Political Commentary Notes Campaign Mood and Local Allegories
A column discusses the national campaign's focus on economic recovery over party labels. It cites Alfalfa Bill Murray and a US loan dispute, notes a coroner group planning a missing persons clearinghouse, and reports the International Institute of Agriculture becoming an adviser to the League of Nations.
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International Institute of Agriculture
League of Nations
Rome
League
Maving
Stackle
New York City budget pressures echo national strain
The piece argues New York faces a half billion dollar budget gap and possible municipal bankruptcy as federal costs rise. It notes political redistricting effects on Linn county and critiques the League of Nations in light of global governance limits.
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New York City
New York
Sam
Roosevelt farmer claim mocked at Iowa rally
U S senatorial candidate Henry Field criticized Franklin D. Roosevelt for pretenses of farming at a district Republican rally in Charles City Iowa. Field cited a biography and described Roosevelt as part of the landed gentry rather than a real dirt farmer while recalling his past campaign tactics.
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Charles City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Field
U. S
Field
Spencer
Roosevelt
Smith W. Brookhart
Midwest
Mr. Roosevelt
New York City
Hudson
Amerca
Topeka
Sioux City
Child 16 Months Old Near Death After Auto Crash
Lola Mae Harris sixteen months old suffered a crushed skull in a three-vehicle crash at Third avenue and Sixth street SW. Her three-year-old brother Leo Charles was treated and discharged. Elmer Gloege struck a southbound car driven by Mrs. C H Harris, whose granddaughter was injured. The Harris car overturned but was not severely damaged.
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Lola Mae Harris
Leo Harris
Third Street
Leo Charles
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Elmer Gloege
Fourteenth Street
C. H. Harris
Ninth Avenue
Harris
Al Capone Habeas Hearing Delayed to November
The habeas corpus petition seeking Al Capone's release from the Atlanta federal prison was postponed Wednesday to the week of November 14.
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al Capone
Atlanta, Ga
Chicago
Will Rogers Reflects on Buenos Aires in 1932
Will Rogers compares Buenos Aires to Chicago Paris and Beverly Hills in a witty dispatch. He notes the fluidity of political leadership and mocks employment woes while praising the working people and his own travels.
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Buenos Aires
Chicago
Paris
Beverly Hills
Claremore
Oklahoma
Will
Fund For Relief Of Unemployed Boosted To 73622 Today
Cedar Rapids campaign workers reported $73 622 raised toward a $175 000 goal at noon Wednesday during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Volunteers urged all un interviewed prospects to pledge, with readers stressing that families of the unemployed may suffer if the target isn’t met. Pledges called for one day’s pay per month for twenty five weeks, with proportional gifts from non salary income.
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Cedar Rapids News
Chamber of Commmerce
S. R. Hawkins
U. Oe
Cleveland Bosses Acquitted in Embezzlement Case
Maurice Maschke long time Republican county chairman and four other politicians are acquitted of embezzling 177 273 from the county treasury after a five week trial before Judges Dempsey Terrell and Powell. The indictment stemmed from a grand jury probe that noted a treasury shortage reported at 470 000, with testimony indicating losses from hundreds of thousands to near 2 million over five years after 1926.
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Cleveland, O
Maurice Maschke
Republican
John PR. Dempsey
Virgil J. Terrell
Homer G. Powell
Maschke
Alex Bernstein
Herman H. Finkle
Charles Bernstein
Alex
Charles Beckerman
Treasury
Libby Holman Reynolds Seeks Vindication at Trial
Libby Holman Reynolds will seek complete exoneration through trial in the murder charges over the death of her husband Smith Reynolds the tobacco heir. Her attorney Benet Polikoff said no changes to the case and the trial will proceed despite an uncle’s call to drop indictments.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
INS
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
W. N. Reynolds
Carlisle Higgins
Noile
Benet Polikoff
Reynolds
Polikoff
Playful Kitty Roars as Burglar Alarm Put Under Siege
Police rushed into Hanconi's haberdashery in San Francisco and found Handoni's black mouser attacking a burglar alarm push button after mice and cat roles reversed. The scene showcased a quirky urban moment as officers investigated.
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San Francisco
Hanconi
Handoni
Hoover Field and Turner Lead Gazette Straw Vote
The Gazette reports early straw vote results with Hoover ahead of Roosevelt by 979, Field over Murphy by 643, and Turner over Herring by 1,200. Brookhart has 293, with 104 for Long. 3,708 ballots received. many scratches noted and gender splits favoring Hoover among women and Roosevelt among men. Ballots reopen for further rounds through the week. final totals to be published Sunday.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Field
Murphy
Turner
Herring
Brookhart
Long
Gazette
United States
Mr. Hoover
Gov
Senate
President Hoover
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Gov Turner
United States Senate
Mr. Murphy
Iowa
Ind
Moonlight Ducks Cause 17 Deaths on Concrete Road
Moonlight on a concrete highway made a flock of ducks think the road was water. The birds swooped and hit the pavement, killing 17 ducks in Petersburg Indiana. No humans were harmed in the incident.
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Petersburg
Ind
Straw Vote Being Counted Across Iowa Newspapers
The Gazette reports a straw ballot printed in Monday and Tuesday editions for Cedar Rapids area residents. Ballots with the vote must reach the Straw Vote Editor by Saturday noon, with first results announced today and final results printed next Sunday. Ballot boxes are in Mount Vernon at Bauman Clothing and Lisbon at S. G. Fouse store.
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The
Gazette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Bauman Clothing
S. G. Fouse
First Returns Gazette Straw Vote Totals Revealed
A straw vote tally shows 3708 ballots cast with 21 for an unlisted President candidate 4 for Senator and 16 for Governor. Voters who chose President did not necessarily cast ballots for Senator or Governor.
