British Miners Readying for Lockout Amid Strife
London reports measures to halt coal transport if miners are locked out on July 31. Trades unions discuss retaliation with railroad and seamen unions while building trades workers endorse support. Archbishop of Canterbury calls for nationwide prayer as industrial tension rises.
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United Press Dispatch
London
Trades Union Congress
Railroad Transport and Seamen’s Unions
Building Trades Workers
Min‘ers
Wedding Today at Newport Vanderbilt Church Jr.
Newport Rhode Island July 25 Society circles once known as the 400 gathered at Newport for the wedding of Muriel Vanderbilt and Frederick Cameron Church Jr. Amid hotels and mansions, Ward McAllister era labels faded as 250 ultra prominent guests from America’s social pages attended the ceremony.
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Newport
R. L
Vanderbilts
Ward McAllister
Muriel Vanderbilt
Frederick Cameron Church
America
Russell Scott Stir Crazy Claim Triggers Mental Health Battle
Famed alienists to assess Russell Scott who twice escaped death row amid murder case. Defense argues prison psycosis or stir crazy state, with Scott co operating after urging. State's Attorney Crowe to lead case as judge sets August 3 trial date.
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Chicago
Russell Scott
William ‘Scott Stewart
Stewart
Scott
Joseph Maurer
Leopold-Loeb
George E. Gorman
Gorman
Robert E. Crowe
Joseph David
Clay County road man surrenders on payroll padding charges
Ralph M. Moore former assistant road superintendent of Cass township Clay county surrendered in Brazil Indiana to face circuit court charges of padding payrolls over eighteen months He was held on $2000 bond and had been missing a week Moore denies the charges.
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Brazil
Ind
Ralph M. Moore
Cass Township
Clay County
Moore
Joy Ride In Hearse Ends In Jail In South Bend
Osmond Diggs, 26, of Detroit, stole a hearse from his brother an undertaker, and headed toward Chicago. Police report he was arrested on a vagrancy charge and a mental condition investigation will follow in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Osmond
Diggs
Detroit
Chicago
Street Paving Advances From City Northwest Limits
The three mile road and street paving from the northwest city limits to two miles south is progressing rapidly. Concrete has been laid from the south end up to near the Linton mill, where it will turn west. If this pace continues, the new road may open early in September.
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Linton Mill
Nine Men Indicted in Sacred Wine Scandal
United Press Dispatch reports in Chicago that nine men including Major Percy Owen federal prohibition director for the district and his predecessor Ralph Stone were indicted by the federal grand jury for conspiring in the illegal sale of one million dollars worth of sacramental wine.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Percy Owen
Prohibition
Ralph Stone
Federal Grand Jury
Liquor Manufacture Apparatus Destroyed in Indianapolis
Federal prohibition agents seized and destroyed apparatus valued at three thousand dollars used in liquor manufacture at the Maltade Supply Co plant in Indianapolis yesterday. The action followed enforcement efforts against illegal alcohol production.
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Indianapolis
Maltade Supply Co
State motor police see arrest rise under new law
Indianapolis July 25 Ar rests by state motor police during the first six months of 1925 increased more than eight fold over the same period in 1924. Robert Humes head of the motor police said 3 174 arrests were made January through June 1925 compared with 880 in 1924. The rise is attributed to a new law expanding police powers to arrest speeders and other motor law violators.
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Indianapolis
Robert Humes
State
Motor Police
Humes
Indiana
Funeral services for Miss Mary Lynn set for Sunday
Owing to unavoidable conditions the funeral for Miss Mary Lynn will be held Sunday at 10 30 o clock at the Methodist church. Rev Ciss na will officiate at the regular church hour.
