Warrants issued to halt un certified bus lines in Cincinnati
City Prosecutor Joseph O Connell moved to stop three bus operators terminating in Cincinnati for operating without State Public Utilities Commission certificates. Operators Nobbs Tengblad and Staley dispute the action while Crawford details required permits and insurance, and warns of fines up to 500 dollars.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Joseph O'Connell
Cincinnati
Jin
Edward .A.crawford
Public Utilities Commission
W. H. Nobbs
New Richmond
Stanley Avenue
C. A. Tengblad
Indianapolis
Henry A. Staley
Fountain Square
Kennedy Heights
Montgomery
Crawford
Robert N. Gorman
Staley
Montgomery Pike
Government Square
Gorman
Utilities Commission
Utilities Commis
Commission
Fingerprint Difference Saves Actor From Prison
Douglas McKenzie a former movie actor faced a five year term for raising a check drawn on his employer. A microscopic fingerprint variation from a California suspect led to a suspended sentence instead.
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New York
Douglas McKenzie
California
McKenzie
Kellogg Note to Mexico to Shape Diplomatic Return
Ambassador Sheffield will return to Mexico City with an official note from the United States. The note aims to formalize Kellogg statements and press discussions over U S protection for American residents in Mexico and the alleged redistributive labor actions. The move signals potential shifts in U S stance if Calles government fails to meet obligations.
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New York World News Service
Washington
James R. Sheffield
Mexico City
Calles
Kellogg
Mexico
Sheffield
Coolidge
Dalles
United States
Navy Radio Sets Arctic Expedition for Long Wave Link
Complications over radio gear on the MacMillan Arctic expedition were settled at Sydney N S W. The Navy demanded the standard long wave equipment be carried on the Peary and Bowdoin, rushed from the United States by the destroyer Putnam, to ensure safety and efficiency. The National Geographic Society announced the agreement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sydney
N. 8
Etah
Greenland
Wilbur
Donald B. MacMillan
R. E. Byrd
Navy
United States
Mr. Wilbur
National Geographic Society
Peary
Putnam
Bowdoin
Evolution Issue Seen as Challenge To Self-Government of Americans
Bainbridge Colby denounces the Scopes trial as a grave challenge to American self-government and universal education. He warns against bigotry and urges freedom of instruction as vital to liberty and happiness while remarking on the national attention the case draws.
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Bainbridge Colby
Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
J. T. Scopes
Scopes
Colby
Republic
Union
Bourne Arrest In Park Avenue Domestic Row
Arthur K. Bourne Jr a 21 year old heir to a sewing machine fortune was arrested after a chase with a police car his wife on the running board directed the pursuit She accused him of striking her in front of their Park Avenue home before he was freed on 1000 bond pending Friday hearing Bourne and Beatrice Clancy eloped in 1922 later faced separation suits and counter suits over abandonment
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Associated Press
New York
Arthur K. Bourne, Jr
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
Park Avenue
Bourne
Beatrice Clancy
California
Four Miners Drown in Old Ajax Mine Shaft Break
Four miners are believed drowned at the Ajax Mine in Burke Idaho after water flooded in when the wall of an old shaft gave way. A seventy foot wall of rock and debris blocked rescue efforts as crews tried to reach the trapped men. Authorities have abandoned hope for two of the entombed workers, who lie about 6,000 feet from the tunnel portal.
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Wallace
Ida
Ajax
Burke
Harriman Heiress Sues for Divorce in Paris
Mrs. Henry Potter Russell formerly Miss Ethel Harriman filed for divorce in Paris. Ethel Harriman daughter of Mrs. J Borden Harriman of New York, married Henry Potter Russell in Paris on January 30 1918. She was a 1917 New York debutante and served as a nurse with Mrs. Vincent Astor and other social figures in wartime hospitals behind the lines. Russell, a former Army lieutenant, is son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howland Russell of New York.
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Ethel Harriman
J. Borden Harriman
New York
Henry Potter Russell
Paris
Vincent Astor
Mr. Russell
Charles Howland Russell
Governor pardons Zanesville man for murder in 1922
Governor Donahey pardons Harry Morgan of Zanesville after three years in Ohio Penitentiary for his wife’s murder in 1922. Morgan must attend church and abstain from liquor as a condition of the pardon, with support from local officials and a Baptist pastor who urged rehabilitation. Morgan served overseas, stated he wishes to return home to Zanesville with his parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. William C. Morgan.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Capitol
Donahey
Harry Morgan
Zanesville
Ohio Penitentiary
A. Stokes Watson
Market Street Baptist Church
Watson
Morgan
Board of Clemency
Muskingum County
Lemert
William C. Morgan
Howard Street
Merit 10 Rule in Housing New Dry Personnel
General Lincoln C. Andrews said new prohibition personnel will be selected on merit not by advocacy groups. District admins can be from any region, and a military officer could serve as an administrator. Salaries will adhere to legal maximums, with work focused on businesslike enforcement and minimal political influence.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Lincoln C. Andrews
the Treasury
Prohibition
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
New England
General Andrews
Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
W. H. Slayton
Association Against the Prohibition
Andrews
Congress
Pennsylvania
Mellon
Smedley D. Butler
Butler
Philadelphia
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Kentucky
Four Fishermen Drowned Near Burin After Argos Wreck
Four fishermen from Burin were drowned when the steamer Argos broke apart and sank. The wreck occurred last night near St. Johns Newfoundland. Bodies are unrecovered and victims’ names are not known.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Burin
Argos
Office boy to receive part of estate worth millions
In St Louis on June 24, Circuit Judge Falkenhaimer ruled a four month employee, William Hays, will receive about 20000 from the estate of Charles Merboth. Eight workers share in the 742282 estate under the will which bequeaths one third to "persons in my employ."
