Remembering the Forgotten Man and Robespierre’s Echoes
A critique of class prejudice in American politics cites L Smith and Alfred Smith while tracing Robespierre’s dictatorship parallels. US envoy Edge reports growing American apple exports to France as diplomacy warms trade. The piece argues that woes aren’t solely political and urges national unity over party blame with a call to consider socialist protest as a response.
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L Smith
Arthur Brisbane
Gov
Roosevelt
Robespierre
France
Smith
Lytton report urges Japan to withdraw to Manchuria zone
Geneva sources say the Lytton commission recommends Japan move all troops into the railway zone of southern Manchuria under the treaty terms. It upholds Japan’s 21 demands as signed by China and notes the Mukden seizure was not self defense, while the full report is due to be released Sunday.
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Geneva
Japan
Manchuria
Lytton
Far Eastern
Manchukuo
Lord Lytton
Great Britain
League of Nations
Orient
China
Mukden
United Press
France Ready To Fight For Far East Pacts
Washington reports France will vigorously defend the Nine Power and Briand Kellogg pacts in the Far East. Edge says Paris backs treaties and will press the League of Nations to uphold peace in Manchuria after the Lytton report. The State Department plans broad international action with the United States not isolated.
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Washington
Walter E. Edge
United States
Paris
State Department
France
League of Nations
Far East
League
Lytton Commission
Japan
Edge
French
Foreign Office
David A. Reed
Rep
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Europe
Manchuria
Cloudburst Death Toll Mounts in Northern Mexico and California
Floods from a week of heavy rain killed fourteen in northern Mexico and prompted rescue efforts in California where twelve bodies were recovered after a cloudburst wrecked a Southern Pacific freight train at Woodford. Authorities fear many missing as hillsides washed away bridges and trapped residents in several towns.
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South
California
Mountain Section
Mexico City
Mexico
Bakersfield
Calif
Tehachapi Pass
Woodford
Southern Pacific
Arvin
Mojave
Caliente
Monolith
Keene
Tehachapi
Prince George and Princess Ingrid To Wed In Sweden
Stockholm reports Prince George youngest son of the king of Great Britain arrives with his elder brother the Prince of Wales amid expectations of an official engagement announcement with Princess Ingrid of Sweden. The couple, tall and poised, would unite British and Swedish thrones. Princess Ingrid, 22, and Prince George, 30, are described with regal bearing and shared interests in music and sports.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Britain
Prince George
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Ee George
England
Ingrid
George
Navy
Foreign Office
Investigation finds Insull holdings paid dividends while insolvent
The investigation of the Insull empire shows the holding company, active in several operating outfits, paid dividends after insolvency and inflated assets by 21.2 million dollars to stave off failure. The fraud remained undiscovered until after the collapse.
Discovery of inflation audit clash with company records
An accounting firm hired to audit the holding company books by authorities uncovers inflation in contrast to the company's own audits. The firm has long worked for the Iowa state board of education auditing the state university and other educational institutions.
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Iowa State Board of Education
Couple Delays Wedding License After Seven Years
In Waukegan Illinois a man and woman who obtained their wedding license seven years ago last January finally wed. The bride says they delayed to rethink the decision noting seven is skipped by. Many couples regret the long wait to marry and wonder if the license is worth the effort.
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Waukegan
Ill
County relief names not to be publicized
County supervisors and the overseer of the poor oppose publishing the names of all relief recipients as a remedy for panhandlers and impostors. The article argues that this proposed publication would be inhumane and not a scientific solution to the problem.
Public Relief Funds Face Pressing Efficiency Need
The text argues that public relief distribution to private citizens needs efficiency as much as other government areas. In Linn County, aid distribution shows limited recognition of rising demand while funds exist mainly to meet that immediate need, a temporary easy solution.
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Linn County
Public Relief Becomes Science in Linn County
7 percent times like these public relief grows into a science requiring experienced administrators. The overseer of the poor office has become the most important in Linn County due to the financial demands. The office was unprepared for the emergency, leading to waste of funds.
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Linn County
Supervisors Defend Actions Amid Sudden Emergency
In a defense of local officials, critics claim the emergency was unforeseen and unprepared for, arguing that only skilled handling is warranted now. the overseer and supervisors resist broad criticism while addressing immediate needs of applicants.
County supervisors urged to open branches across county
A real saving could be effected if the supervisors would establish branches in various parts of the county headed by local al.
Pedestrian Robbed on 8th Ave Bridge in Cedar Rapids
John Meyer a janitor at Cedar Rapids Savings Bank was robbed of 25 dollars at 6 30 p m Saturday while crossing the Eighth avenue bridge two Negro attackers seized him from behind displayed a gun and fled westward taking the billfold then returning it Meyer could not describe them but estimated one about 40 and seven inches tall and the other about five feet tall.
