Iowa Sees Record Heat Across State
Unofficial readings top 100 in many Iowa cities marking the hottest May day in state history. Ben Hill, 50, a farm worker, died near Shelby as temps neared 100 degrees amid widespread heat across Fort Dodge Cedar Rapids Des Moines Ottumwa Sioux City and other cities with upper 90s along the Mississippi.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ben Hill
Shelby
Fort Dodge
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Mason City
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Marshalltown
Mississippi River
Davenport
Clinton
Dubuque
Keokuk
Weather Bureau
Drought Grips Midwest As Heat Smolders Across Regions
Deserts heat scorches town and country from Minnesota to Idaho and Ohio. Boise and Patette forests fight 25 fires as crops wither and river flows fall. Wheat tops $1 on the Minneapolis grain exchange amid drought fears and potential Argentine imports.
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Minnesota
Idaho
Norwalk
Boise
Patette
Oakes, N. D
Withhold Judgment On Exam Thieves At Iowa
The University of Iowa senate board of discipline held a three hour session to withhold judgment on students alleged to have stolen and sold examination questions. Chair Prof. Forrest C. Ensign said punishments may be referred to President Walter A. Jessup in days. The president may not disclose names but will likely reveal actions taken. About eight students appeared. not all implicated. Detective O. E. Carroll attended the meeting.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Senate Board of Discipline
Forrest C. Ensign
Walter A. Jessup
Jessup
Ensign
O. E. Carroll
War Diary Snippets Show Soldiers Questioning God
A London diary records British soldiers during wartime discussing faith and duty. They compare personal piety with the political world and conclude blaming God for human error is futile, recognizing both glory and humor in religion. The piece reflects wartime candor and self awareness.
Roosevelt nominates Lemuel S Hill postmaster at Des Moines
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Lemuel S Hill to be postmaster at Des Moines. The action marks a formal recommendation for the city’s postal leadership.
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Des Moines
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Senate
Lemuel S. Hill
Admiral Togo 87 Dies, Japan’s Naval Hero
Admiral Count Heihachiro Togo, 87, Japan’s famed naval commander, died Wednesday after cancer and bladder stones. Emperor Hirohito expressed grief as Togo’s burial plans, including a state funeral, were prepared. His death follows the Tsushima victory anniversary and ends a career shaping Japan’s naval power.
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Tokio
Count Heihachiro Togo
Japan
Hirohito
Togo
Tsushima Straits
Setsuko
Togo Hill
Chiyoda Castle
Taisho
Meiji
Taisha
United States and Russia push disarmament at Geneva talks
At the international disarmament conference in Geneva, the United States proposed substantial naval reductions and curbs on war materials, while Soviet foreign commissar Maxim Litvinoff urged a permanent peace body and a universal security pact. Norman H. Davis outlined U.S. willingness to join arms reduction efforts.
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Geneva
Louis Barthou
John Simon
League Council
Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
United States
Soviet Russia
Norman H. Davis
Maxim Litvinoff
Soviet Union
Litvinoff
Davis
Great Britain
Japan
Roosevelt signs treaty shaping Cuba relation and more
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt actions include a Cuba treaty curbing US intervention, a proposed cut in air mail postage to six cents, and a compressed trip schedule. House approvals touch on communications control, silver program praise and criticisms, and a steel strike warning from 300000 textile workers. Morgenthau suspends a Philadelphia collector over improper fund solicitation.
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Associated Press
Hull
United States
Cuba
Senate-House
House
NRA
National Labor Board
Roosevelt
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers
Ways and Means Committee
House Commerce Committee
Morgenthau
Alvin F. Mix
Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Collector
Gettysburg
New York
Groton
Mass
Murphy Urges Faster Farm Benefit Payments and Less Red Tape
Senator Louis Murphy wrote to AAA Administrator Chester Davis urging immediate action to speed farm benefit payments due April 15. He criticized delays hurting farmers with drought and urged on the spot measures, partial withdrawals of corn, and quicker checks to aid feeding and salvage efforts. He warned of ongoing crop and stock stress across Iowa counties and called for prompt approvals and local administration.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
Louis Murphy
AAA
Chester Davis
Davis
Murphy
Iowa
Immedi Re . i
New Heat Wave Sets Cedar Rapids Yearly Temperature Mark
A heat wave pushes Cedar Rapids to 102 degrees at 2 45 p m Tuesday the year’s high surpassing 96. Mrs Nick Panich 77 of 312 Twelfth Ave SE collapses while walking from a cemetery but recovers with no serious injuries. Earlier readings show 63 at 5 a m and 91 by 10 a m with unsettled skies and possible rainfall.
