Ohio Highway Signs Could Be Nationalized Soon
Ohio officials say their highway sign system may become national standard with minimal changes. E W James of the U S bureau of roads outlines four sign shapes and their meanings to warn drivers and reduce accidents.
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Harold G. McCoy
Columbus
Ohio
United States
State Highway Department
E. W. James
United States Bureau of Roads
Federal Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Washington
James
G. F. Schlesinger
Dayton Man Fatally Shot Escaping Officer
James Turner twenty four of Flint Michigan was shot in the head while attempting to flee a Dayton policeman at Carmonte a suburb on the Dixie highway he died this morning with the incident unfolding in Dayton Ohio.
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Dayton
James Turner
Flint
Mich
Carrmonte
Unemployment and welfare across nations discussed by Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane contrasts Britain’s postwar unemployment dole with American attitudes. He notes Britain’s government cash aid to idle workers as a safeguard against Bolshevism, while praising Britain’s practical approach and urging American leaders to foresee future labor issues.
Shenandoah Circles Lakehurst As Crews Await Landing
After a night of winds storms and fog the Shenandoah dirgible was sighted circling Lakehurst naval air field around 10 am with landing crews on standby. A prior radio from Commander Lansdowne said the ship was offshore awaiting weather. later reports said heavy fog and high winds kept the airship out at sea.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Field
Naval Air Station
Shenandoah
Atlantic
Zachary Lansdowne
New Jersey
Virginia Capes
Lansdowne
Delaware
State Highway Contracts To Be Set Today
Bids for over ninety state highway construction jobs totaling an estimated 3.5 million dollars were to be received today in Columbus. The next letting on July 31 is expected to be the department’s largest ever as county shares delayed seven projects.
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Columbus
L. A. Boulay
Preble
Tuscarawas
Highway Department
Boulay
Dyes Used to Trace Streams in Mammoth Cave
Louisville scientists place dyes in water to map underground streams at Mammoth Cave. Tracing efforts aim to understand subterranean water flow and connections between cave passages.
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Louisville
Mammoth Cave
Athens City Census 1925 Shows Population Rise to 6849
Athens population totals 6849 in 1925, 431 more than 1920, based on 1533 pupils in the city school census. Family factor of four and a half yields the figure, with 1046 in grades and 476 in junior and senior high. Handicapped count 10, likely underreported.
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Athens
Neil D. Thomas
Hocking Valley
Thomas
Athenians recall American wonders in aged flivver journey
Erskine White, Alton Hope, and Everett Shirley recount a 10 000 mile summer trip west of the Mississippi visiting the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Petrified Forest, Devil's Tower and Yellowstone. They traveled with Harold Wells and Dale Rowan, rodeo at Belle Fourche, saw Shriners in Los Angeles, and kept costs to 22.60 per man for fuel, board, tires and a rear end.
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Mississippi River
Erskine White
Alton Hope
Everett
Eph
Shirley
Harold Wells
Dale Rowan
Hollywood
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Kansas City
Grand Canyon
Navajo Desert
San Diego
Tijuana
Mexico
Phi Sigma Chi
Fresno
Calif
Shriners
Death Valley
Salt Lake City
Winslow
Ariz
Painted Desert
Yellow Stone National Park
Gillette
Wyo
D. W. Edwards
Almon
Harold Edwards
Belle Fourche
S. D. Hope
Meteor
Flagstaff
Devil's Tower
Tower
Devil’s Tower
Pike’s Peak
Mosquitos Bring Malaria To City
Athens reports three malaria cases in children on Grosvenor and South Court streets. City Health Commissioner Dr. J. M. Higgins says mosquito control is urgent to prevent further spread.
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Athens
J. M. Higgins
Higgins
Grosvenor Street
South Court Street
Britain Opposed to China Conference on Extraterritoriality
London July 17 Great Britain has informed the United States France and Japan that it is opposed at this time to any conference of powers to discuss abolishing extraterritorial rights in China. The stance was conveyed to Ambassador Houghton and the French and Japanese envoys by Foreign Minister Chamberlain at Downing Street.
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David M. Church
London
Great Britain
United States
France
Japan
China
Coolidge
Kellogg
Houghton
Chamberlain
Downing
Yellowstone National Park
Ellowstone
Washington Nation
Telegraphic reprieve saves Russell Scott from gallows
Chicago July 17 telegrams toppled the hangman’s rope as a last minute reprieve delayed Russell Scott’s execution for seven days. A message signed Robert Scott claimed he shot Joseph Maurer and pledged surrender, prompting Gov Small in Springfield to grant the reprieve while an investigation unfolds. A second telegram indicated Robert Scott would surrender in Chicago regarding the murder charge.
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Govenor Small
Springfield
Robert Scott
Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Russell
Anglo-Soviet tension grows in Shanghai expels Soviet agent
In Shanghai on July 17 British Assessor Whitta more ordered M. Dosser, agent of a Soviet company, expelled after being found guilty of conspiring to incite disorder. Dosser was given two weeks to wind up affairs and leave. The ruling was issued with a Chinese magistrate present, despite Soviet protests.
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Shanghai
Whittamore
M. Dosser
Finsterwald Wins At Athens Country Club Match
Ed Finsterwald won the ball match at Athens Country Club yesterday afternoon. Dr. D. H. Biddle and Robert Woods tied for second place. The annual cross country match is slated for July 31.
