Political fallout and reformatories drive campaign stakes
The piece highlights Governor Turner facing criticism over appointments as Herring attacks them amid Iowa politics. It notes Warden C H Ireland taking two prisoners to Chicago for World Series games, claims about Herring’s political deals, and laments the Roosevelt era and Tammany era figures. It ends with a broad attack on wealth shifts amid a turbulent election climate.
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Gov. Turner
Paate Herring
C. H. Ireland
State Reformatory
Davenport Bandits Battle Police In Illinois Car Chase
Gary gang members escape after a failed bank robbery in Davenport Illinois. Ned Hills is killed in the exchange. James Russell is captured and wounded. Police report gunfire as the bandits flee through a cornfield toward Dubuque and Chicago with several vehicles stolen in Dubuque.
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Davenport
Galena
Ill
Dubuque
Owen Mosier
Chicago
Iowa
Gary
Ind
Ned W. Hills
James Russell
Russell
City
Hill
Hennelly
Detroit
Mich
Raymond Peterson
Coolidge Rail Committee Forms National Transportation Body
New York UP reports the Coolidge nonpartisan group named the National Transportation Committee to study railroad issues with a three month report target. Bernard Baruch is vice chair and Dr. Harold G. Moulton named chief investigator from the Brookings Institution. Estimated study cost around 40000 dollars.
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New York
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
National Transportation Committee
Bernard M. Baruch
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institute of Washington
Cook
Ohne
Pees
National Ee Committee
Addi
John M Rider dies after car overturn near Laurens
John MacDonald Rider 83 of 329 Nineteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids registered with Iowa Consistory No 2 retired Northwestern Bell manager and thirty degree Mason died at University hospital Iowa City at 6 am He was injured Monday when his car struck gravel and overturned while returning from a visit to his daughter in Sheldon He was paralyzed from the chest down and had been born August 18 1849 in Pennsylvania He came to Iowa with parents and worked in publishing before joining Cedar Rapids and Marion Telephone as manager until 1926 He was active Mason past master of Wilton lodge and prelate at death.
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Cedar Rapids
John MacDonald Rider
Nineteenth Street
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
University Hospital
Iowa City
Rider
Laurens
Sheldon
Clyde Williams
Bedford County
Pennsylvania
Tipton
Old Western College
Mount Vernon
Wilton Junction
C. L.longley
W. R. Boyd
Anettinetie Taki
Boyd
Cedar Rapids and Marion Telephone Company
Mr. Rider
Wilton Lodge No
Mount Hermon Lodge No
Will Rogers Cartoons Texas Like A Nation That Never Ends
The spoof letter from Will Rogers lampoons Texas size and politics. He claims vast ranches exceed France, cites Uvalde distance, and jokes about the state’s governance and Texas politics with satirical quips about Garner and entry rules.
Insull Extradition Efforts Hit Europe and Ontario
John Hampton says Illinois plans to send agents to Europe to seize Samuel Insull while Martin Insull faces extradition in Barrie Ontario. Chicago seeks both Insulls on embezzlement and larceny charges as police link Paris to a Paris escape.
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Toronto
Ont
John Hampton
Cook County
Illinois
Martin Insull
Chicago
Ontario
Europe
Samuel Insull
Insull Utilities
Bass md
Paris
Hampton
Barrie
Daseadt
Ameritas
Martin
Bill
Simcoe County
Insull
Warden defends trip with convicts to world series
Warden C. H. Ireland of Anamosa reformatory says the Chicago world series outing for two prisoners, Hartman and Wakefield, plus his son, was a humanitarian act. He took responsibility, noting no authority granted final approval and detailing arrangements and accommodations.
