Democratic Leaders Gather for New York Convention
Democratic leaders converge on New York for the pre convention scramble. McAdoo backers push to drop two thirds rule, Meredith Nicholson hints Indiana may not nominate Ralston, Gardner favored on early ballots, and Illinois and Indiana leaders arrive ahead of the weekend. Governor Smith hosts headquarters with Babe Ruth letter backing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McAdoo
House of Representatives
Meredith Nicholson
Indiana
Hoosier
Senator Ralston
Ralston
Edward F. Goltra
Missouri
Frederick D. Gardner
J. George E. Brennan
Illinois
Democratic National Committee
Tom Taggart
Edward Moore
Youngstown
Ohio
Cox
Homer S. Cummings
Connecticut
Carter’ Glass
Virginia
Taggart
Brennan
John W. .Davis
Carter Glass
Oscar Underwood
William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Charles
Nebraska
Isador Dockweiler
California
United States
Smith
Babe Ruth
Democratic leaders gather in New York for 1924 convention
Democratic figures from across the country converge on New York for the pre convention week. Cordell Hull Homer Cummings J Bruce Kremer Norman Mack and others arrive with William Jennings Bryan expected later. Ralston's quiet bid gains interest as possible dark horse.
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New York
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Homer 5S. Cummings
Connecticut
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
George White
Ohio
Burt New
Indiana
William Jennings Bryan
William G. McAdoo
George E. Brennan
Chicago
Mlinois
Edward Moore
Youngstown
Smith
Albany
Cummings
Committee On Resolutions
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Walsh
John W. Davis
England
Ralston
Mr. Davis
West Virginia
Missouri
Charles A. Greathouse
Democratic National Committee
Meredith Nicholson
Thomas Taggart
Nicholson
Senator Ralston
McAdoo Campaign Pushes for Majority Rule Fight at Madison Square Garden
New York reports on the Democratic preconvention race with McAdoo backers pressing to impose two thirds majority rule. Governor Smith opposes the move and hopes to block it. The contest shifts to control of the rules committee as McAdoo and Smith vie for advantage ahead of the Madison Square Garden showdown.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
McAdoo
Smith
Rules Committee
Committee On Resolutions and Platform
Bill Brennan Shot and Killed in Tiajuana Cabaret
William Bill Brennan heavyweight boxer and proprietor of the Tiajuana cabaret was shot dead. Trooper James Cullen was wounded while rushing to aid him. Suspects Hughes and Rossi, linked to a Hell's Kitchen gang, were arrested after a chase and fight with police. Brennan had a 10 year career with 121 bouts and fights with Dempsey Firpo Miske. Cullen a war veteran and James Hughes and Frank Rossi connected to Brennan.
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New York
William “Bill” Brennan
Tiajuana
James Cullen
Brennan
James Hughes
Frank Rossi
Hughes
Shirley Sherman
Cullen
Rossi
John Hagerty
Hagerty
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Dempsey
Jess Willard
Floyd Johnson
Luis Angel Firpo
Billy Miske
Omaha
Bill
Firpo
Miske
Johnson
Harry Grebb
Battling Levinsky
County Mayo
Ireland
Moralizing quips on drinking and women
A satirical line suggests the focus on a man’s actions is misplaced by asserting it is his drink. Another quip claims most woman-haters are women, challenging gender biases with humor.
Hair of Milton and Poets Listed as Rarity Up for Sale
A New York rare book dealer offers for sale a lock said to be Milton’s for $1,000. The strand, once owned by Addison Johnson Hoole Hunt and later referenced by Leigh Hunt and Bayard Taylor, is described with varied colors from Milton’s brown hair to Keats’ brown curls.
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Milton
New York
Addison
Doctor Johnson
John Hoole
Leigh Hunt
Keats
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning
America
Bayard Taylor
New York Tribune
Hammersmith
Poeta
Shelley
Jobneel
Deke
Betty Bhi
Charles Lamb Tresa
Manchester Guardian
Goldbeating the World Ancient Craft Retold at Buckingham
The regilding of Buckingham Palace railings highlights goldbeating as an ancient yet modern art. Romans likely introduced it two millennia ago, with Greeks and Egyptians influencing the craft. Handwork remains essential, yields a 200-ounce 22 carat brick worth about £900, and a craftsman can produce gold leaf at vast thinness and area, with skilled workers using 14 to 21 pound hammers.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Feast of the Ass Ceremony Described in Medieval Times
A London Answers note recalls the Feast of the Ass observed January 14 to honor the Flight into Egypt. A girl rides a donkey with a child to church while parishioners imitate braying, and the priest brays thrice at benediction as the crowd responds.
