Claims lands in parks by the Associated Press
Five tribes from Wyoming Idaho Montana and Washington sue the federal government for $68 707 343 alleging treaty violations and loss of hunting and fishing lands including parts of Yellowstone and Glacier National parks The suits claim royalties from mining and unpaid education funds and seek 200 000 per year for three tribes for 96 years of allotment delays.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Warhrington
Blackfeet
Nez Perce
Blood
Piegan
Gros Ventre
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Congress
Department of Justice
Alea
Melbourne Welcomes American Sailors Parade and Parties
The U S fleet crewing Melbourne enjoys theater visits and dances as 1800 sailors prepare a formal city parade. Admiral Robert E Coontz says the visit has done them good and praises the warm reception by Australia.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Anustralian
Robert E. Coontz
Australia
French Shy of Peace Move by Rifian Leader
Paris July 23 The French government will not officially recognize Abd el Krim’s peace terms as published in a London newspaper and the Paris Quotidien. The Foreign Office said France cannot entertain cessation terms unless sent through proper diplomatic channels.
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Associated Press
Paris
Abd-El-Krim
London
Paris Quotidien
Chamber of Deputies
Foreign Office
Abd-el- Krim
France
Morocco
Two Aged Sisters Found Beaten to Death in Hudson Home
In Hudson New York on July 24 two elderly sisters Miss H Georgianna Gillis 77 and Miss Helen Gillis 80 were found beaten to death in their home. Neighbors discovered the bodies this afternoon though the crime occurred yesterday. An instrument used in the deaths was found inside the house and no stranger was seen in the area. the residence showed no signs of robbery.
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Associated Press
Hudson
WN. H
H. Georgianna Gillis
Helen Gillis
Washington to Stall Evolution Trial in Courts
In Washington and San Francisco officials and scholars argued over teaching evolution in public schools. Federal and DC officials seek delays while Congress weighs whether evolution should be taught, while California boards move to accept two contested biology texts as a third awaits ruling.
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Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia
Dayton
Francis H. Stephens
Ban Francisco
California
State Board of Education
Peabody and
Gruenberg
Atwood
Officials to Readvertise Bond Issue Contingent on Warrants
Silver Bow county faces readvertisement of its 330000 bond issue to retire outstanding warrants. Toledo bond house Stranahan Harris & Watts, via rep H G Wolking, argues the contract and advertising procedure were illegal and demands written complaints. County officials resist canceling current terms, seeking to avoid opening bids while keeping the present deal intact.
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Silver Bow County
Stranahan, Harris & Watts
Toledo
H. G. Wolking
Chester B. Massjich
New York
Freudenstein
Gemmel and Kearney
N. A. Rotering
J Sullivan
Wolking
Masslich
Bond House
Mr. Walking
Helena
Mr. Gemmell
Stranahan, Harris & Oatis
Sullivan
Rotering
Walking
Shenandoah Aids in Anti Aircraft Fire
Experiments in anti-aircraft firing between the battleship Texas and the dirigible Shenandoah off the Virginia capes today show promise. Details are confidential but a quick exam of a target dropped by the dirigible revealed a dozen or more holes, indicating potential value in aircraft versus battleships.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Texas
Virginia Capes
Forest fires ring up 29 million acres burned in 1924 losses
The Forest Service reports 1924 saw 92 000 fires and 38 million dollars in damage across 29 million acres of land. Incendiaries led with 21 000 fires, brush burning 16 000, and smokers 13 000, with railroads and campfires also blamed. William B. Greeley calls 1924 a very bad year and urges stronger public opinion as a weapon against fires.
