Outlined economic outlook and political shifts in 1930s Iowa
A long piece debates postwar debt, repudiation risk, and the American role in world finance. It notes Iowa politics under Gov Turner and Gov-elect Herring, calls for government economy, and warns about municipal leagues and tax funding. It also reports Garner’s Texas election events and the cost of a new congressional seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Vernor-Elect
Herring
Texas
Garner
Barley Trade in Malt Grain Revived After 9 Years
Chicago traders surged as beer legalization expectations boosted barley futures. Barley rose 34 cents after Thursday’s first Malt barley quote in nine years, with Illinois Iowa and the northwest as major growing regions. Ontario Canada tariffs and reform talks at the exchange added momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Liverpool
Chicago Board of Trade
James E. Bennett
Association of ‘American Commission Merchants
Association
Board of Trade
Illinois
Iowa
Northwest
Milwaukee
United States
Canada
Capitol lame duck session may loosen Volstead and allow beer
Indications on Capitol Hill point to a forthcoming lame duck session fixing changes to the Volstead act to permit legal beer after a fierce debate. Barley prices climbed on the Chicago board while optimism surged nationwide that beer could return before Christmas. Officials close to President Hoover reportedly signaled he would approve a beer bill if presented, though no confirmation exists elsewhere. Proponents claim huge revenue from beer taxes, with estimates of substantial daily and annual Treasury yields depending on the tax rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Chicago Board of Trade
Hoover
Federal Dispensary Tax Reduction League
Rufus S. Lusk
The
Crusaders
United States Treasury
Dumping Charge Placed On British Cement Imports
The customs bureau issued a suspicion of dumping order against British cement imports after a New York appraiser urged a general investigation. Importers must post a bond equal to shipment value, forfeitable if dumping is proven. American Portland Cement Industry testified Britain sold cement below US competitive levels.
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Washington
Customs Bureau
New York Customs
Portland Cement Industry
Great Britain
United States
Porto Rico
Mrs Gene Tunney Sails For America
Mrs Gene Tunney wife of the former heavyweight champion sailed for New York aboard the liner Europa from Cherbourg fully recovered from eye operations in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
Gene Tunney
New York
Europa
Yeiga
Aris
Legislature Says 40 Percent Waste Found in State Costs
A Iowa legislative committee warns 40 percent of the 1931 general property tax burden could be saved through broad public economies. The preliminary report, submitted to Governor Turner, cites rising total taxes with flat wealth and urges broader cooperation from public officials to cut costs and reform spending ahead of the next general assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee
Rring
NOF
National Municipal League
The
Iowa League of Municipalities
Iowa
Forty-fourth General Assembly
Ed R. Brown
Turner
Mr. Brown
Zoo
Central Assembly
Turner quits bid after tire blowout in Port Columbus
Col Roscoe Turner’s attempt at a new round trip transcontinental air record ended when a right tire blew on landing in Columbus. He abandoned the flight, noting repairs would take hours and he might retry after restoring the aircraft. He cited adverse wind conditions but claimed potential to beat the Atlantic to Pacific record later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Roscoe Turner
Port Columbus
Frank Hawks
Kansas City
Here
New York
Turner
Burbank
Calif
Albuquerque
N. M
Henry Ford Urges Free Trade and Global Prosperity
In Boston the Boston American quotes Henry Ford urging free trade and a revised monetary system as keys to prosperity. Ford, arriving by private car, says world-wide reducing tariffs would bring hope and happiness, and he calls himself an Internationalist. He then visits Sudbury to inspect Wayside Inn properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston American
Henry Ford
Ford
Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Tragedy Ends Marriage Of East And West
In New York Chinatown Charles Hing a cultured Chinese man shot his lover known as the little white flower after discovering her with Vaughn Sanford of Boston. Hing then killed himself as police found him with a pistol. Sanford and the woman were hospitalized and expected to recover.
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New York
Chinatown
Charles Hing
East
West
Hing
Tongs
Reading
Pai
Dolores Sileo
Charley
Sanford
Decapitated Murder Victim Found on Farmland Near Erie
An unidentified nude man’s body was found on the DeWitte Foskitt farm seven miles southwest of Erie near Rock River. Authorities say the head was severed and clothing removed to hinder identification. the death appears several days old and is under murder investigation. Bert Kempster reported the scene to Sheriff P A Whitney and Coroner Clarence M Frye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Whiteside County
DeWitte Foskitt
Rock River
Bert Kempster
Hillsdale
Kempster
P. A. Whitney
Clarence M. Frye
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year Record
Local toll data show Cedar Rapids recorded 10 deaths from auto incidents this year. Injuries total 6 and accidents numbered 200 across the period.
