France Okays German Pact Note Optimistic Paris Press
Paris dispatch reports Germany’s reply to France’s security pact proposals drew friendly press reaction. Optimism spread as Briand praised the note, with Le Matin noting steady progress and Eve Nouvelle predicting summer talks. Loucher’s Petit Journal cited American and British financiers shaping Germany’s stance, while Echo de Paris warned of two diverging peace ideas.
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Paris
Germany
France
Briand
League of Nations
Moscow
le Matin
Eve Nouvele
Stresemann
M. Loucher
Petit Journal
Echo de Paris
Expect Closing Arguments Today in Kirby Larceny Trial
Closing arguments by opposing counsel are expected today as the defense rests in the trial of Josiah Kirby former president of the Cleveland Discount company on a charge of larceny of stock before Common Pleas Judge H W Jewell. Kirby testified yesterday about the Discount company smash.
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Delaware
Josiah Kirby
Cleveland Discount Company
Common Pleas
H. W. Jewell
Kirby
Discount Company
Ohio Banking Dept Near Solid Control Says Official
In St Paul on July 21 H E Scott Ohio state superintendent of banks said the state banking department is far from domination by political sentiment. He addressed state bank supervisors at their annual convention here outlining the department's stance and approach to regulation.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Ohio State Banking Department
H. E. Scott
Ohio State
Steamer Ann Jenson Goes Ashore Off Cape Cod
The Ann Jenson, bound from New York to Windsor Nova Scotia, went ashore in heavy fog off Cape Cod near Chatham Massachusetts today. No further details on casualties or salvage were provided.
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Chatham
Mass
Ann Jenson
New York
Windsor
N. S
Cape Cod
Hidden Brain Powers Beyond Sight and Hearing
The article reflects on human limits in senses after the Scopes trial, noting colors and sounds beyond perception and describing the ultraviolet microscope that identifies the cancer germ. It asserts the brain’s potential to access forces beyond ordinary sight and hearing.
Plans for Harding Crypt Displayed in Pittsburgh
Plans for an 800000 mausoleum to honor President Warren G. Harding and his wife were shown in Pittsburgh at the offices of architects Prof. Henry Hornbostel and Col. Eric Fisher Wood. The design features granite walls with no exterior roof, twenty four heavy columns in a colonnade, a rear entrance, two marble slabs inside, and a willow tree at the crypts. The structure would be sixty feet in diameter with Hornbostel overseeing Carnegie Institute of Technology architecture.
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Pittsburgh
Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Henry Hornbostel
Eric Fisher Wood
Colonel Wood
Hornbostel
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Thrill murder suspect Knapp sought in Buffalo streets
Police issued a general alarm across Buffalo and routes out of the city for Philip K. Knapp the alleged Syracuse thrill murderer. Witness E W Mack said Knapp bought cigarettes and a newspaper at his Ebenezer store at eight this morning.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Philip K. Knapp
Syracuse
E. W. Mack
Ebenezer
Knapp
Short trousers pass in New York shops for boys
In New York fashion venues displays feature long trousers for boys aged four to ten, signaling a shift in children’s wear trends as retailers showcase updated styles for the season.
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New York
Budget drive push aims at major cuts in 1927
Washington reports a sweeping econom y program under Budget Director H M Lord seeks drastic cuts in 1927 expenditures. President Coolidge set a non postal spending cap of 3 080 million, about 150 million below 1925 and debt reduction of 50 million requires further 100 million slash. Departments face tight estimates ahead of new congress.
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Washington
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
H. M. Lord
Coolidge
Telegram Faker Unmasks Role in Small Respite
Detroit July 21 The rapid sequence that saved Russell T Scott from the gallows last week unraveled as James M Ball a telegraph operator confessed sending the fake telegram signed Robert Scott that influenced Governor Len Small to grant a respite.
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Detroit
Mich
Russell T. Scott
James M. Ball
Robert Scott
Len Small
Four Die In Blaze At Dallas Lodging House
Four men burned to death eight other guests injured and seven narrowly escaped as a two story fourteen room frame lodging house burned in downtown Dallas early today.
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Dallas
Texas
Four Killed In 24 Hours In Columbus Area
Four people are dead in a 24 hour span around Columbus. Frank C. Thompson, 31, father of five, died in an auto wreck on the Columbus Delaware highway. Jesse Koons, 50, a farmer near Marysville, fell from a hay wagon. Pearl Whitzel, 29, a Pennsylvania railroad brakeman, was struck by a switch engine in yards. Gustav H. F. Raduege, 49, a former justice of the peace near Columbus, was killed when his grain binder team ran away.
