Condemned Man Dodges the Gallows for Third Time
Russell Scott, condemned for a drug clerk murder in Chicago, again escapes execution as Judge David grants a last minute stay to allow a sanity hearing. Family and lawyers had fought for clemency with governors and pardon boards, while Scott insists on his innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. P
Russell Scott
Joseph B. David
Small
David
State Board of Pardons and Partes
Springfield
Scott
Thomas Scott
Blind girl operates phone in St Louis exchange
St Louis claims a world first with Elsie Turnbull, a totally blind switchboard operator at a local business house. She handles five trunks and uses distinct bells on each line to identify callers, exploiting her training from the Illinois State School for the Blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Elsie Turnbull
Elsie
Miss Turnbull
Illinois State School For the Blind
Mrs Thaw Sues Thaw Heir For $600000 Over Will
Mary Copley Thaw claims she gave Lawrence Copley Thaw money after he alleged unfair treatment in his father Harry K. Thaw's will and seeks $600000 in compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Copley Thaw
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Lawrence
Thrills in Scott case deepen mystery at Port Huron
Port Huron Michigan July 24 Two suspected fake leads accompany ongoing efforts to save Russell T Scott. A bottle in the St Clair river bore a note to Russell signed by his supposed brother Robert. Mrs W J Manley reported a Robert Scott en route to Chicago to aid his brother, but officials doubt the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
A. P
Russell T. Scott
St. Clair River
Robert
W. J. Manley
Chicago
Robert Scott
O’brien
Honduran Crew to Jackson Held for Liquor Violation
Eight members of the Wanderer of Belize crew detained off Biloxi by a cutter will arrive in Jackson and face a U S Commissioner R B Ricketts hearing on a prohibition law violation. Customs officials reported about 575 cases of assorted liquor in the ship’s hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
A. P
Wanderer
Belize
British Honduras
Biloxi
United States
R. B Ricketts
Deeds Filed for Gulfport Frontage Worth 198800
Gulf Beach Realty of New Orleans filed deeds with the chancery clerk for gulf frontage totaling 969 feet valued at 198,800. One Pass Christian tract 585 feet wide is cited as a hotel site. The other 384 feet frontage lies east of Gulfport near the country club.
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Gulfport
Miss
A. P
Gulf
Chancery Clerk
Gulf Beach Realty Company
Louisiana Corporation
New Orleans
Pass Christian
Country Club
Evolution Debate Surges Over DC School Teaching Case
Washington reports on the federal suit challenging DC school teaching of evolution. Wittner presses for legal steps with aid from the American Civil Liberties Union while Darrow declines involvement. Congressional views split on the Bible disapproval clause as Unitarians back scientific context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Loren H. Wittner
District of Columbia
American Civil Liberties Association
Wittner
Clarence Darrow
Dayton, Tenn
Darrow
Corporation
Francis H. Stevens
Congress
Stevens
Representative Blanton
Texas
House
Claus
Unitarian
Taylor
Meridian Shifts to Motor Buses Replacing Street Cars
Meridian Mississippi voters approve a transit switch with 11 657 for and 316 against to replace electric streetcars with motor buses. The plan, urged by Mississippi Power, will serve areas not covered by current electric lines, while two bond issues totaling 45 000 fund sewer work and Fourth Street expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
A. P
Meridians
Mississippi Power Company
Meridian Light and Railway Company
Fourth Street
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Coolidge Near End Of Calendar During Quiet Vacation
In SWAMPSCOTT Mass on July 24 President Coolidge enjoys quiet vacation hours with his White House desk cleared and his engagement calendar nearly empty He intends to keep inviting members of his official family and congressional leaders to confer with him during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swampscott
Mass
A. P
White House
Coolidge
Herg
Hobbies of the Great and Near Great
Intimate glimpses into the private amusements and pastimes of prominent national figures through a series profiling their hobbies. The feature surveys leisure interests of well known leaders and celebrities, offering light biographical color.
Kellogg Described as Busiest Man in Washington
Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg earns the title for tireless self assigned duties and constant activity. Once called Nervous Nellie by senators he remains driven in government and international affairs, with a lifelong habit of filling every moment with work or recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
Senate
Nellie
Congress
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Washington Senators
President Coolidge
Coal Operators Claim Miners Gain in Purchasing Power
Atlantic City, July 24. Operators said anthracite miners now have 68 percent greater purchasing power than in 1924 after wage increases since pre war days. They claim miners are better off than workers in any basic industry based on statisticians’ reports for the joint scale conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
A. P
French Forces Press Retreat of Rif Tribes in Morocco
French artillery pummels Rif forces driving them from Ain Aincha and Ain Matouf as Abd el Krim faces renewed pressure. Paris London reports of peace terms are rejected by the French foreign office. General Naulin builds toward an offensive from Taza to compel Abd el Krim to seek peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cby A
Morocco
Ain Aincha
Ain Matouf
Abd-El- Krim
London
Stanislas Naulin
Abd-El-Krim
Naullin
Taza
Fez
Oueazzan
Mission Workers in Nicaragua Under Threat After Bombing
Three American missionaries from the Central American Mission in Granada Nicaragua face threats as their residence is stoned and bombed. Two women and one man escaped injury when a door was blown from its hinges on July 19. Authorities promised police protection, while officials in Managua had no information on an AP report of a U S appeal to the American legation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Granada
Nicaragua
Garanda
Managua
State Department
Associated Press
Looney and Blanton Involved in Courtroom Altercation
Shreveport Louisiana July 24 Frank J Looney political leader and W N Blanton Chamber of Commerce secretary clashed this morning as Blanton testified for the Shreveport Railways before an arbitration board hearing a dispute with motormen and conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Frank J. Looney
Louisiana
W. N. Blanton
Chamber of Commerce
Blanton
Shreveport Railways Company
Board of Arbitration
Efforts to Avert Strike in British Coal Mines
London July 24. Efforts to avert a threatened British coal strike continued with separate talks by workers and mine owners with W C Bridgeman, first lord of the admiralty. Bridges adjourned, conferences to resume later as estimates put 1 to 1.25 million miners ready to strike July 31 if orders are followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. P
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
Appeal stays execution in Mississippi barber murder case
MeridianMiss July 24 Patrick Donahue convicted to hang July 24 for the May 2 murder of DeKalb barber Maurice Rush will not hang Friday as his appeal before the state supreme court has granted a stay. Accomplices Gus Lang and George Harrison were released with Lang jailed and Harrison given a life term.
