Last Move to Rescue Scott Beg in Today
Russell Scott, a former millionaire convicted of murder, faces a final bid for mercy as eight defense alienists and five state alienists testify on his sanity. Jury selection proceeds to decide sanity, with testimony likely to start tomorrow. governor has refused further reprieves and only a presidential appeal remains.
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Russell Scott
Joseph Maurier
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Joseph Maurer
Detroit
David
Chester
Small
Coolidge
Editor Billboard Dies in Florida
William H. Donaldson 61 founder and president of the Billboard Cincinnati theatre publication dies in Sarasota Florida. Funeral services set for Fort Thomas Kentucky. He began assisting his father in the art trade and built the poster business into the Donaldson Lithographing company before founding the Billboard.
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Sarasota
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Donaldson Lithographing Company
Quarrel Over Narrow Lane Ends in Fatal Shooting
Cincinnati police claim Floyd Whitaker 43 owner of Camp Hunery on the Little Miami river admitted killing Walter McAdams 28 brakeman after a quarrel when two cars blocked a narrow lane Sunday night. Whitaker faces murder charges.
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Miami River
Walter McAdams
Turla koff Named Possible successor to Premier Tsanoff
A Belgrade dispatch reports agrarian Turla koff as a potential successor to Premier Tsanoff amid a cabinet crisis.
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Vienna
Agrtarian
Turlakoff
Tsanoff
Belgrade
Death of William Jennings Bryan Cited In Arlington
Arthur Brisbane recalls Bryan’s death and funeral as the nation reflects on his eloquence and faith. The piece notes Bryan buried in Arlington cemetery among other brave fighters. A white board near his grave quotes a famous lines about fame and the bivouac of the end.
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Borglum Considered Confederate Memorial at Chimney Rock
In western North Carolina Chimney Rock may host Gutzon Borglum for a new sculpture project. He faces two strong options: carve a Confederate memorial akin to Stone Mountain or create a Woodrow Wilson monument with the Chimney Rock stone. A Stone Mountain continuation could trigger a legal clash with Stone Mountain backers.
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Gutzon Borglum
North
Woodrow Wilson
Borglum
Time Bomb Explodes in Brooklyn Hallway
A night blast in a four story Brooklyn dwelling injures seven seriously and leaves over a dozen others shocked. Police tie the explosion to labor troubles as twenty three residents are rescued from a collapsed vestibule and shattering windows.
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Brooklyn
Maria di Gracia
Anthony
Scouts To Camp At Muskingum Near Athens
Athens Boy Scouts ordered to report at the courthouse steps at 7 am Wednesday in full uniform. They will be transported to Camp Endubonah on the Muskingum river where forty to fifty Athens scouts will join about half the encampment's staff for the third period.
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Muskingum River
Endubonah
Dyesville Farmer Found Dead in Drainage Ditch
POMEROY August 3 Coroner sends Caster s vital organs to Columbus for analysis after the wealthy farmer Clement Caster 69 was found dead in a ditch near his home. Authorities believe poisoning may have caused his death with revenge as a probable motive.
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Pomeroy
Clement Caster
Charles Nichols
Benjamin Ewing
Caster
Ewing
Frank Vale
Farmer Clement Caster Found Dead With Moonshine Nearby
Clement Caster, 59, a prosperous farmer in Dyesville, was found dead yesterday afternoon in a drainage ditch in front of his home with a jar of moonshine whisky by his side. He was discovered by Mrs. Eliza Vale and a neighbor raised the alarm. His body was taken to Pomeroy for examination after his stomach was sent to the state health department in Columbus. He was married and survived by ten children.
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Clement Caster
Eliza Vale
Fleeth
Frank Vale
Caster
Pomeroy
State Health Department
Columbus
Boy Killed When Machine Overturns Near Columbus
One death and eight injuries marked Sunday traffic accidents in Columbus area. Av erill Parsons, 17, died from injuries after the auto he rode with Kenneth Brooks, 17, struck a culvert near Etna in Licking county. The car rolled three times and ended in a ditch. Brooks, also internally hurt, is expected to recover.
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Averill Parsons
Kenneth Brooks
Etna
Licking County
Brooks
McVay Meets Troy Township Board in Coolville
County Superintendent H. R. McVay visits Coolville to discuss plans for the new Troy Township consolidated high school with the Troy township school board.
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H. R. McVay
Coolville
Troy Township
Berlin Moscow daily air line starts new mail passenger service
A daily air line service carrying mail and passengers has begun between Berlin and Moscow. With connections to other routes, travel from Moscow to London can be completed in about thirty hours.
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Europe
Berlin
Moscow
London
Poland Drives Germans Back Across Border
Berlin report says Germans expelled from Poland and Poles forced out of Germany continue crossing the frontier. German officials estimate about 9,000 already sent back, but no master list is available as the Polish government refuses to provide names. Both sides protest and call for reprisals under the Versailles provisions.
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Poland
Germany
Hindenburg
Coal production rises sharply in weekly U.S. output
Washington reports weekly Bureau of Mines data showing coal output increasing for the week ending July 25. Bituminous coal rose to 9,255,000 tons from 8,966,000, while anthracite reached 2,049,000 tons, up from 1,925,000. Early railroad car loadings for August 1 hint at continued gains.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
United States
Bryan Still Defends Two-Metal Money Theory Posthumously
William Jennings Bryan at his death stuck to two-metal money basing on gold and silver, though he did not think the time ripe to revive the issue. In a letter to Merryle Stanley Rukeyser, Bryan said prosperity made discussion unnecessary and warned such talk could distract from other concerns.
