Dayton Evolution Trial Sparks Briefings and Bryan Address
Dayton Tennessee July 11 A P article reports tense preparations as the Scopes trial defense seeks to admit expert testimony while the prosecution pushes for a strict interpretation of the Tennessee law banning teaching evolution. A Bryan speech is planned as ministers anticipate a large crowd, and jurors remain sequestered amid court decorum.
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Dayton
Tenn
Avid Irmer
Jone i
Tennessee
Raulston
Weather synopsis fragment from Missouri region shifts
Fragmentary weather note mentions showers off scattered areas and periods of fair conditions. Text indicates temperatures and plateau region references but lacks coherent data or full details suitable for precise forecast.
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Tower
Missouri
Lease to Doheny Is Revoked by Court Decree
Final decree in US District Court by Judge Paul J McCormick revokes Piss naval reserve oil leases held by 13 de Vereit and Edward L D, ordering Pan American Petroleum to pay the government 368 031 for oil pumped and 500 000 costs. Defendants to receive 10 417 448 for Elk Hills development and Pearl Harbor storage, plus oil value of about 10 800 000. net government credit 358 031. Defense plans appeal to the circuit court.
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Los Angeles
Naval ‘Reserve
Devereit
Edward L
United States District
Paul J. McCormick
Pan American Petroleum Company
Hills
Pearl Harbor
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court ruling upholds Wheat Growers officers election
Kansas Supreme Court today upheld the election of officers for the Kansas Wheat Growers Association, held May 25 in Wichita. The decision also covers related mandamus bids, county funding for inmate transport to Lansing quarantine, and other fiscal and legal issues arising from state and county actions.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Kansas Wheat Growers’ Association
Wichita
H. Everts
Sedgwick County
William Little
J. Gross
Clark County
Offi E. Cox
Lansing
State Board of Administration
Paving progresses on the west Massachusetts street block
The resurfacing of the west side of the 900 block on Massachusetts street began this morning. Crews aim to finish the remaining 1000 block section while the 900 block remains largely incomplete. The 800 block area is shut off for tar coating prep. Cars show tire impressions on the fresh pavement in front of the Watkins Bank and workers sweep bricks ahead of coating.
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Massachusetts Street
Watkins Bank
Autorace Under Way At Laurel Maryland 250 Mile Start
The Baltimore Washington speedway opened its inaugural 250 mile race at 3 10 p m with Peter De Paolo leading after the start. Bob McDonough led 100 miles later from Harry Hartz in second and De Paolo a lap back in third as Hartz changed a tire. Duray Shattuck Hepburntt Devore and Wonderlich withdrew before or during the trial due to engine trouble heat or injuries.
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Laurel
Assocted Press
Baltimore- Washington Spedway
Peter de Paolo
Jing
Leon Duray
William E. Shattuck
Wonderlich
In BI Shattuck
Ralph Hepburtt
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Earl Devore
Bob McDonough W
Harry Hartz
Hartz
Cargo Derby Won by Caragtus at Upsider
Caragtus on Upsider wins the cargo Derby before a crowd of forty spectators at Hawthorn Day. Hing 3 Nadi was second end. Silver Fox finished third. The race time 2:04 set a new track record. The betting favored 20 to 1. Jockey H Thomas rode Arbitration, but faded in the stretch. Ownership listed as G. W. Bieri of Kentucky.
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Silver Fox
Rcord
Harl- Sande
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G. W. Bieri
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H. Thomas
Oil stock seller arrested amid nationwide probe
Lyle Jif was arrested in San Diego on July 11 at the guest of Los Angeles police. Bail set at no less than 28000. Harris and Dow linked to a $100000 stock sale in the Southwest Petroleum syndicate in violation of state securities act. Dow under arrest in Kansas City as part of the same case.
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Lyle Jif
Los Angeles
Harris
Southwest Petroleum Syndicate
Charles W. Dow
Kansas City
Rockefeller Four Homes Sold To Son In Tax Avoidance Move
New York July 11 A P sale of John D Rockefellers four homes to his son John D Rockefeller Jr was announced in a bid to avoid heavy inheritance taxes. The properties include the 2300 acre Pocantico Hills estate at Tarrytown N Y a New York City town house a Lakewood New Jersey country estate and a winter home at Ormand Beach Florida. The price was more than 3 000 000 cash according to Ivy L Lee the Rockefeller public relations adviser. A deed on file at White Plains shows the conveyance was executed last Tuesday the day before Rockefellers eighty six birthday. Transfer stamps valued at 1732 50 set the assessed value at 1 733 506. The elder Rockefeller has been transferring assets to his son while remaining able to occupy any of the houses. Had the properties been willed the estate would face a 40 percent federal tax plus New York and New Jersey taxes.
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John D. Rockefeller
Ing
Potanico Hills
Tarrytown
N. Y
New York City
White Plains
Pocantito Hills
Eller
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Sallon
Cleveland
Forest Hills
New Jersey
Traffic Route Signs Direct Ottawa and Topeka Traffic
City officers set signs on Massachusetts street to ease congestion during resurfacing. Eastbound traffic toward Topeka is directed west on Sixth Street to Kentucky, then west out of the city. Westbound traffic to Topeka reverses the route. Eastbound traffic to Ottawa follows Sixth Street to Kentucky, then south to Thirteenth and back to Massachusetts. East and northbound traffic from Ottawa use the same route.
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Ofsachusetts Street
Aer Tepeka
Sixth Street
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Kansas City
Court reverses injunction in Bowers Santa Fe case
The Supreme Court reverses the lower court's injunction against the railroad in the Bowers Marks suit and remands the case to district court with directions to deny the injunction. The action concerns preventing Santa Fe from taking or using land near Lakeview once owned by the Baldwin estate, later purchased by Marks.
