Prominent Utah Men Die in Separate Auto Accidents
Isaac N. Fullton clerk of Ogden city court and Dr. John F. Critchlow of Salt Lake were killed in two separate crashes near Ogden. Fullton’s car plunged into a power reservoir after overturning in Ogden canyon. his wife escaped with their granddaughter. Critchlow’s car skidded off a 20 foot embankment near Willard creek while en route to the Logan Centennial. his wife injured, later treated at Dee hospital, and Critchlow’s body shipped to Salt Lake.
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Ogden
Utah
Isaac N. Fullton
John F. Critchlow
Salt Lake
Pioneer Day Observed in Kimberly Parade
About 5000 people gathered in Kimberly for Pioneer Day festivities highlighted by a staged backcountry holdup of an old time stage coach by a band of actors. The event featured impersonations of stage drivers guards passengers and Indians with a war dance after the stunt. The parade spanned six blocks and included covered wagons and a hand cart company.
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Twin Falls
Kimberly
Balloon breaks moorings over Brockton. presumed Lakehurst loss
An observation balloon at about 2500 feet drifted over Brockton Massachusetts and disappeared in haze to the east. The craft broke from its moorings at Lakehurst New Jersey that morning and no one was aboard.
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Brockton
Mass
Lakehurst
N. J
Freemasons Demand Bible Returned to Schools in Douglas
The Grand Commandery Knights Templar and Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons meeting in Douglas express regret that the Bible has been excluded from schools and call for its restoration.
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Masons
Douglas, Vic
Grand ‘Commandery
Knights Templar
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch
Ible
Fire destroys residence near Meridian Idaho
Fire of unknown origin Thursday night at 8 o'clock destroyed the seven room two story dwelling of Mrs Rose Petit a mile and three quarters southeast of here. Loss placed around 5000 with only chairs and a rifle saved. Mrs Petit had lived on the property eighty five years and ten years earlier her home was burned.
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Meridian
Idaho
Rose Petit
Here
Aged Masons to Have Home in Virginia
Alexandria Virginia July 25 a campaign to raise 300000 will be augurated in August by Charles H Callahan Grand Master of Masons of Virginia The money will build a home for aged and infirm members of the order who are without homes have no relatives and are sick and unable to care for them The home is to be a memorial to Geo W Wright former Grand Master of Masons in Virginia
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Alexandria
Charles H. Callahan
Masons of
Virginia
Geo. W. Wright
Masons
Hay prices surge to two-year high at Cleveland stock yards
In Cleveland on July 26 the AP reports hay prices climbed to 10.00 per hundredweight at the stock yards, the highest in two years as corn prices also rose, marking a strong market advance for livestock owners and growers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Yellowstone Park Tourists Set Seasonal Travel Record
Gardiner Montana July 25 AP With a daily total of 2660 visitors on July 22 a new high for Yellowstone National Park in the 1924 season was reached Rail and automobile arrivals both set season records Of the 2660 visitors 1844 traveled to various gateways in 502 motor vehicles and 816 came by rail Weather records note generally ideal conditions though a midsummer blizzard last Sunday produced 1.25 inches of moisture and dropped temperatures to 34 degrees.
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Gardiner
Mont
Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth
Russia Grants Aid to Farmers
Moscow reports the Soviet government has appropriated 52 million dollars to combat famine. Seventeen million will fund seed purchases and the remainder direct aid to peasants in hardest-hit areas. The central committee projects a grain shortfall of 150000000 poods, affecting seven to eight million people this year, with focused measures to meet needs in affected regions.
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Moscow
Russia
Central Committee of
The
Communist Party
Dirigible Shenandoah Stays Aloft Overnight At Lakehurst
Lakehurst New Jersey July 25 After high winds kept the navy airship Shenandoah up all night it was brought down today The ship had carried out an engine test flight yesterday to Scranton Pennsylvania and Binghamton New York
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Scranton
Reclamation Costs Question Feasibility in Yakima Area
Dr Kinood Mead, commissioner of the federal bureau of reclamation, says new projects are not feasible if construction costs reach 150 dollars per acre. He discussed settlement program oversight with local irrigation and business leaders and planned a land inspection in Kittitas county.
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Yakima, Wash
Kinood Mead
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Mead
Kittitas County
Silver miners form a body for export association
New York July 25 AP Vilans for the formation of the silver export association are expected to take definite form at a meeting of producers, bankers and legislators in Salt Lake City on August 6. With silver selling at the highest price of the year, interest has grown in the proposal. Functions would mirror the copper export association.
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New York
Vilans
Silver Export Association
Salt Lake City
Copper Export Association
Chicago case adds witnesses in Leopold Joch murder charge
Fourteen more witnesses were summoned by the state in the Richard Joch and Nathan Leopold Jr murder case. Since proceedings began before Judge Coverly on Wednesday, a total of sixty one witnesses have now been summoned.
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Chicago
Richard Joch
Nathan Leopold Jr
Brooklyin Games Postponed by Rain
Readable lines mention Sid Haines and Gonasales along with Bently Ryan Mann Huntainger and Snyder at Brooklyn. Play postponed due to rain. No clear date or event details available.
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R. H. FB
Be. Loowle
New York
Europe's Hope Is Dawes Report
London July 25 AP Despite deadlock at the inter allied conference over the Dawes plan on reparations the hope remains that a resolution will emerge. Differences between Premier Poincare and British American financiers over loan guarantees for 40 million pounds to Germany persist withFrance insisting on Versailles treaty terms. An American commentator says the Dawes report is Europe’s hope and that rejection would risk wide economic and political disorder and possibly reuniting the conference to launch the experts plan.
