Work outlines plan for reclamation settlement policy
Secretary Work said attracting settlers is the key difficulty in 1925 reclamation projects. He urged state federal cooperation, and selection of experienced, well funded farmers with low interest aid to develop land and purchase equipment. He argued new works should wait until settlement issues are solved and reviewed Colorado River development for a unified policy.
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Washington
Work
Colorado River
Soldier Canyon
Riffs Proving Vigorous Foes In Morocco Front
London dispatch reports ongoing Riffian resistance despite French and Spanish successes in Morocco. French batteries were said to be lost near the eastern front and recaptured with Spanish air support. A Spanish outpost in the Alhucemas sector was attacked with 44 Foreign Legion casualties reported.
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London
Reuthers
Gilbraltar
Morocco
Mellila
Rious
Alhucemas
Rif
Foreign Legion
Germans Planned Ruthless Warfare Warned By Admiral Von Trotha
In Munich Admiral Adolf Von Trotha asserted unrestricted submarine warfare would have prevented American troops from reaching the world war front. He spoke amid a defamation suit involving Paul Cossman and Munich Post editor, citing submarine command pressures and limited impact of ruthless destruction.
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Munich
Bavaria
Germany
Adolf von Trotha
Eestokery
von Trotha
Paul Cossman
Review
Munich Post
Post
Herr Cossman
Socialt
Admiral von
Fethonian government to negotiate pact with United States
The Fethonian government has authorized its minister in Washington to negotiate a treaty of amity and trade and a consular agreement with the United States.
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Bathonia
Washington
Perfect Mah Jongg Hand Captures Crowd in Cleveland
In Cleveland on October 22 a player named Mrs. Haas from Cleveland Heights displayed a perfect mah jongg hand with fourteen honors in a four person game. The 144 tiles in the rack made such a hand extraordinarily rare, and the hand broke up the game as the players watched.
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Cleveland
Haas
Clevelan Heights
Indictment Aims at Big Beer Syndicate Ties to Railroads
Chicago October 27 federal district attorney seeks grand jury indictments against railroads politicians police and others in a vast prohibition case involving a syndicate that moved 525000 dollars worth of beer in a month. The probe followed a Morton Grove raid September 10 that seized 1000 barrels and led to arrests including Matthew Kolba a former policeman.
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Chicago
Morton Grove
Olson
Grand Jury
Matthew Kolba
Prohibition
Wu Has Army Great Strength In Central China
General Wu Peifu, newly named commander in chief of central provinces, claims 14 of 18 provinces back his cause against Peking and Chang Tso Lin. He says allied forces total 300,000, with 7,000 Chang troops captured near Nanking as Manchurian forces retreat northward across the Yangtse. Four Chang divisions move to reinforce Tsinanfu while a Manchurian air corps heads to Tientsin.
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Peking
Oet
Kiangsu Province
Chang Tso Lin
Chang
Nanking
Yangtse
Wu Pei Fu
Hankow
Central Provinces
China
Mukden
Yunnan
Kansu
Chihli
Shangtung
Chang Tso-Lin
Chang Tsung-Chang
Tuchun
Tsinan-Fu
Shantung
Hsuchow
Tientsin
Wu Peifu denounces communists and Bolsheviks in Hankow
General Wu Peifu, former Chihli leader, tells an interview that communists and Bolsheviks wreck China. He predicts General Feng Yu-hsiang may join in attacking Chang Tso-lin if order is not restored. He warns powers against delaying the tariff conference, calling it illegitimate.
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China
Hankow
Wu Peifu
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Chang Tso-Lin
Chen Chiung Min vows to drive Reds from Kwangtung
Mong kong correspondent reports General Chen Chiung Min saying he commands 7 000 troops and has moral support from the national assembly and a northern warship. He aims to expel Reds from Kwangtung and then move north and south as China unity, seeking foreign legion aid but lacking funds.
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London
Mongkong
The
Daily Express
Chen Chiung-Min
Kwangtung
Chen
National Assembly
China
Milwaukee Seaplane Crash Kills Two Enlisted Men
Two enlisted men aboard a Milwaukee seaplane based near Guantanamo Bay Cuba were killed when the craft from a cruiser crashed into a tailpin area. The incident occurred on Oct 22 and is under investigation.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Guantanamo
Cuba
Tax Schedule Proposed by Secretary Mellon in House Hearing
Secretary Mellon presented a new income tax schedule in writing to the Ways and Means Committee. The plan proposes 1 percent on the first 3000 dollars, 2 percent on the next 1000, 3 percent on the next 4000, and 5 percent thereafter, as an alternative to a prior treaty schedule.
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Wertingtee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mellon
Green
Treasury
Mr. Mellon
Flu Epidemic Worst of Its Kind in History
Dr. E O Jordan of the University of Chicago tells the American Public Health Association that the 1918 influenza death toll reached about 20 million worldwide. He warns future outbreaks will recur and vaccination faces practical limits. Reducing contact offers best defense, masks have limited use, and vaccines alone cannot stop the spread.
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St. Louis
E. O. Jordan
University of Chicago
American Public Health Association Today
Wesley Coughenour Dies After Football Practice In Iowa
Spencer Iowa October 22 AP Wes ley Coughenour a high school football player was killed in practice yesterday after stumbling and breaking his neck in Spencer.
