Evolution trial in Dayton stirs public debate in TN
In Dayton Tennessee a high profile evolution trial draws global attention. The defense fights the constitutionality of the anti evolution law while William Jennings Bryan stirring crowds and Johns Hopkins research is cited to challenge creationist views.
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Dayton, Tenn
Edward W. Pickard
Dayton
Tenn
America
William Jennings Bryan
Cloris Hankity
Bryan
John KR. Neal
Scopes
Tennessee
United States
Gore
Cookeville
Jennings
Study Links Hereditary Traits Across Species
The text notes that in higher organisms knowledge is limited yet suggests that hereditary processes align with those seen in lower organisms. It emphasizes partial evidence supporting shared genetic mechanisms across biological lines.
Gas Weapon Proposed to Deter Bank Robbers
Bank robberies rise nationwide with Cook County offering a 2500 dollar reward for each robber killed. In Elnora Indiana a protective gas device uses Lewisite gas in glass capsules to deter raids by forcing robbers to surrender or retreat.
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Cook County
Lnois
Elnora
Ind
Prohibition Officers Face Limits as Shipments Spur Effort
Federal enforcement on Lake Ontario prepared to halt a potential 17 vessel Canadian cargo armada valued at over 250000 dollars. Buffalo agent laments lack of facilities to act until liquor lands. Treasury official bans speeches by prohibition agents to educate for enforcement.
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Lake Ontario
Canada
Port Colborne
Ont
United States
Buffalo
Andrews
Former Los Angeles District Attorney Woolwine Dies at 83
Thomas Lee Woolwine, once a nationally known Los Angeles district attorney, died at his home. He led the Madalynne Qubenchain trial and remained a prominent California political figure for years.
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Homas Lee Woolwine
Los Angeles
Cub
Madalynne Qubenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
California
Grain Marketing Co to Dissolve After Inability to Comply
The Grain Marketing company plans to dissolve after failing to meet provisions of the Capper Volstead act. Components will be returned, Armour Grain and Rosenbaum Bros readmitted to the Chicago Board of Trade clearing house. The venture aimed to pay debts and sell property to farmers, but was deemed overambitious with elevator values inflated. The Dean, Otavia & Company brokerage failure followed, with liabilities near 35 million and a likely net loss under 5 million. Creditors and bankers moved to rehabilitate the firm.
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Beatse
Hurge Grain
Middle West
Armour Grain Company
Rosenbaum Bros
Chicago Board of Trade Clearing House
Emanuel F. Rosenbaum
Chicago
New York
Dean, Onativia & Company
Rosenbaum
President Coolidge Considers Farm Legislation Talks
President Coolidge plans summer discussions to craft a farm program palatable to all groups for possible passage next winter. He invites Middle West senators representatives and farm experts to White Court. Senator Curtis of Kansas will be among early visitors.
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Coolidge
Congress
Middle West
White Court
Senator Curtis
Kansas
Soviet plans to export grain despite famine warnings
The article notes that Soviet Russia intends to export large grain quantities next winter despite recurring famine in many districts. Authorities import agricultural implements and push for big crops while peasants resist fixed-price grain procurement.
Montana Regaining Ground in State Land Office Figures
Montana agriculture shows steady recovery with increased leases and revenue. For the six months ending June 30, 1925, the land office issued about 970 shire land leases, up from 624 in 1924, and lease revenue reached 106,018.06 dollars, versus 149,188.06 for the prior year period. Interest payments on state contracts also rose to 60,442.28 dollars from 84,802.40 dollars.
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State Land Office
Suile
J. M. Branndford
State Ham Office
Gallatin County Seeks State Help to Rebuild Schools
The Montana state board of examiners limits aid but orders A M Wusenin to survey the five wrecked Gallatin County schools and prepare plans. A state relief drive is led by Governor Trickson, with preliminary rebuild costs estimated between 106600 and 150000 dollars as the state assesses funding.
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State Board of Examiners
Gallatin
A. M W. Wusenin
Trickson
Montana
Aren
Prchitect
Montana Legion Endowment Drive Exceeds Target
The American Legion in Montana oversubscribed its $20,000 quota for an $85,000,000 World War veteran welfare endowment. TH Poster led the effort from national headquarters in Indianapolis, with Montana posts reporting $21,867.74 so far and expected totals near $30,000 once all posts report.
