Missing Tennessee men feared murdered on Signal Mountain
A dozen deputy sheriffs and townspeople scoured Walden Ridge for Dr. J. W. Mason and Lawrence Bowman who vanish after a suspected luring to moonshiner strongholds on Signal Mountain. A bloodstained auto and Bowman's hat were found. authorities suspect a fatal beating or stabbing connected to moonshiner gangs.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Walden Ridge
J. W. Mason
Lawrence Bowman
Bowman
Mason
Signal Mountain
W. D. Mason
Signal Mountain District
Prohibition
Dr. Mason
Marriage of the Prince of Wales Remains a Puzzle
London notes that Britons debate when the Prince of Wales will marry. After his 31st birthday, comparisons to his father and grandfather are cited, with many believing he will wed after his African and South American tour. Writers suggest a royal match would be a natural step for the future king.
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Associated Press
London
Prince of Wales
Edward
Oversea
Alexandra
England
Second murder charge not pressed against Shepherd
Chicago June 27 William Shepherd acquitted of murdering his foster son William McClintock learned the second murder charge based on McClintock's mother would not be pursued State's Attorney Crowe stated there is no evidence she was murdered and no action decided for C C Farman who testified on typhoid culture methods Chief Justice Olson criticized the prosecution for not calling witnesses
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lll
William Shepherd
William McClintock
McClintock
Shepherd
Olson
Crowe
Old hens for pot likely to vanish
London reports that Dr. F. A. E. Crew of Edinburgh University says thyroid treatment can keep hens laying long after aging. At a Wembley conference he noted hens given thyroid produced 100 plus eggs in a year after earlier years of 25 to 30. He also suggested x ray exposure may raise female chick percentages, aiding sex determination.
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Associated Press
London
F. A. E. Crew
Edinburgh University
British Poultry Clubs
Wembley Exhibition
Crew
Edinburg
French General Rejects Marshal Baton in 1874
Paris reports General Antoine Chanzy refused the baton of Marshal of France when offered in 1874. Fifty years later a parliamentary bill sought to raise his widow Madame Chanzy’s pension from 12,000 francs to 18,000 francs, matching marshal widows.
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Associated Press
Paris
Antoine Eugene Alfred Chanzy
Marshal
France
Madame Chanzy
Madam Chanzy
California Boys Plan to Execute Loeb Type Crime
Bliss Baker a UC Berkeley senior 24 told city prison officials he and George Beaman plotted to kidnap Daniel Jackling and extort 50000 claiming Mrs Jackling was kidnapped. Baker said the scheme aimed to surpass the Loeb Leopold crime in Chicago.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Bliss Baker
University of California
Daniel Jackling
Loeb
Leopold
Chicago
Different Opinion on Klan Activities in Washington Parade
Washington, June 27. Thomas L. Avaultt, ex Ku Klux Klan official now head of Knights of America protest, urges solidifying opposition to the proposed Ku Klux Klan parade set for August 8. He says reports claim lawless characters and disruptors are entering the city to inflame religious and racial hatred, risking riot and bloodshed in the District of Columbia. He has written to President Coolidge voicing the protest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas L. Avautt
Ku Klux Klan
Knights of America
Coolidge
District of Columbia
Great Russian Tenor Refuses Politics Interview
Paris June 27 Feodor Chaliapin the renowned Russian tenor who has sung before audiences across continents prefers to avoid political topics. In a Paris interview he answered a question on politics with a stern expression and escorted the critic to the door saying I have enjoyed our talk so much Goodbye.
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Paris
Feodor Chaliapin
North
South America
Europe
Australia
Chaliapin
Russia
American women in flux in restless crisis says French observer
Madame Avril de Sainte Croix head of the French delegation at a Washington conference notes shifts in American women education with Vassar and Wellesley offering different instruction than a generation ago She was surprised by an American question on birth control saying such topics are not discussed in France She praised Mrs Coolidge and the hospitality shown at the White House and the French embassy during visits to the United States and Canada
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Associated Press
Paris
Avril de Sainte Croix
Washington
Vassar
Wellesley
America
France
Madame de Sainte Croix
Coolidge
White House
United States
Canada
Hired men to kill wife confession reported
Concordia, Kansas. Charles B. Davies, a retired merchant, allegedly confessed to hiring Walter Mosley and Ray Bryan to murder his wife last October. Davies posted $5,000 bond for arraignment on assault with intent to kill as Mosley and Bryan sought remaining payment and a cover story of robbery.
