Bold Bandits Rob Armored Bank Truck
Gunmen attacked an armored bank car in Buffalo, killing driver Charles Clifford and wounding guard Lewis Yarrington and messenger John Meyers as they fled with about $93,000 in cash from a transfer to Bank of Buffalo. A $10,000 reward is offered by Marine Trust Company for information leading to arrests.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Harry Harris Alies Garfield
Detroit
Charles Clifford
Lewis Yarrington
John Wi. Meyers
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of Buffalo
Marine Trust Company
Bank of Buffalo 64
Murd
Rers. uohnZoudso
Frigid Iowa Ends October With Snow and Cold
October records fall in Iowa as snow covers parts of the state and temperatures dip. Des Moines reports 11 above zero while Keokuk reaches 16 and Sioux City 6. Davenport notes a 12 degree rise but warns of potato losses from a wet month.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Charles City
Keokuk
Sioux City
Davenport
Mercury
Sheldon
Perry
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Gordon
Butts
Council Bluffs
Watertoo Waterloo
Many Denominations Attend This College
Eighteen denominations represented at Cornell College led by Methodists with 523 members. Other faiths include Presbyterian 43, Congregationalist 18, Lutheran 17, Baptist 9, Evangelical 9, Reformed 7, Roman Catholic 7, Episcopal 6, Friends 6, United Presbyterian 5, Christian 4, Christian Scientist 4, United Brethren 3, Church of God 2, I. B. S. A. 1, Federated 1. Students hail from 16 states and two foreign countries, Iowa and Illinois foremost among origins.
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Mount Vernon
Tfa
Cornell College
Clyde Wildman
Methodists
Presbyterian
Congregationalist
Lutheran
Baptist
Evangelical
Reformed
Roman Catholic
Protestant Episcopal
Friends
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Christian
Christian Scientist
United Brethers
Church of God
Menonites
States
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Connecticut
California
Indiana
Missouri
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Coclorade
Montana
Washington
Italian Immigrant Youth Proves He's of Ancient Family
Nick Antenore a 16 year old student from Chicago brought to school ancient manuscripts dating to 1351. The papers claim lineage to Florence officials and include signatures of Charles IV and Philip king of Castille. Latin teacher Miss Margaret Older and Professor Charles Veeson helped decipher the documents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
America
Antenore
Florence
Nick Antenore
Charles IV
Italy Roman Empire
Philip
Castille
Margaret Older
Charles Veeson
University of Chicago
Governors Deliberate Farm Problems At Midwest Conference
Governors from six midwestern states met in Sioux Falls to discuss agricultural issues. They backed congressional action to curb surplus products and favor measures that help farmers, supporting proposals by Frank O. Lowden and other leaders. Missouri Nebraska Minnesota Iowa North Dakota South Dakota attended.
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Sioux Falls
Frank O. Lowden
Ilinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Iowa Senator seeks broader credit for farmers plan
Senator Cummins and James G. Mitchell urged President Coolidge and Secretary Jardine to authorize intermediate credit banks to accept warehouse receipts as loan security. They pressed for allowing crop storage to bridge low prices and proposed surveys in Iowa to review regulations for loan securities. Des Moines reports a Washington meeting with Cummins Mitchell and Edward H. Cunningham of the Fed Reserve Board discussing conditions and possible legislation.
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the Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Jardine
Senator Cummins
Iowa
James G. Mitchell
Iowa Farm Bureau
Cumming
Cummins
Department of Agriculture
The
Farm Loan Board
Des Moines
Register
Edward H. Cunningham
Federal Reserve Board
Dickinson
First Ku Klux Klan Meet Reported in Anchorage District
In Anchorage Alawau on Oct 29 a group of about 70 men including leading local figures formed the Ku Klux Klan to stamp out law infractions in the district marking the group s first appearance in the area.
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Anchorage
Alawau
Ku Klux Klan
Plea of Col. Mitchell Is Turned Down
Colonel William Mitchell's immunity plea was overruled in the general court martial. The officer faced charges for criticizing air services and argued free speech protected by the constitution. Prosecution contended no crime existed and that regulations were met in pursuing the case. The trial entered its second day as defense challenged court membership and procedures.
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Col. Mitchell
Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
War and Navy Department
Reid
Minds
Saerused
Himelf
More
Hinds
Roekenbach
Army General
Aly
Army
Navy
Stth
Robert L Howze
Most Members of Congress Are College Men
A Washington correspondent analyzes education among Congress members. In the 68th Congress 74 of 96 senators were college men and 290 of 433 representatives had at least started college with many graduates. The 69th Congress is expected to show similar educational averages across regions and backgrounds.
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Congress
Senate
House
Washington D. C
New England
Congo
Middle Northwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Atlantic
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
New York City
Alleghenies
Ohio River
National Capitol
Eastern Star Convention Speakers Highlight Education Fund
Davenport reports the 48th annual Iowa Grand Chapter session features addresses by Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Elizabeth Kammann and Worthy Grand Patron John Burlanek Jr. on the interest-free education fund aiding college study. The home for Eastern Star and Mason in Boone is praised with 33 inmates.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Grand Chapter of
Iowa
Order of the Eastern Star
Elizabeth Kammann
Sioux City
Eastern Star-Mason
Boone
Adah G. Thompson
Marion
Jessie Wheeler
Nora Springs
EB Zerwekh of
Perry
Grrand
Grand Jury Foreman Reply Sets Basis for Inquiry
The Associated Press reports Attorney General Buell Jones released the grand jury foreman’s letter denying criminal charges against United States Senators Norbeck and McMaster over rural credit funds. The foreman cited seeking authority for a special investigation requested by Governor Gunderson, noting the AG sought facts, not gossip.
