Lafollette Candidacy Sought by Progressive Conference
Delegates at Cleveland gathered for the Progressive Political Action conference urged Senator Robert M Lafollette to allow his name to run for president. A sub-committee prepared a message for Washington and favorable replies were anticipated. The convention drew labor leaders and socialists eyeing a lasting independent political effort.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Robert M. Lafollette
Wisconsin
National Committee
Conference For Progressive Political Action
Washington
William Green
United Mine Workers of America
Morrie Hillquit
The
Progressive Conference
la Follette
Iowa to switch to black letters on gray license plates
Des Moines reports that Iowa will issue motor license plates next year with black lettering on a gray background and the same size as current plates. A sample has been received by the automobile department and the first carload shipment is expected next week. This fall they will be re shipped to county seats as 561,897 licenses have been issued this year, including 552,280 pleasure car licenses.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Automobile Department
Survey of Lorain District After Tornado
Lorain officials and Gov Vic Donahey and aides surveyed the 12 block ruined district to plan rebuilding. Clearing of the State theatre ruins continued with authorities fearing several bodies may remain uncounted while the death toll stood at 65.
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Lorain
Vic Donahey
Kansas City to Stage 250 Mile Auto Race
Kansas City Mo July 3 The world's leading racing stars compete in a 250 mile race at the Kansas City speedway tomorrow afternoon. A $16000 purse awaits with $9000 to the winner and points toward the 1924 national championship. Tommy Milton will start from the pole.
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Kansas City Speedway
Coos
Tommy Milton
Banks Reports Call for June 30 Finances
Norton July 3 The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Monday June 30. Des Moines July 3 The state Department of banking yesterday released statements from state banks as of June 30.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Des Moines
State Department of Banking
Three Year Contracts Authorized for Prison Labor
The Iowa state board of control announced three year contracts for prison labor at Anamosa and Fort Madison to take effect immediately. Shirts will rise ten cents per dozen, and the company pays the board a $300 bonus for light and overhead costs. The state expects about $800,600 in revenue over the contract period.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Greb Stribling Bout Postponed by City Quarantine
In Michigan City Indiana on July 3 the Greb versus Stribling middleweight event and the Macon light heavyweight bout with Abe Atell Goldstein and Connie Curry were postponed indefinitely by Mayor W F C Dall due to a smallpox quarantine.
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tInd
Harry Greb
Young Stribline
Macon
Abe Atell Goldstein
Connie Curry
Sioux City
W. F. C. Dall
Georgia Opposes Child Labor Laws
Atlanta Ga July 32 By a vote of 24 to the state senate today adopted by substitute a resolution providing for the rejection of the 20th amendment to the constitution of the United States which would give congress the power to regulate the prohibition employment of all persons under 158 years of age.
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Atlanta
State Senate
Dairying Bureau Chief Named Today
Washington July 2 The appointment of Dr C W Larson as chief of the new bureau of dairying at the department of agriculture was announced by Secretary Wallace. Larson had led the dairy division of the former bureau of animal industry since 1921, its work now moved to the new bureau.
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C. W. Larson
Bureau of Dairying
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Wallace
Larson
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Italian Premier Mussolini to Attend Geneva League Assembly
Swiss reports say representatives have been asked to reserve Geneva apartments in September for Premier Mussolini. He is expected to attend the League of Nations assembly with Prime Minister MacDonald and Prime Minister Herriot, signaling high level European engagement.
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Switzerland
Mussolini
League of Nations Assembly
MacDonald
Herriot
France
American fliers continue long world trip noted
Washington July 3 The American round the world fliers arrived at Umballa India from Allahabad July 2 and planned to depart for Multan today a message to the air service said A cylinder in Lieutenant Nelson s plane was leaking but fixable.
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Umballa
India
Allahabad
Multan
Air Service
Nelson
British Battlefleet to Visit San Francisco in July
The Hood headed squadron will be in San Francisco for a three day courtesy visit starting July 7. Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Field has notified the U S consul general that all liquor stocks aboard will be banned during the visit.
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San Francisco
Hood
San Fransisco
Sir Frederick Field
Gerald Campbell
Trans Continental Mail Arrives in Washington With Flowers
A batch of trans continental air mail from San Francisco arrived in Washington at 8 a m. containing bouquets sent by Mrs James E Power wife of the San Francisco postmaster to Mrs Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Warren Q Harding.
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Washington
Trans-Continental Air Mail
San Francisco
James E. Power
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Q. Harding
Opposition to Public Schools Called by National Education Group
J. W. Crabtree of the National Educational Association cites a united opposition to expanding public schools led by tax dodgers big interests and an aristocracy. He says private schools suffer as supporters push for a federal education department and tenure guarantees for teachers. The convention plans action on the Sterling-Reed bill and closes after President Coolidge addresses delegates.
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Washington
J. W. Crabtree
National Frucational Association
Crabtree
Resolutions Committee
Sterling-Reed
Department of Education
Coolidge
Bradfute to Speak at Hamburg Picnic
O E Bradfute president of the American Federation of Farm Bureaus will address the Fremont county farm bureau picnic at Hamburg on August 23. He will also speak at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines. Delegations from several counties and visitors from Nebraska are expected for the Hamburg event. Dr Budler an animal health expert will share the program with Bradfute.
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Iowa
O. E. Bradfute
American Federation of Farm Bureaus
Fremont County
Farm Bureau
Hamburg
Des Moines
Nebraska
Budler
Bradfute
British Team Wins Unique Shooting Bout at Olympics
Great Britain won the running deer team event with 263 points out of 400 at Versais France on July 3, defeating Norway by one point. Sweden finished third with 250, Finland fourth with 259, and the United States fifth with 233 while Czechoslovakia placed sixth with 205.
