French force chief heads to Morocco front amid tough conditions
General Stanieslas Naulin, newly named commander in chief of French forces, said France faces a serious Morocco crisis against Abdel Krim’s Riffians. He travels to the front as heat and poor transport strain the campaign, vowing no effort will be spared to win.
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Naulin
Rift Country
Associated Press
Marseilles
France
Morocco
Stanieslas Naulin
Abdel Krim
Scotland Yard style telegrams threaten life of condemned man
Russell Scott, once a Canadian financier, faces execution in Chicago after a 1920s murder conviction. New witnesses claim the killing occurred in a bootleg whisky dispute, not a hold up, and say Robert Scott fired the shot. Officials note prior hoax telegrams influenced past clemency actions but Governor and sheriff proceed with death sentence.
Supreme Court upholds Byfield note claim on duress dispute
The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Fulton Superior Court ruling that Clyde K Byfield validly held a note for twenty thousand five hundred dollars he received from Walter Candier on board the Berengaria during an ocean trip. Candier alleged the note was obtained under duress while Byfield claimed improper conduct toward Mrs Byfield.
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Associated Pf
Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court Today
Fulton Superior Court
Clyde K. Byfield
Walter Candier
Berengaria
California Rancher Orders Radio Equipped Casket for Burial
Sam R. Kimball a San Fernando Valley rancher aged 60 ordered a 2240 steel coffin with a radio receiving set. He said he believes the soul lingers near the body until judgment and he will hear what is happening in the world after burial in a superheterodyne casket.
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California
Sam R. Kimball
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
San Fernando Valley
Kimball
Entire Spencer family sentenced for second degree murder
Hickory North Carolina July 18 the Spencer family father mother son and daughter were found guilty of murder in the second degree by a Catawba county jury Thursday and sentenced by Judge Thomas J. Shaw yesterday morning Tom Spencer and Mrs Spencer received five to fifteen years in state prison with hard labor Lola Spencer 18 was given five to ten years and Date Spencer 8 three years in county jail with potential assignment to county work. They were convicted of killing Ray Hendricks on June 7 morning.
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Hickory N. C
Spencer
Catawba County
Thomas J. Shaw
Tom Spencer
Lola Spencer
S Spencer
Ray Hendricks
Jealous Lover Confesses to Murder of Brooklyn Girl
Police say Mike Kounowski of Buffalo confessed to shooting Miss Mildred Durke of Hornell New York yesterday afternoon and leaving her body in the woods. Authorities cite jealousy over attention paid to other men as the motive.
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Mike Kounowski
Buffalo
Mildred Durke
Jane Associated Press
Butfalo
Hornell
New York
Oil Tank Fire in Oklahoma Causes Half Million Loss
Lightning started a Pacific Oil Company tank fire in Bakersfield Oklahoma. The blaze began yesterday and continued into today with damage estimated at 450000, comprising 350000 to oil and 100000 for the tank.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Bakersfield
Okla
Pacific Oil Company
Zaoul City Flood Inundates District in Zaoul River
Dispatches from Korea report Zaoul city inundated by Zaoul River flood. Large casualties and many refugees shelter in railway car arches. No confirmation available yet.
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Zaoul River
Korea
Zaoul
Canadian Financier Russell Scott Escapes Hang by Telegram
Chicago July 18 Russell Scott a longtime Canadian financier evaded execution after a telegram from Detroit claimed he had killed a drug clerk and would surrender. The message prompted a one week reprieve from Gov. Small amid doubts about its authenticity as authorities pursued the murder case in which his brother Robert was also implicated.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell Scott
Detroit
Joseph Maurer
Scott
Robert Scott
Dan Walsh
Rinne
Walsh
Atta
Scotts
Small
Robert
Springfield
George Gorman
Russell
Thomas Scott
Rungell
Catherine Scott
Gokmaan
James M. Ball
Acott
Scot
Senator Moses Forecasts Tax Cuts by Next Congress
Washington July 18 Senator Moses of New Hampshire predicted a substantial reduction in taxes by the next Congress. He said the action could be retroactive to affect next March returns. Moses also asserted New England voters expect Coolidge to be renominated and re-elected.
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New ‘Hampshire
Congress
Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Moses
New Hampshire
Moore
Senate
Ayana Pga
Coud
New England
State schools seek large budget boosts in Georgia hearing
The House appropriations committee in Atlanta heard requests for major maintenance and equipment funds for several state institutions. The Georgia Teachers Association asked for 5 million dollars for common schools and 1 million for an equalization fund, with total requests at 2.9 million from ten agencies at noon. University of Georgia attended with requests to raise maintenance funds to 145 thousand dollars annually plus 6 thousand for the law school and 25 thousand for 1925 deficiencies.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
House Committee On Appropriations
Georgia Teahcera Association
University of Georgia
C.M. Snelling
Law
Books on evolution draw crowds at Chicago library display
The Chicago public library has placed over a hundred evolution titles on display, reflecting surging interest sparked by the Scopes trial. Both sides of the Dayton debate are present, and many volumes once kept back are now in regular use.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Tennessee
Chicago Public Library
Dayton
Maryland farmer murder and robbery confession reported
Salisbury Md July 18 James Baker aged 22 confessed to Wilmington detectives the murder and robbery of James Carey an elderly well to do farmer whose body was found along the railroad tracks east of Willards yesterday afternoon.
