Officials Claim Army Slayer To Be Near Arrest
New York July 15 Officials assert the arrest of Philip Knox Knapp the alleged millionaire thrill slayer is imminent after days of rumors and false sightings. Authorities say they have new leads on his whereabouts but will not disclose them. The search spans upstate towns border Canada and Mitchell Field while many tips prove wrong and doubt grows.
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New York
Philip Knox
Knapp
Louis
Panella
Ong Iapani
Greenwich Pilage
New York City
Three Thousand Dead In Korean Floods
Three thousand are reported dead in floods sweeping the Southern and Eastern provinces of Korea. Relief trains have been sent from Seoul with supplies for the thousands made homeless by the high waters, according to estimates printed today by Japanese newspapers.
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International News Service
POKYO
Taa- Euago
Seoul
Tax Burden Remarks From a Wary Citizen
A resident laments rising costs and taxes while noting part of his income goes to church, clubs, and civic duties. He criticizes price hikes on food and goods, arguing officials justify higher charges as conditions worsen, yet he sees no relief as earnings grow.
Germany and America Join Arctic Airship Plan
Berlin July 15 American and German leaders urged a joint Arctic expedition using two giant airships. Dr Hugo Eckener proposed dual bases in Alaska and Spitzbergen with radio, supplies, and emergency landings. He praised American pilots and praised Rear Admiral Moffett guiding airship progress.
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S. D. Wever
International News Service
Topyright
International News Berlin
America Today
Germany
North Pole
Hugo Eckener
Ible Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Br. Eckener
Arctic
Lie
Eckner
Alaska
America
Spitzbergen
Dn Eckener
Eckener
Steele
Klein
Moffett
Lightning Strikes Fence Kill Many Fish at Round Lake
Chicago July 15 Tons of dead fish drift the lake surface at Round Lake near Waukegan after a storm lightning struck a barbed wire split fence set to deter fishing. Officials believe the shock destroyed thousands of fish along the fence line.
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Chicago
Round Lake
Waukegan
Death record highlights for Rodgers family figures
Death notices list several individuals including Mrs Norman nee Rodgers and Jacob C. Sager linked to the North Lib- Acyty area. Names appear with affiliations or family names such as Willow Trove and Hungstroce. The fragmentary item mentions a monetary amount of 1 dollar in association with the listing.
Arrests Believed Near In Slaying Of Ellwood Man
Butler Pennsylvania July 16 Arrests were expected today in the death of Rocco Gernace whose body showing ten stab wounds was found at Adams Corporation in Butler County Mrs Gernace who came from Ellwood City identified the body to police authorities said Gernace had no known enemies but police said they held information indicating he was the victim of gangsters who plotted to kill him He was last seen alive a week ago when he left home seeking work
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International News Service
Butler
Rocco Gernace
Adams Corpora
Butler County
Gernace
Ellwood City
Hilles Summoned For War Secretary Consideration
Exterragense News reports Charles D. Hilles Republican national committeeman for New York was summoned for a conference with President Coolidge regarding becoming secretary of war ifJohn W Weeks cannot recover. Weeks’s health shows strong improvement. he plans to return to duty in the fall, aided by a cane at West Gloucester.
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George E. Durno
Swampscoth
Mass
White Court
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Mr. Coolidge
Hilles
John W. Weeks
New York State
Weeks
West Gloucester
War Department
Jnly
Volant Bank Reopens After Reorganization
Volant Bank in Volant Pennsylvania reopened at nine this morning after a months long closure. President Howell T Getty announced a sound outlook with former depositors returning and several new accounts opened. The bank operates under similar management to the First National Bank of New Wilmington.
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First National Bank of
Volant
Howell
T. Getty
New Wilmington
Evolution Will Be Rev McClure's Theme On Sunday
Rev Walter E McClure of First Presbyterian will preach on Theistic Evolution in Sabbath evening services. He plans a sober fair discussion, addressing the Tennessee trial impact, the concept of what the testor is, schools of evolution, and its bearing on Christian faith. Morning service will welcome new members and observe the Lord's Supper.
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Walter E. McClure
First Presbyterian Church
Tennessee
Belove
Plan to Dry the Nation Aims at Desert Like Prohibition
Prohibition experts move to reorganize enforcement with 10 new administrators chosen for merit over politics. General Andrews will interview each candidate personally as Treasury salaried offices fill with job seekers and lobbyists. The plan seeks faster court action with United States attorneys and stiff penalties for breweries violating alcohol limits, while noting a lack of undue political influence. A birth announces Harry Dilke Jr. in Shennango Valley.
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United States
Robert S. Thornburgh
Treasury
Andrews
Coolidge
Mellon
Sargent
Batter Homes Week Proclaimed in New Castle Pa
Proclamation by Mayor William H. Dunlap designates July 14 to 21 1924 as Batter Homes Week urging citizens to support the campaign. The ideal homes built and furnished by local citizens at 208 Hazlecroft Avenue are open for public inspection daily from 9 AM to 5 PM in a push to improve city homes and civic life.
