Evolution Trial Clashes Over Excluded Expert Testimony
Dayton July 17 After Judge Raulston excluded scientific testimony in the Scopes case the court adjourned to Monday at 8 am. Defense counsel prepare statements outlining what their experts might have testified if allowed on the stand. The ruling sparked a sharp clash with Arthur Hays Clarence Darrow as Raulston signaled a faster pace upon return, hinting the trial may end Monday.
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Dayton
John T. Raulston
Scopes
Arthur Hays
Ralston
Clarence Darrow
Hays
Raulston
Darrow
State of
Tennessee
U S Government Declines Involvement in Wage Talks
SWAMPSCOTT July 17 The government will not participate in the anthracite coal field wage negotiations if no agreement is reached and a strike is called for September 1. A three hour conference between President Coolidge and Secretary Davis discussed the expected plan, but the exact government program was not revealed.
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Swampscott
Coolidge
Davis
Fire causes $10,000 damage at Camden refinery
Eldorado Ark July 17 damaged estimated at ten thousand dollars by a fire that wrecked part of a crackling plant at the Houston Oil and Refining company facility in Camden thirty two miles north of Eldorado. One refinery unit of the million dollar plant remained undamaged.
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Eldorado
Ark
Houston Oil and Refining Company
Camden
Here
17 Year Old Boy Confesses Murder in Schenectady
Hayden Smith, 17, of Schenectady confessed to killing Ziba C. Nickerson, 29, of Chatham Massachusetts and Chicago. Nickerson's body was found Sunday concealed in bushes along a highway near Union City. Authorities announced Thursday.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Hayden Smith
Ziba C. Nickerson
Chatham
Massachusetts
Chicago
Nickerson
Bahnsen notes Georgia meat consumption and production link
Dr P F Bahnsen reports in the state veterinary annual on Georgia's meat imports and farm meat purchases. He faults the production and marketing system for high costs, notes 75 percent of dry salt hog meat enters Georgia for farm use, and urges quality breeding to meet home demand with continued discussion on page four.
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Georgia
Peek Bahnsen
Brilliant Syracuse student Knapp hunted as thrill killer
Philip Knox Knapp, heir to the Knapp clan of Syracuse and son of William W. Knapp, is sought across the east as a thrill murderer. Descriptions recount his brilliant school record, normal youth, and a knack for slipping away before authorities. The piece notes his early disappearances at Cornell and a life steered by social privilege before accusations of violence.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Philip Knox Knapp
East
William W. Knapp
Williams Bridge Company
Knapp
Philip
North High School
Phil Knapp
Sarah A. Avery
Syracuse University
Cornell
Lanier Wins Low Medalist With 71 At Ameri cas Club
Charles Lanier shot a 71 to win the low medalist prize at the Ameri cas Golf Club. The club announces seven days to complete first matches starting today, with four days per subsequent match. Matches are 18 holes, finals 36, and additional prizes are offered by C. E. Byles and donors for two trophies.
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Charles Lanier
Americas Golf Club
Lanier
C. E. Byles
Indiana minister has eloped again in South Bend
Rev Wilson Culp of South Bend has disappeared again while his wife and nine children remain at risk. His sister-in-law Mrs Dorothy Culp of Napanee also is missing, suggesting the elopement pattern continues despite his stated intent to end his elopements and settle down.
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South Bend, Ind
Wilson Culp
South Bend
Dorothy Culp
Napanee
Ind
Family of Four Convicted in North Carolina Killing
A Catawba county jury found Tom Spencer, Myrtle Spencer, Dallas Spencer, and Lola Spencer guilty of killing Ray Hedrick in Newton on June 7. The entire family was convicted in the Thursday verdict, with the four members facing murder charges and possible penalties.
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Newton
N. C
Catawba County
Guily
Tom Spencer
Myrtle
Dallas
Lola
Ray Hedrick
McClintock will blocked at probate in Chicago
Probate Judge Horner refused to admit William McClintock’s will to probate citing undue influence. William Shepherd, recently acquitted in the related murder case, stood to benefit as he prepared to wed Isabelle Pope who received an $8,000 annuity. Cousins from Iowa joined in opposing probate.
