Bryan Funeral Set For Friday In Arlington
People of Nation pay tribute to William Jennings Bryan as his body lies in state at a Dayton Tennessee home. Messages of condolence flood the cottage while mourners gather in support. The body will depart to Washington Wednesday for services Friday at Arlington Cemetery. President Coolidge orders government flags at half mast in the capital Friday.
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Bryan speech excerpts defend creationism and faith based colleges
The text summarizes Bryan's Scopes speech arguing against teaching evolution in public schools and asserting religion supports learning. It notes his call for Christian colleges and for atheists to build their own institutions if they teach their beliefs, framing the issue as about religious and educational liberty.
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Bryan
Scopes
Washingtons Monkey Case Postponed
Hearing in Washington evolution case was postponed until Friday to allow counsel for Loren H Wittner more time to study the government's motion to dismiss. Justice Siddons of the DC Supreme Court agreed.
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Washington
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Loren H. Wittner
William Jennings Bryan Dead at Dayton Tenn Funeral Flag Half Staff
President Coolidge directs national flag to half staff for the death of William Jennings Bryan. Bryan, a Nebraska congressman, Spanish American War colonel, and secretary of state, died July 26 1925 at Dayton Tenn. The notice lauds his public service and urges emulation of his private life. The funeral date is forthcoming.
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Washington
Coolidge
Kellogg
William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
United States
Congress
Nebraska
Foretold Death During Fight
The New York Sun recalls that less than three years earlier Williams J. Bryan predicted he would die in a struggle. At a Feoria Illinois prohibition address he warned his children of dying in a fight and noted age and fatigue. He also hinted the Democratic convention might be his last as a delegate.
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New York
New York Sun
Williams J. Bryan
Feoria
Ill
Zem
U. S Ambassador to Japan Dies in Japan
Edgar Addison Bancroft American Ambassador to Japan died this morning at Karuizawa after illness of three weeks. Initial diagnosis listed indigestion but later identified as a small duodenal ulcer.
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Japan
Tokyo
Edgar Addison Bancroft
Karuizawa
Eighteen Bills Introduced In House Bring Total To 721
Eighteen bills were introduced in the Georgia House on Monday, bringing the session total to 721. Measures include bond authorizations, city charters, sales tax proposals, tax changes, and county legal reforms across multiple counties and cities.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
House
Representative Barrett
Stephens
Barrett
Avalon
Davis and Lindsay
DeKalb
East Lake
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Wheeler
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Capital is deserted but summer cabinet members stay on
Washington July 28 Government leaders flee the heat yet work continues as cabinet members deploy understudies to run departments. Jardine’s post filled by R W Dunlap, Hoover’s by Judge S B Davis, Work’s by Judge Edward C Finney, Now’s by John H Bartlett, Labor’s by Robe Carl White, Navy’s by Theodore Douglas Robinson, War’s by Dwight F Davis. Mellon Kellogg and Attorney General Sargent plan desk stays. summer cabinet members will vacate later.
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Sargent
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Iis
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Theodore D. Robinson
S. B. Davis
John H. Bartlett
Four Measures Of Tax Reform Before House
ATLANTA July 28. The Georgia House faces choosing among four reform proposals from the constitutional amendments committee. Some measures align with Governor Walker on classification and income taxes, while Bussey seeks to phase out ad valorem taxation. Burgin proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting inheritance and income taxes, arguing they drive capital away and that now is not the time for such taxes. Opponents question Florida as a comparison, noting wealth and population influx began before its repeals.
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Constitutional Amendments Committee
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Bussey
Burgin
Marion
Georgia
Florida
Senate adopts Hutcheon resolution for highway audit
Senate approves Hutcheon motion to probe the State Highway Department based on a special auditor’s report. Committee named Hutcheson Dixon Andrews Carswell Celler to lead the inquiry. The Royal Air Force adopts U S parachute type. A new kiln dries lumber while recovering turpentine. Yokohama reports notable post quake recovery from 1923 disaster.
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Senate
Hutcheon
State Highway Department
Hutcheson
Dixon
Andrews
Carswell
Cellier
Texas Leads In Road Building In Fiscal Year
Washington July 28 Nine thousand nine hundred forty five miles of federal aid road were completed in the year ending June 30 according to the bureau of public roads. An additional 4587 miles were finished but not yet inspected. Texas led with 784 miles, followed by South Dakota 458 miles Illinois 481 miles and Minnesota 429. The Wendover cut off across the Great Salt Lake desert opened to traffic, closing gaps in the 175000 mile federal aid highway system.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Roads Bureau
Wendover
Great Salt Lake Desert
Texas
South Dakota
Illinois
Minnesota
Debs Criticizes Dead Patriot Bryan
Eugene V. Debs, veteran socialist leader, criticized William Jennings Bryan after his death in Los Angeles. Debs said Bryan began as progressive but grew conservative, ultimately becoming a champion of reactionary political and social life.
