Roosevelt May Resign as New York Governor Soon
Atlanta news analysis notes increased focus on cabinet and economic program as Roosevelt nears victory. Rumors of resigning as New York governor to pursue national aims circulate, but officials call speculation premature. Discussion includes Perkins cabinet role and Farley or Lehman succession scenarios.
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Atlanta
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Frances Perkins
New York State
James A. Farley
Melvin Traylor
Chicago
John S. Cohen
Democratic National Committee
Woman Trusty Held After Check Forgery in Cedar Rapids
Lucille McFadden a 31 year old trusty of the Women's state reformatory at Rockwell City assigned to Oakdale sanatorium was arrested at Oakdale after allegedly forging two checks in Cedar Rapids Friday. She reportedly obtained an absence to visit her husband and passed checks for 27.50 and 32.50, both drawn on Ida Clarke, the sanatorium matron. She was brought to the county jail and to be returned to Rockwell City. she had a 1930 conviction for cheating by false pretenses.
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Cedar Rapids
Lucille McFadden
Dubuque
Women’s State Reformatory
Rockwell City
Oakdale State Sanatorium
Oakdale
C. J. Rock
Linn County Mercantile Protective Association
Ida Clarke
Schillig Pharmacy
Thirteenth Street
Clara Pringle
Cracmer's
Clarke
Harold Roland
Rock
McFadden
E. Pauline Johnson
Reformatory
Norris in Hospital Forces Roosevelt Rally Change
Norris cancels speeches in Springfield Illinois and Kansas City due to a severe cold and throat infection and will be replaced by Wisconsin governor Philip F La Follette as the principal speaker at the democratic rally in Springfield. Norris expected to stay in hospital about two days.
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Springfield
Ill
Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Kansas City
Roosevelt
Detective Bulletin Warns Against Using Sedans
A bulletin from homicide detectives in Pittsburgh warns officers not to use sedans or gas-powered tires for pursuing killers. The sign reads Do not use seden No gas Wo tires No nothing and is posted on the bulletin board at the homicide detective headquarters.
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Pittsburgh
Penn
Homicide Detective Headquarters
Cedar Rapids Hoisting Engineer Fatally Injured By Train
Fred Lake 37 of 3132 Leonard avenue NE died at Lake's hospital after both legs were severed beneath a Milwaukee freight train near Cedar Lake yard. Chancey Hayes spotted him. engineer Heffron and conductor Eckhart had no witness. Lake had left home Sunday seeking work and worked for Langfitt Construction. He is survived by wife, daughter Cleola, siblings, and father. Body taken to Pioneer mortuary.
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Fred Lake
Leonard Avenue NE
Lake's Hospital
Milwaukee
Lake
Chancey Hayes
F Avenue NW
Hayes
Cedar Lake
John Heffron
Cleola
Clarence Robinson
Denver
Colo
Myrtle Sanders
Omaha
Viola Lake
Pioneer Mortuary
Woman Held After Mercy Slaying Of Her Husband
Amelia Friedenburg of West Aillis Wis was held in Eagle River jail after she shot and killed her 64 year old husband Fred claiming she wanted to end his suffering. John Moussanet 45 aided in cleaning the scene after the killing.
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Lac DU Flambeau
Wis
Amelia Friedenburg
West Aillis
Friedenburg
John Moussanet
Eagle River
Moussanet
Democratic Rallies Held in Ely and Fairfax
Democratic candidates and speakers held mass meetings in Ely and Fairfax Saturday night. Linn county Democratic chairman Walter R. Hutchison spoke at Ely while Cedar Rapids attorney Maurice Cahill spoke at Fairfax. Multiple candidates including William Tehel and Marvin Clark spoke, with others for county offices and state posts.
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Linn County
Ely
Fairfax
Walter R. Hutchison
Maurice Cahill
Cedar Rapids
William Tehel
Senate
Marley D. Clark
Milton J. Hand
Joseph A. Petrus
Wayne C. Boland
Frank Henry
Milo Sedlacek
D. B. Storck
Joseph Finla
Frank Baldwin
James Yanecek
Delia Mulherin
Frank Dolezal
Harold Soper
Democrats
Ziegfeld's Mother Dies At Age Of 84
Mrs. Rosalie Ziegfeld, 84, widow of Dr. Florenz Ziegfeld and mother of Flo Ziegfeld, died after years of illness in her Adams Street home in Chicago. She did not know her son had died on July 23.
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Chicago
Rosalie Ziegfeld
Florenz Ziegfeld
Flo Ziegfeld
Adams Street
City Briefs and Personals Visit Mrs Schantz
Mrs Robert McConahay and daughter Caroline and Mrs Martha Mayhousen and her son Dewaine of Muscatine visited Mrs Fred W Schantz at 711 Third Street SW Penny supper is announced by Second Christian on Tuesday.
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Robert McConahay
Caroline
Martha Mayhousen
Dewaine
Muscatine
Fred W. Schantz
Third Street
Ruskin Sandbourne and Jean Westinghouse Concert in Iowa City
Pianist Ruskin Sandbourne assisted by soprano Jean Kelly Westinghouse will present a concert Monday at 8 15 p m under the music department of the Iowan City Woman's club. The program takes place at Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City.
