Coolidge Eyes Security Pact Backdrop for New Armament Talk
President Coolidge said a real security pact among major European powers could pave the way for another armament conference. He favors advancing disarmament only if there is credible progress abroad, keeping plans in abeyance until Europe shows promise of success. White House briefing noted his cautious stance aligns with his Dawes plan approach.
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Mass
Associated Press
Coolidge
White Court
Europas
Dawes
Geneva
Europe
William Phillips
Belgium
Diplomat Bancroft Dies in Japan After Ulcer Bleed
Tokyo July 29 Edgar A Bancroft American ambassador dies in Karuizawa Japan due to a sudden duodenal ulcer hemorrhage. Foreign officials prepare to transfer the body to Tokyo with a battleship possibly offered by the Japanese government. Aaron Shiddasa foreign minister conveys condolences as US congressmen visit tension eases.
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Associated Press
Karuizawa
Toyko
Edgar Addison Bancraft
United States
Aaron Shiddasa
Forign
State Department
Foreign Office
Japan
Budd Sees Better Earnings For Line
New York July 28 The Associated Press Ralph Budd president of the Great Northern faces bigger earnings for the road this year than in 1924. He cited larger returns for the first half and a favorable crop outlook in the Northwest and avoided discussing developments in the western rate regulation while indicating the Potter rate plan did not meet approval of rail executives in the Northwest.
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Associated Press
Ralph Budd
Great Northern
Facces
Northwest
Dawes Hurt By Fishing Fare While on Colorado Trip
Vice President Dawes vacationing in the Colorado Rockies with Colonel A. E. Humphreys. He caught a rainbow and native trout but injured a finger after a fishing hook embedded, requiring transport to Creede for medical removal, then returned to the lakes for more casting.
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Associated Press
Dawes
Colorado Rockies
A. E. Humphreys
Rooks
Creede
Death stroke munition to demo on battleship off California
Detroit inventor Dr Edwin R Scotti announced a destructive munition named the death stroke. He claims it will kill life within a 20 mile radius when detonated on a U. S. battleship off the California coast. The test is slated for within two months in San Francisco.
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United States
California
Edwin R. Scotti
Detroit
Scott
Jaliffe
French government denies Abd el Krim contact on peace terms
The French government said it had received no communication from Abd el Krim, Morocan war leader, rejecting London reports that he had sent terms for negotiations. The denial was issued as Paris reported no reply to France’s peace outline.
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Associated Press
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France
London
Abd-El- Krim
Reading man shoots self after card identity confusion
Reading Pa July 28 By Associated Press The police found a man who shot and killed himself after using a card to prevent identification. The victim matched the Chicago police suspect Robert Scott, but no definite identity was established. A note read I am nobody from nowhere. Clothing lacked clues except a laundry mark 145.
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Associated
Urmont
Robert Scott
jMman
Chicago
Duel Mystery Sheds Light on Kirk Truden Case in California
Police now question a letter and signature linked to John Truden. Evidence suggests a third party may have killed Kirk and Truden, not a suicide or duel as once thought. A hotel maid's testimony rejects the desert duel claim and shifts focus to who wrote the fatal note.
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Truden
California
Oda
Imperial Hotel
Imperial
Kirk
Paewumba
Wile Kark
Mine guards gas at West Virginia coal mine
Washington dispatch reports that 45 people were gassed by mine guards at Mine No 9 of the Jarmeson Coal and Coke Co near Farmington West Virginia. The incident was brought to the labor department conciliation bureau by J J Studard international representative of the United Mine Workers of America. The matter was referred to Governor Gore of West Virginia by Acting Secretary White.
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Associated Press
Jarmeson Coal and Coke Company
Farmington
W. Va
Conciliation Bureau
The
Labor Department
J. J. Studard
Limted Mine Workers of America
White
Gore
West Virginia
Tax Reduction As Copeland Sees It
Washington July 18 The Associated Press reports Senator Copeland Democrat New York urged tax reduction of at least 500000 with exemption of incomes 5000 or less and elimination of inheritance taxes He advocated reducing surtaxes to ten percent and reform of the miscellaneous taxes to ease the tax burden for individuals and businesses
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Associated Press
Copeland
Democrat
New York
May Seymour Footloose chapter premiere in The Independent
Notice urges readers to order early as May Seymour begins in the paper today. The story is described as unusual and heavily advertised, prompting extra copies to be printed. Orders placed today will be filled, but back copies for tomorrow or later requests cannot be guaranteed. Call 491 or 492 to arrange delivery starting at once.
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May Seymour
Footloose
Independent
Mrs La Follette Declines Senate Run in Wake of Husband’s Death
Washington July 28 by The Associated Press Mrs Robert M La Follette formally announced she will not seek the United States senate seat made vacant by her husband’s death. She told women’s organizations that she can serve better by advancing her husband’s biography and by supporting the pressive cause. Governor Blaine is expected to announce a special election soon for the unexpired term. Rumors say Robert M La Follette Jr will run with his mother’s endorsement, a move political observers see as pivotal in the contest.