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Mary Lynn
Cissna
Old Stage Coach Robbed 83 Times in Arizona History
Phoenix report recalls a Concord coach from the 1870s that ran Prescott to Tombstone and was robbed 83 times. Guards and messengers were killed. the eight mule team coach aged to battle scars from rifles, pistols, and bowie knives after years of service.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Prescott
Tombstone
Concord
Tucson
Gary man gets reformatory term after auto theft
Lester Smith of Gary faced sentencing for stealing an automobile. He muttered I’ll be away from there and the judge responded by increasing the penalty from six months on the penal farm to one to two years at the state reformatory.
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Indianapolis
Lester Smith
Gary
State Reformatory
Proper Foods Important To Fead The Child
The article emphasizes nutrition as a foundation for proper child development and civic-minded character. It argues that healthy meals support learning, behavior, and future responsibility in society.
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs. Maria Ramsey
In Switz City on July 25 a surprise party honored Mrs. Maria Ramsey for her thirty sixth birthday. Guests gathered at her sister's home, then returned to her house to celebrate with games, music, and cake. Awards for best drawn portrait went to G E Moses. Refreshments were served to a long list of attendees including Mr. and Mrs. G E Moses and family, and several neighbors and friends.
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Daily Citizen
Switz City
Maria Ramsey
G. E. Moses
Robert Earl
B. C. Mouser
J. A. Bachman
Will Gastineau
Heniy Schloot
S. R. Allen and
Twiris
C. B. Hollera
Palmer Hantman
J. B. Jacson
Robert
Grover Terhune
Frank Nelson
Garner
Golda Carter
Maryette Mason and Sherwood
Ministers Will Not Object to Big Fight in Michigan City
United Press dispatch from Michigan City Indiana reports the local ministerial association will not object to the Dempsey versus Greb bout at Fitzsimmons arena. Governor Jackson indicated he would not issue a notice of the fight unless ministers or others protested.
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Michigan City
Ind
Michigan City Ministerial Association
Jack Dempsey
Harry. Greb
Fitzsimmons Arena
Jackson
Michigan
Terre Haute Woman Charged in Husband Slaying
Charlotte Owens is jailed for murder after allegedly following Marty Owens to a friend's home in Terre Haute and shooting him four times with his revolver. Anna Rhodes named in a pending divorce. Hoopengarners and Rhodes detained as witnesses.
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United Press Dispatch
Terre Haute
Charlotte Owens
Marty Owens
Hartford City Opposes Krauss Pardon Letter Says Release Endangers Society
Hartford City residents express strong opposition to Mae Krauss's pardon. John Barns, former Blackford county prosecutor, voices worry that releasing the convicted poisoner without a hearing undermines law and endangers the public. He cites Krauss's calculated conduct and influence in prison as reasons to deny clemency.
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Hartford City
Ind
John Barns
Blackford County
Mae Krauss
Indiana Women’s Prison
Jackson
Burns
Court of Justice
Milwaukee Man Proposes Fifth Time to 86-Year-Old Bride
John Popp, 63, who has proposed to five women and been accepted each time, plans a fifth wedding next week to Mrs. Augusta Warner, 86. Popp is father to five children. Warner a mother of three.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Popp
Augusta Warner
Popp
Theatre veranda collapse injures seventeen in Melbourne parade
Casualties were initially reported as fifteen dead and over one hundred injured but hospital checks show only seventeen people were hurt after the veranda of a theatre collapsed during an American sailors parade in Melbourne yesterday.
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Melbourne
Australia
Fast-Growing Iowa Corn Reaches Four Inches Daily
Ames Iowa July 25 Iowa corn grows four inches a day at peak season say heads of the agricultural department at Iowa state college.
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Ames
Iowa
Agricultural Department
Iowa State
French Victory Reported in Morocco
Paris reports that Abd-El-Krim's Riffian forces are retreating north along the Omergha valley and their position before Taza has been relieved. The Moroccan situation is seen as lightening though the climax is not yet reached. tribes once loyal to Krim may desert to support the French.
