Charters Surrender Over Klans Factional Row in Denver
Fifteen Colorado Ku Klux Klan organizations surrendered their charters to Dr. John Galen Locke and will follow the Denver Klan which voted to withdraw from the national group. Locke may resign to national executives arriving from Atlanta tomorrow. A telegram from Imperial Wizard Evans urged control of funds, prompting a unanimous vote to withdraw and for Locke to lead a new group called the Minute Men of America.
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Denver
Colo
Ku Klux Klan
Colorado
John Galen Locke
Grand Dragon
Locks
William Zumbrunn
Klan
Atlanta
Colorado Klan
National Organization
Imperial Wizard Evans
Denver Klan
Dr. Locke
Thrieen
Minute Menu of
America
Fire wipes out Burstall business section
A midnight blaze swept through Burstall Alberta nearly destroying the town's business district. Volunteer firefighters battled the flames as high winds hampered efforts.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Burstall
Postal Revision Drive Aims For One Cent First Class Rate
Washington reports a joint postal commission will open hearings Monday to push for a permanent one cent first class rate. Chairman Moses cites broad representations while Postmaster General New prepares to discuss the operation of April implemented rates. The commission plans re hearings in October to compare new and old rates over six months.
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Washington
Congress
Moses
Special Congressional Joint Postal Commission
New
Postal Commission
Tober
Posto
Bird Sanctuary A Great Success
Olney, NL July 18 AP Thousands of birds and 255 species of woody plants have found refuge in bird haven an eighteen acre tract near here. The property bought 20 years ago by Dr. Robert Ridgeway famed ornithologist and bird curator of Smithsonian Institution has been given to a biology club recently organized here.
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Olney
Robert Ridgeway
Smithsonian Institution
China Seeks Stable Government Under Washington Process
Washington reports consider China’s turmoil as a symptom of broader issues noted at the Washington conference. It discusses advancing a customs commission and an external inquiry, aiming to fund a strong central government in Peking with a five percent ad valorem import duty controlled by an international body.
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Washington
China
Shanghai
Customs Commission
Canton
London
Paris
Coolidge
Hughes
Revision Commission
Peking
International Commission
Names Revealed In Massive Bootlegging Ring List
United States Attorney Buckner disclosed seized books listing 20 000 liquor orders from a nationwide bootlegging ring. The customer base spans 70 cities in 29 states and includes prominent political social and professional figures. Names will not be released immediately as probes continue.
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New York
United States
Buckner
Pacific Coast
Utah and Idaho Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy Sunday with cooler northwest areas and a milder Monday. Idaho shows moderately warm conditions across the region.
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Utah
Idaho
Five Die in Terrific Heat Wave Across Desert
A scorching heat wave from Needles to Death Valley claims five lives with many others prostrated. Victims include Harry Scott of Detroit Cecelia Itzin of Burlington Andrew Brennan of Needles Idal and J Basset of Needles. A Santa Fe express worker George Cornwall was in serious condition. The heat extends into northern Arizona with additional deaths reported in Yuma Arizona this week.
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Needles
Calif
Death Valley
Harry Scott
Detroit
Saratoga Springs
Cecelia Itzin
Burlington
Wisconsin
Harvey House
Andrew Brennan
Santa Fe Railroad
Idal
J. J. Basset
Yuma
Ariz
Arizona
Virginia Bell
Lof Azote
John Herman
Slayer Will Go to Gallows in 1924 Double Murder
Alfred Bollinger of Marysville received a formal execution order for October 9 after his conviction for the auto wreck slaying of Alex Summers and the disappearance of Summers from a camp. The case emerged when Bollinger’s wife, near death, disclosed the murder to authorities.
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Sacramento
Calif
Alfred Bollinger
Marysville
J. J. Smith
K.P. McDaniel
Lager
Alex Sumimers
Marvaville
Bollinger
Summer
Woman's story questioned in Santa Ana kidnapping case
Police in Calexico and Santa Ana doubt Mrs. Virginia Lee Cookson's claim she was kidnapped from Santa Ana last Monday and held prisoner near the Mexican border. They also discount her tale of meeting a fellow prisoner named Orathy Arnold in a Mexicali den, linked to a New York disappearance years ago.
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Los Angeles
Calexico
Santa Ana
Virginia Lee Cookson
Mexic
Mexicali
Orathy Arnold
New York
Yukon MP Denies Influenza Epidemic Among Natives
Dr Black, Yukon territory member of parliament, declared that reports of an influenza epidemic among Indians are greatly exaggerated. He conducted an inquiry and found natives suffered mainly from pulmonary trouble caused by a wet spring, insisting there was no influenza epidemic.