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Cedar Rapids
John Meyer
Fifteenth Avenue
Federal Control of Movies Urged At Lutheran Convention
Philadelphia AP reports that a resolution to be introduced at the United Lutheran church biennial convention urges federal supervision of motion pictures. The proposal seeks centralized oversight and regulation of film content and distribution at the national level.
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Philadelphia
United Lutheran Church In
Hoover Train to West Liberty Arrives at 12 15 Tuesday
President Hoover traveling to Des Moines on a special train will reach West Liberty at 12:15 p m Tuesday with a ten minute stop. Mayor Evans urged local businesses to close during the stop as Mrs Mollie Curran, once Hoover’s teacher in West Branch, rides the train. The station will welcome Hoover with the West Liberty high school band and a large group of admirers from West Branch and West Liberty.
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the Gazette
West Liberty
Hooover
Des Moines
R. O. Evans
Mollie Carran
Hoover
West Branch
West Liberty High School
West Lib
Chile Gets New President Again
General Bartolome Blanche resigned as acting president to avert civil war in Antofagasta. Abraham Oyanedel, president of the supreme court, was asked to take the oath as president of Chile at 8 p.m. amid tensions from Blanche’s ties to former President Ibanez and Ibanez’s return from exile. Jose Maza, attorney and author of the 1928 constitution, was noted in the report.
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Santiago
Chile
Bartolome Blanche
Carlos Davila
Blanche
Antofagasta
Abraham Oyan
Supreme Court
Sen Blanche
Carlos Ibanez
Argentina
Oyanedel
Jose Maza
Farms Now Offer Bargains Declares Land Bank Chief
Omaha dispatch reports the Land Bank chief declares farm land the cheapest purchase in today’s market amid a reel of aging concerns and comments on federal land bank programs.
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Land Bank
Omaha
Cunhai Federal Land Bank
Iowa Welcomes President Hoover for Campaign Run
Preparations for President Hoover’s Iowa visit to open his re election campaign are nearing completion. A 21 gun salute at Davenport will greet the train as it enters the state, with rear platform appearances planned in Davenport, West Liberty, Iowa City, and Newton. A Des Moines parade, a governor’s home dinner, and speeches at the Coliseum Shrine Auditorium and State Capitol are set. Delegations from Midwest states, editors, and about 150000 expected attendees are noted, with broadcast plans covering coast to coast.
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Des Moines
Hoover
Rock Island Arsenal
Mississippi River
Iowa
Davenport
West Liberty
Iowa City
Newton
Dan Turner
Statehouse Plaza
Shrine Auditorium
Fort Des Moines
Midwest
National Republican of Iowa
H. E. Spangler
Coliseum
State Capitol Plaza
Roosevelt Urges Republicans To State Dry Stand
In Chicago during a 4000 strong Democratic rally Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt challenged Republican leaders to spell out their prohibition position. He reiterated support for the Democratic platform to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and urged opponents to explain their plan. He outlined economic policy aims, warned against privileges, praised cutting government costs, and pledged to fight until democracy rules again. Mayor Cermak introduced him and Bruce Campbell forecast a big Illinois vote. Roosevelt left for Detroit after the dinner.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stevens Hotel
Illinois
Roosevelt
Detroit
If You Can't Sell It Trade It Gazette Want Ads
A teaser explains that profitable trades are arranged through The Gazette Want Ad columns. The item cites a reproduced Want Ad from The Gazette dated Thursday September 15, illustrating the trading approach and urging reader participation.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Cottage for Marion Home
A listing for Halton Hatfield No 2310 promotes a cedar rap cottage intended for a Marion home. The notice highlights the property name and model details without additional context or dates.
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Halton-Hatfield
Marion
Cottage Marion Fruit Trade Ad Seen In Gazette
An archival advertisement from The Gazette on Friday September 23 shows a cottage fruit trade listing for AR RAPIDS home. The notice appears as a small classified item with a phone contact 3-13 187. The text suggests a response window by Tuesday and a trade Thursday.
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the Gazette
Miscellaneous Notices and Results From Local Pages
A jumble of small ads and result briefs appears, including brief notices of sales, services, and event outcomes. Local organizations and individuals are referenced in terse lines, with names and places appearing in fragmentary form.
Coolidge to Speak for Hoover in New York Rally
Calvin Coolidge will headline a Madison Square Garden rally in New York City on October 11 to urge support for Hoover and Curtis. RNC Chairman Sanders called the event one of the greatest rallies of the campaign and a major boost for the ticket.
