10 Jul 1925
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
1
Bodies of Sergeant-Detective Henry Walling and Miss Mary Linzmayer found in a limous ine in Ward avenue in Rumson New Jersey. Both shot through the heart with a revolver in the car. Investigators weigh murder versus suicide as to whether the gun was used by a Long Branch officer. Walling a popular detective, department vows full effort to catch the killer if not suicide.
Dayton Tenn July 10 A new indictment against Scopes was returned by the Rhea county grand jury as the case again faced court review. William Jennings Bryan arrived to assist the prosecution while Darrow denounced disputed scientific testimony as competent. The judge ordered 100 extra jurors for the next session.
Atlanta July 10 A bill to amend Georgia's constitution would bar ad valorem taxes for state purposes while allowing income taxes by the legislature. another measure would outlaw sale after January 1 of pistols or revolvers not designed for militia use, introduced by Rep Dorris of Douglas.
Six white Birmingham youths traveling to Florida robbed a lubricating oil tank in Brookyn Richland at night. The motel proprietor chased them into Richland and they paid damages before being detained while three were arrested at Moultrie, three escaped.
In Chicago on July 10, eighty one case goods furniture manufacturers indicted for violation of the Sherman anti trust law pleaded guilty. They were fined a total of 182 thousand dollars. The indictments had been returned several months earlier.
In Chattanooga on July 10 a mountain kidnapping left Tr. W. D. Mason and Lawrence Bowman bound to a tree on Signal Mountain after being missing for days. They claimed feudists tied them there, and locals note feuds typically end in death, not tying captives.
City council planned a routine session at 7 30 pm with councilmen noting possible delays. City Engineer Walker aimed to present the paving report but stated it will be deferred to the next meeting because asphalt shortages slowed the project. Mrs Walker will present a detailed accounting of every dollar spent on paving streets.
Bax ter Seminary in Putnam county on the Cumberland plateau reports a high age and poverty profile. Of 14 graduates this year three are between 85 and 40, average yearlong attendance is 25 to 30, and most students work their way through by farming, sweeping, and serving meals. The president notes they never turn a student away due to poverty.
A July 13 measure would dissolve 12 Agricultural and Mechanical Art schools as branches of the University of Georgia and transfer property to County Boards of Education. Sponsored by Rep Wimberly Toombs and Wilhoit Warren, the plan aims to concentrate state appropriations at the university and create one strong state institution.
Richland July 10 special Fred T Bridges assistant commissioner of agriculture under J J Brown bought the farm of Rep R L Gillen about three miles east of Richland The property is valuable with acres already set to pecans that will bear in three to four years Bridges believes a strong future for pecan industry and will plant several additional acres this fall.
Aged 15 trapper Gee T. White near thisity set five chicken traps and captured a two foot owl that had been killing his flock. The owl snapped heads from young chickens and left bodies, and four traps had been sprung before the capture. The boy warned the owl would meet the same fate as a plague of dogs.
From Charleston, S C arrives about noon containing 11 000 pounds of asphalt for the city paving project. City Engineer Walker and contractor Mr Bowe resolve a shortage caused by miscalculation by shipping by express to complete the work by Saturday afternoon instead of delaying to mid next week.
A Chinese sing song girl in Shayang Hupei province sparked a riot when admirers fought over her singing. A lamp was upset and about 100 houses burned. Peking and Shanghai offer her a dance career, promising wealth if she accepts, changing her life.
City Engineer Walker announced the white way cable has arrived and will be stored in the city warehouse until all plans are completed. The 1000 foot cable was funded by Kiwanis club and property owners if the project did not materialize, following a city council call meeting led by Steve Pace.
Dennis Barrett of a major chemical company surveys Georgia's cotton belt, reporting 95 percent of farmers use calcium arsenate to fight boll weevils and predicting a crop boon. He notes dry season carryovers, robust peach and tobacco profits, and diversification, with Sumter and other counties poised to exceed past ten years' yields despite weather.
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