Bryan Says Scopes Harms Teachers Nationwide
William Jennings Bryan argues Scopes debate harms teachers more than any group. He warns if evolutionist views gain ground teachers could teach freely regardless of employers. Bryan supports current system where taxpayers and parents via boards decide curriculum. He notes teachers have been chosen without regard to disputed views and stresses cross religious harmony among students.
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Dayton, Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
John T. Scopes
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Dayton Hotel Rates Spark City Probe
Dayton the investigation of living costs and hotel rates by the city commission reveals that after Friday the Dayton hotel will charge eight dollars per day for single rooms and meals. A Chicago newspaper prepares to broadcast the Scopes trial proceedings from the courthouse area with an open air auditorium set up nearby.
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Dayton, Tenn
Dayton
City Commission
Oil Magnate Awaits Extradition to Tulsa
Eugene Constantin an oil magnate who built a $10 million fortune in Oklahoma is held for extradition to Tulsa on charges of unpaid income taxes and penalties for 1920 and 1921 totaling $482 565 69. He was arrested in New York as he prepared to depart for France and bail was set at a figure reported as a 000. He has been in ill health and planned to vacation in a French chateau.
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Eugene Constantin
France
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Tulsa
May Compromise Des Moines Strike Ends Tie Up
Des Moines leaders hailed a tentative union approval of a city railway compromise to end the trolley strike. The plan would shield the company from court action over checkoff dues while suspended, with union dues to be turned over to officials, and a non union employee to be discharged as agreed.
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Des Moines City Railway
Street Railway Men’s Union
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Harvest Hands Seize Santa Fe Freight Train at Syracuse
Sixteen harvest field workers tried to seize a Santa Fe freight near Syracuse, Kansas, overpowering the crew and fleeing toward Lamar, Colorado. An armed posse met them in Lamar. shots were fired in the chase but no injuries occurred. Sixteen suspects were captured, formal charges had not yet been filed.
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Harvest
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Syracuse
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Protest over gift of Paez sword to Pershing
The international Latino women's congress in Mexico City protests the presentation to General Pershing of the sword of Venezuelan liberator General José Antonio Páez. The sword was sent to Pershing by President Gómez of Venezuela earlier this month.
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International Latino Women’s Congress
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Gomez
Venezuela
The earth speaks to Bryan
A reader notes suggest a discussion of science and faith with titles such as The earth speaks to Bryan, One scientific man and the Bible, and Hell in the high schools cited among recently published works or lectures.
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Bryan
Girl Who Shot Her Actor Husband Remains in Jail
New York July 9 Edith Parker Davis 22 a former Vanities girl on Broadway from Oklahoma remained in jail for shooting her actor husband Allen Davis. Producer Earl Carroll sought 10000 bail to free her while Davis recovers from neck and jaw wounds and declines to speak or forgive.
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Edith Parker Davis
Vanities
Broadway
Oklahoma
Allen Davis
Earl Carroll
Davis
Man Dies After Diving Into Pool In Bloomington
Robert Bacon 20 of Des Moines Iowa was killed instantly in Bloomington Indiana after diving into a swimming pool and striking his head on the bottom. He was visiting his grandfather in Spencer Indiana.
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Associated Prey
Bloomington
Ind
Robert Bacon
Des Moines
Bacon
Spencer, Ind
Bank of France Cuts Discount Rate to Six Percent
Paris July 9 The Bank of France lowered its discount rate from seven to six percent while keeping the loan rate on securities at eight percent.
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Associated Press
Paris
Bank of France Today
Abd El Krim Autonomy Offer Amid Moroccan Accord
Paris reports that Abd El Krim may be offered autonomy in the Rif within the Spanish zone under a Franco Spanish Moroccan accord. France and Spain would allow military pursuit of Riffian fighters into the Spanish zone. Communist deputies led by Marcel Cachin demand an end to Moroccan warfare and threaten a general strike to force peace.
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Moroccco
Morocco
Madrid
Abd- El-Krim
Marcel Cachin
Premier Painleve
M. Cachin
Taxation Theory and Practice Aimed at Fairness
Washington July 9 The article argues taxation theory and practice diverge as the burden falls mainly on the poor. It notes budget plans seek three billion-dollar yearly expenditures and discusses income tax and tariffs as mechanisms that blur true equity while funding government needs.
