Democrats Fail to Break Deadlock at Convention
At Madison Square Garden on July 5 delegates failed to end the balloting deadlock between McAdoo and Smith. Proposals to drop the lowest candidate, abandon unit and two thirds rules, or reconvene were rejected. Negotiations continued as Prospects of withdrawal were considered, with talks on a Sunday feel-out plan and a possible Robinson candidacy.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Democrat National Convention
Kansas City
McAdoo
Smith
McAdomen
Thomas Taggart
Walsh
Democratic
McAdox
Robinson
Arkansas
Senator Glass
Virginia
Mr. McAdoo
Senator Robinson
Ed M. Semens
Oklahoma City
George E. Brennan
Illinois
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Associated Preas
Progressives At Cleveland Endorse LaFollette For President
Delegates at Cleveland pledge support for Robert M. LaFollette as president with a platform based on his views. Socialists back immediate party organization while others prefer a nonpartisan path or running mate options. The convention, echoing churchlike tone, includes a collection raising over $2,000 for the campaign.
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Cleveland
Conference For
Progressive
Robert M. LaFollette
Morris Hillquist
LaFollette
Organization Committee
Edward Keating
National Committee
la Follette
Wisconsin
Wheeler
Montana
Senator Shipstead
Minnesota
D. B. Robbertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
Hagmermen
Committee On Organization
Resolutions Committee
Biy
Democrats Near 80th Ballot No Clear Candidate Edge
The report details successive ballots with McAdoo and Smith leading. On the seventy first ballot McAdoo 528 percent and Smith 333 percent with others polling small shares. totals around 1,097. On the seventy second and seventy third ballots the same two lead, with minor shifts among Davis, Underwood, Glass, and Baker while absences hover near one or two.
Early ballot results show McAdoo leading with 513 votes
The seventy six ballot totals list McAdoo 513, Smith 368, Davis 75 percent, Underwoon 47, Cox 1, Glass 29, Ralston 4, Robinson 25, Ritchie 16, Walsh 2, Saulsbury 6, Owen 4, Baker 1, Bryan 4, with a total of 1 097 and 1 absent.
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McAdoo
Smith
Davis
West Virginia
Underwoon
Cox
Glass
Ralston
Robinson
Ritchie
Walsh
Saulsbury
Owen
Baker
Bryan
Seventy fifth ballot results in state selections
The seventy fifth ballot shows McAdoo 513, Smith 366, Davin o West Virginia 78 percent, Underwood 46, Cox 1, Glass 28, Ralston 4, Robinson 25, Ritchie 16 percent, Walsh 2, Saulsbury 6, Owen 4, Bryan 4, Baker 2. Total 1,097. Absent 1.
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McAdoo
Smith
Davin
West Virginia
Underwood
Cox
Glass
Ralston
Robinson
Ritchie
Walsh
Saulsbury
Owen
Bryan
Baker
Ballot Totals For McAdoo And Others Reach 1097 Votes
The seventy six ballot records McAdoo with 513 votes and Smith with 368. Davis or West Virginia 75 percent, Underwear 47, Cox 1, Glass 29, Ralston 4, Robinson 25, Ritcchia 16, Saulsbury 6, Owen 4, Baker 1, Bryan 4. Total 1097 with 1 absent.
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McAdoo
Smith
Davis
West Virginia
Underwear
Cox
Glass
Ralston
Robinson
Ritcchia
Saulsbury
Owen
Baker
Bryan
Seventy seventh ballot results for party nominees
The tally shows McAdoo 6513 votes and Smith 367 with Davis of West Virginia at 76 percent. Underwood has 47 percent, Cox 1, Glass 2, Ralston 6, Robinson 24, Ritchie 4, Baker 1, Bryan 4, and Roosevelt 1.
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McAdoo
Smith
Davis
West Virginia
Underwood
Cox
Glass
Ralston
Robinson
Ritchie
Walsh
Saulsbury
Owen
Baker
Bryan
Roosevelt
Seventy fourth ballot tally shows multiple candidates
Results list McAdoo 519, Smith 364, Davis of West Virginia 78 percent, Underwood 47, Cox 1, Glass 28, Robinson 23, Ritchie 18 percent, Walsh 4, Saulsbury 7, Owen 2, Baker 5, Bryan 4, Ralston 3, Kevin 1.
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McAdoo
Smith
Davis
West Virginia
Underwood
Cox
Glass
Robinson
Ritchie
Walsh
Saulsbury
Owen
Baker
Bryan
Ralston
Kevin
Two Killed as Bay Steamer Fire Strands Passengers
A bay steamer fire off Cove Point killed a man and a woman, with five others reported missing. The vessel Three Rivers carried 350 aboard and was en route from Crisfield to Baltimore when the blaze broke out. Passengers were rescued and taken to Baltimore aboard the Middlesex.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Megro Mar
Three Rivers
Cove Point
Middlesex
Three Rovers
Crisfield
Baltimore Evening Sun
Wills and Wightman Win Wimbledon Women’s Doubles Title
Miss Helen Wills and Mrs. George Wightman of America defeated Miss Kathleen McKane and Mrs. Phyllis Covell of England in the Wimbledon women’s doubles final, 6-4 6-4, securing the championship.
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Wimbledon
Helen Wills
George Wightman
America
Kathleen McKane
Phyllis Covell
Demand Money From McCormick
Federal state and private detectives hunt for two men, George Peek and his son Clarence, alleged authors of a crude letter to United States Sen. Medill McCormick and wife demanding 50 000 left under a culvert near the McCormick farm. Both men face preliminary hearing as authorities reveal no kidnapping threat text.