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Washington
Associated Press
Robert M / La Follette
United States Senate
Women's Organization
Blaine
la Follette
Monk case hearing put over to Friday
A Washington evolution sit hearing in Washington was postponed today until Friday. The Associated Press reports the delay affects proceedings in a high profile case, with court officials citing scheduling adjustments and ongoing investigations.
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Monk
Washington
Associated Press
Aus 47 On It Upsets 20 60 10 Hospitals
Tarrytown New York July 28 Associated Press reports Twenty persons were injured seriously enough for hospital confinement when a large bus carrying 47 members of the Companions of the Forest of Brooklyn overturned tonight near Tarrytown.
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Tarrytown
Associated Press
Companions of the Forest
Brooklyn
Elks Special In Wreck Near Gallup Hurts 18
A New England Elk special train wrecked near Gallup New Mexico during a washout event. Eighteen injured travelers were able to resume the journey after the incident reported by Associated Press. The wreck halted service briefly on the Santa Fe line before normal progress resumed.
Gould and Dyunsford wed in Montreal church ceremony
Mrs Guinevere Sinclair Gould widow of George J Gould married George St John Frederick Viscount Dyunsford at the American Presbyterian church in Montreal. The ceremony was attended by Lady Dunsford’s secretary and the groom’s solicitor. The couple arrived from New York and plan to stay several days.
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Associated Press
Guinevere Sinclair Gould
George J. Gould
American Presbyterian Church
George St. John Frederick
Dyunsford
Lady Dunaford
United States
Vere Sinclar
Trenton
N. J
George J Gould
Gould
Lakewood
Edith Kingdon Gould
Finaveter
Sinclair-Gould
George Jay Gould
Revin
Mra
Borah Seeks China Reform Warning to Senate
Senator William Borah urged the Senate to demand reform in China, arguing that preserving order and a just Chinese government structure is essential. He pressed for respect of China's territorial rights, fair treatment of Chinese labor, and revenue to support a stable approach in the Far East.
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Idaho
Senate
Congress
William Feborah
Tang
Chra
Hina
Wien
Tre Orient
Bryan Quits Wilson Cabinet Over Note Alterations
Milton A. Miller of Portland recounts Bryan 1920 account of leaving the Wilson cabinet. Bryan said he found Wilson copied and altered his note to Austria, without consultation, prompting his resignation. The disclosure continues on page two.
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William J. Bryen
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Tam
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Bryan Center
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Konstantin Theodor Dumba
Austria
Dumba
Final Tribute To Brother Bryan In Dayton Slated Today
Mountain folk of western Tennessee gather at Dayton to honor William J. Bryan after his death. Citizens watch as his casket lies in a Dayton home and a funeral service on the lawn includes a tribute poem praising the fundamentalist leader and his works.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
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Forday
Washington
Darrow Replies to Bryan Calls Church Folks Often Sinful
Clarence Darrow, the Chicago lawyer who defended evolution at Dayton, replies to William Jennings Bryan’s message. He questions religion’s link to crime, cites Loeb and Leopold, Nietzsche, and a preacher who killed for love, arguing evolution and philosophy do not prove religious influence causes violence.
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Leopold
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Laopolé
Arctic Explorers Move Toward Melville Bay
Washington dispatch reports steamers Bowdoin and Peary of the Miller Arctic expedition left South Upernivik Greenland and headed north to Melville Bay yesterday morning. The information was received via radio message dated July 27 by the National Geographic Society in Seattle.
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Associated Press
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Peary
Upernivik
Greenland
Melville Bay
National Creographic Society
Seattle
Bryan's Great Speech on Evolution and the Christian Religion
Dayton July 2 The anti evolution speech by William J Bryan, delivered amid his illness, is published here as his battle for Christian faith against evolution. He argues Christianity solves mankinds problems and condemns evolution as mere guesses while defending state control of public schools and parental duty to protect religious welfare. The speech is released through Chattanooga News editor George F Mitton after Mrs Bryan's death.
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Associated Press
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
John T Scopen
Dayton
Tenn
William J. Bryan
Wayton
Darrow
Bryan
Dayton Ury
Christ
John T. Scopes
George F. Mitton
Chattanooga News
Milton
Dirigible Shenandoah Returns After Long Ocean Cruise
Lakehurst New Jersey July 33 After 30 hours aloft overcoming thundershowers and fog the navy dirigible Shenandoah completed maneuvers off the Virginia coast. Commander Zachary Lansdowne reported a successful cruise despite squalls on the homeward leg.
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N. J
Associated Press
Shenandoah
Virginia
Zachary Lansdowne
Stormy weather delays air planes in midwest
Cheyenne Wyoming July 48 by Associated Press The army parachute planes on their return flight from San Francisco to Selfridge Michigan were unable to take off tonight on their night hop to Omaha due to stormy weather. The flight will be delayed until tomorrow night.
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