Guilty After Deliberation in Scopes Style Case
A Tennessee jury found John Thomas Seapes guilty of violating the state anti evolution law after a short deliberation. The defense seeks appeal on constitutional grounds as the trial ends in Rhea county with anticipation of broader national debate. Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan figures appear in contemporaneous coverage of Dayton events and the larger anti evolution controversy.
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Tennessee
John Thomas Seapes
Raulston
President Coolidge May Intervene in Coal Strike
Washington reports that President Coolidge could become involved if the anthracite coal dispute nears actual strike action. Observers expect a tussle where operators and miners push for leverage, aiming to spark shortages and price increases before a settlement, repeating patterns from Harding and Roosevelt eras.
Andrew Hopeful of Strong Year in Iowa Banking
Des Moines July 21 approval of plans by state banking superintendent Andrew to promote speedy liquidation of covised banks and early payment of dividends with least expense. He said Iowa banks will be stronger this year if the plans work. Gov Hamill appointees handle state problems well. Andrew and N B Shaffer left for St Paul to attend the national conference of banking superintendents.
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A. Andrew
New
State Banking Commission
Mrowa
State Banking Department
Andrew
Ham
N. B. Shaffer
Department
St. Paul
Webster City School Board Members Quit
Friction among five Webster City school board members peaked as three trustees resign. President J W Tatham W B Dodge and B W McCoy step down leaving two minority members unable to act. A special election is set for August to fill the vacancies.
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J. W. Tatham
W. B. Dodge
B. W. McCoy
M. R. Mason
WP. Alkire
M. R. Pray
E. R. Siffert
Jefferson High School
Minneapolis
John &. Smith
Slayers Sought After Deputy Barnes Slaying in Niwood
Report from Edwardscitle Illinois dated July 21 says armed men aided by bloodhounds are hunted across Macon County for two bandits who killed Deputy Sheriff William Barnes, 38, at a filling station in Niwood during a hold up. The pair fled in a stolen car left abandoned four miles away.
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William Barnes
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Ron Wane
Judge's Grandson Fined for Speeding in Shenandoah
Shenandoah July 21 G Fearne Free, grandson of Judge Castle and a student at Iowa State College Ames, appeared on a speeding charge. He was fined 14.95 dollars after being brought before the judge.
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Head of Sioux City Stockyards Co Dies at 66
Fred Leither, 66, longtime president of the Sioux City Stockyards Co and a notable civic leader in Sioux City, died yesterday in Rochester Minn after an operation last Friday. He had led the company for 22 years and was active in several business and civic groups.
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Fred Leither
Four Die in Flames in Dallas Rooming House Fire
Dallas July 211 Four persons burned to death seven injured when rats gnawing matches sparked a blaze in a Dallas rooming house. Two bodies burned beyond recognition identified as T C Young 23 and William Brown. Others Lloyd Short 28 and Joe Durant 25 believed in undertaking parlors. Firemen said rats gnawing matches in the kitchen started the fire.
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Joe Dunaway
Typhoons Disrupt China Sea Shipping Delays Hit Pacific Line
Typhoons and labor turmoil stall U S Manila sea routes as ships like the Empress of Russia and the Silverpore face storms and crew walkouts. The Empress of Russia arrived three days late after Seattle voyage amid smallpox, and a typhoon near Hongkong to Manila disrupted operations. The Silverpore drifted four days after engine failure during a China Sea typhoon, with Hongkong tug crews demanding over 100000 gold dollars for service, which was refused.
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Coolidge Seeks Ways to Cut Navy Spending
Swampscott Mass July 2 President Coolidge directs Senate Naval Committee chair Hate to study naval activities for possible elimination. Aim to reduce appropriations and save money in the Navy program.
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Courier delivery cut off by 8 30 in the evening
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 8 30. If the carrier is late or other error prevents receipt by that time, call 3100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 2 30 p m.
Hatred Drives Duel Ends in Tragedy at Imperial Hotel
A letter from John Truden details how he and Henry Kirk agreed to a desert duel over six years of enmity. Both men used .38 caliber pistols, engaging in a staged fight at dawn near Jacumba. Kirk was killed. Truden planned to take his own life to end the feud. A stranger was briefly detained amid the investigation.
