Washington Evolution Case Opens Legal Front in District
Washington lawyers prepare to curb teaching evolution under a rider to the DC appropriation bill. Wittner, an atheist, seeks a constitutional test by blocking salaries of officials who teach or permit disrespect for the Bible, aiming to reveal scientific evidence in court. The move draws comment from Bryan and Darrow and echoes Dayton trial debates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dayton, Tenn
Francis H. Stephens
Loren H. Wittner
Wittner
District of Columbia
H.wittner
Wittmer
Dayton
Congress
Ilinois
Scopes
Representative Summers
Republican
Francis H. Meens
Dstrict
William J. Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Dr. Bryan
American Association of Teachers
Chicago
F. G. Stecker
Association
Shenandoah Man Heads Mortgage Association
Des Moines July 23 H S Fos kett Shenandoah was elected president of the Iowa Farm Mortgage association late yesterday. Fred O Fisher Cedar Rapids was chosen vice president Igram Bixler Cedar Rapids secretary and Raymond Tit us Muscatine treasurer. R A Pearson president of Iowa State college urged farmers to cut costs and cooperate to raise profits and reduce losses.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Steck Climb in Vote Count in Steck Brookhart Race
Washington reports show Steck gaining votes as recounts in six counties and 21 Blackhawk precincts proceed. A tally of challenged and arrow ballots totals 50 as the Senate subcommittee reviews irregular ballots and intent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Steck-Brookhart
Towa
Blackhawk County
Steck
Brookhart
LaFollette
Daniel Steck
Smith W. Brookhart
Blackhawk
Iowa
Senate
J. J. Mitchell
James M. Pearsons
Creston Board Considers Jefferson School Janitor Vacancy
Twenty four Creston men filed applications for the Jefferson grade school janitor post after the death of J. T. Reynolds. Howard T. Gcurr, secretary of the board of education, said filling the vacancy is doubtful as several calendar questions await the board. Other school janitors were hired in spring.
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Creston
Jefferson Grade
Howard T. Gcurr
Board of Education
Jefferson
J. T. Reynolds
Red Oak Drifter Murder At Burlington Yards
In Red Oak Burlington railroad yards two drifters were seen together by trainmen. An iron bar used in the killing was found and the injured man died at a hospital without regaining consciousness. The article also mentions a separate school dispute over salaries involving Frank W. Ballou and W. P. Hay.
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Red Oak
Burlington
American Killed and a Doctor Held in China Incident
Morgan Palmer, an American, was killed at a Sungari River ranch near Harbin. Dr. Howard, an eye specialist from Rockefeller Hospital, was captured. U.S. authorities seek his release and punishment of attackers as tensions affect China negotiations.
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Associated Press
Peking
Morgan Palmer
Big Ranch
Sungari
Harbin
Howard
Rockefeller
Washington
China
Palmer Ranch
Amercan Aheld
Mr. Palmer
Dr. Howard
Rockefeller Foundation
Amur
Manchuria
America
Roger 8. Green
China Medical Board
Churchville
N. Y
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard
James
William H Showers 91 Prescott Resident Dies
William H. Showers of Prescott died at noon at his home from blood poisoning. Born August 23, 1833 in New York he would have been 92 next month. Survived by widow a brother and daughter in Prescott and Creston. Body at Roland's funeral home. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at Prescott Methodist Church. burial Prescott Cemetery officiated by Rev W C Farwell of Omana.
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William H. Showers
Prescott
New York
Mr. Showers
Creston
Roland
Funer
W. C Farwell
Omana
Hay mower accident maims teen near here
Ted Hamilton, 19, of near here, was dragged a block yesterday by a frightened team pulled mower. He was taken to an Oskaloosa hospital with serious injuries including head wounds and chest injuries. doctors hold slight hope for recovery.
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Associated Green Delta
Ted Hamilton
James Hamilton
Here
Oskaloosa
Dives Into Two Feet of Water Ends in Tragedy
Richard Wolfe aged 16 died after a neck fracture from a dock dive into two feet of water at Municipal beach Cedar Rapids. He had been near death the day before, but laughter and hope returned before death.
