Scopes Case Opens Fight Against Tennessee Anti Evolution Law
In Dayton Tennessee July 13 defense counsel John R Neal moved to quash the indictment against John Thomas Scopes on constitutional grounds arguing the act mandatorily teaches a particular religion and converts public schools into a church. Circuit Attorney General A Thom Stewart sought to exclude the jury as heat and tense exchanges followed.
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Dayton
Tenn
John Thomas Scopes
Scopes
John R. Neal
Circuit
A. Thom Stewart
John T. Raulston
Neal
Tennessee
William Jennings Bryan
Dayton Dayton Scopes trial sparks tense Sabbath scenes
In Dayton Tennessee the Scopes anti evolution case resumes with armed sheriff guards and imported police in the court room. Crowds gather for the second session as fundamentalist locals react with strong passion to the religion versus evolution clash.
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Court Room
Dayton
Tenn
Scopes jury picks seven Baptists four Methodists in trial
Arthur Brisbane notes the jury composition for the Scopes trial with seven Baptists and four Methodists. He reports Darrow seeking a modernist juror and mocks the proceedings as Britain ridicules America’s monkey trial, comparing it to a French sow case.
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Scopes
Darrow
Evolution Debate Will Be Continued Under Canvas
Dayton Tennessee July 13 Evolution vs Fundamentalism debate to continue under canvas after Scopes trial closes first chapter. Young Scopes and William Jennings Bryan will appear in chapbooks and perhaps Clarence Darrow may lecture. Promoters see box office appeal while Bryans hero status is noted.
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Bryan
Chautauquas
Darrow
Dayton
Jack Last
Dayton, Tenn
John T. Scopes
Young Scopes
William Jennings Bryan
Chatanquas
Clarence S. Darrow
Neal
Malone
Mason-Dixon
New York
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Mid-West
Donahey Plans Turtle Soup Dinner for Correspondents
Columbus reports Governor Donahey, famed for public service and Indian Lake timber feats, now tests turtle soup. He sponsors a July 22 dinner at the executive mansion with statehouse correspondents as testers. Turtles are held at Adjutant General Henderson's cottage at Indian Lake.
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Columbus
Donahey
Indian Lake
Ohio
State House
Henderson
Twelve Buildings Burned in Ostrander Fire
An early morning blaze in Ostrander Delaware county destroyed twelve buildings in the business square incurring about 35000 dollars in losses. The fire consumed the post office Masonic temple opera house and ten stores.
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Ostrander
Delaware County
Boy Run Down by Autoist in Columbus
Benny Wippel fifteen died after a hit and run crash as he rode his bicycle to work in Columbus. He succumbed about thirty minutes after arrival at Mercy hospital.
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Columbus
Benny Wippel
Wippel
Mercy Hospital
Arrests in Cairo target alleged Egyptian Reds
In Cairo authorities arrested about a dozen alleged Communists tied to teaching revolutionary theory. The case, framed as a bid to foment upheaval, mirrors broader global tensions over political ideology and education reform.
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Britain
Cairo
Egypt
New York City Population Tops Six Million
New York City's population is estimated at 6,103,384 by the census bureau, as released by the Merchants' Association of New York City. Other cities listed include Philadelphia 1,979,364 and Chicago not shown, with various regional figures.
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New York
New York City
Census Bureau
Merchants’ Association of
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Indianapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Toledo
Youngstown
England Faces Strike Crisis in Britain and Beyond
London July 13 A brewing industrial crisis quickens toward a potential international strike as British coal miners and railroad workers threaten action over wage cuts. Demonstrators in Hyde Park clash with fascists while 5,000,000 trade unionists back miners for higher pay and better conditions. A. J. Cook warns Belgian miners may join if wage scales stay unchanged.
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London
England
Hyde Park
Great Britain
A. J. Cook
Miners’ Federation
Broken water main floods New York subway region
A broken 20 inch water main at Fifth Avenue and Forty second Street floods the subway network, prompting police to close nearby streets. Work crews pump out tunnels to resume service while thousands face delays and confusion. Engineers locate and repair the break in the main.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Steinway Tunnel
East River
Manhattan
Queens
Donahey to commission inquiry into mansion expenditures
Governor Donahey said he would seek a disinterested citizens group to review mansion spending. He offered no direct reply to Attorney General Crabbe’s charges carried by a partisan weekly, and he will request copies of letters between Crabbe and State Auditor Tracy before issuing a public statement.
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Columbus
Donahey
Crabbe
Tracy
Six more defendants arraigned in Pickwicks collapse case
Boston July 13 six more defendants charged with manslaughter in the Pickwicks club building collapse appeared in Superior court before Judge Lummus. Each pleaded not guilty and was held on bail of 2000 dollars.
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Boston
Pickwicks Club
Lummus
Commentary on Safety Comparisons Between Chicago and China
The Newark Ohio American Tribune remarks that judging by killings in Chicago, an unbiased observer would find safety in China comparable to Chicago. It implies broad concerns about urban violence and questions relative safety abroad.
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Chicago
China
Newark
Ohio American Tribune
Submarine Victory Ledger From Victoria Voyage
Soldiers recall the July 1918 battle aboard the Victoria as the convoy battled a submarine off the St. Lawrence. Chasers engaged, bombs exploded, ship lifted by the concussion, one crewman jailed for fear-induced panic. The day after, another harmless raft incident surfaced aboard the vessel.
