Judge Rice Orders New Woodbury County Grand Jury Action
Judge F H Rice in district court ordered a new investigation of Sioux City vice and graft by the Woodbury county May grand jury. He appointed Ole T Naglestad and Carlos W Goltz as special deputy county attorneys to pursue ouster proceedings against Henry C Kuhlmann and to seek an outside judge if needed.
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Gazette
Sioux City
Woodbury County
F. H. Rice
Rice
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Ole T. Naglestad
Carlos W. Goltz
Henry’ C. Kuhlmann
Kuhlmann
Max Duckworth
The
Grand Jury
Duckworth
Thompson Explains Delay In Hearing On Cooper Appeal
Linn county attorney says Cooper's appeal from a liquor control act conviction is delayed by late filing of briefs. Judge Anderson had set May 13 for the supreme court hearing, but Thompson notes insufficient time to prepare a reply. Cooper resigned as liquor control commission chairman after a $1000 district court fine.
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Supreme Court
Harold M. Cooper
Linn County
King Thompson
Cooper
Thompson
Liquor Control Commission
Anderson
Walter Maley
Herring
Liquor Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Linn
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Legislative Liquor Investigating Committee
Rep
Co. L. McKinnon
New London
State Highway Commission
McKinnon
Legislative Investigating Committee
Reilly Sues Mrs Hauptmann for 22388 Dollar Fee
Edward J. Reilly former chief of defense in the Hauptmann case sues Anna Hauptmann for 22388.82 claiming unpaid trial services. A May 10 show cause order asks why she should not be enjoined from disposing funds and a receiver appointed.
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New York
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Anna Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Maurice Edelbaum
Supreme Court
Mitchell May
Reilly
Urge Farm Credits to Revive Business
The house agriculture committee urged passage of the Frazier Lemke mortgage refinancing bill saying liquidation of farm debt is essential for national prosperity. It calls on Federal Reserve banks to issue 3 billion dollars in currency in exchange for farm mortgage bonds with annual payments of 1.5 percent on principal and interest.
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Washington
INS
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Master Mind in Bremer Case Nabbed in Dixie
Federal authorities announce the capture of Harry Sawyer, alias Harry Sandovich, in Pass Christian Mississippi. Sawyer, the finger man behind the Edward G Bremer kidnapping, named the ransom at 200000 dollars and was linked to the Barker Karpis Dillinger gangs. He rose from Hogan’s lieutenant to St Paul underworld head, suspected fence in dozens of robberies, and was connected to Van Meter’s death.
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ST. Paul
Harry Sawyer
Pass Christian
Minn
Washington
Mind
America
Sawyer
Edward G. Bremer
Bremer
United States
Barker
Karpis
Dan” Hogan
Harry Sandovich
Barker- Karpis
John Dillinger
Homer van Meter
Barker Brothers
Alvin Karpis
George “Baby Face
Nelson
Leutenant
Hogan
van Meter
Barker-Karpis
Arthur
Doc” Barker
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mason City
First National Bank
Bond set for Harry Sawyer in Bremer kidnapping case
New Orleans bond of 100000 was set Saturday for Harry Sawyer after his arraignment before U S Commissioner R H Carter Jr. Sawyer said he would not fight extradition to Minnesota and plans were made to transfer him to St Paul for trial once the indictment copy is received.
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New Orleans
INS
Harry Sawyer
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
U. S
R. H. Carter, Jr
Sawyer
Carter
Minnesota
Roosevelt Goes On Weekend Potomac Cruise
President Roosevelt boarded the yacht Sequoia at the navy yard for a weekend cruise down the Potomac. He will return to Washington Sunday night.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy Yard
Potomac
Vatican and Japan to Exchange Envoys
Vatican City AP reports that for the first time in history the Holy See and Japan will establish mutual diplomatic relations with envoy exchanges forthcoming.
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Vatican
Japan
Vatican City
Holy See
Want Ads Deadline for Big Sunday Gazette Ad Takers
Closing time for Want Ads is 8 P.M. tonight in the Big Sunday Gazette. Call The Gazette at Dial 2-1121 to reach an Ad taker. credit checks apply for listed telephone directory residents with no past due accounts.
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Sunday Gazette
Gazette
Cooper appeal postponed in Iowa liquor case
The Iowa Supreme Court hearing for Harold M. Cooper the former liquor commissioner was postponed to the September term amid Gov Herring efforts to quell a growing corruption furor. Linn County Attorney G K Thompson cited briefing delays as a reason for the four month delay.
Soviet May Day parade reveals vast armed might across cities
Reports detail 2770 planes and 2330 tanks showcased in Russia's major cities, with Moscow 800 planes and Kiev 300 tanks. Izvestia notes peaceful framing of the Franco Soviet pact, pledging no aggression and aiming for broader economic ties.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
France
Russia
Leningrad
Minsk
Kiev
Kharkov
Ukraine
Slutsk
Odessa
Vinitsa
Jitomir
Izvestia
Man now 34 hunts mother lost as child
W E Burton, 34, of Omaha, plans to travel to Eden Colorado to search for his mother whom he was separated from as an infant. He has two pictures and a 30 year old letter from his mother to his foster mother. His parents were E W Brady and Nora Billings and letters to a ranch near Eden have been returned.
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Omaha
W. E. Burton
Eden
Colo
Burton
E. J. Burton
White, S. D
E. W. Brady
Nora Billings
Brady
Shenandoah
Iowa
Believe Slaying Opens Gang War
Chicago police report Frank A. Young a beer truck driver was shot and killed by three men on the south side Saturday in what is believed to be the outbreak of a beer truck drivers war.