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Concordia
Kan
A. J. Kersenbrock
Cloud County
Kansas City
Charles B. Davis
Davies
Walter Mosely
Mosely
Ray Bryan
Thy
German building in American capital disgusts delegates
Berlin reports Clara Mende a Reichstag member and German delegate to the Washington women’s congress denounces the German embassy in Washington as dilapidated and poorly funded The ambassador can host only six at a time and the reception room features shabby pictures and impossible chandeliers The critique argues such neglect harms Germany’s nationwide work abroad.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Clara Mende
Reichstag
Congress of Women
Washington
Foreign Office
Baron von Maltzan
Gustav Stresemann
Die Zeit
Frau Mende
America
Weather Outlook For Coming Week In Washington
Washington weather forecast for the week beginning Monday calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers. Temperatures start moderate and trend above normal later in the week.
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Washington
Boys Sail for World Friendship Tour to Europe
Twenty boys from eleven states of the Young Men’s Christian Associations sail on the steamship Atlanta for a three month world friendship tour. They will meet President von Hindenburg and the presidents of Poland and Czechoslovakia and visit most European countries.
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New York
Young Men's Christian Associations
Atlanta
Europe
von Hindenburg
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Markets Report from Louisville Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Louisville markets show cattle two hundred steady unchanged hogs six hundred up a quarter lambs and sheep four thousand five down lambs fifteen and ewes and wethers sixteen. Sheep price five down.
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Louisville
Milton Story Traced In Hamburg Student Exchange
A circulating anecdote from the University of Hamburg recounts a question to a student about John Milton. The reply states Milton married, wrote Paradise Lost, his wife died, then wrote Paradise Regained.
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Berlin
University of
Hamburg
Evolution stronger than law in Scopes case debated
Knoxville reports Dudley Field Malone defending Scopes case says Tennessee Bar Association resolution is a stunt and that no bar members protest. Malone contrasts theology and science and defends Darrow Colby and himself as pragmatic Christians. Scopes says Dayton remains quiet and wishes Bible study. Chicago comments warn against outside influence on trial.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Dudley Field Malone
Par of
New York
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Tennessee
Tennessee Bar Association
State Bar of Tennessee
Malone
Bryan
Chicago
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Colby
Neal
Everthing
Mr. Scopes
George Craig Stewart
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Evanston
Newton
Stewart
Hillbillies
William J. Bryan
Germans Impressed by U S Steel Work
Berlin reports Prof. Hugo Wach of the Berlin College of Technology described the New York architects convention sight of red hot rivets and bolts flying as high rise construction progressed. He praised American methods for dampness and fire resistance and noted influence from Beaux Arts Paris.
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Berlin
International Convention of Architects
New York
Hugo Wach
Berlin College of Technology
Wach
Ecole Des Beaux
Paris
Guards posted at Dayton spring during Scopes trial
Dayton Tennessee will station guards at the town water spring serving about 75 000 gallons daily during the John T Scopes trial for alleged violation of Tennessee's evolution ban State health authorities after inspecting the spring and meeting with local leaders urged this precaution while noting Dayton has a strong water supply and no usual need for extra protection.
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Dayton
Tenn
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Col John Coolidge Reported Very Ill
Swampscott Mass June 27 President Coolidge was advised that his father Colonel John Coolidge suffered a relapse in health at his Plymouth Vermont home Arrangements were made for Dr James F Coupal and the president's physician Dr E L Chute to proceed to Plymouth.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
John Coolidge
Plymouth
Vermont
James F. Coupal
E. L. Chute
Berlin to Install Telephoned Taxicab Pillars
Berlin plans a new taxi call system with forty telephone equipped pillars at main stands. A caller asks the central station which passes the request to the pillar nearest the address. The taxi cab association will cover the system cost.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Taxijcab Association
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