Senate Expels La Follette and Three as Party Disavowals
The 1924 Senate votes to discipline Progressive faction leaders by reading out Bob La Follette Edwin Ladd Smith Brookhart and Lynn Frazier from the Republican ranks. The move signals a party split as rules tighten around loyalty to the party head and hints at a looming Conservative vs Progressive divide in American politics.
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Jeader
Bob LaFollette
la Follette
Edwin ¥. Ladd
North Dakota
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Iowa
Lynn J. Frazier
Brookhart
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Col
George Harvey
Citizens of
America
Sins of the Parents illuminate teens' views
Chicago youths averaging sixteen discuss family life with a minister. They critique mothers secrecy, public trials at home, double standards for boys and girls, and parental accountability. The exchange hints at broader issues in parenting and discipline.
Railroads face inability to attract capital for future needs
Gen William Wallace Atterbury newly presiding over the Pennsylvania Railroad warns that to match postwar growth railroads need about 1 billion dollars yearly in new capital. Since 1916 the sector has relied on bonds, mortgaging lines, while earnings remain meager and rates cannot be safely raised.
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William Wallace Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad System
General Atterbury
United States
Hmit
Notable Anniversaries and Obits From Yesterday
A list of historical figures tied to birth and death anniversaries: Joshua Barnevy a 23 year old commodore in the T S navy died in Pittsburgh born Baltimore July 6 1759 Ebenezer Elliott famed Corn Law agitator died March 17 1781 1863 first patent for artificial hands and feet granted to Amasa A Marks of New York 1892 Titus Coan missionary to Patagonia and Hawaii died in Hawaii born Kingsworth Conn Feb 1 1801 1892 Henry W Howat former Pennsylvania governor died Wilkes-Barre born Luzerne county June 1830 1914 Rebel General Christian De Wet captured by Brits in Bechuanaland 1920 Alvaro Obregon installed Mexico president 1922 Maplehurst sinking Lake Superior with eleven lives lost one year 16 0 today Henry Cabot Lodge reelected Republican floor leader in Senate Queen Alexandra born Copenhagen 89 years ago today Zachary Taylor naval aviator born Greenville Ohio 86 years ago today Maj Gen Mark L Hersey US A born Stetson Maine 61 years ago today Samuel M Ralston US senator born Tuscarawas county Ohio 67 years 1910 today Vernon L Kellogg National Research Council secretary born Emporia 57 years ago today Edward Voigt Wisconsin congressman born Bremen Germany 51 years ago today
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Pittsburgen
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Ebenezer Elliott
England
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Titus Coan
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Hawaian Islands
Hawai
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King George
Copenhagen
Treut
Zachary
Greenville
Mark L Hersey U SA
Stetson
Maine
Samuel “MM Ralston
Tuscarawas County
Oho
Vernon L Kelloge
National Research Council
Emporia
Has
Edward Voight
Congress
Wisconsin
Bremen
Germany
Canadian Book Week kicks off nationwide observance today
The Queen Mother Alexandra reaches four score years as Canadian Book Week begins. The Northwestern Mining Association starts its 29th convention in Spokane. Seattle hosts the Western White Pine Blister Rust Conference. The Third National Exposition of Power and Mechanical Engineering opens in New York City and runs through the week. The Sixty-eighth Congress convenes for its final session at noon. The fifth annual meeting of the Association of State Foresters opens in New Orleans. Kansas inaugurates its air college broadcasting station at Kansas State Agricultural College. The Chicago sanitary district case on Lake Michigan water withdrawal goes to the U S Supreme Court. Over 700 National Guard officers from 48 states meet in Philadelphia for the National Guard Association convention.
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National Guard
Philadelphia
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Tom Schall Senate Bid Fueled by Perseverance and Hope
Thomas D Schall Minnesota born reformer and senator-elect rose from poverty after a childhood eye injury. He left school to wrestle and debate, built a law practice, turned to politics as an independent, and won a Senate seat by about ten thousand votes aided by persistent campaigning with his wife guiding him.
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Efe
House
Schall
Champ Clark
Wilson
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Magnus
Students adopt public modesty pledge in Asheville high school
Girl students in Asheville North Carolina vote almost unanimously to not powder or primp in public and urge a return to earlier manners. The resolution signals youth driven progress and invites parents to reflect on their own example as a guide for future generations.
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Asheville, N. C
United States
Coolidge
Local troubles mount as residents face losses and scandal
Lige Bentley, whose wife ran off last June and daughter vanished with a bandit last month, hanged himself last night over carbon trouble. Mrs Lafe Bud, absent since a literary date invitation snub, visited uptown today amid uneasy community whispers.
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Lige Bentley
Lafe Bud
Doctors and longevity rise with medical progress
The piece notes men average about 54 and London women about 59, with far lower lifespans a century ago. It credits medical science and rising intelligence for longer lives and urges giving doctors a fair chance to raise the average age further.
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London
America
Postmaster Bath Named War Revenue Stamp Official
Ten years ago the postmaster was designated to handle government required war revenue stamps on legal documents. The stamps were the first of their kind since the Civil War. The First Congregational Church observed the nineteenth anniversary with special services. Henry Wurst secured a contract for a new building at the rear of his block on West.
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First Congregational Church
Henry Wurst
Bloch On West
Anarchist Berkman Banned From Speaking Places
Alexander Berkman, an anarchist banished from the country, was refused permission to speak in the Sons of Veterans hall and later gave an address at the Coliseum rink. Elyria plumbers petitioned the council to appoint a galitary inspector with an estimated $1600 yearly wage. The Court of Appeals examined the election contest between W. B. Thompson and H. G. Redington, noting Thompson led by three votes, then Redington gained a one vote edge amid ballot irregularities.
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Dreamland Theatre
Alexander Berkman
Sons of Veterans’ Hall
Coliseum
Elyria Plumbers
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Galitary
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H. G. Redington Thompson
Redington
Queen Alexandra Birthday Remembered In Royal Biography
Eighty years old today Queen Alexandra widow of Edward VIII and mother of the present king is recalled in a brief royal sketch. Born in Copenhagen as eldest daughter of Prince Christian of Glucksberg she led a quiet upbringing with modest income. The article notes meeting the Prince of Wales in 1861 and their 1863 Windsor wedding, the first there since Henry I.
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Alexandra
Edward VIII
England
Copenhagen
Prince Christian of Glucksberg
Denmark
Prince of Wales
Windsor
Henry I
Queen Alexandra Retires to Quiet Life at Sandringham
Since her marriage, no word but good has been spoken of Queen Alexandra. At her advanced age and frailty she has been obliged to withdraw from public life and live in seclusion at Sandringham today.
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Queen Alexandra
England
Sandringham
Light is Speed of Light and Traveler Tips
Light is the speediest thing at 186000 miles per second. In one second a ray would circle the earth seven and a half times. A day in a first class New York hotel yields about four dollars in tips for a satisfied traveler.
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New York
London Schools Learn by Radio Across Two Afternoons
London elementary students receive lessons by radio on two afternoons weekly this year in a program that expands remote instruction. Officials say the system supplements in classroom teaching and broadens access for pupils in crowded or distant districts.
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London
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