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Chicago
Frank A. Young
South Side
Premier of France Injured in Car Crash
Pierre Etienne Flandin premier of France suffered a broken arm and head injuries when his automobile collided with another at Auxerre. Doctors at the city hospital said injuries not critical. Mme. Flandin was badly shaken. He was en route to Domecy sur Cur to vote in Sunday’s municipal elections.
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Paris
INS
Pierre Etienne Flandin
France
Auxerre
Mme. Flandin
Domecy Sur Cur
Japanese To Double Air Defense Force
Tokyo reports that Japan plans to double its home defense air force from 800 planes. The Asahi states 48 million yen about 13.5 million dollars will be spent on re organizing the air force.
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INS
Asahi
Motorist Held After Crash In Cedar Rapids Area
Walter Maciejewsky, 50, of 866 Daniels Street NE, held on intoxicated driving charges after a collision on Twelfth Avenue SE near Third and Fourth streets. His charge was downgraded to reckless driving. he was released on bond. Mrs. Maciejewsky received a facial cut, treated, and released. Damages involved a parked car owned by Frank Raska. No one else was injured. A second incident reports Betty Bowker with a nose cut after Baldridge's car struck a pole near Center Point Road NE.
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Walter Maciejewsky
Daniels Street
Twelfth Avenue SE
Third
Fourth
Maciejewsky
Frank Raska
Fifth Avenue
John Baldridge
Mount Vernon Avenue
Betty Bowker
Oakland Road
Baldridge
J Avenue
Center Point Road
Congress Activities Amid Naval and Banking Debates
Senate in recess as Appropriations subcommittee studies naval appropriation bill. House debates omnibus banking bill and Friday debates bonus measure. Munitions committee anti war profits bill received. Agriculture committee reported on Frazier Lemke farm mortgage bill.
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Appropriations
HOUSE
Senate
Munitions Committee
Agriculture Committee
Frazier-Lemke
Frost Nips Fruit Trees As Mercury Drops To 28
Cedar Rapids saw a sharp cold snap Friday night with a low of 28 degrees after a 30 degree midnight reading and a 28 early morning low. Ice formed on water in exposed containers while fruit growers debated damage and awaited evaluations in the days ahead.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers-Inskeep Company
Raid on Sioux City Club Yields $600 Fine
Sioux City officials collected $600 in fines after a raid on a new night club. About 100 people were arrested and fined $5 each, while proprietor William Cash received a $100 fine for allegedly keeping a disorderly house. His attorneys appealed to the district court as the case moves to the grand jury on liquor nuisance charges.
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Sioux City
William Cash
Cash
Hunt Leaders of Philippine Revolt
Manila reports the Sakdalista uprising left about sixty dead and sixty five wounded. Authorities issued warrants for leaders and sought a woman insurgent accused of directing weapons seizure from five American sailors. Troops watched defeated Sakdalistas at Calambra as several hundred followers faced sedition charges.
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Manila
P. T
INL
Sandalistas
Calambra
Sakdalistas
Striking Death By Own Action Found In Mexican Butcher Shop
The body of Isidoro Verduzco, owner of a Mexico City butcher shop, was found frozen among meat in the shop's refrigerator. Verduzco, a native of Asturias Spain, left a note attributing his death to bad business conditions.
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Mexico City
Isidoro Verduzco
Verduzco
Asturias
Spain
Legislature Closes 110 Day Record Iowa Session
Des Moines reports the forty sixth Iowa general assembly adjourned after 110 days with 226 bills enacted from over 900 introduced. Key acts extend mortgage moratoriums, tax on chain stores, create public tax sales bidders and a highway patrol, plus a beer law review board. The millage plan died in the house. Session cost about 340000 dollars.
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Des Moines
Forty-sixth
Iowa General Assembly
Senate
House
Board of Assessment and Review
Administration May Be Beaten On Bonus War Rift
Senate Democrats warned a compromise on the soldier bonus faces slim odds. Senator Pat Harrison said administration forces would likely lose if the vote occurred Friday to a bloc led by Huey Long and Elmer Thomas. The body weighs the Vinson American Legion plan as a substitute, with a veto risk looming.
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Washington
Senate
Pat Harrison
Miss
Huey P. Long
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Vinson- American Legion
Harrison
Vinson
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
Abstracted from a ledger style item listing accidents injuries and deaths in Cedar Rapids for 1935 with stray digits and unclear headings. The fragment notes numbers of accidents injuries and fatalities but lacks coherent details or dates.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids elects Hahn mayor. Williams joins council
Frank K Hahn, former public improvements commissioner, elected mayor of Cedar Rapids to succeed the late William J Neill. Dave Williams, Building Trades Council agent, elected to Hahn’s council seat and will resign his trades job. City council swore in both officers and aims to move quickly on $109000 sewage bonds pending federal approval. Hahn’s long career included posting, paving and construction work in Cedar Rapids. Williams, 47, is a labor leader with state federation posts and local plumbing ties.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank K. Hahn
William J. Neill
Dave Williams
Building Trades Council
Hahn
L. D. Burgus
Dan Kruidemier
Louis J. Zika
City Coubcil
Zika
Cedar Rapids “Sea Wall
Cedar River
Third Avenue
Linn County
Daniel Seward Hahn
Mount Vernon
Mr. Hahn
T. M. Sinclair Packing Company
Connor and Doherty Construction Company
Quaker Oats
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Oskaloosa
Marie Mitchell
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Peeve
Soos
W. J. Neill
Burgus
Pioneer Family
Ford Paving Company
Mound Farm
United States Army
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Fourth Avenue SE
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Robert
Coe College
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Elks Club
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