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C. H. Ireland
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Clyde L. Herring
Chicago
Herring
Dan Turner
Ireland
Harry Hartman
Walter Wakefield
Hortman
Cubs
Charles
Hartman
Wakefield
Indiana
Jamessin
Minneapolis
Kansas
Cedar Rapids
Reformatory
E. H. Felton
State Board of Control
Felton
North Side
Young Ireland
Eldora
Waterloo
Warden Ireland
Inmates Seen World Series Trip Stir in Anamosa
Iowa officials investigate after Warden Ireland admitted taking two inmates to the Chicago World Series. The trip involved Hortman, described as a lifer in ill health, and driver Walter Wakefield, with Felton confirming no state funds were used. Herring condemned the outing as pampering criminals.
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Ireland
Harry Hortman
Chicago
E H. Felton
Board of Control
Hortman
Herring
Cherokee County
Iowa
Tre
Thewarte Arta
Hortmen
Reformatory
Citizens urge restraint on dangerous truck driving and enforcement
A reader argues that courteous driving by employers could prevent injuries from delivery trucks. The letter calls truck drivers a nuisance and menace when unchecked. Billy Sunday questions repeal of prohibition to a Denison audience, but critics say criminals profit from prohibition and support it.
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Billy Sunday
Denison
Billy
County board seeks return of missing county funds
Johnson county supervisors demand immediate action to locate and recover $20,000 in public money believed stolen from the county treasury last winter. The move signals firm, taxpayer‑protective action in the county home of Czar Jessup's university.
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Jessup
County supervisors seek action on $20,000 loss
Johnson County supervisors press for inquiry into a $20,000 public fund disappearance. They cite nine months of lackluster investigation and say university policy on handling funds enabled the loss, hampering local response and action.
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Ohnson
Strawn Sees Alarm If Roosevelt Garner McAdoo Lead
The Chicago leader warns that with Roosevelt Garner and McAdoo steering government and Hearst driving policy the nation risks danger. He notes Al Smith and Roosevelt have shaken hands and asks where Strawn and Hearst fit into the evolving political picture.
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Gas Strawn
Chicago
Roosevelt
Garner m
McAdoo
Hearst
al Smith
Mr. Strawn
Happy Warrior
Hee
Cost to enforce Volstead act shown as per capita figure
A report to a Methodist conference in Atlantic City states enforcing the Volstead act costs 0.043 cents per person, "less than the price of a glass of beer." The document labels "Propaganda" and says the idea liquor will return temperance is bunk.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Local report records 155 traffic accidents on Cedar Rapids toll routes this year, with 276 incidents noted in total across the city and nearby roads.
Confessions in Cleaners' War Reveal Bombings and Terror
State's Attorney John A Swanson announced confessions detailing bombings and about 350 acts of terrorism tied to the cleaners and dyers industry. Morris Cohen and Walter Silver, shop managers, provided statements while under arrest, naming Charles Lounsbury and Louis Williams as associates in the bombing campaign against Cleaners and Dyers Institute members.
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Chicago
John A. Swanson
Charles Lounsbury
Swanson
Morris Cohen
Walter Silver
John. J. Klein
Louis Williams
Cleaners and Dyers Institute
Lounsbury
Ee Eae
Ee Aon
Lounsbury Tn
George Laird Named Chairman Jobless Relief Fund Drive
George J. Laird, general manager of the local Quaker Oats plant, was appointed general chairman of the Unemployment Relief Fund committee, succeeding John C. Reid who resigned. Reid had served as 1931-32 general chairman before stepping down due to city absences. Laird brings experience from serving on the executive committee during last winter and spring.
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Cedar Rapids
George J. Laird
Quaker Oats Company
Unemployment Relief Fund Committee
John C. Reid
Reid
Three Minute Cereals Company
Genchairman
Cona Sno
Laird
Tee Se
Projected Lion Hunt Alarms Missouri Ozarks Residents
Residents in southeast Missouri fear a staged lion hunt near the Arkansas border. St. Louis maker Wright and three companions plan to depart late this week for the big game hunt using two circus circus props. They target a 24 000 acre tract claimed to be untouched by a white man’s axe.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Aeee Ee
Arkansas
Wright
Overcome By Gas While Repairing Pipe Leak
W W Roy aged 48 of 1551 Seventh Avenue SE was overcome by gas at his home while attempting to fix a leaky basement pipe. A neighbor found him unconscious and a Turner's inhalator revived him after forty five minutes. He was taken to St Luke's and recorded in fair condition Friday.
