Cy De Vry Cleared of Attack in zoo case
Cy De Vry head of Lincoln Park Zoo was found not guilty in one of two assault and battery cases. He testified that accuser Charles Hacht provoked him by annoying a girl near sea lions, and that he struck only after being grabbed from behind. A park board decision on reinstatement was expected the next day.
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Chicago
Cy de Vry
Lincoln Park Zoo
Charles Hacht
Hacht
DeVry
Park Board
John Thoren
Thoren
Richard Cooney
Park
Toléedo
Willard
Dempsey
Frank Graham
Stephan Myering
Orchard At
Bay City
Mich
Lincoln Park
B. M. Winston
J. H. Hardin
William Wrigley Jr
Man in the Open stars Dustin Farnum at Fox Theatre
Dustin Farnum headlines A Man in the Open at the Fox Theatre on Saturday and night. The drama from Roger Pocock follows a Maine son shipwrecked and drawn into Northwest adventurers life before a perilous turn and a perilous marriage wager ending in dramatic truth. Strong photography and a capable supporting cast enhance the action and suspense.
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Dustin Farnum
Roger Pocock
Fox Theatre
United Picture Theatres, Inc
Maine
Northwest
Virgin Woods
North Western
Wilds
Farnum
Fox Theatre Showings Saturday Afternoon and Night
Readable fragments note events at the Fox Theatre on Saturday with both matinee and evening appearances. Details such as performers and times are not provided in the fragments.
Must Act Quickly to Save Forests In East States
Officials of the U S Department of Agriculture warn that North Carolina Tennessee and Kentucky face rapid forest exhaustion. Eastern forests supply vast lumber and products and streams originate there. without preservation and reforestation there may be no lumber forests left in the East in a few years.
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Atlantic Seaboard
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Blue Grass
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Forestry Service
Mobile guns on coast to defend Washington network
War department experts study Chesapeake bay and Roanoke defenses to deploy railway mounted heavy howitzers and 16 inch weapons. Rail lines from Baltimore Richmond and Wilmington may get permanent spurs to coast as part of a nationwide coast defense expansion for Washington and other coasts.
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War Department
Chesapeake Bay
Roanoke
France
Coast Artillery
Baltimore
Richmond
Wilmington
N. C
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
French Fill Trenches Now Grow Crops In War-Torn Lands
Mrs. William Draper of the International Red Cross reports Belgian and northern French fields have been filled with land and crops. Villagers, some living in tents or canvas strips, plant vegetable gardens to feed this summer and next winter.
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Belgium
France
William Draper
International Red Cross
Havner targets Iowa auto thieves in state wide drive
Des Moines July 25 Attorney General H M Havner vows a statewide assault on motor vehicle theft. He will mobilize sheriffs in August to pursue thieves defacing engine numbers and selling second hand cars as loot. The plan eyes western Iowa gangs centered in Council Bluffs and Sioux City with South Dakota and Nebraska officials aiding the campaign.
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Des Moines
Ft. Madison
H. M. Havner
Iowa
General Assembly
Havner
South Dakota
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
One Step Toward Simpler Life Said by Ralph W. Tre
A reflective line urges easing life by small steps and steady optimism. It emphasizes faith and maintaining a positive expression as daily guidance.
Catfish Weighing 100 Lbs Marks Day's Big Catch
California Missouri July 25 EF C Baldwin and Ed C Meyers on a fishing trip hauled a Missouri River log ashore after hearing commotion inside the log. They opened it to reveal two catfish weighing about 100 pounds total with one head at ten pounds. Local neighbors measured their remarkable catch.
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California
Missouri
EF. C. Baldwin
Ed C. Meyers
Lown
Dr U S Smith Buys Mount Pleasant Home
Mount Pleasant July 25 An other city residence sale announced as President U S Smith of Iowa Wesleyan College purchases the residence at 407 North Main Street from Mrs Howard Snider. The property is among the city's best with 7 feet frontage. Price is 5500 and possession begins at once.
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MT. Pleasant
U. 8S. Smith
Iowa
Weslyan College
North Main Street
Howard Snider
Theory on laughter and body size challenged by study
Researchers find no link between body size and laughter volume. The study suggests louder reactions in heavier individuals are due to heightened arousal rather than intrinsic traits.
North Skunk River Petition Seeks Straightening in Oskaloosa
About 25 adjacent property owners filed with County Auditor R W Varley for straightening the North Skunk river similar to the South Skunk project in Mahaska County. A $1500 bond was approved to cover contingencies. board action pending.
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Oskaloosa
North Skunk
R. W. Varley
South Skunk
Mahaska County
Board of Supervisors
Nevada
Story County Board of Supervisors
Ames
Polk County
Henry Ford Admits He Is Able To Read
In Mt Clemons Michigan on July 25 during the Henry Ford libel suit trial, attorney Elliott Stevenson asked Ford if he can read after Ford’s prior refusals. Ford replied yes, he reads slowly and is hindered by hay fever which makes reading aloud unpleasant.
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Mr. Ford
Golden Hoof sheep fertilize land boosting yields
Sheep earn the title Golden Hoof for enriching soil with hoof action. In England, pasturing land with sheep increases wheat yields from six to thirty bushels per acre since Elizabethan times.
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England
Queen Elizabeth
Beech Logs Revealed From Six Century Water Exposure
Beech logs dating about six hundred years were uncovered and found to be intact despite long exposure to water. The finds suggest logs once served Winchester Co. and remained in good condition after centuries submerged.
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Winchester
Coe) Eather
Muscatine Paves Roads Drive Gains Momentum Countywide
Muscatine July 25 The Association of Commerce forms a five member committee to visit county points and coordinate a county hard roads effort. West Liberty Wilton New Era already mobilized while Muscatine city seeks action. Community support and municipal cooperation push toward a county hard roads association and a paved roads vote.
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Muscatine
Association of Commerce
Board of Supervisors
W. M. Narvis
George Meerdink
J. L. Giesler
John Baker
E. G. Fairfield
West Liberty
Wilton
County Hard Roads’ Association
Proposal to Refer Cooperation to Voters
A concise cooperation proposition is presented with anticipation of a board of supervisors request to place the matter before voters in a subsequent election. The text indicates the formal steps toward public approval and subsequent electoral action.
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Board of Supervisors
Destructive Grasshoppers Hit Nowendoe Farming
Nowendoe in New South Wales suffers periodic grasshopper plagues. During infestations hens cannot be eaten locally as yolk and white turn blood red from swallowing the insects.
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Nowendoe
Deepest Valley in Palestine Records 1300-Foot Depth
A note reports Palestine contains the deepest valley at 1300 feet below sea level. This figure highlights notable geographic extremes within the region.
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Palestine
Sparrows vs Worms Sparked by Child’s Poe Remark
A kindergarten teacher compares sparrows and worms to teach preferences. A small student quips that Poe never had sparrows, adding a playful twist to the lesson in the classroom.
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Poe
Origin of Lawyer Word Lets Law Man Theory Stand
The term lawyer is described by authorities as a modification of the old English law wer meaning law man, with the second part corrupted from the Latin vir meaning man. The note ties the modern usage to both English and Latin roots.
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Vir
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