Herring Holds Early Iowa Lead In First Precincts
Early returns from three Iowa precincts show Governor Clyde Herring ahead of Republican Dan Turner by 163 votes with 584 to 421 and 13 for Short. Linn County reports 204 for Herring and 150 for Turner with Williams leading Wegman 177 to 174 for state treasurer.
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Turner
LINN
Iowa
Linn County
Clyde Herring
Dan Turner
Herring
Short
Adair
Grant Township
Clyde L. Herring
Frank L. Williams
Leo Wegman
Fayette
Grant
Otter Creek
Dan W. Turner
Wallace M Short
Congress
Early Iowa returns show Herring leads in governor race
Des Moines reports from the first 400 votes in Iowa show Herring with 250 votes and Turner 155 while Short has 4 for governor. In the first district congress contest Eicher leads with 216 and Hicklin has 165.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa County
Herring
Turner
Short
Congress
Eicher
Hicklin
Iowa Vote Sets Record Off Year Turnout in Statewide Election
Des Moines AP reports Iowa voters cast a record off year turnout with estimates between 600000 and 700000 as major contests for governor and other state officers unfolded. Adair County precinct tally showed Herring 130 Turner 116 Short 2 amid widespread heavy balloting and initial machine issues.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Adair County
Herring
Turner
Short
Ernest Olmsted
Eight die in clashes over election violence nationwide
Lon Hayslip, 61, was killed after an election quarrel at Cedar Mill near West Union Ohio. Floyd Covert fled after firing five times. The incident followed a string of violent election clashes leaving seven dead and dozens wounded across Pennsylvania Missouri Kentucky and Illinois.
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West Union
Lon Hayslip
Cedar Mill
Here
H. E. Ogle
Floyd Covert
Thompson’s
Ogle
United Press
Kelayres
Hazleton
John Fiorello
William Forke
John Golski
John Kostishin
Lofty
Horace Ferrell
Livingston
John Lakes
Brown
Joseph Bruno
Kline Township
Pittsburgh
Braddock
Chicago
South Side
Joseph E King
National Guard
New Mexico
Rake Street
Bruno
Dominic Perma
John Relengo
Edward Descucci
John Saladego
Schulkill
Allegheny County
Lawrenceville
Settlement In Collins Co Farms Foreclosure Case Reached By Stipulation
The 4 million foreclosure suit of Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York against Collins Farms Co of Cedar Rapids was settled by stipulation. Immediate possession of 161 farms and 1934 crops goes to the insurer. Merchants National Bank and Cedar Rapids National Bank take stored crops. Final settlement awaits special master Faville report and court action. Trial began Sept 12, 1933 with a large estate across nearly 40 eastern Iowa counties totaling about 35 000 acres.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York
Collins Farms Company
Cedar Rapids
United Press
Des Moines
Insurance Company
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids National Bank
F. F. Faville
Don Barnes
John M. Grimm
Iowa
M. H. Collins
Collins Company
Collins
Collins Mortgage Company
Equitable
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
New York Company
Kansas Moves Toward Wet Toggle In Early Returns
Kansas, longtime dry stronghold, shows early returns favoring repeal of its prohibition amendment. In 176 precincts reporting, 5 387 for repeal and 4 862 against. West Virginia, Idaho, South Dakota, Wyoming, Florida, Nebraska also vote on liquor laws. Massachusetts and Maine lay groundwork for regulatory moves while South Carolina and North Carolina edge toward legalization.
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New York
Kansas
West Virginia
California
Idaho
South Dakota
Wyoming
Florida
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Maine
South Carolina
North Carolina
Landon Leads For Kansas Governor
Early returns from Kansas counties show Landon leading with 24,127 votes to Ketchum's 19,002. Prohibition repeal appears defeated with 3,586 against and 2,555 for.
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Landon
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Ketchum
Frontier of England not Dover but the Rhine says Baldwin
In a Commons session Mr. Baldwin argues frontiers have faded and new war realities demand minds adapt to a rapidly changing world. He condemns gap between talk and action, warns against rising tariffs, blind optimism, and outdated divisions as democracy and peace rhetoric clash with modern geopolitics.
