Prohibition Officials Tackle Enforcer Roles Across 24 Districts
Washington reports federal prohibition officers prepare to assign enforcement posts in 24 districts under a reorganized system. A flood of applications and appeals delays final selections, with completion expected in about a month. Revised industrial alcohol regulations split control between revenue collectors and the new prohibition administration, shaping permit issuance and denatured alcohol rules.
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Washington
A. P
Senate
House
Andrews
Treasury
Laurel Votes Large Bond Issue for Junior High
Laurel citizens approved a 225000 bond to build a new junior high school. The district serves over 4400 white students, the largest enrollment in the state, and the new building will relieve years of congestion.
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Laurel
Laure
Income Tax Records to Be Opened September 1
The Internal Revenue Service announced that last year’s income tax records will be opened for public inspection by all internal revenue collectors on September 1. The date was set after records were advised to be completed by then.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Houdini Faces Off Stage Claim In New York Room
A summons seeks Harry Houdini over an off stage incident at Houdini and Company offices. He reportedly protested a package addressed to Hank Houdini and says firm officers threatened him, a scuffle followed with a smashed chair and chandelier, and a police officer declined to arrest him.
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New York
A. P
Harry Houdini
Houdini and Company
Houdini
Hank Houdini
Hobbies of Great and Nearly Great Sketch Series Starts
William K. Hutchinson opens a series profiling national political figures as relatable to everyday workers. This first installment treats the leader as a “brother under the skin” to the man behind the plow and other laborers.
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William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
President Coolidge and his earnest hobby life in Washington
The piece portrays Calvin Coolidge as a frugal, hobby loving leader shaped by New England roots. It highlights economy as his brain child and main passion, his enjoyment of walking through Washington crowds, and his hands on approach to White House kitchen management.
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Calvin Coolidge
Hobby Legion
New England
Vermont
Washington
White House
Nationwide coal strike threatened over wage contracts in West Virginia
U S Chief Van A Bittener warns in telegrams to Secretary Davis and Hoover that a nation wide strike will occur unless wage contracts in northern West Virginia are protected. He cites evictions and gunmen in coal areas and names John D Rockefeller Jr and Samuel Untermyer as financially interested in key coal companies. Britain meanwhile faces a potential large coal strike as miners reject wage cut proposals.
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Atlantic City
N. J
A. P
West Virginia
van A. Bittener
United Mine Workers
Davis
Hoover
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Samuel Untermyer
Bittener
Consolidated Coal Company
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Washington
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Fez Outlook Described as Serious in Dispatches
Fez, seat of French headquarters in Morocco, is described as serious as rebels seize key points along the Arba De Tissa Ain Aincha road. French forces organize a six battalion column with heavy artillery to counter the threat while rebels fortify positions along the Tasa-Fez line. Activity is noted near Ouetzan but the fighting front shows a lull.
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Madrid
A. P
Fez
Morocco
E] Arbe de Tissa
Ain Aincha
E] Arba de Tissa
Tasa-Fez
Ain Mediuna
French Morocco
Ouetzan
Dawes Hotels Run By Vice President For Down and Out
The Vice-President operates at cost a chain of Dawes hotels in Chicago and Boston serving men who are penniless with meals and beds. He personally oversees management, visits the homes, and covers all losses from his own pocket. He uses the ventures as a lifetime hobby amid political controversy.
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United States
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Boston
Dawes Hotels
Lake Geneva
Wis
Dawes
Lexington
Court orders show cause on salaries over Bible dispute
Washington officials including Frank W Ballou and W P Hay face a District of Columbia supreme court proceeding after tax payer Loren Wittner sought to block salaries for teaching science he says conflicts with the Holy Bible. The court set July 28 for appearance.
