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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
2
A digest of recent international events notes an assassination attempt at a Canton dinner harming three French nationals, Matteotti affair rumors in Italy, and Russia and Japan diplomacy. Reports include U S arrests, mine fires, fires in Arizona, and Kiwanis and Pasadena events with various political updates.
The British gunboat Cockchafer forced Wanhsien's Chinese military leaders to walk in full uniform behind the casket of Edwin C. Hawley, the American killed by junk men, for his burial. Afterward they arrested and shot two leading junk men. United States Consul Spiker confirms Hawley’s death and notes assurances of no repeat incident as Rear Admiral McVay heads to Wanhsien aboard the Isabel.
Washington reports the treasury will refund over 16 million dollars in income taxes paid March 15 after a 25 percent reduction by Congress. Comptroller General McCarl says funds may be used from appropriations for repayment of illegally collected taxes, with Mellon planning immediate payment to 1,085,000 taxpayers. The ruling clarifies refunds arise from the fiscal year when the right arose, not when claimed.
London reports Ramsay MacDonald and Edouard Herriot resumed private talks at Chequers Court on reparations and broader post armistice European issues. The French premier arrived to renew personal negotiations with allied leaders and outline how expert recommendations might be implemented. Herriot will return to London then head to Brussels for another conference, with a date likely mid next month.
Employers in London threaten a lockout of 500,000 workers if Liverpool Building Trades Workers do not end their unofficial dispute. The date given is July 5 and the action targets immediate steps to resolve the conflict.
In Paris the Thiers necklace once tied to the Louvre and bought by a Chicago jewelry house was auctioned to a Cartier representative for $1,000,000. The sale confirms strong demand for historic gems amid postwar art markets.
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