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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1925
Page
2
William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow exchange heated rhetoric over evolution and Christianity during the Tennessee trial. Bryan denounces evolutionists while Darrow defends science and mocks Bryan’s Bible knowledge. The trial resumes under ongoing public interest as both sides prepare continued testimony and remarks.
John T scopes declares greater determination to gain victory in higher courts after being convicted in Payton Tennessee. He says scientific evidence was excluded and the jurys verdict will be overturned by the Tennessee appeals and possibly the U S Supreme Court.
President Coolidge signals no urgent need for a special session as strike danger subsides. He supports economy measures aligned with funding for cruisers and other equipment while inviting Air Service input from experts like Billy Mitchell. He expects the debt commission to address propaganda about war debts and Belgium versus Germany.
A report notes a December 1924 assault on the Italian leader with accusations pointed at several individuals. The article mentions La Tribuna and protests over the incident, amid calls for calm in a tense country. Boston reports July 21 AP details an injunction request by about 20 poster firms seeking to bar state interference with billboard placements. The Poster Advertising association cites over 59 million dollars in invested capital.
Workers at James Pender and Co Ltd, a British Empire Steel subsidiary, agree to overtime without pay to boost export competitiveness. Any profits would be shared on a small base with the larger share going to the employees if profits arise.
Unfavorable weather tonight delays the Shenandosh dirigible departure from Lakehurst New Jersey planned for maneuvers with the Scouting fleet near Harroden Roads Virginia. The move aimed to engage in operations with the fleet as scheduled.
John Thomas Scopes was arrested May 6 for violating the Tennessee anti evolution act after teaching evolution in a Dayton high school. The grand jury returned a true bill May 25 and Judge Raulston set July 10 for trial. The defense sought to admit scientific testimony but the court barred it from the jury, keeping it on the record.
The eighth day of the trial brought heated exchanges as Bryan testified on beliefs and science. Contempt cited against Darrow earlier faded after apology. Defense and prosecution concluded weary of the acrimony and awaited the jury verdict with appeal rights noted. Court adjourned amid conciliatory remarks and thanks for courtesies shown by Dayton participants.
In Copenhagen the finance minister 3M Weergaard introduced in the Diet a bill authorizing a 40,007,000 dollar bond loan with Guaranty Trust of New York. Other items note tax mailings in Hartford and a Roumanian debt settlement move toward Washington.
A Daily Record lists ambulance dispatches for several cases including John Bradisy nine epileptic convulsions at 68 Hewitt Street taken to Bridgefort Hospital. John Toohy forty five fell at Park Avenue and Park Place taken home. Juns Jackson thirteen months convulsions at 287 Stanistan Avenue taken to St Vincent Hospital. Christopher Louron dos six months fell from crib at 200 South Avenue without injury.
Bridgeport court heard arguments on whether city proper to pay from a $500 099 issue for Warrenite pavement and if bids complied with open competition. Judge Brown weighed contract A versus B and C amid claims of ambiguity in the paving law and potential unlawful favoritism.
The article covers the Scopes trial with Clarence Darrow questioning William Jennings Bryan and the judge expunging Bryan’s testimony. It notes pressure from prosecutors to end the case, hints at a guilty verdict strategy, and mentions Lenora Callos’s $46,000 shopping spree in Los Angeles.
The article reports a 10 strike by coal operators and United Mine Workers of America wage clashes in Northern West Virginia. Miners warn of a statewide general strike if wage agreements are broken. Armed gunmen are used to intimidate workers as disputes over contracts press for government action.
Ridgefield mourns banker George C. Haven who died by his own act at Homewood estate. A widower, he had remarried in February to Dorothy James of New York and Easthampton. He leaves a widow plus two daughters and a son from his first marriage, all of New York City.
The Alexanderson boy was not harmed and was returned to his family several days after the abduction. The suspect describes fleeing from Montreal to Toronto and Detroit as they moved to sell punch boards and evade police, with stops in Boston and Fall River before arrest.
A list of meetings and rooms for Italian Women's council, OO F lodges, Adelphian, Magna Charta, Harmony, Socialist Party, Scandinavian groups, Royal Arcanum, Loyal Ladies, Danish Sisterhood, Star of Unity, and other orders at addresses on Cannon Street Broad Street Elm Traskat Main Street and nearby venues. Also notes a historic 1884 New Orleans monument to Margaret Haughery, “The Orphans' Friend,” first star to a woman in the United States.
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