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Ilya Tolstoy, son of famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, spoke at Carney Hall
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100 Years Ago Jan. 10, 1923 Predicting the time is drawing near when Russia will shake free of communistic control and set up a democratic government, Count Ilya Tolstoy, son of the late Count Leo Tolstoy, famous Russian writer, addressed a fair sized audience last night in Carney hall at the Normal, presenting a vivid account of conditions in Russia. Revolution there was worse than the war, and Bolshevism even worse than revolution, the count asserted. Persons about to be in a booze raid in Montgomery county will hereafter hesitate before destroying evidence of guilt by breaking the bottle of prohibited beverages.