La Follette and Cox Resolve Party Lines in 1924 Race
The Progressive Voters League of Michigan endorsed Robert M LaFollette for President. Clarence Cannon named parliamentarian for the Democratic national convention in New York. Warren G Harding lauded by Harry M Daugherty at Ada Ohio for a lasting record. Charles B Warren to head the Republican resolutions committee in Washington. Republican HQ opened in Cleveland with John T Adams arrival. William M Butler predicts 1066 votes for Coolidge at the convention. Big city clubs denounce Republicans as embarrassing Coolidge. LaFollette declares candidacy as an independent at Washington.
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Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
New York
Harry M. Daugherty
Ada
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Republic
Charles B. Warren
United States
Mexico
Washington
Republican National
Cleveland
John T. Adams
National Committee
Adams
St. Paul
Robert M. LaFollette
O'Brien Dies From Beach Accident Injuries
Personal notice reports Robert J. O'Brien twenty two son of William O'Brien of St. Paul Minnesota a millionaire lumberman with interests at Jacksonville Florida died of injuries from an automobile accident on the beach on May 18. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge visited Mercersburg Pennsylvania to attend commencement at Mercersburg Academy. The President and Mrs. Coolidge have two sons John and Calvin Jr students at the academy.
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Robert J. O'Brien
William O’brien
St. Paul, Minn
Jacksonville
Fla
Calvin Coolidge
Mercersburg
Mercersburg Academy
Mixed Global News and Local Events Snapshot
Snowfall of 12 to 18 inches reported around Evans ton Wyoming as storm subsides. Topeka to host United Presbyterian Church general assembly in 1927. Georgetown Maryland industrial fire causes about 100000 dollars in damage. 100 Japanese picture brides among 512 aboard the Siberia arriving in San Francisco. John D. Rockefeller Jr to donate 1000000 for Reims cathedral restoration and Versailles and Fontainebleau beautification. Halemaumau crater near Hilo erupts dust cloud after brief quiet. Twelve earthquakes recorded in three hours. Methodist Episcopal divorce law reform proposal defeated 300 to 210 at general conference. Charles W. Hunt of Des Moines approved for Federal Trade Commission seat, succeeding Victor Murdock. Jacob Gould Schurman touted as possible ambassador to Japan succeeding Cyrus Woods.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Midshipmen Sail 16260 Miles On Annual Naval Cruise
The United States Naval Academy's annual cruise covers 16 260 miles as cadets travel to European ports. Tex Rickard Fred C Quimby and rank B Flournoy of New York plead not guilty to illegal transport of the Dempsey Carpentier fight films. Jasper C Muma was indicted but did not appear. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers discusses fusion with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers in Cleveland with representation from every U S state and Canadian province.
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United States Naval Academy
Tex” Rickard
Fred C. Quimby
Rank B. Flournoy
New York
Dempsey-Carpentier
Jasper C. Muma
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United States
Canada
Senate Floats Prohibition on Dead President Portrait Trade Mark
Senate passes bill by Senator Glass prohibiting use of a deceased President's portrait as a trade mark during widow’s life without her consent. House rivers and harbors panel delays Lake Michigan water diversion hearings until December. Navy gets 111000000 for eight cruisers and six gunboats to restore 5-5-3 ratio. Submarine cables suffer extensive damage from the rum fleet off New Jersey. two cable companies protest to the Treasury.
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Washington
Senate
Glass
Dem
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Lake Michigan
United States Navy
Rum Fleet
New Jersey
Treasury Department
Royal visit and global events in a single era
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena return to Rome from London as nations discuss immigration, finance, and alliances. Volcanic disruption swells Honolulu surf while Reims rebuilds after war with Rockefeller funding. International affairs span Tokyo censorship to Geneva diplomacy and American immigration shifts.
