Move to Transfer Scopes Case to Federal Courts Filed
Dr. John Tt. Neal files for a federal restraining order to halt prosecution under Tennessee's anti evolution law. The petition argues the law is unconstitutional and that Scopes’ teaching duties are impaired. Governor and Attorney General must answer within five days.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John Tt. Neal
Southern Division
Stern District of Tennessee
United States Court
Robert Wilson
Scopes
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Neal
Gore
Cookesville
Dayton
United States Supreme Court
Cookeville
Chattagooga
Ben
Ice cake falls on man at Kenner Street plant
A 300 pound cake of ice slid from tongs at the City Ice and Fuel plant on Kenner and McClean streets striking 71 year old Fred Raver of 1084 Flint street. He died an hour later at General Hospital from a skull fracture. Raver had stood below the platform moments earlier and is survived by a daughter.
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City
Kenner and
McClean
O’clark
Fred Raver
Flint Street
General Hospital
Raver
Apartment rental ad boosts early morning callers
The Commercial Tribune urges property owners to place classified ads for apartments for rent. Mrs. J Bechtold, 33 Farrell's Court, shares how quick inquiries follow ads published in the same morning edition. Call Canal 6300 to place your ad.
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Commercial Tribune
The
Burgomaster Dives in Evening Dress at City Pool
At the dedication of the new city natatorium in Jöpppenstedt Ger, Burgomaster Burgh, noted as practical, delivered a speech on athletics and swimming then plunged headfirst into the pool in a silk top hat and evening dress to demonstrate his point. The stunt drew loud cheers from the crowd.
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The
Associated Press
Joeppenstedt
Germaug
Stinnes heirs faced with looming bankruptcy and sales
Berlin reports claim Hugo Stinnes Jr and family may lose control of vast empire as liabilities near 42 million dollars while assets top 80 million but deflated by market. Dissent between heirs worsens finances leading to potential sales of mines ships oil wells and other holdings.
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Samuel Spewack
New York World News Service
Berlin
Ether Bank
Stinnes
Induspire
Hugo Stinnes, Jr
Hugo
Edward
Hugo, Jr
Mateo Stinnes
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World
Press Pub. Co
Jews Starving in Mexico City
Report from Vera Cruz dated Aug 4 says numerous Jews lured from the United States for work are dying of hunger in Mexico City. They sleep on park benches, face police harassment, and allege abandonment by a local Jewish Society committee led by J L Weinberger after orders from New York. One man, Jacob Maus, hanged himself after a plea for ten pesos went unanswered.
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New York World News Service
Vera Cruz
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Repo
Park Bench
Jewish Society of
J. L. Weinberge
New York
Weinberger
Jacob Maus
N. Y
Farmer slain wife wounded in ambush near Clay Lick
Sheri Callihan of Greenup County Kentucky continues search for the killer of Lon Adams 35 a farmer of Clay Lick Kentucky who was shot as he stepped from his front door at 7 this morning his wife was slightly wounded near him as she stood by and fainted when the shotgun blast was fired Adams left five children.
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Portsmouth
Sheri Callihan
Greenup County
Kentucky
Lon Adams
Clay Lick
Adams
Mre
Coolidge links rail plan with farm reform to ease Western revolt
President Coolidge aims to couple railroad consolidation with modified farm legislation to push a regional system plan and the Van Sweringen Nickel Plate deal. He backs voluntary mergers to lower rates on farm products while resisting Western demands and avoiding early West speeches.
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New_York World News Service
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
van Sweringen
John T. Adams
Dubuque
Republican National Committee
White House
Conference On Agriculture
Dickinson
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cummins
Iowa
West
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Golf Champion Sued for Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Cleveland August 4 A nurse Katherine Read twenty two sues Joe Wells golf champion and Shaker Heights Country Club for 15000 alleging failure to shout fore Wells a former state amateur champion struck Read near the left eye on the course two small bones and blood vessels in her eye were broken she seeks damages in the suit filed today
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Cleveland
Joe Wells
Wells
Shaker Heights Country Club
Katherine Y. Read
Insanity Trials Close for Russell Scott in Canada Case
The defense rests as five alienists declare Russell Scott mentally deficient including paranoia and delusions of persecution. Jailers testify to sanity, while prosecutors press toward a verdict likely by Thursday. The trial centers on alleged conspiracies and Scott’s claimed innocence in a December murder.
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Canada
Scott
Russell
Catherine Scott
Joseph Maurer
John T Graves Reported Seriously Ill in Washington
Washington August 4 John Temple Graves noted journalist publisher author and lecturer is seriously ill at his Washington home Relatives have been summoned The 69 year old Graves has long been a leading figure among Southern editors and recently rested in Washington after editorial duties at the West Palm Beach Post His condition has slowly worsened without prior alarm.
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Associated Press
Washington
John Temple Graves
Graves
West _Palm
Coolidge World Court Ideas Seen Likely Senate Acceptance
Washington August 4 Predictions that President Coolidge’s World Court recommendations will be accepted by the Senate at its next session were made by two leading members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin and Senator Swanson both Republicans.
