Nationwide crusade forms to curb crime in U S
Prominent citizens from across the country initiate a drive to form a national crime commission led by Elbert H Gary of United States Steel. The Chicago Drake Hotel raid by four masked robbers ends in multiple deaths and a $10000 robbery as police recount a fierce pursuit and gun battle.
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National Crime Commission
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Tha
Coolidge
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Earth tremors felt in Kansas and neighboring states
Earth tremors of moderate intensity were felt in Kansas Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas today with no property damage reported. Quakes struck between 6 and 6 15 am. Kansas reports shocks in five cities including two distinct shocks in Leavenworth 15 minutes apart. The census bureau found more than 52000 drug stores in the United States.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Leavenworth
The
Census Bureau
United States
National Religious Fight Threatens In Congressional Hails
Washington July 30 A national religious fight in Congress looms as L W Wittner sues to stop District of Columbia educators who teach science from receiving pay He argues teachers disrespect the Bible contrasting science and scripture across geology biology philology physics astronomy chemistry and more The suit aims to force salaries stoppage as the controversy continuesContinued on Page Six
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Congress
New
L. W. Wittner
District of Columbia
Wittner
Tower of Babel
Joshu
Soule to Speak at Gainesville Fruit Growers Week
Dr Andrew M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture will be one of the principal speakers at Farmer's Fruit Growers week in Gainesville Florida August 10 15 announced by Dr Wilson Newell extension director. Soule a leading southern agricultural figure will address the program Tuesday August 10 along with other prominent leaders. Attendance is expected to exceed 1000.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Andrew M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Farmer’s Fruit Growers
Gainesville
Fla
Wilson Newell
Soule
South
College of Agriculture
University of Georgia
Senate debate on audit of agriculture department
Atlanta July 30 Senator Hutcheson introduced a resolution urging the state auditor to conduct an extensive audit of the agriculture department. The measure seeks costs of inspections and comparable figures from surrounding states for presentation at the next legislative session.
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Atlanta
Department of Agriculture
Senate
J. R. Hutcheson
State Agricultural Department
Representative Linder Seeks Agriculture Commissioner Post
Atlanta July 30 Rep Linder Jeff Davis County announced on the house floor he would run in the next primary for Commissioner of Agriculture.
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Atlanta
Linder
Jeff Davis County
Earth Slows Slightly as Day Length Shrinks Over Time
Washington reports the earth’s rotation is decelerating at a rate of one thousandth of a second per century, posing no danger of stoppage. Scientists note that days long ago may have been three to four hours, with ages of history reflecting faster spins.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Lady Grace MacKenzie Sues For Fifty Thousand
In Tampa on July 30 Lady Esme Grace MacKenzie filed suit seeking 50 000 damages against G E Bray a local realty dealer who endorsed a draft she calls a bad check. Her attorney Elaine Peacock hinted at criminal libel action. Lady Grace was not located and remains in seclusion after release from county jail with a veiled woman posting cash to dismiss the case.
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Tampa
Esme Grace MacKenzie
G. E. Bray
Grace
Elaine Peacock
No Agreement In Woods Case Declared Mistrial
Macon July 30 Judge J A Mathews declared a mistrial in the case of Mrs Ethel Wood wife of H W Wood proprietor of a local drug store charged with shooting her husband last spring. The jury failed to reach a verdict after Tuesday's deliberations and the judge halted proceedings. Wood lingered ten days after the shooting but recovered. the couple reportedly settled differences and Wood did not wish to see his wife convicted.
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Macon
J. A. Mathews
Ethel Wood
H. W. Wood
Wood
Bryan's Funeral Train Reaches Washington for Bryan's Burial
William Jennings Bryan returns to Washington to receive last rites ahead of burial in Arlington. The funeral train arrived at Union Station from Dayton with a reverent crowd awaiting. Mrs Bryan and party lodged at Lafayette Hotel before tomorrow's services. A military escort will accompany the casket to Arlington with dismounted artillery at the gates.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Potomac Hills
Dayton
Tenn
Union Station
Bryan
Arlington Cemetery
State Scions Engage in Bit Of Sarcasm
ATLANTA July 30 Georgia legislators mock themselves in a debate as the senate weighs a bill to send idiots to the insane asylum. Senators Andrews and Carlisle spar over the issue while in the house Lindsay and Lanier clash on evolution with a blunt gag about making tonkeys of themselves. Hutcheson pleads for the bill amid laughter.
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Atlanta
Georgia
House of the General Assembly
Senate
Hutcheneson
E. E. Andrews
Ira Carlisle
Andrews
Senator Carlisle
House
Lindsay
Jeff Davis
Lanier
Columbia
Mr. Lanier
Tennessee
Mr. Lindsey
Barrett
Stevens
Hutcheson
89Th
Duel letters branded as false in Browley affair
Browley California July 30 officers found evidence Tuesday that brands letters claiming John Truden wrote of a duel in which he killed Henry Kirk on July 18 as false. The letters were circulated as purported accounts of the incident.
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Browley
Calif
John Truden
Henry Kirk
Twelve Die In French Train Wreck Near Tours
Twelve persons were killed and several injured when an express train between Le Mans and Tours jumped the tracks near Saint-Antoine station. The wreck left the train practically demolished and carnage reported at the scene.