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Byron
United States
Medill McCormick
Mecformick Farm
McCormick
Europe
Rockford Tl
George Peek
Clarence
Bing
Winnebago County
William Johnson
Governor to Submit Child Labor Amendment to Iowa Legislature
Des Moines July 5 Governor Kendall announced he will submit the proposed federal child labor amendment to the Iowa legislature for ratification when it convenes in a special session July 22. Attorney General Gibson says a special session may act on the proposal as it would in regular sessions. The amendment would empower Congress to limit regulate or prohibit labor by those under 18. Nebraska has ratified while Georgia rejected it.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Kendall
Gibson
Congress
Nebraska
Georgia
Miss Rosetta Duncan Alleges Police Beating in Meora Incident
Miss Rosetta Duncan of the Dundain sisters musical comedy group says police battered her nose and broke a rib during a traffic stop in Meora. Officers Benjamin De Laney and Charlee Mondick were jailed by order of State’s Attorney Crowe amid assault charges. Harold Duncan and his sister’s claim seeks damages against Cicero town, citing planned understudy disruption.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Rosetta Duncan
Dundain
Meora
Benjamin de Laney
Charlee Mondick
Dumcan
Harold
Crowe
Harold Duncan
Cicero
J. R. Willadsen
Miss Duncan
Creston Fourth Marred by Auto Accidents
Creston celebrated Independence Day with a large crowd at McKinley park. Automobiles from across the county filled the streets and several families attended in horse drawn rigs. The day saw many minor crashes with cuts and bruises but no serious injuries, while firecrackers caused no harm.
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Creston
McKinley Park
Eight Die On Fourth Of July In Iowa Crashes
Eight people died in Iowa on July Fourth due to automobile and other accidents. Victims include A. E Stickle Des Moines a former Ku Klux Klan leader, Lyle McDole Dew Moines Merwn Brown Marengo William Dahnke Iowa City Charles F E Jama Cherokee Mrs E Farm Council Bluffs Ethel Hall Wilson drowned and Jama D Leduty Ryan lifled in crashes.
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Ascocmted
Treas
Fireworks Night Brings Big Crowd to McKinley Park
A Cres ton Fourth of July celebration at McKinley park drew thousands for band music and elaborate fireworks. A 20 month old boy Eldon Dellenberg of Bemton was run over by a firework machine survey hospital report showed no broken bones. Police report several auto accidents including a collision in the West Adams 1000 block and fines for drunken driving.
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Ecapes
Eldon Dellenberg
Mra . A. Dellenberg
Bemton
Greater Community Hospital
Louise Lawson
Shannon City
J. W.walter
Lenox
West Adams
Lawson
Walter
Acciden
Grimm
Tindle
C. C Harris
Mt. Ayr
McKinley Park
Creston
Lssue
Citizens’ Committee
Olympic Games Open Formally At Colombes Stadium
The 1924 Olympic opening ceremony at Colombes Stadium in France features a formal oath by George Andre and an address by President Doumergue. About 3,000 athletes from 19 nations prepare for the parade while American coaches lead a track workout ahead of opening events tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Colombes
France
Colombo Stadium
Colombee Olympic Village
Mammoth Stadium
George Andre
Doumergue
Lawson Robertson
Walter Kristle
Rocquencourt
Iowa Bus Queen Faces Court Siege in Mason City
Mason City bus queen Halen Schultz faces a fresh clash with authorities as drivers are arrested repeatedly to run a special line between Mason City and Algona. An injunction halts the operation. preliminary hearings are set for July 9 and July 12.
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Associatea Press
Clear Lake
Halen Schultz
Mason City
Railroad Commission
M. H. Kepler
Northwood
Masry
City
Here
Schultz
Algona
Young Coolidge Seriously Ill From Poisoning
Indications from the White House late today suggest Calvin Coolidge Jr may be moved to a hospital for treatment or an operation. Four physicians who attended the case held a second consultation this afternoon amid growing concern among White House staff.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Calvin Coolidge, Jr
No Improvement Reported In Coolidge Jr S Condition
Washington July 6 The White House announced at noon that Calvin Coolidge Jr 16 remains in a very serious condition with acute septic poisoning after a foot injury from tennis. Doctors held another conference and said the case hinges on the boy’s vitality as treatment concentrates on localizing the infection and drawing poison from the body. The president is at his office and Mrs Coolidge stays by his bedside as officials keep silent about further details.
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Associated Pree
Washington
Calvin Coolidge, Jr
White House
President Coolidge
Condition of Calvin Coolidge Jr. Worsens at White House
The condition of Calvin Coolidge Jr. remains serious as physicians monitor poisoning from a broken blister after tennis. Mrs Coolidge stays at his bedside and the president has limited White House activity while doctors consult others.
North South Methodists Near Unification Plan Approved
The Northern and Southern Methodist churches move toward unification into one church. A plan to unite the two seven million member bodies was adopted by the Southern church and awaits ratification by Northern annual conferences in 1925, contingent on Southern action.
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Associated Presa Chattanooga
Methodist Spiscopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Southern Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Springfield
Mas
Adee, Second Assistant Secretary of State, Dies in Washington
Washington reports the death of Alvey A. Adee, longtime second assistant secretary of state and patriarch of the American diplomatic service, at his residence in the capital on July 5.
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Washington
Alvey A. Adee
American Diplomatic Service
British aviator completes world flight stop in Kagoshima
Stu art Maclaren, a British pilot circling the globe, reached Kagoshima at 5 pm after a direct leg from Shanghai, Japan, marking another milestone in his world tour.
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Kagoshima
Japan
Stuart Maclaren
Shanghai
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