Search on for Ogden boy Arthur Wright missing since Tuesday
Ogden Utah July 24 AP missing since Tuesday afternoon Billy Wright 14 son of Arthur Wright of Ogden is the object of a search in Utah and neighboring states. He left the department store office where his father is an officer and vanished without coat after 5 pm. He weighs about 110 pounds, is 5 feet 2 inches, has brown hair and eyes. He wore a blue shirt brown corduroy trousers and tennis shoes. His mother is Bertha Eccles Wright and his father is a Wright department store official with stores in Utah and Idaho.
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Ogden
Utah
Billy Wright
Arthur Wright
Dow Ag
Bertha Eccles Wright
David Eccles
Wright
Idaho
Bowdoin Reaches Arctic Circle After Delay
A MacMillan expedition steamer Bowdoin was reported at 7 p m on July 22 off Simintak within an hour of the Arctic Circle. The delayed dispatch was received today and forwarded by Alfred W. Everest of Pittsfield Massachusetts to the National Geographic Society.
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Washington
Bowdoin
MacMillan
Simintak
Arctic Whele
Alfred WW. Everest
Pittafield
Mass
National Geographic Society
President Coolidge Enjoys Vacation Hours at Swampscott
Swampscott Massachusetts July 24 The summer White House desk is clear and the schedule nearly empty as President Coolidge takes more vacation hours. He plans to continue inviting members of his official family and congressional leaders to confer locally and will meet newspaper correspondents later today following Washington custom.
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Swampscott
Mass
White House
President Coolidge
Tilden Faces New Trial Over Amateur Status
New York reports William Tilden, the national tennis champion, may be called for a hearing within a fortnight before the United States Lawn Tennis Association executive committee over his practice of giving interviews for newspaper syndication. Officials have debated whether such writing violates the amateur code, with no final ruling yet.
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New York
William Tilden
United States Lawn, Tennis Association
Tilden
Louis
Robbers Hold Up NY Contractors for Payroll
In New York on July 24 two robbers stopped Samuel Elprin and Jorn Selvestri, both contractors, and took a $12,500 payroll.
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New York
Samuel Elprin
Jorn Selvestri
Brutal murder of aged women shocks New Hampshire
Miss Georgiana Gillis 77 and her 80 year old sister Helen were found dead in their Hadson home with skulls crushed. No motive or weapon found. Authorities pursue a man who escaped from an asylum after a summer camp break in Merrimack area.
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Hadson
N. H
Georgiana Gillis
Helen
HoldUp Foiled Robbers Seized Dummy Payroll
Venice Illinois July 24 Fifteen law officers and rail road watchers foiled a payroll raid near the Chicago and Alton depot. Four robbers seized a dummy payroll package while forcing cashier Hunter Riley to curb their car. They fled and were pursued, surrendering after a brief chase.
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Venice
Ill
Chicagoi and Alton
Robers
Noey
Hunter Riley
Venice State Bank
Riley
Terminal Railroad Association
Joe Schrader
Ilinois Bankers Association
Ers
Gonceala i
Parsuit
Idaho Dairy Conditions Improve Across Southern Idaho
Beise reports excellent dairy conditions in southern Idaho after touring the region. Ronald F. Wood says Idaho dairymen receive Pacific coast prices, higher than neighboring states, due to Idaho dairy laws. He expects a strong year and hopeful prospects for the industry in Idaho.
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Beise
Idaho
Ronald F. Wood
Bureau of Dairying
Pacific Coast
Wood
Cardinal Begis Laid To Rest In Quebec Basilica
Under overcast skies in Quebec a vast crowd witnessed the transfer of Louis Nazaire Cardinal Begis from the archbishopric to the basilica. Final interment is planned for Saturday as traffic was halted and people of all creeds showed reverence during the solemn procession.
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Quebec
Continent
Louis Nazaire
Cardinal Begis
Quebec Basilica
Wale
Uncertain Utah Weather Report Foresees Warmer Weekend
Weather bulletin for Utah notes unsettled conditions in the north tonight with Santa Ana style winds. the southwest portion may see milder temperatures on Saturday and Sunday.
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Utah
Poresa
Trouble Between Church Officials and Missionaries
New York July 24 AP Police disclose a mail order narcotics syndicate case with John T Gilbert Jr arrest. He possessed 5000 dollars of heroin and morphine and a mailing list of 500 names mainly customers in North and South Carolina Tennessee Texas and Nebraska. Raiders found an elaborate chart showing customers ordered by COD Narcotics mailed via special delivery.
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New York
John T. Gilbertson
Onie
North
Southarolina
Tennessee
Texas
Nebraska
Sixil Avenue
Gilbert
Evolutionists Ready to Take Steps in Case
Washington July 24 AP Government counsel expresses confidence the suit to rule on teaching of evolution can be defeated on technical grounds. Wittner, the government employee who filed the injunction, seeks to prevent salaries of local school officials for alleged disrespect for the Bible. He says they will pursue further legal steps if the current suit fails and awaits support from the American Civil Liberties Union. Clarence Darrow is not enlisted. The case goes to preliminary hearing next Tuesday in the district supreme court.
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Washington
Lega
American Civil Liberties Association
Wittner
Clarence Darrow
Attorne
Dayton, Tenn
District Supreme Court
Corporation
Francis H. Stevens
Congress
Stevens
Blanton
Texas
House District Committee
Tariff Change Not Favored By President Coolidge
Swampscott Massachusetts July 24 President Coolidge will not sanction any attempt to revise the tariff act at the next congress. He believes meddling will create general uncertainty and harm business. Imports are rising and exports steady. no serious proposals for revision have been received. The president prefers to watch how the law works out.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Fommer White House
Congress
Former Go Michael J Donohue Elected Center
The text reports Michael J Donohue elected to a center role in Atlantic City New Jersey with unclear details due to OCR corruption. The brief mentions a political or administrative appointment and ties to the Atlantic City area.