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Coolidge
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Swanson
Building Falls Kill 3 in Kansas City Collapse
Three people died and ten were injured when a three story building at 1109 Broadway collapsed in Kansas City Missouri. The dead include J M Holliday 79 Mrs J M Holliday 75 and William Banks a laborer. Firefighters and crews spent hours digging through debris for missing workers including a white man and two negro workers.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Broadway
J. M. Holliday
William Banks
W. H. Fisher
Holliday
Banks
Stolen Jewelry Worth $50,000 From Auto in Louisville
Mrs. R. E. Wathen reported jewelry valued at $50,000 stolen from her handbag in an auto here. The car was driven by a negro chauffeur who said he did not leave the vehicle. Three men loitered nearby. two stones and a $30,000 platinum bracelet were among the loot.
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Associated Press
Louisville
R. E. Wathen
Diary Clues Haunt Murder Case in Ill Cistern Death
Miss Cora Stallman was found dead in a cistern on the Seaman farm. Coles County officials study a 1924 diary with coded entries and frequent mentions of "Tom" while pursuing causes of death and potential poisoning. Authorities say the diary suggests a deranged mentality but offer no conclusive findings.
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Mattoon
Cora Stallman
Cole County
Thomas E. Seaman
Miss Stallman
Seaman Farm
Tom
Tom Dioc
Tom Dloe
Cross
Caletrick
Thuis Dleny
Charles Fletcher
Coles
Fletcher
McNutt
F. S. Schilling
Thomas Seaman
Bell Surrenders on 14 Indictments in Carnegie Trust Case
Former Carnegie Trust Company president and financier John A. Bell surrendered to Alderman Patrick Cawley on fourteen charges including embezzlement and misapplication of 800 643 dollars. Bail set at 25 000. hearing scheduled Friday. Governor Pinchot notes unlikely repayment of bank deposits before December or January.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
John A. Bell
Carnegie Trust Company
Patrick Cawley
Cawley
State Banking Department
Bell
Pinchot
Miners Break Off Negotiations Disrupting Anthracite Wage Conference
Mary Louise Spas, a 16 year old immigrant from Prague area, becomes the adopted daughter of millionaire Edward A Browning at Kew Gardens. Browning filed adoption papers after a three week search receiving 12000 letters. Mary Louise Browning will tour shops, attend meals, and join her new sister at a Vermont camp as plans unfold.
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New York
Mary Louise Spas
America
Aladdin
Mary
Edward A. Browning
Kew Gardens
L P
Shej
Alice In Wonderland
Mr. Browning
Papa
Mama
Vermont
Mary Louise
Astoria
Boom on Rockaway Land Panic as Bad Checks Surge
Rockaway boom participants rush to fund purchases with uncertified checks. Banks report 3800 to 1000 bad checks daily while real estate operators fear many contracts will be voided. Speculators shift to certified checks or cash as prices trend higher and 20 000 oceanfront residents face possible moves.
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New York
Rocka
Rockaway
Ocean Front
Inauguration of 45 Nights of Greyhound Racing At Erlanger Kennel Club
About 10,000 spectators witnessed the inaugural greyhound meeting at Erlanger Park. The crowd, excited by the new sport, saw races run on a dry track, with later events affected by rain. Winners included Kentucky Domino and Midnight Joe, with officials led by P. J. Sullivan and J. G. Fisher supervising.
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Erlanger Kennel Club
Erlanger Park
A. Glick
Oakland Palm
Pinkey
Ace
Jimmie
Master Mason
White Buck
Rabbit
Lee O’green
Kiowa W
Joe Blitz
Lady Buck
P. J. Sullivan
J. G. Fisher
Pete Martin
A. N. Hayden
Murder suspect turns up alive in California
Charles Henry Schwartz, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Cellulose Company, is named in a murder warrant for July 30 in Walnut Creek. The charred body from the plant ruins is not believed to be Schwartz by investigators. Portuguese Joe Rodriguez appeared, claimed as murder victim. body sent to San Francisco Morgue for identification. Mrs. Schwartz maintains her husband is missing.
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Martinez
Cal
Charles Henry Schwartz
Pacific Cellulose Company
Walnut Creek
Laird
Ae 4
Schwartz
En Schwartz
Glass
Leon Henry Schwartzhoff
John Doe Stein
John Doe
Joe Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Oakland
San Francisco
Break in Parley as Lewis Reads Letter to Warriner
Atlantic City Aug 4 miners and anthracite operators adjourn sine die after Lewis reads letter to Warriner. Golden for United Mineworkers and Inglis for Operators push no wage increases and reject arbitration. Next move undecided as双方 expect resumption of talks soon.
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John J. Leary, JR
New York World News Service
Atlantic City
N.J
Christ J. Golden
United Mineworkers
William Inglis
Anthracite Operators’’ Association
Golden
Inglis
John L. Lewis
Ambassador Hotel
Samuel D. Warriner
Operators’ Association
Major Inglis
Lewis
Warriner
Philip Murray
Thomas Kennedy
Cappellini
Mattey
Ellis Searles
Mineworkers’ Journal
Lewis letter to Warriner read at scale conference
The Atlantic City dispatch publishes an August 4 1925 letter from John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers to Samuel D Warriner chairman of the Anthracite Operators Conference in Philadelphia. Lewis complains that Warriner avoided face to face debate and accuses operators of dictating mine worker personnel.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers
Samuel D. Warriner
Ambassador Hotel
Chestnut, Street
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mr. Warriner
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Cinderella
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Coast Fire Returns
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