Leading Parties Gird for November Battle
New York June 15. North Carolina’s Democratic delegation to the national convention may be positioned to back a dark horse candidate. McAdoo is argued as the progressive choice with a platform to outpace the Cleveland era. Western sentiment favors Coolidge and Dawes for a safer Republican road to defeat.
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North Carolina
Daniels
Dark Horse
McAdoo
Cleveland
Tammany
Wall Street
Bryan
Coolidge
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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la Follette
Coolidge Re elected by Large Republican Convention Majority
The Republican national convention adjourned with Calvin Coolidge nominated for president and Charles G. Dawes chosen as running mate after a brief struggle. Dawes defeated Lowden with Hoover briefly in contention and La Follette and Johnson receiving scattered votes. The final tally showed Coolidge well ahead.
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Wisconsin
North Dakota
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Charles G. Dawes
Herbert Hoover
Lowdon
Dawes
Calvin Coolidge
Robert M. la Follette
South Dakota
Government Buys North Carolina Forest Lands
Raleigh reports that in ten years the United States government has acquired about 350000 acres of mountain forest lands in North Carolina at six dollars per acre for roughly 2 million dollars. Forester H M Curran says these woods could yield substantial net revenue with better management.
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Raleigh
United States
North Carolina
H. M. Curran
State College of Agriculture
Curran
United States Treasury
Saxony
Bricklayers Strike in New York Over Unions
New York June 12 local bricklayers initiate a strike against non‑union iron workers on about twenty Manhattan builds to protect members from dangerous, incompetent labor. About 1,000 bricklayers and an equal number of hoisting engineers and laborers are affected after a decision by the Executive Council and all locals.
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Manhattan
Aberdeen
John Donnelly
Seventh Avenue
Executive Council
Samew Ky Me
Noted author MacFarlane dies by suicide in San Francisco
Peter Clarke MacFarlane a fifty three year old noted author and former actor and preacher killed himself on the steps of the San Francisco Morgue witnesses said he halted at the coroner’s shelter and fired a pistol into his left temple before slipping to the sidewalk The man had battled diabetes and physical and mental exhaustion his notes described surrender to death He had worked from a railroad clerk to author and had stints as an actor and a pastor He traveled with the American army on the western front in 1918 and lectured as a Chautauqua speaker in 1921 and 1922.
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San Francisco
Peter Clarke MacFarlane
Samuel Alden
Dawes Delivers Caustic Testimony at War Expenditures Hearings
Brig. Gen. Charles Gates Dawes of Illinois roasts Congress during the Select Committee inquiry into World War I costs. He denounces “pinheaded politicians” and mudslinging while defending the army and denying any political ambitions. Dawes, once urged for a Harding Cabinet, recounts his role in the AEF and his rise from Comptroller of the Currency to national budgeting head.
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Select Committee
House of Representatives
Charles Gates Dawes
Illinois
France
War Department
Congress
Republican House
Dawes
Harding
Gen Dawes
Wilson
Gen. Pershing
State-Owned Ships Will Be Big Issue in North Carolina
Cleveland and Raleigh reports outline a rising clash over state ownership of ships and water transport in North Carolina. The Progressive coalition backs broad reforms and public ownership, while Governor Morrison pushes a boat terminal and rate plan with broad support from western Democrats. The August special session will frame the election machinery to decide the measure, with major legislative battles expected in the house led by John G. Dawson and Lindsay Warren.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Morrison
Council of State
General Assembly
State Ship and Water Transportation Commission
State House
Senate
Commission
John G. Dawson
Lindsay Warren
Pat H. Williams
Wilkes County Blackberry Crop Expected To Net $50000
Roaring River June 11 The Wilkes county blackberry crop will bring in about $50000 for pickers and canners this year with total earnings near $100000 once apples peaches beans and cherries are added. J K Church plans to distribute 3300 cases to farmers families and will pay about $10000 to sixty households. W W Harris hopes to use 10000 cases but doubts supply will exceed 4000.
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Roaring River
Wilkes County
J. K&k. Church
W. W. Harris
1500 Indians to Get 10 Million Land Share
About 1,500 Quinault Indians will share roughly 10 million dollars in timber land as the Supreme Court voids a twelve year allotment policy. Each Indian’s roughly 6,700 dollar share covers three quarters of the reservation. the rest is already designated for farming and grazing. Allocation work to start immediately per Indian Commissioner Charles H. Burke.
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Aberdeen
Washington
Quinault Reservation
Supreme Court
Department of Indian Affairs
Charles H. Burke
Washington, D. C
Notice to creditors of Nichols Mercantile Company
Creditors are notified by the receiver A. E. Tilley to file claims within thirty days or be barred from participation. The notice is authorized by the Superior Court of Overy County and dated June 9, 1924.
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Nichols Mercantile Company
Overy County
A. E. Tilley
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Nebraska
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Iowa
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Brookhart
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