Three Iowans Die Violently
Three Iowans died over the weekend from drowning and accident injuries and one from self harm. Frank L. Parsons age 40 of Sibley died by self inflicted gunshot at his home. In Clinton Woodbury drowned after falling from a boat while trying to retrieve an oar and his body was not recovered. In Des Moines Mr Moore died Saturday night after a car struck him on a downtown street driven by Ross Wimber 19.
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Associated Press
Frank L. Parsons
Sibley
Woodbury
Mississippi River
Clinton
Mr. Moore
Des Moines
Ross Wimber
Parsons
Seventeen Old Docket Cases Exempt From Rule
A May 1933 court order striking old cases from the Muscatine county docket will not apply to 17 pending actions. Judge D W Jackson entries note exemptions including 15 appeals in the bitulithic cases with Hoffman Titus and others as plaintiffs against Muscatine, plus equity suits by American Savings Bank and American Law Bank against Houk Hucke and others.
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Muscatine County
D. W. Jackson
F. H. Hoffman
G. R. Titus
City of
Herring Criticizes Bank Delays in Iowa Farm Relief
Iowa Governor Herring accuses the land bank of delaying relief for indebted farmers. He urges Iowa to form its own committee to review refinancing applications, saying the program is too slow and hampers quick relief. Federal appraisers began evaluating farms days ago with several million dollars in refinancing requests filed.
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Iowa
Land Bank
Herring
Washington
Calamus Resident Slain by Ex Marshal in Early Morning
A Calamus resident was killed by former marshal Kenyon after a late confrontation over money. Brown, Soenksen, Sherman, and Rice pursued the scene as Kenyon fetched a rifle and fired. County Attorney Halsbach said he will assist the coroner at the inquest to determine charges.
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Sherman
Kenyon
Brown
Edward Halspach
Two Crime Types Shape Law Enforcement Strategy
Raymond Moley argues that crime splits into behavior rooted in mental defect and professional crime driven by money. He says mental-crime treatment is long term, while professional crime like kidnapping and racketeering requires immediate police and prosecutorial focus. The piece urges clear, steady action without expecting miracles.
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United States
Law Controls Tabernacle After Factions Disagree
In Jonesboro Arkansas a Baptist tabernacle was taken over by law amid factional strife. Sunday services by competing groups led to confrontations as two thousand worshippers gathered. Police seized three shotguns near the choir platform and five men were arrested for assault with deadly weapons. Services were halted pending court action.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Jonesboro Baptist Tabernacle
Harmony
Dale Crowley
Joe Jeffers
Crowley
Jeffers
Promised Land
U S Sends Warships to Cuba Amid Intervention Warning
The United States orders naval commanders to show restraint while aiding Cuban authorities. Ships Taylor and Claxton with 100 men each reached a Cuban port after 1 35 a m, training naval reservists, as Sturtevant or Overton faced a Pacificward transit. American intervention remains officially unsettled.
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Cuba
Taylor
Claxton
Florida
Havana
Cuban
Pacific
Panama Canal
Sturtevant
Overton
Canal
Manzanillo
Suspect Is N ab around KC Massacre in Jail
A man linked to the Kansas City massacre case, alias J J Brennan and John Brown, was captured after a long manhunt that also involved Verne C Miller and Wilbur Underhill. He faced 10 to 50 years for a $32000 Citizens National Bank robbery at Fort Scott and was arrested July 11, 1932, with other escapees from Leavenworth. He was also sought for a $2 million Lincoln Bank robbery in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept 17, 1930.
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J. J. Brennan
John Brown
Verne C. Miller
South Dakota
Sherif
Wilbur Underhill
Kansas City
Kansas State Prison
Lansing
Citizens National Bank
Fort Scott
Kas
Bailey
Thomas Holden
Francis L. Keating
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Bank and Trust Company
Washington chiefs see 5 inch guns aid landing efforts
Government leaders in Washington indicated that the 5 inch guns and well prepared destroyer landing crews would have a beneficial effect on the situation in general, signaling confidence in naval support.
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Washington
County Picnic Set for county employees and families
The second annual county picnic will be held Wednesday afternoon August 16 at Weed Park. County Auditor Kenneth Coder announces the event for all county employees and their families. The courthouse will be closed Wednesday afternoon. A fish fry will open the program of games competitive sports and entertainment.
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Weed Park
Kenneth Coder
Ferrara Returns to the U S amid Cuba exile turmoil
Col. Orestes Ferrara the former Cuban secretary of state and diplomat arrives in New York after fleeing Havana amid rioting that ousted President Machado. Police in Miami rescued Ferrara and his wife from hostile demonstrators as he travels from Miami to Richmond en route to New York.
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Miami
Richmond
New York
Cuba
Machado
Republic
Washington
Col. Ferrara
Italy
Rome
Spain
Gerardo Machado
Ferrara
Havana
Col
Milan
Cuba Warships Leave Havana as New Government Forms
Alberto Herrera, war secretary under Machado, fled with his family for Jamaica as Cuba ends a two week strike that crippled commerce. Dr De Cespedes picked a cabinet with ABC influence while Machado seeks asylum in Nassau. The article notes protests in several cities and mentions a 72 inch telescope at Victoria BC.
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Alberto Herrera
Machado
Jamaica
Cuba
Cespedes
de Cespedes
Porra
Santa Clara
Camaguey
Santiago
Manzanillo
Bahamas
Nicasia Silverioe
O. C. R. R. Revolutionary Organization
United States
Sumner Welles
Castillo Pokorny
Raul de Cardenas
Frederico Laredobru
Jose Manuel Presno
ABC Secret Society
President I
Justice
Carlos Saladrigas
Treasury
Joaquin Martinez Saenz
Eduardo J. Chibas
Rafael Santos Jimenez
Nationalist
Public Instruction
Guillermo Bell
ABC
Havana Central
Stanislao Cartaya
Spain
Europe
Paris
Associated Press
Nassau
Parishes and Clergy under the Bishop of Southwark
There are 330 parishes with 600 clergymen ministering to over 2,500,000 persons under the Bishop of Southwark England. Drone bees are not equipped to gather their own food from flowers even if they desired to do so.
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Southwark
England
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Rock Island
Stepan Teeor
T Sentre
Wallace
E. Cee Ae
Gertrude Wright
Metta Miller
Pittsburgh
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U. S
K. C
E. L. McColm
Muscatine Bank.& Trust Co
Mary Brian
Hollywood
Dominion Astronomical Observatory
Victoria
British Columbia
Army
National Rifle Association of America
Dodge
F.O.B. Factory
Detroit
Jones Auto Company
East Third St
Muscatine
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