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Mercury
Nick Panich
Twelfth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep
General Walkout Threat Looms Over Toledo Riots
Soldiers with bayonets patrolled Toledo as federal mediators reported rejection of a last straw proposal by Electric Auto-Lite workers. Officials feared a city-wide strike by 51 of 103 AFL locals and possible Toledo Edison power shutdown if unresolved.
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Toledo
Electric Auto-Lite
Auto- Lite
American Federation of Labor
Central Labor Union
Toledo Edison Company
Edison
Court Refusal of NRA Hinders Peace Efforts
The Wilmington federal court denied a government injunction against Weirton Steel Co to allow labor board supervised elections. Senator Wagner pledged efforts to avert a June 16 steel strike while union leaders seek government supervised elections and union recognition. Trial delay follows the ruling, with further appeals possible.
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Washington
Weirton Steel
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
National Labor Board
Wilmington
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton Company
Labor Board
NRA
Hi ” Johnson
Senate
Wagner
Justice Department
Weirton
Lewis Leonard
Steel
Believe California Society Girl Took Own Life
Virginia Johnson 22 daughter of California State Treasurer Charles G. Johnson was found dead in a garage after a note on campaign stationery described a self inflicted fire. Police said she soaked her clothes with kerosene lit a match and lay on the cement floor. The note hinted at a plea to “live for you,” and Dr. J M Kanner cited a psycho sis with fear of unconsciousness and concern for her sister Claire who is expecting a baby. Virginia had recently aided her father in his gubernatorial campaign.
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Sacramento
Calif
Virginia Johnson
Virginia
Charles G. Johnson
California
Miss Johnson
Claire Fitzgerald
Neil R. McAllister
Claire
Lise
J. M. Kanner
Kanner
Judge Nields Refuses NRA injunction against Weirton Steel
In Wilmington Judge John P. Nields denied the government’s motion for a preliminary injunction ordering Weirton Steel to comply with NRA labor provisions. The ruling challenges the constitutionality of the National Industrial Recovery Act and marks the first phase of a high profile legal battle.
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Wilmington, del
INS
National Industrial Recovery Act
John P. Nields
Weirton Steel Company
NRA
Nields
Weirton Steel Concern
Huge
Steel Corporation
Weirton Steel
Women on Outing in Michigan Find Body of Slain Man
Four women on an outing discovered the bound and gagged body of John J. Simons, a theater sound expert from Grand Rapids and Detroit, shot through the head and concealed under an old mattress in an untenanted cottage by Lake Michigan. The killing appears recent, with Simons having been transferred from Detroit to Grand Rapids.
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Charlevoix, Mich
John J. Simons
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Lake Michigan
Simons
Murphy Probes Qualifications of New Federal Education Chief
Senator Murphy of Iowa announced an inquiry into the qualifications of John Ward Studebaker of Des Moines, newly appointed federal commissioner of education. The appointment was sent back to the Senate Education Committee to allow Senator Re to submit his recommendation. Murphy said he does not know Studebaker personally but will report his findings and make recommendations after the inquiry.
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Washington
Murphy
Iowa
John Ward Studebaker
Des Moines
Senate Education Committee
Governor Rolph Weakens Amid Health Battle
Governor James Rolph Jr. is described as progressively weaker in his fight for life by his personal physician Dr. Harold E. Fraser. Rolph spent a restless night at the Santa Clara ranch home of Walter Linforth under physician care, as Mrs. Rolph endures a long vigil by his bedside.
