Harding West Tour Shapes 1924 Platform Plans
President Harding edits the 1924 Republican platform on a westward trip drafting key planks. He targets international court, prohibition, agriculture, railroads, and coal while stressing governance and tax issues to shape next year’s campaign. Local taxes and government spending are highlighted with emphasis on burdens borne by cities and states.
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Harding
Rawlings
Wyo
International Court
St. Louis
Senate
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Washington
Denver
Cheyenne
United Mine Workers
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Mabey
Reed Smoot
King
Utah
Mormon Tabernacle
Cedar City
Zion Park
State Accepts Peace Monument Given By G A R
Columbus lines marked by Governor Donahey acceptance of the peace memorial at the state house grounds from Ohio women. The dedication ceremony highlighted the G A R encampment and inscription honoring Ulysses S Grant and Americas call for universal brotherhood.
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Columbus
Donahey
State House
Women of
Ohio
A. 8. Grant
America
Universal Brotherhood
Lorain Youth Surrenders to Police in May Shooting
Sixteen year old Joe Wieitowicz turned himself in to Chief Stankard after a May shooting that injured John Prusik with two rifle wounds. Police had pursued him since the incident and his case will be heard in juvenile court.
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Joe Wieitowicz
Lorain
John Prusik
Stankard
Prusik
Masked killer identified in fatal shooting of 3-year-old son
Detectives name Frank Geralka as the man who, aided by two witnesses, shot dead his son John in the Geralka home after breaking a window pane. Ottawa reports Canada may enter negotiations with U G within two weeks to discuss cooperation against cross border ram smuggling.
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Chicago
Frank Geralka
Geralka
John
Ottawa
Canada
Window Glass Cutters League Formed in Charleston
Five organisations of window glass cutters merge into the Window Glass Cutters League of America at a Charleston meeting. Al G. Kirch of Charlestown heads the movement announced today.
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Charleston
W. Va
GOP Aide Dies in Accident on Harding Journey
Sumner Curtis, Republican National Committee representative, and Thomas French of Denver were killed when an auto carrying part of President Harding's party overturned near Denver. Two others were injured. The crash recalls the 1918 death of Ben F. Allen alongside President Wilson.
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Sumner Curtis
Republican National Committee
Thomas French
Denver
Harding
Colo
Ben F. Allen
Washington
Portland
Ore
Wilson
Woman shot and killed after decline of joy ride with married man
In San Antonio on June 26 Eliza beth Jackson of Dallas was killed in a stairway pistol duel with married Robert Taylor 80 at an apartment house he owned Taylor held on murder charges saying Jackson had refused his invitations and started shooting after leaving the building Jackson shot back but her bullets missed while Taylor’s took effect.
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San Antonio
Tex
Elizabeth Jackson
Dallas
Jackson
GC Taylor
Taylor
Richard York
Gangster Slain in Yanks Club Riot in Toledo
In Toledo on June 26 a Brooklyn gang leader known as Whitey was shot and killed during a brawl at the Golden Rule post of the private soldiers and sailors legion. Police say after a fight with caretaker Phil Kennedy the gang member grabbed pool balls and attempted to wreck the club Kennedy then fired killing Whitey through the heart and surrendered to police.
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Toledo
New York
Whitey
Brooklyn
Golden Rule Post
Soldiers and Sailors Legion
Phil Kennedy
Pool Balla
Kennedy
Will Review Murder Trial at Cleveland Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear the case State v Mabel Champion from Cleveland on its merits. Champion, sentenced to 20 years in Marysville reformatory by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas for killing Edward OConnell during a drunken fight at Downing's restaurant on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland on July 26 1922. The Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals reversed the conviction citing trial judge error in admitting evidence. The state appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court Today
Mabel Champion
Cleveland
Marysville Reformatory
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Edward O'Connell
O'Connell
Champions
Ansley Champion
Downing
Euclid Avenue
Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals
Common Pleas Court
Supreme Court
Appeals Liquor Case In Lorain Woman Appeals Conviction
Rosario Garbo of Lorain appeals a municipal court liquor possession conviction and $400 fine to the court of common pleas, claiming the municipal judge erred in finding guilt and assessing the penalty.
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Rosario Garbo
Lorain
Om Mentecipal Court
Court of Common Pleas
New England States Hit By Twisted Strike Action
Boston and Rhode Island report wide telephone operators strike across Maine Vermont Rhode Island Massachusetts and New Hampshire demanding five dollar weekly raises and seven hour days. Tens of thousands affected as union splits appear with O Connor and Molloy factions clashing over leadership and strategy.
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Boston
Maas
New England
Julia & O’connor
Maine
Vermont
Shode Island
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Wynn, Sagus
Lynnfield
Nahant
Mass
Providence
Rhode Island
Springfield
Holyoke
Portland
Mains
Fall River
Ets
Unoin
Annie Molloy
Jon the O'Connor
Miss O'Connor
Miss Molloy
International Union of Telephone Girls
R. I
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Newport
Worldwide Briefs Highlight Death, Politics and Dignitaries
The June dispatches report the Walter Ward murder case involving Clarence Peters and financial magnate’s son Walter Ward, a grand jury inquiry in White Plains. Other items note Newark heat relief hopes, hostility over ship liquor policy, Minnesota Senate race control by state committee, Maxwell denying authorship claims, Archbishop Tikon freed pending trial, Sidney Webb’s Versailles critique, and Jane Addams in Tokyo after a fall.
