Great Commoner to Sleep With Nation's Honored Dead
William Jennings Bryan will lie in Dayton and travel by special train to Washington for burial at Arlington Cemetery. The plan includes stops in Chattanooga Knox ville Bristol Roanoke and Lynchburg with public viewing in Washington and Arlington. Mrs Bryan oversees arrangements as daughters and W J Bryan Jr join from western states. The Scopes trial connection and tributes from lawyers and officials mark the somber preparations for burial.
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Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Washington
Arlingon
Piryan
Cumberland
Richard Roge
Bryan
Papero Band
et _pany
Chattanooga
Southern Railway
Knoxville
Bristol
Roanoke
Lynchburg
States
W. J. Bryan, Jr
Los Angles
Richard Hargreaves
Ruth Owen
Owen
House of Sleath
Sue K. Hicks
Herbert Hicks
Bern G. McKenzie
Gordon McKenzie
Wallace Haggard
Rogers Home
A. T. Stewart
Scopes
John T. Raulston
Winchester
Tennessee Evolution Law
Mr. Bryan
Ben McKenzie
United States
Mooseheart Children Silent Prayer for Funeral
Mooseheart Illinois reports a silent prayer tonight at the hour for William Jenningson's funeral. The event recalls his joining the Loyal Order of Moose as a life member, with lodge number 18 noted and his name shown with middle initial.
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Mooseheart
Ils
Children of
Mooseheart Wll
William Jenningson
Loyal Order of Moose
Bryan
Lodge
British cabinet to meet as miners and owners seek peace
London July 27 Premier Baldwin will lead talks with a trade union committee as ministers stay in permanent session this week. Mine owners reportedly will withdraw notices of termination and present wage proposals paving the way for a miners owners conference Wednesday. A plan to draft a peace for dealing with the dispute is to be discussed with possible subsidy debates.
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London
Baldwin
Higher price levels seen as pig iron stocks fall
New York reports a Pittsburg district view that reduced pig iron stocks from curtailed production signal rising price levels. Large buyers have covered quarter requirements, with heavy purchases anticipated by August end. Minimum price for number two foundry iron listed at $18.50. Valley furnace, Basic and Bessemer irons remain inactive.
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New York
Pittsburg
Valley
Bessemer
Augusta Narrowly Escapes Coast Guard Blockade
The 2000 ton steamship Augusta ran the Hudson rum blockade off Dyenman Street after unloading liquor worth 250000 dollars at bootleg prices. Twenty four crew were arrested and the captain admitted distributing the cargo. A preliminary hearing followed aboard the vessel as the ship grounded near Hoboken before being refloated.
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New York
Augusta
Hudson River
Dyenman Street
Coast Guard
Solicitor Barnes
Customs Service
Charles Wilson
Barnes
Wilson
Miami
Florida
Hudson
Hoboken
West Virginia Funeral Directors Convene in Bluefield
Delegates from across the state gather for the 1925 West Virginia Funeral Directors Association convention opening at the West Virginian Hotel. The program includes addresses by Fred Vandale and C F Calloway, musical numbers, membership reports, and prize announcements as about 200 attendees register for sessions and an evening dance.
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L. D. Wilmore
Jary
Carl C. Rouss
Fred E. Vandale
Spencer
Psurer
Frank E. Foster
James Elmer Brown
C. F. Calloway
Bloomington
Ll. O
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Spason
Roof Garden
Peery Building
Aoe
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
West Virginian
Conrad Brevick
Wellsboro
Bluefield
Clarence E. Ridley
O. O. Steele
Huntington
O. T. Davis
Clarks
Flags at Half Staff for Bryan Funeral
Washington mourns William Jennings Bryan with a presidential order to fly the national flag at half staff on federal buildings on the day of his funeral. Kellogg, acting for President Coolidge, notes Bryan’s service as a Nebraska congressman, Spanish American War officer, and secretary of state.
