10 Jun 1924
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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1924
Page
1
Police crackdown on gambling continues as city officers seize six slot machines from as many venues. Owners face warrants to appear before Justice Hearne at nine oclock tomorrow morning. Violations carry a minimum penalty of 50 and costs under city ordinances.
The Cleveland convention opens in a 13 000 seat hall with temporary chairman Theodore Burton presiding. Hoover and Dawes are discussed as running mates while Borah declines. delegates debate platform lines and credentials as plans for permanent leadership unfold.
Mrs Gee W Ellis dies suddenly while en route to visit her daughter in Fayetteville Delaware. She resided in Sevena before moving four years ago. The deceased was about fifty years old and leaves a husband and several children.
Peter Clark MacFarlane dies by suicide described as a dramatic act with an axe after illness. The death is reported as a self inflicted tragedy. Police and coroner are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
Truncated text references Peter Clark MacParlane a former actor and preacher, with notes on his career and the end of his life. It mentions a dramatic event involving a pistol and a rail clerk, and hints at multiple fiction works and tragic final chapters. The legible fragments suggest a historical obituary tone focusing on personal decline and literary output.
June 16 report from Accomated freee Cleverend notes the Republican National Convention opening and the Vice Presidential candidacy race with emphasis on the Leeden boom and internal debates. Delegates discuss the balance between campaigning by President Roosevelt and a potential running mate's campaign tools, while platform battles unfold among reform and welfare groups.
Prominent guests include Supreme Court figures Chief Justice Taft and Justices McReynolds, Setherend, and Biter as well as former Attorney General McPaugher. Chairman Mulivane of Kansas organizes seating with delegates and notable visitors from New York to Virginia. Noted attendees span presidents from Lincoln to Coolidge era, with Mellon and Work attending as officials and delegates.
The article reports rising anti-US sentiment tied to a new Japanese immigration policy favoring measures against foreigners. It notes Japanese business interests backing the agitation to remove foreign competition, with officials and businessmen cited as supporters of the movement. It mentions court martial framing and a smuggling case involving a girl dressed as a sailor, heard in New York.
A fragmented report traces calls in New York for an immediate special session of the legislature to set a primary date for the coming election. Mentions Nathan Berg and William Hayward as candidates and notes satellite headquarters coverage and party figures in Washington.
The trial of 29 alleged Ku Klux Klan members and descendants of Jilly continues with witnesses for the state. Defense counsel push for a separate hearing as prosecutors press charges of rioting and murder tied to a gathering that left three dead.
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