Hoover rebukes student hounding for Roosevelt interview
Former President Herbert Hoover writes to Penn freshman Stanley N. Arnold criticizing his bid to see President Roosevelt as thoughtless. Hoover condemns the bid to win a bet and urges mature responsibility, noting officials answer courteously but deadlines and duties limit access.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
University of Pennsylvania
Stanley N. Arnold
Mr. Hoover
James Watson Pleads Not Guilty To Auto Theft Charge
James Watson, 26, of Cedar Rapids, pled not guilty to auto theft in Judge H. C. Ring's court. His bail bond was increased from 1000 to 1500 at the county attorney's request. Watson is charged with stealing a car from E. J. Stark a week ago. Orland King, 20, connected to the same crime, received ten years at Fort Madison after a guilty plea a week earlier.
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James Watson
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Ring
G. K. Thompson
Watson
E. J Stark
Orland King
Fort Madison
Oakville Wins What Cheer Tourney Championship Trophy
Special to The Gazette Oakville defeated Conesville 8-0 in the final after earlier wins over Yarmouth 3-19 and Conesville 5-0 in What Cheer Iowa. Oakville claimed the tournament trophy in a strong showing by the champions.
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Oakville
the Gazette
WHAT
Conesville
Lacey
Conceville
Yarmouth
Spin A Little Golf Yarn
A vivid golf feature by Al Demaree highlights unlikely eagles and odd hazards. Sigmund Johnson of West ward Ho Golf club narrates an unusual hole where two out of bounds shots and a rock miscue lead to a deuce on a par four. The piece also spotlights armless wonder Tom McAuliffe of Buffalo and Glenna Collett versus Mrs Caleb Fox in a Belleair match, then asks readers a trivia question about keeping the flagstaff in the hole while putting and notes several historical golf figures and questions for later answers.
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AL Demaree
Sigmund Johnson
Westward Ho Golf Club
Chicago
Harry Vardon
Tom McAuliffe
Buffalo
Glenna Collett
America
Caleb Fox
Bellefair
Fla
Court actions roundup in Linn County and Marion cases
In district court Judge H. C. Ring approved the thirteenth quarterly report in the receivership of Linn County Savings Bank Center Point showing cash on hand 16 365 45 and three dividends totaling 149 312 11 paid to depositors since the receivership began E W Griffiths will probate from Marion died April 25 with entire estate left to Esther B Griffiths executrix March 1 1923. Also hearings on attachments and defaults in Robbins v Hennessey were taken under advisement A divorce action Krejer v Krejer was dismissed with prejudice and a divorce suit Evans v Evans on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment was heard and taken under advisement the couple married November 29 1928 at Iowa City.
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H. C. Ring
D. W. Bates
Linn County Savings Bank
Center Point
O. A. Conwell
E. W. Griffiths
Marion
Esther B Griffiths
C. B. Robbins
George Hennessey
Wesley A Krejei
Mary E. Krejer
Mooney Habeas Corpus Bid Seeks Federal Review
George Davis filed a petition in federal district court seeking a writ of habeas corpus to release Thomas Mooney from San Quentin. Mooney, labeled America s most famous prisoner, is serving a life term for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco. The attorney asserts Mooney cannot obtain justice in California courts.
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San Francisco
INS
Thomas Mooney
America
San Quentin
Federal District Court
George Davis
Mooney
April Scarlet Fever Quarantine Tops City List
City health officials reported in April twenty four scarlet fever cases among quarantinable diseases. Dr Victor Hasek called the outbreak average and mild with most patients school children. Other quarantinable diseases included diphtheria and smallpox. Placardable diseases added fifty two chicken pox thirty mumps twenty one measles and eight pertussis. There were sixty five deaths and total board of health expenditures reached 2172.59.
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City Council
Victor Hasek
Hasck
Board of Health
Four Buildings Burn at Tracr Farm Southwest of Traer
Special to The Gazette four buildings on Logan brothers farm near Traer were destroyed Sunday afternoon. The barn chicken and hog houses and a double corn crib burned. The crib held 1,220 bushels of corn owned by the Logans and over 400 others owned by Hatton. The Hatton family was away when the fire began and discovery was delayed. Traer fire department saved the house. A grass fire is suspected as the cause. One hog was killed.
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TRAER
Logan Brothers
Earl Hatton
Logan Bothers
Hatton
Traer Fire Department
Britain opens trade war with Japan in colonies
Britain's trade minister Walter Runciman announced in the Commons that import quotas against Japan would take effect immediately in the empire. He said the government would not delay action seeking a postwar agreement and aimed to curb Japanese textile exports, signaling a broader intensification of Britain’s commercial rivalry with Tokyo.
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Great Britain
Japan
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
House of Commons
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Runciman
Runci
Tokio
Britain
South America
National Advisory Planning Board
Washington
Tobacco magnate Sir Louis Bern hard Baron dies at home
London report confirms Sir Louis Bern hard Baron, a leading tobacco magnate and billionaire, died of a heart attack Sunday night at his Holmbury Surrey residence.
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London
INS
Louis Bernhard Baron
Holmbury
Surrey
Strikers Picket Sinclair Co Plant Over Union Drive
Strikers picketed the Sinclair Co plant amid discussions of a company union and plans for a plant wide election. Clark demanded a fifty cent hourly minimum for common labor and a thirty two hour work week with seniority. Police reported one brief incident of a stopped truck. ten officers kept traffic flowing.
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Clark
Federation of Labor
NRA
Highway 80
A. H. Radcke
Sixth Avenue
Radcke
Peoria
Ill
Dan Kruidenier
Public Safety
Harry S. Johnson
Kruidenier
Johnson
Kruldenier
Tugwell and national planning in Tugwell’s own words
A Kansas City Star editorial reviews Rexford Tugwell’s views on profits and planning. It contrasts his writings in Our Economic Society with his interview notes, arguing Tugwell exaggerates profits’ harms yet leans toward a national planning system. It notes three planning options and calls for careful scrutiny to avoid unintended change.
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Kansas City Star
Rof
Rexford G. Tugwell
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Tugwell
NRA
American Economic Association
McGuein
Kansas
Fessor Tugwell
The
Marshall
America
Dave
Fairbanks Play Opener In England With Lawrence
Douglas Fairbanks Jr makes his first English stage appearance in The Winding Journey in Manchester. He stars with Gertrude Lawrence, the British actress with whom he has been reported engaged.
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London
INS
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
England
Manchester
Gertrude Lawrence
Plymouth Safety Steel Body Promises Lifesaving Car
A Plymouth buyer recounts a rear-end collision where the Safety Steel Body and Hydraulic Brakes saved his life. The feature set includes Floating Power engine mounting and independent wheel springing for smoother rides, with Plymouth marketing as the only car in its price class offering all vital features.
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Outh
Dodge
de Soto
Chrysler
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