14 Jul 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1925
Page
1
A review notes Rex Beach’s The Goose Woman and other works, praising the brisk dramatic action in The Goose Woman and the varied storytelling of Captain and Kings. It discusses reactions to Beach’s style and themes, compares it with other titles, and touches on related literary critiques and new works in a lively, period-voice summary.
Dayton Tenn packed courtroom as Darrow fails to ban opening prayers in the Scopes trial. Judge Raulston rules prayer permissible, sparking clashes with Darrow, Malone, and Stewart while proceedings delay due to lighting and motion to quash.
Brief report from Eugene Winder on a North Side beach incident at 964 is noted by Nite guard. The fragment confirms water related activity and local monitoring but lacks full details or outcomes.
In New York Peter Mangin leaped to a chandlier during an argument with his wife and swung from it until it tore from the ceiling. Mrs Mangin called police and Peter was hospitalized after the incident sparked by their Scopes case discussion.
Nassau County police pursue a case echoing Chicago’s famous murder. Louis Panella a bar driver was found slain and his body hidden under a concrete slab in Hempstead Long Island. A man posing as Panella sold his taxicab in New York City and signed the name. Philip Knox Knapp, 23, an aviator at Mitchell Field near the crime scene, is listed as a deserter. A missing 45 caliber pistol appears connected and notes reference a troubled, altered self. A nationwide hunt includes all military divisions as authorities fear links to the army. Knapp’s escape shows unusual persistence as investigators search for his whereabouts or an end to his self-imposed crisis.
Five state prohibition officers led by Carl Henning from Milwaukee raided the Calumet Inn at 11 a.m. today but no complaint had been sworn out against the owner by night. Officers were en route to raid other sites and results depend on sworn complaints at the district attorney's office.
A 1 year old Georgia girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Brand, residing at 1216 Huron avenue, was chased by a bull on the William Gabsch farm near Cleveland. She jumped a fence to escape, fell and fractured her arm. She was brought to the city at noon and placed under a physician's care.
Rome announces Bishop John T. McNicholas of Duluth has been promoted to Archbishop of Cincinnati after Vatican approval. Chartrand of Indianapolis remained at his post due to local opposition to his transfer, prompting the pope to appoint McNicholas.
Camp Douglas Wisconsin doughboys foiled bootlegging at the annual encampment. Major Fred Finn Dane County under sheriff and federal agents found 15 gallons of liquor in a car. Two men from Neillinville were arrested after guardsmen reported an approach by alleged buyers. a plant constable operation aided the capture.
Three Indian circus performers linked to Hag enbeck-Wallace were killed when struck by a train in Albany railroad yards. Police reports say the men left their car and were squatting on a neighboring track when the train hit them. Names listed: Irrank Baldeagle of Brennan South Dakota Edward Brown known as Spotted Bull of Pine Ridge South Dakota and Stheby Fly of Fort Yates North Dakota.
Steve Mikulin was arrested July 8 on operating an automobile while intoxicated and fined 50 dollars plus costs 65.16 after his attorney appeared in municipal court and pleaded guilty. It was Mikulin's second offense.
Anton Martiny, 31, died at 3 a.m. at St. Nicholas hospital after a Sunday diving accident at Black river. He slipped on the bank while entering three feet of water, struck bottom with his head, and sustained multiple neck fractures. A Wisconsin Public Service employee, he served in Co. C, 127th Infantry during the war. survivors include his mother Mrs. Anna Martiny and four siblings. Funeral at St. Peter Clayver church at 2 p.m. Friday with burial at South Side Catholic cemetery.
Matt Videkovich of Sheboygan Wis visiting relatives in Waukegan Saturday struck a little girl with his automobile seriously injuring her. Witnesses said he was not to blame as she ran into the path of his car. He was arrested but released under a 2000 dollar bond pending outcome of injuries.
Regular meeting of the Sheboygan Business Men's Association set for this evening at 8 p m at Eagles hall. President R I Warner urges large attendance and all members have been notified by Secretary Otto Aldag.
A public letter by Philip Knox Knapp, a Cornell graduate and army deserter accused of killing Louis Panella in Hempstead, surfaces as investigators widen the manhunt to Syracuse and Long Island. Handwriting matches receipts from the murder suspect, suggesting a possible hiding place near the crime scene.
United Press reports gasoline prices rose by one cent at Standard Oil of Indiana stations in Illinois Iowa Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Missouri North and South Dakota. Tank wagon price up to 19 cents a gallon. Illinois consumer price 21 cents. Kansas City motorists face 23.9 cents. Sheboygan filling stations add one more cent on opening day.
Dr Gye reports that cancer may be a virus driven disease, with tabled experiments suggesting irritants such as coal tar and certain food preservatives could trigger infection. The work extends prior findings by Peyton Rons, but officials caution no cure yet, only a path to understanding causes and classification of viruses.
Waldron, Ind. men plan to defend the village right to hang clothes on a hickory limb as three girls arrest two boys for public indecency after they found them at the old swimming hole. The case set for Monday before a justice as locals debate equal use and bathing attire.
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