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France
Norway
Sweden
Finland
United States
Czechoslovakia
Fire destroys large La Salle storage warehouse
A blaze early today gutted the La Salle Automobile Company's storage warehouse, destroying between 30 and 40 automobiles and causing about 200000 dollars in damage. The structure occupied an entire city block.
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Reasemvc Co
la Salle Automobile Company
Filipino workers strike at Cavete navy yard protest wage readjustment
Nearly two thousand workers at the Cavete navy yard near Manila go on strike in protest against a wage readjustment.
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Manila
Cavete Navy Yard
Here
Defeat Motion To Adjourn Conference In Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee on July 3 the Southern Methodist general conference defeated a proposal claiming possible illegality and approved a substitute conference next May.
Nevada Delegates Urged to Shift from McAdoo at Convention
Nevada Democratic leaders telegraphed the state delegation at the national convention asking them to swing from McAdoo to Govea of New York under the unite rule. The Nevada delegation replied that they should continue voting for McAdoo for the present, honoring the unit instruction despite a delegate inquiry.
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Associated Press
Reno
Nevada
McAdoo
Govea
New York
Unite
George E. Thatcher
Nevilla
Williams Defeated in Wimbledon Tennis Tourney
R Norris Williams, the last American in the Wimbledon men’s singles, fell to Rene Lacoste in the semi finals with scores 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3. In women’s doubles, Miss Helen M Wills and Mrs Geo Wightman defeated Eleanor Goss and Marion Z Jessup 6-0 6-4.
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Associated Prep
Wimbledon
England
R. Norris Williams
Rene Lacoste
Helen M. Wills
Geo. Wightman
United States
Eleanor Goss
Marion Z. Jessup
Will Erect Home for Ku Klux Klan Des Moines
A reported plan to build a 250000 dollar home for the Ku Klux Klan near Des Moines state fairgrounds was not confirmed. The land was bought by the Iowa Temple company which now occupies an old sanitarium used as a hospital during the Spanish American War and later housed a national guard unit.
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Des Moines
Ku Klux Klan
Iowa Temple Company
Iowa
Nations Guard
International Professional Men's Club holds first convention
Des Moines hosts the Inter national Professional Mens club for its first annual convention starting August 18. Midwestern business leaders from Des Moines Minneapolis St Paul Duluth Milwaukee Sioux City Omaha and Kansas City attend the directors meeting in St Paul. Speakers include Thomas R Kimball F M Elliott Charles F E Pye William Jepson and Dean H von Shuttle.
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Associated Brees
Des Moines
International Profesional Mens Club
Board of
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Minneapolis
Duluth
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Omaha
Kansas City
Thomas R. Kimball
F. M. Elliott
Charles FE. Pye
William Jepson
Lions City Club
Dean H. von W., Shuttie
Methodist conference debates plan to unify church
Delegates at the Southern Methodist extraordinary general conference in Chattanooga debate a resolution for a substitute special session next May that would force sine die adjournment and delay consideration of the unification plan with the Northern branch. The session continues amid unlimited discussion rules and a noon recess.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Southern Methodist Church
Ilegal
State golf meet opens at Waterloo with open championship
The first open golf championship, opening the Iowa state golf championship tournament, will be held at Sunnyside Golf Course in Waterloo starting early Sunday after July 6. The Iowa Golf Association invites top midwest professionals to compete as both open and state tournaments are prepared for a full day of play.
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Waterloo
Iowa Golf Association
Middle West
Corry Leads Nationwide Professional Club Expansion
Edgar C. Corry of Des Moines serves as president of a club uniting dentistry medicine law architecture authorship journalism engineering preaching and music. Founded two years ago the organization rapidly spreads across the United States with plans to extend to other nations.
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Edgar C. Corry
Des Moines
United States
McAdoo and Smith Debate at Democratic Convention
At Madison Square Garden New York on July 3 the Democratic convention adjourned after the fifty fourth ballot with McAdoo losing ground to a possible Ralston compromise while Smith held steady. Iowa shifted to McAdoo on one ballot but remained unit. Mississippi Missouri and Oklahoma show fragile unit support shifts. Taggart pushed Ralston as a potential compromise amid backroom conferences.
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New York
Taggart
Thomas Taggart
Ralston
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Davis
Iowa Delegation Splits Votes On Fifty-First Ballot
The Iowa delegation with 26 votes cast for McAdoo since the ballot began informally agreed to discard the unit rule on the fifty-first ballot and distributed votes among McAdoo Smith Ralston Davis of West Virginia and Walsh Underwood in Madison Square Garden New York on July 3.
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New York
Iowa
McAdoo
Smith
Ralston
Davis
West Virginia
Walsh
Underwood
Democrats Mull Bid to End Deadlock by Withdrawals
At Madison Square Garden July 3 several Democratic National Committee members discussed pressing for simultaneous public withdrawal of McAdoo and Smith to end the deadlock. Josephus Daniels questioned timing while Cordell Hull saw merit. Hull later called the idea unreasonable and Roosevelt dismissed it.
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N. Y
Democratic National Committee
McAdoo
Smith
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Cordell Hull
Hull
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Guy
Pooh
Smith forces hold back as McAdoo talks of showing strength
New York July 3 McAdoo leaders say Smith forces have not shown full strength after three days of balloting. They expect Smith may score at most 47 and plan to hold lines awaiting developments. Some McAdoo men speculate Smith could yield to a trial for Underwood if impasse continues.
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McAdoo
Smith
Underwood
Deadlocked Democratic National Convention Feared Delayed Break
In New York on July 3 the Democratic National Convention remained deadlocked with no signs of a resolution. McAdoo dropped below 500 delegates as balloting stretched longer than any prior records aside from one.
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New York
McAdoo
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