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Montana
American Legion
Poster
Legion
Mate
Tedianapolis
Foster
Railways Seek Rehearings On State Valuation
The Soo Line Oregon Short Line Burlington and Great Northern Railways have been granted new hearings on the assessed valuation of their property by the state board of equalization. The board has not published the year’s valuations and will not release them to the press until final for all corporations under its jurisdiction.
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Reeser
Tchitcherin
Russia
Great Britain
Dosser
Shuanghai
China
Moscow
Germany
Ccabinet
Chambertihi
Oslo
Norway
Tno
Russa
Riga
Lenin
Switzerland
Communist Party
Poland
France
Morocco
Abd-el-Krim
Taza
Fez
Krim
Sultan Muley Youssef
Marshal Lyauteys
Painiere
Paris
Riff
Batum
Spain
Stanislaus -Naulln
Soo Line
Oregon Short Line
Burlington
Great Northern Railways
State Board of Equalization
State Board
Farmer Phillip Strobey Bitten by Rattler Near Terry
Phillip Strobey a farmer living about 30 miles south of Terry is in the Terry hospital with a badly swollen arm after a rattlesnake bite. He is described as very sick.
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Phillip Strobey
Terry
Terry Hospital
Miles City Banker Receives General Nelson Miles Relics
Miles City banker Miles, a nephew of the late General Nelson A. Miles, has obtained a list of personal souvenirs once owned by the general. The items will be housed in a special room at the public library for public viewing.
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George M. Miles
Miles City
Iate
Nelson A. Miles
Pasteur Treatment Widely Used in Great Falls Rabies Drive
Ten residents take Pasteur treatment after dog bites. Dogs at the city pound are being vaccinated against rabies. Unvaccinated dogs from June will be shot on sight by police or sheriff officials. About 1,100 dogs vaccinated since the health department drive began to curb rabies that caused a child’s death in early June.
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Great Falls
Armour & Co to Build Produce House at Billings
Armour & Co plans a $100000 produce house at Billings within 60 days. The facility will include a creamery poultry feeding station and egg plant and aims to provide a ready market for Midland Empire farmers to sell poultry eggs and other products. J M Johnson manager of the Billings branch announced the project.
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Billings
Armour& Co
J. M. Johnson
Packing Company
Midland Empire
Calendar of Coming Events Across Montana
Kiwanis State convention in Helena on August 7-8. Golf tournament in Helena August 13-14.15-16. Reunion of Society of Montana Pioneers in Bozeman August 13-15. Montana Conference of Methodist churches in Great Falls August 26. Masonic Grand Lodge in Missoula August 17-22. Yellowstone Glacier Bee Line highway convention at White Sulphur Springs August 17.
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Helena
Reunion of
Society of Montana Pioneers
Bozeman
Montana
Conference of Methodist Churches
Great Falls
Yellowstone Glacier
White Sulphur Springs
Wild Animal Exhibit Planned for Montana State Fairs
M. Carpenter, secretary of the Montana State Sportsmen's Association and educational secretary of the Montana Fish and Game Commission, says a large wild life exhibit is being organized for state fairs this fall. He noted cooperation from Warden Frank H. Rose and others to secure specimens. The display would travel to Helena Bozeman Billings and Missoula fairs if plans succeed.
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Carpenter
Montana State Sportsmen's Association
Montana Fished Game Commission
Frank HL
Rose
Bison Reserve
Row
Bateman
Helena
Bozeman
Billings
Missoula
Rock Creek Flood Damages Ranger Station Road
Ranger EL TE McLean reports the west fork rise washed out McDonald ditch and road to the Rock Creek ranger station near Red Lodge. Basement flooded ruining foodstuffs valued at 75 dollars and road damage estimated at 200 dollars. Bear Tooth National Forest official LL de Jefferson reviewed the incident.
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Rock Creek
Red Lodge
McDonald Ditch
Rock Creek Ranger Station
EL. TE McLean
LL. de. Jefferson
Beartooth National Forest
Rush on sugar plant construction at Holly factory
Construction on the new 1 400 000 Holly sugar factory at Sidney is being rushed. A 26 foot smoke stack has been completed and 850 men are part of the mill crew. Housing is at a premium as building of all kinds rises to handle surplus demand.
