Wagner trial continuance granted amid witness absences
State counsel moved to continue the Wagner trial for slaying deputies on the Holston river until August 17 due to the absence of three key witnesses Deputy Groseclose Frazier and Henry. The defense did not oppose and may seek a venue change while Wagner kept a cheerful mood during a post court reception.
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Kinnie Wagner
Holston River
Joe Groseclose
George M. Frazier
Connelly Henry
Groseclose
Frazier
Henry
Wagner
River Bank
Guy 5. Chase
Chase
Criminal Court
Blountville
Tennessee
Virginia
QO. B. Lovette
T. R. Bandy
Ralph Worley
L. M. McAmis
Kingsport
George M. Warren
Bristolfi Va
Lyle Burrow
Bristol
Tenn
Wright S. Cox
Gate City
Robert Burrow
Hi. D. Webb
John F. Smith
Waytr
Holston
Smith
Webb
Waycross
Missis
Darrow to Visit Dayton for Scopes Trial Preparations
Associated Press report from Chattanooga notes Clarence Darrow will arrive in Dayton Tennessee to confer with defense counsel Dr John R Neal and John T Scopes ahead of the July 10 trial. George Rappleyea of Dayton participates as organizers debate witness plans and expert testimony while Bryan’s view on legislative power is disputed.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Dayton
John T. Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Scopes
George Rappleyea
Darrow
Dayton Club
John Randolph Neal College of Law
Neal
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Sanitation Progress For Dayton Evolution Trial
Sanitation inspectors Howard E. Tullerton and E A Lane visited Dayton to coordinate with city officials on water, sanitation, and food inspection for the evolving crowd during the trial. Local authorities pledged full cooperation to ensure a pure water supply and strict food inspection. Former Attorney General Ben T McKenzie joined the list of prosecuting attorneys at the invitation of A G Stewart, bringing noted oratorical and satirical skill to the prosecution.
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Dayton
Tenn
Howard E. Tullerton
E. A. Lane
City Commission
A. C. Broyles
Ben T. McKenzie
A. T. Stewart
Tennessee Governor Refuses Guard for Scopes Trial
Nashville date Gov. Austin Peay declined a request from Sheriff R. B. Harris of Rhea County and Dayton official A. P. Haggard for national guard troops at Dayton during the Scopes trial. He cited no emergency and stated militia use requires urgent, acute need beyond ordinary police protection.
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Nashville
Austin Peay
R. B. Harris
Rhea County
A. P. Haggard
Dayton
National Guard
Tennessee
Road foreman badly wounded in camp altercation
Bat Baker, foreman for Freeman and Robins Construction on Lonesome Pine Trail six miles from Rogersville, is seriously cut after an altercation with Will Rice a drunk laborer. Rice was captured by a posse and jailed. Baker’s condition is critical but has some chance of recovery per Dr W H Armstrong.
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Bat Baker
Freeman and Robins Construction Company
Lonesome Pine Trail
Rogersville
Will Rice
Baker
Rice
Brownlow Pearson
Lon Pearson
W. H. Armstrong
Markets Louisville cattle hogs and sheep report
Louisville market report for June 22 shows 1000 cattle slow to steady priced 250 to 950. Hogs 1100 head 7 to 13.35. Sheep 3000 steady with lambs 15.25 to 15.50. Choice ewes and wethers 15.75 to 16. Bucks three dollars down.
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Louisville
Young New York Slayer Sentenced for Jersey City Vet Killing
New York June 22 Dorothy Perkins was sentenced to five to fifteen years in Auburn prison for the murder of Thomas Templeton a Jersey City war veteran and her suitor. The defendant appeared composed as the judge read the verdict amid letters from the public.
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Associated Press
New York
Auburn
Dorothy Perkins
Thomas Templeton
Jersey City
Body of Woman Exhumed for Test in Kentucky
Mt Sterling Ky June 22 Court orders exhumation of Mrs Hattie Neal age 22 who died June 17 after illness. Her father and husband requested a posthumous examination. The body was moved to Lexington for stomach analysis by experts. She left three children.
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Associated Press
Mt. Sterling
Early Seaff
Montgomery County
Hattie Neal
Reading Circles Sponsored by States and Pupils Circles
State education departments in 27 states sponsor teachers reading circles while 18 states run pupils reading circles. Home Education Circular No. 7 from the Interior Bureau of Education outlines states promoting these courses and the conditions under which they are offered.