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Egypt
Ant Ass
London
Clock Operated Poultry Feeder With Alarm Timing
A Poultry feeder uses an alarm clock to release grain at chosen times. It distributes feed over a 20 foot area to encourage exercise and can trigger lights without disturbing operation. The unit hangs from the coop ceiling or sits over a yard and promises quick setup and reduced attendant care.
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Popular Mechanica Magazine
If the interrupter enters a name please introduce him
An eloquent politician is repeatedly shouted down by a man in the crowd who shouts the word Tiar. After many interruptions the speaker asks the heckler to state his name instead of merely shouting his profession and says they will be glad to make his acquaintance.
Nighttime misstep lands commuter at Waterloo Station
A London man, aiming to avoid waking his wife, left his boots and socks off and stripped to most of his clothes. He climbed stairs quietly but ended up at Waterloo station, illustrating a humorous mix up from a map misread and a late night misadventure.
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London
Waterloo Station
Perfume Clues Reveal Letter Thief Mechanics
Five postal inspectors investigated a mail theft ring. Inspector Anderson used six perfumes in seals to trace a rifted envelope to Bowler City, noting violet scent tied to the suspect location and predicting an arrest within a week.
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United States Mail
Inspector Mallers
Davis
Johnson
Calvert
Anderson
Bowler City
Pinkerton
Sherlock Holmes
Bulletin of
United States Postal Service
Burrs Conspiracy to Seize Mexico and Crown Himself Dictator
The 1805 plan by Aaron Burr sought to seize Mexico from Spain unite it with western states and form an empire with Burr as dictator to overthrow the U S government. He was aided by Herman Blennerhassett faced financial ruin and arrest in Kentucky. A November 25 1806 grand jury failed to indict. Jefferson issued a proclamation and Burr was later arrested July 19 1807 and tried in Virginia but acquitted for lack of evidence.
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Aaron Burr
Mexico
Spain
United States
Burr
Herman Blennerhassett
Kentucky
Jefferson
Bure
Richmond
Virginia
His Best Job
Two barbers compare career highlights in a humorous exchange. The first asks about the best job, the second recalls shaving a customer then persuading him to take a full set of treatments. By the end the customer needed another shave.
The Sad Part of a Double Engagement
Marjorie reveals to Virginia that Dick proposed, and Marjorie adores him yet cannot accept now. She explains she must break off her existing engagement to Tom, a process she fears will take at least a week.
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Marjorie
Virginia
Tom
Magistrate Mulls Vagrant Comedian’s Family Ties
A magistrate notes the prisoner has eleven prior sentences for vagrancy assault embezzlement and theft. The prisoner replies asking the court to speak softly lest his intended father in law in the audience be offended, warning it could harm his prospects.
As Far as He Could Quip Turns on Spousal Difference
A dispute was referred to Mr Teaspot regarding whether he differed with his wife. He answered with a sharp quip, stating that when he differs at all he differs from her as far from her as he can get.
Bronze Greek horse statue joins Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art adds a 2,400 year old bronze Greek horse sculpture weighing 2514 pounds and rising about 15 13 16 inches high and 14% inches long. Numismatists suggest a date near 470 B C comparing to Syracusan coin horses, reflecting Greek sculpture at its peak in interpreting animal forms.
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Bronse
Metropolitan , Museum of Art
New York
Detroit News
Sheriff Sale Notice of Montana Life Insurance Co. v Holland
In Sweet Grass County Montana a sheriff’s sale is ordered by the district court to satisfy the decree of Montana Life Insurance Co. against Howard Holland Virgie Holland and Thompson Yards Incorporated. The property is the S half of S half of section 23 and N half of N half of section 26 in township 2 south range 16 east containing 320 acres with water rights and appurtenances. Sheriff Ed Brannin issued the order June 16 1924 and sale date is July 3 1924 with sale at 2 05 p m at the Big Timber court house front door.
