This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1934
Page
1
Iowa readers see Federal Judge Chesnut rule the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium unconstitutional. Lemke vows reversal as debate over debt, contracts, and national inflation continues. Also notes yacht race halt, Roosevelt priorities, and local travel mishaps.
Authorities say Bernard Richard Hauptmann, identified as the ransom money recipient, was arrested after $13,750 was found in a Bronx garage. The crackdown follows a long police hunt with officials from New York New Jersey and Washington coordinating.
President Roosevelt’s mediation board for the textile strike backs delaying the nationwide walkout until studies are set up. It calls for a Textile Labor Relations Board and commissions to investigate wage levels and the stretch-out system with a plan expected by early 1935.
In Atlantic Georgia on Thursday strike leaders and National Guard commanders reached an agreement to allow regulated picketing. Pickets will be limited in number and confined to employees of the mill, with all weapons including sticks clubs and firearms barred to the pickets.
Washington AP reports James A Moffett federal housing administrator announced on Wednesday night a plan to begin releasing funds on November 1 to support construction of at least one million new homes.
Conservative California Democrats seek a moderate platform by deferring to Upton Sinclair upon his arrival from Pasadena. The plan omits the epic poverty pledge while retaining several progressive planks, aligning with Roosevelt's New Deal and signaling a shift of platform responsibility to the socialist candidate.
The piece argues that luck varies, but success comes from willpower and seizing opportunities. It cites Lloyd George, Disraeli, and the idea that a brave, forward-looking mindset turns crises into growth, while fear or mere pugilism fails. The tone reflects a 1934 viewpoint.
Government pledges to defend the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium law as farmers Bradford and Compton plan to appeal Judge Chesnut's Baltimore ruling. If the case reaches the Supreme Court, the government may join as a friend of the court. Des Moines report notes Rep Lemke expects reversal.
The arrest follows a Roosevelt order linking a $10 gold certificate to the Lil Lindbergh ransom. A Bronx station attendant, alerted by the certificate, noted a license plate and notified police who traced the money to Bruno Hauptmann.
A Baltimore dispatch reports persistent doubts about the constitutionality of a matter, with continuation noted on page 26 column 7. The brief underscores ongoing legal questions and unresolved issues awaiting fuller treatment.
DES MOINES AP E C Watson will be sentenced for murder in the first degree for the slaying of Charles Marvin a local taxi driver District Judge Frank S Shankland held Thursday Watson had pleaded guilty to the slaying and the trial was only to determine degree of guilt Decrees of second degree murder or manslaughter were possible Penalty for first degree murder is hanging or life imprisonment The state sought a first degree verdict claiming Watson shot during an attempted holdup while the defense argued mental disorder
A Cedar Rapids toll report shows 298 accidents this year resulting in 12 injuries and no recorded deaths. Local officials note traffic patterns and safety measures implemented to reduce incidents.
At the Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids plant an extra 250 workers were hired in the last month due to seasonal orders. The executive council met at the Hotel Roosevelt with forty attendees to discuss labor costs training accident prevention and 40 hour scheduling under the cereal code. Electrical engineer adviser Herbert A. Fife recounted a summer trip to Ireland.
In San Francisco 16 non union sailors on the liner President Taft were discharged after union demands, ending a brief strike. Police escorted the men through 1,000 union pickets, and they planned to sue with the national shipping board claiming the line had promised to transport them to New York where they were hired.
Bernard Hauptmann, held in New York for the Lindbergh ransom, may be moved to Hunterdon County New Jersey for trial. Governor Moore said the plan and spoke with state police head Col Norman Schwartzkopf in New York as Hauptmann was questioned.
New York reports outline clues tying Bernard Hauptmann to the Lindbergh baby case. Investigators cite $13 750 in ransom gold certificates found in his garage and a ransom delivery link via John Perrone. Claims include a note to Condon and a German nationality tag, with Hauptmann described as an unemployed carpenter making a living from stock market bets.
Mrs. Elsie Barnable, mother of six in Camden, camped in a pole hole to block a new power pole installation by the Public Service Gas and Electric company. After 37 hours she yielded to her husband, and neighbors continue the vigil as crowds gather food and blankets.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.