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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1924
Page
1
A compact, satirical column surveys editors, politicians, and public figures. It notes editors as world rulers, presses the idea print truth, and mentions figures like Macdonald, Reed, Catt, Dawes, Poincaré, and Pershing. It references events such as the U P relay carnival in Philadelphia, armament talks, and various political misadventures with humorous asides.
Paris reports Premier Poincare warns France will not fully accept the Dawes reparations plan until after May 11 elections. He stresses security guarantees and sanctions against Germany, arguing the Ruhr policy must yield real results or risk a shift to a more conciliatory approach. The piece notes political shifts from rebel deaths and upcoming replies from Britain, Belgium, and France to the reparations commission.
New York on April 24 reports the marriage of Cor Delia Biddle Duke, daughter of J and Mrs A J Drexel Biddle of Philadelphia, to Thomas Markoe Robertson of New York. Robertson is a Yale graduate and WWI veteran. former spouse Angier B Duke died in 1922 after their 1915 marriage and 1921 divorce.
Dr Herman N Bundensen Chicago health commissioner ran a Rock Island train from Englewood to Beverly Hills and back about ten miles using dried cow milk chunks as fuel. Five coaches carried over 200 passengers to dramatize milk energy.
New York, April 24. County Judge Martin will appoint a lunacy commission to test Edward S. Cooney, husband of Celia Cooney, the bobbed-hair bandit, delaying sentencing after guilty pleas to first degree robbery. Cooney’s father died in an insane asylum. Mrs. Cooney may also be examined amid reports she is feeble minded.
Russell M. Sackett, former prohibition agent, must travel to Washington to answer an indictment for conspiracy to violate the Prohibition law. The federal district court refused to block his removal to the District of Columbia, as Sackett and others face charges linked to the alleged removal of 4,000 cases of whisky from a Pittsburgh distillery.
Senator Dial of South Carolina denounces a proposed 410 million relief fund for German children saying charity should begin at home and a baby's cry knows no language. Senator Copeland adds a quip about not delaying for languages when a baby cries. Dial notes he has ten children in his own household.
Local supporters push a dry district plan backed by police to curb vice and alcohol. opponents question efficacy and call for scrutiny of enforcement and community impact.
District politics clouded by a plan to shift prohibition enforcement to the District police with full federal powers. Commissioner Oyster backs drafting legislation to empower local police, while others question the wisdom of expanding District duties beyond proven means. In national affairs, Secretary Hughes is favored as keynote speaker with a Cleveland convention setup and a broad slate of potential temporary chairmen under consideration.
Wanda Elaina Stopa a 24 year old lawyer once assistant U S district attorney and Ted Glasgow her suspected husband hunted Chicago after she fired on Kenley Smith wife and caretaker Henry Manning at Smith home in Palos Park Manning died from the head wound Wanda sought to kill Smith and his wife declaring she would get him as detectives and police guarded Smith awaiting her return continuing on fifth page
International sleuth Gaston Means reports the five years of his diary records vanished from his Washington home after two men with a forged letter signed by Chairman Brookhart removed them. Senators on the Daugherty committee consider a session to study the mystery as the diary pages, notebooks, and photostatic copies remain sought and disputed.
In Chicago a westbound Chicago, Aurora and Elgin train crashed into the rear of another at Maywood injuring thirteen with three possibly fatally. The torpedo signaling failed as the motorman signaled and passengers faced panic and injuries. Separate dispatch from Riga notes Soviet retaliation against American immigration, forbidding immigration and emigration from all countries, especially the U.S., amid new laws and rising unease.
Sebastian Kresge, 56, Detroit millionaire owner of a five and ten cent chain, married Mabel Doris Mercer, 31, of Pittsburgh, in her New York apartment. Mercer, formerly an actress, had divorced Percival Hardin in 1919. Kresge had a divorce earlier this year.
Paris reports eleven year old Lucien Cordy kissed his mother goodbye at the market then fatally shot himself in the right temple with an army revolver. He had a brother aged 12 who died by suicide five years earlier under similar circumstances, the police suspect a death pact between the brothers.
Senator Hiram Johnson may have to curtail his speaking tour through northern Indiana next week due to health concerns. Campaign manager Clarence B. Martin said they are awaiting word after a telegram from Harold Ickes stating the senator’s health is bad. If progress remains uncertain, the full itinerary will stay under consideration pending further word from Johnson in California.
A New York based betting firm offered odds on the Democratic nomination. Wagers include 1000 against 5500 that Ralston will receive the nomination, with additional sums against 7000 and other bets on Ralston Smith and the next president.
Helen Hayes, 20, said to be daughter of a wealthy Greenwich Conn man, was arraigned in a magistrate's court in New York on charges of stealing Robert Menzes’s favorite horse. She was arrested by a State trooper near Netcong N J and held on $500 bail.
Brussels April 24 Prince Victor Napoleon head of the house of Bonaparte sent from Brussels instructions to the Bonapartists party in France to vote for the straight Republican ticket at the coming parliamentary elections. You will vote with discipline in favor of patriotic candidates resolved to create in the republic a government of order, authority and essential guarantee of internal peace and external security. You will oppose energetically the communist and international candidates who are in league with the country's enemies. Place the interest of France and the honor of serving above our political aspirations and persons preferences.
Arthur Grimes leaped from a third floor at 2123 L Street NW as Lieut. Davin and Lone Wolf Asher raided the house. He landed in Policeman Holmes arms, both men uninjured. About 100 gallons of alleged liquor were found in Grimes residence. Earlier a sack containing two half gallon jars of corn whisky struck Policeman Bauer. Police arrested 23 young men and women including Gertrude Barrett and Robert Jobson.
San Salvador April 24 AP dispatches report American marines allied in Honduras and sailors from the cruiser Milwaukee guarding Tegucigalpa. Despite rumors of bluejackets, no official confirmation exists. A peace effort led by Sumner Welles sought a settlement and restoration of constitutional order amid reports of looting and attacks by drunken soldiers in the capital.
Izzy Einstein, famed prohibition agent, said he was robbed while asleep in his Pullman berth after returning from Detroit raids. A pair of tortoise shell glasses and a fountain pen were taken, with the incident reported to the U.S. attorney's office.
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