Italy Confesses At Geneva Lets Peace Board Form
In Geneva the League council created a five member committee to pursue conciliation. Italy abstained from voting but allowed the resolution to pass after refusing to sit with Ethiopian delegates. Pope faces pressure from Catholics abroad and Italian clergy amid Mussolini policy. Haile Selassie calls for firm action by the league to protect Ethiopia. Big powers wary of Germany's silence and cautious stance.
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Geneva
League Council
Italy
Rome
Pope
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
League
Ethiopia
London
Germany
Italy Ups Egypt Stand If Ethiopia Moves Threat Claim
Rome based Azione Coloniale says Italy will demand Britain’s exclusion from Egypt if London presses Italy as a threat to the British empire by advancing into Ethiopia.
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Rome
Azione Coloniale
Colonial Action
Italy
Great Britain
Egypt
Ethiopia
Italy backs down on Ethiopian dispute under League pressure
Geneva reports Italy signals willingness to participate if Ethiopian delegates stay silent as the league moves the Italo Ethiopian dispute to a committee of Britain France Poland Spain and Turkey. Mussolini’s government hints at concessions may follow under continued pressure.
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Geneva
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Britain
France
Jeague Council
League
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Poland
Spain
Turkey
Pompeo Aloisi
Tekla Hawariat
Gaston Jeze
Aloisi
N Duce
Paris
Joseph Avenol
Salvador Madariaga
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Pierre Laval
Senator Schmidt reports jewelry theft in Des Moines
In Des Moines AP report state Senator Paul Schmidt of Iowa City asked the state Bureau of Investigation to watch for a jewelry set valued at 500 dollars stolen from his home Tuesday.
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Des Moines
Paul Schmidt
Iowa City
Site Bureau of Investigation
Sidliner profile details Verne Marshall at Hayes ouster trial
The Sioux City Journal recounts Verne Marshall editor of Cedar Rapids Gazette testifying in the Hayes ouster trial. John W. Carey recalls Marshall as a bold, outspoken figure who accepted a life saver and answered questions while describing his journalism career and graft knowledge.
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Sioux City Journal
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
W. D. Hayes
Sioux City
Stewart McDonald Named FHA Chief Succeeds Moffett
Stewart McDonald of St Louis Missouri becomes federal housing administrator succeeding James A Moffett who began the role earlier this summer while McDonald had acted as head of the FHA. He was recommended by the former administrator and had long been active in Missouri political and industrial circles.
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Hypde Park
Roosevelt
Stewart McDonald
St. Louis
James A. Moffett
McDonald
FHA
Moffett
McMonald
Missoun End
May cremate storm dead in Florida
Gov Dave Sholtz orders immediate burial of storm victims and considers cremation to prevent disease. Investigations launched into veterans deaths and relief responses as death toll estimates range from 256 to over 1000. Red Cross totals list 327 veterans dead or missing and 119 civilians dead or missing.
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Florida
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Dave Sholtz
Sholtz
Washington Red Cross
Red Cross
Republicans to Meet September for 1936 Campaign Planning
Washington dispatch says the Republican high command will hold an executive committee meeting on September 25 to organize activities for 1936 against Franklin D. Roosevelt. National Chairman Henry P. Fletcher calls the gathering to map strategy as Roosevelt begins his west tour.
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Washington
INS
Republican High Command
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry P. Fletcher
Roosevelt
Fletcher
Executive
National Committee
Mark Twain and the enduring value of childlike laughter
A reflection on Mark Twain's serious view of humor and life, noting his melancholy sensitivity and rare embrace of laughter. The piece contrasts Twain with the enduring joy of childhood and ponders whether laughter returns in a hopeful afterlife, citing the centenary of Twain’s life.
Murder Confession Linked to Mail Detective Case
ST LOUIS INS reports Joseph L. Meluch a 27 year old correspondence-school detective confessed Friday to beating to death his wife Dorothy in his parents home at Lorain Ohio, on August 14 last year.
Canada Fixes Wheat Price At 87 1/2 Cents A Bushel
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett announced a minimum wheat price of 87 1/2 cents a bushel based on Number one northern wheat for Fort William delivery. The policy guarantees farmers at least 87 1/2 cents, rising with world prices and with below-market gaps absorbed by the government.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Fort William
Ont
Canadian grain board's birth and carryover crisis
The grain board formed as Parliament prorogued to gain power over wheat marketing. A 225 million bushel carryover awaits disposal while this year's crop nears 270 million. A minimum price protects farmers but a weak world market risks a government deficit.
