Six Weeks Recount Underway In Iowa Senate Vote
The Senate privileges and elections subcommittee began a full recount of nearly a million Iowa ballots in the Brookhart Steck contest. Six weeks are expected to complete the process, which could determine party control in the Senate for years. Colonel Edwin T. Thayer leads the tally with a large staff, under rules similar to the Peddy-Mayfield case, while disputed ballots may be appealed to the full committee.
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Darrow Cited for Contempt in Scopes Case
Dayton Tennessee July 20 Judge Raulston cites Clarence Darrow for contempt of court in the Scopes evolution trial and orders a $5 000 bond for his appearance to answer the charge. The judge cites remarks during Friday session and reads the canons of professional conduct from a cardboard sheet at counsel tables.
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Emmetsburg Iowa Still on the Map
Madame Garcia the crystal gazer who predicted disasters and a California quake guessed Friday or Saturday would bring destruction to Emmetsburg. The town remains, some residents left, farmers refused to trade, and business loss noted but no unusual events occurred. The forecast originated in Washington and was published locally last week.
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Cardinal Begin of Canada Dies at 85 in Quebec
The body of Cardinal Begin, archbishop of Quebec and primate of Canada, lies in state in the archbishop's palace chapel. At age 85 he had withstood uraemia after a week illness and will be buried next Saturday in the palace crypt.
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Prominent Grady Center Woman Ends Life by Hanging
Miss Maggie Knock, 45, of a wealthy Grun dy Center family, died by her own hand in a neighbor’s barn yesterday evening. Family offers no motive and asks for privacy during the investigation.
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Grundy Center
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Sharp Earth Tremor Felt Near Frisco
An earthquake was felt yesterday morning in the San Francisco bay district and along the peninsula for about fifty miles, causing momentary alarm but no damage. The center appeared to be in the Pacific Ocean about 200 miles northwest of San Francisco.
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Young Man Drowns Attempting Des Moines River Crossing
Des Moines reports James Horsburg, 20, drowned while swimming across the Des Moines river yesterday. Police continue search for the body as rescue efforts persist.
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James Horsburg
Spooner theory questioned in Ottumwa fatal shooting
In Ottumwa on July 20 officers discount the spooner theory in the July 15 shooting death of Harry Overturf. A bullet found in a neighbor's dog could not have come from the gun that killed him. Five suspects, three men and a woman, remain under investigation as the coroner's inquest continues.
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Administration vows to oppose Pinchot in Senate race
Washington dispatch reports President Coolidge and his allies prepared to back rival candidates over Gifford Pinchot if he runs for the Senate next year. The conflict centers on Pinchot’s clashes with Mellon and Pepper, with administration figures defending Mellon’s influence and questioning Pinchot’s motives and policy enforcement.
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Des Moines Pastors Move to Curb Baseball Gambling
Des Moines ministers led by Rev. W. S. Harries launched a campaign to end baseball pools and gambling in the city. He planned a special ministerial session to discuss methods to curb the evil and gather evidence as Acting Chief Roy Chamberlain pledged full resistance to gamblers.
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Automobiles Kill Axo In 200 Days Across Midwest
Chicago reports the hundredth traffic death this year in a spike of 22 percent over the first 200 days of last year. Coroner Wolf notes 121 children among 400 dead with over two thirds pedestrians. Across fourteen states Ohio 28 and Illinois 16 lead, while Dexter and Vinton report fatal car crashes involving local residents Bert Welch and James Geiger.
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Former Chicago grain man ends life by jumping from building
Chicago dispatch reports B W Wagner once a leading figure in the grain trade leaped from the Westminster building to his death. His firm E W Wagner and Company failed for millions and went into receivership in December 1928. Police found 35 cents on his clothes.
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Husband shot by wife's lover in shotgun duel
In Muscatine on July 20 Ray Morgan age 29 of New Boston Illinois is expected to die from a bullet wound inflicted by Joe Long age 38 also of New Boston in a shotgun pistol duel. Morgan shot as he found his wife and Long returning to a launch ride amid recent separations.
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Army planes reach Chicago early today
Six army pursuit planes departed Selfridge field Michigan at six this morning on a test flight to the Pacific coast. They arrived at Maywood field in Chicago at an unspecified CST time and left an hour later for Omaha.
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Outline Plans for Counting Ballots in the Senate Contest
Washington date notes plans for recounting the Steck Brookhart Iowa contest. After precinct reviews, county sheets will be tabulated and a consolidated state table prepared. Of 986000 votes cast about 20 percent used machines leaving about 750000 to count with Brookhart represented.
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Pardon Sought for Woman Banker Miss M K Childers
Osceola residents rally to aid Miss M K Childers former cashier of Woodburn Bank as she faces a ten year term for receiving deposits after insolvency. Neighbors plan petitions for clemency and appeal, noting she is Iowa's first woman bank convict.
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Rebellion in Portugal Crushed Without Casualties
An abortive military revolt in Portugal ended without firing a shot or casualties as Captain Baptista and aides surrendered. Government action quelled the uprising, leaving Lisbon under martial law though calm. Three were killed and fifteen wounded in the earlier revolution day.
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Iowan Will Teach Biology in Kansas
Horace Greeley Baker Sr who earned an Iowa MA this spring and wrote a thesis on evolution will become an assistant professor of biology at Southwestern College Winfield Kansas this fall. He has been asked to help draft new Kansas marriage laws by Dr William Goldsmith, a Scopes trial expert for the defense.
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President Remits Chinese Indemnity Balance
Washington July 20 The balance of 6 137 552 due the United States from the Chinese cement on Boxer indemnity payments has been remitted by President Coolidge under congressional authority fronted in May 1924.
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Investigation ordered into shooting of US consul
The department of the interior ordered an investigation into the shooting of Harold F. Bretherton United States vice consul at Aguas Calientes Mexico on July 20.
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Darrow Apology Ends Contempt Moment in Scopes Trial
In Dayton Tennessee Judge Raulston accepts Clarence Darrow’s apology after a contempt citation. The courtroom crowd is moved to the lawn as the session adjourns amid forgiveness and good humor. The judge and Darrow shake hands, and the trial resumes with debates over witness statements and textbook readings.
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