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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
1
Jasonville city council awarded a sanitary sewer system contract to Garret Barry of Chicago for about 140000 dollars after spirited bids from U S contractors. The project promises a modern disposal and purification system, reflecting orderly council routine and planned public improvements.
In Danville Virginia on June 17 Judge Peter W Dillars of Franklin County sentenced his son Herbert Dillars attorney to three hours in jail for contempt after repeated interruptions during a motion. Clerk Greer confirmed the ruling this morning.
New York June 17. Democratic leaders gather for the pre convention scramble with a major clash shaping up over whether the party should adopt a two thirds rule. McAdoo supporters aim to impose the majority rule at the Madison Square Garden sessions beginning next week and push for McAdoo’s nomination on the first ballot.
Otter Creek Coal company property to be sold at trustee's sale on June 20 in Brazil Indiana. Receiver John W. Baumauk appointed by stockholders to sell two mines north of town.
Rome reports with King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Mussolini meeting at the Quirinal. Rumors persist that Mussolini offered his resignation amid the kidnapping and slaying of Socialist Deputy Matteotti. Five thousand blackshirt Fascisti have been deployed to restore order.
Paris June 17 The new French president Doumergue spoke to parliament this afternoon. He said France seeks no dangerous ambition but aims to secure payment of reparations and guarantees for security promised previously. International News Service report from Paris.
New York June 17 very few party leaders at the Democratic national convention expect a nominee from McAdoo Smith or Underwood. A battle of second choices is seen between McAdoo and Smith, with a dark horse from the middle West hoped for by Ralston Davis Glass Cummins and Copeland.
A group of ten dyed-in-the-wool communists threatened to disrupt the Farmer-Labor-Progressive third party convention in St. Paul. They demanded acceptance of their platform and the formation of a third party led by an independent ticket excluding Senator Robert M. La Follette after he opposed the communists.
Washington sent the government reply to Japan over the new immigration law exclusion section to Tokyo last night via Ambassador Hanihara. Publication will await a simultaneous Tokyo Washington announcement likely on Thursday. American newspapers were asked to refrain from forecasts before the note becomes official.
Bennie Leonard the lightweight champion lent his diamond studded belt to his sister for display in her store window. A thief threw a brick through the window last night and stole the prize valued at $3,000, not from a boxing ring.
Washington June 17 A split in President Coolidge's official circle was averted as A Bascom Slemp announced he would remain secretary to the president during the campaign. Rumors of Slemp's resignation over clashes with William M Butler, new Republican National Committee chairman, circulated after disagreements over vice presidential picks. Slemp later stated he would not resign and would join the advisory committee that will guide the campaign, though Butler may chair it. The White House influence and control of strategy remain contested as appointments to the advisory panel and western manager roles emerge.
In Fayetteville West Virginia on June 17 indictments against C Frank Keeney Fred Mooney and William Blizzard former United Mine Workers officials tied to the 1921 armed march were dropped. Prosecutors said witness losses made further action futile. Cases against many march participants had been pursued in several counties with mixed outcomes.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Wisconsin sheriff posses patrolling highways north of Milwaukee for a man who fled a tourist camp at Wittenberg after the body of his bride, reportedly married a week, was discovered buried in sand. The man gave the name George P. Cummings of Grand Rapids.
Witness statements describe movements toward the northern Logan border as a suspect denies involvement. Other witnesses claim the individual entered the disturbed area to aid federal troops in restoring order.
Chicago June 17 Dr Spencer Brown linked to another million dollar robbery is arrested as the mastermind of the all mail train holdup in which about three million dollars in cash and securities were seized. Police say they are ready to close in on the rest of the gang.
In San Pedro California June 17 evidence increasingly points to insufficient air pressure in the U S Navy Mississippi gun mechanism as a cause of the blast that killed 48 aboard on Thursday. Turret No 2 captain Walter Ebel and plugman Francis Majewski testified that air to clean barrels and close breeches was weak. Gunnery experts say weak pressure could leave smoldering particles in barrels that ignite new T N T charges as they are rammed home.
Chicago June 17 After defense alienists declared Leopold and Loeb psycholog ically abnormal the state expert warned that being a smart aleck does not excuse murder The defense conducts further tests to be used at the August 4 trial Police brutality inquiry into Franks case teachers questioned by a council committee appointed by Mayor Dever opened without Molt Mitchell or Walton Watson present.
James M Lynch of Syracuse New York has been elected president of the International Typographical Union to succeed Charles P Howard of Detroit. An unofficial election board count shows Lynch with a 2209 vote majority out of 56000 votes cast in Indianapolis on June 17.
Indiana senator Samuel M. Ralston, a dark horse at the Democratic national convention, is expected to refuse the vice presidency and run for president. Meredith Nicholson, a Ralston worker, said Indiana will not provide another vice president and Ralston will campaign as a progressive conservative and best vote-getting nominee. The Indiana delegation is said to back him on roll call, with key Indiana figures like Fred Van Nuys and Tom Taggart involved, while Charles A. Greathouse notes his official role limits active support.
International News Service reports at St Paul that a national independent third party was planned at the Farmer Labor Progressive convention. The Reds would be fought vigorously, while La Follette declined comment on convention dispatches and indicated possible presidential support.
Senator Mangus Johnson has secured renomination at the hands of the Farmer-Labor party, winning 61 to 1 over the Communist candidates in Minnesota. The report from Minneapolis dated June indicates a strong party backing for Johnson ahead of the upcoming election season.
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