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Columbus
Frank C. Thompson
Columbus-Delaware
Thompson
Delaware
Jesse Koons
Marysville
Pearl Whitzel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gustav H. F. Raduege
Justice of the Peace
Science Religion Clash May End Scopes Trial
Tennessee counsel weighs dismissal as clashes between science and religion swirl around the Scopes trial. Outdoor sessions may end due to safety concerns and crowded spectators, prompting newspaper men to protest Judge Raulston’s openness and costly news equipment renderings.
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Joshua
Raulston
Wanton Killer Hunt Seizes John Dopey Marino in New York
Police dragnet sweeps the underworld for John Dopey Marino in a case described as among the coldest killings. Inspector Jacob Schumacher died after a back shot while carrying $1,890. Motorman R. J. Nichols wounded and not expected to live. The getaway car is linked to Marino’s wife Edna Baltimore, with matching fingerprints on its doors.
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New York
John
Marino
Edna _ Baltimore
Armed Bandit Hunt Underway in Illinois County
In Edwardsville Illinois a large force of armed men aided by bloodhounds pursues two bandit suspects after they killed deputy sheriff William Barnes age 36 at a Milwood filling station. A stolen car abandoned miles away marks the getaway as officers sweep Verdun and Girard for the gunmen.
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Edwardsville
Ill
McCoupin County
William Barnes
Milwood
Verdun
Girard
Barnes
Flood subsides in Korea after flood. up to 500 dead feared
SCOUL Korea July 21 The Korean flood is subsiding and all refugees have been rescued and are being cared for. An official statement today says the total death toll will not exceed 500.
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Scoul
Korea
Cleveland Rejects Secession Move in Ohio State Battle
May Stick. Cleveland remains part of Ohio as city council declines to suspend rules and pass a resolution by Councilman John M Salzmann to form a committee to study secession. Salzmann argues Cleveland is underrepresented in the state legislature, paying $9 million in state taxes yearly while receiving only $1 million back.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Buckeye
John M. Salzmann
Salzmann
Hansel and Gretal Broadcast From Garden Theater
Evening program feature is Humperdinck fairy opera Hansel and Gretal live from Garden theater University City Mo. Marjorie Moore and her Melody Maids perform. Stations WEAR KSD KGO air the event with a variety studio program planned afterward.
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Hansel and
Gretal
Humperdinck
Garden Theater
University City
WEAR
E. T
Marjorie Moore
Melody Maids
KSD
C. T
Hansel
KGO
P. T
Thaw Heir Sued by Grandmother in New York Court
In New York on July 21 a federal complaint seeks $600,000 from Lawrence Copley Thaw. Filed by 83-year-old Mary Copley Thaw, mother of Stanford White’s killer, alleging she was exploited while mentally vulnerable to turn over funds that she later learned were tied to a disputed will. Lawrence works for a New York investment securities firm.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Mary Copley Thaw
Stanford White
Lawrence Copley Thaw
Edward T. Thaw
Lawrence
Moroccan Note Unanswered as Rift Tensions Rise
Paris reports the Moroccan situation as waiting, with semi official dispatches to Abd el Krim inviting peace terms still unanswered. If silence persists, France plans a heavy offensive. An accord guaranteeing Tangier port neutrality was signed in Madrid.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Abd-el-Krim
France
Spain
Riff
Marshal Petain
Morocco
Madrid
Tangier
French astronomers say stars marry in some cases
Report from Mansfield Ohio Journal notes French astronomers claim stars “marry” in certain circumstances, a whimsical take on celestial pairings. The brief cites lighthearted science amusement and cites no specific study or dates.
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Mansfield
Ohio Journal
Legal Issue Forgotten in Interpretations of Creation
In Dayton Tennessee on July 21 the Scopes defense and prosecution agreed in open court to have John Thomas Scopes found guilty. Judge Raulston barred defense religious witnesses and scientists and expunged William Bryan’s testimony, ending much of the case as summations were waived and the jury was instructed to render a verdict.
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William K. Hutchinson
Court House
Dayton
Tenn
Bulletin
John Thomas Scopes
John T. Raulston
William J. Bryan
Scopes Found Guilty in Tennessee Evolution Case
Tennessee jury convicts John Thomas Scopes of violating the law prohibiting teaching evolution in public schools. The panel remained seated, returning a verdict after about three hours following a defense request for a guilty finding.
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Court House
Dayton
Tenn
Tennessee
John Thomas Scopes
Scopes
Judge Expunges Bryan Testimony in Scopes Trial
In Dayton Tennessee on July 21 Judge John T. Raulston ordered the expungement of William J. Bryan's testimony from the Scopes trial record. The court held Bryan's defense of faith in the Bible did not bear on the anti evolution issues before the court.