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Associated Prea
Cedar Rapids
Richard Wolfe
Municipal ‘Beach
Local bankruptcy and marriage licenses filed in district court
Sidney L. Creveling of near Sharpsburg filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in federal court Wednesday listing debts of 11007.38 with 9807.38 unsecured and assets of 2375 with 2075 exempt. A marriage license was issued to Warren Stone of Carlisle and LaVerne Owens of Des Moines. Katherine Kennedy seeks divorce from Ira Kennedy over non support and cruelty. Anna Dill seeks divorce from Marlin Dill over desertion and non support with custody of their minor child. An auto left by the road near Cromwell and stripped of tires was reported to Sheriff. J. S. Clark sold his waste paper business to L. W. McLaughlin after 20 years in Creston.
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Sidney L. Creveling
Sharpsburg
District Court
Warren Stone
Carlisle
LaVerne Owens
Des Moines
Katherine Kennedy
Creston
Ira Kennedy
Elkton
S. D
Marlin S. Dill
Anna Dill
Cromwell
Fred Collings
Sickels
Adams County
J. S. Clark
West
Lucas Street
L. W. McLaughlin
Clark
L Creston
Creston Kiwanis Trip Returns After East Tour
Sixteen hundred Shenandoah Kiwanis excursionists returned today on four Wabash trains from a Niagara Falls east tour. The group, about half Shenandoah residents, began the trip last Thursday with plans for Omaha and Council Bluffs onward. The average cost was about 50 dollars per person.
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Creston
Kiwanis
Shenandoah
Niagara Falls
Preston
Sherman Rex O. A Tyler
Craig Armtrong
Rada Ahery
George Bar@e
Margaret Ball
H. M Stanley
Ruth and
Inez Porter
Ross King
Ethel McKenzie
M. J. Howell
Associated Press
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Brothers seek to set aside deed of 160 acre Muscatine farm
Contending that their brother W F Kramer was kept as a prisoner for months and coerced with liquor to leave his property to Mr and Mrs Charles Staack George F and Henry Kramer of Muscatine and Frenk Kramer of Cedar Rapids the brothers ask the court to invalidate the deed securing Mrs Staack a half interest in the farm.
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Pross
Muscatine
W. F. Kramer
Charles Staack
George F
Henry Kramer
Frenk Kramer
Cedar Rapids
Steack
Kramer
Government urges using corn proceeds to pay debt
Emmetsburg July 23 Gov John Hammill called for using this year’s bumper corn crop profits to pay indebtedness and to restore the farm industry to a solid financial footing. He urged closer cooperation among farm agencies and cooperative marketing as a final solution to farming and economic problems.
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Emmetsburg
John Hammill
Palo Alto County
Farm Bureau
Union county Farm Bureau launches war on Canada thistle
Union county Farm Bureau declares war on Canada thistle as patches spread across townships. Demonstrations by Prof. M A Hauser of Iowa State College will be Aug 17 and 18 to show deep plow and springtooth harrow methods and a smother crop plan to starve roots. Adair county will follow with demonstrations Aug 19 and 20.
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Iowa
L. J. Nickle
Union County Farm Bureau
Nickle
Union County
Farm Bureau
M A. Hauser
Iowa State College
Ames
Hauser
Adair County
Adair
Bedford Fair Promises Record Taylor County Event
The 1925 Taylor county fair opens in Bedford on Monday July 27 and runs through the week long event. Secretary JC Nelson says it will eclipse all previous fairs with all pens filled and space tight. One hundred ninety two horses entered in harness races and many entries filed for running races.
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Bedford
Advertiser
Taylor County
Wll
JC. N. Nelson
Taylor County Association
Trinidad Hit By Damaging Rain
Heavy rains washed out bridges and highways along the Purgatoire river in Trinidad Colorado. Rail service on main lines was disrupted as 600 feet of track and a steel bridge were lost between Trinidad and Raton New Mexico. Property losses may top 2400000 with basements flooded and business houses affected. Many residents spent the night in uptown hotels and rooming houses.
