Noted Educator Slain In His Home
Dr Elliott Speer 35 headmaster of Mount Hermon school was shot in his library in Northfield Massachusetts. The killer fled through a nearby garden and footprints were the only clue. Investigators from three states joined the hunt as authorities searched for the assassin who entered through an open window.
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Northfield
Mass
Ins
Elliott Speer
Mount Hermon
Dr. Speer
Speer
Robert Elliott Speer
New York
Board of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church
Federal Council’ of Churches of Christ In America
General
Joseph T Bartlett
Greenfield
Albert Casey
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Murder of Mrs Gant Mirrors New England Educator Case
The body of 66 year old Mrs Sarah Gant was found shot in her Lakehurst New Jersey home on Saturday morning. She was killed by a shotgun blast fired through an open second floor bedroom window as she sat on the bed. Her son Arthur discovered the corpse after returning home and finding the door locked. Relatives say she was active in social civic and religious circles. motive remains a mystery.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Ins
New England
Sarah Gant
Arthur
Elwood
Injured When He Falls In Car's Path
William Lorence of Cedar Rapids suffered facial bruises and head abrasions at 4:20 p.m. Friday after slipping into the path of a turning automobile at Fifth avenue and Tenth street SE. The car, driven by L A Relnert of Chicago, did not seem to strike Lorence, who was taken to Mercy hospital for treatment.
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Cedar Rapids
William lLorence
Seventh Avenue SE
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street SE
L. A. Relnert
Chicago
Lorence
Mercy Hospital
Bandit Nervous After Robbing Charlevoix Bank
A lone masked robber held up the State Bank of Charlevoix and stole 1314 dollars on Saturday. He dropped the loot while escaping over an alley fence and fled. state police recovered the bag behind the bank.
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Charlevoix, Mich
Ins
Charlevoix
Hapsburg Plans Arouse Fears Of Europeans
Vienna reports from Brussels say Empress Zita plans to settle in Austria sparking fears of a Hapsburg restoration. Observers warn such a move could trigger new conflicts across Austria Hungary and the little Entente, with Poland likely to oppose. Workers leaders and socialists fear a return would spill blood in Central Europe.
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Vienna
Brussels
Zita
Austria
Hungary
Little Entente
Europe
Continent
Poland
Otto
Germany
Labor Frolic at Cedar Gardens May Go On Despite Clouds
The Federation of Labor plans a Labor frolic at Cedar Gardens this afternoon, weather permitting. Activities include games and a dance pavilion program with Gov Clyde L. Herring and Mrs. Alex Miller expected to speak around 5 p.m., along with Congressman B. M. Jacobsen in attendance.
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Federation of Labor
Cedar Gardens
Ben Hendal
Clyde L. Herring
Alex Miller
Garrison to Leave NRA Job in October
Madison Wisconsin article notes University of Wisconsin President Glenn Frank says Lloyd K Garrison dean of the law school will relinquish chair manship of the national labor relations board and return to campus early in October He accepted Roosevelt administration pay period starting July 1 for three months salary.
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Madison, Wis
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Lloyd K. Garrison
Law School
National Labor Relations Board
Dean Garrison
Roosevelt
Washington
Frank
David Marion Near Death in Bellevue Hospital
New York AP reports veteran burlesque star David Marion once known as Snuffy the Cab Driver is near death from heart disease at Bellevue Hospital at age 70. Doctors have virtually no hope for recovery.
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New York
David Marion
Mary Pickford May Quit Films for Radio
Mary Pickford hints she may leave movies to join radio. On returning from New York she said she will likely work in a new radio dramatic stock company preparing weekly broadcasts from Pasadena. She declined to discuss reconciliation with estranged husband Douglas Fairbanks.
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Hollywood
Mary Pickford
New York
Pasadena
Radio Dramatic Stock Company
Douglas Fairbanks
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
In Cedar Rapids the annual auto toll report records 4237 accidents resulting in 291 injuries and 9 deaths this year. The figures reflect regional traffic conditions and toll impacts across the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Enrollments Seen Rising at Colleges After Depression Lull
A United Press poll of colleges from Massachusetts to California shows expected total enrollment up about 7 percent for the new academic year, the first rise since 1929-30. Midwestern and major state schools report the largest gains, while eastern and far western campuses expect smaller increases or stability.
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New York
United Press
Massachusetts
California
Midwest
Far West
Iowan
Theta Chi Fraternity
H. G. Arnsdorf
New York University
State University of
Eugene A. Gilmore
Aie
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Ohio State
Columbus
Chicago
University of Chicago
Indiana University
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Notre Dame
University of California
Los Angeles
Vinton Officer Hospitalized Delaying Local Trials
Night Marshal A H McClellan was shot in the head during an arrest attempt and transported to University Hospital Iowa City for emergency treatment and possible surgery. His illness delays pending trials of Rumi Hromatko and Ben Mokrejs as the marshal remains the principal witness in the cases.
