Corner Stone Laid at American Falls Dam Ceremony
July 13 ceremony witnessed by about five thousand as Secretary Hubert Work dedicated the American Falls dam cornerstone. Work spoke on conservation and economy, linking resources to thrift and national progress. The event included a crane lowering the stone marked A. D. 1925 and a dynamite blast commemorating the moment.
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American Falls
R. E. Shepherd
Twin Falls
Hubert Work
Work
Empire Builders of
Idaho
Interior
A. D
Blackfoot Legion Band
Chinese Raid on Wukingtu Strikes Missionary Party
Dispatches report Cantonese troops attacked the English Presbyterian mission at Wukingtu in Kwantung province. Three missionaries, two women, were beaten and cut with knives. foreigners were ordered to leave Swatow. The British consul seeks apology, punishment, and compensation amid rising tensions as food embargoes and rival warlords complicate the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwanktung
Wukingtu
Swatow
Trial of John the Scone Draws Crowd on Second Day
Day two of the Scopes trial in Rhea county Tennessee draws a large crowd as heat fills the courtroom. Judge Raulston notes the weather while Captain Perkina supervises fans. Bryan faces prosecution with a leather briefcase. Benton McMillin greets attendees as photographers cover the event.
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Dayton
Tenn
Rhea County
John the Scone
Raulston
Perkina
Chattanooga Police
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Benton McMillin
Nashville
Tennessee
Movies
Clarence Darrow
Mr. Bryan
Chin
Work and Boise water talks yield little progress
Boise Idaho July 13. A meeting between Secretary Work Federal Reclamation Commissioner Meads and Boise water users failed to produce a settlement on the government settlers dispute. Work refused to compromise while court cases loom and proposed a pay appraisal panel to assess individual drainage charges and possible moratoriums.
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Boise
Idaho
Work
Meads
Senator Gooding
French
Congress
Water. Users Association
J. B. Bond
United States Attorney’s Office
Rates Held Fair on California Fruit Shipments
Washington July 18 AP Rates on grapes peaches apricots pears plums and cherries from California to all sections eastward were deemed reasonable and fair by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
California
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Regular Scraps From Mexico Bull Fight Turmoil
In Mexico City July 13 AP reports clashes between bull fight spectators and troops after rain halted the event. Fifteen people were wounded and several feared dead as police order evacuations and shots rang out amid protest and stoppage.
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Mexico
City
Ywaate
Sun Stroke Cured by Ice Treatment
L J Chapman of Kansas City recovered rapidly from sunstroke after an ice treatment while aboard a refrigerator car carrying eight tons of ice. He walked ashore from the Amer ica steamer at Isle Royale and declared his comeback with a self slap on the chest. Dr L M Lyons of Kansas City commented on the surprising rapid recovery.
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Duluth
Minn
L. J. Chapman
Kansas City
Missouri
America
Washington Harbor
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Chapman
L. M. Lyons
Irish Clash Ends Boyne Anniversary Night in Glasgow
An Irish-Clyde district celebration of the 225th Boyne anniversary sparked street clashes as Sinn Feiners and Orangemen confronted marching crowds. Bottles stones and fists were used. bandsmen fought with instruments. About one hundred treated for injuries and fifty were arrested.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde
Boyne
Aft
National League Baseball Scores From Today’s Games
A cluttered recap lists multiple games with teams such as Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, and Washington. Varied line scores show late-inning rallies, pitchers like Aldrede, Smith, and Fuhr, and mixed results across venues including Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit.
8 boat race relays notes from Cast Tetom and Albany
An Albany dispatch reports an 8 boat relay from Newark Girr to Cast Tetom with a stop in Albany. The event began at 4 46 o clock with notes relayed via a single pipe, capturing late station timing.
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Albany
N. Y
Newark
Japs Run Out Of Oregon Camp By Mob
In Toledo Oregon a mob of about 400 people seized Japanese laborers from the Pacific Spruce mill, loaded their belongings into vehicles, and drove them beyond the county line. No weapons used in fighting guards though several townsfolk were beaten. Leaders Guerrier Buck and Colver plus others were arrested as the mob dispersed after a fiery mass meeting.