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W.W. Roy
Seventh Avenue SE
Turner
St. Luke’s
Republicans Of N Y Decide To Forget McKee
New York AP report says Republican State Chairman W Macy will field a GOP candidate against Surrogate P O Brien for the unexpired term of former Mayor James Walkie. Macy notes city leaders favored Acting Mayor McKee but the party will present another candidate to continue reforms and promised economy.
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New York
W. Macy
P. O’brien
James J. Walkie
Macy
State Committee
McKee
McKeen
O'Brien Nominated by Tammany for New York Mayor
Surrogate John P. O'Brien is the democratic mayoral nominee chosen by Tammany Hall bosses after a party nominating convention at Madison Square Garden. John F Curry’s leadership was preserved by dropping James J. Walker, who was not promised renomination. Acting Mayor Joseph V. McKee may return as board president after Jan 1 while Walker faces possible defeat.
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James J. Walker
New York
Jimmy
Roosevelt
Tammany
John P. O’brien
Tammany Hall
Madison Square Garden
Palace of Make Believe
John F Curry
Walker
O’brien
Joseph V. McKee
Board of Aldermen
Police seek Samuel Insull Priday in Lisbon
Police traced Samuel Insull Priday to Lisbon after a report that he had arrived from France. Officials said they had received a request to locate Priday but did not identify the requester or confirm an extradition order.
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Lisbon
Samuel Insull Priday
France
Insull
Moderate Autumn Temperature Returns in Cedar Rapids
The weather forecast notes a return to moderate fall temperatures in Cedar Rapids. Friday showed sunshine with autumn clouds as temperatures ranged from 42 in the morning to a high in the low 70s by afternoon, peaking at 73.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Guest Tickets Offered For Harold Lloyd Movie at Paramount
The Gazette announces a Friday to Saturday promotion giving every Want Ad placer a Guest Ticket to view Harold Lloyd in Movie Crazy at the Paramount. Tickets valid for one admission Monday or Tuesday October 10th and 11th, with a special rate for three day ads.
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Harold Lloyd
The
Paramount
Gazette
Gazette Want
Gazette Office
Kingsley Dies. NY Life Chief Fueled Rumors of Coolidge Move
Darwin P. Kingsley, chairman of the New York Life Insurance Co., died Thursday night at 76. His death sparked rumors that former President Calvin Coolidge might become board chairman, a notion dismissed as a rumor by a NY Life executive. Kingsley guided NY Life as policyholders rose from about 1 million to 2.5 million and assets climbed from under 500 million to nearly 2 billion.
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New York
Darwin P. Kingsley
The
New York Life Insurance Company
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Kingsley
New York Life Ee Eee
Property Offense Leads to Eleven-Year Prison Sentence
A court handed down an eleven year prison sentence for a Ge cons in a property related offense. The case details show a conviction on a property crime resulting in the substantial term. The ruling reflects the severity of the offense and its impact on the community.
Governor Turner Defers on Ireland Case Until Facts Are In
Cedar Rapids report quotes Gov Dan Turner saying he lacks full facts on the Ireland case and has well defined opinions he will not disclose He will gather all information before commenting and admits only what he has read in newspapers as basis for his view.
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Dan Turner
Cedar Rapids
Ireland
Democratic Candidate Herring Attacks Cubs World Series Travel
Clyde Her ring declared here that Warden Ireland would have to perform better than taking two convicts to the world series. He mocked Cub fans in Iowa institutions and criticized political logrolling tied to sports excursions.
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Clyde Herring
Ireland
Pera
Cub
Iowa
Herring
Cubs
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