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ST. Louis
Falkenhaimer
Charles Merboth
Herboth
William Hays
Deputy Killed in Greene County Moonshine Raid
Greeneville Tennessee June 24 Deputy Sheriff Hunter Rollins was killed and his father Emanuel Rollins and C P Carter wounded in a gun battle with moonshiners at Paint Creek Greene County Officers had raided two stills and were leaving the area when fired upon Deputy Marshal W R Shelton also wounded A posse was sent from Greeneville to hunt the attackers.
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Associated Press
Greeneville
Tenn
Hunter Rollins
Emanuel Rollins
C. P. Carter
Paint Creek
Greene County
W. R. Shelton
Typhoon disrupts shipping and roads in Philippines
Manila report says a typhoon today delayed inter-island shipping, crippled telegraph lines, damaged railways and washed out wagon roads. No shipwrecks reported.
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Manila
Court of Appeals grants stay of execution in Liska murder case
Cleveland June 24 Federal Court of Appeals granted an indefinite stay of execution for Frank Liska who was convicted in Common Pleas Court of killing his wife Catherine. The stay leaves the date of any execution undetermined as the case proceeds on appeal.
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Cleveland
Frank Liska
Common Pleas
Catherine
Court of Appeals
Mountain rock slide dams Gros Ventre River forming huge lake
A rock slide in the Teton Range dammed the Gros Ventre River creating a lake seven miles long and up to a mile wide. Cattle herds and forest were swept away, several buildings destroyed, no injuries reported, 200 feet deep at the site, five minutes to fill. Local Jackson manager J R Jones reported the phenomenon from riders.
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Wyoming Mountain
Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Grosventre
Teton Mountains
Wyoming
Teton National Forest
J. R. Jones
Jackson
Jones
Leprosy Cases Found in Newark School Boys
Two Avon Avenue School brothers aged 11 and 13 from Bermuda are diagnosed with leprosy and isolated at Essex County Hospital Soho New Jersey. They are Hale and Frank George, sons of Francis and Mrs. George. The Newark Health Department reports exams of classmates found no further cases. The family plans to seek transfer to the Carville leper colony as the doctor notes US leprosy exposure is rare.
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New York World News Service
Newark
N. J
Essex County
Soho
Hale
Frank George
Francis George
Bermuda
Avon Avenue
Board of Education
Frank
Memorial Hospital
E. D. Newman
George J. Holmes
George Boys
Holmes
Health Department
United States Health Authorities
Carville
Newman
America
Millionaire's Son Sought as Thief
Chicago reports Jack Durand a 21 year old adopted son of Mr and Mrs Scott Durand being sought by police as a thief. He is named as leader in a series of hold ups and robberies by three confessions. Mrs Durand defends him saying he is in California working as an assistant cameraman and married.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Jack Durand
Scott Durand
Lake Bluffs
Pacific Coast
Young Durand
Miss Hester White
F. Edson White
Armour & Co
Miss White
Lake Forest
Durand
North Shore
Associated Press
Jack
Hester White
California
Two Die As East Boston Tenement Collapses During Demolition
An East Boston three story wooden tenement collapsed during demolition leaving two children dead, one woman and another child believed dying, and eight injured, six of them children, as workers had just left for the day. The structure was being razed to clear space for a municipal hospital.
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Associated Press
Boston
Woman Found Dead in Ohio River Murder Suspected
Autopsy in Clermont County confirms woman murdered before being dumped in the Ohio River near Utopia. Forensic examiners say skull fracture from a club, brain hemorrhage, and strangulation account for death, with no water in lungs indicating foul play. Police pursue a man seen with her in a Utopia store.
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Ohio River
Utopia
A. C. Christopher
Clermont County
Tom Longworth
Felicity
Frank Croswell
Mr. White
Hopewell
White
Lizzie Cramer
West Seventh Street
William Vandergrist
Boy Dies After Motor Truck Struck Crossing
Willard Lemon seven-year-old of 2431 West McMicken avenue was struck by a speeding automobile truck while crossing the street near his home and died an hour later at General Hospital. The incident raises Hamilton County road fatalities for the year to seventy-one. Witnesses say the driver William Hayes nineteen of 1711 Race street stopped and helped move the boy to hospital with aid from Charles Wilz of 23 West Elder street.
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Willard Lemon
McMicken Avenue
General Hospital
Hig
Hamilton County
Charles Wilz
West Elder Street
William Hayes
Race Street
Wilz
King's Assailants Found Near Balitza
Sofia report says five bandits involved in the April attack on King Boris were located near the village of Balitza. In a gun battle the band’s leader was killed, the others escaped.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
King Boris
Balitza
England and France Shielded Against German Aggression
A prominent official states that the United States must act in naval matters. He adds that England plans to guarantee France against aggression by Germany, with the latter also protected, ensuring a balance of power in Europe.
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England
France
Germany
Britain rejects joining naval arms talks amid disarmament debate
In the House of Commons Foreign Secretary Chamberlain declares Britain will not join a conference on naval or land armaments and hints a land conference may be summoned by leading powers or the League of Nations. He defends the Rhine security pact with France and clarifies limits of potential British obligations under the League covenant amid opposition from Lloyd George and MacDonald.
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John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
United States
Briand
Geneva
David Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
League of Nations
France
Germany
Poland
Britain
Lloyd George
Europe
MacDonald
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CANAL
The
Charles Michelson
MacMillan
Mr. Colby
Clarence Darrow
John R. Neal
Dudley
Field Malone
Bar Association
Darrow
Memphis
Lovick P. Miles
Tennessee Bar Association
Miles
John T. Scopes
A. K. Bourne, Jr
Harriman
Philippines
Slayer
Horseman
Boy
King
Eady
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