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Coolidge
Hoover
New York City
New York
Calvin
Plymout
Square Garden
Curtis
Sanders
Republican National Committee
Madison Square Garden
Miners clash at Illinois mine injure six in Canton
State police and Illinois National Guard rescued fifty miners marooned by pickets near Canton after a clash at Pschirrer and Clearview mines. Six injured, one seriously, as 1000 strikers attacked to oppose a new five dollar basic wage. Cars damaged. shots fired. security convoy arranged to return workers home.
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Canton
National Guard
Pschirrer
Clearview
Major Wansbrough
Captain Bonjean
Peorid National Guard
Freighter Brightfon Sinks After Iceberg Collision
The 3791 ton freighter Brightfon from Cardiff struck an iceberg in Hudson Straits early Saturday and sank with 200000 bushels of wheat aboard. Captain Oliver and 30 crew members escaped to lifeboats and were rescued two hours later by N B McLean.
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Ottawa
INS
Brightfon
Cardiff
Wales
Hudson Straits
Oliver
N. B. McLean
Barbecue Stand Owner Slain by Bandit During Robbery
In Chicago a bandit shot and killed 27 year old George Carlson at his barbecue stand as his wife Josephine, 23, watched in horror. Carlson had invited a passerby to help at the stand when the robber demanded money, then fired without warning before fleeing.
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Bandit
Chicago
Josephine
George Carlson
Five Robbers Seize 13000 in Bank Payroll Trucks
Five armed bandits stopped a Chemical Bank payroll truck at the Hudson River entrance near Pier 49 New York. They disarmed two messengers and took four payrolls totaling 13000 before fleeing in a car within ninety seconds. The driver and messengers could only offer a brief description.
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NEW York
Chemical Bank and Trust Company
Pier 49
Hudson River
Bank Street
Michael Nichell
Jacob Hold- She
Bandits Hold Up Two Grocery Stores In Ten Minutes
A pair of holdup men robbed two city grocery stores within ten minutes on Saturday night. They entered J. C. Heaton at 522 Third Avenue SW at 8:50 p.m. and ordered him to lie down while taking 35 dollars, then moved to John Erzig at 2220 C Street SW where Brazig had 12 dollars on him after drawing guns.
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Cedar Rapids
J. C. Heaton
Third Avenue
Heaton
Ray Osborne
John Erzig
C Street
Brazig
Gandhi Threatens To Renew His Fast For Untouchable Reform
In Ahmedab ad Gandhi told followers he would renew his fast to the death if caste distinctions denying untouchables relief are not removed within six months. The political move underscores his commitment to caste reform amid unrest and support among his supporters.
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Gandhi
Ahmedabad
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Party Change Could Doom Progressives In Senate Shift
Washington observers say Democratic success in November could overturn the Republicans slim Senate majority and allow Democrats to organize the chamber in the short session. A shift would eclipse famous progressive Republicans as insurgents gain power in western and midwestern posts, influencing committees on check, currency, and commerce.
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Washington
Senate
West
Midwest
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Midwest Regions
AP reports a weekly outlook for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri regions. Most areas will be fair with some showers in northern sections near the start and end of the week. Temperatures near or slightly above average.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Stimson Urges Equal Trade Policy and Tariff Fairness
Secretary Stimson praised Hoover policies and called for non discriminatory tariff relations to cultivate good will and confidence worldwide. He said the war debt moratorium is the front line of our economic defense and noted improvements with Latin America and strengthened ties with Canada while stressing fair play toward all nations.
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Philadelphia
Union League Club
Stimson
M Hoover
Latin America
St. Lawrence
Canada
United States
Probe Mystery Of Missing Iowan In Colorado Mountains
Denver police investigate the disappearance of Erwin C. Thompson 32 from Iowa with Floyd Conway also known as Ross. Stella Williams arrested in Caldwell Idaho after incoherent tale about Ross. Authorities search the south Denver basement where the trio once lived for possible clues.
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Denver
Erwin C. Thompson
Iowa
Harry Ross
Stella Williams
Caldwell
Idaho
Ross
Thompson
Floyd Conway
Stella
Crawford
O. G. Boyd
Rosses
Detroit Chimpanzee Bits Keeper During Recovery
At the Detroit Zoo, star chimpanzee J Augustus Mendl known as Jo bit his keeper while suffering an intestinal infection. The entertainer, a bicycle act performer to local children, showed defiance toward medical treatment as he convalesced.
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Detroit
J. Augustus Mendl
Scturtley, Mendl
Kee
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