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Bryan
Washington
Coolidge
Kellogg
William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
United States
Congress
Nebraska
Frank B. Kellogg
Kidnap Plot Against Mary Pickford Altered by Stethoscope Evidence
Los Angeles July 27 three men including C A Stephens Adrian Wood and Claud Holcomb go on trial for plotting to kidnap actress Mary Pickford for 200000 ransom. Police using a physician’s stethoscope heard alleged conversations about abducting Pickford Pola Negri and Jackie Coogan were discussed but dropped due to funds court ward status. The trial resumes tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Glenn Gravati
Douglas Farrher
M. T. Parney
C. A. Stephens
Pola Negri
Jackie Coogan
Coogan
Stephens
Adrian Wood
Claud Holcomb
Thomas Heads World Federated Educators
Augustus O. Thomas, Maine state superintendent, was re-elected president of the World Federation of Education Associations. Harry C. Worth of British Columbia became vice president for America, with E. J. Saintsbury named vice president for Europe and P. W. Kuo, president of Southeastern University in Nanking, vice president for Asia.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Augustus O. Thomas
Maine
World Federation of Education Associations
Harry C. Worth
British Columbia
America
E. J. Saintsbury
Europe
P. W. Kuo
The
Southeastern University
Nanking
China
Price reductions in men s wear for spring
New York July 27 The opening of spring lines of men s wear by the American Woolen Company showed average reductions from three and one half to five per cent compared with spring lines of a year ago but larger cuts versus fall prices. Some serges and staples were priced at very low levels while woolens and worsted numbers that sold steadily were only slightly changed.
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New York
American Woolen Company
American Aviators Postpone Morocco Departure
Paris July 27 The American aviators bound for service under the sultan of Morocco against North African tribesmen have postponed their departure until next Monday The aviation section of the war ministry announced the group will total about seven men with eight more to follow later
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Paris
Morocco
North Africa
War Ministry
Bryan's Final Speech To Be Published Posthumously
The article notes William Jennings Bryan prepared a speech for the Scopes trial era that was to be delivered in person but was published posthumously after his death. It mentions Bryan's planned appearances and delays due to legal developments and the decision to release the text to newspapers for tomorrow publication.
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Tenn
William Jyan
Platte
Bryan
Seapetees
Mate & Bee Se Repee
Dismissal Sought in Washington Evolution Case
Washington July 27 Formal motions to dismiss the Wittner evolution case were filed in the District of Columbia supreme court by the United States government and Washington authorities. The hearing was set for tomorrow with arguments on standing and government consent to suit.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United States
Justice Siddons
Loren H. Wittner
Frank White
Wittner
Gordon
Catton
Stevens
Washington City
General strike by Saar miners over wages
Saarbrucken July 27. A general strike has broken out among 70 000 Saar miners over wages. The dispute stems from franc depreciation affecting most workers pay. Representatives have traveled to Paris to confer with the labor minister. The Saar basin, under League of Nations government, covers 742 square miles and hosts 652 thousand people.
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Saarbrucken
Germany
Saar
Paris
Minister of Labor
League of Nations
Bryant wins Golden West Tours contest in war era vote rally
Mrs H C Bryant of War West Virginia leads with 21,559,445 votes in a field of seventy eight candidates. Miss Floye Sisson Bluefield and Miss Ruth Rader Bluefield, with Dorothy Diltz Bluefield close, trigger a recount to decide the final position amid a cross country trip planned for the winners.
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H. D. Bryant
War
W. Va
Floye Sisson
Bluefield
Ruth Rader
Inao Dorothy Diltz
Bluceld
L. G. Crane
Pocahontas
Georgia Ratcliff
Bryant
Sisson
Rader
Diltz
Rey
Betas Mamed
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
el Paso
Exas
Arizona
California
Old Mexico
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Denver
Rio Grande Valley
Colorado
Pike's
Warlick Furniture Co
Harry Hardware Co
Warlick Piano Rooms
Yellow Front Kash and Karry
The
White Pharmacy
Three More Hot Mills Resume Operations in Pa
Greenburg Pennsylvania July 27. Three more hot mills of the Scottsdale plant of the American Sheet and Tinplate Company resumed operations today. A week earlier six mills reopened and 300 men returned to work. At Monessen five of the company properties had resumed work last night, employing 700 men.
