Clergyman backs plan for 2500 acre fur farm near Malone
A well known New York City clergyman with capital support is negotiating to buy about 2500 acres of forest land in Malone and Branden townships near the Canadian line. The tract, a private game preserve owned by Willis E. Clark, includes several lakes and ponds and bog land suited to beaver muskrat mink and otter. Backers estimate fencing costs near 100000 dollars and expect strong profits, while the clergyman plans to still fish his lakes during trout season.
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Malone
N. x
Zea
New York City
Franklin County
Canadian Line
New York
Branden Townships
Willis E. Clark
Moira
Hudson Bay
Twin Lakes
Brown Pond
Little Duck Pond
River Pond
Lake Frances
Clark
Nickel Plate hearings postponed to September 8
The Interstate Commerce Commission agreed to postpone further hearings on the Nickel Plate Railroad case until September 8. The decision was announced in Washington by The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
London woman says high heels aid female athletes and feet
In London a vice president of the British Women's Amateur Athletic Association cites a new book arguing against flat athletic shoes. She endorses high heels for daily wear and says the ideal athlete has a beautifully arched foot, with dancing viewed as strong cross training for track.
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New York World News Service
London
Birs
Eliott-Lynn
British Women's Amateur Athletic Association
Wo Hcn
Peacock Tail Gown Debuts In London Fashion
London designers unveil a new silhouette called the peacock tail to move away from the tube frock. The front stays plain while expansion at the back creates feathered, expanding drapery reminiscent of peacock plumes, offering a waisted line revival for adaptable figures.
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New York World News Service
London
Germans boast of American colony at Baden Baden
Baden Baden in the Black Forest hosts a growing American colony with 75 percent of visitors Americans. The town’s mayor notes most guests are foreigners and Americans display many flags. A Mozart festival, directed by Joseph Stransky, runs August 14 to 30.
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Associated Press
Bern
Germany
Baden-Baden
Black Forest
Reinhard Fiesser
Hans Wang
Joseph Stransky
New York
Baden- Baden
Fiesser
Harding
Queens Attend Astor Dinner Sparking Seating Speculation
A Lady Astor dinner in St James Square drew attention in English society as Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and Queen Marie of Romania sat on either side of the host. The Duke of York and the Archbishop of Canterbury were among attendees, with a large roster of nobility present at the London event.
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Associated Press
London
Lady Astor
Archbishop of Canterbury
Duke and Duchess of York
Astor Town House
St. James Square
Sir Edward
Cavan
Lord Hartington
Salisbury
Marie Jose
Belgium
Baroness Moncheur
Plymouth
Duchess of Portland
Seymour
Lord Gage
Germany Caps Craze Spurs Hat Fashion Shift
CAP mania spreads in Germany as hats risk being replaced by caps. Fashion experts warn of over 80 cap styles appearing in 1925 markets. Manufacturers push varied caps for different occasions aided by propaganda. The rise stems from growing athletic interest after drills were dropped.
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Alin
Vacationing youths jailed after 900 mile joyride
Harry Starr and Michael Hockstock, both under 18, stole Arthur Perkins’s car in North Bend C and drove through West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio. After gas and money ran out they panhandled in Greenfield Ind before being captured by detectives. They await Juvenile Court hearing.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Harry Starr
Linnstreet
Michael Hockstock
Walton Creek Road
Plainville
Arthur Perkins
North Bend
West Virginia
Kentucky
Hoosier
Greenfield
Ind
Harry Comstock
Comstock
Cleary and
Lutz
Lipp Defends Bias Claims in Bus Certificate Case
Cincinnati state representative Samuel I. Lipp dismissed Ed ward G. Becker’s charge of bias in the Norwood to Montgomery bus certificate fight. Becker appealed to the Supreme Court alleging prejudice by the Public Utilities Commission due to appearances by Gardner and Carley supporters. Lipp called the charges ridiculous and noted Representative Tallentire acted for Becker in the hearing.
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Samuel I. Lipp
Cincinnati
Edward G. Becker
Associated Pross
Supreme Court
Public Utilities Commission
Norwood
Montgomery
Becker
Mr. Lipp
Joseph Gardner
Edward A. Carley
Carley
Lipp
Thomas Tallentire
Man Uses Mayor's Name in 89 Dollar Battery Fraud
Police seek a man who defrauded three Norwood area auto battery stations of 89 dollars by forged checks using the name of Louis G. Nolte mayor of Norwood. He bought batteries at Schaefer & Phole 3109 Reading road, Weahling 1643 Reading road, and Aschenbach 341 Ludlow avenue, leaving with cash change after fake addresses. Night Chief Arata has a description of the suspect.
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Louis G. Nolte
Norwood
Schaefer & Phole
Reading Road
Albert Weahling
Ludlow Avenue
Ivin Aschenbach
Joseph Arata
Drafts Are Taboo In Hot German Cars And Busses
Berlin reports Germany endures extreme heat with fear of drafts. Streetcars keep one side shut and only two windows open on the other side, making travel extremely hot. Omnibuses follow the same rule while some riders sit inside to avoid the draft on the breezy deck. Subways ban fans to prevent drafts.