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England
Dover
Rhine
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
The
Vistula
Volga
Wright Attempts Calcutta to England Record Flight
John H. Wright, an American who quit the London to Melbourne air race due to delays, starts at dawn from Calcutta with a passenger an English tea planter to try to set a new record for the Calcutta to England flight.
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Calcutta
INS
John H. Wright
Melbourne
England
Senator Reed Holds Edge in Pennsylvania
With nearly half of Tuesday's vote in Marion county tabulated in the senatorial contest Sherman Minton led Senator Arthur E. Robinson by 5 441 votes. Indianapolis is Robinson's home city. The unofficial count for 140 of 328 precincts in Marion county gave Minton 39 114 Robinson 33 673.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Sherman Minton
Arthur E. Robinson
Robinson
Minton
Pennsylvania Early returns show Reed leading U S Senate race
Partial results from 379 of 7 956 precincts report U S senator race with Reed Republican at 92 573 and Guffey Democrat at 70 715. Governor results show Schnader Republican at 3 537 and Earle Democrat at 60 681.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
U. S
Reed
Guffey
Schnader
Earle
Vermont Senate Race Tightens With Early Returns
With returns from 98 of 248 towns, Warren R. Austin leads Democrat Fred C. Martin by 5 132 votes. Gov. Ernest M. Smith Ny leads James P. Leamy 14 394 to 6 891 on 87 towns reporting.
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Montpelier
Vermont
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Fred C. Martin
Austin
Mar Ar
Eres M. "Smith
James P. ‘Leamy
Connecticut Returns Begin in U S Senator Race
Early returns from 19 of Connecticut's 169 towns show U S senator race figures with Malaney at 21 052 and Walcott at 19 153 as results trickle in from Hartford.
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Hartford, Conn
Connecticut
U. S
Malaney
Walcott
Curley Leads Early Massachusetts Returns In State Race
Early results from Massachusetts show Governor Curley with 34 828 votes and Bacon 31 089 in 146 precincts while Goodwin totals 10 072. Senator Walsh gathers 12 420 and Washburn 13 598 in 75 precincts reporting.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Curley
Bacon
Goodwin
Walsh
Washburn
Lehman Wins Re election as New York Governor
With 1,827 of 8,947 districts reporting, Governor Herbert H. Lehman leads Robert Moses 490,013 to 277,032 in early returns, indicating a growing plurality for the Democratic incumbent in Albany.
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Albany
N.Y
Herbert H. Lehman
Robert Moses
Lehman
Moses
New York
Roosevelt
Kansas
Alf. M. Landon
O. B. Ketchum
James M. Curley
Boston
Gaspar Bacon
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Sinclair
California
Upton Sinclair
Business and Industry
Merriam
Terror, Disciplinary Agent Of Dictatorship Hovers In Italy
A 1934 INS column from Rome explains Mussolini’s regime relies on terror as discipline. It details the police headed apparatus, fascist militia numbers, gendarmerie strength, municipal police, and the GPU as the silent instrument of anti fascist repression.
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Italy
Haly Bute
Knickerbocker
Innternational News Service
Rome
INS
Mussolini
Canadian Northwest Mounted
Servce
Oura
Organization For
GPU
Farley Letter Reveals Blank Form Used in Sinclair Endorsement
A Democratic National Committee form letter with blanks was prepared to back Upton Sinclair for California governor. Farley withdrew endorsement after a single copy surfaced in California, while thousands of filled letters remained stacked in New York.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Upton Sinclair
Democratic National Committee
Maine
Louisiana
Farley
Sinclair
California
New York
Democratic
Roosevelt
Ohio Returns Show Donahey Leads Fess in Senate Race
Returns from 103 of 8 559 precincts in Ohio Tuesday night give Donahey 9 760 votes for U S senator and Fess 4 769, while Governor race has Davey leading Brown.
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Columbus
Ohio
Davey
Brown
U.S
Donahey
Fess
Sinclair Threatens Recall If Defeated in California Race
Up ton Sinclair, a Democrat, cast his vote in Pasadena and warned that if he loses to Governor Frank Merriam he will launch a recall movement against Merriam. He said if elected he would immediately implement his end poverty plan in California.