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Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Prince of Piedmont
Mafalda
Rome
London
Intercollegiate debating league planned at Eureka
Eureka plans an intercollegiate debating league with at least nine Illinois colleges. Illinois Wesleyan Bradley Carthage Illinois College Mount Morris Northwestern Monmouth and Eureka approved the plan, with Durward Sandifer Eureka college debating coach championing the organization.
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Ilinois
Eureka
Ilinois Wesleyan
Bradley
Carthage
Illinois College
Mount Morris
Northwestern
Monmouth
Durward Sandifer
Eureka College
Illinois News Roundup Dates and Local Incidents
Illinois reports show 300000 automatic accidents last year. Co B Apple of Peoria named student colonel for next year. Meadow Branch cattle losses due to rabies. Eighth grade exams show 10 failed. A bomb damaged Grand Crossing Masonic temple in Chicago injuring a man. Litchfield wheat oats corn outlook poor. Venice man Alexander Caruso killed a burglar. Lincoln Odd Fellows home awards $45000 gym contract to W. M. Allen Construction of Peoria. Chlorine gas chambers to treat colds announced in several city facilities. Litchfield youths confesses starting Buscher Carrico elevator fire causing $100000 loss. Chatterton theater in Springfield to be razed for new venue. Bootlegging crackdown: George Apkings arrested at Goodenough. Will county farmers to hatch pheasant eggs. 70000 dozen eggs ordered.
Eureka College Plans Expansion and Rule Reforms
Eureka College outlines a growth plan under President Bert Wilson including a new library and dormitories for men and women, a revised student government code, a large modern athletic field, and a Young Men's Christian Association building. Chicago police pursued two automobile bandits after a two mile chase with 100 shots fired. one suspect, Devere Williams, surrendered as the other, Sam Kern, fled and was captured after a struggle during which Sgt. William Collins knocked him unconscious.
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Eureka College
Bert Wilson
Young Men’s Christian Association
Chicago
Devere Williams
Sam Kern
William Collins
Collins
Regional Tuberculosis Conference Draws Illinois Officials
Representatives of tuberculosis and health organizations from thirty four counties attended a regional conference of the Illinois Tuberculosis association at Benton. Speakers included Mrs. William H Hart Benton Dr J W Pettit Ottawa Dr George Palmer Springfield Dr Harriet M Daniel Murphysboro Miss Frances Moore Harrisburg B W Tillman Belleville Miss Stella E Hutson Marion Miss Mary H Groves Centralia Miss Jennie E Mayes Mounds J W Becker Springfield and Miss R A Cartisie Appa.
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Illinois Tuberculosis Association
Benton
William H. Hart
J. W
Pettit
Ottawa
George Palmer
Springfield
Harriet M. Daniel
Murphysboro
Frances Moore
Harrisburg
B. W. Tillman
Belleville
Stella E. Hutson
Marion
Mary H. Groves
Centralia
Jennie E. Mayes
Mounds
J. W. Becker
R. A . Cartisie
Appa
Congress Votes to End Session In Official Signal
In Washington the senate backed a nonpartisan vote 53 to 36 to adjourn the first session of the Sixty-eighth Congress at 7 PM on June 7. Leaders from Republican and Democratic camps united to pass the resolution, with 34 Republicans and 19 Democrats voting in favor. The La Follette plan to adjourn July 7 failed 52 to 36, and the McNary Haugen bill was defeated 244 to 154 as the farm bloc pressed for relief and reclamation measures.
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Washington
Senate
House
Farm Bloc
Pact Between Russia and Japan Reported Ahead of Signing
Russian sources say a secret treaty with Japan is ready for signature this month. M. Tchitcherin plans to go to Tokyo to seal the pact granting Japan heavy artillery and certain ships while Russia gains oil-well rights in north Sakhalin for fuel to its navy.
