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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1924
Page
3
United Press report details quarrels among delegates as women influence ballot delays at the Democratic National Convention. Women push for their preferred candidate while male delegates blame delays on women. Prominent figures including Elizabeth Marbury and McAdoo supporters are cited as debating strategy and patience as ballots drag on.
A request for financial aid to restore Lorain, a storm center, was sent to Mayor Gilman by the Lorain mayor. Citizens wishing to contribute should forward funds to Mayor Gilman at City Hall. A separate note from Dover, Nc mentions a frog farming venture and a church service with Miss Ruth Gordon Hanson slated to sing.
Des Moines July 4 Automo cense plates next year will be black letters on a gray nd. The size of the plates will be same as this year. The first road shipment of the new plates is expected next week and will be sent to various county seats. Automobile registration this year mounted to 841,897 of which 580 were for pleasure cars.
A list of marriage notices from Fegaisree Licenses includes Leslie M. Wallace aged 28 and Maye Bond hus aged 28, both of Cushing Iowa. Glenn Edwards 21 to Luella Hoff man 18 of Westfield Iowa. Richard Johnson 40 to Mrs. Lucille Swanson 24 of Elk Point. August M. Young 5 to Mrs. Josephine Van Der Haar 43 of Ro salle Net. Eugene FE Lyons 28 to Elnora H. Ladman 22 of Castana Iowa. William M. Thomas 21 of South Omaha Nebraska to Edith Sieman 18 of Waterbury Nebraska.
Birth notices show girls born to Urblan and Carl at 2000 East Sixth on July 8 at St Vincent's hospital Kennedy to Earl at 2235 Maple July 3 St Vincent's Hutchison to K C at 1205 Stones July 4 St Joseph's Hutchison to Glenn at 408 West Second July 6 St Joseph's hospital Dyars to Lewis M at 3400 Lafayette July 5 Maternity Hutchison to Arnold Carlson at 312 South Center July 4 Lutheran church community records note.
Washington July 5 Senator William E Borah, chairman of the senate committee on campaign expenditures and contributions, wires Timothy T Ansberry at the New York convention questioning the committee authority to investigate delegate elections. He suggests consulting Senators Caraway and Bayard and notes Jones and Shipstead are out of the city. If authority and facts justify, the committee will convene.
John McDonald pioneer resident of Sioux City will be buried Sunday at 3 20 PM at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Edwin F Rippey officiating Active pallbearers include M H L Mammen H A Gooch Fritz Fritzen J A Wallace D P D Browning and B Hoskins Others listed as pallbearers are J Le Mueh xe De Hicks ull T A Black William Go HA Johns C Ro Marks Milton Perry Smith M J Felt and Dr A J Reser Interment follows at Floyd Cemetery with Columbia Commandery Knights Templar and local lodges attending Funeral services at the church and interment in Floyd Cemetery
Arthur Holder, named secretary of a new third party movement and seen as a likely running mate for Senator La Follette, is a former Sioux City railroad machinists member who left the city two decades ago for a machinists’ post. He helped in early labor efforts and later joined the AFL legislation committee. National Tobacco Week features an international Tobacco and Allied Industry exposition announced for January 1924 at Grand Central Palace, New York.
Over 200 leading civil, marine, mechanical and electrical engineers from the United States have filed for London to attend the World Power Congress, held in connection with the British Empire Exhibition, from June 30 to July 12.
Moscow dispatch reports wide spread famine claims are unwarranted says Bykov Smirnov and other officials. Smirnov blames crop failures on snow shortages and heat plus unsuitable American seeds. Government plans grain transport drought resistant seeds and water projects to aid peasants and secure next planting.
Across South English and nearby towns daily notes report ongoing railroad delays on re building the bridge between Wellman and Kalona. In August 6 events in Clarinda promise chautauqua highlights featuring Bishop Oldham. June rainfall totals reach 4.44 inches. A near miss involving Miss Lillian Duffee occurs at Wilton Junction after a wooden platform collapse into 15 feet of water. Community notices cover elections, poisonings, storms, and local appointments across Clarion Grandview and Guthrie County.