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Henry Whendig Kirk
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Truden
Here
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J. Truden
Imperial Hotel
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Cat
Kirk
Cone
Takenlave
Noth
Iam
William Jennings Bryan
John TR
California
Upshaw to Offer an Anti Evolution Bill in Congress
Walter White of Rhea County Tennessee says Representative W D Upshaw of Georgia will introduce an anti evolution bill in Congress. White will prepare the measure which would withhold federal aid from colleges and schools that teach theories of evolution.
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John Thomas Scopes
Rhea County
Walter White
Tennessee
Congress
W. D. Upshaw
Georgia
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Dayton, Tenn
Scopes
White
Short Interviews With Home Folks
Traveling men act as barometers of conditions says Howard W. Stabler proprietor of the Irving hotel in Waterloo. He notes an improvement in business and a cheerful tone among guests with crop reports pointing to a bumper year boosting optimism and confidence for the nation’s economy.
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Irving Hotel
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Iowa
Waterloo Banker to Lead Discussion at Des Moines Banquet
The twelfth annual meeting of the Iowa Farm Mortgage association opens with a banquet in Des Moines. Chief Justice Frederick F. Faville will speak, with sessions starting tomorrow morning. Speakers include George F. Heinjel of Ottumwa, N. S. Foskett of Shenandoah, R. A. Pearson of Iowa State College, and EB. J. Johnson of Waterloo will discuss changing social conditions affecting agriculture and land values.
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Ottumwat
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Shenandoah
R. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
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Four Young Men Sentenced in Osage Court
In Osage Iowa Judge Clark sentenced Jack Deegan Riceville to 10 to 20 years in the Anamosa reformatory after a statutory conviction. Three other youths, believed named Lee Felper and Garvin Hut ton, aged 20 and 19, received five years each at Anamosa for admission of extensive hog theft operations in the area.
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Jack Deegan
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Garvin Hutton
Tennessee Teacher Fined 100 and Appeal Arranged
Dayton Tenn July verdict in the Scopes trial found William J Bryan and Clarence Darrow present as the judge set a 300 dollar bond and 30 day window to perfect an appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The defense and supporters praised Dayton hospitality and the case’s broader clash over science and religion.
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Electric subway plan aims to ease London traffic
International briefs report $25 million London freight and vehicle electric subway project by capitalists. Prince of Wales rests in Johannesburg before South American voyage. A Mexican medical oddity links a baby’s life to its mother’s death. Italian royals Mafalda and Philip to wed in September at Saint Anne of Valdiere. In Spain a pack of wolves seizes Olivia De Merida town, leaving residents fearful.
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Grain Stock Buyers Repaid Says Grain Marketing Officer
Des Moines July 21 J W Coverdale secretary of Grain Marketing company writes Henry A Wallace editor of Wallaces Farmer that by the time the letter reaches you every investor in Grain Marketing company stock will have in his bank or on his person the full amount paid on his stock subscriptions The letter dated July 17 was in reply to an editorial in Wallaces Farmer last week suggesting stockholders could likely get their money back.
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J. W. Coverdale
Henry A. Wallace
Wallaces
Frees Woman Who Stole for Children Coolidge Believes Coal Strike Unlikely
Cedar Rapids July 21 Charged with shoplifting widow Mrs Josephine Terril told Justice J B Travis she stole to support four children on ten dollars weekly. Fines of 100 suspended she may return to her job at Sinclair Packing. Swampscott Massachusetts July 21 President Coolidge expects miners and operators to settle wage disputes without a strike and no shutdown on Sept 1 based on a labor department report and Atlantic City talks.
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Josephine Terril
J. B. Travis
Sinclair Packing Company
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Atlantic City
Women Allowed to Smoke on Des Moines Street Cars
Des Moines July 21 women riders were granted smoking privileges on street cars. E W Miller superintendent of transportation said women must sit or stand in the back of the car if they wish to smoke, the same as men.
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Des Moines
E. W. Miller
Iowa Tax Club Aims Changes to Federal Tax Law
Des Moines July 21. Iowa Tax club members press for changes in the federal tax law as Congress considers the measure in December. President R A Crawford, chairman, sent the club’s stand to Secretary Mellon through the treasury department yesterday.
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Iowa Tax Club
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Treasury Department
R. A. Crawford
Mellon
Premier Baldwin Confers With King as Cabinet Faces Crisis
London reports Premier Baldwin met the king amid Britain's first real cabinet crisis since the Conservative victory. Two issues loom: miners' wage disputes risking strikes and a rift between Winston Churchill and the admiralty over naval program plans. The outcome could force a cabinet breach.
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