Evolution trial under fire as Darrow and Bryan clash
Edward W. Pickard reviews the Scopes trial developments in Dayton. The defense seeks to quash the anti evolution statute. Judge Raulston denies the motion. Darrow and Bryan exchange fire as witnesses testify on evolution, with Metcalf outlining evolution proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
Dayton
Rnnulston
Clarence Darrow
Supreme Court
Chicago
America
Bryan
Raulston
Darrow
Malone
Hays
Charles Francis Potter
New York
Universalist
Stewart
Ans
United States
Scopes
Maynard M. Metcalf
Oberlin College
Ohio
Diodtor Metcalf
William J. Bryan, Jr
Bryan Senior
Dudley Field Malone
Mr. Bryan
Amethystamnesty extends to six Italian fascist leaders
Victor Emmanuel of Italy signs a general amnesty effective August 6, freeing many including six Fascist leaders accused in Deputy Matteotti’s murder. Opposition parties mobilize sensational moves to persuade the king to exclude them from the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheka
Italy
Mussolini
London Telegraph
Wall Street
Vienna
Milan
Moscow
Ing Victor Emmanuel
Matteott
Stresemann Declares Stand On Security Pact Negotiations
Foreign Minister Stresemann resists resignation amid political pressure and aims to secure a pact with Great Britain and France. He has drafted a reply to the French note, hoping to free Germany from Rapallo and Russia and avert a war on German soil if the plan succeeds.
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China
France
Japan
Great Britain
Coolidge
Kellogg
MacMurray
Peking
Stresemann
Germany
Russia
Abd el Krim attacks across 200 mile front near Fez and Taza
Abd el Krim opens a wide assault along a 200 mile front aiming to seize Fez and Taza as French and Spanish push reinforcements. Rift tribes shift sides, drawing more allies as Premier Painleve recruits volunteers from the Lafayette Escadrille and Foreign Legion to serve in Morocco. Among them are Commander Parker, Maf Granville Pollock, Col. Charles Kerwood, Paul Rockwell, and Maj. William Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taza-Fez
Abd-el-Krim
Fez
Taza
France
Painleve
Lafayette Escadrille
Foreign Legion
Morocco
Parker
Montana
Mafj
Granville Pollock
Charles Kerwood
New York
Paul Rockwell
Atlanta
William Rogers
Pittsburgh
President Coolidge Tours Historic Boston Area During Rest
Last week President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge sailed to the Boston south shore on the Mayflower to inspect the Lexington the navy’s large new carrier nearing completion and visited the homes where Presidents Adams were born. He hosted a luncheon for Polish foreign minister Count Skrzynski and several officials including J Butler Wright James White John Hammond and Melville Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Senator Butler
Massachusetts
John Hays Hammond
Melville BE. Stone
Associated Press
NCLB SAM Seeks Bids for Eight Air Mall Routes
Advertising for bids from individuals and corporations to operate eight contract air mall routes. Chicago to Birmingham via Indianapolis Louisville Nashville and back. Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis via La Crosse. Chicago to Dallas Fort Worth via Moline St Joseph Kansas City Wichita Oklahoma City and back. Chicago to St Louis via Springfield Illinois and back. Boston to New York via Hartford. Elko Nevada to Pasco Washington via Boise. Salt Lake City to Los Angeles via Las Vegas. Seattle to Los Angeles via Portland Medford Sacramento San Francisco Fresno Bakersfield.
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Nclb Sam
Chicago
Birmingham
Ala
Indianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Wis
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Moline
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Wichita
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Springfield
Tll
Boston
New York
Hartford
Conn
Elko
Nev
Pasco
Wash
Boise
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Seattle
Portland
Medford
Sacramento
San Francisco
Fresno
Bakersfield
STANDEEE Oil Company Adopts Eight-Hour Day
STANDEEE Oil Company of New Jersey switches to an eight-hour day in its oil fields and reduces wages by two dollars for the shorter shift. Employees accept the new schedule with enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standeee Oil Company of
New Jersey
Zoning adoption spreads across 820 U.S. cities
The Department of Commerce reports 820 cities in the United States have adopted zoning to separate areas into exclusive business, residence, industrial and unrestricted zones. In 1924, 62 municipalities led the progress. New Jersey tops states with 72 zoned municipalities followed by California and New York.
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United States
United States Department of Commerce
New Jersey
New York
California
Iinois
Massachusetts
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia
Florida
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Washington
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Iowa
Maryland
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
South Carolina
Tessessee
Utah
Clean Community Pays Dividends to Citizens
Civic development reports 1925 will set new records in city cleaning as chambers of commerce lead anti litter campaigns. The department issues guidance on methods used in large cities where annual cleaning is established practice. It notes millions are spent on beautification and clean cities boost property values health and fire safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Development Department
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Suburban Growth Outpacing Cities as People Move
The article notes rapid suburban expansion as thousands leave farms for cities, then many city dwellers move to suburbs after short urban stays. It suggests cities grow but suburbs expand faster and industry questions city suitability for projects.
