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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
1
Indianapolis readers report Dayton Tennessee debates as ministers express varied views on the Tennessee anti evolution law and the science religion relationship. Statements praise science criticize Bryan and stress religion morality without resolving the case.
Police chief Rikhoff ordered Capt. Sumner to survey northwestern Indianapolis for better protection as vigilante plans emerge led by Rev. E. F. Prevo. Three hold ups and several burglaries were reported as banditry resumes citywide.
A lightning event at Falender Brothers junk yard on South Capitol Avenue triggered a blaze that endangered nearby warehouses. Fire crews battled the flames as embers threatened adjacent structures. No injuries reported as of early evening.
Lightning struck Falender Brothers junk yards at 615 S Capitol Ave causing a fire with estimated losses $55 000 to $65 000. Four more sites saw smaller damage while adjacent warehouses and radios auto parts and tires suffered. A two story dwelling at 230 W Michigan St burned with loss 200. Minor damage to Union Traction freight shed and two other homes. Ten fire companies battled the blaze.
Married women are advised they can be hop free in a bold public notice urging wives to consider a lifestyle change or freedom from traditional obligations. The piece frames personal choice and social expectations with a catchy headline tone.
The Harassed Order of Pedestrians plans to unite walkers to curb dangers on crowded streets. Readers are invited to share their safety near misses with autos streetcars bicycles buggies roller skates airplanes and sprinklers.
Mrs Dolly Bramlett 38 of 305 E Ohio St was charged under the anti fortune telling ordinance after police investigated a complaint by Miss Virginia Cosby 20 N East St who said she grew ill while rooming at the Bramlett home and could not redeem her clothes. A visitor from Kentucky sent a dollar and asked for a crystal reading.
William Hughes of Terre Haute pleads guilty in federal court to narcotics dealing. Judge Robert Baltzell sentences him to one year and one day at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Hughes says he received drugs by mail from St Louis and has used and sold them for fourteen years.
John F. Singleton, 28, Lake Forest Illinois, nominated at Cable Tabernacle to lead the Baptist Young People's Union of America. He would be the organization’s youngest president, with election slated for Saturday and nominations from committee leaders.
City Controller Joseph L. Hogue says merchants and others owed by the city may not be paid until council members approve a $500,000 emergency loan to cover obligations through Jan 1 1926. He fears insufficient funds to cover bills and city salaries without the borrowing.
Attorneys for Colonel Charles R Forbes and John W Thompson filed a US Court of Appeals appeal challenging their conspiracy to defraud the government through veterans hospitals contracts. They were convicted last winter and sentenced to two years in Leavenworth plus $10 000 fines. execution stayed pending appeal. The brief runs 10 000 pages, with a $3 500 printing bill.
Five firms and forty-eight individuals were indicted by a Federal grand jury in Philadelphia for illegal diversion of alcohol. The move caps a five month investigation into bootlegging activities.
President Coolidge has summoned Secretary Kellogg and Under-Secretary Grew to Swampscott for an emergency conference on the deteriorating Chinese situation. A weekend meeting will decide whether the United States will press for an immediate Chinese conference or yield to foreign powers for delay amid rising anti-foreign sentiment and potential outbreaks.
William Mayfield, 22, of 1243 N War man Ave, faces charges of speeding failed to stop after an accident and reckless driving. Police said his license was issued after a car struck several parked vehicles Wednesday evening at Walnut and Illinois Streets.
William J Bryan is named in a courtroom dispute with both the accused and the accuser facing the defender role. The brief notice identifies the parties and their respective legal positions as they await proceedings.
A strong rain swept across Indiana early today, ending the dry spell since June 24. The U S Weather Bureau logged .92 inch statewide with heavier totals in Lafayette 2.86 inches, Anderson 2.61, and Royal Center 2.41, as temperatures cooled from 80 to 77 by mid-morning and a fair, slightly warmer weekend forecast followed.
Oath of the Citizens Military Training Camp was given to more than 1,350 young men by Lieut. Col. E. J. Nowlen at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Lieut. Col. Harrison F. Kerrick of Columbus, Ohio, spoke on flags before ceremonies the rookies then began regular training.
A hastily impaneled grand jury returns action on an offense previously laid to a teacher. The proceeding is described as a mere formality, with the outcome bearing on ongoing disciplinary steps.
The Dayton case features defendant John T. Scopes a Paducah educator accused under Tennessee law for teaching Darwinian evolution. Prosecutors include William Jennings Bryan and Billy Bryan Jr. Defense brings Clarence Darrow Dudley Field Malone and Frank M. Thompson with Judge John Randolph Neal leading.
In Dayton Tennessee theScopes trial entered its first stage with an invocation by Rev Cartwright and a carnival like crowd at the courtroom. A new grand jury indicted John T Scopes for teaching evolution in a high school and Judge Raulston instructed the jurors about their duties as Darrow and Bryan conferred with prosecutors.
A Dayton crowd of about 300 welcomed Clarence Darrow on the eve of the Scopes trial as beef sizzled over a courthouse lawn trench. Darrow, Chicago arrival, stayed at The Mansion and planned a private home. Mrs. Darrow and a cook were to join soon. Federal agents reported one moonshine arrest as twelve dry officers were on hand for the case.
An earthquake lasting about thirty seconds rattled the Big Belt mountains near White Sulphur Springs and Three Forks at 7 45 a m. The tremor caused no serious damage though the area had been hit hard by quakes on June 27.
The fragment shows a series of hourly temperatures for a location Bitien on February 20 with readings at 7 am 77 12 noon 80 and 1 pm 9. The text is garbled but indicates a temperature record across the morning to afternoon.
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