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White Plains
Clarence Peters
Walter S. Ward
Milionaire Baker
Peters
Supreme Court affirms $75,000 damages in railroad crash case
Columbus June 26 The state supreme court sustained the verdict for $75,000 damages awarded to Victor D Miller Cleveland by Cuyahoga county courts against the Toledo Columbus and Ohio River Railroad Company. The suit arose from a closing accident in Cambridge Guernsey County in which Miller had both legs cut.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
Victor D. Miller
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Toledo, Columbus and Ohio River Railroad Company
Cambridge
Guernsey County
Ile
Heavy storm causes millions in damage in western Ontario
A violent electrical storm swept western Ontario early today causing damage estimated in the millions. The towns around Toronto report extensive structural harm and power outages as crews assess the impact. Fire and municipal services respond to several incidents.
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West
Ontario
Toronto
Ont
Named President of Rotary Clubs
J Gudiher of Philadelphia is named president of an international Rotary Club group. The announcement highlights his leadership role and the organization's global reach.
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J Gudiher
Philadelphia
I Eae Anermational
Igeary
Acquitted Woman Faces New Trial in Newark Case
A Newark court acquitted Ymaurder Kleid Griese of poisoning her mother in a case that loomed over her future. The ruling prompts immediate calls for a subsequent trial as prosecutors pursue renewed action against Creighton, who previously escaped conviction.
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Ymaurder
Marz F. Creighton
Brotte
Awa
Inig
Newark
Toledo man in Lorain gunfight case identified
Lorain police arrested Mike East of Toledo after he went to St Joseph's hospital for treatment of three gunshot wounds he carried. Police say a Toledo man involved in a Saturday gunfight remains sought as the suspect.
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Lorain
Mike East
Toledo
Ohio
Mac
St. Joseph’s Hospital
East
Bast
No Ice Shortage Threatens City Amid Heat
City officials and ice expert H. Lucas assure supply remains steady with two plants meeting heavy demand during the hot spell. Daily usage reaches about seventy five tons as ice cream and soft drink vendors see brisk business.
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H. Lucas
Ise
State Chiropractors Lose In New Ruling
Ohio. The state supreme court upheld Hamilton County courts denying a injunction against the state medical board. Cincinnati chiropractor George D Meeker argued the board acted unreasonably and capriciously and overstepped authority to set education standards for chiropractic licensure.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
Hamilton County
State Medical Board
Ohio Medical Act
George D Meeker
Cincinnati
Elyria and Lorain Firms Formed in Ohio
Incorportions issued today include The Sidney B. Royce Co. of Lorain with $10,000 in stock to SB Royce and Miriam S Royce and The Cotton Fruit Farm Co. of Elyria with $10,000 in stock to E C Cotton and Ruby F Cotton.
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Columbus
Sidney B. Royce Co
Lorain
SB. Royce
Miriams. Royce
Cotton Fruit Farm Co
Elyria
E. C. Cotton
Ruby F. Cotton
Brooklyn Horror Blamed on Negligence in Elevated Crash
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Dodd blamed transit officials for the two elevated cars plunge that killed seven and injured 71, citing rotten guard beams and a manipulated signal to shift blame from the motorman Edward Parcell who faced a homicide charge. Dodd urged swift justice while Parcell defended his innocence amid hysteria.
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New York
Brooklyn
Charlies Dodd
Dodd
Edward Parcel
Parcell
One Killed and Man Dies in Cincinnati Car Crash
In Cincinnati on June 26 George Weik, 52, a railroad clerk, was killed and Everett Utter, 40, suffered a skull fracture when struck by an automobile driven by Harry Bakke, 38. Witnesses said Bakke drove recklessly at high speed up Vine Street hill. Bakke was arrested. The death raised Hamilton county's 1923 motor fatality toll to 65.
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Cincinnati
George Weik
Everett Utter
Harry Bakke
Bakke
Vine Street Hill
Hamilton County
Mayors barred from issuing warrants and sheriff costs ruling
Ohio Attorney General Crabbe ruled that a city or village mayor cannot issue warrants to a sheriff or deputy and sheriffs fees cannot be charged as costs against arrestees presented to a mayor. In Cincinnati, Donald Snow, jailed for unpaid dry law fines, was freed via habeas corpus by Judge Stanley Struble. Elsewhere, a two-vehicle crash on East avenue injured several local residents, and a Bellevue-Clyde group was hurt when a Sillman auto veered into a ditch near Sandusky.
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Columbus
Crabbe
State Bureau of Inspection
Cincinnati
Donald Snow
Failnure
Stanley Struble
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Flight postponed as four day nonstop attempt delayed
San Diego report says the four day and night nonstop flight is postponed to Wednesday or Thursday, per Rockwell field commander Major Arnold. New York market notes Liberty bond openings show several issues with prices listed, including 31-29 160.37 for opening liberty bonds and various 4 1-4e to 4 1-40 figures with small changes.
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San Diego
Cal
Arnold
Rockwell Field
New York
Liberty Bonds
Fuet
Ammonia Tank Explodes in Brooklyn Bullring
A Brooklyn ammonia tank exploded this afternoon injuring and endangering several people in a crowded bullring. Firemen were alerted as responders worked to control the blaze and assist victims amidst the smoke.
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New York
Brooklyn
Athens tragedy claims two in fall near Coolville
In Pomeroy Meigs county officials Obtinger 33 chief of police and Fish 37 justice of peace were riding near Coolville when their vehicle left the road and plunged into a ravine. Both men died in the crash. Local authorities were investigating the accident.
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Athens
Jane
Obtinger
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Fish
Justice Peace
Coolville
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