Franklin Furniture Opens Shop in West Union
Strawberry Point firm Franklin Furniture rents Citizens State bank building at West Union and prepares to retail merchandise. The company is one of northeastern Iowa’s largest furniture dealers, with fifty years in business in the area.
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Strawberry Point
Frankin Furniture Company
Citizens State Bank
West Union
The
Franklin Company
Iown
School Bus Plunges From Dock Into Mississippi River
A bus with 19 aboard plunged off a ferry dock into the Mississippi River at Natchez. Eighteen of the victims were Black, returning to Waterproof Louisiana. one was Joe Bowman of Roisdale Mississippi. A 14 year old girl remained hospitalized in critical condition. Driver Alain Ellzey and Duke Cooley were rescued. Ellzey blamed a mistaken belief the ferry would be ready and pressed the accelerator.
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Natchez
Miss
Mns
Mississippi River
Waterproof
Joe Bowman
Rosedale
George Lee Trendall
Alain Ellzey
Duke Cooley
Bowman
Ellzey
Believes Kreuger Alive After Letter Reinforces Rumor
Mme Ingeborg Eberth, Kreuger's longtime friend, says she received a letter she believes came from Ivar Kreuger. The note reportedly bears no stamp and the sender claimed to write from Russia, with handwriting identical to Kreuger's. The London Evening Standard relayed Stockholm reports fueling the alive rumor.
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London
INS
Ivar Kreuger
London Evening Standard
Stockholm
Mme
Ingeborg Eberth
Kreuger
Ivar
Mme, Eberth
Russia
Roosevelt Acknowledgment Questioned Over Soviet Russia
Rep. Hamilton Fish attacks Governor Roosevelt for ducking the issue of recognizing Soviet Russia after a conference with President Hoover. Fish quotes Roosevelt replying he cannot state his attitude on recognition due to ongoing New York state duties.
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Washington
Hamilton Fish, Jr
N. Y
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
Russia
New York
Opponent of Ma Ferguson Urges Her to Quit Race
In Austin Texas Republicans and Democrats seek to block Miriam A Ferguson from the governorship. Opponent Orville Bullington offers to withdraw and back Roosevelt and Garner if Ferguson steps aside for an "outstanding man." Ferguson’s husband calls the plan ignorant. Governor Sterling, defeated in the primary runoff, had supported Bullington.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Miriam A
Ma) Ferguson
Orville Bullington
Roosevelt
Garner
Ferguson
Bullington
James E. Ferguson
Ross S. Sterling
Accuse Norris And Radical Leader In Tariff Propaganda
The Republican National Committee charged that a petition by 180 economists urging Hoover to lower Hawley Smoot tariff rates originated from the National Progressive League's New York HQ. The league is chaired by Senator George W Norris of Nebraska and directed by David K Niles of Boston, long linked with radical and communist activities.
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Washington
LLP
Republican National Committee
Hoover
New York
National Progressive League
George W. Norris
Nebraska
David K. Niles
Boston
United States
Cure Report On Phage Treatment Of Fatal Spinal Meningitis
Philadelphia reports the treatment of a 13 year old boy with a spinal meningitis once deemed invariably fatal. Dr Robert A Schloss used bacteriophages to inject into the spinal cord, yielding a miraculous turnaround and opening potential for other diseases. The method, described in the American Journal of Diseases of Children, follows early work by Felix d Herelle.
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Philadelphia
INS
Robert A. Schloss
Bureau of Charities and Correction
Felix D'Herelle
Yale University
Schless
American Journal of Diseases of Children
Eight year old girl identifies kidnapper in New Jersey
Anna Kleinhandler, eight, pointed to Samuel Morris, thirty nine, as the man who lured her from home and kept her in woods near Springfield. She was found injured and hospitalized after authorities searched all night. Morris was arrested after being identified by a taxi driver and a grocery store customer.
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Newark
N.J
Anna Kleinhandler
Samuel Morris
Springfield
N. J
Morris
Sear
Anna
Michael Roselle
Kleinhandler
Two Colorado Towns Hit By Large Fires
Sterling suffered destruction of the Public Service company plant and several business blocks. The blaze cut electricity to ten towns. In Wray a car showroom and a creamery burned, with damage estimated around 130000 dollars.
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Sterling
Colo
Ins
Colorado
Public” Service Company
Wray
Halloween Bridge Gone Ghostly Plan Spoofs Party
Nancy receives an invite to a Halloween party at Julia Kane’s home. Guests, including Peter, expect a bridge game. Julia unveils a stunt with a ghostly voice directing a three card draw while leaving the initial bids intact.
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Nancy
Julia Kane
Peter
Julia
Ghostly Round of Games and Buffet Plans for Halloween
The scene describes a post mortem style ghostly game with face down cards, masked guilt and a dining room gathering of odd beings. Julia plans an elaborate Halloween supper featuring angels on horseback olives and fortune cake with hot coffee and cider. Nancy Page to present quilt patterns tomorrow and a Halloween leaflet offer follows upon request.