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Los Angeles
Eugene V. Ipebs
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Sales Tax Proposed As Substitute Revenue Measure
Atlanta July 28 a constitutional amendment to authorize a state sales tax is proposed by Senator Collier as an alternative to the governor s income tax plan now before the legislature. A companion bill would levy a half percent gross sales tax while exempting real and personal property from ad valorem taxation to fund state needs.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Collier
Kent
Wheeler
22Nd
General Assembly
Lower House is Busy Today in Atlanta
The house in Atlanta shows a busy session with the passage of Representative McCrorys school book bill and the indefinite postponement of a Senate resolution for a joint session with ex-Senator Hoke Smith. A tax commission bill is introduced as the chamber opens. Shortly after noon the house begins debate on the general appropriation bill.
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McCrory
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Hoke Smith
House
Augusta Captured After Bold Hudson River Bootleg Run
The 2000 ton steamer Augusta was seized by customs officers in the Hudson River near Dyckman Street after unloading a liquor cargo worth about 250,000 at bootleg prices. A crew of 24 was arrested, the captain admitted distributing the cargo, and a preliminary hearing was held aboard. Officials call this the most daring operation in customs and prohibition history.
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Augusta
Hudson River
Dyckman Street
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Customs Service
Charles Wilson
Gilmore Trial Opens Today in Moultrie
Mrs. C B Gilmore of Americus and Solicitor Jules Felton of Montezuma travel to Moultrie for the trial of Albert Maples charged with murder in the death of Mrs Gilmore's husband about a decade ago. Maples is defended by J J Hill, KE Cox, and Joe Gibson. Prosecution claims no self defense. defense plans to argue it.
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Jules Felton
Montezuma
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Albert Maples
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Maples
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Pelham
KE. E. Cox
Camilla
Joe Gibson
Gould Heiress Weds Viscount in Montreal Ceremony
Mrs Guinevere Gould widow of George J Gould and heiress to much of the Gould fortune married Viscount Bunsford son and heir to the Earl of Middleton in Montreal today. The union ties two prominent families as New York society notes.
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Viscount Bunsford
New York
Guinevere Gould
George J. Gould
Montreal
Middleton
Flow of Gold Starts in South Georgia Today
Tobacco warehouses in 40 South Georgia cities opened to buyers from across the United States as farmers expect a $15 million crop. Georgia’s 1925 tobacco acreage rose to about 72,000 acres with over 68 counties growing tobacco, and warehouses will operate in Albany, Bainbridge, Valdosta and other towns. The report notes a record area, rising from 17,000 acres in 1923 to 41,000 last year and 72,000 this season, signaling broad growth in South Georgia.
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United States
Georgia
Atlanta Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Federal Department of Agriculture
Albany
Alma
Bainbridge
Baxley
Blackshear
Cairo
Camilla
Douglas
Dublin
Fitzgerald
Hahira
Hazelhurst
Lyons
Metter
Moultrie
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Pelham
Quitman
Thomasville
Tifton
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Valdosta
Waycross
Bureau
Three Found Dead in Hotel Room in New Haven
In New Haven on July 28 two boys and a man were found dead in a Flannagan hotel room after a door was broken down to enter. They occupied the room since Sunday and were last seen Monday night when the man bought food. The coroner suspects poisoning in this death trio. Mississippi has more negro farmers than any other state.
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New Haven
Flannagan
Immigrant Population in United States Reaches 15 Million
About 15,000,000 persons of foreign birth reside in the United States, reflecting a substantial immigrant presence. The figure underscores long-standing demographic shifts shaping communities, labor, and culture nationwide.
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The
United States
Department of Agriculture Report Shows Laborers Leaving Farms
Atlanta July 2. An analysis by the Department of Agriculture of the 1924 25 farm population shows 109000 fewer hired laborers on farms on January 1 1925 than a year earlier a 34 percent drop. Total hired laborers numbered 2065000 in 1925 down from 3194000 in 1924. Movements to and from cities indicate only about 25 percent of the net change involved hired laborers with most farm population movements tied to families of tenants and owners. The 1924 peak postwar farm prosperity saw a net gain of about 500000 in total farm population with the following year adjusting accordingly. Continued on Page Tama
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