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Greenburg
Scottdale
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Monessen
Sargent Estate Near Million After Sales
London July 27 The estate of John Singer Sargent after probate and a sale of his works has risen dramatically from about 25 703 pounds to near 1 000 000 dollars signaling a large posthumous gain for the painter's heirs and creditors.
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London
John Singer Sargent
Senate
Bryan Last On Evolution The Bible Is Good Enough For Me
William Jennings Bryan’s final formal utterance on evolution appears in Collier’s Weekly. He argues Darwinian theory is dangerous to society and that environment shapes intellect, not heredity. He contrasts Darwinism with Christian hope and says the Bible offers love as the greatest force.
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William Jennings Bryan
New York
Collier’s Weekly
Leonard Darwin
Charles Darwin
Bryan
Humiliating Episode Recalled From Bryan Trip to Japan
Wichita letter recalls W J Bryan feeling humiliated during temple visit in Japan as socks showed holes in both heels. He described the moment to W E Holmes secretary of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce and friend, noting the crowd witnessed the mishap.
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Wichita
Kans
W. J. Bryan
W. E. Holmes
Everson
Union check off comes up today in coal talks
Atlantic City July 27 union check-off likely returns tomorrow as twelve members of the anthracite joint scale sub-committee resume deliberations after a Friday adjournment. Miners demand uniform rates while operators wait for miners to finish presenting their case. John L. Lewis not yet arrived. negotiations resume tomorrow afternoon.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
John L. Lewis
Greb Defeats Brooks in 12 Round Exhibition Bout
Harry Greb the middleweight champion won a decision over Ralph Brooks a heavyweight from Hunnewell Kansas in a 12 round exhibition bout held in Wichita Kansas tonight.
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Greb
Brooks
Wichita
Kans
Harry Greb
Ralph Brooks
Hunnewell
Preacher Rather Than a Politician in British Eyes
London editors portray William Jennings Bryan as an emotional preacher not a thinker. They praise his sincerity and magnetism while noting his political limitations and that he led a lost cause.
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London
William Jennings Bryan
Moon Post
Coolidge
Bryan
The
Daily Telegraph
America
Westminster Gazette
Terris Outpoints O'Connell in Queens Bout
Sid Terris of New York outpointed Charlie O'Connell of Cleveland in a twelve round lightweight bout at Queensboro Stadium. Ter ris's victory came in a closely contested contest with Terris earning decision nod.
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Terris
O'Connell
New York
Sid Terris
Charlie O'Connell
Cleveland
Queensboro Stadium
Bryan grave set at Arlington near Dewey mausoleum
Washington July 27 A government marked William Jennings Bryan’s resting place at Arlington National Cemetery. His burial Friday will be simple per his wish with flags at half staff and a state lie in state anticipated, near Dewey and Lincoln memorials, close to veteran graves.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
William Jennings Bryan
Virginia Hills
Lincoln
Maine
Coolidge
Moon
Mr. Bryan
Arlington
Ben G. Davis
Historic National Burying Ground
Abraham Lincoln
Placid
Nestal
Histor
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Soldier
Memorial
Dewey
Sheridan
Walter Q. Gresham
Man Killed as Auto Plunges into Beaver Run
Ira Kunkle thirty five a department manager at the Pennsylvania Rubber Company plant in Jeannette was killed when his car veered into a bridge abutment near Greensburg Pa. It plunged fifteen feet into Beaver Run injuring his wife and three children. Passersby rescued the survivors and recovered Kunkle's body.
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Greensburg
Ira Kunkle
Pennsylvania Rubber Company
Jeannette
Kunkle
Beaver Run
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West
Fred ©. Vandale
J. T. Stinson
Ers
C. EB. Ridley
R. R. Steele
Clarksburg
M. Mears
Danville
Thomas
World Federated Educators
SAA
H.C. Bryant
Tours
Dorothy Diltz
Sargent Estate
Clare
J. L. Lewis
Dewey Mausoleum
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