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Julia
Nancy Page
Roosevelt Calls G.O.P. Lacking Ideas and Action
In a Des Moines address Roosevelt attacked the G O P for vacillation and urged organizational reforms at the Department of Agriculture. He proposed a farmers’ secretary, warned against mortgage foreclosures, and pressed for tariff based farm support and large scale reforestation. He criticized the Hoover farm board and denounced the administration’s “despair” doctrine while outlining a practical plan for relief and employment.
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Congress
Roosevelts Southern Rally Draws Record Crowd in Atlanta
Thousands of Southern Democrats greeted Franklin D. Roosevelt in Atlanta as he vowed to replace the Republican administration in Washington next March. The rally, described as Dixie’s greatest, drew perhaps 250000 people with governors, senators, and congressmen from Georgia and seven neighboring states in attendance.
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Atlanta
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Washington
Southeastern
Dixie
United States
John G. Cohen
National Democratic Committee
Cohen
Roosevelt
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Nogee
Southern Cs
Four family members slain by Colorado Springs man
Theodore Gilberg a 28 year old Colorado Springs shoemaker killed four relatives and then himself after waking to shoot his sisters and parents with a rifle. He then attempted suicide, later blew off his head with a shotgun. Only George Stauffer aged six survived. Authorities said he suffered from a persecution complex and had been a mental patient.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
INS
Theodore ‘Gilberg
Rose Gilberg
Gilberg
George Stauffer
Mistakes Detective for Friend Sparks Downtown Flight
In Cedar Rapids James W. Pratt, 39, mistook Detective Earl Stanley for a long lost friend while intoxicated and blocking traffic at a busy downtown corner. He urged Stanley to join him driving away, and Stanley complied to take Pratt to police headquarters.
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Cedar Rapids
James W. Pratt
Earl Stanley
Stanley
Pratt
Third Avenue
Third Street SE
Stany
78-year-old man dies after gastric bleed in Linn County jail
John Klement, 78, suffered a gastric hemorrhage at the county jail Sunday about 4 p.m. He died Monday at a local hospital after his bond was set at $1,000 on a statutory charge. His address was 1213 Third Street SW.
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John Klement
Bavarian Title On The Block 48 Hours No Bid
Graf von Reigersberg an American citizen seeks a rich buyer for his ancient Bavarian title offered by legal adoption in exchange for a top business position. He laments the lack of bidders after 48 hours on the auction block, insisting he would not sell the title himself and questions the value of nobility.
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New York
Anthony Adelar
Graf von Reigersberg
Graf von Rergersberg
Europe
A. L. Rergersberg
Opera Star Shot by Estranged Husband in Berlin
Berlin AP reports soprano Gertrude Bindernagel was shot by her husband Wilhelm Hintze after a performance of Siegfried. He fired at her at the stage door, later attempted suicide. she underwent kidney surgery and was deemed hopelessly ill. Hintze, a former Potsdam colonel, had started divorce proceedings last week.
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Berlin
Gertrude Bindernagel
Siegfried
Wilhelm Hintze
Hintze
Miss Bindernagel
Potsdam
Ritchie Critiques G O P Policy Lacking Concrete Plan
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie, in The Democratic Case for Saturday Evening Post, attacks Republican leadership as misled and failing on tariff aims. He contrasts with The Republican Case by Calvin Coolidge, notes Hoover's use of force against the bonus army, and urges government aid to truly needy veterans while warning against anticipation of payments amid budget shortfalls.
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Washington
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Saturday Evening Post
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Ritchie
Republican Party
Hoover
Bonus Army
Hoover Promises Aid In Fighting Contagious Disease
President Hoover told the American Public Health Association that while he opposes federal subsidies to states he will encourage a nationwide program to cut contagious diseases. He argued that reducing communicable diseases by one third would repay costs through saved work time and school funds.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Hoover
Convention
The
American Public Health Association
Stricken Man Dies in Grinnell After Heart Attack
Special to The Gazer. Grinnell resident Roger Mason, an engineer, was stricken with a heart attack here Monday. Officials say he recently sold Liberty bonds and has since been selling road bonds.
Grundy Man To Cast His 18th Ballot For President
GRUNDY CENTER Iowa Samuel Bockes 92 will cast his eighteenth ballot in a U S general election He will vote for Roosevelt continuing his long time loyalty to the Democratic Party which began when he voted for Stephen A Douglas against Lincoln in the prior race
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Grundy Center
Samuel Bockes
United States
Roosevelt
Stephen A Douglas
Lincoln
Spangler Questions Reed In Des Moines Tariff Debate
Spangler accuses Reed and Wallace of lying about tariff effects on cattle prices. He cites a telegram from Herbert Russell and contrasts Canadian versus U S prices to claim tariffs protect American farmers. He accuses Democrats of misleading voters and demands clear stance on their platform.
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Wilson
Texas
Norris
Nebraska
Des Moines
Spangler
Herbert Russell
American Livestock Association
Russell
Rio Grande
Canada
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Mr. Roosevelt
Mexico
America
Roosevelt
Chicago
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Farmers of America
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Worth White
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Ioane Venter
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