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Washington
A. P
Treasury
Frank White
United States
James R. Lusby
District of Columbia
Daniel J. Donovan
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Loren H. Wittner
Wittner
Frank W. Ballou
W. P. Hay
Hay
Ballou
Western duel case hints at murder not duel
Evidence suggests H. Kirk a former Honolulu photographer was killed with hands bound not shot in a duel. John Truden killed himself after claiming victory in a six year feud. Bloodstained stockings and ties found near Kirk's body support a bound and gagged death scene. A letter from a Honolulu woman references a past love affair and ends their liaison.
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Brawlty
Calif
A. P
H. Kirk
Honolulu
John Truden
Jacumba
Truden
Kirk
Finis
Imperial
Nations Reach Accord on China Policy Amid Shanghai Incident
Substantial accord among powers on a plan to handle the Chinese problem includes revising customs duties and an inquiry into extraterritorial issues. A British judicial inquiry into Shanghai riot deaths is included and Peking’s future participation is hoped. Ratification is expected with limited delay.
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Washington
A. P
Peking
Provisional Government of China
Shanghai
China
Commission of Inquiry
Rowe-Wallace Urania No. 2 to be put on beam soon
Urania notes readiness to beam the Rowe-Wallace Urania No. 2 offset after clearing drill stem and capping a 1000 foot well producing about 8 000 barrels with 5 percent oil. Love Bros. 28-10-1E and Tremont No. 1 30-10-2E activity continue while Urania No. 7 yields 50 to 60 barrels daily and Zeigin et al Urania No. 2 surface casing is set.
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R. H. Brooks
Urania
Love Bros
Gould-Herper
Love
Cleve Love
Tremont No
Urania Petroleum Company
Urania No. 7
California
Rowe
Many Monroes on the map show this nation’s early ties
The article notes thirty three U S towns named Monroe with our Monroe the largest and most important. It lists populations from 20 000 in Monroe Louisiana to under 2 000 in several other Monroes and describes nearby industries and regional roles in Michigan Wisconsin North Carolina Georgia Missouri Utah Washington New York and more.
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United States
Monroe
Jine
Monroes
Fez
Mich
Wis
N. C
Utah
Wash
N. Y
Detroit
Lake Erie
Badger State
Charlotte
Seaboard Air Line
Atlanta
Hannibal
Mark Twain
Provo
Everett
Orange County
Hundred Mile Circle
New York City
Union
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Jensa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
New Orleans Police Officers Face Trial on Multiple Charges
Trial set for three captains a sergeant a corporal and seven patrolmen over alleged liquor diversion protection for violators and police manual infractions. Accused include captains Martin Pusch Joseph Johnston and Harry Duvalle plus several patrolmen and a sergeant with actions tied to disappeared evidence seized from raids and a whiskey shipment linked to Alonzo Patterson.
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New Orleans
Healy
Martin Pusch
Phillip Thomas
S. Bienvenu
Andrew F. Siegel
Robert Messel
William Stath
Sidney Duplantier
Joseph Johnston
Joseph Conrad
August Gilmore
Bayou St. John
Alonzo Patterson
Harry Duvalle
George Baul
Duvalle
Baul
Captain Duvalle
Shreveport
Fake day agents hold up man on Miss highway
Two young white men claiming prohibition enforcement authority stopped and robbed G. Owens traveling representative of a wholesale drug house on the Jackson highway south of Hattiesburg Mississippi. They seized valuables after a thorough search and fled in a coupe believed from Gulfport.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Prohibition Enforcement
G. Owens
Jackson Highway
Gulfport
Harrison County
Norsworth
Owens
Ross Tyner
FADS AND FANCIES OF GREAT MEN OF U S POLITICS
International News Service interviews reveal politicians mirror voters in tastes and hobbies from ice cream and movies to radios and Western novels. From Calvin Coolidge to junior Congress members, officials are shown as human and relatable beings. The series begins with the president and vice president.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Congress
River Stage Changes by River System Across Cities
The Mississippi shows Memphis at 10.5 feet up 0.3, Vicksburg 18.7 down 0.4, and New Orleans steady at 1.5. Red River notes Shreveport 6.8 down 0.2 and Alexandria 2.8 up 0.2. Ouachita reports Camden 8.5 up 0.1 and Monroe 13.5 up 0.2. Ohio records Cairo 16.4 down 0.2.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio
Cairo
Asking Uncle Sam for Trifle
A Tomahawk Wisconsin resident asks Postmaster General for a portion of unclaimed funds from dead letters, offering sixty or seventy thousand dollars and expressing gratitude for a returned draft within ten days. The letter notes the owners are unknown and invokes God’s blessing.
