France Recognizes Soviet Government Debated Diplomatic Ties
Paris reports France de jure recognition of the Russian Soviet government with plans to resume formal relations. Moscow replies with gratitude and readiness to begin negotiations in Paris for a friendly settlement, noting non intervention and preserved preexisting obligations. Kalinin, Rykoff, and Tehitcherin sign the Soviet reply.
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Paris
France
Moscow
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russian Empire
Union
Russia
Herriot
Central Executive Committee
U. S
Central Committee
Kalinin
Rykofff
Tehitcherin
Robbers Steal Lineman’s Car Used in Series of Thefts
A gang stole a western Union lineman’s railway motor car at Willisea and then robbed Burlington Bratch line stations from Hepburn Iown to Maitland Missouri. They entered Hepburn Shambaugh Braddyville Clearmont Nurlington Junction Quitman and Maitland stations taking small cash sums. Robbers and motor car vanished.
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Clarinda
Western Union
Willisea
Burlington Bratch
Hepburn Iown
Maitland
Hepburn
Shambaugh
Braddyville
Clearmont
Nurlington Junction
Quitman
Iowa Tackles to Stop Red Grange in Illinois Game
CHICAGO October 29 Iowa concentrates on stopping Red Grange as it prepares for Saturday’s clash with Illinois in the Western Conference title race. Coach Bert Ingversen emphasizes agile line play and a strong secondary to contain the Illini fleet.
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Chicago
Red' Grange
Ilinois
Iowa
Bert Ingversen
Towa
Bob Zuppke
Illini
Fleet Grange
Grange
Zuppke
Karl Britton
Walle Melliwain
Ted
Orange
Plan Test Case on Tax Pubicity Plan Test Case on Tax Pubicity
The government will seek a judicial determination on whether newspapers may publish income tax returns under the 1924 revenue law. The Attorney General announced a case will be filed soon to test publication legality, noting tax returns are public records but publication may be prohibited by statute.
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Associated Prean
Washington
Stone
Alleged Murderer Held in South Dakota
Clyde Martin, sought for the 1923 Dunlap murder of Sam Parrish, was arrested at Tindall and will be brought to Logan by Sheriff Walter Milliman without requisition. His capture followed identification by Rose Aldrich’s daughter, linked to the shooting involving Rose Aldrich near Tindall.
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Associated Press
Logan
Clyde Martin
Sam Parrish
Dunlap
Tindall
Walter Milliman
Martin
Rose Aldrich
La Follette Plans Boston Speech After New York Rally
Robert M. La Follette, independent presidential candidate, will speak in Schenectady New York then head to Boston. He will campaign in Pittsburgh and Cleveland public hall to conclude the tour. He attacked Wall Street figures J P Morgan Co and Standard Oil amid cheers.
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Associatedress
New York
Robert M. la Follette
Schenectady
N. Y
Presiden Coolidge
Boston
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Public Hall
la Follette
Wallstreet
J. P. Morgan and Company
Standard Oil Company
la Follette-Wheeler
Nature's Fireworks and the Fire of St Elmo
Nature Magazine describes St Elmo's fire as a slime like appearance in storms on ships and high objects, noting its closeness to lightning. It calls the aurora the most ambitious electrical display produced by nature with many beautiful forms.
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St. Elmo's
Nature Magazine
Nature
Bandit Robbery Hits Soldier Valley Bank in Iowa
A well organized gang blew the Soldier Valley Savings Bank early today, escaping with 5000 in bonds after a gun battle. They fled toward Dunlap in two automobiles, leaving damaged interiors and shattered communications. Fingerprints matched tools used. losses covered by insurance.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Journal
Soldier
Iowa
Soldier Valley Savings Bank
Dunlap
Autos in wrecks leave mute story of severe damage
Three Washington county cars were wrecked yesterday and last night with varying, mostly serious, damage. Mrs. L. H. Richardson fractured her right arm and dislocated a wrist when thrown from a car near midnight, while Mrs. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. John Bales and their nephew Dallas Bales were returning from a party. The Bales' Star car slid into a ditch, injuring Mrs. Richardson. the Durant touring car of Warren Bishop went off into a ditch on Kalona road, and a Buick owned by Fred Shalla suffered a shattered windshield and mashed front fender with minor other damage.
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Washington County
L. H. Richardson
East Second Street
John Bales
Dallas Bales
Richardson
Bales
Durant
Warren Bishop
Lexington
Todd Corner
Kalona Road
Secretary Hughes Defends Against La Follette Attack
Secretary Hughes tours the Midwest, vows to speak in Buffalo after a campaign stop. He argues the La Follette Wheeler independent bid risks prosperity by shattering confidence, denies imperialist diplomacy charges, and defends treaty processes and U S diplomacy.