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United Press Dispatch
Paris
Abd-El-Krim
Omergha
Taza
Krim
Miami Editor Killed in Collision with Switch Engine
LaVerne Collier, general manager of the Miami Daily Tale, was killed when his car was struck by a switch engine in Miami Florida. A companion, Mrs Beatrice Rolfe, was thrown from the vehicle and her leg was severed above the ankle. Rolfe's home is in Portland Oregon.
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Miami
Fla
Politics to Play No Part in Dry Bureau Reorganization
President Coolidge announced he will back Prohibition Director Andrews to the limit in reorganizing the dry department and will let favoritism or politics play no part in selecting new district chiefs.
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United Prexys Dispatch
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Andrews
Seven sons sentenced to death in Bulgaria crackdown
July 25 report from WENA notes seven youths have been sentenced to death as Bulgaria intensifies a round up of communist agitators amid government actions.
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United Press Dispatch
Wena
Techipe
Confectionary paste proves beer shipment seized in Indiana
Federal dry agents tracing railroad records under Indiana prohibition director Bert Morgan seized a carload of beer labeled confectionary paste containing 3936 gallons intended for Chicago bootleg traffic. James Browning ordered the beer poured into the sewer. This marked the second Indiana seizure in a week after Ft Wayne agents found beer hidden in a carload claimed as condensed milk.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Bert Morgan
Prohibition
Indiana
Whiting
Chicago
Morgan
James Browning
Hammond
Ft. Wayne
Leavenworth's Cook in Poor Health Says Warden
Warden W. Biddle visiting San Francisco reports Dr. Frederick L. Cook, inmate and self proclaimed North Pole discoverer, is in such bad mental and physical state he may not finish his term. Cook serves one to fourteen years for oil stock frauds.
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San Francisco
W. Biddle
Leavenworth
Kan
Frederick L. Cook
North Pole
Cook
Indiana in new Day district with two other states
Washington July 25 Acting Secretary Treasurer Winston announced a plan to revise prohibition districts under the organization project. Indiana most of Illinois and part of Wisconsin will form the thirteenth district with headquarters in Chicago.
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Indiana
New ‘Day
United Press Dispatch
Washington
Winston Today
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Jury Deadlocked in Poison Widow Case at Point
After 25 hours of deliberation the jurors remained deadlocked at 2:17 pm in the murder trial of Anna Cunningham, accused of poisoning her ten year old son Walter and two other children. Cunningham, who had confessed, told guards God would vindicate her.
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United Press Dispatch
Crown ‘Point
Ind
Anna’ Cunningham
Paidon
Gary
Cunningham
Walter
Calumet Boulevard Improvement Stalled by Rail Delay
State officials promise aid to Calumet district residents to prevent delays in completing the Indianapolis Boulevard project. A potential suspension of work by contractors McAfee and Smith looms due to the Hammond Whiting and East Chicago Railway failure to move its tracks.
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Indianapolis
Calumet District
McAfee
Mrs Krauss Returns Home After 21 Years in Indiana Prison
Mrs Mae Krauss returns to her old home in the Alleghanies foot hills near Buffalo after serving 21 years for murder in Indiana. She stays at her aged father's bedside and refuses to see newspaper men.
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Buffalo
N. Y
the Alleghanies
Indiana
Mae Krauss
City Judge Walker's Accounts Reported Discrepancies
Indianapolis July 25 state board of accounts auditors found 2800 dollars missing from City Judge Walker of Elkhart records. All but 200 dollars has been repaid. The finding notes discrepancies shown in the judge's accounts.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Accounts
Walker
Elkhart
Judge Hines to rule on Stephenson bail hearing
United Press reports Bond Judge Hines will rule Wednesday morning on the Stephenson case. Attorneys for the defense seek to reopen the bail hearing over murder charges tied to Ming Oberholtzex. The court action centers on prior bail decisions and potential conditions.
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Judge Hines
Stephenson
Bond
United Press
Eta A
Ming Madge Oberholtzex
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Horace Jerome
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Jewell Jerome
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Morocco
Bulgaria
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