Scopes Lost in NY Talk and New Evolution Debate
John T. Scopes addressed New York sympathizers, drawn to discuss freedom of thought as he encounters talk of the Tennessee evolution case. Dudley Field Malone shifts from aide to active counsel, while Scopes departs for home after a Civic Club dinner. The Nashville and Los Angeles wires note a Tennessee textbook adoption stressing evolution limits and a wider national debate led by Bryan and Darrow figures.
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John T. Scopes
Dayton
Scopes
Dudley Wield Malone
Gort
Goeg
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Thel
Beause
Clarence Darraw
John Randolph Neal
Counel
Clarence Darrow
Bainbridea Colby
Dudley Field
State Text Book Commission
Austin Peay
Police Hunt Man Who Broke Woman's Knee
Des Moines police investigate a midnight assault on Irene Jamphan aged 27. She was hospitalized with a broken knee cap and body injuries after a man claiming to be Joe Murphy accosted her on the street and attacked her when rebuffed.
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Des Moines
Irene Jamphan
Hy Hospital
Joe Murphy
Polio
Murphy trial recounts charges of forgery and embezzlement
Cresco Iowa June 11 witnesses for the state press the case against Dennis J. Murphy a former northeastern Iowa lawyer now accused of forging and embezzling to ruin farmers and laborers. He defends his sanity while prosecutors summon experts including Dr James Whitney Han to testify he is normal minded.
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Allenes
Cport
Dennis J. Murphy
Murphy
Iowa
Lotus
G. A. Stuart
State Insane Hospital
Independence
Pr. G. Krahn
Chicago
James Whitney Han
Loeb-Leopold Fame
John Seneff
Gay Burcher
Burcher
Iawa City Hospital
Iowa City
Bureker Naid Murphy
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Gall Weath
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Ion Grifin
Farmer
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Last Balloon Pilot Rescued Near Visa Spain
A report from Madrid states Venusha of the lone balloon racer Prince Leopold was picked up exhausted by a Spanish steamer off Visa, Spain, during the Gordon Bun hell race reports. The Liberté dispatch said the steamer Avis found Venusha yesterday afternoon and transferred him to Vienna for treatment.
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United States Refundings Oversubscribed Under Secret Treasury Measures
A terse wartime style summary notes the U S refunding issue being far oversubscribed. It mentions Westongton and Dane with references to Treasury methods and secrecy and repayments at maturity. The text includes garbled phrases about receipts and deposits.
Harmony Prevails at Iowa Labor Convention in Dubuque
Delegates at the Iowa State Federation of Labor convention in Dubuque elect H A Sharman and J B Wiley as secretary treasurer candidates with Dave Morrison third. George Dunlap and Charles Pickering named for vice president amid a harmonious session. Senator Brookhart and Milo Reno to speak. James Morgan attends for the governor. a ball is planned at the Julien Dubuque hotel.
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International News Wire
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Iowin State Peclaration of Labor
Ciiy
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Milo Reno
Farmers’ Union of Iowa
Des Moines
H. &. Sharman
J. B. Wiley
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Dave Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Sherman
Wiley
Morrison
George Dunlap
Davenport
Charles Pickering
Marshalltown
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Boone
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Tom P. Menyon
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Gay
Tohn Hammill
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Town Allies Printing Council
Crowell Publishing Company
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Julien Dubuaque Hotel
Mrs Mary Josephine Cureio Shines Despite Blindness
Miss Cureio of Newark New Jersey born blind rose to honors at New Jersey College for Women Rutgers system earning Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated with honors and showed remarkable determination despite adversity.
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Mary Josephine Cureio
Newark
N. J
New Jersey College For Women
Rutgers
Phi Beta Kappa
Democrats and Republicans clash over big business policy
The piece surveys GOP and Democratic rhetoric on big business and special interests as Congress nears a new session and campaign season. It notes Republicans claim to support legitimate enterprise while wary business leaders fear harsh regulation and prefer careful, broad pro business language.