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Canadian Grain Board
Tscanpéil
Europe
Canada
Grain Board
Man Who Beat His Son Sentenced in Colorado Springs
John Hull an unemployed cobbler was sentenced to 12 1 2 to 14 years in the state penitentiary for brutal beating of his 11 year old son Corwin with a board last July. Hull blamed the attack on liquor and said he was ready for punishment.
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Colorado Springs
INS
John Hull
Corwin
Hull
Merchants Report Best August Since 1930 In Cedar Rapids
Local merchants report August sales hit the highest level since 1930 with July and September showing gains. J M Levin of Syndicate Clothing and H D O Meara of O Meara Clothing note continued improvement and demand for better men and boys apparel. Smulekoff's Furniture reports record August with seven to eight new hires. Luberger Co notes more newlyweds buying furniture. Rosenbaum's Furniture says nine months sales exceed the prior four years.
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J. M. Levin
Syndicate Clothing Company
O’meara
H. D. O'Meara
Smulekoff
Furniture Company
J. F. Miller
Luberger Company
Rosenbaum
Thomas Rosenbaum
Graft Probe Resumed by Grand Jury
The Woodbury county grand jury heard Carroll residents Friday as it neared the end of its graft inquiry. Feuling and Kennedy did not appear. subpoenas were served. The Hayes ouster trial was in recess as the jury aimed to conclude by Saturday. The panel's task may focus on law enforcement and slot machine activity in Carroll.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Carroll
Iowa
Eugene J. Feuling
Walter J. Kennedy
New Hampton
H. M. Havner
Ole Nagelstad
Feuling
Kennedy
W. D Hayes
Frank Buchelt
Howard Amalek
Nertheptats ‘Bell Company
Fenting
Jeb. J. N. Hughes
Des Moines
Havner
M. H. Armstrong
Woodbury Grand Jury
O'Connor Seeks First Trial Given Iowa Role
Iowa Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor said he will request that his Sioux City trial on conspiracy to protect and operate gambling devices be the first. He argues as chief law enforcement officer he is entitled to an early decision and will decide at trial assignments.
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Des Moines
Edward L. O’connor
Sioux City
Iowa
Woodbury County
O’connor
Walter F. Maley
O'Connor
Business Chiefs Skeptical of Roosevelt Truce Pledge
Washington AP report notes Republicans cry foul over Roosevelt claim of a legislative breathing spell while Democrats praise the move. Business leaders voice mixed reactions as observers weigh whether the pledge signals a delay in New Deal reforms until after the 1936 campaign. The piece recalls NRA revival and a possibly short next Congress session with an April adjournment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
White House
Wall Street Sees Roosevelt Move as Market Signal
New York United Press reports traders viewed Roosevelt’s policy hints as a potential stock market aid but lacked immediate momentum. Prices firmed in most sectors, yet activity stayed subdued as business optimism outweighed any concrete administration action.
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New ‘York
Wall Street
Roosevelt
United Press
Deny Tax Appeal of Merchants Bank
The state board of assessment and review denied Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids petition for tax reductions on its 1931 and 1933 assessments for the bank building.
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Merchants Bank
Des Moines
State Board of Assessment and Review
Merchants’ National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Spangler Credits Court for Economic Upturn
Iowa Republican National Committeeman Harrison E. Spangler credits the Supreme Court with restoring confidence and rights that restrained centralized bureaus in Washington. He says conditions improve in some lines of business despite the administrations New Deal experiments and criticizes the NRA and related measures as harmful.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
Republican National
Supreme Court
Washington
President Roosevelt says reforms achieved and breathing spell here
President Roosevelt said the New Deal reforms are substantially complete and the breathing spell for business is here, reviewing his program in a letter to Roy W. Howard. He defended the administration, noted unemployment falling, and affirmed the tax program rests on broad social aims while critics doubt full recovery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roy W. Howard
Wall Street
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Scripps-Howard
Purson
Howard
Judge Clears Miss Findley Of Contempt In Iowa case
DES MOINES AP District Judge Russell Jordan cleared Miss Ricka Findley of contempt after ruling no evidence she interfered with opening safety deposit boxes of her late brother Park A Findley chief of the Iowa bureau of investigation She faced contempt charges after the widow said Findley refused to hand over keys and Findley argued no court order was served on her
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Des Moines
Russell Jordan
Ricka Findley
Park A. Findley
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Findley
Miss Findley
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