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Washington
A. P
Tomahawk
Wis
Postmaster General
Brother Alone Can Save Scott From Gallows
In Chicago on July 22 A P reports Robert Scott’s surrender and confession could save his brother Russell from execution Friday. Governor Small will not grant another reprieve. Russell, in the county jail, awaits the result as supporters search for Robert, whose whereabouts are unknown.
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Chicago
A. P
Robert Scott
Russell
Robert
Small
Scott
Widow Isa belle Pope seeks dower in McClintock estate
Chicago July 22 Miss Isa belle Pope, denied marriage to William Nelson McClintock by death, plans to sue William Darling Shepherd and his wife for a widow's portion of McClintock's million dollar estate. She alleges a conspiracy by the Shepherds to block the marriage and would file for an $8,000 annuity as part of the dower claim. Pope awaited at the death bed with a license to wed.
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Chicago
A. P
Nelson McClintock
Isabelle Pope
William Darling Shepherd
McClintock
Shepherd
Miss Pope
Shepherds
Neaves Futch Shot by Brother Transferred to Sanitarium
Neaves Futch 40, a Union parish farmer near Farmerville, was shot by his older brother Claude Futch at their home around midnight. Claude, reportedly intoxicated, fired once, striking Neaves in the back. Neaves was treated locally then transported to St Franci sanitarium in Monroe, where his condition was listed as serious. He was married with two stepdaughters.
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E. Neaves Futch
Union Parish
Farmerville
Claude Futch
Atemmy
Monroe
St. Franci Sanitarium
Neaves Futch
Youth With Broken Neck Is Still Living
Len Estes, injured when his neck broke after striking a submerged tree, remains alive sixteen days after the accident. His family refuses surgery and plans to return him to the Walker's Bridge community to die at home.
Scopes Case Prep Moves to Appellate Route
Dayton Tenn July 22 The scope of the Scopes case widens as John R Neal chief counsel for the defense begins compiling the record of the conviction of 24 year old teacher for teaching evolution in public schools The Supreme Court will hear the case in Knoxville in September with potential to move to the appellate court if needed and observers note a new defense lineup may arise in Knoxville including Bainbridge Colby while Frank Thompson represents the state.
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Dayton
Tenn
A. P
Scopes
John R. Neal
Supreme Court
Knoxville
East Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court
Nashville
Jackson
Court of Appeals
Bainbridge Colby
Colby
Neal
Frank Thompson
Tennessee
Robert M. Wilson
Rhea Springs
Mr. Neal
Ben Hicks
United States District Court
Austin Peay
Dudley Field Malone
Arthur G. Hays
New York
A. T. Stewart
Winchester
J. T. Raulston
Clarence Darrow
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan declines any debate with any person
William Jennings Bryan announced in Dayton on July 22 that he would not consider debating any subject with anyone. He said the decision would spare him from answering countless letters and telegrams.
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Dayton, Tenn
A. P
William Jennings Bryan
Baptists Pray Darrow Conversion At Mandeville Assembly
In Mandeville Louisiana the Baptist Peoples Union urged prayers for Clarence Darrow to convert to Christianity following his Scopes trial defense. The prayer, offered on the assembly’s motion led by F D Solomon secretary of the church group, drew amens from the congregation as they aimed to win Darrow like Paul.
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London
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