New Indictment Opens Evolution Trial Day One
A new indictment against John T Scopes was returned by a county grand jury in Dayton Tennessee charging he unlawfully taught in public schools theories denying the Bible creation story. The case centers on evolution versus biblical creation with scientific testimony debated and a possible delay before trial.
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Dayton
Tenn
Fmst
John Thomas Scopes
Scopes
Tennessee
Darrow
Masterton
otto @bile
Attorrney
The
Chicago
Rauilston
Raulston
Clarence Darrow
Nurneys
A. T. Stewart
B. G. McKenzie
Stewart
William Jen- 3
Annetae
Weather Forecast For Alabama And Mississippi Regions
Local forecast notes scattered thundershowers in the south tonight with northern winds and warm temperatures. Partly cloudy conditions expected elsewhere across Alabama and Mississippi through Saturday evening.
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Alabama
Mississippi
F. ‘Air
Horth
South Orseiem
Scopes Case Key Figures and Timeline Outlined in Dayton
In Dayton Tennessee the Scopes trial key players are named including defendant John T Scopes and prosecutor Walter White. Special prosecutor Bryan and defense lawyers Darrow and Malone are listed with court dates and the maximum penalty of 500 dollars. The timeline traces March anti evolution bill passage to indictment on May 25 and judge Raulston’s July 16 order.
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Dayton
Tenn
A.P
A. T. Stewart
Winchester
William Jennings Bryan
Miami
Fla
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Los Angeles
Sue K. Hicks
Herbert E
B. G
J. G. McKenn
Place Haggard
John R. Neal
Rhea Springs
John L. Godsey
Clarente Darrow
Chicago
Dudley Field Malone
Arthur Garfield
Hays
New York
Scopes
Tennessee
Austen Peay
John T. Scopes
George W. Rappleyen
Rhea County
Rappleyea
Walter White
John T. Raulston
Penalties urged for hit and run and drunk drivers
J H McLafferty assistant secretary of commerce urged penitentiary sentences for hit and run drivers and for motorists who operate automobiles under the influence. He will represent Secretary Hoover at law enforcement meetings in Atlantic City and at the national traffic conference.
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Robert 8. Thornburgh
International News’ Service
Washington
J. H. McLafferty
Secretary of Commerce
McLafferty
Hoover
Eeat
Atlantic City
Yankee Explorer to Get Gold Medal
Oslo July 10 The AP reports a gold medal to Roald Amundsen for a heroic deed tied to his attempted North Pole flight. The recognition highlights his perilous Arctic voyage and exploration achievements.
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Oslo
Norway
Amundsen
North Pole
Under Secretary to Meet Kellogg in Washington
In Washington the under secretary of state planned to meet Secretary Kellogg. The trip aims to discuss ongoing policy issues and coordination with the State Department.
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Kellogg
Washington
A.P
Cath
Berlin Eyes on Scopes Prosecution
Berlin reports focus on the Scopes prosecution with national attention and dense discussion across papers. The July coverage notes broad public interest and ongoing debates shaping the case in the courtroom and press.
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Berlin
Seafood Yacht Crowned Gulf Champion at Biloxi Regatta
The Heidenheim representing Seafood Packing Co Biloxi won the Gulf of Mexico championship at the Biloxi Yacht Club regatta finishing 12 minutes 32 seconds ahead of Curtis Fountain over 14 miles. The event drew thousands and featured eleven other races under strong winds.
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Biloxi
Miss
International News Service
Heidenheim
Seafood Packing Company
Gulf of Mexico
Curtis Fountain
Officer and Girl Found Dead in Auto Near Rumgeon
In Rumgeon New Jersey July 16 two bodies were found in a car on Ward Avenue. Bert Long and A Linsmayer both suffered gunshot wounds to the heart. Police awaited findings on whether a revolver in the car was the same type used by Long Branch officers to determine if it was murder or suicide.
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Rumgeon
N. J
A.P
Aary A. Linsmayer
Tlantic Highlands
Ward Avenue
Long Branch
Bombs Thrown in Hong Kong Shipping Office
Two bombs were thrown into the Kee and Co offices in Hong Kong today injuring no one. Police and armed volunteers raided several places and arrested three Chinese suspects amid a large security response.
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Hong Kong
A.P
Kee and Co
Prt
Vario
Forbes Appeals After Convictions in Government Fraud Case
Charles R. Forbes, former head of the veterans' bureau, and J. Wompsen Louis contractor, convicted in February of defrauding the government through hospital contracts, filed appeals today in the United States circuit court.