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National Democrat
United States
Meir Whaver
Hein
Lions Club Names Candidates for June 25 Vote
Lions Club members heard a luncheon program in Black's tearoom as John Granfield played violin and J C Murtagh gave a 10 minute patriotic address. Nominations for president and secretary led to Gus W Thoda and Albert Greeler proposed for the offices.
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J. C. Murtagh
Gus W. Thoda
Albert Greeler
Fire devastates Bass Point in Nahassant mass
A four hour blaze in Bass Point Nahassant Massachusetts left 500 people homeless and destroyed 40 homes and cottages with property losses totaling at least 400 600. Troops and coast guardsmen assisted local fire crews and coast guard craft aided efforts toward White Court at Little Point Swampscott but caused no damage to the presidential summer house. Several residents suffered minor injuries in the effort.
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Obituary notices and death reports for local residents
Multiple brief notices report deaths in Black Hawk county and surrounding areas. Fred C. Gutknecht of Waterloo dies at 59 after eight weeks illness. services scheduled at First Lutheran Church with burial in Lutheran cemetery. John Reuter of Gilbertville dies, with service at Immaculate Conception Church and burial in village cemetery. Howard Hitchcock, Cedar township educator, dies in Ava Missouri. survivors listed, funeral details forthcoming. The notices name family members, locations, and religious affiliations while noting burial and service arrangements.
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John Reuter
Immaculate Conception Church
Gilbertville
Reuter
Washburn
Black Hawk County
Matt Miller
Waterloo
John Meisch
Peter
Joseph
Henry Rauth
Marines Land on Honan Island Near Canton Amid Canton's Battle
Reports from Hongkong and Shanghai detail U S marines landing on Honan island near Canton to protect Canton Christian College. The gunboat Pampanga fired on a supply launch near Whampoa with no casualties. Fighting rages as rival leaders push for Canton control amid ammo shortages and riverine losses.
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Pekin
Chinese Foreign Office
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Nanking
Wardlints Endured at Rimancourt France
The Iowa City State Historical Society will publish Story of the 168th Infantry by John H. Taber. It recalls Lowans arriving in France in late winter 1917 and training in Rimancourt under bitter cold. Troops slept in barns and attics, wore light shoes, faced frozen meals and scarce rations, and endured hard conditions with humor.
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One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
State Historical Society of
Towa
Iowa City
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France
Rimancourt
Camp Mills
Martha Bedford 76 Early Settler Dies in Waterloo
Martha Bedford widow of Daniel Bedford died at 1 p m today at the home of daughter Mrs T F Glenny 303 Vermont Street. She lived in Lincoln township and Hudson area for years before moving to Waterloo in 1904. Surviving children include Mrs F L Vandeveer Cedar Falls Mrs Glenny Waterloo L D Bedford Hudson Ww Bedford Alhambra Cal and Mrs L J Loonan Hudson. She was a member of First Congregational church. Body at O Keefe and Towne funeral home pending rites.
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Daniel Bedford
T. F. Glenny
Vermont
Bedford
First Congregational Church
O'Keefe & Towne Funeral Home
Gov Al Smith to Quit Politics and Write for World
Syracuse report says Gov Alfred E Smith will retire from politics at end of current term and may join the New York World at a 50000 dollar annual rate to write on political topics. New York World VP Florence White countered no such arrangement has been made.
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Albany Dispatch
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Herald
New York World
New York
Florence D.white
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Syracuse Herald
Gov. Smith
the World
Warm Wave Predicted With Thunderstorms This Weekend
Weather forecast warns of another warm spell on the way with higher temps tonight and Friday. At 1:30 p m today the mercury stood five degrees above normal, twelve degrees higher than Wednesday. The low last night reached 62 degrees, ten degrees above Tuesday's. Ralph Stippy, government weather observer, notes a thunderstorm risk accompanying the rise.