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London
Dawes
Herriot
France
Germany
Europe
American Lives Not In Danger In Sao Paulo Turmoil
The American embassy in Rio de Janeiro said in a July 24 telegram that Sao Paulo’s revolutionary situation had not changed significantly. Americans face no immediate danger, but the Sao Paulo state president agreed to help Americans leave if they wish. Brazilian troops captured about 100 prisoners, mostly foreigners, per a Brazilian embassy communique.
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Washington
Rio de Janeiro
State Department
Sao Paulo
Indictments Hit High Officials Involved in Liquor Ring
A federal grand jury in Tampa returned an indictment charging thirty six people from Jacksonville to Washington in connection with an alleged liquor ring alleged to include railroad officials police officials and government officials at the capital.
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Tampa
Florida
Jacksonville
Washington
Silver hits new yearly high in New York market
In New York on July 25, silver for commercial bars rose to 68 cents an ounce, one of several steady advances driven by renewed European demand for fresh coinage. The year’s low earlier stood at 62 cents.
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New York
Philosopher James Beth Dies in Edinburgh at 64
James Beth professor of moral philosophy at the University of Edinburgh since 1898 died today in Edinburgh Scotland at age 64.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
James Beth
University of Edinburgh
Daylight Bank Robbery in Havana Declared First of Its Kind
Six bandits robbed Banco Del Comercio in Havana at noon, escaping with about $30,000 in currency. Police call it the first daylight bank robbery in Cuban republic history.
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Havana
Cuban Republic
Banco del Comercio
Tarred and feathered girl mobed near Myersville
A young woman identified as Dorothy Graundon of Martinsburg West Virginia was tarred and feathered by an unmasked mob led by a married woman over alleged attentions to her husband. The attack occurred near Myersville Frederick County and state police were dispatched to identify and arrest participants.
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Frederick, Md
Dorothy Graundon
Martinsburgh
W. Va
Myersville
Frederick County
Buffalo Stampede Traps San Francisco Residents
A herd of 25 buffalo escaped from a paddock in Golden Gate Park and roamed residential streets. They damaged gardens and fences while frightened citizens sheltered indoors. Park guards and mounted police captured the animals by dawn, driving the herd back to the paddock.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Railway labor board overrules plea in Western railroads wage dispute
The United States railway labor board ruled against the railroad employees and denied non jurisdiction claims. It ordered testimony to be taken from witnesses subpoenaed from both carriers and employees.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Bureau Probe Will Continue Despite Chairman's Protest
A senate committee pursuing an inquiry into the internal revenue bureau voted to resume hearings during the summer recess. Senator Watson resigned the chair as Senator Couzens, with support from Democrats King and Jones, shifted control to restart the probe.
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Washington
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Beach Residents Seize Bootleg Whiskey On Rockaway Beach
About 1800 cases of imported whiskey were seized and carried off by bungalow residents on Rockaway Beach after police reserves, summoned by a patrolman who spotted the liquor, arrived. More than 200 cases were seized and two men were arrested.
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New York
Rockaway Beach
Iate
Brazil Rebels Well Equipped for Campaign
Buenos Aires reports from July 25 that Brazilian federal forces face strong rebel defenses around Sao Paulo. Entrenchments guided by former Italian and German officers suggest trench warfare similar to Europe. The left wing advances around Villa Mariana and Peaso are noted as artillery supports prepare for infantry action with rebels losing ground.
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Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Tito Lobo
Rio
Wheat futures hit new highs on U S purchases
Winnipeg reports wheat futures in Wiselen exchange rose five cents amid heavy United States buying. Prices climbed from 4 to 4% above Thursday's levels as demand prompted the advance.
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Winnipeg
Wiselen Exchange
United States
Coolidge eyes West Virginia race as Davis political ties grow
President Coolidge holds three West Virginia talks this week with aides and rivals to gauge the state’s 1924 battle. John W. Davis is highly regarded at home, while Democratic backers and Republican leaders weigh November possibilities. In Maine, Davis meets Chadbourne and others to shore up support for the national ticket. The La Follette camp holds its first national meeting to tighten discipline and address electors, endorsements, and fundraising plans amid rumors of large campaign funds.
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Coolidge
West Virginia
Washington
John W. Davis
Guy D. Goff
Howard Sutherland
Ira &. Robinson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Davin
Weentin
Davis
Hong State
Dark Harbor
Islesboro
Maine
Thomas I. Shadbourne
New York
William Gibbs McAdoo
Chadbourne
Bar Harbor
William R. Pattangall
John M. Nolsan
Wisconsin
Chicago
la Pollette
Circumstantial Evidence Weaves Web Against Leopold and Loeb
Testimony in Chicago details Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb’s statements after arrest. Prosecutors trace circumstantial clues from early hints to confession in the murder of Robert Franks. Witnesses describe Leopold saying murder is not a crime in his code but being caught is.
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Leopold and
Loeb
Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
James J. Gortland
Gortland
Leopold
John R. Caverly
Howard Mayer
Theniversity of Chicago
Young Franks
Jacob Franks
William Crot
F. Johnson
Crot
Mike
Franks
Samuel Ettelson
Ocean
Morton D. March
Johnson
Leoold
Mr. Crowe
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mr. Darrow
Darrow
Portland Woman Chosen President of BPW Clubs
Ade lia Prichard of Portland Oregon won re election to lead the national operation of Business and Professional Women's clubs as nominations were confirmed without opposition in West Baden Indiana in July.
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West Baden
Ind
Adelia Prichard
Portland
Oregon
National
Operation of
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
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