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Vinton
A. H. McClellan
Rumi Hromatko
Ninth Avenue SE
Ben Mokress
Forest Drive
University Hospital
Iowa City
McClellan
Veterans' Hospital
Des Moines
Karl W. Fischer
Veterans’ Relief
Fischer
Louis Tobin
Hromatko
Mokrejs
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Young
Lindberghs May Ride Mustangs In Okla. Rodeo
Visitors pack Woodward as Charles and Anne Lindbergh may take part in the Pioneer day rodeo opening parade if parts for their damaged plane arrive on time. The couple helped with chores and meals at the Aitkens farm while lodging there.
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Woodward
Okla
Charles
Anne Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Henry Aitkens
Lindberghs
Aitkens Farm
Aitkins
TWA
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Man Merriam Dies in Accident
Robert Marshall Merriam 67 a Cedar Rapids real estate dealer and brother of California governor Frank L. Merriam was killed in Ryan when a tenant’s shotgun discharged as he tried to remove it from his car. He was born July 13 1867 and survived by his wife three children five sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Marshall Merriam
Bever Avenue
Frank L. Merriam
California
Ryan
Donald
R. A. Flenniken
H. R. Merriam
Des Moines
Harry Merriam
Kansas City
Thomas Cooper
Casper
Wyo
D. Guthrie
Santa Ana
Calif
G. W. Medill
Hic Verdict Of Juror Lands Him In Jail For Ten Days
In Chicago an embezzlement trial ends with a juror named Morrison voting hic after being allegedly intoxicated. He is held by the court and sentenced to ten days in jail after confrontation with Assistant State's Attorney Dougherty who complains the offense is serious.
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Chicago
John A. Morrison
Morrison
Charles S. Dougherty
Charley
Dougherty
Free Theater Tickets With 3-Day Want Ad Offer
A special offer provides a pair of Iowa theater guest tickets with every 3-Day Paid-In-Advance Want Ad. The deal lasts only until 8 o'clock tonight and requires calling The Gazette office to place the ad for inclusion in the Big Sunday Gazette.
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Iowa
Gazette
Du Pont Probe Delayed Until After November Elections
The Senate munitions committee postponed disclosures on Du Pont of Delaware and its officers, citing potential voter impact in November. Investigators reportedly hold evidence of campaign contributions, with a plan to resume hearings in the fall and to begin examining the United Aircraft and Transport Corp.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
du Pont Company of
Delaware
Senate
House
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Irenee du Pont
Senate hearing details wartime supply stockpiling in Germany
The senate munition committee heard testimony that war and supplies were being piled up in Germany despite the Versailles treaty. Investigators noted a prior suppression of evidence they deemed explosive. An AP report cites Du Pont hiring an "international spy" in February 1933 to market powder in Germany and Holland and mentions alleged dealings with Del Fungo Gilera, a purported secret agent for thirteen countries, including a rushed cancellation of the first contract on February 1.
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Washington
Germany
Senate
du Pont Company
Holland
del Fungo Gilera
Marie Dressler Estate Appraisal Totals 280847
The Marie Dressler estate is valued at 280847 in a court filed appraisal signed by executor Allen B Walker. The cash totals 101092 and bonds 67302 while Beverly Hills barge is 35000 and furnishings 5183. Jewelry stands at 4133 and clothing and personal effects at 1294.
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Los Angeles
Marie Dressler
Allen B. Walker
Miss Dressler
Beverly Hills
Huey Long Targets Judge Porter After Primary Upset
In Crowley Louisiana Huey P Long moves to block Judge Thomas F Porter from a state supreme court seat following the death of Justice Winston Overton Edwards chairs a meeting to declare Porter the unopposed Democratic nominee Porters nomination comes after Porters campaign against Long in the primary and the death of Longs candidate Justice Overton
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Crowley
Supreme Court
Long
Thomas F. Porter
Porter
Winston Overton
T. Arthur Edwards
Lake Charles
District Democratic Committee
Judge Porter
Snappy Weather Follows Heavy Rain in Cedar Rapids
Skies cleared in Cedar Rapids midday after a grey morning rain. Measurements ranged from .81 to 1.40 inches, with 53 degrees at 1:15 PM and a 24 hour low of 48. Temperatures eased from a Friday high of 71 to 50 by early morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Skes
Chambers Inskeep Company
East Side
State Weather Bureau
Associated Press
36 Hour Plan Ends Textile Strike in Compromise
In Aragon Georgia Nap Brown a former textile worker was shot to death Friday night from an automobile. Two men Pinky Osborn and Otto De Vane are jailed in Cedartown for investigation. In Atlanta Georgia two regiments of infantry sixty two special units of the Georgia national guard mobilized about 3000 officers and men with Savannah artillery regiment on standby for textile strike duties.
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Aragon, Ga
Nap" Brown
Pinky Osborn
Otto de Vane
Cedartown
Atlanta
Georgia National Guard
Savannah
Textile strike near 36 hour week proposal eyes
Paterson New Jersey United textile leaders predict settlement on a 36 hour week with both sides retreating from 30 and 40 hour demands. Mills resist public discussion but prepare cost data to submit to Washington as the White House board contemplates intervention and code amendments.