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Secretary Hughes
Associated
Chicago
Charlies
Hughes
Buffalo
Middle West
Lafollette
Ilopheloi
Senate
Department of State
Department
Santo Domingo
Voters in Great Britain go to polls amid shifting fortunes
Great Britain voters face a new Parliament after a dissolution sparked by Ramsay MacDonald's Labor government. Conservatives and Liberals seek to regain strength while Asquith and Lloyd George back decisive action. Early returns uncertain as campaigns pause at midnight with 32 seats decided unopposed.
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Associated Press
London
Great
Asquith
Lloyd Georges
Lloyd George
Parament
Weather boosts Iowa corn crop outlook but yields still uncertain
Des Moines reports from October 29 indicate Iowa's corn yield will be at least 100 million bushels less than 1923. A 100 percent sun and normal temperatures aided husking and storage, reducing losses from scouring moulding and cribs. Frosts ended corn making, while pastures dry out and winter wheat struggles.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Huskine
Reed
Abandoned Vessels Mark Decline on the Volga
The Volga River, once Russia’s maritime highway, shows ruin and decay. Famine and high taxes have driven fisheries to collapse. only 70 of 800 ventures in Astrakhan have reopened. Excursion and cargo steamers have dwindled as villages along the 2300 mile waterway grow lifeless.
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Astrakhan
Russia
iLife
Volga
University elections update hints at postal ballot plan
The article notes a plan to elect seven university members by postal ballot, indicating a shift to mail voting for campus representation. Details remain partial, with the exact process and eligibility not fully disclosed.
Tear Gas Seizure Marked New York Chinese Restaurant Raid
New York police seized two tear gas grenades during a raid on a Chinese restaurant. Long Wong Chue, a waiter and Hip Sing tong member, was arrested on possession charges after a tip about a wooden box. Detectives warned the device could kill those in a room. In Chicago, a Chinese laundry was bombed causing damage but no injuries.
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New York
Long Wong Chue
Chue
Hip Sing Tong
Oan
China
La Follette Wets Day Marks Split in Party Races
The Anti Saloon League approves Coolidge and Davis for president and lists La Follette as unsatisfactory after its candidate canvass. Iowa congressmen up for re election also get league backing with interest in the Second district race. Judge F D Lotts of Davenport is favored over Ralph A Thompson in a league favored contest.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
President Coolidge
John Davis
Anti-Saloon League
LaFollette
League
Iowa
F. D. Lotts
Davenport
Ralph A. Thompson
Muscatine
Bridgeport Address Fees Stir Political Debate
In Bridgeport Connecticut Rev W J Davis permanent chairman of the United Patriotic Societies and G A R chaplain calls charges that Calvin Coolidge took a $250 fee for a patriotic address dirty politics. He asserts we paid Coolidge and all our speakers, and denounces political framing of the issue.
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Bridgeport
Conn
W. J. Davis
United Patriotic Societies
Connecticut
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Mr. Davis
Abandoned river steamers mark decline in Russian trade
The river carries only occasional passenger steamers and small cargo boats now. Abandoned fishing boats loom along its banks as crews seek work, with longshoremen taking huge cargos at a cent per hundred pounds. Moving sand beds threaten navigation, and dredges lack capacity to clear channels.
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Nature
Wallace laid to rest in Des Moines funeral rites
Secretaries Wallace body lies in state at Iowa Capitol in Des Moines with hundreds paying homage. Funeral service held at his home and grave at Woodland cemetery. Washington farmers and Iowa officials join in silent tribute as President Coolidge orders half staff flags.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa State Capitol
Henry C. Wallace
John Lynde Road
Woodland Cemetery
Wallace
Iowa
United States
Washington
Capitol
United States Department of Agriculture
Frends
Iowa State College
Wallace Grammar School
Catafalque
National Guard
Agriculture
Coolidge
Water Millions of Years Old to Be Shown in Chicago
Water more than a million years old will be shown at the Field Museum in Chicago. O C Farrington, head of geology, found the water imprisoned in quartz from rock formations at Bon Jesus dos Meiras in Bahia Brazil.
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Chicago
South America
O. C. Farrington
Bon Jesus Dos Meiras
Bahia
Brazil
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Illinois
Department OF Justice
South Dakota
Sheffield Lake
Kova
Iowa Bank
Podpamaghe
Smashup
Fred Shalla
North of Washington
Great Britain
Lalor
Nhl
Davis
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