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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1932
Page
1
A Des Moines speech by Jim Reed attacking Hoover amid wartime price controls and farm surplus debate is weighed for impact on the campaign. The piece contrasts adult political rhetoric with a four year old as a voter, suggesting childlike answers may rival adult wisdom in questioning current questions.
In Des Moines Iowa former Senator James A Reed assailed President Hoover’s record on agriculture calling Hoover’s 1928 pledges false and labeling much of his public works as pork. Reed argued Hoover harmed farmers by low wheat prices and questioned gold standard stability amid monetary tensions.
In Washington AP reports David FE Lilienthal Wisconsin public service commissioner urged state regulation of public utility holding companies to curb monopoly and protect consumers. He cited Martin J Insull who supported regulating the operating company while holding companies remain free.
Reported uprisings spread from Peiping toward Chihli as General Feng Yu-Hsiang returns from Shantung to Kalgan. Army mobilizations surge in Manchuria and Szechuan amid clashes involving Han Fu-Chu and warlord Lui Chen-Nien in Shantung, alarming Nanking officials.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette joins nearly thirty Iowa Daily Press association papers to host a statewide straw poll on President, Governor and U S Senator. Ballots run next Monday for regular readers only, with results announced daily starting Oct 19.
Samuel Insull, former Illinois utilities executive, was released unconditionally by Greek police after detention linked to extradition proceedings to the United States. Police said he is absolutely free and may leave Greece at any time as authorities found no documents to justify further detention.
The Nebraska football coach orders players to study their own mistakes via slow motion game films. The method reveals errors only after games, but helps apply lessons to the next match, unlike politicians who refuse to learn in time.
An AP dispatch reports the dollar’s value on foreign exchanges fell sharply on the first day of the week. The article suggests Europe would benefit as a debtor country if the dollar’s value could be reduced, a goal pursued by the United States for months without success.
Newspapers across Iowa will collaborate on a straw poll to gauge public sentiment for presidential, senatorial, and gubernatorial candidates. Ballots will be printed in all association papers for one day only, next Monday, and readers are urged to clip, mark, and mail their ballots.
Robbers struck a bank across from the police station in St Charles on Monday, escaping with about $18,000. Nearby, similar robberies occurred on First street southwest, drawing police sympathy for their blue-coated brothers.
The scientist Einstein accepts a life appointment as head of the school of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey. He will reside in Princeton and travel yearly to Germany, pursuing his theory with students as long as his health endures.
Friedrich, youngest son of the former crown prince of Germany, on the eve of leaving the United States after a tour says he is sort of goofy about this country. He remarks with light humor on his experiences and the reception he received during his visit.
Federal agents and state officials with a search warrant arrested George Rust on Monday at 7 30 pm at 507 B avenue NE Cedar Rapids. Six half pint bottles and two pint bottles of alleged alcohol were found along with home brews in jars and bottles. Rust is jailed on a possible state law violation.
Fragmentary OCR notes sketch a questionable claim about a boy and conspiratorial acts. The reference to history periods and lack of clarity leaves the core events and actors undefined.
In Perth, Australia, Charlie Sparkes and Annie, both now blind, recall youth and romances from dances and a gold rush. Fifty years apart they meet again in a Braille home, cherishing memories and newfound companionship as their eyesight fades.
Eastern Iowa veterinarians hear a safety warning about raw pork and trichinosis risk from Dr. G A Kay of the federal meat inspection service. Dr. C H Stange echoes that low producer prices push home butchering, urging thorough inspection and cooking to avoid illness.
A Cedar Rapids toll data brief notes counts for accidents injuries and fatalities this year. The item records totals for the local auto toll incidents and outcomes, highlighting safety concerns in the period.
Des Moines INS reports H. E. Spangler a national committee man said James A. Reed’s Monday night address for Governor Roosevelt did more good for Republicans than harm. He called Reed an entertainer who twists the truth and noted Reed’s claim of having no plan versus Roosevelt’s alleged lack of program.
A gusty Tuesday in Cedar Rapids followed two days of mixed weather. The thermometer fell to 31 at midnight, the coldest so far this fall, after reaching 41 at 2 30 pm. It rose to 34 by 7 am and 44 by 9 45 am then climbed to 58 by 1 50 pm and stayed there at 2 30 pm.
