Youth Beaten to Death Behind Louisville Apartment
In Louisville on October 6, Rex Purdon, 22, formerly of Lebanon, was found dead behind an apartment house with torn clothing and a crushed skull. Authorities questioned occupants of the nearby apartment after two caps, found near the body and the rear porch, tied to witnesses who saw two men with two women at midnight. Walter Edington was later identified as the victim. two women were arrested and held for questioning as investigators seek motives and suspects.
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Associated
Drews
Louisville
Rex” Purdon
Lebanon
Carter
Tay Ae
Walter Edington
Anti Steel Trap League Targets Fur Trade and Varmint Culling
Washington report says the Anti-Steel Trap League plans a nationwide campaign to legalize steel traps for fur and vermin control. Edward Breck leads a pamphlet urging lawmakers across states and provinces to back trap use, while appealing to women to donate a dollar.
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Ty ‘Phu Axs
Washington
Gsportsen
U. S. Biological Survey
Anti-Steel Trap League
League
Edward Breck
Navy
United States
Canada
Air mail to save ten days between England and India
Imperial Airways begins a five year subsidized service reducing Bombay delivery from 15 to five days. Next summer passengers will fly Cairo to Basra. the 2,500 mile route runs Kantara Ramleh Amoan Baghdad Basra Karachi. Three engined planes designed for forced landings to ensure safety.
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Tay
Preay
London
England
India
Imperial Airways, Limited
Air Ministry
Bombay
Cairo
Basra
Kantara
Ramleh
Amoan
Bagdad
Karachi
Judge Raulston Out for Governor Prospects Quoted
Evansville Indiana October 3 Judge J T Raulston of Winchester Tennessee signaled a possible run for Governor of Tennessee after an address on the Scopes trial He noted Republican chances align with historical swings in the state and recalled that if he had jailed Clarence Darrow he might have become governor, remarks reflecting his political stance.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
J. T. Raulston
Winchester
Tenn
Tennessts
Lam
Raulston
Harding
Tennesse
Tenessee
Glarence Darrow
Scopes
Tf 7
Darrow
Italian Commission Sails from Naples to Amelia
The Associated Press reports that Route, Oct. B-Count Volpi, finance minister, and other members of the Malian debt funding mission will sail from Naples on October 22, confirming their travel plans for the mission.
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Count Volpi
Amelia
Naples
Market Report Frome Louisville Oct 6
By Theamwehlad Frome Louisvillé Kentucky October 6 hogs steady to uneven with prices fifteen lower on most sales eight to twelve seventy five. Sheep steady and unchanged amid thin trade and light demand.
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Theamwehlad
Louisvillé
World Series Coverage From The Times Office
The Kingsport Tires will report the World Series from Market Street with wire service twice per inning and a radio link. Scores will be posted on The Times window as soon as received. The series opens tomorrow in Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. The wire service remains free to readers.
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Kingsport Tires
Market Street
Times Office
Pittsburgh
The
Times
Barbara Lamar to take temporary retirement from acting
Los Angeles October 6 The examiner reports Barbara Lamar suffered a health breakdown that will force a temporary retirement. She collapsed during a filming scene on Saturday and physicians advised rest until strength returns. The star will finish the current film before stepping away.
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Los Angeles
Barbara LaMar
Old Town Well Modernized Into Safe Drink Fountain
Decatur Arkansas October 3 The old town well once a source of cool drinks for travelers is being repurposed as a modern sanitary drinking fountain. Pipes from the water works are installed to feed a fountain on the town’s busiest corner with a coil reaching to the bottom.
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Decatur
Ark
Poison claim looms over German foreign minister
Locarno Oct 6. Rumors say Dr Stresemann is feverish not from climate but from poison by political enemies. A German delegation spokesman denied the tales, asserting poisoning impossible with his own scrutinized food. The morning security conference session was postponed though Stresemann later attended the afternoon session.
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Locarno
Switzerland
Stressmann
Stresemann
Crap Shooters and Poker Players Arrested in Raid
Chicago police raided gambling houses arresting about two hundred men mainly crap shooters and poker players. A large amount of paraphernalia was seized, including at least one site near the police station.
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Chicago
Court of Appeals Reverses Franklin County Slaying Verdict
The Court of Appeals reversed the Franklin circuit court judgment on the jury instructions in the 1924 slaying case of Ed Morrow. Edgar Lee of Franklin County, previously sentenced to ten years, is granted a new trial.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Franklin Circuit Court
Edgar Lee
Frar ‘Ort
Ed .Morrow
Franklin County
Lee
State seeks dismissal of Scopes bill of exceptions
Tennessee lawyers ask the supreme court to strike the Scopes bill of exceptions after a delay claim. The motion argues more than 60 days passed before filing and seeks a trial on constitutional grounds. Dr John R Neal declined comment as Judge Seay and Attorney General Thompson sign the filing.
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Knoxville
Tenn
State of Tennessee
Supreme Court
John Thomas Scopes
Oac
Dayton Trail
John R. Neal
Scopes
Seay
State of
Tennessee
Edward T. Seay
Nashville
Frank M. Thompson
K.J. McCannico
Special Council
Raulston
Forecasts on German auto industry prospects
Dr Gustav Blum of Frankfurt forecasts a satisfactory future for German autos after tariff acceptance. He notes steady motor track business but reduced private car demand as autumn slows travel and buyers await funds. He cites tight money, higher discount rates, and producer output limits as natural market responses to potential losses.
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Berlin
Gustav Blum
Frankfurt
Germany
Blam
Chicago Aviation Depot Planned
A large government aviation depot with steel hangars and a fleet of planes was approved for Chicago by Major General Patrick, chief of the air service. Lieutenant Mann announced the plan and said the property had been secured for use as a landing facility.
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Tia Associated
Prose
Chicago
Patrick
Air Service
Mann
Annual subsidy granted to theatre by Free State
Dublin reports the Free State endows Abbey Theatre as the first state funded English language theatre with an annual subsidy of 1750 dollars. Senator Yeats urges America to follow suit. Blythe says the Abbey performs a national education role and thanks the subsidy.
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Free State
Dublin
William Butler Yeats
America
Yeats
Trisnce
Blythe
Thenatre
Tokyo Traffic Dangerous Report Shows Rising Accidents
Tokyo police records show rising urban danger with 6 423 auto crashes causing deaths and 3 496 injuries in the year ending March. Bicycle and tram accidents cited. 76 tram deaths and 1 025 injuries. French novels set for higher prices rising to nine francs under publishers union decision.
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Tokyo
Faris
Fevenen Publishers’ Union
Pilor
Coolidge Urges Peace Prep and Tolerance at Legion
President Coolidge addressed the American Legion in Omaha urging a universal spirit of tolerance to avert future wars. He said military power must be subordinated to civil authority and favored selective service while condemning racial antagonisms and urging peaceful, constructive spending on homes, education, and welfare. He warned organized militarism across the nation risks inflaming public opinion.
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Freee Omaha
Neb
Mnen
France
Coolidge
American Legion
America
Omaha
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Chemin de Fer
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Osal
Peay
Old Town
Stresmann II
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Dayton
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