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Berlin
Germany
General Kuhn Retired From Army With Major General Rank
Brigadier General Joseph E. Kuhn retired from the army in San Francisco today with the rank of Major General. He served over forty years, was a German observer in 1906 and credited with joking the Kaiser about German strength. Kuhn also served as U S military observer in the Russo Japanese War and commanded the Seventy ninth Division in World War I.
Briand Adopts Weekend Country Habits Amid Britain Links
Paris reports Ex-Premier Briand is accused of adopting a weekend life abroad following his 1920 return to power and his golfing ties with Lloyd George. The piece notes Briand’s fondness for country retreats and jokes about British sport influencing French leadership dynamics.
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Associated Press
Paris
Briand
Lloyd George
Cannes
Quai d’Orsay
M. Briand
Amee Aet Briand
Cocherel
Farm
Lorg Crewe
Muriel McCormick Aims For Grand Opera Stardom
Muriel McCormick daughter of Harold F and Edith Rockefeller McCormick and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller aims to become an operatic star. She has studied acting and fashion design and now surveys vocal training with Ravinia Opera stars at a Lake Forest studio. Her liberal family support and summer residence feature her ambition amid other artistic pursuits.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Muriel McCormick
Harold F
Edith Rockefellers McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Mi McCormick
Moth
Harold McCormick
Ganna Walska
Muriel
George A. McKinlock
Lake Forest
Mme. Marguerite
Knights of Columbus Leader Arrives With Papal and Foch Messages
James A. Flaherty Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus arrived in Duluth for the international convention. He bore messages from Pope Pius XI and Marshal Foch and a gift from the Pope, an alabaster plaque with a silver bust, honoring the order’s Rome welfare work tied to a $1,000,000 office fund. His wife was injured in a recent Atlantic City wreck.
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Duluth
Minn
Pius XI
Marshal Foch
France
James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
the Knights of Columbus
Flaherty
Atlantic City
Rome
SARGENT RULING SETTLES ARMY NAVY SOCIAL ROW
Rear Admirals of the navy rank with Major Generals of the army, under Attorney General Sargent's ruling. Social precedence will depend on seniority, with the earlier commissioned Major General ahead in disputes, and official publications serving as arbiter.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Navy
Army
Sargent
New York Starts Drive on Industrial Alcohol
New York begins enforcement shift as the control of industrial alcohol permits moves from the Internal Revenue Department to the Prohibition Department. Palmer Canfield acting as temporary administrator replaces six IRS liquidators amid claims that bootleg use of industrial alcohol underpins much illegal liquor. Officials say millions of gallons are diverted and more than 90 percent of seized liquor comes from industrial alcohol. The drive to clear old cases continues with 75 scheduled in two weeks and over a thousand more to be disposed of after a lengthy legal purge.
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New York World News Service
New York
Kington
Internal Revenue Department
Prohibition Department
Palmer Canfield
Internal Revenue Collectors
Coolidge
Prohibition
Canfield
Bond
Monay
Cochran Washington Correspondent Dies After Long Illness
William J. Cochran, a prominent Washington correspondent and longtime Democratic publicity chief in the 1920 campaign, dies in Washington after a long illness. He had worked closely with party leaders for many years.
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Washington
William J. Cochran
Lancaster City Safety Director to audit hospital affairs
Lancaster Ohio Edward Moss the Safety Director was charged by the City Council to conduct a complete investigation of hospital affairs amid charges of inefficiency and maladministration.
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Lancaster, O
Edward Mossman
City Hopital
Modern Hotel Replacing Old West Point Landmark
West Point will gain the Thayer Hotel replacing the 1829 West Point Hotel. Colonel B J Timberlake helped resolve details leading to ground breaking in 1925. The five story, 225 room fireproof building will overlook the Hudson and serve as social center for cadets and visitors, expected occupancy by 1928.
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New York World News Service
New York
United States Military Academy
West Point
Thayer
Thropy Point
Military Academy
Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Miles
Scott
Jefferson Davis
Theodore Roosevelt
Whistler
Poe
Lord Kitchener
Theodore
William B. Cozzens
Stephen Remer Roe
Charles F. Roe
B. J. Timberlake
Sylvanus Thayer
Father
Hudson
Hudson Highlands
Channel plane crowds exceed capacity this summer
London reports a surge in transcontinental travel with about one in ten American visitors aiming for Paris. Over 1,000 passengers weekly leave Croydon for Paris, dozens of daily aircraft filled, and reservations are often made weeks in advance. A French carrier also aids travelers avoiding the Channel by sea.
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Associated Press
London
England
Paris
Croydon
Minister Ends His Life After Slaying Wife
In Richmond Virginia on August 1 Rev. George W Holder shot and killed his wife and then killed himself at their home during breakfast. Police say ill health may have caused the tragedy. The couple recently married. three daughters from a former marriage were present but unharmed. Holder had retired from ministry years earlier. Mrs Holder had served as his housekeeper before their marriage. Both were about 35 years old.