United States Senator James J. Davis will face a federal lottery case retrial November 28. He is to be tried with three co defendants Raymond Walsh Bernard C McGuire and Theodore G Miller in New York.
The Newberg fire department pumped the well dry at Fred Shick’s farm but the house lay in ruins. Firefighters used several cans of milk to save the barn and outbuildings from the blaze.
New York reports another failed dollar raid as foreign exchanges recovered early this week. Bankers note that despite past weakness, the dollar is now firmly tied to the gold standard, limiting gold drains though last week’s selling still pressured the currency. French francs rose while European balances stayed around $500 million, signaling ongoing tension in currency markets.
Frank Griffin, 60, died of exposure as Chicago endured a high temperature of 33 with near record cold for October 11. The cold snap marked the coldest Oct 11 in Chicago since 1906.
New York reports Dr. Albert Einstein has accepted a post as head of the mathematics school at the Institute for Advanced Study. The postgrad only super university will open near Princeton in October. Oswald Veblen will join the faculty, noted as America’s leading mathematician.
The Reconstruction Corporation announced that $3,000,000 in capital has been made available at the treasury for regional agriculture credit corporations in Minneapolis Minnesota and Wichita Kansas.
Katherine Rogers filed an objection with the board of elections alleging that John P. O'Brien and another candidate’s certificates of nomination were not timely filed under election laws, creating a new difficulty in New York politics.
In Belfast Northern Ireland a rioting crowd left one man dead and several wounded as clashes erupted on the street amid rising unemployment.Police and emergency services responded, with authorities investigating the incident and urging calm despite ongoing protests.
Will Rogers announces a bold travel route from the west coast of Chile to Argentina, Brazil, and beyond, aiming to observe revolutions and daily life across South America. He says the journey will yield more insights than gossip in New York and plans to return before the upcoming election.
In Jacksonville Florida AP report defense witnesses corroborate state witness Robert Blake's claim that he sought to arrange a death by own action story to explain the sweat box death of Arthur Maillefert. James Birmingham testifies Blake asked him to join in fixing the story. Harry Schneider testified he saw a hanging plan while in prison.
Judge George C. Gibbs denied a defense motion for a directed verdict for George C. Courson and Solomon Higginbotham, two former prison guards on trial for the murder of Arthur Maillefert in a sweat box in Jacksonville Florida.
Four United Airlines passengers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from the exhaust of a Chicago bound plane. The ship landed at Municipal airport Tuesday afternoon and all victims were rushed to Research hospital. Fred Schnell of Chicago was listed in critical condition. The others’ identities and conditions were not released. The co-pilot left the cockpit to tell passengers to buckle seat belts before landing.
Sewell L Avery Jr 31 son of Montgomery Ward chairman was found dead in his Chicago apartment from asphyxiation due to gas escaping from an artificial fire log. He managed United States Gypsum and had suffered a nervous collapse. A butler alerted police after the man was found lifeless in the library with his head near the fireplace.
Three bandits robbed the First National Bank of St Charles across from the police station, taking about 18 000 dollars. They cowed three employees and two customers before escaping, with police dozing nearby.
Chicago State's Attorney John A. Swanson said he was stunned by word from United Press that Samuel Insull had been unconditionally released in Athens. He ordered official confirmation from Washington and postponed a Washington trip with two aides to seek Hoover interview.
In federal records filed in Chicago, Samuel Insull Jr. is shown earning about fifty thousand dollars a year as a Middle West Utilities executive with a retirement receiver compensation of eight thousand dollars. Oliver E. McCormick cited other top salaries including Samuel Insull, Sr. and Martin Insull, while Calvin Fentress disclosed seven stock syndicates underwriting Middle West issues with profits from 25 to 51 percent.
More than 50 000 people have applied for tickets to hear former President Calvin Coolidge deliver his second political speech since leaving the White House. The Madison Square Garden rally kicks off the eastern offensive of the Hoover campaign for reelection and will begin at 7 30 p m Iowa time. The speech will be broadcast.
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