Bryan Leaves Dayton Today For Last Time
Dayton Tenn July 29 William J Bryan the Commoner left Dayton for the last time three weeks after he arrived to prosecute John T Scopes. The train carried the flag draped casket and Bryan supporters to Chattanooga where it joined a Washington bound train. Burial will be Friday in Arlington National Cemetery. The farewell drew East Tennessee mourners who saw Bryan as a religious and political mentor.
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Dayton
Tenn
William J. Bryan
John Thomas Scopes
Chattanooga
Little Red Station
Washington
Capital
Arlington National Cemetery
East Tennessee
Bryan
Richard Rogers
Rogers
Rockefeller Birthday Reflections on Opportunity and Progress
Arthur Brisbane notes John D. Rockefeller’s 86th birthday visit to his birthplace site. He recalls the family farm lane and the boyhood beginnings that fueled Rockefeller’s rise from horse trading to a global energy empire. The piece hints at a future commercial flying fleet from his organizations.
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Mr. Rockefeller
America
John D. Rockefeller
Mius
Drake
Preg
Treasury launches first line defense against smuggling
Washington reports a new border patrol buildout to curb liquor and other illegal imports from Canada and Mexico. General L C Andrews oversees a reinforced, motorized customs ring designed to halt smuggling, with aims to curb alien, narcotic, and merchandise incursions plus rum. Estimated annual losses exceed 10 million dollars.
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Washington
Canada
Mexico
United States
Treasury
L. C. Andrews
Prohibition
Minnesota
University to Graduate Ninety Six This Summer
Ninety six students at Ohio University will receive diplomas or degrees when the summer term ends August 15. Seventeen will earn bachelor degrees in arts, commerce, and science, while fifty five will receive two year diplomas in commerce, industrial education and other fields. The registrar notes the group reflects wide cross section of campus life with travel plans likely to follow summer work.
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Ohio University
Funeral plans announced for former Secretary William Bryan
Washington July 29 Funeral and burial arrangements for William J. Bryan moved toward completion. Body arrives at 7:30 a m tomorrow and rests at John T Wright undertakers, 1337 Tenth street N W. Friday services at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Bryan family members travel from the Pacific coast to join relatives. Arlington burial route via the business district and Washington Monument grounds.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
John T. Wright
Tenth Street
N. W
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Bryan
J. R. Sizoo
Chaumont
N. Y
William J. Bryan, Jr
Grace Hargreaves
Pacific Coast
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
War Department
Nevers
Colonel Bryan
New York Avenue
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington Monument
Highway Bridge
Virginia
Tourists urged to follow new detour from Logan
Logan July 2 Motorists using the Logan Lancaster pike must take a detour from Rockbridge to Sugar Grove. The main highway is closed, the detour open for months, and repairs were completed. Gravel patches, clear signs, and white paint ease travel though sharp turns and embankments require caution after one touring car left the roadway with no injuries.
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Logan
Logan-Lancaster Pike
Rockbridge
Sugar Grove
Haning Baptist Homecoming Slated for August 9
The annual event at Haning Baptist Church will run all day Sunday August 9. An old folks program will be held in the forenoon and a children's program in the afternoon. A dinner table will be prepared for attendees. Everyone is invited.
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Haning Baptist Church
Funeral broadcast planned for William J Bryn by WRC
Funeral services for William J Bryn in Washington will be broadcast by WRC and other radio stations allied with the Radio Corporation of America. The service is set for the church in Washington on July 29.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
WRC
Radio Corporation of America
Debt talks may bring broader changes in colonial policy
London reports French debt negotiations under way may widen to include a political agreement on colonial policies. The Daily Herald says Britain seeks French backing for its security pact in Morocco while France asks British support in China Mesopotamia and Russia.
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London
The
Daily Herald
France
Great Britain
Morocco
England
China
Mesopotamia
Russia
Herald
Evening Pick Concert Listings Across Stations
Radio guide notes concerts broadcast tonight by the United States Army band and Cinc in collaboration with Dayton Conservatory Music. Listings include performers Edith Hart and Herman Bing with tenor Oscar Heather and note rebroadcasts from WEAF to WJAR WOO and WCAP.
