberg Wilhelm Miklas von Starhemberg Emil Fey

May Day Clashes and Large Rallies Reported in Havana and New York

In Havana bullets from rooftops struck a 10,000 strong communist march, killing one and wounding ten, including civilians and security personnel. In New York City large May Day rallies drew up to 100,000 communists in Union Square and 60,000 socialists at Madison Square, with police cordons preventing clashes and tear gas not yet employed.

Havana New York Betwen Union Square Communist Party Madison Square Socialist Party

Paris May Day Unrest Rages Across French Cities

On May Day crowds in Paris, St Denis and Lille clash with police. In St Denis thousands threaten the cathedral area, guarded by rifle-armed forces. In Paris, 15 000 communists face police after a lengthy demonstration, with ten injured. Lille reports serious rioting and over ninety injured in clashes between socialists and communists.

Paris Aires St. Denis Cathedral of France Lille Ins

Tucson ransom due for kidnapped heiress June Robles

The Robles family plans to pay 15000 in ransom for six year old June Robles, reportedly held near Tucson or nearby, with payment to occur in Mexico near Santa Ana Sonora. Bernabe Robles, grandfather and contact, seeks definite proof and asks for his daughter's dress piece and answers to four questions before release.

Tucson Ariz June Robles June Mexico Santa Ana Sonora Bernabe Robles Robles Nogales

Methodists move to retire Bishop Cannon at conference

Jackson Miss UP reliable authority says episcopacy committee voted 43 to maybe to retire Bishop James Cannon. Reported that the plan will reach the general quadrennial conference with expected opposition from Cannon who denies physical disability or moral charges. A law change push seeks retirement for inefficiency or unacceptability. Cannon arrived late after acquittal in Washington on conspiracy charges tied to 1928 anti-Smith activities.

Jackson, Miss The Methodist Episcopal Church, South James Cannon Bishop Cannon Cannon Nin Washington

Test Tube Babies Born in Chicago Under Doctor Lespinasse

Dr Victor D. Lespinasse announced the birth of synthetic babies in Chicago. He said sixty women able to bear children have benefited, with some cases using ecogenic male parents when husbands cannot provide paternity.

Chicago Victor D. Lespinasse Lespinasse

Chester Conklin to Wed Miss Margherita Rouse

Hollywood film comedian Chester Conklin and invalid concert violinist Miss Margherita Rouse announced plans to marry in a church on Saturday. Rouse, who has been in a wheelchair for 23 years, will wear a bridal veil. Friends call their love story one of devotion and idyll.

Hollywood INS Chester Conklin Margherita Rouse Miss Rouse United States Schumann-Heink Chicago

Last Greeley Civil War Veteran Dies

Charles Carroll 91 Greeley's last Civil War veteran died after a week's illness following a stroke. Survived by four surviving veterans in Delaware County, he enlisted in the Fourteenth Wisconsin and served west of the Mississippi. He moved to Greeley, married Mary Gilmore in 1861. she died in 1919. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at the Christian church, Rev Paul Pease officiating. burial in Manchester.

Greeley Charles Carroll Delaware County John Richards Edgewood Edward Dillon Edmund Hooker Thomas Sedgwick Manchester Carroll Lafayette County Wisconsin Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry Gen A . Smith Mary Gilmore The Christian Church Paul Pease Manchester

Tuesday's Major League Results in the National League

Box score style listing shows Chicago, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, Detroit, and Washington outcomes with runs and pitching lines from United Press reports. Key pitchers include Root, Tinning, Nelson, Hartnett, and others across nine NL games.

United Press National League Chicago Pittsburgh Root Tinning Nelson and Hartnett Birkofer Grace

House Rejects 10 Percent Tax Increase Proposal

The House voted down a ten percent extra income tax proposal as part of a $417 million revenue bill. The conference report passed 253 to 106, while the tax addition failed 283 to 77 amid bipartisan opposition and defections from several Democrats and Republican conferees.

White House Senate O'Malley Wis Truax Ohio Representatives Treadway Massachusetts Bacharach New Jersey House Representatives

Bennett's Wife Sues for Separation in Abuse Case

Angela Raisch Bennett files suit against actor Richard Bennett for separate maintenance. She alleges repeated beatings, threats with a pistol, and a nail file stabbing in an Oklahoma hotel. She seeks restraining order on community property over 75,000 and monthly living, legal, and court costs.

Los Angeles Angela Raisch Bennett Richard Bennett Bennett Constance Joan Barbara Bennett Oklahoma

Carpenters Go On Strike Over Pay And Hours

Two thousand carpenters mostly on government projects walked out seeking higher hourly wages from one to a higher rate and a shorter work day. The Labor Department conciliation bureau launched immediate mediation efforts to resolve the dispute.

Washington Conciliation Bureau Department of Labor

Drought grips Midwestern farms as relief hopes dwindle

Dry winds scorch upper Mississippi Valley and surrounding states. Creeks run dry, dust storms devastate crops, and farmers await rain while officials rush to tap lakes and combat hog cholera amid record drought conditions.

Chicago Upper Mississippi Iowa United States Weather Bureau Creston Nebraska Dakotas Minnesota Ilinois Wisconsin Towa Trovatten Weather Bureau

Infected Jaw Confines Senator Murphy to Bed

Special to We Go Washington reports Senator Murphy remains confined in his Washington apartment with an infected jaw after three teeth were pulled last week. Doctors expect a ten day to two week recovery before he can return to the Senate.

Washngton D. C Murphy Senate

Man Arrested For Drink‑Driven Bridge Attempt

Clarence McCormick, 29, of News hall, was arrested at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday by police for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after attempting to cross the river at First Street SE near the Fourth Avenue Interurban bridge. A streetcar motorman nearby called police.

Clarence McCormick Newshall McCormick First Street Fourth Avenue Interurban

Berry Leads in South Dakota Democratic Primary

In Sioux Falls, Gov Tom Berry leads Lieutenant Governor H A Ustrud by more than three to one for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Berry has 1 725 votes to 516. In the Republican contest, D K Loucks of Watertown leads with 1 583 votes while Allen has 387 Alseth 199 and Kaas 161.

Sioux Falls S. D Tom Berry Jed H. A. Ustrud Berry Ustrud D. K. Loucks Watertown Loucks Allen Alseth Kaas

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