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State Departments of Education
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
Second Mrs Kresge files suit against chain store owner
New York June 92 A suit in equity for 17 500 shares of Kresge stock in the five and ten cent store chain was filed in the supreme court today by Mrs Doris Kresge second wife of S S Kresge The petition says the chain store magnate failed to carry out his prenuptial agreement The stock is valued at 7 000 000 The first Mrs Kresge was divorced in 1924 alleging cruelty and received 25 000 Eleven children by his first wife are still living
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Associated Press
New York
Kresge
Supreme Court
Doris Kresge
S. S. Kresge
Kressge
Prussian policemen adopt blue uniforms and blue spectacles
Berlin June 99 The Prussian police are poised to set a world record for uniform color. Policemen will wear blue uniforms and caps and must don blue spectacles in bright sunlight while directing traffic. Previously green uniforms earned the nickname the greens, a hue disliked by allies who objected to resembling the Reichswehr. The shift to blue reflects allied preferences and a new standard for police appearance.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Prussia
Reichwehr
Welcome hall feature highlighted for Chicago junior high plans
Chicago plans for new junior high schools include a welcome hall for parents and visitors as a special feature. The proposal emphasizes a central reception area to greet families and streamline access to classrooms and facilities.
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Chicago
Prisoner Refuses To Permit An Operation In Trial
Chicago June 22 The defense in the William Shepherd murder trial attacked the testimony and character of the state's star witness C C Faiman. Luella R Hubbel former manager at Faiman's school testified she would not believe Faiman under oath and had not seen Shepherd at Faiman's school. She admitted running down a fire escape when the state's attorney visited and that the defense paid her $30 weekly. She said she was arrested and fined for disorderly conduct tied to a rental agency's bid to repossess her apartment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Shepherd
C. C. Faiman
Luella R. Hubbell
Faiman
Shepherd
Farman
Fearful of hangman’s noose Grant dies in prison
Bernard Grant, condemned to hang, died thirty minutes after refusing doctors and a blood transfusion despite thousands of clemency petitions. He had been stabbed five times by former companion Walter Krauser, who had shared the sentence and later won a new trial.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bernard Grant
Small
Walter Krauser
Grant
Shepherd murder trial nears end as Shepherd may take stand
Chicago June 21 attorneys for the prosecution and defense mapped plans for resuming the Shepherd murder trial tomorrow morning signaling the approach of the final week. William Darling Shepherd may testify today under cross examination regarding his foster son William Nelson McClintock whom he allegedly murdered via typhoid fever germs. Defense counsel William Scott Stewart said Shepherd could testify after a few other witnesses and hoped the case would reach the jury by midweek. State's Attorney Robert E Crowe indicated the cross examination could take at least a full day.
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Chicago
Shepherd
William Darling Shepherd
Robert E. Crowe
William Nelson McClintock
William Scott Stewart
Crowe
Shot Through Heart Ends Lover's Life In Kentucky
Albert Workman 18, of Columbia Kentucky, shot the man he loved Sunday night after threatening suicide if the woman he loved chose another man. Workman killed the other man at a friend’s home three miles from town, then shot himself. In education news a dental hygienist trains care of teeth and performs cleaning. Two year programs are now offered by ten dental schools nationwide according to the Department of the Interior Bureau of Education.
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Albert Columbia
June Self
Workman
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
United States
Germans Delve Into History of Bobbed Hair
Berlin reports a scholarly look at bobbed hair sparked by gender debates. Ferdinande Von Schmettau, daughter of Col. Von Schmettau, reportedly cut her hair for 200 thalers in 1813 to aid the Fatherland after King Frederick William's wartime appeal. Fifty years hence she was honored by Emperor William I with a golden stickpin for patriotic service.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Ferdinande von Cchmettau
Ferdinande
Col. von Cchmettau
Frederick William
Col. Schmettau
William I
German Republic Gone Too Far In Using the Youth
Berlin reports a surge of concern over youth involvement in politics with both right and left extremists cultivating young citizens. Children’s parades are used in demonstrations and opponents say hatred and bigotry are being instilled. The Prussian interior minister ordered police to intervene when organized youths cause disturbances.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Young Republic
State pays traveling expenses of Montana students
Expenditures in excess of $15 incurred by state students traveling from home to the university and back are paid from the Montana state treasury.
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State Treasury of
Montana
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