Roosevelt Holds Maryland Lead in Primary Returns
Maryland yields Roosevelt a roughly five percent margin over Breckinridge with sixteen Democratic delegates at stake. California and South Dakota hold primaries as well with contests over delegate slates and platform planks. Borah speeched in East Liverpool urging anti monopoly stand while Landon and Taft factions vie for influence in Ohio and presidential alignments.
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Roosevelt
Henry Breckinridge
California
South Dakota
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Upton Sinclair
Epic Democrats
McGroarty
Sinclair
Philadelphia
Townsend
Borah
Idaho
Landon
Raiders To Be Guests Of Young Men's Bureau
A Cedar Rapids Raiders baseball program with Cap Crossley will headline the Young Men's Bureau meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday. After dinner at 6 p.m. Raider president Harry Johnson and Crossley speak. A moving picture of last year’s World Series will be shown. Jesup Lions Club members will attend the banquet and program.
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Cap Crossley
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Young Men’s Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Johnson
Raider
Crossley
Jesup Lions Club
Cedar Rapids Life Insurance reports strong rural gains
The Cedar Rapids Life Insurance company posted an April increase of 111 percent over a year ago and a quarterly new business gain of 27 percent over 1935. Col. C. B. Robbins presided at the directors meeting, noting progress tied to improved farming districts across the middle western territory.
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Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Company
Col. C. B. Robbins
Record number of degree applicants at Iowa June commencement
A Gazette report from Iowa City notes 978 students filed for degrees for the June commencement, a new record. The list includes 394 BA seekers 113 BSc in commerce 93 MD 47 JD 46 engineering 31 dentistry and 14 pharmacy with 149 pursuing master's and PhD degrees.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
American Hero Of Addis Ababa Dutch By Birth
Cornelius Van H Engert, a naturalized American born in Vienna to Dutch parents, defied odds to defend the American legation in Addis Ababa. A linguist and diplomat, he studied at the University of California, served across the Near East, and was lauded for his knowledge of Arabic and near eastern affairs.
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Cornelius van H. Engert
State Department
Legation
Addis Ababa
Vienna
China
Engert
Abraham Lincoln
University of California
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Bagdad
Syria
Palestine
Teheran
Cairo
Orient
South America
Mormonism Birthplace In New York Village
Waterloo New York dispatch notes that the Mormon faith founded at Fayette near Waterloo began in 1830 with the organization of the Society of the Mormons at Peter Whitmer’s home. It flourished in Fayette where three conventions were held and Joseph Smith gathered his followers to perfect the church.
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N. Y
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fayette
Society of Mormons
First
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Peter Whitmer
Joseph Smith
Horse On Job For Twenty Six Years In Pasco
Billie the 30 year old horse owned by Pasco drayman L A Schuneman has served twenty six years in harness. He has only missed work once for a week. Billie hauls coal wood ice lumber and other tonnage, a load that would stretch to horse heaven and back if lined end to end. Schuneman bought Billie and his half brother for 300 dollars when Billie was four.
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Pasco, Wash
INS
Billie
L. A. Schuneman
Pasco Drayman
Schuneman
Gladiolus Thrip Control Methods Detailed for Gardeners
The article outlines chemical and heat treatments to combat gladiolus thrips. It covers naphthalene flakes for winter, mercuric chloride and semesan dips for unpeeled corms, and hot water immersion with precise temperatures and times. It stresses safety, proper equipment, and isolation of treated stock to prevent re infestation.
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New England
Roosevelt Seeks Quick Adjournment With Most Measures
President Roosevelt told congressional leaders he hopes to adjourn as soon as the tax bill and eight appropriation measures pass and the must legislation is completed by June 1. Several major bills including flood control, ship subsidy, and Robinson-Patman chain store reform may be carried over to next session. The budget tax bill for farm relief and the bonus is advancing, with Senate action possible by May 18.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
House expected to pass carry-over relief bill Thursday
The $4,000,000,000 work relief carry-over is slated for quick House action Thursday. Nine major appropriations are pending including interior, treasury and post office, war and navy supply, agriculture, DC, and state justice commerce labor bills. Speaker Burns aims to finish most bills by May 15 before Senate action.
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House
Interior Department
Treasury-Post Office
War and Navy Department
Agriculture Department
District of Columbia
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor
Joseph Burns
Prince Mohamed Ali Named Crown Prince of Egypt
In Cairo Prince Mohamed Ali cousin of King Farouk was proclaimed crown prince on Tuesday, becoming heir to the throne. The move confirms the royal succession in Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Ali
Farouk
Tuesday
National Shrine Planned At Home Of Buchanan
Plans to preserve James Buchanan's Lancaster home as a national shrine are nearing completion. The Wheatland Foundation has acquired the property, formerly held by the Conestoga National Bank and the Rettew estate.
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Lancaster
James Buchanan
United States
Pennsylvania
White House
Buchanan
Wheatland Foundation
Conestoga National Bank
Rettew Estate
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