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San Francisco
James Rolph, Jr
California
Harold E. Fraser
Rolph
Santa Clara Ranch
Walter Linforth
House Clears Path for Silver Bill Right of Way
The House Rules Committee on Tuesday approved moving the administration silver bill to floor consideration under a three hour debate rule.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Administration
House
Federal relief chiefs meet Minnesota drought planners
Three representatives of federal relief agencies arrived in St. Paul by air and held initial talks with state officials leading farmers and railroad and packing house representatives in Minnesota and the Dakotas on the drought crisis.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Dakotas
Tuesday Major League Results in the National and American Leagues
National League results show Philadelphia beating Boston 6 to 4 in 12 innings and New York defeating Brooklyn 4 to 3. American League games include Cleveland edging Chicago 5 to 0 after extra innings and St Louis topping Detroit 12 to 7 in a late victory. other games were suspended or called.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Holley
Johnson
Wilson
Frankhouse
Cantwell
Spohrer
Detroit
St. Louis
Fischer
Hamlin
Hogsett
Cochrane
Blaeholder
Hemaley
Three Youths Burn To Death In Sioux City Fire
SIOUX CITY AP Two girls and a boy, East High School students, died in a blaze at Levine oil station on Fourth and Morgan streets at 4 45 pm Tuesday. The deceased are Bert M. Smith driver of the car and son of Mr and Mrs E Ray Smith Bonnie Jean Thomas daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Thomas Meredith Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs J one Munter. Two other girls were severely burned and escaped from the car.
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Sioux City
East High School
Levine Oil Station
Fourth
Morgan Streets
Bert M. Smith
E. Ray Smith
Bonnie
Jean Thomas
Claude ‘Thomas
Samencey
Cloudburst hits Oregon Wheat Crops in Madras flood
A severe cloudburst struck Madras Oregon around 3 pm Tuesday causing basement flooding and extensive wheat crop damage in central Oregon. The storm moved from the John Campbell ranch area toward Madras with rivers flooding main streets. No lives were reported lost.
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Madras
Ore
Oregon
John Campbell Ranch
Freight Derailed Near Gateway Oregon
Freight train No. 311 of the Oregon Trunk line derailed and plunged into a ditch near Gateway north of Bend Oregon late Tuesday. No injuries or wrecked car count reported. Gateway lies in central Oregon's remote desert country.
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Bend
Ore
Oregon Trunk’ Line
Gateway
Here
Oregon
Reynolds Case 15 Placed With Jury Deliberation
Cincinnati AP reports defense asks jurors to acquit Jack Reynolds wife and David Polinsky in the March 11 barroom shooting death of James Meyers. State seeks second degree murder verdicts with possible life terms. jurors begin deliberations after closing arguments.
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Cincinnati
Jack Reynolds
James Meyers
Charles Elston
Defense Counsel
Reynolds
David Polinsky
Meyers
Philip Citron
Citron
Polinsky
United States Renounces Right of Armed Intervention in Cuba
Washington reports that the United States signed a treaty with Cuba renouncing its right of armed intervention on the island. President Roosevelt sent the pact to the Senate for ratification, saying it clarifies the U.S. stance against intervention. Senate action remained uncertain amid anti American sentiment in Cuba and regional tensions.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Roosevelt
Senate
State Department
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
U S Renounces Armed Intervention in Cuba Treaty
President declares new Cuba treaty ends U S right to intervene and involvement in Cuban domestic finance and sanitation policy. He argues relations based on sovereign equality and friendship and asks Senate to ratify. Roosevelt cites blood shed to seal independence and closeness of states.
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United States
Cuba
Senate
Republic of Cuba
U. S
Roosevelt
Assault on American operator in Havana sparks anti American action
A group of men attacked Latta Carly, an American Monotype operator for the Havana Post, beat him, and stole his watch. Police fired on the assailants as Carly's cries drew help. The incident follows recent tensions over U S American matters in Havana.
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Havana
Nebraska Officer Fires After Resisting Suspect
In Rosalie Nebraska a man believed from Kansas City or Omaha was killed by City Marshal Forrest Brown after resisting arrest. Brown said the man struck him and a second blow caused a bullet to kill the stranger instantly. Brown claimed he did not intend to kill. Police recovered a Columbus bank check to W. M. Young, a paper with C Ed Ross, and notes reading 4018 Troost and Logan 2313.
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Columbus, Neb
W. M. Youngclaus
C. Ed Ross
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