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Associated Press
Salisbury
James Baker
Wilmington
James Carey
Willards
Prisoners Escape From Blackshear Jail
Hoke Murray and Momer Williamson escaped from Pierce county jail in Blackshear Georgia after being moved from Cocoa Bristol Florida. They swayed through bars before a train arrived to transfer one of them to a neighboring county. Clyde Murray remains in Ware county jail at Waycross for related cases. Local officers suspect outside help.
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Blackshear
Hoke Murray
Momer Williamson
Pierce County
Brite
Cocoa
Bristol
Fla
T. P. Hurst
T. W Donaldson
Georgia
Clyde Murray
Ware
Waycross
Cheritt ‘Roberson
Scientists Gather Evidence in Scopes Trial Preparations
Dayton Tenn July 1. Defense counsel and experts work on records and statements for the Scopes case as testimony before the jury is prepared. The day passes with no court session and Dayton appears deserted amid preparations for appeal if Scopes is convicted. William O Thompson returns to New York.
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Scopes
Associated Pre
Dayton
Tenn
Chattanooga
William O. Thompson
New York
Bryan and Darrow Clash Over Cross Examination Tactics
Dayton Tenn July 18 spectators at the Scopes trial watched William J Bryan and Clarence Darrow clash over cross examination rights. Darrow argued the state cannot cross examine defense witnesses on record while Bryan asserted they may cross if witnesses take the stand. The judge indicated affidavits could be used but cross examination hinges on admissibility and relevance, emphasizing potential appeal considerations.
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Dayton
Tenn
Scopes
William J. Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Darrow
Mr. Dar
Pershing Passes Through Savannah on Peace Journey
General John J. Pershing rode a Pullman through Savannah at eight this morning en route to Key West and then South America to attend an arbitration table. Reporters awaiting interview were told by a high official that Pershing was asleep.
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Associated Press
Savannah
John J. Pershing
Key West
South America
Test proves women as competent as men in driving
Washington July 18 The American Automobile Association after tests by the institute of government research says women drivers are as competent as men and not more prone to losing their heads. No physical or emotional basis supports the myth that women are more emotional or unstable behind the wheel.
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American Automobile Association
Institute of Government Research
Asser
Newnan Girl Dies From Auto Accident Injuries
Miss Annie Pickett of Newnan died from injuries after a Tybee Island crash last night. Jack Fleishak, driver of the car, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and released on bond. authorities plan to recapture him following Miss Pickett's death.
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Associated Press
Savannah
Annie Pickett
Newnan
B. F. Pickett
Tybee
Jack Fleishak
Miss Pickett
Mexican official shot in back at Aguas Calientes
Vice Consul Harold G. Brethren was shot in the back and slightly wounded in Aguas Calientes Mexico on July 16. The U S State Department directed the embassy in Mexico City to press for an investigation and punishment of the assailants. Consul Haven at Aguas Calientes sent the advisory, noting the shot targeted someone else.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Fe Amate Jean
Harold G. Bretherton
Aguas Calientes
Mexico
Mexico City
State Department
Mexican Foreign Office
Haven
Coolidge Plans Cabinet Conferences Over Anthracite Deadlock
President Coolidge progresses with plans for meetings at White Court with cabinet members after discussing a coal wage deadlock with Secretary Davis. It is considered likely Secretary Hoover will be summoned if the anthracite situation worsens, though Hoover is currently on the Pacific Coast.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Masa
Davis
Coolidge
Hoover
White Court
Pacific Coast
New Ku Klux Order Planned in Colorado
Denver factions led by John Galenlock plan to form an independent group after withdrawing from the national Ku Klux Klan. The Rocky Mountain News reports the Denver Klan and about a dozen local organizations unanimously voted to secede under Evans.
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KU Klux
Colorado
Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Ku Klux Klan
Hiram W. Evans
John Galenlock
Dragon of the
Colorado Klan
Weather for Georgia Stays Fair Except South Thunder Showers
Fair conditions descend on Georgia with clear tonight and into Sunday local thundershowers reported in the extreme south portion Sunday.
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Supreme Chaules
Vfield
Walter Candler
Byfield
Brooklyn
Inman Drug CO
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Raulston
Col. Dartow
Associated Presa
Harold G .Bretherton
Bank of
Thomasville
Tabasco
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