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United States Army Band
WHT
Oscar Heather
Edith Hart
Herman Bing
WEAF
WLW
College of Music of Cincinnati
Dayton Conservatory of Music
WJAR
WOO
WCAP
Tourist Route Through Gity Proves Popular for Athens
Athens reports a surge in tourist traffic in the first three months of 1925 with garagemen noting many more calls from visitors than in 1924. Tourists from all states flock to the city with estimates suggesting 150 to 200 daily visitors, though no official counts exist.
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Athens
Athens Garage
Tech Athens County Automobile Club
Tourists flock to Athens area as campers prefer stays
Visitors seek routing and camping access at the automobile club while city hotels attract fewer guests. About 75 tourist cars daily pass Valley View garage on Route 144. Floridians appear common travelers and travelers checks are widely used by touring visitors. Indians and travelers from multiple states are observed in the area. Foreign cars are rare, with a Rolls Royce noted.
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Automobile Club
Athens
Washington
J. A. Reasoner
Valley View Garage
Union
Hungarian Giant Leads Riffian Staff in Morocco
Madrid reports a six foot six inch Hungarian, Arpad Gyulay Sarkantyus, as chief of Abd El Krim’s general staff. A former Austro-Hungarian naval officer and deserter from the Spanish foreign legion, he rose through the Riffian ranks due to energy and craft to command the staff fighting in Morocco.
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Madrid
Spanish Foreign Legion
Morocco
Arpad Gyulay Sarkantyus
Abd-El-Krim
Koloszevar
Kalauseburg
Transylvania
Rumania
Vigilantes in Early America Target Bandits
Fragmentary mention recalls vigilante actions against bandits in a historical American context with hints of lawless frontier justice and local frontiersmen enforcing rough order.
Visiting editor says evolution not science
James DeForest Murch, former Athens man and Cincinnati Bible Seminary professor, visits Athens and criticizes local ministers for presenting evolution as science. He calls evolution unproven, questions hearing both sides, and denounces the Scopes case as a burlesque on science and law. He edits The Lookout and is Ohio University class of 1916 graduate.
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James DeForest Murch
Athens
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Murch
the Lookout
Ohio University
E. J. Murch
Christian Church
Eulogy for Bancroft as Ambassador Dies in Japan
Tokyo July 29 Foreign Minister Kijuro Shidehara eulogizes Edgar Addison Bancroft American ambassador to Japan after his death in Karuizawa Tuesday night. Shidehara calls him a great servant and a real friend to Japan and the United States.
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Tokio
Japan
Kijuro Shidehara
Edgar Addison Bancroft
Karuizawa
Gallipolis Home Dynamited. Town Marshal Narrowly Safe
The home of Town Marshal Fred Ellis of Chesapeake on the Ohio was dynamited early today by two unknowns seen near the building. The blast shattered all windows and partly wrecked the house. Ellis and his family escaped serious injury. Ellis had pursued bootleggers and moonshine distillers, and investigators have no clue to the culprits.
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Gallipolis
Fred Ellis
Chesapeake
Ohio
Ellis
Arctic expedition signals reach 400 miles from Etah
Amateur radio operators report clear continuous signals from Commander Donald MacMillan's ships. The vessels are about 400 miles from Etah Greenland alerting civilization to the expedition's progress.
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M’millan
London
Donald MacMillan
MacMillan
Etah
Greenland
Columbus Girls' Auto Stolen In Detroit
Miss Jennie B. Davis and Miss Chrystabel Brigham, both of Columbus Ohio, were stranded in Detroit after their car containing clothes worth about 500 dollars and 165 dollars in a powder puff was stolen while they ate supper. Brigham had won a bathing beauty contest. Brigham’s parents’ car was stolen in Detroit five years ago. Davis is the daughter of a wealthy Columbus contractor.
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Detroit
Jennie B. Davis
Chrystabel Brigham
Columbus
Miss Davis
Miss Brigham
British steamer Egremont Castle sinks in Sulu Sea
The British steamer Egremont Castle struck the Tubbataha reefs in the Sulu sea and sank. All crew members were rescued.
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Pacific
Manila
Tubbataha
Sulu
Cut Rate Bobs Blamed for Chicago Barber Shop Bombing
Police attributed the attack to cut rate haircutting sparking a blast that shook a downtown street in Chicago. More than a thousand people in the area fled as the Portland building basement barber shop owned by Ernest Giosa was wrecked and faced at least $1,000 in damage after a dispute over a 75 cent price.