Zoning Legislation Across States In 1925
Legislative activity on zoning grows nationwide with 84 state legislatures meeting in 1925. Laws aim to regulate use height and area of buildings in districts, reflecting broad public interest and increasing attention to zoning across communities.
Architects' Archievements Bring Livable Homes at Lower Costs
In five years architects have delivered two clear gains. Homes are more livable and capable of self-management, while costs have fallen to reach the average middle class family. The public seeks improved homes for happiness and well being.
Des Moines Tops Home Ownership in 1920 City Census
Des Moines Iowa led cities of 100000 plus in home ownership in 1920 with 51.1 percent of a 126468 population owning homes. The figure marks Des Moines as the city with the highest owner occupancy among its peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Landscaping Pays Appropriate Landscape Development
Landscaping is a real insurance against deterioration of home property. Well planned lawns shrubs and gardens materially enhance value and curb appeal of the property.
Idea shows advancement of Philadelphia child guidance clinic
Philadelphia to house a child guidance clinic supervised by the division on prevention of delinquency of the national committee for mental hygiene.
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Philadelphia
Division On
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Chicago Daily News
Texas officials reshuffle assignments and notices
Adjutant General appoints R. D. Brown of Brownsville as ranger sergeant in Captain Ryan’s Laredo company. Elizabeth H. West resigns as state librarian to head Texas Technological College Library in Lubbock. Water Board nears boat loan for Devil’s River inspection with pack animals. Oklahoma seeks Pruitt for auto theft. Ferguson issues requisition. J. H. Tallichet presses plan for Rio Grande Valley extension. Tick eradication funding seen in doubt after Sept. 1. Dean Bell to lead Ohio Bureau of Business Research. family to move after sale. Big Lake Oil remittance drops. revised criminal code printing underway.
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Spurgeon Bell
University of Texas School of Business Administration
University of Ohio
Dean Bell
Austin
Woman's Back Pain Relief Claims Lydia Pinkham Help
Mrs. Price of St. Paul Minnesota reports chronic backache bearing down and monthly nausea eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She says she can do housework again and plans to answer inquiries from other women seeking help.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkam
Mrs. Price
Summit Avenue
Minnesota
Pellagra testimonials from Dr. W. C. Rountree in Texarkana
A set of letters from patients Edna Murphy and L. H. Young praise Pellagra Treatment by W C Rountree MD. Edna Murphy reports weight regain from pellagra after one month of treatment. L H Young notes initial weight 150 pounds dropping to 115 with pellagra symptoms and relief after treatment.
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W. C. Rountree
M. D
Texarkana
Texas
Edna Murphy
de Kalb
W.C. Rountree
L. H. Young
Yantis
W. Rountree
Eugenists and the Rise of Supermeg Fears
A speculative question surveys public anxiety about future genetic engineering. It weighs potential advances in engineered traits against societal fears of misuse and loss of control, reflecting debates on ethics and safety in scientific progress.
Unclear prompt about seeking unpleasant facts
The user asks a rhetorical question about wanting to know unpleasant facts if not necessary to know, offering no concrete event, person, or place to summarize. No verifiable news content is provided to format into a card.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tallulah
Floyd R. Harrison
War Finance Corporation
Frank W. Montell
Chekiang
Kiangsu
Chang Tso-lin
Sun Chuang-fang
Szechuan
Yang Sen
Chungking
Shanghai
Adjt
Ark McGee
R. D. Brown
Brownsville
William Ryan
Laredo
Elizabeth H. West
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Texas Library and Historical Commission
State Board of Water Engineers
State Game, Fish and Oyster Department
Devil's River
E. A.pruitt
Grayson County
Maram A. Ferguson
Pruitt
Cleveland County
J. H. Tallichet
Houston
Southern Pacific
Ernest May
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Rio Grande Valley
Falfurrias
Leo Callan
State
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Big Lake On Company
Robinson
Reagan County
Texan
Robison
Board of University Regents
S. M. N. Marrs
State Board of Education
R. J. Randolph
Attorney General's Department
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
W .L. Hill
John M. Scott
Texas Commissioner of Insurance
Robertson
Hill
Texas Life Companies
Railroad Commission
Plainview
Consolidated Railroad
Santa Fe System
Buriington Railroad
Tysas Panhandle & Gulf
Clarence E. Gilmore
Co. V. Terrell
Lon A. Smith
Grove’s
Green
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