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Finsterwald
Ed Finsterwald
Athens Country Club
D. H. Biddle
Robert Woods
French Post Is Taken By Moors Near Tetuan
London reports July 17 that Petain travels to Toulouse for a flight to Abat as word arrives of a Moroccan French post at Riba southwest of Tetuan being captured by Moors. Garrison taken prisoner along with stores and ammunition.
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London
Marshal Petain
Verdun
Toulouse
Morocco
Times
Madrid
el Sol
Riba
Tetuan
Lightnin' Plays On After 1600 London Performances
The American comedy Lightnin' continues to run strongly in London as it surpasses 1600 performances. Strong crowd demand keeps the show bustling at the local theater district.
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London
Lightnin
Miners Seek Pay Rise as Coal Prices Spark Debate
Atlantic City July 17 miners press wage hike demand during talks with anthracite operators. Philip Murray notes coal costs eight dollars at the mine and fifteen dollars to the consumer, urging savings to fund higher wages. Operators counter that a 1923 coal commission urged no new probe.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philip Murray
Mine Workers’ Union
Coolidge
Davis
Swampscott
Miners’ Union
W. W. English
United States Coal Commission
Lima Hunt Catches Suspect Believed Knapp After 100 Mile Chase
In Lima on July 17 a suspect matching the wanted Phillip Knapp description was captured in Wabash after a chase spanning more than 100 miles. Newspaper men and Ben Miller of the National Detective agency aided the arrest of the man linked to the New York murder case. The man could not explain his movements last month and admits origin from New York State.
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Lima
Ben Miller
National Detective Agency
Phillip Knapp
New York State
Louis Panella
Knapp
Wabash
Ind
Kirby to Know Fate on Monday
Delaware July 17 Judge H W Jewell directed a verdict of not guilty in a larceny of stocks case against Josiah Kirby and excused the jury until Monday when he would rule further on the motion of lawyers seeking the verdict.
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Delaware
Josiah Kirby
Common Pleas
H. W. Jewell
Jewell
French Moroccan campaign toll reaches 4148 dead or missing
Paris reports 4148 French casualties in the Moroccan campaign through June 30. The tally includes 707 killed 666 missing and 2775 wounded. Abd El Krim is named as the opposing leader in the conflict.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Abd-El-Krim
Coal Walkout Threat Prompts White House Action
President Coolidge and Secretary Davis weigh federal steps to avert a hard coal strike amid wage talks in Atlantic City. Hoover to be called to White House for guidance while Davis sails to Europe after a three hour meeting. Pinchot previously tried to avert a shutdown in the anthracite fields.
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George E. Durno
Swampscott
Mass
James J. Davis
Coolidge
White Court
White House
Davis
England
Labor
Washington
Atlantic City
Europe
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Youth Kills Good Friend For Pleasure In Schenectady
Hayden Smith, 17, son of a respected Schenectady family, shot and killed Ziba Nickerson, a 38 year old hardware salesman from Chatham Mass, after agreeing to pay $13 for "a good time." He hid the body, took Nickerson's car, then went on a date until the vehicle stalled. Smith fired six shots, planned the murder, and faces first degree murder arraignment within days, to be tried in September. The crime occurred on a highway into Schenectady.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Hayden Smith
Ziba C. Nickerson
Chatham
Mass
Chicago
Nickerson
Bailston Spa
Smith
Grandson of Mayor Drowns in Montana River
Paul Fulton eight year old grandson of Mayor L A Koons disappeared in the Missouri River at Great Falls Montana yesterday. Despite telegrams from his father the body has not yet been recovered. He was the only son of Guy A Fulton formerly of Dover township and Nellie Koons Fulton. The mayor described the death as a great shock and loss to the family and to the city.
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Paul Fulton
L. A. Koons
Great Falls
Mont
Guy A. Fulton
Dover Township
Nellie Koons Foulton
Paul
Promi
Women Voters Push Civil Service for Prohibition Enforcement
The National League of Women Voters demands Congress place prohibition enforcement officers under civil service to end political interference. Miss Belle Sherwin of Cleveland will lead planning with the league’s law enforcement and legislative committee for the winter session. General L C Andrews, treasury aide, backs reform with broad support from women’s groups.
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Washington
Wom‘em
Congress
National League of Women Voters
League
The
Treasury
L. C. Andrews
the Treasury
Protests Filed Over Columbus School Coal Contracts
At a Hotel Berry meeting the Business Men's committee and a miners’ group voted to circulate a resolution to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce protesting the award of school coal contracts to Kentucky mines. They questioned underbidding by Sunday Creek Coal Co and pledged further study of the coal mining situation.
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Hotel Berry
Business Men's
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky
Columbus
Business Men’s Committee
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Dowager Queen Margherita Holds Valued Lace Handkerchief
Rome reports the Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy owns a lace handkerchief valued at 30 dollars. The modest item reflects royal taste in personal heirlooms.
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Rome
Margherita
Italy
Scopes Trial Delayed As Judge Bars Science From Record
Dayton Tenn July 17 The Scopes trial is adjourned to Monday to allow defense to file excluded expert testimony for the record and appeal. Clarence Darrow lambasts the judge as the prosecution gains no acquittal and Tennessee defends its stance on evolution over creation in the heated courtroom. Page 3.
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William K. Hutchinson
Court House
Dayton
Tenn
John T. Raulston
John Thomas Scopes
Darrow
Raulston
Scopes
Tenessee
Tennessee
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