Florida House Backs Amended Evolution Bill In SeS
Tallahassee May 17 AP The Florida House passed an amended evolution bill with 67 to 24 votes. It makes teaching atheism or denial of God’s creation in public schools unlawful and imposes fines over 100 dollars for violations. The act would take effect July 1 and references a referendum plan in a related amendment.
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Marriage suit portrays union as commercial arrangement
In Paris court May 17 AP reports Aimee Crocker seeks divorce from Prince Mistislav Galatzine. The prince and his counsel call the marriage a financial arrangement and name only, while Crocker purportedly hired a Russian to procure a prince. Letter says Crocker agreed to pay $250 monthly. The case centers on adultery abandonment claims.
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Mistislav Galtzine
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Galatzine
San Francisco
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Prince Galatzine
Bradenton Urged to Hire Beautification Expert by Chamber
Bradenton Chamber of Commerce urges city to appoint a park commissioner and create a beautification plan. The group forms a committee to work with the future official, cites $250,000 annual value from improved aesthetics, and considers a city nursery fed by park land near the golf course.
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Actress Dorothy Mackaye Case Stirs Courtroom Crowds
Reported details from the Kelly Mackaye trial unfold as the prosecution promises Helen Wilkinson and Max Wagner as witnesses. A Japanese house boy testifies about parties at Kelly's apartment and a possible link to Ray Raymond’s death. Meanwhile Red Cross reports flood relief progress in Manatee County with a large clothing shipment and a raised local relief fund tally.
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Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
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Sara Roberson
Manatee County
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Red Cross
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R. H. Young
Charles P. Doe
American Red Cross Relief
Memphis
Tennessee
Mr. Doe
Express
No News After Week's Search For Aviators
After a week the fate of Captain Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli remains unknown since their Paris to New York non stop flight failed. Searchers scour Newfoundland coastal villages and inlets for any sign of the White Bird and the missing aviators. The effort continues with hopes the pilots were picked up by a fishing vessel or forced down near the Grand Banks.
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Paris
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Grand Banks
Coli
Re Hearing In Damage Suit Denied By Court
The Florida Supreme Court denied a petition for rehearing in Jacksonville city versus Sarah T Bell. The case arose from injuries after Bell’s car struck a safety sign, with a jury awarding 6000 dollars. The court reversed lower court judgment, ruling the city properly selected signs and could place them in streets for motorists’ benefit.
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Supreme Court
Flood Death Toll Mounts in Louisiana Bayou Des Glaises Flood
Reports from relief workers in Louisiana's inundated regions say about 20 people have died. In Plaquemville three women and six children drowned in a single house as flood waters rose. Red Cross officials warn multiple evacuations may be needed as waters threaten Opelousas and nearby parishes.
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Louisiana
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Bayou Des Glasses
Placeville
Bayou Des Glaises
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Big Cane
Bayou
Melville Levee Breach Forces Town to Flee in 18-Foot Flood
The main levee on the Atchafalaya broke south of the Texas and Pacific bridge, washing Miss Anna Fletcher’s home from its foundation. Refugees crowded onto the levee and nearby bridge as a 15 to 18 foot surge devastated Melville, with two relief trains ready to move affected residents. Local accounts describe scenes of terror and rescue efforts underway.
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Opelousas
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Plaqueville
Indian Bayou
Woodside
Atchafalaya
Old Rivers
George C. Schoenberger
Texas and Pacific Railroad
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Mississippi
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Morcanza
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Hoover
Plaquemine Point
Baton Rouge
Schoenberger
Texas and Pacific
Anna Fletcher
John M
Seer
Associated Press
Julia McNeill
Love and fashion collide in Nogales wedding
In Nogales Arizona May 17 AP reports Senorita Ernestina Calles daughter of Mexico's president and Thomas Arnold Robinson plan a civil wedding at 8 pm despite a missing triousseau. The gown will be a white satin heirloom with silver strands and mantilla gauze instead of an $8,000 Paris creation. The ceremony will be held at Senor Elodia Mariquez's home and Judge Juan Cabrera will officiate. The couple will depart for New York after the civil ceremony.
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Paris
Senorita
Ernestina Calles
Mexico
Thomas Arnold Robinson
New York
Trousseau
Senorita Priestina
Tinney Collapses in Chicago Cabaret Comeback Attempt
Misfortune follows Frank Tinney the blackface comedian as he collapses on the Bagdad Club floor during a comeback, after months of illness. He is put under physician care in Chicago. This marks his second collapse within a year.
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Chicago
Josh
Frank Tinney
Bagdad
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