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White Horse
V. T
Black
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Heir Seeks Son After Custody Ruling
New York July 18 AP The boy heir to 3 million dollars has not spoken with his mother Mrs Mary Casey Thorne for seven years. Her lawyer says the secrecy of the boy’s whereabouts was maintained by the father and others after the divorce and the father's death. Mrs Thorne recently won custody in the court of appeals as efforts to contact the boy failed due to those in charge.
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New York
Denver
John Wolf Thorne
Mary Casey Thorne
Two Boys Die and Father Seriously Burned in Farmhouse Fire
Gonvick Minnesota July 18 AP two boys Raymond Granley 12 and Omar Granley 10 perished in a farmhouse fire near here while their father P KE Granley was seriously burned trying to rescue them Eva Granley age three was saved by grandfather RB Loken, the farm home was destroyed.
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Gonvick
Minn
Here
Raymond Granley
Omar Granley
P. KE. Granley
Eva Granley
RB. Loken
Bowdoin Set for Sea From Hopedale in Arctic Run
A radio message to the National Geographic Society said the MacMillan Arctic ship Bowdoin is ready for sea and will likely depart Hopedale Labrador tomorrow morning. The message, received tonight in Manchester Connecticut, is signed by the explorer.
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Washington
National
Gesngrannie Society
MacMillan Arctic
Bowdoin
Hopedale
Labrador
Manchester
Conn
Scopes Case Nearing End With Verdict Expected
Dayton Tenn July 18 AP The Scopes trial nears a verdict on the evolution charge. Defense plans eight hours of speeches and judge's charge before jury deliberations. Darrow and Bryan remain in Chattanooga as fund-raising efforts continue for a proposed fundamentalist college.
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Dayton
Tenn
John T. Raulston
Smoky Mountain
Chattanooga
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Los Angeles
George F. Wasdburn
Manomet
Maas
Clearwater
Fla
F. E. Robinson
Tax reduction proposed by Rep Longworth in Cincinnati speech
In Cincinnati on July 18, Representative Nicholas Longworth urged cutting taxes on large incomes to curb investment in tax free securities. He said Congress and the White House would cooperate next session and that abolishing tax free securities via constitutional amendment faced partisan opposition.
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Cinicinnati
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Blaine Club
Congress
White House
Lonwich
Paris Officer Laughing Surrender as Monkey Man Taken In
A Paris man walking on all fours refused to walk upright when questioned by a policeman. He claimed descent from the monkey and was taken by taxi to a police station. He proved to be the chief administrative officer of an insane asylum in the Orne Department. Authorities suspect his condition stems from close ties to his charges rather than Dayton evolution trial reports.
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Paris
Orne
Dayton
Bryan argues out of court in evolution case
Dayton Tenn July 18 AP A note of progress in which William Jennings Bryan declares the Tennessee evolution case reveals a conspiracy against Bible Christianity. He says evolution is imaginary and unproven, that it leads to agnosticism, and criticizes Darrow for anti Christian sentiment.
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Dayton
Tenn
William Jennngs Bryan
Tennesese
Bible Christianty
Darwin
Waa
Darrow
Loeb-Leopold
Bodly
Mere
Harris Held On Murder Charge In Fatal Crash
Henry Harris of Twin Falls was arraigned in probate court on a manslaughter charge after a highway crash near here killed Clifford Zacarias, 20, and endangered four other young men. He pleaded not guilty and posted $2,500 bond, with preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday, July 27. he has retained counsel.
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Twin Falls
Henry Harris
Here
Clifford Zacarias
Payroll Holdups Reported In New York
Frederick Smith former city alderman was shot and seriously wounded in an attempted payroll robbery on Vend a Street in New York. At the same time a separate $10,000 robbery occurred in federal offices with the corner of government officials including Governor Gall in attendance as president.
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New York
Frederick Smith
Venda
Ted States Cornere
Tlon
Lech Govenor Galth
Dry Division Corruption Claims Highlight Prohibition Enforcement
New disclosures to federal authorities allege corruption in enforcement as Assistant Secretary Andrews studies gaps in the prohibition system. United States attorneys fed data to the Justice Department, with some reports describing conditions as alarming and urging stronger federal state cooperation. Some officials say cooperation exists in many places, but others note winking at violations and railroad involvement in contraband movements.
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Andrews
The
Treasury
United States
Department of Justice
Department
Congress
Washington
Athenee
Netandes
Mabel Willebrandt
Korean Flood Devastates Seoul as Embankments Fail
Reports from Korea describe unprecedented flooding in Seoul and suburbs along the Han River after embankments gave way. Rice lands ruined, hundreds rendered homeless, and food shortages are reported as weather remains unsettled and aid scarce.
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Tokio
Korea
Seoul
Caus
Ryuzan
Hanneds Ag
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Harris
Treasury Department
Hann
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