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Pasadena
Calif
Upton Sinclair
Frank K. Merriam
California
Merriam
Sinclair
Mrs. O Day Edges Couch in New York Congressional Race
Mrs Caroline O Day the Democratic candidate for Congress at large led Miss Natalie Couch the Republican rival Tuesday night as returns came in from 28 of 8 947 districts The vote stood 5278 for O Day and 4021 for Couch with Roosevelt campaign influence noted in Albany New York.
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Albany
N. Y
Caroline O'Day
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Natalie Couch
O'Day
Couch
Nebraska
Edward R. Burke
Robert Simmons
Burke
Roosevelt
Democrats Win In New York Races
In New York, early returns showed an overwhelmingly Democratic congressional delegation. Elected incumbents included Second William F. Brunner, Eighth Richard J. Tenney, Twelfth Samuel Dickstein, Thirteenth Christopher D. Sullivan, and Twenty-third Charles A. Buckley, all Democrats or incumbents.
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New York
William F. Brunner
Tnc
Richard J Tenry
Samuel Dickstein
Inc
Christopher D. Sullivan
Charles A. Buckley
Marland Leads Oklahoma Governor Vote Count
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the first 8000 gubernatorial votes show E. W. Marland with 5728, W.8B Pine 2971, in the early general election results.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
E. W Marland
Pine
Democrats Gain in Senate as House Seats Slip
Early returns suggest Democrats will retain control of the Senate and cut into Republicans in the House, with gains noted in Indiana Vermont and Nebraska while New York Governor Lehman leads. Key races include Reed vs Guffy in Pennsylvania and Sinclair’s California bid drawing mixed business support.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Vermont
Indiana
Washington
Reed
Britten Slightly Leads McAndrews In Ninth District Returns
Chicago Republican incumbent Fred Britten holds a slight lead over Democrat James H. McAndrews in early returns from the ninth district with the race considered doubtful.
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Chicago
Fred Britten
James H. McAndrews
Sabath Leads in Chicago Sixth District With Wide Margin
Congressman Adolph J. Sabath of Chicago appears headed to re election after early returns show him leading Republican John A. Stanck three to one in the sixth district.
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Chicago
Adolph J. Sabath
John A. Stanck
Prohibition repeal vote tallies and Truman lead reported
Returns from 422 and 176 precincts in Topeka and Missouri show repeal of the state prohibition amendment with 5387 for and 4862 against, and U S senator results listing Harry S Truman with 19611 votes to Roscoe C Patterson 3255. The Missouri totals include 31 Kansas City precincts in Truman’s column.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
U. S
Harry S. Truman
Roscoe C. Patterson
Kansas City
SNELL TAKES LEAD IN WATERTOWN CONGRESS RACE
Early returns from five of 248 Sw1st district precincts show Republican Bertrand H. Snell ahead of Democrat Kenneth Gardner with 1 504 to 463 votes. In Illinois and North Dakota contests, Igoe Brennan Brooks Jones led in Illinois, while Lydia Langer topped Moodie in North Dakota governor's race.
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Chicago
Illinois
Igoe
Brennan
Brooks
Jones
Snell
Watertown
N. Y
Bertrand H. Snell
Kenneth Gardner
Fargo
N. D
Mayville Township
North Dakota
Lydia Langer
Thomas Moodie
William Langer
T. H. H. Thoresen
James Cain
Massachusetts Town First to Report Vote Gains for Curley
New Ashford Massachusetts, the first town to report complete vote, shows a Democratic gain of two. In the governor race Curley 10, Bacon 22, Goodwin 1. 36 votes cast this year vs 33 in 1932. Walsh 19 to Washburn 13 for senator. Butler 29 to Coolidge 4 for U S Senate.
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New Ashford
Mass
INS
United States
Berkshire Hills
Bacon
Curley
Goodwin
Youngman
Ely
Walsh
Washburn
Butler
Coolidge
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934 Accidents and Injuries
A Cedar Rapids toll report lists 311 accidents for 1934 with injuries and deaths. The data records the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities across the year in local transportation.
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Cedar Rapids
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