Diamonds Rain from Hotel Window in $100000 Gem Theft
Russell Huston, 28, linked to a $100,000 Chicago jewel robbery, was arrested at a downtown Minneapolis hotel. Police recovered 400 unset diamonds and several rings after two bags were dumped from the window during the raid. crowds scavenged a stone before officers secured the scene. Two fugitives sought on federal charges remain at large.
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Minneapolis
Russell
Huston
Chicago
St. Paul
New York gem salesmen robbed of 100000 in Chicago
Two New York jewel merchants Jack Baumgold and Gilbert Laken were robbed of 100000 in gems on June 26 by four masked gunmen. They were dumped from the bandits' car and beaten. Sgt Tom Alcock of the police gem squad said Huston may be questioned and is not confirmed as a gang member.
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Chicago
New York
Jack Baumgold
Gilbert Laken
Baumgold
Baumgold Jewelry Company
Laken
Sergt
Tom Alcock
Police
United Press
Huston
David Turner Named Chairman of Linn County Republicans
David Turner of Cedar Rapids was elected chairman of the Linn County Republican Volunteers after a mass meeting addressed by Ross Lee Laird of Chicago at the Memorial Building. A list of vice presidents and officers includes A J Smith Cedar Rapids. A R McElwain Marion. Mrs Don Hines Cedar Rapids. William Quarton Cedar Rapids. Mrs Frank Reiman Cedar Rapids. C J Knickerbocker Fairfax. Morris Croser Coggan. Jerry Eyre Mount Vernon. Thomas McAllen Cedar Rapids. Frank Lint Walker. Frank Kanako Cedar Rapids was elected secretary. The group also organized the Linn County Republicans rally and formed a Republican women group with Mrs Don Hines as president.
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David Turner
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Republican Volunteers
Ross Lee Laird
Chicago
Memorial Building
Turner
A J. Smith
A. R. McElwain
Marion
Don Hines
William Quarton
Frank Reiman
C. J. Knickerbocker
Fairfax
Morris Croser
Coggan
Jerry Eyre
Mount Vernon
Thomas McAllen
Frank Lint
Walker
Frank Kanakofaf Rapids
Ouly Republicans
Republican Women’s Organization
Linn County
Republican Central Committee
Jerry Kroulik
Anne Hewitt
Mar
Vincent Bramwell
Center Point
H. G. Forbes
Dar Rapids
Ethel Ristedt
What is a good time according to a reader
A 1936 essay explores how a good time varies by person, comparing leisure to poetry and daily life. It argues happiness often arrives unexpectedly, lifts spirits, and renews energy, urging youths to seek enjoyment without overthinking definitions.
Washington Military Zone Formed in Capital Defense
The War Department announced a new defense plan creating the Washington provision brigade a 2500 strong force including infantry cavalry machine gunners and field artillery. Brig. Gen. Charles D Roberts will command the brigade with Brig. Gen. Lorenzo D Gasser overseeing Roberts and moving headquarters to Fort Meade Maryland from Washington.
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Washington
INS
War Department
Charles D.roberts
Lorenzo D. Gasser
4Th Corps
Atlanta
Roberts
Fort Meade
Maryland
Snakebite Slayer Sentenced To Die
In Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles W. Fricke sentenced Robert S. James to death for murdering his seventh wife Mary by rattlesnake bite and drowning her. The jury mandated the death sentence. James, a red-haired Birmingham master barber, faced no chance for a new trial despite his lawyers protests.
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Los Angeles
Charles W. Fricke
Robert S. James
Mary
James
Birmingham
Ala
Gandhi’s Ailment Found To Be Malaria
The condition of Mahatma Gandhi was reported much improved after a blood test showed he had malaria. A relapse danger looms if he returns to his village residence plagued by malarial mosquitoes.