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Tours
France
Lemans
Stantoine
Fight to free condemned husband sparks renewed appeal
Mrs Catherine Scott continues a desperate campaign to win freedom for her husband, who faces a death sentence and has twice been saved from the gallows at the last moment.
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Russalli Seotti
Catherine Scott
Smuggling Ancient Persian Coins Across Two Continents
A July report from Paris notes a surge of 2000 year old coins found in France and America. Experts believe these coins sprang from a chest buried in 88 B C in a Persian village. Peasants kept the discovery secret fearing authorities would seize the chest. Smuggling of the coins out of Persia is now suspected.
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Paris
France
America
Georgia bill seeks $100000 for tick fence along line
Atlanta July 30. A bill in the Georgia House would authorize a $100000 appropriation to build a tick barrier fence along the Georgia Florida line to stop cattle ticks from Florida cattle entering Georgia. Of about 160 miles needed, 120 have been completed. State veterinarian Dr Peter F Bahnsen says border counties are legally responsible, expecting state reimbursement.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia- Florida
Florida
Theeorgia House of Representatives
Peter F. Bahnsen
Leslies First Cotton Bale Tells Local Harvest Mood
Leslie's first bale of 1925 cotton was weighed at 505 pounds and sold for 30 cents a pound to O W Loyd manager of the Sumter Lee warehouse. The bale graded strict middling and the Leslie area reports excellent crop condition aided by recent rains and warm weather aiding boll opening. The article notes many growers are now picking and describes the season as open and promising.
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Leslie
Sumter-Lee
L. C. Hines
O. W. Loyd
Soviet Counterfeiting Campaign Reported Across Europe
European reports claim Soviet authorities have begun a campaign to flood markets with counterfeit notes matching local currencies. The scheme aims to fund the Third Internationale and erode genuine money, though officials in Washington dispute the claim and warn of possible deception.
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Washington
Russia
Europe
Russian Information Bureau
Wighd
Petrograd
Moscow
Kazan
Novgorod
Third Internationale
Crowds Visit Playground Swimming Pool This Friday
Hundreds flocked to the Playground swimming pool as prices dropped to 10 and 15 cents on Fridays for the rest of the season. The association aims for the season’s largest crowd this week with fresh water and extra capacity. Half-price tickets will be sold after Friday, with Harrold or Warren handling inquiries.
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Playground Association
J. T. Warren
Association
Harrold
Warren
Mary Pickford Testifies in Kidnap Plot Trial
Mary Pickford, the film star, testified in Los Angeles on July 30 against three men Charles Stephens Claude Holcombe and Adrian J Wood accused of plotting to kidnap her. She said Douglas Fairbanks alerted her in mid May and she never saw the men loitering near the studio though she did note an auto they reportedly used to trail her and Fairbanks. The crowd outside cheered as she left the courtroom with her mother Fairbanks and her brother.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Mary Pickford
Charles Stephens
Claude Holcombe
Adrian J. Wood
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas
Fairbanks
Mary
Boy, 14, Guilty of Manslaughter in Father’s Death
In Buchanan on July 30 Hoke Goldin of Haralson County was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for shooting his father O. O. Goldin. The jury sentenced him to 10 years with a minimum of h years and his attorneys announced there would be no appeal.
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Buchanan
Hoke Goldin
Haralson County
O. O. Goldin
Buchanan Boy, 14, Testifies on Killing His Father
In Haralson superior court Boe Goldin described why he shot and killed Ollie Goldin during a noon nap. Testimony included prior remarks about killing his father and accounts from boy friends confirming threats. The boy spoke of mistreatment toward his mother and family, ending with the claim I hated to kill my father but it had to be done. The case, presided by Judge F A Irwin, was prosecuted by Ed Griffith with defense by W W Munday and M J Head.
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Ollie Goldin
Hoke
Ed Griffith
W. W. Munday
Cedartown
M. J. Head
Tallapoosa
Neill at Head of State State slate eyed for 1930 campaign
Atlanta July 30 The legislature’s political scene stirs gossip on a prospective lineup for the next state campaign with W Cecil Neill of Columbus for governor Ed B Dykes of Vienna for president of the state senate and Roy W Harris of Louisville for speaker of the house Jno W Hammond reports Harris also chairs the house ways and means committee and would preside over the house in committee of the whole during general appropriations debates Dykes a key figure in the Walter F George Senate bid helped craft the idea of sending Judge George to the Senate
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Atlanta
W. Cecil Neill
Columbus
Ed B. Dykes
Vienna
State Senate
Roy W. Harris
Louisville
Jno
W. Hammond
Harris
Ways and Means
Neill
House
Hammona
Dooly
Walter F. George
U. S
Judge George
Senate
Harmony Primitive Church Holds Six Day Meeting
Harmony Primitive Baptist church of Richland concluded a six day revival on Sunday with large crowds in attendance. Pastor R H Barwick of Cordele and Rev D S Agan of LaGrange formerly of Indianapolis, Ind, assisted and praised for their Primitive preaching and fine music.
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Harmony Primitive Baptist Church of
R. H. Barwick
Cordele
D. S. Agan
LaGrange
Indianapolis
Ind
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