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NEA
Washington, D.C
Coolidge
Lord
Chicago Police Have Slight Clue to Man Who Slew T. Genna
Chicago police report a possible lead as Tony Genna is shot in Little Italy. Seven men were taken into custody for questioning amid fear of a broader revolt by dealers against Genna control. Investigators weigh motives tied to gang conflicts and the November slaying of rival Dean O’Nanton.
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T. Genna
Cavalerio
Tony Genna
Wangaland
Tony
Genna
Little Italy
Dean O'Nanton
Sam Genna
Mayor at Shelby resigns position amid kidnapping charge
Shelby Iowa July arrest of 73 year old Jenasea J Sutton for kidnapping his wife by confinement at home. he resigns as Shelby mayor and is bound over to September grand jury on a $1000 bond. Sutton claims the act was for her safety due to her physical and mental condition. Mrs Sutton is ill and unable to comment.
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Sutton
Premier denies fall of Taza to Abd el Krim forces
Paris July 9 Premier Painleve told the chamber of deputies that rumors claiming Taza in French Morocco was captured by Abd el Krim’s Rif forces are false. He dismissed the reports as untrue.
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President Coolidge Eyes Sea Cruise Aboard Mayflower
President Coolidge planned a sea inspection aboard the Mayflower with Captain Adolphus Andrews in command. The itinerary included a coastal cruise from Marblehead harbor to Fort Andrews on Peddock Island in Boston harbor ending near dinner time.
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Davenport Woman Takes Her Own Life
Davenport report states Mrs. Charles P. Philebar aged 19 died by suicide Wednesday night in Davenport. Her husband found the body when he returned from work at 2 30 this morning. Domestic trouble is given as the cause. there are no children.
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Charles P. Philebar
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Cunningham Warns Farmers Against Excessive Optimism
Former Federal Reserve Board member F H Cunningham warns farmers in Des Moines Iowa against large expenditures despite record crop prospects He notes farmers are progressing on a manual recovery and have liquidated about 90 million dollars to federal reserve banks as of July 9.
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Iowa
Indicted Jurist Dies in Jackson Auto Crash
Judge J W Ross of the western Tennessee district federal court died when his car plunged from a bridge near Jackson. Indicted yesterday for forgery and related charges in the People’s Savings Bank failure, he was 47 and had been on bond. He was appointed to the bench by President Harding in June 1920.
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Jackson
Tenn
J. W. Ross
Western Tennessee District Federal Court
People’s Savings Bank of
Ross
Judge Ross
Madison County Prand Jury
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Weather data rides the airways via airplanes
Des Moines Iowa July 9 The kite system for weather information is being replaced by airplanes says Charles D Reed meteorologist at the government weather bureau. Airplanes allow faster collection of material than kites. The daily forecast combines reports from 125 stations with Des Moines observations.
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Des Moines
New Hampton Man Kills Self in Office Dwelling
George Underwood, 50, of New Hampton Indiana, shot himself yesterday in his combination office and dwelling. He placed a revolver on an electric light fixture and used a cord to pull the trigger after seating himself before a mirror. Friends say his chief aim was to live to 100 years old.
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New Hampton
George Underwood
Governor Hammill and Jardine to speak at Ames
Governor John Hammill and state executive council members will travel to Ames to hear William A. Jardine secretary of agriculture deliver a key address at Iowa State College on his western tour. The Ames talk is described as Jardine's most important speech to date, according to Washington reports.
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Des Mofnes
John Hammill
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Ames
Wm. A. Jardine
Five Injured as Wind Storm Hits Algona Area
A wind storm ripped through Lakota and surrounding towns injuring five, wrecking homes, and causing crop damage. Mexican workers affected, two homes destroyed, wires down, trees uprooted, poles toppled. Sioux City and Fort Dodge corridors also reported outages and damage from storms across multiple Iowa counties.
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Latvia Ready to Pay American Debt
Latvia informs U.S. treasury officials it is prepared to refund its debt to the United States. The July report notes Riga will repay the obligations to Washington.
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Treasury
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