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Russia
Japan
Berlin
M. Tchitcherin
Moscow
Tokyo
Washington
North
Sakhalin
President to Seek New Tax Legislation From Congress
President Coolidge plans to push for tax law changes after consulting state tax officers. He will prepare his message to the Sixty-eighth Congress, seeking adjustments to the recently enacted measure.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
White House
Lieutenant Smith Takes Command of Air Fliers Unit
Washington reports Lieut. Lowell H. Smith named permanent commander of the American world flight squadron by Major General Patrick. The decision follows a personal request from Maj. Frederick N. Martin, whose plane was wrecked in Alaska.
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Washington
Lowell Hy, Smith
Patrick
Ameerican World Flight Squadron
Frederick N. Martin
Alaska
British Women Vote Age Set at Twenty One
The standing committee of the House of Commons approved fixing 21 years as the voting age for women. The measure advances the Adamson bill, allowing about 4,500,000 British women to vote at polls.
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London
House of Commons
Albanian Rebels Take Tirana Amid 100 Casualties
Report from Brindisi says Albanian nationalists captured Tirana after fierce fighting in which 100 people were killed or wounded. They besiege Scutari and Durazzo and have occupied Cruma amid ongoing conflict.
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Tirana
London
Brindisi
Scutari
Durazzo
Cruma
Northern Baptists Convention Closes Amid Controversy
The Milwaukee convention of the Northern Baptist church ended after a bitter clash between fundamentalists and modernists and a heated dispute over pacifism. The sessions were marked by sharp disagreement and a stormy conclusion.
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Milwaukee
The
Northern Baptist Church
Thousands of British to Come to America
London based shipping firms report 60 000 British emigrants booked for passage to the United States during the coming year as per consular records.
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America
London
United States
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William M. Butler
Boston
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Cincinnati
Evanston
Wyo
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Topeka
Kan
Georgetown
San Francisco
Far East
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Reims
Versailles
Fontainebleau
Halemauman Crater
Hilo
L Ife
Charles W. Hunt
Des Moines
Federal Trade Commission
Mr. Hunt
Victor Murdock
Jacob Gould Schurman
China
Cyrus E. Woods
Honolulu
International Conference On Immigration
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Ho Tim
Pan Man Po
Bucharest
Turkey
Rumania
Poland
White Star
Cunard
Canadian Pacific Lines
Sweden
Stockholm
France
J. P. Morgan & Co
Percy Cox
Mesopotamia
Feth Bey
Great Britain
Mosul
League of Nations
Geneva
Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Metropolitan Police of
Rodin
Henry Kriete, Jr
Pujol
Illinois Police Association
Aurora
P. C. Irwin
University of Illinois
Illinois
Fairfield Company
Ben Felix
Barnhill
Fred W. Armstrong
Jack Quinn
American Legion
Lincoln
Mlinois
Sibley
Thompson’s Lake
Havana
Oscar FE. Heard
Freeport
Sixteenth Judicial District
Supreme Bench
Sixth Judicial District
H. Cartwright
Clark and
Madison
A. A. Wolfersperger
Sterling
Sterling Lodge of Elks
Roy J. Hofmeister
Rock City
Minor
Miller
Pearl City
Arthur Justus
Warren
Francis W. Craig
Apple River
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Rockford
Charles Keighley
L. C. Hay
Bloomington
Knights of Pythias
Elks and Masonic Lodges
Robert Graham
College of Agriculture
Urbana
Tiaiti
I. B. Boughton
Graham
Villa de Chantal School
Rock Island
Sisters of the Visitation
Illinois News
Tlinois
Co &B. Apple of
Peoria
Meadow Branch
Jersey County
Justin Washburn
Grand Crossing Masonic Temple
Litchfield
Alexander Caruso
Venice
Odd Fellows’ Orphans’ Home At
W. M. Allen Construction Company
Health Department
Municipal Contagious Diseases Hospital
Iroquois Memorial Hospital
Herman N. Bundesen
Elbert Mansfield
Max Hall
Johnny Heller
Buscher-Carrico
Chatterton
Powers
Indiana
George Apkings
Goodenough
F. A. Laird
Will County
State Game Department
Lieutenant Smith
Northern Baptists and Milwaukee Convention
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