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Chicago
Horner
William McClintock
William Shepherd
McClintock
Isabelle Pope
Falls to his death from church spire in Worcester
WorcesterMass July 17 A nail on the First Universalist church spire recently damaged by lightning snapped the rope of a boat swain chair. John Clancey 18 Worcester steeple jack plunged 165 feet to his death Thursday, falling through the roof of a passing motor truck.
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Worcester
Mass
First Universalist
John Clancey
Washington University Receives $1 Million Gift
Washington University in St. Louis announced a $1,000,000 gift from Charles Rebstock, a retired businessman and bank director. The donation designates $300,000 for a new zoology and biology building while the remaining $700,000 adds to the university's general endowment.
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ST. Louis
Washington University
Charles Rebstock
Five Die In Flash Storm Across Eastern States
Terrific electrical and rain storms in the east caused five deaths, uprooted trees, damaged power and telephone lines. In Wheeling two men drowned as floods washed out bridges and undermined roads Thursday afternoon. In Pittsburgh a man was killed when lightning struck his radio aerial as he prepared to tune it.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburg
Georgia urged to adopt budget and economy plan
A statewide group led by Eugene R Black and L G Council proposes a 15 million bond issue for higher education and state buildings. The plan calls for a construction budget system, centralized treasury deposits, revenue economy, a classification tax, and authority to pass an income tax if needed. Continued on page four.
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L. G. Council
Georgia
Eugene R. Black
Atlanta
Walker
Milledgeville
Tobacco Jubilee Opens 3500 Acres For Cotton Tobacco Cultivation
Plans for a July 25 tobacco jubilee in Lee county, with 2500 attendees, celebrate 3500 acres opened to bright top seed tobacco. The event at Scratchin Place features Dixie barbecue and speeches by Eugene R. Bia, Dr. A S Soule, J J Brown, and Col. W W Lykes. Walter Gainor, a Black chicken thief, was caught with a fried chicken at Forsyth Street and handed to authorities.
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Georgia
Atlanta Bank and Trust Company
Atlanta
Lee County
Eugene R. Bia
Atlanta Trust Commany
A. A. Soule
Georgia State College of Agriculture
J. J. Brown
Agriculture
Col. W. W. Lykes
Americus
Capital punishment revived in Cuba after protests
Havana July 17 reports say protests by congressmen, women's clubs, trade unions, and prominent Cubans failed to stop the revival of capital punishment. President Machado approved two death sentences recently, breaking the long standingCalvary Church precedent and signaling a shift in policy. Evening prayers will be said at Calvary Church tonight at 8 o'clock as officials consider commuting death sentences to life imprisonment.
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Havana
Cuba
Machado
Calvary Church
Whipping Boss Is Exonerated in Florida Trial
Cross City Florida July 17 former Tixie Lumber boss Thomas Higgenbotham known as Whipping Boss was found not guilty by a Circuit court jury on a second degree murder charge linked to the slaying of Martin Tabert a North Dakota youth One year earlier he was convicted but a Supreme court ruling granted a new trial
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Cross City
Fla
Thomas Higgenbotham
Tixie Lumber Company
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
Higgenbotham
Supreme Court
Brother Scott Halts Execution As He Plays Cards
CHICAGO July 17 Russell Scott a 30 year old Canadian financier and writer of business ethics was handed a one week reprieve from Governor Len Small less than six hours before his scheduled execution for the murder of drug clerk Joseph Maurer during a drug store hold up Scott in the death cell with two guards expressed relief and asked after his wife when told the news A Detroit sender signing as Robert Scott claimed responsibility and vowed to surrender prompting verification efforts by Springfield officials and a train dispatch to deliver official papers
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Len Small
Scott
Groverior
Springfield
Detroit
Robert Scott
Russell
Robert
Joseph Maurer
Peter M. Hoffman
Supreme Court
Tax exemption bill clears Senate in Georgia
Atlanta July 17 The Senate approved a tax exemption measure by Speaker Neel 35 to 1. The bill grants a five year tax break to new industries with a potential extension after a local referendum in the site's locality.
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Atlanta
Neel
House
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