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Meridian
Miss
A. P
Patrick Donahue
DeKalb Court
Maurice Rush
DeKalb Barber
Supreme Court
Gus Lang
George Harrison
Donahue
Rush
Mississippi River and Ouachita readings show minor drops
River stage measurements list Memphis 9.9 with a 0.1 fall, Vicksburg 13.4 down 0.1, New Orleans 1.5 unchanged. Red River at Shreveport 5.9 down 0.2, Alexandria 2.8 down 0.1. Ouachita readings show Camden 4.4 unchanged and Monroe 13.9 with a 0.3 rise.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Red
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Risf
Tutor for Prince Chichibu Arrives in England for Studies
Miss H. M. Holdworth of University College London is appointed tutor to H. R. Prince Chichibu, second son of the Japanese royal family. He will spend several years in England to complete his studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Holdworth
University College
London
H. R. Prince Chichibu
England
Gill enters plea and guilty in death of Robert Reed
Shreveport Louisiana July 24 George W Gill Loyola University law student pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Robert Read Centenary College football player whose body was found in Old River at Pleasureville after a water fight Gill had claimed Read insulted his wife Adele Parsons Gill who faced murder charges remains free on bond The court set a 2 PM sentence Gill showed calm demeanor during arraignment and was remanded for sentencing while his wife Adele Parsons Gill was released on bond and not present at the plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
A. P
George W. Gill
Loyola University of New Orleans
Robert Read
Centenary College
Old River
Pleasureville
Gill
Read
Adele Parsons Gill
Adele Parsons
New Orleans
Loyola
Blanchard
R. T. Moore
L. C. Blanchard
Morris conviction affirmed in oil promotion case
S. LOUIS July 24 The United States circuit court of appeals today affirmed the conviction at Fort Smith Arkansas July 7 1924 of Otto L Morris on the charge of conspiracy to use the mails to defraud in an oil promotion. He was sentenced to seven years and fined $10.
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S. Louis
A. P
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Otto L. Morris
Ris
Mine Fire Traps Eight Remain bodies. Rescue Delayed
Reports from Rockwood indicate Bryson's Dip entry is sealed with a brattice and all efforts to recover the remaining eight bodies have been abandoned as the mine fire burns. Fire may burn out. it could be a month before flames subside, according to rescue workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Rockwood
Chattanooga News
Bryson’s
Three Army Aviators Dead in Honolulu Air Crashes
Three Army aviators died as two courts of inquiry opened to probe three airplane crashes in Honolulu yesterday. Lieutenant John H. Wyatt of Hampton Virginia was killed when his plane hit a high tension wire, and Lieutenant Charles L Morse of Lancaster New Hampshire perished in a midair collision with a Navy aircraft. Lieutenant John F MacBlain of Washington DC and Private John W Hawkins were injured when the search plane crashed near the first scene.
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Honolulu
A. P
Prospecter Moullen
John H. Wyatt
Hampton
Wyatt
Charles L. Morse
Lancaster
N. H
John F. MacBlain
District of Columbia
John W. Hawkins
Fourth of Ton Is Weight of Couple Who Marry Today
In Hattiesburg Mississippi, July 24, a 20 year old 250 pound man and an 18 year old 250 pound woman wed at the county courthouse. Judge J B Limbaugh presided, noting his own weight exceeded 200 pounds. The bride paid the $3 license but withheld the $2 supervisor fee until she received the certificate in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
A. P
Mississippi
J. B. Limbaugh
Board of Supervisors
Urge Secretary Jardine to Visit Louisiana
Dr. W. M. Jardine secretary of agriculture has been invited to Louisiana by Harry D. Wilson commissioner of agriculture to inspect the sugar crop and other crops. Wilson extended the invitation after reading Jardines plea for increased sugar growing in the United States and would show the visitor the entire state if he accepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
A. P
W. M. Jardine
Louisiana
Harry D. Wilson
Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration
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al Moet
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George E. Gorman
Scott Stewart
Lawrence C.thaw
Jackson
Darwin
Mrs. Jewell
Jerome
Betty
Betty Jerome
Jewell Jerome
San Francisco
Frank C. Grubel
Kansas City
William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
International Harvester Corporation
St. Paul
Treasury
Mellon
Nicaraguan
Looney
Caddo Court
Sec
Chamber Commerce
HH. Holdworth Var
Robert Reed
Morris
ARMY
Lieuts
Wyatt and
Morse
Sergeant Moullen
Jardine
Baby
Ind
Robert Chae
Ler
Thi Aird
Zale the Ginter
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