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Chicago
Portland
Ernest Giosa
Athens Kiwanis Discuss Need for Local Industry Growth
Athens Kiwanis members met at Hotel Berry to debate expanding industry beyond the university. L W Roberts led the session endorsing a homegrown campaign, with talk of a guarantee fund and a “Buy at Home” push, though no concrete steps were taken. An intercity convention in Parkersburg on August 6 was noted with a likely Athens delegation.
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Athens
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
L. W. Roberta
Athens Club
Parkersburg
Marietta
Athena
West Virginia
Textile Trade Faces Strike Threat Across New England
Swampscott Mass July 29 The textile industry faces a potential shutdown similar to the anthracite crisis as William Green president of the American Federation of Labor mobilizes the union behind wage-reduction protests by textile workers in New England.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolide
New England
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Bryan faced Red threats during 1917 prohibition push
In a Columbus eulogy, Rev. William M. Hindman recalled William Jennings Bryan's fearlessness as Reds from New York plotted to kill him during the campaign to ratify the federal prohibition amendment. Hindman said he arranged a bodyguard, a skilled marksman with six wounds, and Bryan remained fearless for the cause.
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Columbus
William Jennings Bryan
New York
William M. Hindman
Bryan
First Presbyterian Church
Lincoln
Neb
Ohio State
Hindman
Secret Service Department
Baldwin government moots takeover of British coal mines
London July 29 The Baldwin government signals potential nationalization of coal mines if a pending strike is not forestalled amid talks with miners and operators. The cabinet stands ready for an instant call and public opinion remains hopeful though Sir Hall Caine warns of calamity if the strike proceeds with union support.
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London
Baldwin
Great Britain
Miners’ Federation
Evening Standard
Sir Hall Caine
Hall
Finance Class of Athens Hi Visits Banks
Athens high school economics students completed two bank visits to study modern finance and banking operations. They examined safes and safety deposit boxes, and reviewed deposit records while bank officials explained currency issuance, reserve requirements, forged checks liability, and check writing precautions. Arthur E. Rhollans led the students under Edward S. Dowell.
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Athens High School
Arthur E. Rhollans
Edward S. Dowell
Department of Social Science
Bills arrive in bright envelopes say billpayers in Ohio
People who send us bills are considerate they don’t use dun colored envelopes asserts a Marion Ohio Daily Star reader note about bill mail styling and courtesy.
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Marlion Ohio Daily Star
Studying Sprays to Fight Mexican Beetle in Ohio Fields
Ohio State University researchers Dwight Delong and Merlin Jones, with the U.S. Bureau of Entomology, test spray materials including calcium arsenate and magnesium arsenate on bean fields at the State Hospital to curb the Mexican bean beetle. They note sprays must reach the insect on the leaf undersides and discuss parasite flies that attack beetles as a future balance. Dr. J. H. Berry supports the work with hospital field trials and similar experiments in Franklin Faireld, Ross, and Hocking counties.
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State Hospital
Dwight M. Deslong
Merlin P. Jones
Ohio State University
United States Bureau of Entomology
Washington, D. .C
J. H. Berry
Delong
Athens
Hocking
Rose
Here
Jones
Bandits Demand Heavy Ransom for Rockefeller Doctor
Peking reports Manchurian bandits holding Dr. Harvey Howard of the Rockefeller Institute demand cash and ammunition for his release. Elbridge Greene, first secretary of the American legation, heads to Mukden to seek aid from Marshal Chang Tso-Lin to secure release.
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Peking
Harvey Howard
Rockefeller Institute
Elbridge Greene
Legation
Mukdesi
Chang Tso-Lin
Time to Start Full Sweaters For Modern Women
A public information notice promotes knitting and crocheting sweaters as affordable fashion for the modern woman. The Bureau offers a free booklet with instructions and illustrations, available by mail from Frederic J. Raskin in Washington DC, asking for two two cent stamps.
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Frederic J. ‘Raskin
E* Ens Information Pesecks
Washington, D. C
Crocheting Klet
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New York Avenue Church
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Scopes
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