Leopold and Loeb Confessions Take Key Court Turn
In Chicago on July 29 Robert Crowe the state’s attorney led eight witnesses who linked written and oral statements by Leopold and Loeb to the Franks kidnapping and murder. Testimony included Loeb at Harvard School the day of the crime and a boy Johnny’s unexpectedly cheerful courtroom visit.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Crowe
Robert Franks
Loeb
Harvard
Franks
John O. Fevigan
Will
Maine
Luely
Johnny
Leopold
Bobby
Franke
Wallace Sullivan
Sullivan
Automobilin
Robt. Franks
Boeb
Nathan
Bobby Franks
Wm. Shoemaker
Edlty Detective Bureau
Schoemaker
Alao
Capt. Schoemaker
Fifteen Minutes Limit for Speeches Debated
New York July 29. Major broadcasting firms in the Eastern States discuss limiting political campaign speeches on radio to sixteen minutes, with rare exceptions possible. The move aims to curb excess talk and balance airtime among candidates.
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New York
Scientists Flock to British Meeting In Toronto
More than 400 eminent scientists are aboard ships heading to Toronto for the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. The Seronta sailing from England, with 200 delegates aboard, will dock in Quebec Saturday. The White Star liner Mogantiec carries 60 more, while others travel on the Melita Montrose and Mont Laurier.
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Bre
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England
Meetiign
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Ssronta
Quebec
White Star
Mogantiec
Melita Montrose
Mont Laurier
Bronze clapper from Ur identified as Dungi’s royal seal
Philadelphia reports that a 6 inch bronze artifact, once misread as a bell clapper, is the royal seal of Kita Dung of Ur. Dr. Jean Legram deciphered the cuneiform inscription stating it is Dungi’s royal seal, a priceless antiquity from Nippur found in 1907.
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Philadelphia
Nippur
University of Vennsylvania Museum
University Museum
Jean Legram
Ye Batygentiin
Dungi
Stampede Here August 6 Promises Top Bucking Action
Ral Bucking will be seen at Stampede here August 6 with bucking horses secured from the south, selected for a tough ride. A wild steer riding event and cow boy relay race are planned plus strong entries in all stampede events. Downtown attractions at Athletic Park will start at 7 51 each evening next week with affordable admission and a hoped for large crowd.
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Athletic Park
Galician Rabbis Oppose Low Cut Dresses in Synagogues
In Lemberg Poland on July 29 a council against the appearance of Jewish women in sleeveless or low cut dresses was proclaimed in all synagogues of Galicja. The move targets modest dress standards and was issued by local rabbis.
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Lemberg
Poland
Rainis
Galleta
Wil Co-operate With Rotary Club
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Cecil Hotel last evening a Teleer Board of Trade letter noted the Red Trail between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge was poorly marked. The Taber board offered to remedy a section near town if Medicine Hat and Lethbridge acted similarly. The Idcal Rotary club is to cooperate with the Rotary in this effort. A committee will be appointed to pursue it.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cecil Hotel
Teleer Board of Trade
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Taber Board
Wild Horse
Tourieta
Nne
Cypreus Club
Casions
Cattle Shipments Rise for Britain Exports in Canada
Winnipeg reports a forecast rise in western Canadian cattle exports to Great Britain for the year. Dominion livestock commissioner H. Arkell says despite high freight charges the shipments are already ahead of last year and exporters expect a steady trade through year end.
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Winnipeg
Britain
H. & Arkall
Dominion Livestock
Aviator to pass over Prairie in two weeks
Major A Staert Maclaren, famed around the world, will rest at the Victoria Beach station near here as preparations for his return flight begin. He plans to head toward Winniper after a city flight, then follow the Red River north to Lake Winnipesaukee, dropping dew and continuing to Ottawa.
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Man
A. Staert Maclaren
Victoris Beechater Station
Hein
Fia
Wa MacLaren
Winniper
City
Red River
Lake Winnipes
Dewy
Victoria Beach
Tela
Fiiekt
Ranites
Ottawa
World Crop Average Shows Slight Decline in 1924 Outlook
The International Institute of Agriculture reports worldwide cereal yields may be below last year’s average in many regions. Northern and western Europe show some improvement yet overall output is uncertain due to drought in southern Europe and portions of North America. Canada and the United States show mixed gains while Russia, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Czecho-Slovakia report higher acreages and notable increases in wheat and other crops.
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Swed Iby
International Institute of Agriculture
Europe
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Murege
Canada
United States
North America
Auréradia
Rashfell
Reletirn
Italy
France
Netherlands
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Ruseta
Belgium
Lithuania
British Empire Steel announces sweeping salary cuts
Sydney N S July 29 The British Empire Steel Corporation announced a 26 to 10 percent salary reduction applying to all employees from President Roy M Wolvin downward as part of cost cutting.
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Sydney
N.S
British Empire Steel Corporation Today
Roy M. Wolvin
Rebels of Brazil Flee to Mountains to Escape Federals
Buenos Ayres reports rebels from a Sao Luis revolt flee toward the interior as federal forces advance. Waverhur De Compas, in the state capital, inventories damage from the three week and more fighting around Rio de Janeiro after President Went Bernilles faces divided public support.
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Brazil
Buenos Aytes
Sao Lulo
Grall
Waverhur de Compas
Vnee
Wis
Rio
Bernilles
World renowned pianist Busont dies in Berlin
The article notes the death of Eruc o Busont aged 68 in Berlin Germany. Busont is described as one of the world’s best known romantic pianists.
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Erruc O Busont
Berlin
Gremany
Feat Sotten Gy The Ku Klux Klan Incident In Muskogee
In Muskogee Oklahoma on July 29 a deposed governor and Democratic senatorial candidate Walton addressed a crowd during his candidacy event. A mob of four youths hurled objects at him and he accused the Ku Klux Klan of involvement in the prank while wearing a kkk emblem.
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Sotten Gy the. Kiu Klux Klan
Muskogee
Oklo
W Walton
United States
Walton
Ku Klux Kinn
School Board to Decide on National Anthem Policy
The Schaft Board considers the phrase God Save the King as the national anthem sung in all real schools. The board faced questions about what constitutes Cantée's National Anthem and whether to issue formal instructions. A resignation from Mica Louten Smith was accepted with regret.
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Schaft Board
Locky Orange Lodge
Mie Todge
Mica Louten Smith
German Reichstag passes motion of nonconfidence
The Reichstag voted to express the German people's lack of confidence in the government amid a Berlin dispatch. The development follows July 26 reporting by a news agency from London.
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London
Reichstag
Berlin
Prairie crop report notes rains aid harvest across provinces
Winnipeg July 28 A Canadian Pacific Railway Agricultural Department drop report says generous rains in the past week boosted crops in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Manitoba shows good moisture, rye cutting begins, oats and barley ripening, and harvests expected late August with favorable conditions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Agricultural Department
Puclic Railway
Manitoba
Prairie
Hundreds Missing After Taksi Maru Wreck Off Hokksido
Tokyo reports the steamer Taksi Maru wrecked off Hokksido Island after colliding with the freighter Shimpo Mara. Of the passengers and crew remaining missing are 102 and 52 respectively, believed drowned as the ship sank in about twenty minutes. The Shimpo Mara was damaged but continued on.
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Tokio
Hokksido Island
Wheat at $2.00, Patten predicts short-term rise
Chicago grain operator James A. Patten forecasts prices for wheat at two dollars a bushel with corn at 125 to 150 cents and oats 60 to 65 cents. He says a shortage may follow an initial surge as Europe buys aggressively and farmers plant for higher returns.
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Chicago
James A. Patten
Europe
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