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Miberian
Atlantic City
N. J
Michael J. ‘Donohue O
Geen Clenter
Missionaries Threatened and Granada Residency Attacked
Three American missionaries in Granada, Nicaragua, representatives of the Central American mission, faced threats and a bombing that damaged their residence. No injuries were reported among the two women and one man. Police protection via the Nicaraguan authorities was promised, and President Solorzano sent a committee with fifty soldiers to restore order as tensions and street violence persisted.
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Washington
Grenda
Nicaragua
Granada
Grenada
Pean
State Department
Associated Press
Managua
Solorzano
Stolen Silver Bars Recovered in Mazatlan Heist
Nine bars of pura plata valued at thousands were stolen from Wohler Bar Mining Company in Mazatlan. Police recovered the bars buried under a floor in the employer's home after suspects attempted to sell some at the assay office. The night foreman and accomplices were arrested and confessed.
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Masatlan
Siniaton
Mex
Wohler Bar Mining Company
Pagean
Mazatlan
National games recap with multiple team showdowns
Scores and lineups from today’s basketball games show RHE teams facing St. Louis Pittsburgh and Boston New York and Philadelphia with tight contests and dramatic finishes. Key players include Reinhart O’Farrell and Gooch Scott Wisner Snyder Benton Biemer Phmke Bischoff Cochrane and Schalk plus Harris.
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Atlas Rhe
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Rhein, Reinhart and
O'Farrell
Morrison
Gooch
Boston
York
Scott, Wisner and Snyder
Benton and Biemer
Philadel Rhe
Philadelphia
Phmke
Bischoff
Harris
Cochrane
Bars Swamped by American Gobs
Public reaction rises over American sailors in Australia and their drink behavior as a schooner party and busy bars spark controversy. The scene notes rough drinking and the lack of prohibitory liquor laws, with observers reacting to the visiting sailors.
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Australia
Meciaieais
Carota
Aeos
British coal strike looms as talks falter in July
London July 24 AP representatives of British colliers and mine owners will meet in a joint conference on July 2 after mediation by W G Bridgeman. A miners federation strike is planned for July 31 unless a new agreement is agreed. Estimates put potential strikers at one to one and a quarter million. The dispute centers on a wage cut and an eight hour day. The Times warns of disaster if unresolved while the Daily Express blames the gold standard for economic woes.
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London
W. ©. Bridgeman
the Admiralty
Miners’ Federation
Baldwin
Trade Union Congress
Yeasuiay
Mr. Baldwin
Great Britain
London Times
Timea
The
Daily Express
Oldest Shriner William D. Brown Dies at 99 in Berkeley
William D. Brown, a California pioneer and believed world’s oldest Shriner, died in Berkeley at age 99. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he would have turned 100 on December 4.
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Berkeley
Calif
William D. Brown
California
Charlottesville
Pirates Burn Chinese Junks Off Canton
In Canton on July 24 pirates attacked junks on the Pearl River causing fires. British officials note changes in local command as Chinese authorities appoint naval leaders. Foreign residents report strife, with large-scale labor unrest and evacuations in Wuchow amid regional tensions.
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Canton
Duc
Canton Club
Hu Hon-Min
Shameen
Pearl River
Wuchhow
West River
G. W. Leavell
Wuchow
French Shell Tribesmen Beats Retreat Amid Morocco Skirmishes
Paris dispatch reports French artillery pressing tribesmen in the Ain Abcha and Ain Matouf regions as Abd el Krim seeks peace terms. General Naulin plans an offensive from Taza to force Abd el Krim to sue for peace, while authorities vow drastic action against campus conspirators in Morocco. Belgian WWI flyers seek to fly for France at one franc a day after wartime service, facing enlistment hurdles similar to American aviators.
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Paris
Ree
Ain Abcha
Ain Matouf
Abd-el-Krim
London
Stanislaus Naulin
Naulin
Teen
Taza
Fez
Morocco
Casablanca
Explosion on Government Patrol Boat Off Lorain Harbor
A government patrol boat identified as G B 3894 exploded just outside Lorain harbor. Three crew members were thrown into the water and rescued by Michigan coast guards from Lorain. One crew member sustained serious injuries while awaiting medical aid.
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Lorain
Lorain Harbor
E Mi Nono
Ocattala BR
LS Bates
Michigan
Russell Scott Dodges Noose for Third Time
Chicago July 24 AP Russell Scott a Canadian who fled the gallows for the third time within a week because a stay of execution was granted pending a sanity hearing Judge Joseph B David ordered the stay after Governor Small and the pardon board refused further clemency His wife Catherine Scott sought clemency in Springfield and arrived in Chicago as the stay was issued The case has drawn national interest since April when drug clerk Joseph Maurer was killed in a holdup Scott 30 once promoted a Detroit Windsor bridge and wrote on ethics and bootleggers He proclaimed his innocence and vowed to fight to the end
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph B. David
Governor Small
David
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Springfield
Scott
Thomas Scott
Catherine
George E. Gorman
William Tam Beott
Brea
Habert
Bonet
Hans
Joseph Maurér
Robert
Detroit
Windsor
Ontario
Narrow escape by train crew near Salt Lake City
Three persons escaped injury after the engine and baggage car derailed near Santagquin Utah on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad. Engine and derailed car slid 500 feet before toppling. Conductor J W Leavitt and fireman T H Wardning of Salt Lake City miraculously remained in the cab as the engine overturned.
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Utah
Salt Lake
Los Angeles and
Aldo
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