Liquor Deliveries Nab Bootleg Ring in New York
New York AP report details a bootlegging scheme sending liquor price lists to federal prosecutors and delivering pints by improvised ring. Authorities arrested Leo Brunner and five others while a sting traced calls and prepared to shut down the operation.
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New York
Iatric Oki
Fred Pepper
Federal
United States District Attorney
Leo Brunner
Pepper
Leo
Nathan Rock
Mr. Pepper
Attempt To Kill Count Bethlen In Budapest Court
In Budapest a plan to assassinate former Prime Minister Stephen Bethlen failed when police stopped Louis Eskudt, the private secretary to a former agriculture minister, who attacked Bethlen with a dagger in a court. Bethlen had resigned as head of the ministry last August after a decade in office, succeeded by Count Julius Karolyi.
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Budapest
Hungary
Stephen Bethlen
Count Bethlen
Julius Karolyi
Louis Eskudt
Bethlen
Eskudt
Valencia Establishes Holiday For Mothers and Child Health
A new holiday titled against infant mortality was officially established in Valencia Spain on Wednesday to honor mothers feeding children and others working for children's well being.
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Valencia
Spain
Roosevelt Speech on Soldiers Bonus and Budget Balance
The text of Governor Roosevelt's statement argues for a balanced budget before any bonus payment, criticizing proposals to increase the national debt. He emphasizes that no views have changed and labels Republican fears as unfounded. The remark critiques calls to expand federal spending to fund a bonus amid unemployment relief.
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Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Iau
Alfalfa Bill Declares War on Oil Groups in Oklahoma
Governor Murray accused two major oil firms of conspiring to defraud the state for refusing to meet the Mid-Continent $1.12 crude price. He threatened to seize or close Oklahoma properties if the companies do not comply. Local officials did not name the firms directly.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Standard GQ Company
Indiana
Oklahoma
O Malley American Humorist Dies in France
American humorist Frank Ward O Malley died in Tours France on Wednesday at age 56. His wife and two children were at his bedside. A Pittston Pennsylvania native, he had offered his New Jersey property for sale years ago and planned to live abroad until prohibition ended. He later returned to the United States, arriving recently for winter.
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Tours
France
Frank Ward O'Malley
O'Malley
Pittston
New Jersey
United States
Major Snowstorm Grips Black Hills
RAPID CITY S D The Black Hills were in the grip of a snowstorm that threatened isolation. Communication systems were crippled and train service delayed.
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Black Hills
Rapid City
S. D
Decline In Sterling Rebound In London Trade
In London the pound sterling halted its slide as heavy short covering and government support helped it close at 3.39 dollars after dipping to 3.36. Officials indicated efforts to stabilize the currency amid the decline.
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London
Mills Blames Democrats For Money Troubles
Baltimore AP Mills says the Democratic House doubled expenditures for 1933 and unbalanced the budget threatening government credit. He cites printing bills price manipulation bank guarantees and the June 15 2.3 billion bonus bill as examples of mismanagement while praising Hoover and bipartisan efforts to restore financial stability.
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Baltimore
Garner
Mills
Democratic House
House of Representatives
Secretary of ‘the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Hoover
De Valera Attacks Britain Over Debt Policy
Eamon De Valera president of the Irish Free State condemned Britain's attitude toward debt payments to the United States in a Dail address. He said Britain acts as Shylock while petitioning the United States and posing as Lady Bountiful in Europe after Anglo-Irish talks collapsed.
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Dublin
ULP
Eamon de Valera
Irish Free State
Great Britain
United States
Dail
de Valera
Britain
Prairieburg Bank to Pay Depositors 100 Percent and Interest
Prairieburg Savings bank depositors will receive 100 percent on their claims plus four percent interest through a final 15 percent and interest payment. District Judge H C Ring authorized the payment Wednesday morning. An 85 percent dividend had been declared August 10. Claims eligible for the four percent interest are those not yet assigned to receivers for value. O A Conwell is examiner in charge for the receiver L A Andrew state superintendent of banking. The bank closed January 19, 1932.
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Cedar Rapids News
Prairieburg Savings Bank
H. C. Ring
O.A. Conwell
C C F May Revise Its Constitution
Cedar Rapids report on the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Iowa grand lodge session in the Memorial building with about 1500 attendees. A constitutional revision by a special committee was under consideration as Grand Master Samuel D. Whiting presided and 54 past grand officers plus 12 new representatives were announced. A moment of silence honored past grand master W V Tifford. Memorial services were arranged by J H Woodside.
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Cedar Rapids
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Iowa
Grand Lodge
Memorial Building
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Montrose
Samuel D. Whiting
Iowa City
Mason City
Constitution
J H Woodside
Memorial
Roosevelt urges budget balance with beer tax stance
Franklin D. Roosevelt pledges government economy and a federal beer tax to avoid new levies while insisting his bonuses stance has not changed since last April. He criticizes administration concealment and warns of a rising deficit as he calls for a balanced budget and broader revenue measures.
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Pittsburgh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Forbes ‘Field
Calvin Coolidge
Roosevelt
Congress
Cabisnet
Garner
New York
Treasury
Itz
United States
Army Corporal Weds via Mail in Long-Distance Romance
Corporal Bruce M. MacDonald, 23, of the U. S. Army, who carried on a mail romance from a Honolulu post, married Naomi Ruth Cable after traveling 5,500 miles to Connellsville. The couple tied the knot in a minister’s ceremony, sealing a union begun by letters and an engagement ring sent by mail.
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Connellsville
Pal—(Ap
Bruce M. MacDonald
U. S. Army
Naomi Ruth Cable
Honolulu
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