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Supreme Court
Levi Bowers
Arthur Marks
Agai Santa Fe
Railway
Oyer
Lakeview
Baldwin
Marks
Arraign Three Men In Pickwick Club Collapse Case
Boston July 11 Three men named in secret indictments were arraigned before Superior Court Judge Lummis in the grand jury investigation of the Pickwick Club collapse last Saturday that killed forty four people. The men include George Conk an architect Timothy J Baident of the club Bloomberg lessee of the Pretoria seat. Dr government of the Union of South Africa was named to honor Andries Pretorius the Boer leader who defeated the Zulus in the Transvaal and secured peace.
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Associated Press
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Lummuis
George Conk
Timithy’ J. Baident
Bloomgerg
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Andries Pretorius
Transvaal
Blackmail charges follow murder-for-hire attempt
Walter Mossley and Ray Bryan were bound over to the district court in Concordia Kansas for trial on a second charge of blackmail. The men earlier faced a charge of intent to kill after they were hired to kill Mrs Chas E Davies. The case stems from an attempt to kill Davies' wife and subsequent extortion efforts.
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Goncordia
Kan
Walter “Mossley
Ray Bryan
Kansas City
District
Davies
Massachusetts Street Petition Seeks Parking Ban by Block
A majority of 700 block business men on Massachusetts street signed pledges to refrain from parking on the street during business hours to provide more shopper space. The list includes Kansas Electric Power Co and Gibbs Clothing Go among numerous merchants and employees urging quick completion of petitions in other blocks.
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Frank H. Holliday
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E. L. Haynes
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C. C. EB. Decker
Fred Bliesner
A. Marks
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Lawrence Studio Gibbs Clothing
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Gs Spears
Roland
DeWatteville
Hook-Green’ Clothing
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Hutson
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Jaedicke
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Arthur Ogtman
Wilted Mortuary
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Cm. Clark
A.W. Cunningham
George Har Hunter
F. W. Jaedicke
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Lea Drebing
Glenn A
Oody
Earl A. Farris
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Pinchot Warns West on Forest Service Attack
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania warns Western friends of the forest service of an attempt to dismember the U S forest system, urging readiness for Congress. He stresses forests’ immense national value and vows to defend them. The report notes other varied topics including saxophone origins and ship funnel myths.
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Congress
Denver
Associated Press
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Kansas Supreme Court Limits Wage Rules for Minors
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the state industrial relations law cannot be used to set minimum wages for workers and minors in industry. The ruling, signed by Justices Burch, Mason, Marshall, and Dawson, follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down similar provisions as unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. Justice Harvey dissented.
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Marshall
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Hopkins
United States Supreme Court
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State’ Welfare Commission
Harviy
Court actions and antiquated wonders in scattered items
Judge Mears dismissed a divorce action, and title and partition judgments were issued in several cases. Commissioners were appointed in others, and support was granted in a petition against Colonial Soap. Separate items discuss earthquakes tolling in China, a 75 000 year old necklace in Chicago, Touareg veiled men, a forthcoming six mile long English railway parade, and a note on the origin of the word chattel.
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Irene Dolisis
Arthur Fritzel
Union Trust Company
Libbie Saxon
Charles Davis
Woodward
Earl, McPheeters
W. H. Banning
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Glen W. Watkins
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E. D. Cummings
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Yale Harvard Team Leads English Track Meet
Cambridge Mass Soldiers Field hosts an international track and field meet between English and American athletes. After seven of twelve events, the Yale-Harvard team leads Oxford-Cambridge, with scoring under the English system where only first places count.
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Cambridge
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Associated Press
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Oxford-Cambridge
Soldiers’ Field
Potato Market Slump Hits Kaw Valley Crop Outlook
The 1925 potato crop in Kaw Valley is reported as largely dug with yields around 125 bushels per acre. Prices fell from near 3.00 per hundred to about 2.25, and some sales earlier reached 2.50 while buyers consider halting digging if prices stay low. Shipments to date show 540 cars from Kansas this year versus 641 last year.
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Kaw Valley
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Kansas City
Kansas
State plans full time patrols for Douglas county road
W T Hole of the state highway commission urged adopting a full time patrol system for the fort to fort highway in Douglas county. Three patrolmen would devote all their time to repairs, replacing hourly pay and crop duties. Section A and Golden Belt routes would be assigned to one patrolman, with a second splitting the 15 miles west of Lawrence. Patrolmen could hire help year round as needed while county engineers receive guidance on road machines. Hole and Trueblood found the highway generally in good condition though weed control and some widening needed attention.
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Douglas County
W. T. Hole
State Highway Commission
Sfarmn
Mr. Hole
E.e.true
Fort-To
Hole
Tructlood
Fights Language Law in Hawaii Schools
Honolulu July 1 The Associated Press reports revision of regulations by the territorial school commission changes attitudes in 85 litigating Japanese language schools The modification allows an eight year enrollment after completing the first two grades The 85 schools are inactive to avoid fines for non payment of the annual 1 pupil fee A suit to enjoin enforcement of the amended language law is being prepared Thirty schools have complied and are operating
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Honolulu
Associated Press
Ota
Aly Jen
Haig says horses will be needed in future wars
London July 10 The Associated Press reports Field Marshal Haig rejects the idea that tanks and other motor equipment will replace horses in warfare. He notes the ongoing need for well bred horses for many years and warns that modern inventions still require reliable equine power for long-range military applications. He also references Darwin and Wallace and the origin of species.
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Associated, Press
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Royal College of ‘Veterinary’ Surgeons
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