Strike halts livestock trade at Chicago stockyards again
Chicago Union stockyards faced a second monthly deadlock as workers tied wage demands to 1929 levels, prompting a Monday work stoppage. Heavy receipts pressed stalls with 56,720 hogs across markets and 23,300 sheep, while Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and East St. Louis reported varied bids and activity.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
East St. Louis
Atte Ors
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Market Prices and Goods
A fragmented listing from Cedar Rapids shows grain and farm products with price marks for barley wheat corn hay straw and various hens ducks and seafood items. Also includes wholesale fruits vegetables and produce prices for items such as California grapes lettuce potatoes bananas and onions with assorted codes and unit prices.
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Nery
Qranses
California
Valencas
Livestock Prices Drive Auction Market Report From Multiple Midwest Yards
Chicago area and Midwest stockyards report mixed cattle hog and sheep receipts. Steers heifers and feeders show varied price moves while hogs trend steady to higher with lighter weights selling stronger. Regional listings from St Paul East St Louis Omaha Des Moines and Mason City indicate fluctuating demand and diverse lots as buyers assess pasture and feedlot needs.
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ST_ PAUL
ST Paul
S Dept Agriculture
Local Porkers Slump 13 Cents on Market
Hogs weaken on the local market with all grades down 13 to 15 cents. Prime hogs fetch about 3.20 per hundredweight and packers top near 240 with various weight ranges noted. Calf and sheep prices also listed, showing firm to modest gains by weight and quality.
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Sinclair
New York Produce Market Receipts Mixed Across Dairy and Eggs
Market notes show steady butter receipts with higher creamery prices, cheese and eggs trading with varied quotes. Chicago and regional items highlight fluctuating butter, eggs, potatoes, and poultry values, with multiple price levels and quality divisions reflected.
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New York
Treasury notes and bonds market snapshot features in New York listing
The page shows bond quotes and market notes from New York with Treasury issues including Liberty 4s and 5s, Treasury 1 1/4s and 6s, prices around $59 to $96. A foreign debt mention references European leaders and South American markets, while the text lists various Treasury securities and yields.
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New York
Liberty
Treasury
Buying movement in wheat market lifts prices on trading floor
Cash wheat buying push Monday lifted prices on the Board of Trade before late selling cut values. Corn showed relative strength while oats and rye declined slightly amid weak stock markets and drought concerns. Provisions eased with scattered selling, and government loan talk influenced cash corn.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Liverpool
Grain Movements and Prices in CHIC Auction and Receipts
Auction and receipt notes show mixed grain movements including wheat, corn, and oats with prices and parters. Entries list yellow and white varieties, protein content, and regional quantities, alongside agricultural seed types and CLOVER SEED at set cur prices.
Wall Street Stocks Fall as Metals Lead Broad Slide
Sporadic selling pushed stock averages down 1 to 3 points with metals especially weak while alcohol shares held up. A mild recovery faded in the final hour as smelting and cases dropped, transfers reached about 1.35 million shares and inflation fears lingered amid currency and commodity declines.
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Scheniey American Commercial Alcohol
Melintyre
Dome
Cerro de Pasco
Case
Western Union
International Harvester
Allied Chemical
American Telephone
U . S. Steel Consolidated Gas
Sears Roebuck
Johns-Manvale
General Motors
Chrysler
Westinghouse
Wall Street
New York
Western Unton
RFC
House Voters Take Up Child Labor Amendment Debate
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa House committee on constitutional amendments released Pendray’s child labor amendment without recommendation after a 10 to 1 vote to table. The measure faces possible floor action as Rep Ada Garner aims to call it up Wednesday.
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DES Moines
House Committee On
Rep
Hopp
Mills
Senate
Ada Garner
Butler
House
Zylstra
Sioux
McCreery
Linn
Mrs Stodola Dies at 82 After Two Week Illness
Mrs Aloysie Stodola, 928 F Avenue NW, died at home at 6 15 am Sunday after a two week illness. Born Aloysie Reyman May 30 1851 in St Katerina Czechoslovakia she married Joseph Stodola November 3 1872 in Borove. They immigrated May 30 1887 sailing from Bremen to Cedar Rapids where they lived since. They had twelve children five died young. Survived by husband one daughter and four sons twenty four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral at home Wednesday 8 30 am and 9 at St Wenceslaus church. Interment Bohemian National Cemetery.
