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Newspaper
The Evening Gazette And Republican
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
1
The piece questions allegiance between God and country, citing Hoover and a Yale theology professor denied citizenship for refusing to bear arms, as well as Stalin Mussolini style claims. It critiques Cedar Rapids traffic chaos and calls for pedestrians to follow green and red signals to ease bedlam.
Royalists back Don Jaime for Alfonso's seat as Gen. Martinez Anido rallies Navarre and plans to march on Madrid to crown Jaime de Bourbon. Prince Jaime, headquarter Paris, praised by 20,000 Catholics in Pamplona for support to a renewed decentralized royalist government.
Sixty Cedar Rapids businessmen and musicians completed a two day Good Will tour visiting 27 Iowa towns traveling 330 miles. The delegation praised rapid bus travel and highlighted strong hospitality from towns like Delhi Hopkinton Monticello Anamosa and Springville. They returned with optimism for future tours and strong ties with northeastern Iowa merchants and communities.
Reno dispatch says Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr expresses sorrow and silence as reports surface of a rift with wife Mrs Mary Weir Vanderbilt over alleged attentions from cartoonist Peter Arno. police deny threats and confirm only tensions. Arno's attorney and Vanderbilt's lawyer offer differing statements.
President Hoover rode home from the central states after three days of speeches and receptions in Ohio Indiana and Illinois. He outlined his program warned on the depression and called for tightening the federal reserve act while stressing integrity in government and Civil War era law observance. He planned to stay in Washington for the summer with Secretary Lamont and Senator Glenn of Illinois aboard.
Washington Today examines the murky boundary between state duties and federal power. Courts repeatedly decide where state control ends and national authority begins, shaping a paternalistic yet unresolved national governance.
Uettt Shouse renews vitriolic attacks on the Smoot-Hawley tariff on a Hoover signing anniversary. Senator Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa counters, calling Shouse false and hypocritical in motive. Dickinson hints at future cordial deeds despite policy disputes.
The United States population grew 10.4 percent since 1922, per Dr. Merle N. English at the Methodist Episcopal church education board meeting. Sunday school attendance fell eight percent in the same period, prompting questions about causes and implications for church leaders and lay debate on modern restlessness.
The season’s peak temperatures hit 92 degrees as Old Sol scorched the day. Earlier highs included 91 on June 14 and 90 on May 27 and May 16, with readings climbing from 67 at 5 AM to 90 by noon before staying at 92 in the afternoon.
In Nantes on June 18 AP reports 72 victims of the St Philibert steamboat disaster were buried after outdoor services as thousands of Bretons mourned for more than 400 drowned passengers. Aristide Briand attended and stood for two hours, the city suspending business.
Want ad notes 9x14 tent for 20 dollars to be sold to one of eight respondents. Attic or garage tents idle and dusty can earn cash. Call 6000 for ad taking and assistance writing the ad.
Washington dispatch reports railroads petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 15 percent rise in freight rates. Officials express surprise at the bold demand and note the carriers seek rate hikes across all goods without first proving reasonableness. A Saturday meeting with state railroad commissions is planned to discuss the filing.
The seaplane DO-X landed in Bahia at 12 55 p m after a flight from Natal marking another leg of its journey across Brazil.
Administrator Frank T. Hines will travel to Iowa to inspect proposed sites for a veterans' hospital and finalize a location within 50 miles of Ames. He will hold hearings for city claims and select a specific site after reviewing possibilities.
In San Diego on June 18, the jury in the girl market case failed to reach a verdict after 24 hours of deliberation regarding Alexander Pantages and three co defendants. The panel was dismissed at 2 p.m. local time.
Local figures report on auto toll impacts in Cedar Rapids with data on accidents injuries and fatalities for the year. Officials caution about incomplete records and emphasize road safety measures.
Cedar Rapids is named the national headquarters for the Lincoln Highway Bureau an organization to promote the Lincoln highway coast to coast. Articles of incorporation filed by R W Greene list George F Wolz as president with James Herring appointed field secretary and Charles D Monson as secretary treasurer. Two membership classes are set with dues based on population and individual or corporate membership.
Mrs John Hays Hammond wife of engineer died in Washington after several weeks illness at Kalorama road home. Survived by husband and four children John Hays Jr Harris Natalie with Richard in Paris. Funeral private at home with burial tomorrow.
The Amana colonies face debate over reorganizing their communistic government as outside changes and modern life press into the isolated community. George Heineman 86 asserts faith rules their economy but hints at possible corporate restructuring to preserve Amana products and way of life. Several months of study are planned before any decision.
Will Rogers writes from Beverly Hills noting Hoovers radio remark at Lincoln's tomb. He describes Hoover touring Republican tombs and counting living Republicans, contrasting with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s lack of Democratic monuments to push his policies.
Robert Haxby traveling salesman of 359 Pleasant Drive SE was killed near Tipton Indiana when his car collided head on with a milk truck while passing a slower vehicle. He was 59, survived by his widow and several children. He worked extensively for Magnecorl Co of Salt Lake City.
One engine on the polar submarine Nautilus has been repaired and it proceeds toward Queenstown Ireland partly under its own power. The battleship Wyoming tows the Nautilus after a mid Atlantic breakdown. The towing line broke yesterday but was refastened and with the Nautilus port motor they run eight knots an hour toward Queenstown, expected Saturday.
In Chicago a 60 year old north side druggist named Christopher Kelley shot himself in the head in a rear seat during a film. Police halted body removal until a coroner arrived as the show continued with the audience unaware of the tragedy.
The Vatican’s note of protest over Cardinal Segura’s expulsion is said to demand that Spain rectify its handling of religious matters. Segura, in France, is reported to have returned to Spain at the pope’s orders, with the note in Foreign Minister Lerroux’s hands and possible cabinet delivery. El Debate publishes the cardinals full text. He asserts his return to Guadalajara from Rome was for canonical duties and protests detention by police as a violation of personal immunity.
Vatican City report says two women leaders of a Catholic youth club were arrested in Poggiomarino after a school girl defaced a classroom copy book image of Premier Mussolini, per L As servatore Romano.
A tornado swept Hagen Westphalia causing two deaths and eighty injuries. The twister damaged or destroyed 120 houses across several cities and towns, with widespread structural damage reported.
B P Brown 30 a North Dallas Baptist pastor was kidnapped from near his church and hanged by a new rope from a ceiling fan. His toes touched the floor and police arrived as he reached a chair, ending the attempt before death. The assault followed a church factional fight.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette offers EVERYBODY'S STAMP BOOK a practical guide for philatelists. The booklet answers common questions on postage stamps and building a valuable collection. Send six cents and a coupon to obtain a copy from the Gazette Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin.
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