Does the Church Serve Humanity and State of Iowa News
The column argues the church serves humanity only with a vigorous, sincere membership, and that Christianity could transform the world if widely practiced across creeds. It critiques Governor Herring and the Iowa attorney general case, noting systemic lack of sincerity and weak administration in enforcing liquor laws and law enforcement.
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University of
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Iowa
O'Connor
Herring
Attorney General's Office
Bureau of Investigation
Gazette
Historic Colonial Wedding At Beals Pleasure House
The ceremony for Mrs. Brice Claggett's wedding was held in a timbered room built with bricks from England, in the Beal's Pleasure historic mansion once used by Benjamin Stoddert. Guests included H.S. McAdoo and cabinet members, with two of Claggett's sons and three daughters from prior marriages present. The event echoed early colonial days in Washington D C.
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Mount’ Pleasant
Washington, D. C
Hmansion
Navy
Benjamin Stoddert
Treasury
Wilson
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Hampshire
Hull
Clagget
Francis
Robert
H. McAdoo
New York City
Sand
Clayton -Pratt
Philadelphia
Edward S. Cowles
Chicago socialite MacVeagh ordered to pay $2500
In municipal court Judge Joseph McGarry ruled Eames MacVeagh must pay Miss Hagen $2,500 for alleged illicit romance dating to 1930. Hagen seeks lifelong payments claiming a signed contract, while MacVeagh denies promising marriage and questions the contract’s validity.
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Chicago
Eames MacVeagh
Joseph McGarry
MacVéagh
Miss. Hagen
MacVeagh
State council probes ongoing after investigation pause
The council debated whether to resume the probe into alleged graft motives after calling off the investigation Aug 22 at the grand jury’s request. Maurice J Breen Fort Dodge attorney and Governor appointed Ray Harrison Des Moines attorney were withdrawn. O Connor faces indictments tied to the grand jury inquiry.
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J. “Breen
Fort -Dodge
Ray Harrison
Des Moines
Breen
Harrison
Council
Woodbury
Cnty
Edward É. ‘O'Connor
Oe O'Connor
Presidential appeal stalls mine contract talks at Hyde Park
After a day of fruitless negotiations, Assistant Secretary McGrady appealed to President Roosevelt to extend mines operation retroactively to Monday. Operators voted against the retroactive clause, risking the contract extension four times since April. Union leaders denounced the decision while a small group prepared to reconnect by telephone for further discussions.
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Labor
McGrady
Hyde Park
Dissolution of Tax Writs Sought by Cedar Rapids Firms
Motions filed in Cedar Rapids ask dissolution of federal court orders restraining the IRS from collecting processing taxes from Penick and Ford, Rath Packing of Waterloo, and John Morrell of Ottumwa. The filings claim passage of House Bill 8492 provides a remedy for tax recovery. a hearing is set with Judge George C. Scott for Sept 24 Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids News
Charles D. Huston
United States
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Penick and Ford, Ltd, Inc
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
John Morrell and Company
Ottumwa
United States Court
Walter R. Hutchinson
E. G. Dunn
William B. Danforth
George C. Scott
Cedar Rapids
Hughes To Attempt Continental Air Speed Record
Los Angeles AP Howard Hughes the young film producer announced he would fly a racing plane across the continent in under ten hours. He aims for about 365 miles per hour, pursuing the record set at 352.46 mph in land planes. Col Roscoe Turner holds the present ten hour and two minute mark. Date not set. Hughes’ fastest sprint logged 355.38 mph.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Roscoe Turner
Hughes
Austria Orders Large Mauser Cartridges Munitions
Vienna report says Austria's sole munitions factory ordered Steyr Steel Works to supply a large batch of powerful steel jacketed bullets filled with lead for Mauser rifle cartridges. It is believed the project could supply Ethiopia, a major Mauser user, with firearms fears rising. Germany Hungary and Yugoslavia are noted as other European users.
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Austria
Steyr Steel Works
United Press
Ethiopia
Europe
Germany
Hungary
Jugoslavia
Summer Warm Up Brings Cedar Rapids Temperatures to 84
Cedar Rapids records a warm spell with the thermometer hitting 84 at 5 pm and dropping to 75 by 7 pm and 65 by 10 pm under a clear sky. Readings from Chambers Inskeep indicate a definite late day warm-up after weeks of cool weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep
Mayor Hayes Denies Night Club Drinking Allegations
Sioux City hearing enters second week as Mayor W D Hayes faces removal charges for failure to suppress liquor laws and gambling. Cross examination probes past acquittals and visits to liquor stores amid questions about bootlegging and club activity. Hayes admits a 1934 hotel drinking incident but denies illegal nightlife links.
