Judge Suspends Sioux City Public Safety Chief On Ouster Probe
Judge F H Rice suspended Henry C Kuhlmann commissioner of public safety in Sioux City at the request of probe counsel as a special grand jury examined graft charges linked to Verne Marshall editor of The Gazette. The action followed courtroom and newspaper tense exchanges over witness transcriptions and prosecution control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Commissioner of Public Safety
F. H. Rice
Kuhlmann
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Max Duckworth
Ole T. Naglestead
Carlos Goltz
Winey
Judge Rice
The
Gazette
Duckworth
Grand Jury
Woodbury County
Rice
Woodbury
Nice
Ole Naglestad
the Gazette
Iowa
New intolerance and old bigotry echo in a 1935 reflection
A reader cites Cotton Mather and colonial plots against Quakers to illustrate that despite modern inventions the urge to dominate beliefs persists. The piece argues the real battleground is economic dogma and state power, warning of a troubling spirit shaping future society.
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Syves
Cotton Mather
John Higginson
Welcome
William Penn
Scamp
Malachi Hazett
Waylay
Cod
Penn
Barbadoes
France to match German air power with 1000 new planes
France will double its air strength, adding 1,000 modern fighting and bombing planes starting 1936. The expansion brings the total to about 4,600 planes, making France’s fleet the world’s largest, with Russia about 3,000 and Britain 2,500. The United States has around 2,000 fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Germany
Russia
British Empire
Britain
United States
P. T. A. Chooses Milwaukee for 1936 Convention
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers executive committee selected Milwaukee as the 1936 convention city. About nine hundred delegates are expected to attend the Milwaukee gathering opening May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Milwaukee
Dionne Quintuplets Color Print In Sunday's Gazette
Readers of the Sunday Gazette are offered a colored print of the Dionne quintuplets placed with the comic section. The feature notes the babies have drawn worldwide attention and urges readers to save the gift for posterity.
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Dionne
Sunday Gazette
New Deal Her Salaries Rank Among U S High
Washington AP The federal payroll includes 989 salaries of 10 000 or more and 7 223 between 5 000 and 10 000. The President earns 75 000, while Chief Justice is 20 500 and eight associates 20 000. Various governors and officials from Puerto Rico Alaska Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone also appear in the top brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Deal
U.S
Nation
E. B. Rarkinson
Washington
United States
Securities Commission
Capitol Hill
Civil Service Commission
Frank Murphy
Philippine Islands
Garner
Burns
Blanton Winship
Puerto Rico
J. R. Hayden
Philippines
Joseph B. Poindexter
Hawaii
John W. Troy
Alaska
Julian L. Schley
Panama Canal Zone
Paul M. Pearson
The
Virgin Islands
Harry L. Hopkins
FERA
Robert Fechner
CCC
Joseph Eastman
John R. Turney
I.C.C
Victor V. Boatner
Chicago
C. E. Weaver
Atlanta
Leslie Craven
J. M. Baths
Eastman
RFC
Jesse Jones
James B. Alley
Lynn P. Talley
Daniel J. Mahoney
New York City
Otto F. Ohlson
Alaska Railroad
NRA
Donald Richberg
Wayne P. Ellis
Walton Hamilton
Leon Marshall
Blackwell Smith
Leon Henderson
Alvin Brown
Leo Wolman
Auto Mediation Board
Harry M. Durning
High School Boy Confesses Fires
Francis Mc Hugh, a Brooklyn high school student known for frequenting dramatic blazes, confessed to setting a fire and several others as a prank to watch engines and cause fear. He approached Detective James Kane and offered details before a crowd observed the latest blaze in an eight family apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis McHugh
Brooklyn
James Kane
Indict Robson In June Robles Kidnapping Case
Oscar H. Robson, long held suspect, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson on mailing threatening communications to extort in connection with the June Robles kidnapping of a six year old girl. Arraignment set for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Oscar H. Robson
Robles
Robson
Department of Justice
Albert M. Sames
Grand Jury
Silver price split urged to aid U S silverware industry
A delegation from several states pleaded Saturday with the treasury department to separate commercial and monetary silver prices. Led by Senator Walsh and Representative Martin, the group met Undersecretary Coolidge to discuss the rising silver prices and their impact on U S silverware makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Treasury Department
Walsh
Martin
Massachusetts
Treasury
Coolidge
Henderson to Receive Peerage in Honors List
The London Star reports Arthur Henderson will be granted a peerage in the forthcoming honors list in recognition of his chairmanship of the League of Nations Disarmament Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Star
Arthur Henderson
League of Nations Disarmament Commission
Four Kansans Killed In Highway Crash
Four prominent Kansas citizens died in a collision nine miles south of Falfurrias Texas when their car struck a freight truck. The victims were J. A. Sherar president of the First State Bank Mullinville Kan, Charles Canner 49 Mullinville and R F Burnett 70 Mullinville and Inman Sneed of Haviland Kan.
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Falfurrias
Tex
INS
Kansas
Here
J. A. Sherar
First State Bank
Mullinville
Kan
Charles Canner
R. F. Burnett
Inman Sneed
Haviland
Doubt Over Kidnap Story Of Red Defenders In Gallup
Gallup New Mexico authorities grew doubtful the abduction of communist writer Robert Minor and labor attorney David Levinson was real. Circumstances cited include refusal to discuss inquiry, superficial wounds, mud absence, clothing anomalies, and a strange head wrap. District Attorney C R McIntosh labeled the case closed after heated exchanges in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
N. M
Robert Minor
David Levinson
International Labor Defense Attorney
United Press
C. R. McIntosh
Levinson
Tohatchi
Santa Fe Plaza
McIntosh
Minor
Three Children Die Of Burns In Detroit Fire
In Detroit three children died after a house fire trapped them. Raymond Rabey 11 died shortly after midnight, followed nine hours later by his brother Charles 6 and sister Margaret Ann 2. Their mother Mrs. Margaret Rabey is hospitalized with injuries from leaping from a window.
