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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1934

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Police Hunt Dillinger in Chicago Gang Haunts

Police probe Chicago hideouts to verify John Dillinger's presence after identifying George Baby Face Nelson as one of the gunmen who disarmed officers. Officer Wayland reports Dillinger may be in disguise, with investigators following a lead from the FBI.

San Antonio Tex Gus T. Jones Department of Justice George Baby Face) Nelson John Dillinger Jimmie Williams H. 5S Lehman Minneapolis Chicago Dillinger Harry Wayland Baby Neilson Melvin H. Purvis Federal Bureau of Investigation

Death Summons McIntyre Infant

Donna Jean McIntyre infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell McIntyre 314 West Sixth street died at Bellevue hospital at 7 45 am after a brief illness She was born March 4 1933 in Muscatine Survived by parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles McIntyre and Mrs Myrtle Phillips all of Muscatine Body at Meyers Funeral Home to be returned to residence at 11 am Wednesday for 3 30 pm Thursday funeral at Musserville Methodist Episcopal church Rev W H Slack officiating Burial in Greenwood Cemetery

Donna Jean McIntyre Russell McIntyre West Sixth Street Bellevue Hospital Charles McIntyre Myrtle Phillips Muscatine Meyers Funeral Home W. H. Slack Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church Greenwood Cemetery

Escaped Convicts Believed Cornered Near Conesville

Three convicts escaped the Ohio penitentiary after noon Sunday and were believed cornered by a posse in a swamp near Conesville, 14 miles south of Coshocton. Roads were guarded as authorities closed in on the heavily armed trio. They abandoned a stolen car from H A Musselman of Hebron after a blocked bridge forced their retreat. Shots were exchanged, one convict possibly wounded, and the men fled along the river.

Coshocton Ohio Penitentiary Conesville Here H. A Musselman Hebron

State Police Quell Riot Leaves One Boy Dead

In Lake Charles Louisiana a shooting during a Longshore strike meeting left Paul Mehalic about 18 dead. Police were summoned as 15 shots struck a crowd of 300 and tear gas quelled the pickets. A truce was sought in the Cleveland gasoline station strike with direct negotiations possible.

Lake Charles Texas Sabine Associated Press Paul Mehalic Latrobe Electric Steel Company Latrobe Cleveland Ohio

Bun Wilson 66 Dies After Illness at Home

Bun William Wilson 66 longtime Fruitland township resident died at his home at 3 45 am after a three week illness from a stroke He was born January 17 1868 at Grandview Married Anna Batterson November 12 1896 in Washington Iowa Survived by widow two sisters Mrs Addie Gatton Iowa City Mrs Venna Burkhard Muscatine three brothers Everett Joseph Wilson Muscatine Oliver Wilson Arizona His body at Hoffman Funeral home for 2 pm Thursday service conducted by Rev W H Slack Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church and burial in Greenwood Cemetery

Bun William Wilson Fruitland Township Mr. Wilson Grandview Anna Batterson Washington, Ia Island Methodist Episcopal Church Addie Gatton Iowa City Venna Burkhard Muscatine

Pecora Reveals Exchange Profits in Six-Year Span

Senate committee hears Pecora data showing New York stock exchange member firms earned nearly a billion dollars in net profits over six years, with total gross income surpassing 2 billion. During 1928 and 1929 profits averaged over 1 million per firm as Congress nears new market legislation.

Washington New York Stock Exchange Senate Pecora Ferdinand Pecora Senate Stock Market Committee Congress New York Exchange

Senate Demos in Lines on Tariff and Labor Bills

Democratic senators united for Roosevelt tariff protections after accepting a nonpublic executive hearing. Senator Robinson said the hearing could be private, sparing changes to existing treaties. Republicans oppose ratification without industries’ input. Wagner labor bill talks with Perkins Johnson Richberg stalled with no clear path this session.

Washington Senate Robinson Arkansas Roosevelt House White House Wagner Congress Wagner Democrat New York Perkins Hugh S. Johnson Donald Richberg NRA

Gilmore Heads Iowa University Policy Shift Toward Independent Thinking

Acting University of Iowa president Eugene A. Gilmore advocates education that teaches students to think for themselves. He plans to continue the informal-education approach seen under Dr. Walter A. Jessup, guiding a 5000+ student campus. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching says Dr. Jessup will lead its foundation work today. Federal Education Commissioner George F. Zook declines to discuss a possible Iowa presidency.

Iowa City Eugene A. Gilmore University of Iowa Walter A. Jessup Dean Gilmore Jessup New York Iowa University Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching Washington George F. Zook Education

Japan Ignores Hall Protest on Policies

Cordell Hull’s statement on Japanese policy in East Asia was largely ignored in a Japanese foreign office communique. The Tokyo press published Hull’s speech, but the note echoed only the U S stance against Japan’s claimed “overlordship” in Asia. Washington awaits Far Eastern reactions to the reminder that treaty limits constrain Japan.

Tokyo Cordell Hall United States Far East Foreign Office State Department Asia Washington Japan Cordell Hull Hirota Joseph C. Grew

Treaty Principles and U.S. Rights in China Article

The passage asserts that treaties cannot be legally altered or ended except through agreed procedures by the parties involved. It also states that the United States retains certain rights in China and intends to preserve them.

United States China

Havana May Day Riot Brings Death to One

The May Day observances worldwide showed calm overall with stringent police precautions. In Havana one person died and six were shot during a communist demonstration, while other cities reported large parades led by police or calm street actions without major disturbances.