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Sheriff’s Sale
Montana Life Insurance Company
Howard Holland
Virgie Holland
Thompson Yards, Incorporated
District Court
Sweet Grass
Montana
Big Timber
County
State of
Montana Principal Meridian
Land Owners Meetings on Land Classification Schedule
County commissioners schedule a series of 9 to 15 land owner meetings across multiple towns from June 16 to July 11 to equalize classification and set a base valuation. Owners must bring their Classification copies and attend at 9 a.m. in each listed school house or court house.
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Board of County Commissioners
Wormser
W. A. Conwell
Notice of 1924 Sweet Grass tax sale in Big Timber
Delinquent taxes for the second payment of 1923 on all property in Sweet Grass County and Big Timber City will be sold at public auction in front of the County Treasurer’s office on Monday July 7 1924 unless paid. A full delinquent tax list is on file for public inspection. Clyde E Davis County Treasurer. June 12 June 19 June 26.
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Sweet Grass
Big Timber
Montana
Alias Summons in Montana Trust & Savings Bank Suit
In Sixth Judicial District Sweet Grass County Montana Trust & Savings Bank sues Fred J Frink and Bessie E Frink First National Bank of Harlowton and Joseph A Gamble as Receiver to recover a 1917 promissory note of 1000 dollars with eight percent interest and foreclose a mortgage on Lots 1 2 and parts of the NE and SE quarters in Sweet Grass County with the case set for default judgment if no answer is filed within twenty days
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Sixth Judicial District
State of Montana
County of
Sweet Grass
Montana Trust & Savings Bank
Fred J. Frink
Bessie E. Frink
First National Bank of
Harlowton
Joseph A Gamble
Montana
Sweet Grass County
Property notice fragment from 1924 probate filing
Fragmentary OCR shows a court notice referencing Section Numbered red and a deed or parcel description near Helena Montana. Mentions dates for first and last publication in June and July 1924 and attorneys Bennett and T. B Weir.
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Ohare
Ras
Montana
Notice of Closing of Registration Book for Primary Election
The registration book for qualified electors in Sweet Grass County closes Friday July 11 at 5 o clock p m for the regular primary election to be held in various precincts. Electors may register with County Clerk at the courthouse in Big Timber during legal hours or before a deputy registrar notary public or justice of the peace as provided by law. First published June 5 1924 Last publication July 10 1924.
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Patieom
Ee Iimnes
Sweet Grass
Paice
Court House
Sheriff Sale Notice in Sweet Grass County Montana
The district court in Sweet Grass County Montana orders the sale of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32 Township 5 North Range 16 East as part of the case International Life Insurance Company versus James Dorothy Winsborough John Winsborough James Finley Sweet Grass County Land Comoer Homer H Williams Trustee. The sale is set for June 28 1924 at 2 p m at the front door of the Court House in Big Timber Montana. Sheriff Frank Arnold provides the notice. Last publication June 26 1924.
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Riffs
District Court
Sixth Judicial District
of Monon
Sweetrass
International Life: Insurance Company
Anes
Dorothy Winsborough
John Winsborough
James Finley
Sweet Grass
County Land Comber A Corporation
Homer H. Williams
Big Timber
Montana
M. P
U. S
County of
State of
Notice for Public Sale of Homestead Claim in Montana
Department of the Interior notice states Belinda Lavold of Big Timber Montana filed intent to prove up a homestead entry No 012330 for all of section 4 township 2 north range 15 east to establish a claim. The hearing before U S commissioner J E Rees in Big Timber Montana is set for June 24 1924. Witnesses named are Lew Webb Roy Webb Knute Lavold Ben Lavold all of Big Timber. George C Davenport Register. First publication May 22 1924. Last publication June 19 1924.
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Department of the Interior
U. S& Land Office
Bozeman
Mont
Belinda Lavold
Big Timber
Felick
Prin. Mer
J. E. Rees
U. S
Lew Webb
Roy Webb
Knute Lavold
Ben Lavold
Register
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Bill” Brennan
Clock Feeds
Ed Brannin
Clyde E. Davis
Frank Arnold
Thompson Block
Livingston
J. W. Church
G. A. Williams
A. P. O'Leary
Big Timber Hospital
DR. D. Claiborn
L. W. Baskett
Montana Power Co. Block
M. W. Barr
Rena Piaggemeyer
General Hospital Service
Jaree
F. C. Beller
Livingston, Mont
O. J. Ellingson
Moter Inn
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