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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
5
Indiana Democrats plan to elect Ralston delegates to the national convention without a state primary next spring. Outside candidates are unlikely to force a ballot, so 30 Indiana delegates will back Ralston, positioning him as a potential compromise nominee.
Ex-Senator Pom erene and other leaders fear McAdoo would fail to win the election and point to the railroad system breakdown under his policy as a sign of weakness. The opinion suggests the party should avoid nominating him.
Paris reports Intimation of a coup by combined Royalist and Fascist groups to gain control of France. Stormy chamber scenes and anti fascist protests marked the session as Deputy Herriott urged protection of the public. The government disclosed evidence of a national Fascisti Royalist organization in France. the Poincare cabinet won a confidence vote 348 to 181.
Clara Phillips plans to appeal her second degree murder conviction in the Alberta Meadows case and seeks a new trial. She argues she was wrongfully convicted due to perjury and disputes with Madalyn Obenchain, and she will be kept under guard in Los Angeles pending motion filings and possible court actions.
June 1 report says Britain insists on Russian withdrawal from Persia and Afghanistan amid the Anglo Russian dispute. Official press signals that Russia has yielded as far as possible and now British public opinion may drive a break, with Izvestia noting Lord Curzon’s growing appetite for a decisive move.
Washington June 1 Representative Finis J Garrett of Tennessee will be the Democratic floor leader in the next House, succeeding Representative Claude Kitchin of North Carolina, per a canvass by the International News Service.
Dr. J W Hadley of Frankfort Indiana killed himself by leaping from the seventh floor of the Hotel Edward in Indianapolis early today. Nearly every bone in his body was broken on impact and his wife, in an adjoining room, witnessed the fall and became hysterical, delaying police questioning.
New Brunswick officials report a second suspect in the September murder of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and choir leader Mrs. Eleanor Mills. A questioned man with an alibi is now under renewed scrutiny after investigators found his earlier denial incomplete. The tale of Mrs. Jane Gibson’s sighting is deemed unfounded and dismissed.
Generally fair conditions for tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Mild winds expected and no rain in the forecast for the period.
Forest fires continued raging in northern Michigan on June 1 threatening towns and resorts and destroying thousands of acres of timber.
A blaze at the Ohio State Jockey Club track in Maple Heights near Bedford destroys five barns. Eight thoroughbreds and a pony perish, with several others injured or possibly destroyed. Owners include J A Parsons of Cheyenne and A S Eastman of Toledo. total losses estimated at up to 112,500 for the stables and about 100,000 for the animals as flames trap racers before many spectators act to free them.
A mob of about 3 000 in Durango City storms the provincial palace in protest of a law limiting clergy to 25 per denomination. Ten killed, seventeen wounded, eight seriously as troops reinforce. Catholics sought repeal while speeches spurred stone bombardment amid chaotic police action.
Chicago labor peace is secured as 15 open shop building trades workers gain a 20 percent raise effective today, boosting basic trades pay to 1.25 dollars per hour while other workers receive from 1.05 dollars per hour for stone work.
Washington June 1 The government will extend its sugar profiteering investigation to the sugar beet fields of the west and to Porto Rico and Hawaii. Thomas C Marvin chairman of the tariff commission said investigators would be sent immediately to beet fields and that the extension has presidential approval after a conference with President Harding.
June 1 report from Coblenz notes virtually every coal mine in the Ruhr area except a few near Dortmund is operating following the collapse of the communist general strike. The outbreak of fighting between the Reds and German police left about 43 dead and 800 wounded.
Major Robert Allen of the U S A medical corps and Englishman W Smith, both prisoners at the Paotzuku stronghold, will be released in a few days. They described their relief, a morale boost after the bandits’ ultimatum and the Chinese prisoners’ contrasting conduct, and praised the relief mission for supplies and care.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes announced a strict crackdown for the Shrine convention week in Washington. He said hard liquor is scarce and warned that smugglers may attempt night crossings via the Potomac. Authorities plan extended land and water cordons to secure entry to the capital.
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