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Richmond
George W. Holder
Holder
Ownbey Divorce Granted to Mrs Pearl Ownbey
Mrs Pearl Ownbey wife of Col J M Ownbey Colorado mining man and former associate of J P Morgan was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce for cruelty and nonsupport. The suit was not contested. Ownbey had gained national attention in Washington contesting Harlan F Stone’s appointment as Associate Supreme Court Justice.
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Boulder, Col
Pearl Ownbey
J. M. Ownbey
Colorado
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ownbey
Washington
Sone
Harlan F. Stone
Supreme Court
Bar on Plumes? Debate Grows Over Women’s Hat Adornments
London observers weigh making wearing osprey and other bird plumes a punishable offense as smuggling and illegal imports persist. Lord Buxton warns that demand fuels bird killings, while hesitating to declare a new offense.
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New York World News Service
London
Winston Churchill
Lord Buxton
Buxton
American benefactor honored by Pontine Marshes orphans
Mrs. Clara Huston Miller of New York, known as Mamma Miller, was cheered by war orphans in Sezze near Rome after unveiling a marble tablet dedicated to her by the Pontine Marshes colony. The gesture, by orphans who lost fathers in WWI, praised her generosity and promised well-being. Miller, age noted, said this might be her last Italian visit, and was accompanied by her son Charles and daughter-in-law.
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New York World News Service
Rome
Clara Huston Miller
New York
Pontine Marshes
Naples
Mamma Miller
Car Dell Aquila
Italy
Sezze
American lends service to Paris Library with Europe focus
Colonel Robert E. Olds of St. Paul who led the American Library in Paris for two years has given his time to building a comprehensive European reference collection. He will leave Paris for Washington to become Assistant Secretary of State while Walter Russel Batsell directs ongoing work.
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Associated Press
Paris
Robert E. Olds
St. Paul
Red Cross
Europe
Washington
Américan Library
Board of
Geneva
Colonel Olds
Denys T. Myers
World Peace Foundation
Boston
American Library
Mr. Myers
Walter Russel Batsell
Olds
Department of State
Remarkable Life Size Christ Painting Found at Isleta Mission
Father J. J. Hartman, chaplain of St. Anthony’s Orphanage in Albuquerque, reports a life size, partly relief painting of Christ in Isleta Pueblo’s Catholic mission church. He dates it to the Byzantine era, possibly pre European schools, and notes its exceptional color harmony. The artist is unknown and the painting is removed for safekeeping.
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Ascitiated Press
Albuquerque
N. M
J. J. Hartman
St. Anthony’s
America
Europe
Christ
Indian Pueblo
Isleta
Here
Father Hartman
Isleta Mission
New Mexico
Thousands Aspire But Few Are Chosen Of Caravan To Hollywood
Hollywood reports show since 1917 more than 150 000 registered for screen work on the Pacific Coast but only about 15 000 remain steadily employed. Extras earn from 3 to 10 dollars a day with varied roles and wardrobes, while the pool includes 60 percent women.
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Hollywood
Cal
Pacific Coast
Cinemaland
Los Angeles
Audrey James Coats Opens London Boutique For Feminine Articles
Society figures report Audrey James, now Mrs. Dudley Coats, opens a Mayfair shop at 10 Davies Street selling embroidered handbags, stainless scents, and other feminine trifles. She emphasizes a commercial yet stylish venture drawing high society approval despite her high profile.
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New York World News Service
London
Audrey
Davies Street
Mayfair
Dudley Coats
Europe
America
Coats
Audrey James
Willie James
King Edward
Socilety
Audrey’s
Pigeons of St Pauls Face Culling Under London Bill
London authorities urged Parliament to banish pigeons from St Pauls precincts to protect the cathedral. The birds that thrived on tourist feeding have overrun the city, pecking mortar and risking the historic structure. A plan would kill most pigeons while allowing a small number to remain in select lofts of St Pauls.
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London
St. Paul's
England
St. Mark’s
Venice
St. Paul’s
Ludgate Hill
Feather Wigs Replace Hair in Paris Evening Fashion
Paris on August 1 reports feather wigs for evening wear as a new hair fashion. Lightweight chicken feathers dyed to match hair create bobbed, curled wigs worn over the head to simplify styling. Mrs Louise Ersch of Chicago notes reddish blond wigs appear favorable under artificial light. brown shades may need black replacements. white bobbed wigs suit some evening types.
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Associated Press
Paris
Louise Ersch
Chicago
Humble Rabbit Wins Royal Favor Fashions Fall Trend
London reports Queen Mary has extended protection to the rabbit, elevating its status in society. Furriers note dyed rabbit skins, once scorned compared with seal or chinchilla, are now in demand as a premier trimming for the aristocracy.
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New York World News Service
London
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