England France clash over aid or alliance amid Med threat
England demands a clear Yes or No from France on whether Britain would aid France if Germany attacked, while Mussolini allegedly offered France a military alliance with Italy. The piece notes France seeks league adherence without full reinforcement and discusses diplomatic smoke in the era of militaristic chess.
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England
France
Trew
Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Germany
League of Nations
Three Die In Cascade Ga lena Crash Near Galena
A Cascade dentist Dr T P Clark 59 and Dr M E Beiteman 38 died after a car struck a guard rail and rolled down a hill five miles west of Galena Illinois. Injured include W J Moran cashier Cascade State Bank internal skull fracture and unconsciousness. E J Kean 48 internal injuries. Louis Dandl merchant fractured nose. Dr Clark died instantly. Beileman died at Dubuque hospital.
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Cascade
Galena
T. P. Clark
M. E. Beiteman
W. J. Moran
Cascade State Bank
E. J. Kean
Louis Dandl
Clark
Beileman
Dubuque
Dubugques Hospital
Iowa Man Sacrifices Eye to Aid Trachoma Study
Clarence Brown a 50 year old Iowan from Iowa City entered Fort Apache Arizona hospital and allowed doctors to implant trachoma virus in his remaining good eye to aid research. Six weeks later he became totally blind proving the disease is communicable according to the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clarence Brown
Iowa City
Brown
U. S
Eye experiment subject refuses publicity in Iowa City
Clarence Brown, who risked his sight in a University of Iowa medical trial, said he does not want advertising and would only answer questions about his eyesight. He answered that he still has sight in his remaining eye, while physicians said details must come from Brown or Dr. Phillips Thygeson. Brown formerly led the Johnson County Home and the Iowa City Juvenile Home.
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Iowa City
Clarence Brown
Brown
University Hospital
Phillips Thygeson
Fort Apache
Ariz
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll Plan for 1935 Feature
Cedar Rapids outlines proposed auto toll for 1935 to fund road maintenance. Details indicate a plan for vehicle charges and revenue use debates in city government. The notice cites budget figures and project scope affecting residents and motorists.
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Cedar Rapids
Babbitt as Everyday America in 1935
The piece portrays Babbitt as the representative average American, energetic and optimistic yet puzzled by economic ruin. It notes his vanished dividends, mortgage fears, car worries, and a shifting mood toward fascism and communism, while his inner ideals remain vague and dim.
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Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
Ally
America
Boston
Philadelphia
Charleston
Mussolini
British Romanian clash disrupts Geneva league session
A League of Nations sub-committee broke up after Capt Anthony Eden opposed compensation to small nations hurt by sanctions on Italy. Romanian foreign minister Nicholas Titulescu demanded full application of the covenant, then walked out as the meeting paused amid tensions.
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Geneva
INS
League of Nations
Britain
Roumania
Italy
Anthony Eden
Capt
Eden
Nicholas Titulescu
Roumanian
England
Capt. Eden
Mediterranean
League
Kansas Hog Finds New Control Method
LEBO Kan AP Farmer W C Jenkins hog learned how to reduce. Weighing 175 pounds it disappeared while Jenkins threshing wheat. Sixty nine days afterward other hogs rooted the last porker from a straw stack scaling just 100 pounds less than when last seen. Weak it still was able to grunt.
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Lebo
Kan
W. C. Jenkins
Jenkins
Silent Accord Rumors Hover Over U S Britain On Italy Sanctions
Washington officials refuse to confirm any tacit understanding with Britain over league sanctions against Italy. They express confidence Britain will avoid placing the United States in an embarrassing position and may refrain from asking formal support. Observers note Baldwin’s past stance contrasts with current fleet movements.
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Kingsbury Smith
Washington
INS
State Department
Great Britain
League of Nations
Italy
France
United States
League
Paris
Britain
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Europe
London
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Glasgow
United States of America
Mediterranean
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Town Liquor Commission
DES MOINES AP District Judge Lou Ladd dismissed Friday the National Cash Register companys suit for 78000 against the state liquor commission at the company's request. The company claimed the money was due from the purchase of cash register accounting machines first used by the commission. Commission members said the 100 machines were taken on condition that rent for them might be applied on their purchase. Later the commission switched to cheaper machines.
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Des Moines
Lou Ladd
National Cash Register Company
State Liquor Commission
Woman Sacrifices Life at Railroad Crossing
Mrs Herndon Getzweiller, 32, of Benson Arizona, died saving her two young children by staying on the tracks as a train approached. Police say she acted to shield her youngsters from harm and gave her life in the act.
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Benson, Ariz
Herndon Getzweiller
Herring Denies Clemency for Tracy Death Sentence
Gov. Clyde L. Herring refused clemency for Reginald Tracy, condemned for plotting his wife’s murder. Tracy remains on death row at Fort Madison with executions set for November 29. Barnes, Tracy’s attorney, and supporters urged mercy, but Herring upheld the sentence despite petitions from family and friends.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Reginald Tracy
Manchester
Ann
Don. Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Tracy
Herring
Supreme Court
Fort Madison
Bennie Worm
Barnes
Harlan Williamson
Flossie Fear
Adolph Berg
Tracys
Berg
Fear
Rockwell
City
Governor Praises Cooper's Work With State Liquor System
Governor Clyde L. Herring commended Harold M. Cooper for shaping Iowa's liquor control system after a lengthy talk. Cooper, Marshalltown manufacturer, faced charges in Linn county court but praised for contributing to the profit making first annual report of over a million dollars. His appeal remains before the Iowa supreme court.
