Washington News Roundup of 1920s Events and Disclosures
Washington reports on a limited 2000-copy memorial volume for the late President Harding, postponement of a naval oil reserves inquiry due to a service failure, and Congress leaving for a recess amid party worries. Other items note Tangier status talks, beer prescribing rights before the Supreme Court, Christmas quiet in Washington, and diverse federal actions on pensions, building, and industry.
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Harding
Washington
Bresident
Jesse Livermore
Wall-street
Congress
Personalities John E Chapman dies in Maine
John E Chapman former editor of the Youths Companion died in Brunswick Maine at age seventy. Sir Lambert Heypenetal Ormsby a noted surgeon and member of the Irish gentry died in Dublin.
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John E. Chapman
The
Brunswick
Lambert Heypenetal Ormsby
Dublin
Electrification plans and global notices compiled in Berne dispatch
A Swiss National Railways order for fifty seven electric locomotives accompanies plans for full line electrification. A two year fight ends with Sinclair Oil securing a concession in northern Persia after activity from Standard Old Interests and the British government. In Friedrichshafen work begins on three aircraft for a forthcoming polar dash by Roald Amundsen. Dublin reports a population of 8,165,000 with declines in births marriages and deaths in the last quarter. An agreement on Russian finances prepaid debt is reached in Berlin. An earthquake on the Ecuador Colombia frontier kills and displaces thousands. Berlin reports Karl Schelbner, accused of killing thirty in robberies, has been arrested. Sixteen drown when two fishing boats sink near Denia, Spain, with others missing.
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A. Tehernn
Tersin
Sinclair Oil Company
Persia
Standard Old
Coolidge Nominated by Republicans Ford Endorses Coolidge
Edward W. Pickard reports political maneuvering as Calvin Coolidge is nominated by the Republican party for president with Henry Ford stating he will not run on any ticket. Ford’s remarks spark talk of a third party while Democrats and Johnson backers assess impact on votes, and South Dakota announces primary rules prompting McAdoo and Johnson to seek a ballot place. Objections, court rulings, and shifting loyalties color the evolving 1924 presidential landscape.
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Edward W. Pickard
Calvin Coolidge
Republican Party
Henry Ford
Coolidge
James W. Helme
Michigan
Lansing
Ford
Hiram Johnson
Johnsonites
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Goolidge
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Ecormnon
South Dakota
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Dever
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cEtive Nelson
Wisconsin
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Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Ways and Means ‘Committee
Mellon
Green
Andrew
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Treasury
Harding
Melton
Meteoric Coup Of Young Wood
New York reports a spectacular fortune said to total around $700,000 in Manila cables, as Lieutenant Wood far from Wall Street reportedly followed a tipster’s advice. Secretary Weeks confirmed an Army halt to Wood’s trading after checks flowed to his account, with Congress considering an inquiry into Philippine speculation and Army involvement.
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Shout
Oshaen Wood
Gon
Teanard Wood
Manila
Wall Streat
Young Wood
Philippines
Nots
Wee Weeks
Dt Wis
Lint
Osborne
Wood
Manta
Leutenant
War Department
Washington
Roar Chop
Wis
Wil Tovell
Frear
Seventeen Die in State Hospital Fire in Chicago
A blaze at the State Hospital for the Insane in Dun ning Chicago destroyed an old wooden pavilion known as the death house. Eighteen total fatalities reported with fourteen patients at various insanity levels among the dead. Elijah Carraker and his wife and their eight year old son Lowell were among the three attendants killed.
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Chicago
State Hospital For the Insane
Dunning
Elijah Carraker
Lowell
Harvard Loses to Radcliffe in Mental Test
Cambridge students score report shows Radcliffe girls averaging 43 percent on a set of 17 items while Harvard students average 60.5 percent. Tests, devised by O M Abernathy Robsek of Harvard, assessed relative speed in observation and interpretation.
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Harvard
Radcliffe
Cambridge, Miss
Hordelity Colleges
Abniubnni Ay Robsek
Taarvard
Federals Capture Mexican Town From Rebels
Federal forces seized Whunacuba, a Mexican town held by rebels as their march toward Guadalatera continued. Rebel leaders were captured or killed in the advance, with casualties and prisoner reports emerging from the clash.
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Nogaley
Whunacuba
Guadalatera
Tuigero
Con
Che Peta
Aes West
Assassination Attempt Targets Japan Regent
A youth about twenty years old, dressed as a laborer, attempted to shoot Japan's regent in a session of the Diet. The assailant fired at close range, striking Chamberlain Sukyo-an and causing a brief alert before being subdued. Authorities described the incident as an abortive assassination tied to political turmoil.
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Sukyo
Hhmie
Eertveny
New German Parley Deliberations Stir Debate
A garbled report notes a parley and committees discussing preparations and investigations. Amid unclear phrasing, references to Ue and Galluins appear, with mentions of a second committee examining a game and international aspects, suggesting a tense, unsettled political or athletic discourse.
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Galluins
Slain by Mother-in-Law Mystery Reported in Arkilelphia
Fragmentary OCR shows a murder story involving a son-in-law and his wife with a mother-in-law figure central to the case. Names appear garbled, but the core event is a killing linked to within-family relations and alleged concealment. Further readable details remain unclear.
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Arkilelphia
Munroe
Clon Rysem
Ginnyson
Sisty
Washington Republicans unveil terse platform draft
Reported outline criticizes vague pledges and stresses simplicity and directness. It notes the platform may omit controversial planks if President Coal takes the nomination and emphasizes a direct electoral stance.
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