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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1924
Page
1
International News Service reports 88 dead from Saturday night cyclone in Ohio with Lorain tally at 60, Sandusky seven, Cleveland seven, Avon seven, Mantua three, Medina two and others two. Property damage estimated at 30 million dollars.
A federal grand jury indicted former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall Harry Sinclaire Doheny and Doheny Jr on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States tied to leasing naval oil lands in California and Wyoming. Fall and Doheny face bribery counts for allegedly giving $100,000 to the secretary of the interior.
The area northeast of Anderson Indiana suffered damage late Saturday as a cyclonic storm smashed a home at Leroy Mier. Every window shattered and all doors ripped from their hinges in the severe weather event.
Eastern Iowa rivers surged after Saturday night storm. Morengo town flooded nine feet in places. Three mile wide Iowa county strip ruined crops. Telephone and telegraph lines out. Damage likely near one million dollars. Local rescue and relief efforts underway.
Miss Marion Colley of Washington Georgia changed her vote at 1 30 AM to oppose naming the Ku Klux Klan in the Democratic platform. She and P A Stovall of Savannah were the two Georgia delegates who voted no on the original roll call, saying there was an anti klan majority in the delegation. Colley laments saving the party cost her heart but says party pleas from across the country urged her to prevent a split. The scene centered on pressure about the klan as mapped to the convention and leadership.
Indiana faces a grim toll from rail and interurban accidents with 401 deaths in the last fiscal year and multiple wrecks this year. Union Traction at Fortville and Wa bash at Williamsport led to double digit fatalities, while crossing crashes added further losses. The Public Service Commission probes wrecks and issues safety orders as carelessness cited as a persistent factor.
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers spoke at Princeton Indiana on the annual first aid meeting for Indiana urging greater government action to protect miners. He cited 993 coal mine deaths in the first four months of 1924 and 284 in April alone, calling the record appalling and urging expanded mine safety research and stricter laws despite higher production costs.
A summary of a pivotal Democratic National Convention night session in New York. Key votes split over a religious freedom plank denouncing the Ku Klux Klan and the League of Nations. Police and emergency staff prepared for violence as 2,000 extra officers guarded the floor and galleries. William Jennings Bryan and Andrew C. Erwin sparked tension as anti Klansmen escorted him to his seat amid boos. Chairman Walsh struggled to maintain order as adjournment neared.
Spencer Indiana reports a Purdue University freshman civil engineering class camp has taken over the town. Forty percent of the readable text notes girls entertaining the visitors while local boys threaten a backlash. The scene centers on rivalry over dates with college men filling churches and diners at night as town and students interact.
Eight persons were killed at Buda near Kewanee when Burlington passenger train No. 8 crashed into train No. 2 en route from Denver to Chicago. The crash occurred June 30 as both trains collided at a junction, with investigators dispatched to the scene.
Naples June 30 Mount Etna is in violent eruption with a huge lava stream from the crater and bursts of steam and smoke seen today.
Bedford Ind June 30 Bradford Barnes 12 son of Marion Barnes of Bedford drowned while swimming in a deep pool 1½ miles northwest of Avoca He was visiting Marion Smithers yard near Avoca and went in first Though a strong swimmer he died before help could reach him He is believed to have drowned by strangling on diving No marks on body and resuscitation failed
A youth notes the beauty of a palm grove in a captioned photo while a middle aged observer remarks that the place must be very hot. The exchange highlights differing perspectives on the scene.
Madison June 30 The ninth ballot shows McAdoo with 444 votes and Smith 270 as other candidates remain steady. Delegates debate crowding while Walsh orders aisles cleared as ballots continue before adjournment.
At Madison Square Garden on June 30 the Democratic National Convention opened roll call for the first ballot with Missouri demanding a roll call. McAdoo led initially with about 40 of Missouri’s 48 votes, while Smith trailed, as the convention adjourned for a break until 6 o'clock. The committee on resolutions requested Bryan read a resolution mourning President Harding, which was unanimously adopted.
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