Judge Overrules Motion To Quash Monkey Charge
Dayton Tenn July 15 Judge John T Raulston overruled the defense motion to quash the indictment of John Thomas Scopes in the Scopes evolution trial. The decision upholds the Tennessee anti evolution law as constitutional and requires Scopes to plead further. The judge rejected defense objections on constitutional grounds and stressed school aims and teacher employment rights.
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Dayton, Tenn
John T. Raulston
John Thomas Scopes
Tennessee
Raulston
State of
Arson Division Probes 56 Fires in Indiana
Indianapolis July 15 The arson division of the state fire marshal's office probed 56 fires in Indiana during June. The monthly report shows eight confessions to arson and seven convictions were obtained during the month.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Shell-Shocked Vet Charged for Killing Man in Indianapolis
Louis Owens a World War I veteran and barber faced murder charges in Indianapolis for stabbing George Robinson a fellow worker with scissors last December. His first trial ended in a hung jury. Owens testified he acted in self defense and had a superb wartime record.
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Indianapolis
Louis Owens
Owens
George Robinson
French War Bride Returns Home After Husband's Death
Petersburg Indiana July 15 Ma thilda LeMaze Biggs a French war bride is on her way back to her homeland after her husband Cecil Biggs was killed in a mine accident near Petersburg. The couple met during World War II overseas duty.
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Petersburg
Ind
Mathilda LeMaze Biggs
Cecil Biggs
Here
Biggs
Twelve year old boy killed by frightened pony accident
Ernest Beck Wiggins twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Wiggins living near the Lafayette road died instantly when a pony drawing an old buggy bolted after a dog and struck a telephone pole. Coroner ruled skull fracture the cause. Survived by parents two brothers and a sister. Funeral Thursday at 2 from parental home with Rev William Roberts officiating. Burial Oak Hill cemetery.
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Ernest Beck Wiggins
Ernest Wiggins
Lafayette Road
Richard Beck
Wiggins
Lebanon
Emiline Galvin
E. A. Rainey
Beck
Brest Beck Wiggins
This County
Charles Norris
Raymond Beecher Wiggins
Mary Ruth Wiggins
New Salem Christian Church
Y William Roberts
Oak Hill Cemetery
Probe of bus auto crash in Greenfield state probe begun
Indianapolis July 15 David Matthews chief inspector of the state public service commission was sent to Greenfield to probe a deadly bus wreck that killed Virginia Hover age 6 of Indianapolis. John W McCardle chairman directed Matthews to question witnesses and thoroughly investigate the cause. first such inquiry ordered since bosses were named common carriers by the last legislature.
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Indianapolis
David Matthews
State Public Service Commission
Greenfield
Virginia Hover
D. M. Hover
Hiner Red Bull
John W. McCardle
Matthews
Commission
Tremor rattles Edwardsville area causing property damage
Edwardsville Illinois residents reported a minor earthquake last night with tremors lasting several seconds. Homes shook, dishes fell from shelves, and some windows were broken as the quake struck the town.
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Edwardsville
Ill
Germans Will Bloom Qui At U S Wedding
Berlin reports a grand post war wedding planned for August 18 between Miss Louise Fletcher and Count Bernard Gottfried Von Schmettow. Attendees include German, Swedish and English nobility, with 500 guests expected. The ceremony at the Schmettow estate in Pommerzeig will mark the count's 24th birthday. the estate of Valeska Hof granted to the couple by the count's father. Fletcher, once an art student in New York, will bring an American styled wedding with a German made trousseau.
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Berlin
Germany
Miss
Louise Fletcher
Stoughton Fletcher
Indianapolis
Bernard Gottfried von Schmettow
Prince Royal
Sweden
Schmettow
Pommerzeig
Miss Fletcher
Trousseau
Valeska Hof
Miss Fletcner
New York
New Engand
Carriers Picnic At Memorial Park Highlights Lions Program
The Lebanon Reporter and The Indianapolis News carriers hosted Noblesville carriers at Memorial Park on Tuesday. Events included a tennis tournament won by Paul George and James Irvine, a 25 to 9 Lebanon baseball win, horseshoes won by Richard Voorhis and Herman Parks, croquet won by Wendell Kern and George Hornaday, and a bicycle race led by Paul George with Irvine second.