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Des Moines
Harold M. Cooper
Town Liquor Commission
Clyde L. Herring
Cooper
Linn County
J. LeRoy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Liquor Control Commission
Harold Cooper
Iowa
Marshalltown
Balloon inflation halted by wind risk in National Geographic flight
Rapid City reports that a decision against inflating the National Geographic Army Air Corps stratosphere balloon was reached Friday afternoon. Weather station maps indicated threats of excessive wind in the probable flight region, making safe inflation unlikely.
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Rapid City
S. D
National Geographic Army Air Corps
Mandeville Zenge goes on trial for Dr Bauer murder
Chicago reports that Mandeville W Zenge, a Missouri farm youth, faces a youthful jury on murder charges in the slaying of Dr Walter J Bauer. Prosecutors demand the death penalty, while the defense argues insanity. Judge Harrington outlines verdict options including death, life imprisonment, or acquittal with insanity findings.
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Chicago
Mandeville W. Zenge
Missouri
Walter J. Bauer
Charles S. Dougherty
Mal Coughlin
Zenge
Cornelius J. Harrington
Ichicago
Istate
Call for $200000 Warrants in Iowa Retirement Plan
Des Moines AP States Treasurer Leo J Wegman will issue an order to call in a $200000 block of state sinking fund warrants for retirement on November 1. This completes payments on the anticipatory warrants issued last December reducing remaining debt to $1428000.
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DES Moines
Leo J. Wegman
Wegman
Carleton D. Beh Company
Thirsty Iowans Pay $800000 Beer Taxes
Des Moines AP reports Iowa collected $829629.39 in beer taxes in the first nine months of 1935, up $125248 from a year earlier. From Jan 1 to Oct 1 the state drew $757915.39 at $124 per barrel, with remaining revenue from permits and rail/retail fees.
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Des Moines
Escapee Earl Law Returned After Telegram Hoax
Cedar Rapids News reports Chief E C McPherson traced a death telegram about Earl Law a Fort Madison prison deserter who walked from Cherokee camp on Sept 8 The sleuthing by Sheriff Jim Smith and staff led to Law's capture near Stumptown where he hid in a tent with his brother Ralph Law A hoax signature by Ralph prompted further checks and the case continues.
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Cedar Rapids
E. C. McPherson
Keokuk
Earl Law
Fort Madison
Cherokee
Jim. Smith
Law
Stumptown
Ralph Law
Smith
Dick Payn
McPherson
Laws
Ralph
War in thumbnails and diplomatic moves
The report notes Italy and Ethiopia trading claims across several fronts with Italy attacking Makale and Ethiopian forces advancing north. Paris and Rome discuss peace terms while Britain signals possible naval responses and a potential embargo scenario.
Britain and Italy clash over Mediterranean tensions
Britain refuses to ease war tensions with Italy and demands Italy halt anti-British Italian press campaigns. Sir Eric Drummond told Mussolini that Britain will cut Mediterranean naval concentrations only if Italy curbs attacks and Libya troop levels. Britain cites Libya and anti-British press as reasons to keep naval forces reinforced.
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London
Britain
Italy
United Press
Rome
Eric Drummond
Benito Mussolini
Drummond
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Brit
Ain
Gibraltar
Libya
Egypt
Italeian
Ethiopian Army Reports Massed Ethiopian Troops Near Aduwa
Addis Ababa officials release figures showing about 500000 Ethiopian soldiers deployed around Aduwa with 70000 troops led by Has Kassa moving north. Ras Kassa to assume northern front command under War Minister Mulu Getta en route with 100000 troops as reinforcements surge from south and west toward the front.
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Djibouti
Somaliland
UPA
Aduwa
Addis Ababa
Has Kassa
Ras
Kassa
Ras Siyoum
Mulu
Getta
Italians Offer Concessions If Troops Are Removed
Italian airplanes will not bomb Addis Ababa and Diredawa if Emperor Haile Selassie removes all Ethiopian troops and munitions from the two cities. A third party informed the Ethiopian government Friday. The plan aims to spare the railway from Djibouti to Addis Ababa while keeping foreign evacuations possible. The government fears abandoning the cities would leave foreigners unprotected, yet shows interest to preserve the railway and avoid renewed fighting on the northern front where Ras Siyoum’s forces grow and Gugsa previously defected to Italy.
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Addis Ababa
Diredawa
Haile Selassie
Djibouti
Ras Siyoum
Haile Selassie Gugsa
Italy
Rome Says Doors Not Shut to Ethiopian War Peace
Italy signals not all doors closed to a peaceful settlement with Britain over the Ethiopian conflict. A brief communique notes ongoing conversations between Paris Rome and London, hinting at progress in diplomacy. A Friday talk between Sir Eric Drummond and Mussolini is seen as easing tension.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Africa
Paris
London
Eric Drummond
Premi Mussolini
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Newton
Kansas
Don Barnes
Tenge
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