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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
1
Storms sweep Iowa and West Virginia causing property damage and fatalities. In Iowa a violent hailstorm wrecked crops and shattered windows, uprooted trees, and damaged buildings. In West Virginia several injuries and deaths followed a truck crash and collapsing structures during heavy rainfall and wind.
Justice Agent and several co-defendants were convicted by a jury in Philadelphia on charges connected to conspiracy to defraud the government. The eight defendants include Jon McTumnay and former federal agents. motions for new trials were anticipated as judges consider the cases.
David Hitchie McKee aged 41, longtime headline writer and Washington correspondent, died in Washington today after a career spanning Warrington and The Anuelated Breas. Born in West Virginia, he studied in Europe and served as a key figure in the early national press, a member of a political party, and an organizer in civic circles. His widow is Frances Punn.
The New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 9 to 0 when Umpire Evans forfeited the game after a ninth inning melee involving players and fans. Blue and McNally fought, Meusel and Cole were banished, Ruth was targeted, and police struggled to restore order as crowds remained on the field. The series concludes with tomorrow's final game.
In Chicago on June 15 defense lawyers for Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb brought two physicians to the county jail to examine the youths amid insanity questions. The doctors spent over two hours with Leopold. Relatives visited the jail as the examination proceeded while witnesses were questioned.
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The article reports Senator Robart Lafollette accusing the national administration of turning its back on farmers. He says Congress adjourned after voting down relief measures and blames railroads, banks, and tariffs for farm hardship. He cites broader economic policy as driving farmers toward bankruptcy and credit tightening. A later related entry mentions a Reno incident and unrest.
Paris dispatch reports M Doumergue elected president of the republic succeeding Alexandre Millerand who resigned during a political crisis. French deputies and senate members reaction mixed as cabinet tabulations and resignations ripple through the government with Edouard Renaissance tasked to form a new administration.
June 14 reports from New York describe Democratic and Republican maneuvers ahead of the national convention. Cordell Hull and party leaders in Madison Square Garden weigh security and tactics as a anti saloon league campaign letter targets Smith and a Tammany backed push seeks to influence delegates.
Reports from San Pedro and Washington confirm a turret explosion on the U S S Mississippi killed 48 sailors and officers, injured many more, with naval officials launching an open inquiry. Secretary Adams said findings will be released after reviewing scarce surviving testimony. The ship remained moored near the port as crews remove the fatal charge and stabilize the vessel.
The twenty sixth annual Scottish Rite reunion of Freemasons wrapped with banquet at the Scottish Rite Temple in Capital sereat attended by 350 members. Ex governor W A Cerklée was principal speaker on Scottish Rite Freemasonry. The day's work included the 1st and 32nd degree ceremonies, with initiation class planned for morning. officers and committee members were announced. The reunion concluded with a vote of thanks to Tiskelwah charter and a Mason orchestra led by F Jucquet. The gathering was described as one of the most successful ever, with a purse of 135 dollars raised to fund temple needs.
June Harry Porter, convicted of murdering Charles den Jordan, was denied a new trial by Judge Thomas F. Shepherd. The request argued the judge had expressed an opinion before Porter's trial, asserting potential bias.
WASHINGTON January 13 Formally notifying the President of a nomination next month progresses as ceremonies at the White House are planned. Support pours in from varied groups while a White House spokesman discusses the selection of Charles as vice president and related nomination signals.
Widespread confidence precedes Lt Lowell K. Smith and Lt Les Arnold as they face motor trouble near Cheyenne Wyoming delaying the American round the world aerial expedition. Ground crews work to install a new motor in the Wright machine before resuming the global trek.
Eleven alleged Klansmen and two Lilly residents were freed after Judge Finletter granted a motion to nol prose the indictments for murder and manslaughter tied to the Bitly riot that killed three and injured others. Eighteen other alleged Klansmen and 13 Lilly residents face trial. former riot acquittals reduce the cast. Witnesses reasserted prior testimony as court adjourned for jury replenishment.
In Tulsa Oklahoma two leading midcontinent oil operators agreed at a conference to an absolute shutdown of Cromwell field and Hew Pads in Seminole. The measure described as one of the most rigid in the region aims to curb overproduction and stabilize market conditions, with an expected drop of about 43 000 barrels daily production.
A Friday the 13th omen disrupts marriage plans as a couple seeks a wedding certificate at the court home. An incident erupts when a man grabs his wife by the arm and they hastily retreat from the premises, amid superstition and the uninserted marriage record.
A six to eight member band raided a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul mail train near Rondout Illinois using gas and dynamite to force clerks from their cars. They looted more than forty mail pouches while stealing an estimated two million dollars in value. Police raids netted a dozen arrests including Dean O Bannion Orlando Horton Louis Alterie and Bad Weiss as they hunted other suspects across Illinois and Wisconsin.
Harry B. Curtin of Clarksburg West Virginia was elected president of the National Hardwood Lumber Association at its final Chicago session succeeding John W McClure of Memphis Tennessee The next convention will be announced in the fall James J Davis secretary urged voting at retention Townshend of Memphis delivered the afternoon address criticizing railroad government ownership Donald Clark of Virginia named secretary of state on the West Mercian diocese Wayne County board formed
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