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Thut
England
Liverpool
Kellogg to Open Talks With Britain Over China Crises
President Coolidge faces a major diplomatic test as Kellogg returns to Washington to initiate informal talks with Britain. The aim is to ensure Britain does not act unilaterally and to uphold the Washington treaty requiring a three month conference among signatories to discuss removing the Chinese tariff surcharge.
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George Duano
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
White House
Great Britain
Washington
Kellogg
Britain
China
Ch'na
Dismiss One Count In Fourth Kirby Trial
Delaware July 13 jury selection began in the fourth Kirby trial. Judge Jewell struck the indictment for obtaining stock under false pretenses, leaving a single charge of larceny. Attorneys fought over depositions from Miles and Knabel as evidence.
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Josiah Kirby
Wilbur E. Beney
H. W. Jewell
Kirby
Cleveland
Luther Day
Albert H. Miles
Lincoln
Neb
Benoy
Miles
Discount Company
Charles Knabel
Tampa
Fla
Jewell
Old turtle found on Meigs county farm with 1871 inscription
A ground turtle aged at least 54 was found on a Meigs county farm last Thursday. The shell bears the initials FE 8 and the date 1871. The farm belongs to Dr. E A Person and A A Person of Athens, once owned by Joseph Guthrie, grandfather of Dr. Person. Edson Stout, Guthrie’s stepson, carved the initials and now lives in Huntington.
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Meigs County
E. A. Person
A. A. Person
Athens
Joseph Guthrie
Dr. Person
Edson Stout
Huntington
Easy on conductors in Tokyo trains
Loudspeakers will be installed on Japan Railways trains so conductors need not shout to call stations, easing noise and allowing clearer announcements during travel.
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Tokyo
Woman in California Kills Husband Over Hastard Incident
A California woman killed her husband after he refused a kiss, following a message from Mansfield Ohio Journal noting husbands should not neglect a duty at such peril.
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California
Mansfield
Ohio
Journahl
Maine Governor Authorizes Annex of Polar Lands
An advocacy note from Urbana Ohio Democrat claims the Maine governor may annex discovered polar lands to Maine. The piece asserts state witnesses could validate a sizable polar territory claim.
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Maine
MacMillan
Urbana
Ohio
Knapp hunt spurs effort to capture 'thrill murderer'
Reports from New York and neighboring areas say Phillip K. Knapp a former college student and army deserter linked to a Hempstead taxi driver slaying may have crossed the Canadian border or hidden near Montreal. State troopers search Utica Oneida counties as an Army pursuit plane operates from Plattsburgh with pilots Elliott and Sargent ready to chase Knapp to border bootlegger routes.
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Phillip K. Knapp
New York State
Knapp
Syracuse
N. Y
Louis Penella
Hempstead
L. I
Rouses Point
Montreal
Harold Kruger
Amsterdam
Utica
Oneida
Plattsburgh
Mitchell Field
M. L. Elliott
W. H. Sargent
Storm sweeps Indiana state broadside winds lash Indianapolis
Indianapolis on July 13 reports one of the fiercest summer storms. A gale up to five miles per hour uprooted trees flattened crops and shattered shocks while torrential rain flooded streets and closed roads across the area.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Governor Smith considering retirement to write for New York World
The Defiance Ohio Crescent-News notes Governor Al Smith may retire at the end of his term to become a political writer for the New York World, with a possible assignment at the White House. The Canton Ohio Daily News mentions the school evolution debate linked to John Scopes' sister.
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al Smith
New York World
White House
Defiance
Ohio
John Scopes
Canton
Ohio Daily News
School Board Rejects in Paducah Ky
In Paducah Kentucky the local school board rejects a proposal or action as indicated by fragmented OCR text. The brief note hints at a dispute or decision near a school system and mentions sins on a sister in a Biblical context.
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School Board
Paducah, Ky
Tongue Implements Guidance for Wagon and Husband
The Akron Ohio Beacon Journal notes the tongue as a guiding implement for wagons and, in a figurative sense, references guidance within marriage.
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Akron
Ohio Beacon-Journal
Bride Selects Best Man Not Finalized Before Wedding
The Newark Ohio American-Tribune notes the bride did not choose a best man prior to her wedding though she may have thought she did.
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Newark
Ohio American-Tribune
Athens inquest over second Athens killing prompts further witness hearings
In Athens county a shooting at a Lathrop dance left 18 year old Ellwood Males dead after a raid by Constable Davis and deputies. Witnesses testified he had no gun in hand. no verdict was reached as Coroner Sanders ordered further examination tomorrow.
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Eliwood
La«vada Hesikell
Lathrop
Thomas Davis
Davis
Cone Stable
Laethrop
L. W. Sanders
Sanders
Messeneger
Athens
Athena
Daing
Perry Davis
BH. A
Guthrie
Seibera
McKinley
Jaccob Cady
Sethers
Chauncey
E. R. Walburn
W Burn
Charles Males
Ellwood
Finsterwald
Bartlett
Walburn
Caillaux Juggler of Figures and Francs
The Cincinnati Times-Star notes Caillaux balances figures and francs, while France seeks more than a juggler to oversee its finances and policy.
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Caillaux
S*rance
Cincinnati
Ohio Times-Star
Make Your Clothes Last Longer With Stain Tips
This note offers stain removal guidance urging immediate treatment. Hot water frees fruit stains but worsens milk or egg marks. Soap can push grease and fruit stains deeper. A Washington Bureau remedy list promises methods for eighty eight stain types, with a small stamp-covered return request.
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Washington
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