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William H. Dunlap
New Castle
Penna
Hazlecroft Avenue
Johnny Kraft Plans European Aero Plane Trip
Ima Ietler writes from Vienna that John Kraft of the News editorial staff is touring Europe and plans to fly by aero plane to Budapest. He notes the aero plane service has been introduced in larger cities and promises to report more impressions from this unusual journey.
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Ima Ietler
Vienna
John Kraft
News
Europe
Budapest
Johnny
Australia Plans Celebration For American Fleet
Sir James Elder reports the Australian government organizes a grand welcome for a 55-ship American squadron sailing from Pearl Harbor toward Pago Pago and Australia. Admiral Coontz leads the visit expected to boost Pacific democracy ties with public holidays, athletic contests, and city tours in Sydney Melbourne and Hobart, plus Blue Mountains and other landmarks.
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Sir James Elder
Australia
United States
New York
Pacific
Pago-Pago
Pearl Harbor
America
Admiral Coontz
United State
Commonwealth
Sydney
New South Wales
Malyourna
Victoria
Hobart
Tasmania
Queensland
Port Philip Bay
Melbourne
Coontz
Blue Mountains
Hawkesbury River
Dandenong Ranges
Bootlegger Enters Suit for 200000 Damage in Pittsburgh
Harry Alpern filed a $200000 defamation suit in Pittsburgh alleging that Elmer P. Yost representing Commercial Finance Corporation called him a bootlegger in three letters to an Ohio firm. He denies bootlegging and says his reputation was harmed.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Alpern
Commercial Finance G Corporation
Aft Fitteburgh
Elmer P. Yoat
Yost
Alpert
Ohio
United States
Judge Raulston Rules On Scopes Indictment And Evolution Law
Judge John T. Raulston in Tennessee upheld the state anti evolution law as constitutional and overruled the defense motion to quash John T Scopes indictment. He ordered the trial to proceed on its merits and rejected constitutional challenges citing police powers to regulate study and books used.
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William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
Startorrexpanda
Cidant Court House
Dayton
Tenn
John T. Raulston
John. S. Scopes
Raulaton ¢On
Scopes
Tennessee
Frank McElwee
Scones
John R. Neal
Raulston
British Surgeon Says Cancer Can Be Cured
London, July 16. Sir Barkele Moynihan, Britain's famed surgeon, asserts that cancer can be cured if caught early. He stresses no claim for advanced stage cures, but early operations offer slight risk and may grant permanent immunity from recurrence.
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International News Service
London
Barkeley Moynihan
Britain
Sulfarera
Moynihan
Shenandoah On Return Flight From Newport
The airship Shenandoah left Newport News this morning and will return to Lakehurst New Jersey tonight per a Navy radio dispatch. Tomorrow it will depart Lakehurst to sea for tests with the battleship Texte. Hobart C. Stantey appeared in police court after a motorcycle officer fined him six for a traffic violation.
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Washington
Shenandoah
Newport R. 1
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Hobart C. Stantey
Latera
Child Swallows Nickel Undergoes Emergency Surgery
In Portland Maine a three year old girl Elizabeth Henderson swallowed a nickel during a tussle with her brother. Doctors performed two operations to remove the coin stuck in her esophagus. The incident was reported by International News Service.
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International
Portland
Elzabeth Henderson
School Board Considers Exoneration and Tax Challenge
City officials move toward prosecutions over the 5.06 dollar special school tax as a test case, with a large exoneration for clerical errors approved and a remaining amount held in abeyance. Women’s liability for the tax is disputed, prompting legal opinions and potential court action to settle eligibility.
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Ira M. Ramsey
Schoi Board
Ramsey
Outwitted Court in Tennessee Indictment Scoop
Dayton Tenn July 15 The World’s greatest criminal trial yields a sensational scoop as William K Hutchinson of the International News Service leaks word that Judge Raulston will rule on the indictment against John Thomas Stopes The packed courtroom and deadlines push editors to the edge while INS gains a global lead from Hutchinson’s bulletin and the anticipated ruling.
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Thomas Temple Hoyne
Stat
Chicago Evening American
Dayton
Tenn
Raulston
John Thomas Stopes
William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
Tennessee
Hutchinson
Judge Raulston
Italian Girl Attempts To Poison Her Family
ROME July 7 a peasant girl of about fourteen or fifteen was arrested for an extraordinary attempt to poison her father mother and three brothers in southern Italy. Her supposed lover instigated the crime and planned their flight after the killings to share the house’s possessions. The attempt failed when the poisoned food appeared discolored and was not eaten.
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Rome
Italy
Maar Brindst
Anti Evolution Law Campaign Aims At Federal Statutes
Dayton Tennessee July 15 a national drive to place an anti evolution law in federal statutes was disclosed plans center on introducing a bill in congress by Representative William Upshaw Democrat of Georgia or Representative J Wilf Taylor Republican of Tennessee to prohibit teaching evolution in public schools Walter White Rhien County schools superintendent and Scopes trial prosecutor originated the plan and secured consent from Upshaw and Taylor to sponsor the bill
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International News Service
Dayton
Tens
Congress
William DB. Upshaw
Georgia
J. Wilf Taylor
Tennessee
Walter White
Rhien County
Scopes
Upshaw
Taylor
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