Shellsburg Mrs Voris Richart 62 died after apoplexy following a drive home with her husband and two Richart relatives. She belonged to Methodist church Rooster club and Orion Rebekah lodge. Survived by husband and two sons. Grand Junction Mrs Elizabeth Brown widow of George R Brown buried at home of daughter E J Spears in Cedar Falls. She was born in New Jersey, lived in Illinois, moved to Iowa in 1898. Decorah Alvin Noecker 66 farmer of Pleasant township died leaving wife a son and two daughters and three brothers and five sisters.
Odds President Coolidge to be reelected moved from 9 to 5 and then to 2 to 1 in statewide betting as Wall Street bettors faced a Democratic convention deadlock. Fried & Co. cut odds on Underwood Davis and Ritchie to 2% to 1 from 3% to 1. Baker and McAdoo remained heavily unfavored with limited money in sight.
Calcutta July 6 United States army flyers flying two wor were swept through violent storms. They reached Karachi at 1 10 p m after leaving Multan at 6 18 a m. British air forces gave a great welcome. Tokio July The British round the world amphibian plane piloted by Maj Stuart Maclaren arrived in Japan today. Thousands along the water front at Kagoshima cheered as the bi plane landed.
Baltimore witnesses report the steamer Three Rivers of the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway burned off Cove Point. About 350 passengers were rescued by the steamer Allegheny of the Merchants and Miners Transportation company. The only known dead are a man and a woman, two negroes, with more details received at 4 am today.
In Lorain and nearby northern Ohio cities a week of storm damage and unsanitary conditions sparks an epidemic threat. Medical officer Capt Whittaker reports thirty persons treated for gangrene or related injuries. all injured urged to report for vaccination and care. Dorothy Emma Moore born to Mr and Mrs Mark Moore, daughter named to spell Dem.
Police court yesterday carried a crowded docket of holiday intoxication cases. Twenty six fined six dollars, two habituals sent to porter work for seven and two days, and several defendants forfeited bail. Vic Ostenson paid a fifty cent fine and moved to state court on a similar liquor nuisance charge. Faith Whitney fined twenty five for operating a disorderly house. C Davis, Cora Wagner, and M Faisey fined fifteen for frequenting. Mike Smith fined fifty for reckless driving, remanded on a separate operating a car while intoxicated charge. J Franka fined five for disturbing the peace, Al Hudson fined five for assault and larceny.
A man named George Sloan from Wiltstrown was sentenced to ten years after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the garage of George in a county incident tied to a larger grand jury case. Other charges included robbery related counts from the same time frame as the related investigations proceed.
Two women filed divorce petitions against their husbands yesterday in city court. Mrs. Tati Van Allen seeks divorce from Arthur Van Allen and requests an injunction to prevent harassment and threats amid disputes over child support and visitation. Keelaig price filing names Arthur Veeling in a divorce petition alleging abuse and cruelty with temporary relief sought.
A Sioux City man is accused of theft after a police search failed to recover 15 dollars from Frank Jensen. W. C. Striker, arrested near Town Street by a gun squad under John Shannon, swore out a burglary charge against Jensen claiming the money was taken from his home. Jensen, brought to police, only had six dollars when searched.
A. B. Sweeney takes charge of the remodeled shoe department on the main floor after returning to Sioux City. Eva Samuels runs the second floor beauty parlor, while J. L. Kaiser, formerly of Kansas City, heads the new millinery department. Cylindrical bags with tassels are noted among the latest shapes.
Newton July 4 Denying an effort to push a bond issue for hard surface 3000 miles of primary roads at the coming session of the Forty first general assembly. H B Allfree president of Iowa Good Roads outlines aims including removing the 12 percent assessment near roads and establishing a two cent gas tax with two thirds to secondary roads and one third to primary roads. The state highway commission would gain full authority over supervision and construction of the primary system.
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