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Aloysie Stodola
Joseph Stodola
Aloysie Reyman
St. Katerina
Czechoslovakia
Borove
Bremen
Germany
United States
Cedar Rapids
Joseph
Edward
Frank
John Janu
Adolph
John Hae
Vincent
Wendl
Chine
John
Charles
August Vojacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mob Lynches Kidnappers in Hart Case After Vigilante Raid
A lynch mob overran county lines and stormed the Hart home to seize Thurmond and Holmes. They beat them, hanged Thurmond from an elm and Holmes from another tree, then set the bodies ablaze. Sheriff Emig intervened, recovered the corpses, and restored order as dawn neared.
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Emig
Howard Buffington
Thurmond
Holmes
Emiy
Couzens and Aldrich clash over stock probe noise
In Washington on Monday Senator Couzens challenged Chase National Bank chairman Winthrop Aldrich during testimony on stock dividends. Couzens said he resented interruptions and insisted the committee run its own investigation, arguing Aldrich could not dictate procedure.
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Washington
Llp
Senate
Chase National Bank
Couzens
Rep
Mich
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Aldrich
Fix Film, Inc
Hermann Place
Chase National
Harley L. Clarke
General Theaters Equipment, Inc
Clarke
General Theater Equipment
Fox Film
Place
City Council Plans Civil Works Projects in Marion
Marion city council selects CWA sponsored improvements for First street storm sewer east of Eleventh street Tenth avenue grading from Twenty second to Thirty first streets and hillside work south of Cedar park. If approved by Cedar Rapids officials work will start soon.
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CWA
First Street
Eleventh Street
Tenth Avenue
Cedar Park
Cedar Rapids
Deputy Recalls Brutal Lynchings of Holmes and Thurmond
Deputy Sheriff John Moore recounts the 1930 San Jose mob lynchings of John M. Holmes and Thomas H. Thurmond. The crowd overran the jail using tear gas and a ram, dragged Holmes and Thurmond from cells, and hanged them after dragging them across the park, while spectators including women and children witnessed and cheered.
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San Jose
Calif
John Moore
John M. Holmes
Thomas H. Thurmond
Brooke Art
Earle Hamilton
Howard Buggington
Holmes
Thurmond
Pecora Rejects Mayer Denial On 1929 Record Alterations
Senate stock market committee counsel Ferdinand Pecora rejected Louis B. Mayer telegraphic denial of involvement in 1929 alterations of justice department records. Pecora said Mayer cannot deny sworn testimony and also refused to accept Wiggin’s New York statement contradicting Fox testimony.
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Washington
LLP
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Stock Market Committee
Louis B. Mayer
Justice Department
Mayer
Pecora
New York
Albert H. Wiggin
Fox
Atkins Farmer Burned as Silo Fire Destroys Farm
Atkin s farmer and tenant Newt Kolsto suffered burns escaping a silo fire on the Newt Kolsto farm near the Benton county line. The blaze started at 9 30 a m and spread to two barns and a corn crib before it was halted. Kolsto reported spontaneous combustion as the cause and the site burned crops, stock, buildings and machinery valued in the thousands. A crowd of over 1000 watched firefighters and volunteers battle the flames.
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The
Gazette
Atkins
Newt Kolsto
Lincoln Highway
Benton County
Kolsto
Security Savings Company of
Cedar Rapids
Atkins Department
Deaths of Betty Jane Rayman and H. J. Pogge in Cedar Rapids
Betty Jane Rayman infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley E Rayman of Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital. Funeral services were held at Polansky chapel with Rev. A Volace. burial in St Johns cemetery. H J Pogge aged 67 died at home after a year long illness. He resided in Cedar Rapids twenty years and worked as a fitter at Armstrong Clothing. Survived by widow, three daughters, a grandchild, brother, and two sisters. funeral announcements later.
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Betty Jane
Stanley E. Rayman
Ellis Boulevard
Hugh P. Butler
Joseph Rayman
Cedar Rapids
Polansky
A Volace
St. John’s Cemetery
H. J. Pogge
Fourth Avenue
West Point
Fort Madison
Armstrong Clothing Company
Lucille
Kathryn
Virginia McDonnell
Prank
Sadie Nacke
Hebron
Neb
Joe Nelle
A. 0
U. W
Local man dies while hunting near Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids man died after an accidental gun discharge while hunting alone near a fence. Coroner Vorpahl said the double barreled shotgun snagged on barbed wires causing a discharge. the victim suffered an abdominal wound and died within a few feet. Survived by parents, siblings in Cedar Rapids, a sister in Sioux City, and a sister at home. Body at Beatty's mortuary awaiting funeral plans.
