20 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1924
Page
1
Reports say General Smedley Butler will not serve the full year as Philadelphia police head amid clashes with City Hall. At Atlantic City Kendrick station, Mayor and director are said to be preparing a showdown over the police reform drive.
James A Crain of Washington DC has served 20 months as head of the American Legion Department for the District of Columbia He chaired the District Rehabilitation Committee in the capital and has been a member of the national executive committee and the American Legion Weekly board Born September 20 1878 in Warren County Minnesota Crain practiced law in Nebraska Washington State New York and the national capital He chairs the National Guard Association executive committee and leads the National Ride Association of America.
William Allen White denounces the Ku Klux Klan as a national menace in Kansas while independent gubernatorial efforts test support. He accuses major parties of being led by men with Klan backing and urges testing public sentiment about the minority group and its constitutional rights.
In Mount Vernon Illinois on September 2 authorities hold Rev Lawrence M Hight in jail as they search for evidence in the deaths of his wife Ansa and Wilford Sweetin. Photographs found in the Ina home link the clergyman to the cases while a Chicago pathologist examines stomach contents for poison.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a visit by Wales near Lengleland with references to parties and game events. Details are sparse and names unclear, but indicates preparations and social functions around the forthcoming visit. The passage includes scattered phrases about meetings and a brief timetable.
The article notes high level discussions involving Secretary of the Navy and President Coolidge as they address questions about naval strength and arms limitation. It references interviews and the potential impact on the West Coast defense in a period of international tension.
Fragmentary report from Pennsylvania describes a high speed crash on a state highway near Harrisburg. The text notes multiple fatalities and injuries among drivers and pedestrians, with unclear vehicle counts and地点 details due to damaged OCR.
Reconstruction of a campaign moment shows Bawes delivering a keynote in Sioux Falls after a prior appearance in Kalb. The report notes the Republican presidential candidate planned to travel homeward for a brief address before next stops, with crowds observing in the city.
Democratic presidential candidate John W Davis prepared to campaign in Indiana after a Gary speech pledging human equality liberty and popular sovereignty. He planned two addresses at Lowh Bead and a Fort W. address with stops in Chicago and Fort York to follow.
Harrisburg report notes improved grape production with Penn Vineyards yielding 20,411 tons. Officials estimate total state yield near 28,811 tons, reflecting a three percent rise from last year and an increase in acres under cultivation to about 10,888.
A garbled late news bulletin lists scattered phrases and numbers. The jumbled text references trays, gear, counts, and various names, but lacks coherent events, places, or outcomes to identify a clear news item or report.
Authorities near Delmar find a large still on a Swamp area during a raid connected to Charles Savage. Savage, armed, is taken into custody as officers recover guns and learn of alleged risk to his wife and five children. A hearing before Federal Commissioner is planned on liquor distilling charges.
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