Woman in Texas Kidnap Case Feared Missing With Son
San Antonio mother Mrs. Virginia Canaday and her five year old son are missing after a custody dispute. District Attorney Newcomb will seek an indictment for kidnapping. New York police requested her arrest. Canaday calls the flight "bosh" and says she was seen in New York since Tuesday.
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New York
Virginia Canaday
San Antonio
Texas
R. H. Canaday
Forest Hills
Canaday
Washington, D. C
New York City
Newcomb
T. C. Miller
Pair Held On Federal Charge In Cash Theft From Crew
Federal authorities arrest H Moran and A Moreno for allegedly stealing about 1250 dollars from a Luckenbach crew member while the coastwise steamer was at sea. They will face a preliminary hearing at 1 p.m. after arrival in Mobile to load cargo for the Pacific coast.
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Jacob Luckenbach
H. Moran
A. Moreno
Luckenbach
High Seas
Mobile
Ific
Chicago Banks Down on Pistols after Genna Slaying
Chicago and Cook County police launched a broad campaign to curb concealed pistol carrying amid fallout from the Genna slayings in Little Italy. Officials say 6,500 self defense groups exist. one officer was wounded fatally while subduing Otto Christenson who attacked a policeman with an iron bar.
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Chicago
A.P
Genna
Little Italy
Otto Christenson
Christenson
Girl Arrested After Little Baby Buried
Greenville Tenn July 10 Jessie Duncan 18 under arrest in investigation of charges that she buried her baby alive. The child was said born yesterday while the family picnicked in the mountains. A neighbor found the mother in a serious condition and a physician was called. The girl reportedly confessed to burying the child shortly after birth. Neighbors exhumed the infant and an inquest was to be held.
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Greenville
Tenn
Jessie Duncan
Penwone
Duncan
Stanberry
Two Children Hurt In Orleans Car Train Crash
Miss Celia Tatar aged 15 and Cecile Rosenblum six months, of Amite City, La, were fatally hurt in a hospital after an automobile carrying James Rosenblum was struck by a Baton Rouge Hammond and Eastern Railroad train near Hammond, Louisiana. The car was dragged fifty feet. two other daughters escaped serious injury. They received first aid in Hammond and were moved to an infirmary in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
International News Service
Celia Tatar
Cecile Rosenblum
Amite City
James Rosenblum
Baton Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Railroad
Hammond
Lta
Pesere
Daugh‘ters
Food price increases across 23 cities report gains
Reports from 23 cities compiled by the department of labor show a general rise in retail food prices for the month ending June 16. Detroit records the largest increase at four percent, followed by Mobile at three percent and Jacksonville Memphis at two percent, with Charleston Little Rock Savannah at one percent.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Detroit
Mobile
Jacksonville
Memphis
Charleston
D. C
Little Rock
Savannah
Evolution "Daddy" Comes to Court in Scopes Case Fragment
Court in Dayton Tennessee heard the first respondent in the anti evolution bill as Rep John Wash Butler of Lauderdale County appeared in relation to the Scopes trial. The day’s session focused on the controversial law and its enforcement amid ongoing testimony and legal maneuvering.
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Court Room
Dayton
Tenn
John Wash- Butler
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Japanese Merchants Seek 60 Million Yen Loan for Tokyo Rebuild
Tokyo merchants of the Ginga district seek American capital for a 25 building retail district reconstruction. The plan calls for steel and concrete permanent structures and a twenty year bond issue to raise about 60 million yen for the project. Ambassador Tameo Matsudaira would assist in attracting U S financiers.
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Tokyo
Tameo Matsudaira
United States
Fifth Avenue
Pias
Japan
Matsudaira
Cornerstone Laid for Dauphin Way Church in Mobile
The cornerstone of the Dauphin Way M E Church South was laid after a morning service led by Bishop Warren A Candler. Mayor Hartwell lauded Ashbel Hubbard for city support. the ceremony included a dedication inscription and envelopes from church groups and local figures.
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Warrenca
Candler
Dauphin Way Methodist Episcopal Church
Harry T. Hartwell
Ashbel Hubbard
Mobile
J. E. McCann
America
England
William C. Gorgas
Havana
Panama Canal District
Gorgas
Toulminville
Dauphin Way
M. E. Church
South
A.D
Stella D. Williams
M. White
the Church
Midcontinent Oil Advances on Price Increase
Midcontinent crude rose by 5 or 23 cents per barrel this morning after Prairie Oil Company announced the price adjustment in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
Okla
Prairie Oil Company
Many in Court on Sections of Traffic Laws
Numerous defendants faced recorder court on charges under various traffic law sections after a three cornered collision at Theatre and Royal streets. Defendants include Miss Nine Jackson, C. M. Dixon, and H. Kortrecht, with fines from 5 to 25 dollars and multiple drink and driving allegations. the case was reset for February 16.