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Associated Press
Trinidad
Colo
Purgatoire
Raton
N M
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
California
Colorado and Southern
Dener
Rio Grande
Uplands
School Building Work Advances on $270 000 High School
Construction on the new high school on School street between Pine and Maple progresses rapidly with concrete footings, first floor window frames, brick work, and steel beams underway. Two large boilers for heating have arrived. heating and plumbing contract awarded to Thomas Rinehart of LeMars who will begin boiler installation.
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School Street
Pine and
Maple Streets
Bulding
Thomas Rinehart
LeMars
Former Farragut Mayor Found Dead Under Burned Car
A charred body identified as Nels Anderson, 63, former mayor of Farragut, was found beneath a burned automobile near Atlantic. Identity confirmed by a remin County license. Anderson had begun returning home to 2500 Cottage Grove Avenue, Des Moines, after a business trip to Farragut. Survived by three children Dr. F. P. Anderson, H. P. Anderson, and Myrtle Anderson.
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Associated Press
Shenandoah
Nels Anderson
Farragut
Atlantic
Anderson
Cottage Grove Avenue
Dee Moines
Parragut
F. P. Andareon
Whiting
H. P. Anderson Farragut
Myrtle Anderson
Los Angeles
Creston Men Named To G. A. R. National Staff
Iowa aides designate for the national G. A. R. encampment to be held in Grand Rapids Michigan during the week of August 5 9 are W P Alred Corydon Oley Nelson Slater John McGrath A B Bamford W A Ross Marshalltown and Isaac W Myers Hampton.
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the Assoriated Press
Des Moines
Louis F. Arensburg
Iowa
Grand Rapids
Mich
W. P. Alred
Corydon
Oley Nelson
Slater
John McGrath
Creston
A. B
Ten men trapped in Roane mine blaze rescue efforts
A Rockwood telegraph reports ten workers entombed in Roane Coal and Iron's Rooanetron mine with little hope for survival. At Bryson's dip in Rockwood seven miners trapped after a gas explosion fought a fire. one escaped. Superintendent Snow and six rescuers entered the shaft as a blast drove them from the area. a rescue party returned to aid the trapped men.
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Tre Associated Presa
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rockwood
Rooanetron Company
Associated Press
Bryson
Mr. Snow
Roy Limberg
John and
Tom Green
Jim Wilson
Mal K. King
King
James B. King
Holden
Dayton
United States Bureau of Mines
Knoxville
Ten Numbers On Last Program At High School
The Creston Concert band performs a lawn concert at 7 30 tonight. The program includes Hawkeye Fair, King, Cloth of Gold overture, Jewels Sliver Threads Among the Gold Danke Broadway King Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana U S A Patrol Trombone solo The Pals Mediterranean march I ll See You in My Dreams Our Defenders march.
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Creston
March
King
Cloth of Gold
Danke Broadway
Cavalleria Ruseticana
Mascagni
U. S.A
Peck
the Pals
Barnard
Afton Junction Woman Hurt In Crash Here
Mrs. Elmer Allen of Afton Junction sustained fore head and eye cuts from flying glass when the car she rode in collided with Mrs. Ives of Diagonal at Adams and Oak streets. She was treated at Greater Community hospital and one child was bruised but not seriously hurt.
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Elmer Allen
Afton Junction
Ives
Diagonal
Adams
Oak Streets
Allen
Greater Community Hospital
Cara
Mt. Ayr Man Injured In Western Iowa Auto Collision
A Mt. Ayr resident suffered a severe cut but no serious injuries in a Wednesday night crash two miles southwest of Afton on a detour around relocated primary No. 15. The car was ditched and badly damaged. the man's name was not known in Afton, and he arranged to have the car dragged off the road before catching a ride back to Mt. Ayr.
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Mt. Ayr
Afton
Primary No. 15
Advertiser
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