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Sioux City
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Ezra Meredith
C. B. Thomas
State
Chicago Weather Outlook For September 16 21
Period covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central great plains. Temperatures will be above normal with one or two precipitation events mainly in the north portions and likely some rain in the south portions by mid to late week.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
American pilot among eight dead in Panama plane crash
An AP report says a Panama National Airways flight from Panama City to David crashed during a storm near Bejuco. Bodies of seven passengers were found. pilot Robert Marstrand was recovered en route to the Canal Zone. Victims include B Dahl, Juan Pino, Maria Bertoli, Juan B. Diaz and three Jamaicans.
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Bejuco
Robert Marstrand
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David
Panama
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Puerto Armuelles
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Maria Bertoli
Juan B
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
A fragment notes an auto toll in Cedar Rapids for 1935 with figures about accidents injuries and deaths though details are incomplete. The text references counts such as 12 deaths and percentages for injuries and accidents amid concerns or fear surrounding the toll data.
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Cedar Rapids
Ethiopian Leader's Wife Joins Frontline Defense
Amid reports of renewed Italian invasion preparations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian leader Mikael and his wife vow to fight on the front. Mikael recounts Adowa memories and says many prominent citizens bid farewell as 500 Ethiopians prepare to defend the capital. The couple, joined by foreign fighters, pledge to face the assault together.
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Gainat
Mikael
Adowa
Liwas
Child Injured When Hit By Light Truck
Patsy Ann Paul, five, of 1321 B avenue NW, suffered head injuries at 3 15 PM Saturday after being struck by a light truck driven by Morris Watkins, Route 3, between Third and Fifth streets on Second Avenue SW. The girl was treated at Mercy Hospital and returned home. Watkins told police the child darted from the curb into the truck’s path, which he said was traveling about twenty five miles per hour.
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Kerdar Rapids News
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B Avenue
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Watkins
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Fifth Streets
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Mercy ‘Hospital
Aid promoter calls for state defense rally against prosecution
Ben H. Hellen of Des Moines, secretary of Your Friends Aid Association, urged members and officers of similar benevolent societies to meet in Cedar Rapids for a statewide defense. Held on $2,000 bond, Hellen faces two counts of violating state insurance laws and plans a defense fund drive. County Attorney G K Thompson would present the case to the Linn county grand jury as officials offer help to prosecute.
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Ben’ H. Hellen
Des . Moines
Your Friends Aid Association
Cos Hellen
Maurice V. Pew
State Insurance Department
Helfen
Hellen
Oye County
G. K., Thompson
Linn County Grand Jury
Insurance Department
Attorney General’s Office
Tragic Auto Train Crash Claims Two In Blair Area
Elmon West 40 a Herman Nebraska beer distributor died and Gerald C Reid 35 a Herman undertaker suffered a fractured leg in a Saturday auto train wreck near Blair Nebraska.
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Neb
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Elmon West
Herman
Gerald C. Reid
Italian Communique Signals League Unity and Protests
A wavering press report notes a European communique promising league unity while other nations pledge support. Socialist speakers warn workers across seventeen cities about the dangers of artificial fabrications and sanctions that could trigger broader conflict.
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Olance
Reese
Lal Jcomanuniaue
Athiopis
Ressis
Camada
London
Tate
Europe braces for war as league of nations meets
Brussels reports London notes sixteen powers pledge support for the league of nations amid talks of Italian aggressive policy and Mussolini's stance. Soviet Russia vows impartial peace enforcement as Italy faces potential showdown over Africa. Cont'd on page 2.
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Litvinoff
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Woman Hurt In Auto Collision Near Fayette
Special to The Gazette Fayette Mrs James Richards aged 55 suffered a fractured jaw and cuts from glass when she was thrown through a car windshield driven by her husband in a collision with another auto driven by Berty Cook on Highway 11 south of town. All three residents live on farms near Fayette. The crash occurred about p.m. on a dangerous stretch of the highway.
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