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Vorpahl
Sipe
Cedar Rapids
Wiliam
Leonard
Ann Sipe
Sioux City
Catherine
Beatty
Stanford Grid Player Killed In Auto Crash
Four killed in a car collision after Stanford's 7 to 3 win over California. Victims include Stanford substitute guard Bruce M Tarver 21 motion picture actress Dorothy Karr 18 student Gladys McClure 18 known as Linda Marsh and Albert D Racey 20 San Francisco sales man. seven others hurt.
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San Francisco
Stanford University
Stanford
University of California
Gladys McClure
Beverly Hills
Linda Marsh
Bruce M .Tarver
Dorothy Karr
Albert D Racey
Chinese Government Threatens Rebels Over Foochow Bombs
In Shanghai dispatches the Nanking government says planes dropped leaflets over Foochow threatening to bomb the city if the Nineteenth Route army does not cease its insurrection. The move aims to force surrender of Fukien province rebels.
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Shanghai
INS
Fukien Province
Nanking
Foochow
Nineteenth Route Army
Announcement party honors Gweneth Williams daughter
Mrs. Louise Williams hosted a compliment party for her daughter Miss Gweneth Williams now Mrs. D. M. Renk on Saturday evening at 1075 Tenth Street. Bridge doubletable winner Miss Bessie Jandle. consolation prize goes to Miss Stella Jandle. Out of town guests included Miss Bessie Jandl and Mrs. R. F. Clift of Cedar Rapids.
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Louise Williams
Tenth Street
D. M. Renk
Gweneth Williams
Bessie Jandle
Bessie Jandl
Stella Jand
R. F. Clift
Cedar Rapids
Hereford Cattle Sold For 1784 At West Union Fairgrounds
Forty one head of registered Hereford cattle sold at Fayette county fair grounds in West Union for 1784 dollars averaging 43 dollars. Twelve bulls averaged 46 dollars while twenty nine cows and helfers averaged 42 dollars. Top bull went to Fred Kramer of Adams Minnesota at 75 dollars and top cow to Maurice Gorman of Fayette at 93 dollars. D R and Harold Whitley of Fayette consigned the cattle with bidders from seventeen counties.
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West Union
Fayette County
Helfers
Fred Kramer
Adams
Stevens Sentenced to One to Ten Years in Embezzlement Case
Chicago, INS reports Ernest J. Stevens former head of the Stevens hotel was denied arrest of judgment and sentenced to one to ten years in prison for conviction in the $1,300,000 embezzlement of Illinois Life Insurance Company funds.
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Chicago
INS
Ernest J. Stevens
Stevens Hotel
Michael Feinberg
Ilinois Life Insurance Company
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Marion News
W. P. Kelly
Lyle Kelly
Charles City
R. C. Sherman
Farley
Ben Winks
Leo Winks
Sumner
Dorothy Beach
Lincoln School
Ethelyn Howe
Callie Hagerman
Marion
D I. Hoskins
Carl L. Wiley
E. R. Frazier
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D. S. Stewart
Perry
Frank Keith
Millwood
Bernice Lassen
Fred Koering
G. C. Miller
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Mercy Hospital
J. M. Albright
Blanche Hedrick
Extension Department
University of Iowa
Carl Cherry
Second Avenue SE
O. O. P. Club
Sherman A. Fontaine
Lida B. Secrist
C. B. Clark
S. A. Fontaine
C. E. Blinks
Albia
W. E. Neff
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Camden
Dry Creek Agriculture and Literary Club
Memorial Hall
Earle T. Brockman
G. R. Hagerman
W. L. Quass
W. P. Chisman
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O. E. Clemans
C. A. Mercer
Anamosa
Marion Secrist
St. Luke's Hospital
Lulu B. Secrist
Franklyn Johnson
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Hulda Johnson
Schrimper
Richard
Fred Lutz
Sixth Street
Beverly
L. R. Schulz
Charles Schulz
Millersburg
George Lutz
Harry Schulz
Vaughn Schulz
Kathryn Schulz
Nelson Goodman
Marengo
Elmer Schulz
Delmar
Marjorie
Victor
Alfred Grace
Marjorie Jane
Iowa City
Helen
Lois
Atkins Farmer
Betty Jane Rayman
Stevens
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