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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1924

Page

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World News Tersely Told Highlights

Domestic news ranges from Elizabeth Uniaufer’s life sentence in Chicago for murder to Springfield voting 802 14 on church imitations. Reports cover sugar crop revisions in Hawaii, tuberculosis funding from laboratories, and a snowstorm in South Dakota. Jane Addams’ reelection leads Woman’s International League for Peace, 75 colonists sail to Bolivia, and rail mileage abandoned at 8500 miles.

Jane Addams Chicago Woman's International League For Peace and Freedom Washington

Women set two world records at Bradley Interscholastic meet

In Peoria Indiana Katherine Lee of Chicago cleared 4 feet 11 percent inches and Dorothy Smith of Chicago ran 60 yards in 7.7 seconds. Indianapolis hosts the twelfth international 500 mile auto race on May 30 with thirty one cars entered.

Peoria Katherine Lee Chicago Dorothy Smith Indianapolis

Washington notes cancelations and schedule changes

A Washington dispatch reports the international first aid and mine rescue meet planned for West Virginia in September was canceled due to industry unrest. An education week is set for November 17 to 23 by the Department of the Interior. President Coolidge secured a postponement of the Japanese exclusion clause to March 4, 1925, amid talks with Representative Burton of Ohio about a keynote speech for the Republican convention. The Senate adopted the Democratic surtax and normal income tax rates, discarding Mellon proposals.

Washington West Virginia Bureau of Education Department of the Interior Coolidge Representative Burton Ohio President Coolidge Burton Colidge Senate Massachusetts Missouri William M. Butler Inc Republican Executive Committee Cleveland Theodore EB. Burton Charles G. Dawes Mouscta Shoals Senate Agricultural Committee James Martin Miller Ford Erdent Liebold Muscle Shoala Muscle Shoals Siebold Miller Pinchot Pennsylvania South EB. B. Stahlman Nashville Banner Henry W. B. Waldo Benator Norris Nebraska Mr. Waldo Improvement Association Congress Trans Simmons North Carolina Mellon

Obituaries Mention Fadwara Leach and Noted Figures

Personal notices report the deaths of Fadwara Leach aged 58 former grand exalted ruler of BPOTice in New York Mrs Mary Bolling Lee 78 widow of Gen W H Lee and daughter of Gen Robert E Lee in Stedmond Va Mrs Hubert Band poet novelist died in London and writer L Nesbit pseudonym of Mrs Blind.

Fadwara Leach The Benevolent and Protective Order of Tice New York Mary Bolling Lee W. H. BP Rooney) Lee Robert W. Lue Stedmond, Va Hubert Band London Blind L. Nesbit

Presidential race results across states show Coolidge leads

Baltimore reports Coolidge wins Maryland 12 to 2 when undistinguished delegates vote. McAdoo endorsed by Democratic state convention in Beattie Washington. California voters favor Coolidge Republican and McAdoo Democrat. Indiana GOP primary swings to Coolidge over Johnson. St Paul re elects Mayor Nelson over Siegel. McAdoo nominated by Oklahoma Democrats in Oklahoma City. Texas returns indicate McAdoo leads. Coolidge pledged 41 delegates after California and Indiana Nominations.

Wiliam G. McAdoo Beattie, Wash San Francisco California Calvin Coolidge William McAdoo Coolidge Managera Washington Indiana

Global tensions and disasters dominate war era brief

A chaotic digest reports protests to a Japanese exclusion, Britain’s 12 mile search rule, Syrian village destruction by French raids, a Leningrad trial for 42 officials, Chinese piracy executions in Hong Kong, Bengal cholera deaths, German bank failures from franc speculation, Red Army mobilizations, Turkish raids on Syria, German cyclone devastation at Ellenbercten, anti Jewish riots near Dranefeld, Ruhr strike pressure, and clashes near Clentyegos with government troops.

Berlin Dranefeld Gnettingen Ruhr Minera Cologne Tapateh

Political maneuvering shadows 1932 Democratic field

The piece surveys the Democratic presidential outlook as factions favor Al Smith, Senator Ralston, and Senator Underwood across states. It notes Roosevelt joining Smith’s anti-Tammany coalition, debates over Smith’s Catholicism, Klans influence, and Indiana’s pivotal role in the contest. Also covered are Muscle Shoals hearings, Ford bids, and Senate actions on taxation and fleet modernization.

Edward W. Pickard Coolidge Cleveland New York al Smith Indiang Senator Ralston Senator Underwood Charles F. Murphy Tammany Smith Sachem George Brennan Chicago Nivols Democracy Murphy Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Navy Wilson South Long Island Indiana Samuel Ralaton Releton Ohio Ralston Dever New Sizerta Brennan

Resolution for World Court at The Hague Proposed

Senator Lodge introduces a Senate resolution calling for establishing a world court at The Hague. It would be governed by a sixteen judge panel elected by an electoral commission and supported by signatory powers. The court would interpret treaties, international law, and breaches, with annual sessions and potential extraordinary meetings.

Washington Benator “Lodge, Publicat Massachusette Senate Cot Anfitee World Court the Hague United States Coolidgeta Hague British Empire France Italy Japan Permanent Court of Arbitration Electoral Commission

Harvard Doctor Reports Pneumonia Treatment Hope

Announcement in New York and Boston credits Dr. Lloyd B. Felton of Harvard Medical School with a pneumonia treatment expected to cut deaths by 25 to 50 percent. Endorsed by Dr. Milton J. Rosenan and Dr. William B. Park and other conservative medical figures.

New York Boston Lloyd B. Felton Department of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene Harvard Medical School Milton J. Rosenan Harvard William B. Park

Coolidge Urges Party Loyalty at DC Campaign School

President Coolidge told the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia that adhere to party organization is essential for an effective government. He contrasted a well organized party with a mob and described a trained army.

Washington Coolidge League of Republican Women of District of Columbia

Methodist Vote Admits Women to the Ministry

Methodist women registered victory at the general conference in Springfield Massachusetts as the commission reported unanimously in favor of ordination rights for women. The decision allows women to preach as licensed ministers without membership in an annual conference.

Springfield Mass Methodist General Conference

John Dietz of Cameron Dam Fame Is Dead

Milwaukee Wis John Dietz famed defender of Cameron dam died after a long illness His wife and family who had been estranged since his release from Waupun were at his bedside when he died Dietz had gained fame in 1904 when he and his family barricaded themselves in his north woods cabin and fought state authorities

Milwaukee Wis Wiscongin John Dietz Cameron Dam Waupun Dietz North Woods

Farmer Attacked by Wolf Pack in Georgia Killed

Fragmentary text reports a Georgia farmer killed after a wolf pack attack. Details are unreadable in the OCR, but the core event notes a fatal incident involving a farmer and wolves in Georgia.

Farmer

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