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Dayton
Tenn
John T. Raulston
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Trial Tensions Sour Scopes Case Deepens Divide
July reports a clash of science and religion as the Scopes trial nears a dismissal threat. State counsel warned of removing the case if defense delays proceedings while Bryan and Darrow clash on the stand. Bryan testified to defend fundamentalist views, insisting on explaining biblical matters at any time.
Coal Strike Not Anticipated by President
SWAMPSCOTT Mass July 21 President Coolidge does not believe there is danger of a coal strike on September 1 This impression was given by Secretary of Labor Davis during his White House conference A presidential spokesman said a special session of Congress to handle any contingency is not likely in the anthracite field
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Davis
White Court
Congress
Health branch loses 1200 from council cuts
Health commissioner Dr J M Higgins says council cut 800 from the budget last night, costing the health department a total of 1200 dollars after transferring 600 for clerk hire to the county budget to secure state subsidy funds. He argues the transfer did not raise either budget and condemns the council’s refusal to ratify the bargain.
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J. M. Higgins
Council
Two Women Killed At Death Crossing Near Lime City
At Death Crossing a mile and a half north of Lime City two women died when their car was struck by a southbound Toledo and Ohio Central passenger train. The deceased were Mrs Ray Allen 386 and Mrs Mary A Allen 60, both of Lime City. Witnesses said the train whistled and the crossing road offered a clear view of the tracks.
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Bowling Green
Lime City
Toledo and
Ohio Central Passengr
Ray Allen
Mary A. E Allen
Paul firm to grade Newark to Coshocton road bid
TO GRADE ROAD COLUMBUS July 21 The E L Paul company of Zanesville was awarded the contract to grade and drain the Newark Co shocton road in Muskingum county on a bid of 10 089 34
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Columbus
E. L. Paul Company
Zanesville
Newark-Coshocton
Muskingum County
Japan Warned China On Treas Pact Compliance Note
Tokyo foreign office today admitted that on July 10 Japan sent a note of friendly advice warning China that all treaties must be carried out, order should be restored promptly, foreigners must be protected, and petty acts to disrupt power cooperation should be avoided.
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Tokio
Foreign Office
Japan
China
Clock speaks time every fifteen minutes invented
A new device from Washington has a clock that announces the time at fifteen minute intervals. The invention aims to help people hear the time without looking at a dial, promising convenience for busy schedules and visually impaired users. More details were not available in the brief notes.
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Washington
Died at Post: Bay Village Marshal Harvey Yoder Killed
Cleveland dispatch reports Bay Village marshal Harvey Yoder, famed for stopping speeders, died after his Ford roadster collided with a Lake Shore electric train. He had suffered multiple injuries in pursuit ordeals, and was killed instantly when thrown forty feet during the collision.
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Cleveland
Harvey Yoder
Bay Village
Yoder
Lake Shore Electric Limited
Identity sought for youth found murdered near Cleveland
A $500 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of an unidentified youth found dead along a county road. Authorities pursue a possible identification as William Robinson of Alliance Ohio, a recent Alliance High School graduate. Police investigate a report of a bootlegger and two women linked to the crime and recovered a straw hat near the roadside. The youth was beaten and shot in the head. a letter from Sandusky is the last contact.
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Cleveland
William Robinson
Seneca Street
Alliance, O
Harry L. Stark
Alliance Police Department
Robinson
Alliance High School
Sandusky
Rocky River
Lake Road
Falls To Death In Plant Boiler Room
Albert Little, engineer at Mutual Furniture in Miamisburg, fell twenty feet to his death in the plant boiler room last night after either fainting or stumbling. His skull was fractured.
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Miamisburg
Albert Little
Mutual Furniture Company
Pomeroy teachers lose school jobs after contract dispute
In Pomeroy on July 21 the board of education declared 32 high school and grade teachers vacant for refusing nine months pay for eight months work. Petitions with 950 signatures urged retention, yet no effect. Some veterans had over twenty five years service. Over fifty outside applications followed. In Middleport similar move drew only five signed contracts from twenty two teachers.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Pomeroy Board
Jones Replies as Property Owners Back East State Repaving
At Athens city council last night Mayor L A Koons vetoed a needed East State Street repaving ordinance for the second time in six months. The council will likely act at the next meeting. Koons argues the city cannot finance bond costs and should rely on gas tax funds for pay as you go street repairs.
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Athens
L. A. Koons
East State Street
East State
Koons
North Hill
Conerete
Athens City
Two Hundred Ways With Oranges and Lemons
Housewives learn citrus versatility in a booklet of orange and lemon recipes. Simple, tested by domestic experts, the booklet offers practical ideas to boost family health and meals. Request by mail with two cents postage. include clear name and address to avoid delay.
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