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Recorder
Nine Jackson
C. M. Dixon
H. Kortrecht
Theatre and
Royal Streets
Recorder's Court
Miss Jackson
Murphy
A. Gunaris
Armand Hell
Hell
Water and
Palmetto
J.D. Roley
Theodore
Roley
G. W. Marshall
G. Edmondson
T. W. Holt
Leon Kelly
Lucky
Adams Motor Company
Kilbourn
Motor
Kelly
Motor Company
Ees
Jack Ver
Browning
I W W Sign Taken Down and Police Action
A large signboard in front of a building near Commerce Street and the Louisville and Nashville station is removed as bad advertising for Mobile. Police also padlocked a south Government Street tavern accused of storing prohibited liquor with ten secret hiding places found inside. A separate court case involving Bagstevold Molendyke Houten Maxwell Master and J F E Davis was reset for a recorder's court hearing with Davis' charge to be dropped and others to be defended by attorney Alex Howard. Edward Grove to prosecute.
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Weat
Commerce Street
Louisville & Nashville
Peasenger
Warren Apres
Government Street
Burch
Bagstevold
J. Molendyke
Frank Houten
Maxwell Master
J. FE. Davis
Imprisoned Man Tries to End Life and Prison Transfer
John Bishop 57 of Bayou la Barre in county jail awaiting federal trial on manufacturing premi Maqtors attempted suicide by cutting throat and wrist last week and again last night while handcuffed under nurse and physician care. Sheriff reports inquiry to determine if Bishop is insane for possible commitment to state asylum. J Trappani pleads guilty to manslaughter and is sent to Camp Kilby prison in Montgomery under Convict Transfer Agent P C Herbert.
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John Bishop
Bayou la Barre
Kwart
Bishop
Cannty
Trappani
Kilby
J. Trappani
Camp Kilby
Montgomery
P. Cc. Herbert
Peach shipping rate cut from Atmore to Mobile
The Louisville and Nashville railroad will reduce peach rates from Atmore to Mobile from 51 to 29 cents per hundred pounds. Announcement came from the traffic offices of the Chamber of Commerce. Considerable peach production in Atmore supports the change.
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Atmore
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobilé
Chamber of Commerce
Four Men Injured in Air Tank Explosion on Government Patrol Boat AB-20
An 1800 pound pressurized air tank exploded on the government patrol boat AB-20 at Halava Street at 11 o'clock, injuring four crewmen seriously and badly. Captain Skipper and crew fought a post explosion fire. official investigation to determine cause. The blast shattered the engine room, blew hatches, and damaged the vessel during a blockade operation against rum runners.
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George Thomas
Hola Netisen
Claus
Holm
Will
A. Spit
J. F. Lancaster
Giytention
Skipper
Larsen
Capstain
Trial Postponed to Secure Woman Witness
In the case of George Asalas alias Ollie Davis charged with a statutory offense, a continuance was granted until October 29 due to the absence of Miss Adams the county attendance officer. Kilborn urged her attendance while the court set a conditional fine of 25 dollars and a 100 dollar bond. Jack Turner pled guilty to violating the prohibition law and received a 50 dollar fine or 20 days in jail. Darling Broadus pleaded to manufacturing liquor and possession of a still, and received a jail sentence after consenting to prohibited liquor charges.
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George Asalas
Ollie Davis
Miss” Adams
County ‘School Board
Vincent F. Kilborn
Kilborn
Miss
Ames
Jack Turner
Bay Turner
Darling Broadus
Woman Fined for Beating Husband in Court Plea
Mrs Id Reynalas was fined twenty five dollars and costs after pleading assault and battery today in court. Indictment cited possible life and death injury in the incident. Judge C i Grayson presided.
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Mra
Id Reynalas
Mobile Built Ship To Carry Cargo Arrives Expected
The steamer Montgomery built years ago at the Chick Building is due to arrive this month to load cargo for the Isthmian Line headed to the Orient carrying Alabama acts.
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Mobile
Montgomery
Isthmian Line
Tone
Alabama
Orient
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