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Cedar Rapids
16 year old injured by discharged revolver in bed
Marion Washington, 16, wore a string on his finger as a reminder not to sleep with a pistol under his pillow. He rolled over in bed and the revolver discharged, a bullet piercing his finger. bandaged at the emergency hospital in Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Marion Washington
Daily Horoscope Feature Starts Monday in The Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a new daily horoscope by Genevieve Kemble set to begin tomorrow. It explains astrology links to birth dates and promises a fascinating study for readers.
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Cedar Rapids
Genevieve Kemble
Gazette
Hoover President Hoover Visits Hoover Dam on Route East
President Hoover on a west to east trip stopped in California and Nevada to inspect Hoover Dam under flood lights. He urged Republicans not to be discouraged by defeat and predicted a GOP return to power as he toured Pasadena Sierra Madre and the dam site before continuing toward Washington.
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Washington
Palo Alto
Calif
Hoover Dam
Nevada
Hoover
Glendale
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pasadena
Sierra Madre
Herbert Hoover, Jr
San Gabriel
el Monte
Boulder
Pee ‘Hh Dam
Prs
Colton
Tucson
Ariz
el Paso
Tex
Kansas City
St. Louis
Loose Rail Discovered On Hoover Train Route in California
A loose rail found on the track near Ventura, California, as President Hoover's special train was to pass. A Southern Pacific agent reported the rail was tightened before the train went by, with unclear if the looseness was accidental or intentional.
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Hoover
California
Ventura
Calif
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Washington
Department of State
Brewery Engineer Leble to Open Chicago Office
George L. Leble, famed for designing breweries and equipment, said he will come out of retirement to open an office in Chicago. A surge in requests for his services prompted the decision as he plans to serve clients from the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
George L. Leble
Leble
Weather Outlook For Chicago Week Of November 14
AP forecast for the upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys and the northern central plains shows little precipitation in the south with one or two periods north. notably cold weather in the north portions, temperatures near normal in the south portions.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
France Denies Collusion In Debt Gesture
Paris reports France has handed the United States a communication on war debt payments but joined no joint action. Britain may follow with a note. Italy and Belgium possibly soon. Hoover’s return limits progress. debts totals include Greece Hungary Britain France Italy and Belgium with hundreds of millions due.
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France
Paris
United States
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Hoover
Washington
Atlantic
le Temps
America
Europe
Greece
Hungary
Former Mayor Walker says no desire to seek office again
Jamies J. Walker of New York states he has no intention of returning to public office. He says he is on a confidential mission to Europe and does not plan to relocate permanently, though he cannot say how long he will stay.
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Conte Grande
Dry Agent Slain Suspect Arrested in Beatrice Area
Beatrice Nebraska AP Ted Wells was arrested at his brother's home in Diller after federal agent Chester Mason 26 was killed and his companion Byron Kennedy wounded. Wells had been approached on a liquor charge earlier that morning when Kennedy allegedly opened fire.
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Beatrice, Neb
Ted Wells
Diller
Neb
Beatrice
Chester Mason
Wells
Mason
Byron Kennedy
Here
Kennedy
Roosevelt studies foreign problems in pre-inaugural plan
President elect Roosevelt, fully recovered from a head cold, studied international issues and planned pre administrative conferences at Warm Springs within 160 days. Friends said he would consider foreign debts but noted he has no federal authority until March 4 oath.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Major oil firms advance 7 million to Mexican government
Standard Oil of New Jersey Pierce Oil and Sinclair subsidiary with British Eagle Oil paid 7 million dollars as an advance on future taxes to Mexico City. The payments, arranged through Chase National Bank, aim to fund investments to improve federal income as negotiations span six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Pierce Oi) Company
Sinclair
British Eagle Oil Company
Chase National Bank
Borah Demands World Policy Change Over Debt Postponement
Senator Borah urged a comprehensive overhaul of world political and economic policies as Britain seeks to postpone the December 15 war debt payment. He warned postponement without a new plan risks destroying civilization and emphasized the need for a program to replace prior policies. The debate follows Britain’s financial strain and a possible debt moratorium.
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Warsaw
United States
Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Jesu 42
Britain
Sen. Borsh
OWS
London
Convict Who Spurned Freedom Dies in Joliet Prison
JOLIET AP. “Jolly” James Blue, 68, who refused parole from Joliet penitentiary after 1925 grand larceny conviction in Chicago, died in the prison yard while exercising. He claimed he had friends in prison and nowhere else to go, and the parole board had allowed him to stay.
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Joliet
Jolly
James Blue
Joliet Penitentiary
Chicago
Parole Board
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