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Newspaper
The Evening Gazette And Republican
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1931
Page
1
A historical overview of the Amana communes facing change as younger members seek more freedom amid modernization. The piece contrasts high American prosperity with social discontent and cites Hoover’s optimism about national growth, ending with a Chicago suicide note about an elderly man left alone.
Al Capone pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding the United States on income taxes and conspiring to violate prohibition laws. Judge Wilkerson postponed sentencing to June 30 at 2 p.m. Capone, held on $50,000 bond, admitted guilt after brief questioning amid a packed, tense courtroom.
In St Nazaire France the death list from the St Philibert sinking rose to at least 423 after authorities recovered bodies near the Loire. Ninety divers and tugs worked with seaplanes to continue the search as Nantes mourns a city with hundreds of losses including a large industrial family.
The Rev John A Ryan of the National Catholic Welfare Conference urges tariff removal as a key remedy for low mood and calls for tariff reductions to spur foreign trade while noting the unclear impact on American labor and domestic industry.
The Nautilus, Sir Hubert Wilkins planned Arctic probe, lies crippled in open water between New England and Lorton. Repair and crew morale will determine if the polar expedition can resume and submerge beneath frozen seas, testing leadership under crisis.
The Grant School fire escapes built to drop with extra weight were secured years ago. Boys at play damaged the balance, and last week another group climbed the grounded escapes to the roof where a boy fell through a ventilating shaft and died.
An undetermined number of passengers were injured when the rear car of a southbound New Haven train derailed at Woodlawn station in the Bronx. The car sideswiped a freight car, then crashed into a steel and concrete pillar.
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers writes that thousands of law graduates will swell crime defense work and laments lawyers defending each other for low fees. He claims the legal system favours technicalities that free guilty parties and convict the innocent, urging readers to see the rise of shyster lawyers.
Two bandits robbed a Cedar Rapids service station at 1401 First Avenue Southeast around 9 30 p m Monday taking about 25 dollars from the register and from attendant Omer Mason 1041 H Avenue Northwest. They forced Mason to stand at attention and searched his pockets as they fled in a 1930 Ford coupe owned by Lyle Workman reported stolen earlier that evening.
President Hoover told the Indiana Republican Editorial association that America must shed pessimism and pursue courage on a broad path to recovery. He defended policies, praised industry and labor, and outlined coordinated federal actions to stabilize banks, agriculture, and employment while excluding immigration.
In San Diego on June 16 1930 state attorneys prepared to send the morals case of Alexander Pantages and three co defendants to a jury after final arguments. Lydia Nitto claimed she was 17 and prosecutors argued the defendants helped further her delinquency despite her past.
Washington reports the United States will keep reparations and war debt payments separate. Under Secretary Mills said there has been no departure from a policy on foreign indebtedness near 11 billion dollars. Castle said policy would be reconsidered only if an acute European situation arises.
City toll data show auto accidents, injuries, and fatalities for the year in Cedar Rapids. Officials report totals and trends, noting shifts in traffic patterns and safety program impacts.
The Wyoming tows the disabled Nautilus through heavy rain and fog toward Queenstown Ireland for repairs. The crew remains aboard the submarine sealed inside as decks wash by heavy seas while the towing warship struggles in bad weather.
Cedar Rapids reports another perfect June day with clear skies and light breezes. The morning low rose from 52 at 5 am to 66 at 7 am and 72 at 9 am, with yesterday's high of 83 at 2:30 pm. The day continued with a 64 degree reading at 2:30 pm after an afternoon high near 80 at noon.
Police report nine bombs exploded in Buenos Aires within 24 hours with unconfirmed totals rising to fifteen. Most were small with slight damage including a Calle Florida department store window, a street car blast, and a security day fundraising plan following a rally against gunmen terrorists and anarchists.
Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink and her son Ferdinand won judgments in Los Angeles Superior Court against motion picture producer Edwin Carewe. The singer received the $75,000 she sought while Ferdinand secured $500 of his $11,000 claim tied to an unfilmed project blamed on the breach of contract from October 2, 1929.
In Chicago on June 16 AP three unnamed laborers paddled their leaking boat by hand after their motor craft capsized. They rescued Katherine Belchak 19 Robert Mayfield 23 and Frank Maxwell 19 from cold lake waters. The rowboat required two trips to reach shore with Mayfield unable to swim and the rescuers leaping into the water to ensure he did not drown.
Berlin officials report Chancellor Heinrich Bruening secured support from the Reichstag committee of elders to reject calling an extraordinary parliamentary session demanded by radical right and left leaders. The decision preserves the current legislative pause amid mounting political pressure.
Milton C. Work offers a 48 page booklet Celebrated Contract Hands with The Forcing Two-Club Bid. The guide promises deep Contract Bridge and Auction insights and is available by request for 8 cents to cover printing and handling plus a self addressed stamped return envelope. Send to Milton C. Work care The Gazette and Republican.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette note describes Bessie, a girl with a fractured wrist, eager to join Camp Good Health. She travels to the camp as donations from Vin to public health nursing aid support undernourished and handicapped children, including contributions from the Presbyterian Sunday School at Walker.
Frank Becicka of 1203 Fifteenth Avenue Southeast taunted a man to obtain his car number and was later charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Police say he slapped the other man after driving past a residence multiple times and demanding the number. He was fined 300 dollars and costs and forbidden to drive for three months with potential jail time for nonpayment. sentence by Judge H. C. Ring.
Cedar Rapids business leaders embark on a two day Good Will Tour sponsored by the trade extension bureau visiting twenty nine towns across northeastern Iowa. The party in two chartered buses includes a municipal band and seventy men led by William Vesely. They sing from town to town with Delights of opera noted in West Union luncheon.
Marion Ohio June 16 AP The Harding memorial tomb ceremony praised Warren G Harding as a wartime leader who guided the nation through postwar troubles. Hoover and Coolidge lauded his accomplishments including the Washington arms conference while avoiding cabinet scandals. Hoover urged trust and national honor, noting Harding faced betrayal by trusted allies.
Former President Calvin Coolidge formally accepts the Harding Memorial in Marion Ohio praising Warren G Harding as fit for troubled postwar times. He lauds Harding’s cordiality, public service rise from editor to president and his calm leadership.
The booklet Every body's Stamp Book covers stamps from the first issues to famous collections and how to start a collection. It targets beginners and includes guidance, pricing, and a coupon offer to mail six cents to Washington, D. C. via the Cedar Rapids Gazette Information Bureau.
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