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Spencer
Iowa
Wesley Coughenour
Sixth Body Recovered From Ill Fated Diver
New London Conn Oct 22 The sixth body was recovered from the wreckage of the 851 sunk off Block Island by the City of Rome on Sept 25 and brought to the naval hospital at Newport for identification. Divers found the body under the hull near the rigging indicating the sailor was carried to the bottom when the S 51 sank. The crew of 36 now has 27 unaccounted for. Three were rescued and five bodies recovered during initial salvage. Divers have been at work preparing to salvage with navy slings when the body was found.
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New London
Conn
Block Island
Rome
Naval Hospital
Newport
Navy
Crewing Standoff Claims No Drunkenness on Comanche Crew
Fifty to sixty six members of the Comanche crew deny passengers’ charges of drunkenness and cowardice after a Florida fire. Negro sailors and white sailors are described as calm and capable, with Christine B. Roberts noting no demoralization among the crew.
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New York
Florida
Christine B. Roberts
Bloomfield
N. J
Roberts
Jamee
Rilkie
Luther Burbank to Receive 33rd Masonic Degree
Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa California naturnalist of international note was elected to receive the 33rd Masonic degree by the supreme council Scottish Rites Southern jurisdiction United States in recognition of his beneficent labors for humanity. The Earl of Donoughmore was named emeritus member of the council and Charles Rosenbaum of Little Rock Arkansas was named Lieutenant Grand Commander. The Association of Secretaries of the Scottish Rite bodies Southern jurisdiction elected David J Knowlton and Fred D Cornell as secretaryors.
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Washington
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Calif
Supreme Council
Scottish Rites
United States
Earl of Donoughmore
Supreme Council of Ireland
Charles Rosenbaum
Little Rock
Ark
Association of Secretaries of
Southern Jurisdiction
David J. Knowlton
Fred D. Cornell
Lincoln, Neb
General Richard Mulcahy Sails From Hoboken for Queenstown
General Richard Mulcahy first commander in chief of the Irish free state army departed Hoboken aboard the steamship America for Queenstown. An escort of five men accompanied him to prevent a hostile demonstration upon arrival.
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Hoboken
Richard Mucahy
Irish Free State Army
Queenstown
America
Mulcahy
Congressman Smith Urges Idaho Campaign to Advertise Resources
Congressman Smith urged a statewide push to promote Idaho’s resources and climate to attract new settlers and increase prosperity. He cited Fort Hall and American Falls projects, water plans for Michaud flats, and a proposed Pocatello irrigation expansion as highlights, noting substantial reclamation funds and the need to publicize Idaho’s advantages to boost population and wealth. Local officials and business leaders attended, including Henry Whittlesey, EK Calph, A Valentine, A Van Nuys, Judge Cherry, and Frank Coates of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
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Greater American Falls
Crampton
Suits
Wnth
Fort Hall
Michaud
Fort Wall
Pocatello
Idaho
Bureau of Immigration
Henry Whittlesey
EK. P. Calph
Los Angeles
Caena Ri
Doors Locked Against Reds in U S Visit Denied
Countess Karolyi wife of Count Michael Karolyi former Hungarian president is refused a U S visa for a lecture tour. State Department policy blocks admission for persons with known revolutionary views following a precedent set in the Saklatvala case. The issue echoes government limits on political figures seeking entry and prior pledges not to engage in political activity.
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Washington
Karolyi
Michael Karolyi
United States
Paria
State Department
Siakalatvela
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Kellogg
Immigration Bureau
Paris
Labor Department
Saklatvala
New York
Count Karolyi
Ralph B. Strassburger
Pennsylvania
White House
President Coolidge
Record Price Paid for Exchange Seat
New York price of a stock exchange seat surged to 125000 dollars, a new record, with another seat selling at 130000. Officials will reveal buyer identities tomorrow as brokers earned commissions on the brisk trading.
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New York
Trans
New York Ac Exchange
Stock Exchange
Struck Woman With an Axe In Butte Cottage Attack
Police hunt for Art, the man identified as the attacker who struck his mother in law, Mrs Frances Randervich, with an axe at her cottage on the outskirts of Butte. Mrs Randervich was hospitalized in critical condition after the assault that followed a quarrel involving her husband.
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Butte
Mont
Ee Art
Frances Randervich
Volcano Alert Near Eruption: Rock Falls Reported
Honolulu reports an eruption warning as volcanic activity intensifies. Professor Thomas Jagear, speaker for a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce event, notes seven tons of rock have fallen into a crater, signaling escalating danger and an urgent situation for observers and authorities.
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Honolulu
Thomas Jagear
Volea
United States
Los Angeles
Maumau Pit
Greece Bulgarian border clash tests League of Nations
Reports from Vienna and London describe a Greco Bulgarian border incident at Demirhissar near Petrich with Bulgarian protests to the League of Nations and Greek demands for indemnity. Officials in London say both nations are League members and expect restraint until council action.
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League Nations
Associated Press
Demirhissar
Sofia
Vienna
League of Nations
League
Foreign Office
London
Council
Greece
Bulgaria
Lars
Khowing
Macedonia
Bulga
League Council
Tense Macedonia border clashes continue reported
Rome reports a tense situation over Greek and European lines along the Macedonian frontier persists. Newspapers assert the flare up remains today amid the ongoing border tensions.
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Rome
Bishops Refuse to Take Action on Radicalism Petition
New Orleans Oct 82 AP bishops of the general convention refused to consider a petition bearing 169 names from 22 dioceses calling for action on the spread of radicalism. The petition urged church guidance for clergy and laity to avoid entangling the church with subversive forces while preserving primary aims.
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New Orleans
General Convention
Episcopa
Charles Brent
New York
Charls P. Anderson
Chilea
Brent
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