Senate Seeks Early Vote on Tax Measure Status
Washington reports a push in the Senate to vote tonight on a tax bill with 12 to 18 percent corporate levies and a 7 percent surtax on undistributed profits. President Roosevelt's stance and Capitol Hill talks on constitutional amendments shape a tense, fast moving session.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
House
Supreme Court
New York State
White House
War Department
Davis outlines farm policy amid foreign trade concerns
Chester C. Davis urged restoration of foreign markets and two way trade as essential to farm policy. He spoke in Des Moines to businessmen and farmers after a two month tour of 11 European countries, assailing substitutes for administration farm and foreign trade policies.
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Des Moines
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Davis
Zeppelin Completes Second Eastward Ocean Trip
The German dirigible Hindenburg landed in Frankfort on its second eastward voyage from South America. The airship completed another ocean transit and arrived today signaling continued transatlantic range.
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Zeppelin
Frankfort-Au-Main
Germany
South America
Inside: Dean Testifies About Black Legion Killing
The article reports Dean's testimony regarding a killing linked to the Black Legion. It outlines the case's context and the witness statements presented on page two.
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Dean
Black Legion
South China Army Advances Northward Captures Cities
Japanese and Chinese reports conflict over South China armies marching from Canton toward Fukien and Kiangsi. Canton sources claim cities along the Hunan frontier are fallen, while National government authorities in Nanking deny hostilities and give no city-by-city tally.
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Shanghai
Canton
South China
North China
Hunan
Fukien
Kiangsi
Nanking
Balbridge Leads Burdock In Tight Iowa Fifth District Race
Complete unofficial returns show Kenneth Balbridge leading George Burdock by 32 votes in Iowa fifth district Democratic nomination with 6 078 to 6 046 after 308 of 324 precincts. Republican nominees listed for all districts. Democrats select candidates for all eight districts.
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Des Moines
Kenneth Balbridge
Bloomfield
George Burdock
Oskaloosa
Baldridge
Burdock
C. C. Dowell
John N. Calhoun
Congress
Charles Penningroth
John Gynne
Henry ©. Talle
Lloyd Thurston
Henry K. Peterson
Fred ©. Gilchrist
Fred B. Wolf
E.C. Eicher
EB. M. Jacobsen
A. C. Willford
Fred Hiermann
Harry B. Dunlap
Otha D. Wearin
Ray Murray
Guy Gillette
Recover Body of Drowning Victim Below New Boston
George Cooper 67, a colored resident of Aledo, drowned when a boat carrying three white companions capsized near New Boston. His body was recovered about 9 a.m. near the town side four miles below the accident scene. Funeral plans are described as definite.
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Journal News Service
New Boston
George Cooper
Aledo
Three Die in Marion Coal Oil Stove Explosion Fire
Mrs. Carl Stratton 21, and her two young children Robert 3 and Elsie 2, perished in a Marion Indiana blaze caused by an explosion of a coal oil stove. The fire claimed three lives in a tragic residential accident.
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Marion
Ind
Carl Stratton
Robert
Elsie
Dickinson Victory Shapes Iowa Primary Race and National View
Returns from 2,307 Iowa precincts show Sen. Dickinson winning the Republican nomination with 99,616 votes to Brookhart 54,864. other GOP names trail. Democrats cheer Gov. Clyde L. Herring as nominee, with party leaders viewing it as endorsement of the state administration. Overall: Democrats 140,000 to Republicans 275,000 in the state. Kraschel and Wilson win in governor and senate contests respectively. Mitchell’s attorney general bid weakens.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cleveland
L. J. Dickinson
Clyde L. Herring
Dickinson
New Deal
Herring
Nels G. Kraschel
George Wilson
Kraschel
Richard Mitchell
Supreme Court
Wilson
John Grimes
Osceola
Mitchell
Harold E. Davidson
Clarinda
Henry Wood
Moville
L. W. Evans
Vincent Harrington
W. C. Edson
Gain in Production of Power Recorded
The Associated Press Index of Electric Power Production rose for the week ended May 30 to 107.9 percent of the 1929-30 average, up from 107.3 percent the prior week. A year earlier the index was 95.4 percent.
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New York
Associated Press
Weather Synopsis for Iowa Illinois and Mississippi River Readings
Generally fair in Iowa and Illinois tonight through Thursday with little temperature change. River stages show Dubuque and Muscatine rising slightly while La Crosse and Keokuk fall, St. Louis steady. temperatures remain low at night with noon readings not specified.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Propaganda warned as radio threat to democracy
E H Harris of the Richmond Palladium Item told the Inland Daily Press association that short wave radio could spread foreign propaganda and urged newspapers to bear the battle to defend democracy. The group adopted a resolution condemning the Black senate committee and urged civil damages for its victims. The meeting also recognized the Cedar Rapids Gazette for meritorious service and heard remarks from Fort Scott Tribune Monitor editor Frank Milligan.
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Chicago
Inland Daily Press Association
E. H. Harris
Richmond
Ind
Palladium Item
Harris
Association
Wire Services Radio Committee
America
Black Senate Committee
Federal Communications
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Pulitzer
Cedar Rapids
Harry Boyd
The
Gazette
Verne Marshall
Frank E. Milligan
Fort Scott
Kas
Tribune Monitor
Interest Rate Extension Seen For Federal Land Bank Loans
Congress moved a bill into conference between senate and house to extend the 3 13 per cent federal land bank loan rate for another year. If not enacted the 4 per cent rate would resume July 1. The main disagreement between houses concerned the scope of the extension.