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Ralph Stippy
DAV Chapter Seeks Disabled Comrade Sam Silvers
Officers of the Waterloo chapter of Disabled American Veterans appeal to locate Sam Silvers, a disabled World War I veteran formerly in Omaha, Neb. He faces losing several thousand dollars if not found within two weeks. Dr. G. H. Hospers, president of the local DAV, will forward any information.
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Omaha
Sam Silvers
Silvers
Neb
G. H. Hospers
Cool Wave Reaches Atlantic Seaboard
Cooler weather from the northwest overspread the Great Lakes region and the Ohio valley to the middle and north Atlantic states. Temperatures are below normal from the north Pacific states east to the Atlantic coast, except in the Missouri valley and central plains where it is warmer. Highs prevail in Arizona New Mexico and southern Colorado.
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United States Weather Bureau
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Arizona
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Government Files Suit in Calf Hair Monopoly
Washington June 11 Attorney General Sargent filed in Shicaso a suit charging monopoly in cattle and calf hair antitrust laws against Tanner's Products company the American Hair Felt Company and 115 others. The suit seeks dissolution of the combine alleged to control between 90 and 93 percent of production. In addition to corporate defendants 39 individuals are named.
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Sargent
Shicaso
California
Tanner's Products Company
American Hair Felt Company
Combine
Runaway Boy Charles Steiner Returns Home
Charles Steiner, 14, of 403 Saxony Street, who ran away several nights ago, came home last night. An officer, told by playmates he planned to go to Wisconsin, notified his parents upon learning of the return.
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Charles
Wisconsin
Building Permits Approved for Linden M. BG Church Move
Building permits issued today by building commissioner Charles Wasson authorize moving Linden M. BG Church to 202 Sumner Street after purchase by the negro congregation. Cecelia M. Storm gets permit for a one story frame house at 83 Newton Street costing 2000 dollars. L. B. Fuller to add to big store at Cleveland Street and Falls Avenue for 450 dollars.
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Copie Coured Dle
Charles Wasson
Linden M. BG
Sumner Street
Cecelia M. Storm
Newton Street
L. B. Fuller
Cleveland Street
Falls Avenue
Visit Relatives In Waterton By Naven Family
Mr and Mrs Ben B Naven from Chisago are visiting in Waterton and will stay through Sunday. Mrs Naven is the daughter of Parl Davis and her home hosts the family, while Mr Naven’s mother is Mrs Myrtal A Naven.
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Chisago
Waterton
Antil
Divorces Rare in Long-Serving Oklahoma Pastor’s Marriages
Coweta Oklahoma June 11 Rev D H Gambrell pastor of a small Coweta Baptist church notes he has officiated 1926 marriages and only three ended in separations. He attributes success to serious commitment and cheerful home life urging couples to work together to keep marriages strong.
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Wayside Village
D.H. Gambrell
Mr. Gambrell
Boy Hero Rescues Boy From Train in San Mateo
Albert Burd a 13 year old San Mateo schoolboy saved six year old Dick Scanlon from being struck by a fast Southern Pacific passenger train. The Three Cities Chamber of Commerce weighs a fitting tribute and considers a coaster wagon as a reward for the rescuer.
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Cal
Albert Burd
Prince of
San Mateo
Albert
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Dick Scanlon
Railroads Fight Towns Engine Fire Door Law
Railroads operating in New Moines filed for an injunction in federal court to restrain the attorney general and railroad commissioners from enforcing a law requiring automatic fire doors on engines. They contend the law is unconstitutional and beyond legislative authority since Congress has already enacted related measures. A July 2 hearing set with three judges.
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National Congress
Gold resumes prewar mail flow to Russia
Moscow reports that remittances from Russians in America to relatives in Russia are returning to prewar levels. A bank handling such transfers moved near 1 million dollars in a single month. More than 20 percent of recent remittances were sent in Russian currency as confidence in rubles grows.
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United States
Soviet Russia
America
Russia
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