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James L. Kilgallen
New York
William Jennings Bryan
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Platte
New York Evening Journal Today
Merryle Stanley Rukeyser
Rukeyser
Coolidge Targets Midwest States in 1930 Election Plan
President Coolidge's White House briefing centers on the Midwest as the likely battleground for the upcoming congressional elections. Iowa's John T. Adams reports conditions in Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota where insurgent Republican strength grows under LaFollette line. Potential Klan and "wots" candidates loom in Wisconsin.
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Coolidge
Mississippi River
John T. Adams
Iowa
Republican National Committee
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South Dakota
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Bob” LaFollette
Francis E. McColern
Ku Klux Klan
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Small Skirmish Marks Booze War
Four alleged bootleggers including two women evaded police in Cleveland streets after a gun battle with pursuing officers. The fugitives were intercepted at Willowick where they were said to be receiving liquor from a rum boat.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Willowick
Women tied to fashion face light burdens despite trends
Despite popular belief that fashion enslaves women, the text argues their burdens are comparatively light. It contrasts societal expectations with practical constraints, suggesting style demands can be manageable and not oppressive.
Six Hurt In Auto Crash Near Amsterdam Ohio
Six Wellsburg residents were injured yesterday afternoon when the touring car they rode in overturned near Amsterdam Ohio. Mrs John Dagman 35 sustained the most serious injuries and was taken to a Steubenville hospital.
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W. Va
Wellsburg
Amsterdam
John Dagman
Steubenville
President Coolidge’s pastor airs liberal Bible views
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor at the White House church, declared the Bible is not a literal physics manual but inspired by writers. He admitted not believing in verbal inspiration yet said the authors were inspired, challenging strict literalists.
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Coolidge
Jason Noble Pierce
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Coal Mines in Logan West Virginia Warn of Busy Period
A mucking valry mum reports coal mines in Logan West Virginia are starting up in good time. Workers earn strong wages with one leader averaging 70 dollars weekly for eight weeks and saving 5000 dollars. Coal is moving to the Canadian government and orders from merge lake are shipping. Contract coal sells near 1.50 dollars a ton and spot mine run at about 1.30 dollars. On Saturday the 25th seventy five mines operated and car supply exceeded daily need.
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Logan
W. Va
Logan Bank
Mosul Debate Signals Potential Britain League Friction
Reports from Geneva indicate mounting trouble over the Mosul mandate and whether Mosul should join the Mesopotamia area under British protection. The controversy centers on the League of Nations report viewed as unfavorable to Britain, foreshadowing possible friction between London and the League.
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England
Denver Bandit Slays Three In Holdup Near Fort Logan
Police search city and mountains near Denver for a lone gunman who killed three and wounded one during a holdup on a car with four occupants. Miss Marie McCormick 17 died on scene, Mrs Julia Stearns mortally wounded, Fred Funker 19 died en route, Carl Perry was wounded and aided by a nearby farmhouse. The desperado fled on a motorcycle without lights.
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Fort Logan
Marie McCormick
Julia Stearns
Radio Monopoly Probed Over Radio Equipment Patents
Washington reports the Department of Justice nears completion of a broad probe into alleged monopoly in radio equipment. Officials say cross licenses and asserted patent rights allow trade controlling combinations to evade the Sherman anti trust law, broadening the investigation beyond radio to many industries.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Department of Justice
Department
New Dictaphone Parlophone Proposed by Dr. Curt Stille
Berlin announces a new dictaphone based on an electro magnetic system invented by Dr. Curt Stille of Berlinger Telegraph Gesellschaft. The parlophone records speech on a steel wire, enabling listeners in New York to hear dictation. The device promises easy handling, corrections, and potential cross ocean transmission via cable.
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Berlin
New York
Curt Stille
Berlinger Telegraph- Egesellschaft
International
Doctor Stille
Doctor Stilles
Stille
Government drives to padlock 1000 New York sites
The government launched a sweeping campaign to padlock more than 1,000 locations in New York City and surrounding areas as part of an nationwide crackdown. Agencies target businesses believed to be connected to illegal activity and organized crime networks.
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New York
Government
New York City
Labor Move Ends Third Party Push in AFL Decline
The American Federation of Labor repudiates the La Follette third party effort and returns to non partisan policy. Labor reconsiders mass political action and vows to issue white lists of friendly candidates while opposing those on its black list.
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Lasbor
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Labor
Senate
House
Attem
Inventions of Dictation Machine Draw Interest
A German novelist tested a new dictation device that repeats words or sentences when commanded, allowing a dictated text to be replayed. Doctor Stille noted the device as a withheld announcement of his invention appearing practical.
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Stille
Bulgaria in uproar after murder plot sentences
Reports from Sofia via Vienna say Bulgaria faces political turmoil with ten communists sentenced to death for plotting against the government, signaling continued unrest and harsh measures.
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London
Bulgaria
Vienna
Sofia
Yellowstone the Great Vacation Spot and Park Education
A pamphlet extols Yellowstone National Park as a premier nature school with astonishing mountains glaciers lakes and canyons. It notes 2,142,270 acres set aside by the Government and invites readers to request the free booklet from the Washington Bureau, enclosing two cents for return postage.
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