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Detroit
INS
Raymond Rabey
Charles
Margaret Ann
Margaret Rabey
Association Players Plan Camp Good Health Benefit
The Cedar Rapids Association Players announce plans to donate all proceeds from their May 23 and 24 production False Morning to the Camp Good Health fund for the Public Health Nursing summer camp for physically handicapped children. Rehearsals run Monday to Friday evenings. the drama by Fred C. Henson, now in his eighth full-length work, will be staged at the Community Playhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Morning Mail
Association Players
Cedar Rapids Y. M. C. A
Camp Good Health Fund
Public Health Nursing Association
Community Playhouse
Fred C. Henson
Cedar Rapids Gazette News
Henson
Japan Denies Hand in Revolt of Filipinos
News from Manila and Tokyo report ongoing Fili pino unrest as authorities pursue guerrilla bands near Igay and Rizal province ahead of the May 14 plebiscite. Rumors of Japan’s involvement are denied by Japanese and Philippine officials. Benigno Ramos, fugitive Sakdalista leader, is believed to be hiding in Japan though not located by police.
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Japan
TOKIO
Benigno Ramos
Sakdalista
Nichi Nichi
Manila
P. I
Philippines
J. R. Hayden
Igay
Rizal
United ‘States
Insular
Hayden
Ramos
Man
Tokio Station
McKellar Warns Independence May Drag U S Into War
Senator McKellar warned that Philippine independence backed by the Tydings act could force the United States into war. He urged preserving naval stations to protect American interests and noted growing Japanese influence across the islands, including 15,000 or more Japanese in Davao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
United States
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Philippines
Japan
Davao
Jubilee Crowd Blocks London Streets
AP reports Jubilee visitors flooded London for the 25th anniversary of King George's accession. About 300,000 travelers already crowded the city with more expected, snarling traffic while crowds gathered at Buckingham Palace for a rain-or-shine procession.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Doctor Moran Aide To Barker Gang Believed Murdered
Dr Joseph P Moran a Chicago physician who aided the Barker Karpis gang is believed slain by the outlaws sources say He was killed after attempting to flee with part of a $200 000 ransom paid for the release of Edward Bremer by the gang officials indicated Moran helped the gang while working as a physician for their operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Joseph P. Moran
Chicago
Barker-Karpis
United Press
Moran
Edward G. Bremer
German Plane Crashes Near Czech Border Killing Seven
A Junkers passenger plane missing for four days was found crashed near the Czech border with all seven occupants dead. Among the dead was Major General Hoering of the Reichswehr, his wife and child. The aircraft, en route from Stuttgart to Breslau, was an air ministry service machine.
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Berlin
Junkers
Air Ministry
Hoering
Reichswehr
Regular Army
Schneeberg
Stuttgart
Breslau
Mrs Coolidge Adopts New Hair Bob in Public
Mrs Calvin Coolidge widow of the former president has had her hair bobbed for the first time. The change was noticed by friends on her return from the south where she spent the winter. She has not explained the reason for the new style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
South
Oliva Dionne Receives Increased Monthly Allowance
In Callander Ontario Oliva Dionne father of the Dionne quintuplets saw his monthly allowance rise by 25 to 100 dollars. Guardians and Dr A R DaFoe voted to increase his income from the quintuplets trust fund after the babies had earned over 151 thousand dollars in just over eleven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
INS
Oliva Dionne
A. R. DaFoe
Dionne
Weather Outlook For Chicago And Great Lakes Region
AP forecast for the week starting May 6 calls for one to two shower periods in the Great Lakes, upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and northern and central plains with temperatures near or slightly below normal.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll With 1935 Rates Updated
Cedar Rapids announces updated auto toll rates for 1935. The schedule lists new charges for passenger cars and commercial vehicles at city entries. Officials cite revenue needs and road maintenance as the justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Snell Attacks Roosevelt Over Chamber Slap At All
President Roosevelt breaks with organized business draws sharp Republican rebuke led by Bert Snell who defends the Chamber of Commerce. Liberal groups warn the split could affect the 1936 campaign as Democrats and liberals react.
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Snell
Chamber
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Bertrand Snell
United States Chamber of Commerce
Vito, Marcantionio
N. Y
Frank
Chamber of Commerce
Charles L McNary
Ore
Senate
Edward ‘R. Burke
Nebraska
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Japanese Ranchman Killed After Dime Letter Talk
Police trace fatal shooting to a cafe dispute over plans to send dime letters to Japan. J Masunaga, a Japanese ranchman, was killed after a night with two friends following discussions about introducing the craze to Japan and a subsequent argument.
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Los Angeles
INL
Japan
J. Masunaga
Masunaga
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Naglestad
Goltz
Newton
Supreme Court
New Deal Chiefs
Alaskan Rail Manager
U. S
Henderson
RED Defenders
T. W. Prescott
Garrison
Eva E. Reeder
Sen. McKellar
Bulletin
Mrs. Coolidge
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