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Sidney
Quake Increases Springs Flow At Bitter Root Valleys
A recent earthquake raised hot water flow at Medicine springs and Sleeping Child springs in the upper Bitter Root valley from 60 to 70 percent. Visitors who left the valley reported the surge to Missoula officials.
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Medicine Springs
Sleeping Child Springs
Bitter Root
Missoula
Coal Mine Inspector Md Davis Appointed to State Post
Md Davis of Tounduyp named by the industry accident commission as the new state coal mine inspector, effective immediately, succeeding George N. Griffin. The appointment followed a recommendation from the recent state labor convention.
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MD Davis
Tounduyp
Industry Accident Commission
George N. Griffin
Montana land board bars oil and gas leases on most tracts
The Montana state land board ruled that no oil and gas leases will be issued on tracts smaller than half section. Exceptions apply to isolated parcels under 160 acres priced at 100 dollars per 160 acres. The board also refused leases to individuals who let prior leases lapse to dodge exploration penalties.
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Montana
State Land Board
Government forestry leaders tour Montana reforestation push
Col. W. I. B. Greely and District Supervisor Fred Morrell of Missoula outlined the new Clark McNary act now in effect. They described the government program for reforestation of devastated areas and called it the greatest encouragement yet for the movement in this country.
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W. 1B. Greely
United States Forester
Fred Morrell
Missoula
Montana
State land sale planned for four townsites along railway extension
Applications for purchase of state land for four townsites along the Scohey-Opheim extension of the Great Northern railway in Valley and Daniels counties were received by the state land board. The board decided to handle the tracts with other locations at the general sale this fall.
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Scohey-Opheim
Great Northern Railway
Valley
Daniels Counties
State Land Board
Earthquake damage assessed at Warm Springs hospital
Dr. H A Bolton, superintendent of the Montana Insane Hospital at Warm Springs, estimates 3500 damage from the recent quake. Brick veneering must be replaced and small cracks plastered. patients remained nervous but not seriously affected.
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H. A. Bolton
Montana Insane Hospital
Warm Springs
Hobo John jeers at world court and League remark at Washington banquet
A distorted Rehoboth Sunday Herald report quotes Cull of the American Peace Society at a Washington banquet. He condemns critics of the World Court and League of Nations, likening them to foolish hoboes. A separate hobo dismisses a blind asylum home with sneers and laughs.
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Cull
American Peace Society
Washington
World Court
League of Nations
Hobo John
John
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Red Cross Ball Blue advertised for home use
A housekeeping advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as suitable for laundry items including kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases. The copy emphasizes broad utility for household care.
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Department of Housekeeping
Oil boycott in Macedonia and Thrace cuts kerosene use
Rising kerosene prices spark a buyers strike in Macedonia and Thrace. The population increase is noted but the higher cost is expected to lower overall oil consumption versus earlier periods. The move signals a shift in energy use amid price pressures.
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Macedonia
Thrace
Painted Lady Butterfly Migrates from Africa to Iceland
Egyptian agriculture chief entomologist C B Williams notes the painted lady butterfly migrates from Africa to Iceland several times, a 4000 mile journey taking three to four months. Butterflies appear in Iceland in July after leaving Africa and Asia Minor in April. only the hardiest reach Iceland.
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C. B. Williams
Ministry of Agriculture
Africa
Iceland
Asia Minor
Job Seeker Asks After Secretary Position
A brief exchange notes a person asking about work and another responding they are looking for a secretary. The moment centers on the search for employment and the specific role mentioned.
When Blueprints Inspire Enthusiam for a Town’s Beauty
A town awaits brighter looks as new blueprints spark public interest. Plans promise improved streetscapes and civic pride with community backing likely to grow. Local leaders cite citizen enthusiasm as key to turning drawings into a welcoming, attractive town.
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Querqu River
Leningrad
Champlain
Oriila
Land Office
Gallatin County
Legion Endowment
Miles
Kiwanis
Masonic Grand Lodge
Wonder
U.S
United States Rubber Company
MenaMotor Oil
Monarch Manufacturing Co
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Toledo
Ohio
MonaMotor Oils & Greases
Beleans
Bellans Hot Water
Sure Relief
Bellans
Boschee
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