Supreme Court backs invalidity of railroad retirement act
The Supreme Court sustained the ruling of the Columbia high court declaring the railroad retirement act unconstitutional. Justice Roberts summarized the decision, declaring the act an improper regulation of interstate commerce and not within constitutional authority, with particular attack on its seniority calculation and coverage of 146,000 workers. The dissenting voices criticized the ruling as too restrictive.
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Supreme Court of the
Ilan F. Stone
Benjamin N.dozo
Roberts
E Court
Supreme Court
Beacc
Fire damages Dearborn Brass Co plant in Cedar Rapids
Fire at the Dearborn Brass company on Avenue NW cause structural damage and losses in the buffing department and foundry. About 25 thousand dollars in damage reported with most covered by insurance. delays expected as operations resume after the blaze. Fire alarms drew five companies and about 1,000 people were present during the incident. E. Cohn, company president, noted delays of nearly two months for orders due to the fire.
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Cedar Rapids
Dearborn Brass Company
B Avenue NW
E. E. Cohn
Chan
Cohn
Winterset Judge to hear Kuhlmann ouster case
District Judge W. S. Cooper of Winterset Ia was assigned to hear ouster proceedings against Henry C. Kuhlmann Sioux City safety commissioner. The action came after a grand jury investigation of vice conditions in Sioux City and a suspension order by District Judge F H Rice. J W Kindig said Kuhlmann sought an outside judge for a fair hearing.
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Des Moines
W. S. Cooper
Winterset
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Sioux City
EB. G. Albert
Iowa,supreme Court
J. W. Kindig
Iowa Supreme Court
Kindig
Kuhlmann
Grand Jury
KuhlImann
F. H. Rice
Supreme Court
Oleg T. Naglestad
Carlos W. Goltz
Sioux City Safety Commissioner Suspended on Malfeasance Charge
Mayor W. D. Hayes acted as safety commissioner after Judge F. H. Rice suspended Safety Commissioner Henry C. Kuhlmann on malfeasance charges. A special grand jury report, spurred by Verne Marshall Cedar Rapids editor, urged removal of Kuhlmann, alleging officials in Woodbury county protected vice and bootlegging.
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Sioux City
W. D. Hayes
Henry C. Kuhlmann
F. H. Rice
Kuhlmann
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Woodbury County
Senate Concedes Defeat on Harrison Soldier Bonus Plan
Washington preview. Senate finance chair Pat Harrison concedes defeat of the Harrison compromise bonus bill as debate resumes this week. Senator Bronson Cutting dies en route to the capital. Majority Leader Joe Robinson says the administration bill is doomed and the Vinson bond proposal will be voted on next.
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Senate
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Congress
Bronson Cutting
N. M
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Joe T. Robinson
Ark
Vinson
Patman
Bennett C. Clark
Republican Rally Set for June 10 11 in Springfield
The 1936 GOP campaign opens with a mid western rally planned by Harrison E Spangler Cedar Rapids. Up to 10000 delegates expected to attend in Springfield Illinois to discuss unity and a national program while avoiding candidacies and personal ambitions. The meeting aims to audit records propose a constructive national program and organize forces and publicity for the party. Delegates will be chosen from participating states under committee rules.
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Republican
Springfeld
Ill
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Republican National Committee
Spangler
Middle West
Alf Landon
Kansas
Ares
Affidavits Show Police Blocked by Payoff Ring in Sioux City
Five Sioux City police officers and Rep. John W. Moore testify under oath that gambling and bootlegging operations thrived under Henry C. Kuhlmann as commissioner of public safety. Affidavits describe threats against officers, protection money payments, and orders not to raid illicit venues, with a suspension hearing ordered by Judge F. H. Rice.
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Sioux City
Kuhlmann
Rep. Moore
Moore
C. E. Wilcox
Wilcox
Sioux City Police Department
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Johnson urges repudiation of Coughlin Long Townsend plans
In Mayfield Kentucky Hugh S. Johnson denounced Coughlin Long and Townsend economic proposals as bogey men and urged the Roosevelt administration to repudiate them. He criticized a Detroit and Des Moines meeting used by Long and Coughlin to mobilize discontent and warned big business that the crisis is not over and relief requires government action.