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Associated Press
Washington
Forest Service
William B. Greeley
Butte Mobilizes to Aid Quake Stricken Montana Schools
Butte joins Montana relief efforts for four quake damaged towns Manhattan Logan Three Forks and Willow Creek where 1000 children lack classrooms. A state executive committee will raise funds with an estimated 65000 needed for repairs and Butte’s share set at 10000. Local clubs chambers and churches backed the appeal at a recent chamber meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Butte
Liberty Loan
San Francisco
Europe
Asia
Manhattan
Logan
Three Forks
Willow Creek
State Board of Examiners
Russell Sage Foundation
National Educational Association
The
American Red Cross
Erickson
Sam D. Goza
Helena
Goan
James Tf. Hobbins
Silver Bow County
G. W. Craven
School of Mines
Rotaru
Kiwanis and Exchange Clubs
Ministerial Association
Army Planes Follow Air Mail Route To San Francisco
Six army pursuit planes from Selfridge Field Michigan completed a four day air mail route test arriving in San Francisco ahead of schedule. They departed Salt Lake City at 8 36 a m and landed Crissy Field at 3 46 p m after flying in two three plane formations. Major Thomas G Lanphier said the trip was uneventful with only one brief rain related landing. A Curtiss NB S bomber accompanied the flight from Michigan to Cheyenne and will join the return trip by night. Recommending improvements will follow.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Selfridge Field
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Salt Lake City
Crissy Field
Thomas G. Lanphier
Michigan Field
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lanphier
Vice President Dawes Heads to Frontier Day Amid Sioux Induction
Vice President Charles G. Dawes departed Denver for Cheyenne to attend Frontier Day events and be inducted as an honorary member of the Sioux Indian tribe. Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming will also join the tribe. Dawes will return Saturday and spend next week on a southern Colorado ranch.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Charles G. Dawes
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Dawes
Colorado
Two Army Flyers Die in Hawaii Air Crash
Four crashes occurred in a week on Oahu ending with two pilots killed and three injured, one severely, after three Army airplanes crashed in Honolulu.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Oahuteland
State faces suit to bar government from gasoline business
In St Paul on July 24 W H Oppenheimer for White Eagle Oil says the firm will sue South Dakota to stop state entry into the gasoline market. He claims government competition unfair and plans federal court action after Governor Gunderson announced a gasoline war was on again.
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Associated Press
Paul
W. H. Oppenheimer
White Eagle OM Company
South Dakota
Court Grants Habeas Stay to Probe Sanity of Condemned Man
In Chicago, Judge Joseph B. David issued a writ delaying Russell Scott's execution less than four hours before. The stay, granted at the request of attorney William Stewart, pauses the death warrant to allow inquiry into Scott's mental state during 16 months in Cook County jail. Scott proclaimed his innocence and proclaimed not insane as his appeals stalled.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph B. David
David
William Scott Stewart
William Darling Shepherd
Stewart
Scott
Cook County
East
Churchill Defeated as Admiralty Wins Naval Plan
London July 23 The cabinet resolves a naval build plan favoring the admiralty. Four new cruisers this year ending March, then three cruisers yearly, plus nine destroyers and six submarines annually. Baldwin cites peaceful outlook to justify reducing earlier demands amid party splits. Churchill opposed the compromise.
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Associated Press
London
Admirality
Economy
House of Commons
Baldwin
Admiralty
Churchill
W. Bridgeman
Tha Wena
Ramsay MacDonald
Runaway Youth Found on Deathbed in Craig Colony
George Albert Glidden, 16, who ran away from Whitman Massachusetts two years ago to join the U S army, is found gravely ill on a bed at Craig colony in Denver. He served six months in the army and has been in hospitals. a telegram to his father prompted a return to Denver for treatment where doctors say tubercu losis may prove fatal.
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Associated Preas
Denver
George Albert Gildden
Whitman
Mase
United Statos Army
Herbert W. Gildden
Craig Colony
Youns Glidden
Massachusetts
United States Veteran Bureau
British Coal Strike Threatened July 31
London July 23. Great Britain faces a potential general coal strike on July 31 as the miners' federation directs workers to quit. The government pursues negotiations with mediation by W. C. Bridgeman while owners hold to ending the current agreement due to its expiry. The strike remains not yet inevitable.
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Associated Preas
London
Great Britain
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
Miners’ Federation
Two Give Lives in Rescue Attempt at Sea
In Biarritz on July 23 Paul Wourquet, renowned life saver, died while trying to save Mrs Williams, an English visitor, from drowning. Mrs Williams also perished and William Jemmett, who aided, met the same fate. Reports disagree on Mrs Williams’s identity, listing her as Mrs Albert Williams or an English visitor.
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Biarritz
France
Paul Wourquet
Williams
American Aid Aides Killed by Chinese Bandits in Manchuria
In Harbin on July 23, Morgan Palmer of New York state, longtime Far East resident, was killed while aiding villagers near his Sun gari river ranch during a bandit attack on July 20. Dr Harvey J Howard, tied to Peking RK hospital, was captured and remains missing. Palmer's mother, sons, and Mrs Baldwin fled. burial occurred Tuesday night. American customs officers care for Mrs Palmer near Fuehing Hsien as couriers search for Dr Howard.
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Associated Press
Harbin
Manchuria
Sungari
Morgan Palmer
New York State
Far East
Palmer
Harvey J. Howard
Peking
Dr. Howard
Mr. Palmer
Ralph Baldwin
Derby, Conn
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