Havana Hvnana Tokyo Moscow Red Army Citiens Austria Ernst von Starhemberg Paris New York Chicago

San Francisco Emerges as City Amid Old Mining District Revival

In a colorful assessment, the writer touts San Francisco as a true city from its founding and notes a revival in mining districts once believed dormant. Boats from the east crowd the canal, and locals trade golf clubs for picks and burros as frontier ventures reopen.

San Francisco Calif New York Europe

Socialists Here Renew Activities in Muscatine

In Muscatine at Maccabee hall Monday night about 15 of 40 attendees signed Socialist Party pledges under Roy E. Burt of Chicago. Burt urged government ownership of public resources and production, deriding the recovery program and calling for a society revised to serve the people, while criticizing the Roosevelt era as unsound.

Muscatine Maccabee Hall Roy E. Burt Chicago Burt Socialist Party Illinois Roosevelt

Weather broadcast for Jie and Illinois regions

Town and Illinois forecasts show partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday with mild temperatures. West portions may see showers on Wednesday. River readings list Dubuque at 5.1 with a 0.4 fall, Davenport 4.6 with a 0.2 fall, Muscatine 5.2 up 0.4, Keokuk 3.6 down 0.6, and St. Louis 6.4 down 0.3.

Illinois Mississippi River Dubuque Davenport Muscatine Keokuk St. Louis

Halt Called in Arizona Hunt for Kidnapers

The six year old June Robles was reportedly safe as Fernando Robles announced he would meet kidnappers demands for 15000 dollars with authorities withdrawing from the case to allow unhampered negotiations. Bernabe Robles traveled from Santa Ana to seek counsel from a regional seer. Alphonso Aguirre and Henry Dalton questioned the tactic while Robles urged ransom terms and proof of identity with a dress fragment.

Tucson Ariz June Robles Fernando Robles Bernabe Robles Santa Ana Sonora Manuel Gamboa Aguirre Dalton Robles

Policeman Dies After Chisel Wound Attack in Crisfield

Crisfield Md patrolman Harry Daugherty died in hospital after being stabbed with a chisel while attempting to arrest Howard McClelland alias Harry Fleming. McClelland was captured by Sheriff Luther Daugherty and held for arraignment. a formal charge was withheld pending outcome.

Crisfield Harry Daugherty John B. Robing Howard McClelland Harry Fleming Baltimore City Daugherty Baltimore McClelland Luther Daugherty

Hepburn Stops in Merida While Divorce Petition Pending

Katharine Hepburn, red-haired film and stage star, is staying at a Merida hotel while awaiting a decision on her divorce petition from Ludlow Ogden Smith of New York. They wed December 12, 1928 in West Hartford, Connecticut. Hepburn declined to discuss the private matter.

Merida Yucatan Katherine Hepburn Ludlow Ogden Smith New York Miss Hepburn West Hartford Conn

Heflin's Fate in Alabama Up to Voters

Alabama democrats face a pivotal primary as former U S senator J Thomas Heflin seeks to challenge Miles F Allgood in the fifth district. Mayor Joe Starnes runs amid debates over state government reorganization, finances, prohibition, and redistricting.

Heflin Alabama Birmingham Ala United States J Thomas Heflin Miles F. Allgood Joe Starnes

Freedom Offer to Islands Accepted

The Filipino legislature accepted the United States offer of independence under the Tydings-McDuffie act without a protest vote. They will set up machinery for self government and expect full independence in 1945 with a Commonwealth government to be established next year. The two houses praised President Roosevelt, Congress, and the American people.

Manila United States Tydings-McDuffie Eoll Roosevelt Congress

House Committee Backs Its Own Airmail Bill

The House Post Office Committee voted to reject the Senate air mail bill and push its own measure. Both propose one year contracts for the postmaster general, but differ on appeals to the ICC and route determinations. The Senate plan would cut postage to six cents an ounce. the House to five. A presidentially appointed commission would study aviation policy under either bill. American Airlines warns that losing temporary contracts could halt service on some routes.

Washington House Post Office Committee Senate Interstate Commerce Commission ICC House Congress American Airlines, Inc Lester D. Seymour

Psychiatrist Testifies For Defense In Tallent Murder Trial

Dr. W C Magnon testified that Wapello man Eddie Tallent had the mental capacity of a child six years old, framing him as morally imbecile in the Martin Wolz murder case. Defense won a temporary point by reopening evidence but court kept options for further witnesses open as arguments loom.

Wapello Eddie Tallent Martin Wolz W. C. Magnon State Hospital Mt. Pleasant Magnon Louisa County Tallent J. H. Chittum

Noted Friend of Indian Succumbs

Washington reports the death of Major General Hugh L. Scott at age 80 after two months at Walter Reed hospital. The former army chief of staff, born in Princeton New Jersey, began his 1876 Sioux expedition service and led drives against Nez Perce and Cheyenne tribes.

Washington Hugh L. Scott Army Walter Reed Hospital Princeton New Jersey Scott West Point Library of Congress Browning, Mont

Government drives against pork bootleggers in Chicago

U S agents enforcement drive targets pork bootlegging in Chicago to evade the agricultural adjustment administration tax of 2.25 dollars per hundredweight on hog slaughter. Bureau agents monitor entry and sales to determine scope of the illicit trade.

U. S Chicago Bureau of Internal Revenue Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Man Bossiness Warns Against Incomplete Authority

A saying notes that not only women but men as well become arrogant when given power beyond their ability. The remark emphasizes caution in assigning leadership to unprepared individuals.

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