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Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Iowa corn crop prospects improve in Sept bulletin
Iowa’s 1936 corn yield was put at 196.2 million bushels as of Sept 1, up 11 million from Aug 1 but still drought affected. Average 18 bushels per acre. rains aided east central and northeastern areas, western drought counties remain outlook poor. Soybeans down to 200k acres harvested. pasture at 21 percent of normal. Flaxseed 112k bushels from 16k acres.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
East
N. E
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Corn Crop Forecast Shrinks to 1.458 Billion Bushels
The agriculture crop reporting board forecasts a 1936 corn crop of 1,458,295,000 bushels, the smallest in over fifty years, based on Sept 1 conditions. Aug 1 estimate was 1,439,135,000 bushels with Sept 1 condition at 40.5 percent of normal, down from 46.8 on Aug 1 and 67.9 last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Crop Reporting Board
Detroit Missing Baby Clue False
Detroit police shifted from a kidnapping lead after identifying a suspect as Roy Smith of Dearborn and his 21 month old son who drove to Toledo after a quarrel with his wife. Browe remained missing across three states as authorities pursued a presumed stroller theft.
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Detroit
Mns
Harry Browe
Toledo
Baby Browe
Clark Park
Detroit- Toledo
Roy Smith
Dearborn
Smith
Browe
Landon to broadcast Maine campaign speech Friday evening
Gov Alfred Landon plans a rail tour to Portland Maine for a Saturday night speech broadcast at 7 p m CST by NBC. He will travel from Topeka to Chicago then on to Portland making stops in Gary Valparaiso Plymouth and Fort Wayne and nine stops in four New England states as part of a broad campaign push against New Deal policies.
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Topeka
Kan
Alfred M. Landon
Portland
Santa Fe
Chicago
National Broadcasting Company
Maine
Indiana
Gary
Valparaiso
Plymouth
Fort Wayne
New England
Landon
Japanese Arsenal photo suspects released
Nobuzawa Tsumura and Miss Toniyo Yanari, held since yesterday on suspicion of photographing Rock Island arsenal, were released Thursday afternoon after a conference with Omaha Secret Service authorities. Police Chief Sam Kelly announced no evidence in the photos warranted further detention.
Wilson Urges Plan For Farm Ownership In Iowa
Republican candidate George Wilson proposes a legislative program to encourage contract sales of farms by large landholding companies. He says the plan would empower indebted farmers to own land, break up large corporate holdings, and boost home ownership while criticizing the Democratic administration for inaction on tenancy and farm contracts.
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THOR
INS
Iowa
George Wilson
Wilson
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936 Accidents Injuries and Deaths
The Cedar Rapids auto toll for 1936 lists 355 accidents with 249 injuries and fatalities. The figures quantify vehicle incidents and human toll during the year in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Woman says she killed husband after years of abuse
Edna Smith 38 confessed to stabbing Clarence W. Smith 40 in Lincoln Park near Chicago after he allegedly forced her into a car ride and threatened to drown them in Lake Michigan. She described years of humiliation and said she struck him in the throat with a Boy Scout knife.
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Chicago
Edna Smith
Lake Front
Pekin
Clarence W. Smith
Chicago Park District
Smith
Pilot Benny Howard in Bendix crash listed as improving
Crown Point New Mexico AP reports Benny O. Howard a Chicago transport pilot sustained serious injuries in a Bendix racing plane crash. Attending physicians describe his condition as encouraging with hope for recovery.
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Crown Point
N. M
Benny O. Howard
Chicago
Meetings on Chest Drive Friday in Cedar Rapids
Three pre campaign meetings for the Community Chest drive are set for Friday at the Montrose hotel. The public welfare bureau board and eight Chest agencies will hold the largest session at 7 30 p.m. Thoma L Crabbe leads the new public service division with fellow chairmen appointed for utilities insurance amusements hotels and more.