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Lebanon
Indianapolis News
Noblesville
Memorial Park
Paul George
James Irvine
Wendell Kern
George Hornaday
Lebanon Boys
Richard Voorhis
Herman Parks
Eugene Evans
Ovid Dye
Croquet
Manners Leaves On Western Trip
M M Manners veteran newspaper man left Tuesday evening for an indefinite visit in the west. He will spend a week in Billings Montana and Denver Colorado visiting old friends then go to Helena. He plans to visit Virginia City where he printed the first newspaper in the state during the gold rush. His hand press remains in the city as part of the historical collection reflecting Montana’s early development.
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M. M. Manners
West
Billings
Montana
Denver
Colorado
Helena
Mr. Manners
Virginia City
Manners
Beating Uncle Ian: Postal Rules Confusion Highlighted
Postmaster warns Lebanon and Boone county residents after a parcel was misrated when an unstamped letter was packed inside a parcel. A Chicago firm faced extra charges as inspectors clarified that combining higher and lower class mail triggers first class rates. Section 454 of postal law imposes fines up to one hundred dollars for concealment or misdeclaration of mail matter.
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Lebanon
Boone County
Harry T. Thompson
Chicago
Mr. Thompson
Uncle Sam
Police Chiefs Weigh In At 175 To 210 Pounds
Indianapolis reports the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention draws 200 delegates with an average weight between 175 and 210 pounds. Irish-born officers from County Cork and elsewhere are well represented among the law officers in America.
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Indianapolis
United States
Canada
International Association of Chiefs of Police
County Cork
Ireland
America
Scott on Death Row May Get Clemency Decision Today
Springfield reports that Russell Scott, 32, once a millionaire and now under a death sentence for murder, may learn tonight if he will be hanged on July 17 or granted another stay. His father Thomas W. Scott and his wife watched from Springfield as clemency petitions and testimony were presented to the board of pardons.
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Springfield
Ill
Russell Scott
Scott
Chicago
Thomas W. Scott
Board of Pardons
Russel
Joeph Maurer
A. Townsend
Maude Gauthler
Windsor
Ont
Miss Gauthler
Women Organization’s of Canada
Shepherd Will Fight Started Over Billion Estate Dispute
Chicago, July 15. William Darl ing Shepherd opened a high stakes probate court fight to gain control of the $1,000,000 estate of his foster son Billy McClintock. Witnesses testified to prove Billy freely signed a will leaving Shepherd all but an $8,000 annuity to Isabelle Pope. Cousins allege undue influence and challenge the will as Pope testifies she will share half the estate if they win.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Robate
Sheperd
Billy
Isabelle Pope
Shepherd
Miss Pope
Revival Series Begins at Nazarene Church
A series of revival services started at the Nazarene Church and will continue for several weeks. The Rev Mr and Mrs Shockley of California will lead the services.
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the Nazarene Church
GOAL SITUATION LOOKS BRIGHTER
Atlantic City July 15 optimistic reports from the coal labor talks show progress toward averting a strike. Miners demand a ten percent wage increase, potentially complicating a near agreement. Operators favor direct payment to contract laborers, easing cost concerns and signaling a friendly negotiating climate.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Wood in Trouble with Filipinos
Manila July 15 A rift between the Filipino legislature and Governor General Leonard Wood loomed after his order to prosecute Philippine National Bank officials over an overdraft of 1 million dollars. Wood was believed to consider abolishing the board of control and directly directing the government's six commercial enterprises, a move seen as a major setback by Filipinos.
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Manila
P. I
Leonard Wood
Wood
Philippine National Bank
Board of Control
Senate
Bride Emma Stutz and William Horn wedding program at Stutz home
Mrs Roy Metzger will travel to Indianapolis this evening to present a bridal song program at the wedding of Miss Emma Belle Stutz and William S Horn. The ceremony is slated for 8 30 tonight at the Stutz residence on North Meridian Street.
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Roy Metzger
Indianapolis
Emma Belle Stutz
William S. Horn
Stutz
Jon North Meridian Street
Lawyer Fined for Contempt in Renewed Delaware Case
In Marion Indiana on July 15 James Chatterly and S B Purdue clashed during a trial in Justice McIntyre's court. Both were fined for contempt of court and the case will be begun anew in a different setting as they will not continue in the same proceeding.