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Toledo
Oregon
Pacific Spruce Corporation
Martin Guerrier
Charles A. Buck
W. S. Colver
Hornfall
Oficers
Comny
Beatin Mills
Main Break Floods Subway and Disrupts City Traffic
A twenty inch water main burst at Forty second Street and Fifth Avenue flooding three subway tubes and halting Queens line traffic for a half mile. Some depths reached six feet with disruptions from Grand Central to Times Square. Police blocked crossing streets near Forty second and Madison to prevent undermining buildings. Thousands stranded as floods hit businesses and transit.
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Forty-second
Fifth Avenue
Nd Central Railroad
Queens
Grand Central Station
Times Square
East Side
Brooklyn
Bronx
Sieth
Madison Avenues
Fortieth
Forty-fifth Streets
Sumiay
French Budget Finally Voted After Long Debate
Paris July 13 AP after being sent to the senate at least six times France's budget for 1025 was finally voted long after dawn. It shows estimated receipts of 33,150,000 francs and expenditures of 38,137,000 francs with a 13,000,000 franc deficit. Senate adoption was 278 to 6 and the chamber approved by a quiet hand bow.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
France
Chamber
Weakening loyalty of tribes aids French in Morocco
From Fez France on July 14 reports a calm front as Abd El Kriav shifts to political activity aimed at weakening or destroying loyalty of tribes friendly to the French. Western wing natives show signs of resisting intensified pressure amid ongoing conflicts in French Morocco.
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Fez
French Morocco
Abd el Kriav
Power City Comes Into US American Falls
July 13 American Falls celebrated with streets decorated bands and holiday spirit as city residents and prominent state figures joined rural Idaho visitors for a significant local event centered in Pocatello and its traffic police bands and civic turnout marked the day.
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American Falls
Iccense
Rke Tion
State
Emny Taroers
Idaho
Pocatello
Mountain slide near Jackson Lake reported in Gros Ventre area
Idaho Falls reports a fresh slide coming down the Gros Ventre mountains above the Jackson Lake dam. Superintendent Joe Markham confirms the mass is distinct from prior slides and may threaten the river channel as waters divert into the old river bed. Local engineer W Cotton relayed the update over long distance lines.
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Idaho Falls
Gros Ventre Canyon
Jackson
Joe Markham
Jackson Lake
W. ©. Cotton
Gros Ventre
Old Man's Game Sousa Takes Up Golf at 70
New York July 13 AP John Philip Sousa band master aged 70 says he is too young to retire and has started golfing when he cannot do anything else, telling his friend William Gross in Middletown, New York that he will keep playing as long as possible.
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New York
John Philip Sousa
Tal
William Gross
Middletown
N. Y
Inspection Tour Over Snake River Dam Construction
Officials including Commissioner Mead Governor Moore and several congressmen observed the dam site from the north bank. Warren Swendsen Joel Prieat and Judge C K R Baum explained work details while Burlington executives and local newspaper men joined the Western tour.
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Teno Am
Mead
Moore
Smith Rae French
B. F P. Banks
Warren Swendsen
Joel Prieat
C. KR. Baum
Pocatello Tribune
American Falls
The
Snake
Perrery
Eve Bans
Neer Banks
Bud
Isonreer
Milecy
Can Falls
Ion
Vucrhause
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U. 8
Boise Project
Tribune
Pittsburgh
Aldrede
Smith
Gooch
Hubbell and Taylor
New
Chicago
Cooper
Gonzales
Qrecoffild
Snyder
Kast Rhe
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Reinhart
O'Farrell
Decatur
Couch and Wilson
Hoyt and Bengough
Faber and Behalk
Detroit
Roli
Bassler
Serrelan
Boston
Cleveland Va
Fuhr
Ruffing
Newhauer
Roas
Ae Myatt
Miller
Ghauls
Bowe
Zachary
Ganton
Argrave
Heart of Manhattan
Mondell
Swampscort
Mass
Floyd Harrison
War Pinance Orporation
Prank W Mondéll
Marwoe
Eugene Mayes Jr
Peeing
Wallace and Houston
Department of Agriculture
Elwood Mead
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