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Paterson
N. J
INS
Washington
Andor Joe
Bomb Shakes Burlington Mills During Rioting
A dynamite bomb exploded near the E. M. Holt plaid mills in Burlington on Friday night as several people in a car tossed the device into the mill yard. The blast shattered windows along a 50 foot front but caused little other damage and the machinery remained intact.
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Burlington
N. Y
APJ
E. M. Holt Plaid
Three California Kidnappers Get Life
Ida May Alameda Floyd Britten and C R Russell were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the kidnapping of John Jeske former Lon Chaney make up man and his bride. George Dorsey and Manuel Cardoza received seven years to life for their participation.
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Los Angeles
INL
State of California
Ida May Alameda
Floyd Britten
C. R. Russell
John Jeske
Lon Chaney
Jeske
George Dorsey
Manuel Cardoza
Woman Found Slain In Chicago Hotel
Police investigate the strangled death of Margaret Roumel 35 found tied to a bedpost in a loop hotel in Chicago. The body was discovered at midnight and authorities pursue leads in the case.
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Chicago
INS
Margaret Roumel
Roosevelt Receives Update on Rhode Island Textile Strike
President Roosevelt aboard the Nourmahal heard reports from Secretary Dern and Major General Connor about conditions in Rhode Island's textile strike area. Dern and Connor met the President during the yacht race outing as the Nourmahal left Newport harbor for the race course.
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U. S. S. Cuahoga
INS
Roosevelt
Rhode Island
Dern
U. S. Army First Corps
Fox Connor
Connor
Nourmahal
Newport Harbor
Hugh Johnson
Round Up Roving Reds in Four Textile States
Federal authorities and four state officials patrolled a swift-moving band of communist protesters feared to incite mob uprisings in the New England textile strike area. Rhode Island reported 50 communists arrested after raids urged by Gov. Green, while Woonsocket and other towns faced damage and job losses totaling thousands as guards distributed food to needy families.
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Providence
R. I
INS
New England
Rhode Island
Theodore Francis Green
Massachusetts
National Guard
Saylesville
Woonsocket
Canton
Pontiac
Bristol
Appenoug
American Legionnaires
Mellon Owes $3 Million In 1931 Taxes Claim
The government in Washington filed its answer before the board of tax appeals asserting $3,075,103 in income taxes and penalties for 1931 against Andrew W. Mellon. It contests $6,525,263 of stock-loss deductions as fictitious and not in good faith and seeks additional tax totaling $2,050,068 plus a 50 percent fraud penalty of $1,025,034.
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Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Board of Tax Appeals
Treasury
Mellon
Willmott’s Body Turned Over to U S Justice
Captain Robert R. Willmott’s body, reportedly cremated in the Morro Castle fire, was turned over to the U S Department of Justice in New York with the widow’s consent. The transfer followed orders from Frank X. Fay, with Bodine in Asbury Park confirming the move. A separate federal ruling denied the U S Attorney’s bid to compel Ward Line attorneys to reveal statements from Morro Castle officers and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
INS
Robert R. Willmott
Morro Castle
United States Department of Justice
Harry J. Bodine
Asbury Park
N. J
Bodine
Frank X. Fay
Department of Justice
Fay
Willmott
Alfred C. Coxe
U. S
Martin Conboy
Ward Line
Hner Morro Castle
Conboy
Textile strike leaders demand Johnson resign over speech
AP reports United Textile Workers spokesman Francis J. Gorman urged General Hugh Johnson to quit as national recovery administrator after his New York speech accusing the union of bad faith in the walkout. Gorman criticized Johnson as untruthful and unfairly targeting workers while detailing alleged delays in wage and stretch-out reports under the June agreement.
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Pawtucket
R. I. AP
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers of America
Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Washington
Hugh 8
National Recovery
New York
Textile
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers
Gorman
United Sexe
Tie Nakpewae Pasawnion
Enid
Ebm
Mi Himaself
General Johnson
Cotton Textile Institute
NRA Research and Planning Division
Textile inquiry board seen as better fit for strike decision
William Green of the A F L said labor can await the inquiry board's report to the President, countering Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson who claimed the textile strike violated a June understanding. Green argues the board is better suited to judge the dispute.
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Washington
Ins
Hugh 8. Johnson
William Green
A. F. of L
Johnson
New York
Green
Textile strike feud pits Johnson against AFL leaders at Carnegie Hall
A rift between General Hugh 8 Johnson and AFL officials widened after his Carnegie Hall speech denouncing the textile strike. Matthew Woll criticized Johnson for prejudiced intrusion and said the remarks violated a June labor agreement, complicating ongoing negotiations.
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New York
INS
Hugh 8. Johnson
American Federation of Labor
Carnegie Hall
Johnson
Matthew Woll
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R. E. Speer
Federal Council of Churches
Bandit
Hapsburg
Cedar Rapids News
Enro Zhent
BR. M. Merriam
DU Pont
DU Ponts Mired Sry
Huey Long
Bulletin
Georgia Guard
John G. Winant
U.S
Capt. Willmott
McMahon
Deniis Johnson
Board
Woll
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