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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1924
Page
3
Milton Mackaye reports from Washington that La Follette backers form a new campaign policy favoring dollar contributions and independent candidacies. The executive committee of national and local leaders met to shape tactics, with figures like Roosevelt and La Follette aides discussed as potential running mates.
A shattered record describes the American Air Fleet in Bucharest for July 12. Flyers depart seven hours from operation base as Lieuts Smith and Nelson arrive to push toward Paris and join ongoing celebrations in the capital.
Lincoln July 12 Gov Charles W Bryan democratic vice presidential nominee returns to Nebraska for a public homecoming. The governor will be received with a depot mass meeting and parade then hosted at the Governor's Mansion by Mrs Bryan who has chosen fried chicken new potatoes and ice cream for the welcome lunch. The family keeps simple modest hospitality and avoids pomp.
The article describes Mrs Bryan preparing rooms for visitors on the east porch with tall white columns. She discusses family, her son Silas in Minneapolis, daughter Mary Louise recently married, and Gov Bryan's Baptist faith informing his background.
Weather outlook for the period July 14 to 19 covers the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Scattered thunder showers are expected at and during the latter half of the week with moderate temperatures.
J P Quinn aged 24 in Iowa seeks the mayoral post, aiming as the youngest holder of the office. He has served as a past commander in local organizations and positions his campaign on youthful leadership.
The Tama Toledo interurban lines report a loss of 5759. in 192% context. Officials cite revenue decline and rising operating costs as key factors impacting year to date finances.
Carl C. Magee editor of the New Mexico State Tribune must answer contempt charges in Las Vegas on July 22. He was previously convicted on four counts with fines totaling 4000 dollars and a prison term, but Gov. Hinkle pardoned those sentences. He faces possible further pardons if convicted again.
July 12 in Marengo Mansel Royal aged 12 died in a local hospital after his legs were severed when he jumped onto a Rock Island freight train with companion Richard Tompkins. Tompkins jumped off safely as Royal rolled under the wheels and was injured.
The national council of agriculture was launched in St Paul on July 12 with a unanimous report backing legislation to enact MacNary-Haugen farm relief measures. Leaders aim to unite all agricultural groups and press Congress for farm relief on an equal basis with labor and industry under a protective system.
In St Louis on July 12 police blame a tramp for the brutal murder of 23 year old Marie Henke found battered in her bed. A 10 pound wrench caused a fatal blow to her head and a small cash amount was missing from the room. The wrench lay on the floor near the bed.
Ku Klux Klan leaders canceled their parade and meetings in Missouri Valley Iowa after a large anti-klan crowd gathered. Police feared riot and bloodshed, while arrests of 12 anti klansmen followed a prior klan meeting raid in which records were stolen. Weather and rain kept some Hooded Order members on the streets.
Democratic nominee John W. Davis is praised by Cordell Hull as the man to lead the fight against corruption and immorality in Washington under the Harding Coolidge era. The New York report notes unity behind Davis despite earlier opposition from Brennan Mack and McAdoo as he seeks a campaign manager and plans bases in New York and the Midwest.
Washington reports La Follette leaders unveil a poor man's campaign fund to finance an independent run with small gifts from the people. A six member finance subcommittee has worked since Cleveland, promising no large donors or millionaires. La Follette plans speeches nationwide and will broadcast beyond radio while the national committee weighs vice presidential choices ahead of July 18 meeting.
The American Farm Bureau Federation forecast a near term sale of five leading grain marketing companies to American farmers. It supports a farmer owned cooperative marketing organization under Illinois law with capitalization around 10 million dollars.
In Washington Charles W. Bryan, Democratic vice presidential nominee, hails the New York platform as the party's most progressive yet and predicts victory. He defends his record in Nebraska politics and says monopoly, not government, should not undercut honest trade, while noting no unrest in the state. He plans to withdraw from the gubernatorial race and return to Lincoln.
La Follette rules out any political partnership with Gov. Charles W. Bryan as running mate. An aide said the progressive leader will not approve Bryan and seeks no affiliation with either of the two old parties.
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