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"Scopes Trial" - Crisis?



Item # 698267

July 17, 1925

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 17, 1925  The front page has the full-banner dramatic headline: "SCOPES CASE CRISIS TODAY" which continues on page two. Another "Scopes" article is also found on page 2.
The back page has the photo captioned: "Two Bryans Hold Center Of Stage At Dayton" being a photo of William Jennings Bryan and his son.
Complete in 32 pages, average condition for the era with edge chipping and flaking, even toning. .

Background Note: (source: history.com) The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal.

Item from Catalog 342 (released for May, 2024)

Category: The 20th Century