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Marion
Ind
James Chatterly
S. B. Purdue
Delaware County
Daughter challenges will of Jacob W Yingst in Boone court
Grace ines files suit to contest the will of Jacob W Yingst alleging she is the sole surviving child and proper heir. Rosa Yingst named executrix and beneficiary under the 1922 will, which Grace Wines seeks to have declared invalid for alleged unsound mind undue influence and improper execution. The instrument dated April 18 1922 was witnessed by James C Darnall and Guy M Voris and probate granted July 12 1924.
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Jacob W. Yingst
Boone Circuit
Grace Ines
Rosa Yingst
Grace Wines
Jacob Yingst
Roy Wadkins Adney
Rogers & Smith
James C. Darnall
Guy M. Voris
Seven injured when auto overturns near Lebanon
A seven passenger Nash touring car carrying Mr and Mrs Abraham Gerson and four daughters Celia 11 Fannie 13 Mamie 16 Anna 18 and Miss Esther Ogle 18 of Cincinnati overturned in fresh gravel on Crawfordsville road west of Berry farm three miles west of Lebanon. Driver crushed by steering wheel. Miss Ogle seriously hurt. Others hospitalized with bruises and shock. Vehicle owned by Lebanon Sales Company on West Main Street.
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Williams Hospital
Crawfordsville Road
Berry Farm
Lebanon
Abraham Gerson
Celia
Fannie
Mamie
Anna
Esther Ogle
Cincinnati
Ohio
Milwaukee
Gerson
Bratton
Dr. Williams
Miss Ogle
Mr. Gerson
Age
West Main Street
Gersons
520 ° Avenue
Tita
Slays His Puppy Love Sweetheart in South Dakota
In Garden City on July 15 a 21 year old, William Meeks, confessed to killing Byrle Healy, his puppy love sweetheart. A mob gathered at Clark county jail as Meeks was moved to another jail. A coroner viewed the charred body and a physician noted the stillborn baby. Meeks signed a confession stating he killed her because she wanted him to, rejecting insinuations involving Robert Depeel.
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Garden City
S. D
William Meeks
Byrle Healy
Clark County
Meeks
Pysiaien
Hanson
Robert Depeel
Germans working with chemists to make poison gas
London July 15 in the House of Commons Sir Lee Worthington Wana war secretary said Chinese militarists have enlisted German chemists to manufacture poison gas and are using Russian experts to aid their military plans.
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London
House of Commons
Lee Worthington Wana
Grandchildren to Return Home After Grandparents Visit
Emma Carolyn Limbert and Mary Ade Lynbert, daughters of Mr and Mrs Renz Limbert, will return home Saturday after visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Limbert in Portland Indiana and Mr and Mrs Fred Cal in Fort Recovery Ohio.
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Emma Carolyn
Mary Adelyn Limbert
Renz Limbert
Frank Limbert
Portland
Indiana
Fred Cal
Fort Recovery
Ohio
Western states face ice famine
Omaha reports extreme July heat driving an ice shortage across Iowa and Nebraska. Droge Brothers received a 5,000 ton order from Council Bluffs Des Moines, with smaller requests from Glenwood Oakland Neola and numerous Nebraska towns. Omaha and Council Bluffs plants work around the clock to fill out of town orders as keepers report dwindling supplies. The first half of July shows an average 84.3 degrees versus 83.2 in 1901.
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Omaha
Nebr
Iowa
Nebraska
Droge Brothers
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Maller
Glenwood
Oakland
Neola
Weather Bureau
Milton swimmer foils Grim Reaper twice in 15 minutes
Madison Ind July 16 T Tandy of Milton Ky went bath twice within a quarter hour while swimming in the river He was seized with cramps and pulled himself onto a raft cast as his strength failed The raft drifted with the swift current and he was rescued by a shore observer as the raft plunged over a meat dam
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Madison
Ind
T Tandy
Milton
Tandy
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Illinois
U.S
Stoughton
Fletcher
Davi
Uncle Ian
Thompson
Nazarene Church
Sit
Yingst
Killer
Chines
Grim Reaper
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