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Montrose Hotel
Public Welfare Bureau Board of Directors
Chest Fund
Public Service Division
Thomas L. Crabbe
A. T. Pleune
Ira Carrithers
Rockey Newton
Andrew H. Talbot
Emil Pardera
Public Service
Clare R. Marshall
R. H. Pickford
All Iowa Dairy Show Opens Next Wednesday At Frontier Park Cedar Rapids
The first All Iowa Dairy show and Junior Livestock exposition will open at Frontier Park in Cedar Rapids next Wednesday. The event features military drills by the Fourteenth Cavalry from Fort Des Moines, machine gun races, and Dancing vaudeville nightly. About 600 Iowa dairy cattle plus numerous purebred cattle will be shown, with Linn, Benton, Iowa, Monticello, Johnson, Jones and Cedar counties sending entries.
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Iowa
Frontier Park
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Charles D. Moore
Joe Radloff
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Exposition
Byers Brothers
E. W. Williams
Manchester
Delaware County
Fair Managers Association of
Linn County
Benton County
Iowa County
Monticello
Johnson County
Jones and Cedar
Disputes Rage Over Campaign Fund Reports
Senate special committee investigates campaign finance irregularities across four states. Michigan challengers for the Republican nomination refuse access to campaign books, prompting threatened subpoenas while other candidates permit investigators. Additional inquiries focus on Pennsylvania.
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Washington
INS
Senate Special Campaign Expenditures Committee
Michigan
Wilber M. Brucker
James Couzens
Lonergan
Bay State
Louis R. Glavis
Brucker
Glavis
Hotel Guest Attacked By Two Gunmen In Holdup
Albert Mann a 72 year old Milwaukee railroad conductor was assaulted by two men on the Lincoln hotel fourth floor as he tried to enter his room. A nearby guest heard the struggle and alerted the desk clerk. Mann sustained head bruises and police were notified at 7 20 p m. The attackers demanded money and fled afterward.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Lincoln
Mann
D. D. France
Talmadge beaten in Georgia vote flood
In Georgia, Governor Eugene Talmadge conceded to Sen. Richard B. Russell Jr. in the Democratic Senate primary as a new deal wave swept the state. Russell led with 162,843 popular votes and 342 unit votes, while Talmadge had 87,231 votes and 68 unit votes amid a 2 to 1 anti Talmadge landslide. Rivers led the governor's race with about 131,617 votes to Redwine's Geee Judge Blanton Fortson, also
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Atlanta, Ga
Eugene Talmadge
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Atlanta
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
U. S. Senate
Talmadge
Russell
E. D. Rivers
House of Representatives
Rivers
Roosevelt
Charles D. Redwine
Senate
Talmadgette
Redwine
Blanton Fortson
Navy withdraws warships from waters around Spain
Secretary Hull announced 1,000 plus Americans evacuated in eight weeks and that fewer than 500 remain in Spain. Four warships, Quincy Kane Hatfield Cayuga, will move to nearby ports and could return if needed to assist remaining Americans or diplomatic staff. Embassy and consulates remain open for now.
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Washington
INS
Spain
State
Navy Departments
Cordell Hull
Coun
U. S. S. Quincy
Kane
Hatfield
Cayuga
Hull
Navy Department
Madrid
Rebels vow to press war as siege of San Sebastian continues
Guns from forts near San Sebastian pound the rebel force threatening the city while negotiations for a truce persist. General Emilio Mola insists no mediation is possible and aims for a decisive victory, with rebels claiming a four to five day window to capture the city amid loyalist cannon fire.
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Hendaye
France
INS
San Sebastian
Emilio Mola
Spain
Mola
Santa Barbara
San Marco
Mercury Climbs to 87 as Skies Clear
The afternoon sun pushed clouds away sending temperatures to 87 degrees at 3 p.m. Earlier readings showed 81 at 1 p.m., 71 at 9 a.m., and a 24 hour low of 63 at 6 a.m. Wednesday’s high reached 82 at 4 p.m., with 77 at 7 p.m. and 67 at midnight.
Gazette College Mailing Service Announcement
Cedar Rapids youths headed to colleges nationwide can have The Gazette mailed to their campus addresses. Stay informed and connected by receiving local news back home through the paper while away at school.
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