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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
9
The second major defense attempt in the Scopes evolution trial failed as Judge Raulston ruled expert testimony incompetent. The decision accelerates the trial, with William J. Bryan era figures McDarraw and Malone preparing appeals. Young Scopes faces likely conviction within days. outcome already implied.
PARI PAPER BARES PERIL OF TROOPS FIGHTING WIFE REGELO IN MOROCCO. FRENCH CASUALTIES NOW TOTAL 4,145. Marshal Lyautey plans to fight tribesmen with native methods. French reverses reported as Madrid dispatches note Ribana garrison captured and stores seized.
United Press dispatch from Karachi reports the James Simpson Roosevelt Field museum expedition, seeking the Sheep's ancestor ovil poli, is five caravan stations from Yarkand. Advices from Cashgar say the party is expected soon at Yarkland and all members are reported well.
A Cedar Rapids report states Dora Ford, 13, telephoned her parents to announce marriage to L A Maxfield, 23, of Waterloo after leaving home with a small bag. She later called from Waterloo to verify the claim. A license was issued in Waterloo. In a separate note, the Shenandoah airship halted a ride out a storm and returned to base in Lakehurst.
Swampscott Mass July 1 The government will step in if the anthracite coal field wage negotiations fail and a strike is called September 1 A three hour conference with President Coolidge and Secretary Davis outlined the plan though specifics were not disclosed The Labor Department through its representatives is keeping in touch with the parties.
Detroit excursionists from Shenandoah journey to the Ford motor plant and Belle Isle on a 1600-strong Iowa Pilgrims trip. They tour the island park and plant, with plans to cross into Canada tonight and reach Niagara Falls by Saturday morning.
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Des Moines July 17 Governor Hammill slated to appear in trash court to explain why the automobile he was traveling in toward Ames was doing 50 as the charge reads Polk County traffic officers nabbed the chief executive He told the officer Everybody looks alike when they violate the law The car was driven by Frank Wallace but the governor accepted responsibility saying he feared being late for a 5 o clock engagement at Ames
Chicago dispatches report Russell Scott, condemned for killing Joseph Maurer, received a reprieve as a telegram from his brother Robert claimed responsibility and promised to surrender. Gov. Len Small ordered a week’s clemency to verify the confession’s authenticity while Detroit police investigated the telegrams as possible deception.
George W. Huntley president of Cutler Hardware cites need for a Waterloo traffic bureau led by a competent manager to pressure railroads for lower rates. He praises A Henson for understanding the freight rate issue and expects coal savings for major users like City Power & Light Co. with a strong local traffic expert.
Col W S Mapes a veteran of the Spanish American and world wars was killed when his car crashed into a street car in Denver. Two nurses, Madeline Wood and Mary Beasley, were seriously injured but expected to recover. Mapes had been a patient at Fitzsimons hospital.
Des Moines reports Gov John Hammill endorsed a plan by Adjutant General Louis G Lasher to allow statewide use of Camp Dodge as a summer recreation site for Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and other groups hosting vacation encampments. The proposal aims to provide organized youth activities at Camp Dodge during the off-season.
Rain drenched Clinton’s north as stars twinkled over the southern section. Slippery pavements hampered motoring while the dead bodies of shad fires added to the slick streets.
In Chsease July 37, Probate Judge Horner refused to admit the will of William Nelson McClintock to probate on a presumption of undue influence. Cousins and Miss Isabelle Pape, fiancée, charged a criminal conspiracy involving William D Shephard. Mrs Shepherd and another Shepherd are named as principal beneficiaries. Miss Pope had been to receive $8,004 annually.
Gov. John Hammill addressed over 1 000 Ottumwa listeners and about 106 Boy Scouts at a scout camp, warning that Americans have become spenders consuming generations of toil. He urged marking a return to responsibility, faith in constitutional government, and the need for hard work, integrity, and education to preserve the inheritance for future generations.
Special investigators probe the July shooting death of Harry Overurf in Ottumwa Iowa. A gunman, described as a spooner, shot him in a private lane while Overurf attempted to evict him. L R Ferguson, brother in law, reports a second party in the lane the prior night. Relatives recall car passage and loud talk as officers take statements from Ferguson his wife and Mrs Overurf.
Dr. AL WL Erskine, speaking after the International Congress of Radiologists in London, argues literacy reduces cancer risk. He notes Iowa has the fewest illiterates and education prompts people to seek physicians, while cautioning that no cure for cancer has been found yet. He also serves as president of the Radiology Society of North America.
Dayton Tenn July 17 judge Raulston excludes scientific and religious expert testimony in the Scopes case, ending defense hopes. Darrow clashes with the judge as defense plans to file affidavits for the record, awaiting higher court review.
Sioux City reports ban on promenading in bathing suits at Riverside Park near the new municipal pool. Officials cite costumes deemed not useful and note the city has lost all its bathing suits since the pool opened on July 4.
Four young women and two men earned scholarships through the American Chemical Society prize essay contest. Ruth Jamieson of California, Harley Cordill of New Orleans, Jang Summers of Ensley, Alabama, and Marion Hawley of Carroll, Iowa, were among the winners enrolling at Vassar. two Yale scholarships were also awarded.
Sioux City health officials launched an extensive campaign against contagious disease led by city bacteriologist W. D. Hayes after his return from Des Moines. The Iowa board of health focuses on smallpox as the primary target.
Des Moines reports Charles Em. Shearst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation announced that more than 200 farmers, industrial leaders and railroad officials would attend the Midwestern region advisory board meeting in Des Moines on Oct 21. Delegates will come from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana to discuss farm and industrial shipping problems before the board.
Washington July 7 Secretary of State Kellogg was asked by rubber manufacturers to assist in breaking the British rubber monopoly. Washington July 1 ratifications between the U S and Canada were exchanged at the state department on four treaties covering extradition of criminals boundaries and Lake Wentis water levels. Preston Pa July 7 Walter dairyman of here drowned wading in a creek near his farm his widow and three children survive. Hover Mass July 17 American Woolen company posted a 10 percent wage cut effective July 27 followed by three other concerns.
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