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Washington
Senate
House
Iowa corn stands praised despite sparse moisture
Government meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports corn planting in Iowa nearly complete with stands as good as usual where moisture was sufficient. Eastern counties face poor germination and probable replanting due to heat and drought, while oats and wheat struggle. alfalfa and hay suffer in hot dry conditions. Rainfall varies, Marathon reports 6.63 inches and Cedar Falls only about 1.05 inches.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Reed
Marathon
Rock Rapids
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Rep. A. P. Andrew Taken by Death
Gloucester, Mass. U.S. Rep. A. Pratt Andrew Jr. died at his home after illness. He was 66 and unmarried. A Republican, he supported early Roosevelt measures. Andrew had served as Mint director under Taft and briefly as assistant secretary of the treasury before resigning to accuse his superiors of incompetency.
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Gloucester
Mass
U.S
Pratt Andrew Jr
Andrew
Washington
Roosevelt
Mint
Taft
the Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh
Grangers threaten farm plank for 1936 platforms
National Grange leader Washington Louis J. Taber announced the group will push for a five point farm plank at both major parties conventions this month. The plan calls for strong American markets for farmers, support for family farming, soil conservation, expanded use of farm products, and repeal of the most favored nation clause in trade pacts. Tenants’ loans also gain backing from six Iowa congressmen with Roosevelt’s assent, to be reviewed by the Democratic platform committee in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
The
Grange
Taber
Cleveland
AAA
Senate
American Farm Bureau Federation
Roosevelt
Iowa
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Platform Committee
Philadelphia
Eicher
Wearin, Bierman, Utterback
Gillette and Jacobson
Mrs. Frank Sawyer 70 Dies at Muscatine Home
Mrs. Frank E. Sawyer a Muscatine resident for 50 years died at 407 Bartlett street Tuesday evening of a heart ailment. She was born Elizabeth A. Bishop on Sept 28 1865 in Rock Island county and later moved from Missouri to Muscatine. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Ralph J. Wittich funeral home with Rev. Stanley P. Jones officiating burial in Greenwood cemetery. Flowers requested to be omitted.
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Frank Sawyer
Muscatine
Bartlett Street
Elizabeth A. Bishop
Rock Island County
Thomas Bishop
Taborville
Sawyer
Frank E. Sawyer
Bishop
Congregational Church
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Ray Fuller
Edward Sawyer
Missouri
Ralph J. Wittich
Restrictions Approved on Soil Benefits
The senate agriculture committee approved an amendment to the soil conservation act to restrict large benefit payments. A subcommittee was authorized to report after a letter from Secretary Wallace recommending limits, a suggestion echoed by President Roosevelt. The plan, included in a bill by Senator Hatch, would extend soil conservation to the public domain with graduated benefit cuts starting at 2,000 to 3,000 and steep reductions beyond 51,000, plus a 50 percent cut above that.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Wallace
Roosevelt
Hatch
D-N. M
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Ickes
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Final corn hog payments still awaited in Muscatine County
Muscatine County producers wait for 107 corn hog checks totaling over 100000 dollars from 1935 contracts. County chairman William Cashman says delays stem from AAA issues such as missing signatures and non compliance, though all have been approved. Two unclaimed checks remain for residents currently out of the county.
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Muscatine County
William Cashman
AAA
Rockefeller Starts Trip to New Jersey
Rockefeller begins a visit to New Jersey with his Lakewood mansion awaiting his arrival. The trip marks a notable stop for the prominent industrialist and philanthropist as weather and travel conditions are not detailed in the report.
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Rockefeller
New Jersey
Paris Faces Food Shortages Amid Nationwide Strike Wave
A 350000-strong strike across 300 factories paralyzed France as socialists threaten government takeover. Paris faces shortages of milk and meat as ice plants shut, gas cuts hit Nanterre, and munitions and shipyards halt work.
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Paris
France
Albert Sarraut
Leon Blum
Nanterre
Valenciennes
Marseilles
Richard Hudnut
Richard Hudnut Perfumery
Matford Automobile Company
Ford Company
Crane Plumbing Fixture Company
United States
Sarraut
Ministry of the Interior
Elysee Palace
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Lebrun
Blum
Fireslille Company
Peugot
Lille
Melun
Vierzon
Typhoid Fever Fatal to Child Albert Reynolds Jr
Albert Reynolds Jr eleven died at Hershey hospital from typhoid fever contracted by drinking river water from the Mississippi. Sister Lorraine nineteen ill but improving. family residing near the riverfront. Survived by parents five siblings and grandmother. Funeral at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home Thursday at 3 p.m. with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Albert Reynolds, Jr
Albert Reynolds
Hershey Hospital
Mississippi River
Lorraine
Reynolds
Albert
Muscatine
Betty
Arthur
Cecil
Edward Robert
J. W. Holliday
Ralph J. Wittich
West Third Street
W. B. Milne
First Congregational Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
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Badoglio
Haines
Dayton Dean
South China Army
Steve
Gop
Gov. Herring
Utterback
Whiting
Brookhart
Manning
Baker
Linville
Chaney
Landon
John Hamilton
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Eileen O’daniel
Rep
Treasury
Massachusetts
Mrs. Sawyer
Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Albert Reynolds Jr
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