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Associated Preas
N. D. Oet
John V. Bielon
Grand Jury
United States
Norbeck and
McMaster
Buell Jones
Mr. Jones
Grand Iry
Gunderson
Hart Parr Factory Damaged by Fire in Zero Weather
A blaze gutted the Hart Parr Company pattern shop, causing heavy losses of lumber, machinery, and tools. Firemen fought the flames in zero temperatures. origin suspected in a lumber pile.
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Ross
Harles
Ity, Jr
Hart- Parr Company
Court Legal Fight Over General Summerall Case
The court continued after Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall vacated the chair, hearing the War Department charge specifications and the defense plea. Colonel Mitchell, via Rep. Frank BR. Reid, argued no offense was committed and that statements in Texas did not violate the Article 96 of war or infringe free speech, challenging the court's jurisdiction.
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Reid
Mitchell
Ernest Hines
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Hinds
Rockenbach
District of Washington
Clus
Charles P. Summerall
War Department
Frank BR. Reid
Ilinois
Texas
Spoerheim
Kidnapped Bride Wins Annulment in Sioux City Case
Mrs Alyse Moore of Chicago aged 24 testified she was kidnapped by Joseph C Moore in a roadster and forced to wed after an all night tour. The marriage to Joseph Moore 38 was annulled in Sioux City as investigators pursued alleged kidnappings and verifications from her grandmother's home.
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Sioux City
Chicago
The
Journal
Alyse Moore
William L. Woley
Joseph C. Moore
Syrians Rebellion Toll and French War Damage Reported
Dispatches from Paris and London confirm heavy casualties among French forces in Syria as Damascus endures bombardment. Reports claim American lives and property may be at risk while Washington moves to protect citizens and evacuate if needed.
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Washington
Herrick
Paris
Damascus
Syria
Gibraltar
Alexandria
Egypt
Beirut
London
Jerusalem
Daily Telegraph
Liquor Stock Stolen From Lasky Private Reserve
Fourteen barrels of Jesse L. Lasky’s private liquor stock were hijacked from a Pennsylvania freight yard along with four barrels of silver and paintings. The loot, valued at $10,000 for the liquor and £5,000 for the silver, was uninsured and guarded by a detective awaiting transfer to Lasky’s Fifth Avenue home when assailants boarded the box car and seized the items.
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New York
Jesse L. Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Pennsylvania
Hollywood
Mr. Lasky
Fifth Avenue
Hawkeye Football Team Holds Long Workout on Town Field
The Iowa Hawkeyes practiced late last night preparing for Saturday’s clash with Wabash. Coach Ingwerson drilled the linesmen on charging while backs sharpened aerial plays. The field was cleared of snow and covered with straw.
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Iowa City
Hawkeye
Town Field
Ingwerson
Wite No 2 Pays Alimony To No 1 In Spokane
Mrs Henry J. Gunning wife No 2 paid 240 to wife No 1 after appearing before Justice S A Mann. Henry J Gunning had been jailed for nonpayment of alimony and sentenced to work on county roads. Wife No 1 was to receive 150 a day in alimony. The county will not have to board Henry this winter. The two wives left the courtroom chatting amicably.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Henry J. Gunning
S. A. Mann
Sid Henry
Henry
Bank employe killed by robbers in Buffalo heist
Robbers shot and killed Charles W. Clifford, a Buffalo bank mobile driver, and critically wounded bank messenger I M Arrington. They escaped with about $93,000 from Marine Trust to the Bank of Buffalo in a bank automobile.
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Bank At Buffalo
Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Get
Bank of Buffalo
Charles W. Clifford
Marine Trust Company
I. M. Arrington
Elias P Mortimer Arrested Over Bad Check Case
Elias P Mortimer, key government witness in the Forbes Bean dul case and also a witness in Rep John W Langley liquor raid, was arrested in New York on a $50 bad check drawn on a Bahamas bank and released on $500 bail. He claimed to be the husband of a President Harding relative’s niece when questioned.
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Associated Preag
New York
Bahamas
Elias P. Mortimer
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Mortimer
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Charles FE
Managr
Harding
Ocean Steamship Company
Inbound Freighter Andijk Aboard Holland America Line Distress
Valencia Spain October 29 The steamers Cadillac and Coronado report a distress message from the Holland American freighter Andijk bound from New York to Rotterdam. The vessel's condition and the cause of distress are not yet known.
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Associated? Press
Valencia
Spain
Cadillac
Coronado
Holand-American Line
Andijk
New York
Rotterdam
Greeks Evacuate Bulgarian Territory Amidfront Tension
Petrich Bulgaria Oct 29 Greek troops evacuated Bulgarian territory at one o'clock this morning seven hours before the League of Nations council deadline. Bulgarian forces will re occupy the evacuated region.
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Petrich
Bulgaria
League of Nations Council
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