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Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
NRA
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington
Johnson
Coughlin
Senator Long
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
F. E. Townsend
California
Des Moines
Father Coughlin
Huey
Milo
Milo Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Iowa
Michigan
Congress
AAA
Mind Muscles And The Habit Of Thought
Dr Joseph Fort Newton notes habit forms like body muscles. Build good mental habits to counter bad ones, with four steps: start strongly, avoid lapses, act on new habits, and daily effort to keep mind sharp. Faith and hope become mental muscles through consistent practice.
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William James
James
Teenage deaths in Formosa quake devastates Shinshiku
A violent earthquake struck Shinshiku province in Formosa causing nine teen deaths and widespread havoc, according to a Reuters bulletin from Tokyo reported in London.
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Formosa
Reuter
Tokio
Snow Leopard romance heads to Cedar Rapids Gazette
An adventurous love tale follows Dick Bannister as he pursues Karen Sire from New York to the Himalayas to protect love and capture a snow leopard. The plot blends murder, intrigue, ship races and a desert airplane dash as a sensational serial beginning May 8 in The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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New York
Himalayas
India
Dick Bannister
Karen Sire
Manhattan
Chris Hawthorne
Cedar Rapids
Read of Woodbury County grand jury report continues on page 2
J Earl Morgan states under oath that he has read the special grand jury report from this term of the Woodbury County district court as reported in Sioux City newspapers. He confirms familiarity with the facts set forth and notes continuation on page 2.
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J. Earl Morgan
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Supreme Court Adjourns Without Farm Debt Ruling
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court adjourned Monday until next Monday without ruling on the constitutionality of the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act. No ruling was made on farm debt act issues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Serb Government Announces Big Victory in Parliament Vote
Belgrade officials report a landslide win for government candidates with 320 seats to 48 for the opposition after Sundays elections. Riots during the vote reportedly left at least eighteen dead.
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Belgrade
SNS
Forces Bachelors To Vote Anti Heart Balm Passes
Mrs. Marjorie J. Stark of Norfolk forced a sergeant at arms to bring bachelor members into the Nebraska house. By a 56 to 27 vote the anti heart balm bill passed and was sent to the senate as final reading began. Twenty bachelors and a few married members briefly left the chamber.
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Neb
House of Representatives
Marjorie J. Stark
Norfolk
Nebraska House of Representatives
Senate
Miners Feared After Sorachi Mine Explosion
Ninety three miners were feared killed or trapped after a coal mine explosion at Sorachi on Japan’s Hokkaido island, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Tokio.
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London
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Sorachi
Hokkaido
Tokio
Camp Good Health Fund Needs Support For 104 Children
Four dozen or more undernourished children from poorer Cedar Rapids families await a Health Camp this summer. The Public Health Nursing Association lists 104 children ready for Camp Good Health as doctors urge nourishment rest and outdoor recreation. Contributions to The Gazette give the camp funding to open in early June.
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Camp Good Health
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Gazette
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
A brief note records Cedar Rapids auto toll figures for 1935 with counts of accidents injuries and deaths. Details appear in frayed lines as part of a local statistics roundup.
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Cedar Rapids
Senator Cutting Dies In Missouri Air Crash
A Transcontinental and Western Air liner crash near Atlanta Missouri killed Senator Bronson Cutting, co pilot Kenneth Greeson, and Jeanne Anne Hillias. Pilot Harvey Bolton died of injuries after aiding passengers as the plane struck a pasture during fog. Several injured including Richard Wallace and Paul Wing were transported to Macon for treatment. The crash followed fuel line blockages from an auxiliary tank and a reported radio transmitter failure. President Roosevelt and Senate leaders mourned the loss as the rescue effort faced rough terrain and rain.
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Roaring Motors
Sky Chief
Transcontinental and
Western Air Inc
Bronson Cutting
Air Company
Harvey Bolton
Paul Richter
TWA
Bolton
Lee Flanagan
Wichita
Kan
Atlanta
Kansas City
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WaHy Gosek
Charles ‘Bledsoe
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Belmore Butler
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Cutting
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Washington
Senate
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Jeanne Anne Hillias
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Kansas
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Richard Wallace
Hollywood
Paul Wing
Toby Wing
D. L. Mesker
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