Democracies Hurt by Hard Times in Europe
Bonn of Germany argues that material conditions drive democracy’s weak showing postwar, not lack of experience. He notes democracy’s discounting influences the appeal of alternative governments and urges focus on economic distress as key factor.
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Bonn
Germany
Europe
Williamstons Mass
Moritz Bonn
Imocratic Party
Institute of Politics
Eos Ag
Demara
Wiliam II
Died Triatofane Op Toureder at Ardmore Md
Obituary notices list multiple deaths with details of spouses children and funeral plans across Maryland and Washington DC. Entries include Sacurdar August 9 services at St Jerome's Church Hyattville and interment at St Mary cemetery Wantington DC plus other memorials and funeral arrangements.
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Ardmore
Petit
Alva and
Felts
Capitol
Billy Nal
Funeea
Cedar Hill
Brilliant Hood Autos Are Growing in Favor
Aug 7 Atlantic City N J—Herbert Buckman manager of the Cleveland Auto Manufacturing Company told the National Association of Automobile Shows and Association Managers that highways will be vivid with color next year as brighter car finishes grow in popularity. He cited women’s preference for brighter colors and predicted beige as most favored followed by light blues.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Herbert Buckman
Cleveland Auto Manufacturing Company
National Association of Automobile Shows
Mr. Buckman
Peace Conference Institute Speech On Disarmament
Prof James T Shotwell of Columbia University spoke at the institute on disarmament and security. He warned that building the league of nations alone cannot ensure peace and disarmament. He urged a permanent international institution withArmament limits, noting the American draft treaty aims to curb armaments for submission to the league council in September.
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Peace of
Portsmouth
James T Shotwell
Columbia University
League of Nations
Ita
Alm Buch
Council of the League
Freight airplane passes first test at Curtiss Field
The first aircraft designed for freight carried a 4 ton weight with 550 horsepower engines and 4000 foot ceiling. Pilot Lieut George Fond of the naval air station at Anacostia, DC flew 49 minutes with no cargo aboard. In next test it will be loaded to its 3 ton freight capacity as makers seek an aerial freight line and defense officials see bomber potential.
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Curtiss Field
Army
Navy
George Fond
Naval Air Station
Anaconta
Asit
Seaman Killed In Plane Crash At San Diego North Island
A seaman first class was killed and a naval aviation pilot was seriously injured when the airplane they were flying fell to the landing field at North Island naval air station San Diego this morning. The incident involved Baker and pilot R W Chene, with details released by local authorities. The crash occurred during routine operations and prompted an investigation by naval safety officers.
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San Diego
Calif
Baker Seaman
Clades
R W Chene
North Island Naval Air Station
Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Washington Area August 1924
A dense set of obituary blurbs and funeral notices for residents of Haverhill New Hampshire and Washington DC area. Entries include Kelly widow of John Kelly. Long former president of A Na. Minnie G Miller. Munte. Mary widow of Thomas Mant. Vollmer. Wakefield. Walson. Zimmerman. Services listed with dates August 1924 and locations noted at residences and churches.
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Kelly
Sternal Benehita
John Kelly
Grant Powers
Haverhill
Priestls
Lowg
Florida Avenas Northwe
Bamuel
Mars E
A Na
Philadelphia
Minnie G
George M Miller
Ninth Street
Munte
Aceuet
Thirty Rites Street
Mary ‘Idow
Thomas Mant
Boly Trinity Churea
I Vollmer
ATICE
Herman Vollmer
Nool Outreet
Charles B
Milton BR Vollmer
Hyeong S Funeral Home
Prospect Hin
Wakefield
Colonial Beech
Jamen
Aud
Elisa Fe Zimmerman
Robert EK Zimmerman
Obituary for Mrs Marr Davis and Howard M Xeity in Waterill See Hemp shire
Mrs Mer Ni etty Nine ty six years old died at 200 FL Street Northwest after forty years with the Treasury Department. A New England stock widow of Rev John Kelly, she leaves a daughter Mrs Marr Davis and son Howard M Xeity, with others noting her unselfish service and endearing character among those she knew.
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Menrietta
FL Street
Treasury Department
New England
John Kelly
Waterill
Hempshire
Marr
Davis
Howard
Wilson backs Davis and cites labor support in a turbulent Washington scene
President Coolidge rests as campaign setup begins with Butler control and regional HQs planned. Labor weighs in on La Follette Wheeler and Davis, with Wilson replying to Gompers on endorsements and the labor view of foreign policy and domestic records.
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John W Davia
William B Wtlaon
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Democratic National Committees
Gompera
Executive Council
Federation
Dafer
Wilson
Coolidge
Davis
Gompere
Council
la Follette
Organized Labor
Davis Denies Klan Ties in Public Letter
In a public letter Davis says he has never been a Ku Klux Klan member and will not join. The note responds to Devere Allen of World Tomorrow who questioned his membership. Davis plans a speech to clarify his stance on regional tolerance amid Democratic activities and upcoming Clarkesburg ceremony events.
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Ku Klux Klan
Mr Davis
Devere Allen
The
World Tomorrow
Thomas J Spellacy
Davis Hastearn
Allen
Ku, Klux Klan
Davis and Shaver greet citizens of two counties
Fairmont and Marion county residents will join a reception for Democrat John Davis and Democratic National Chairman Cleme Shaver on the Shaver lawn Saturday evening. Davis will greet supporters and head to Clarksburg afterward with no speeches planned. Shaver arrives in Clarksburg tomorrow to finalize arrangements for the Davis notification ceremonies Monday evening.
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Fairmont
Marion County
John Davis
Cleme
Shaver
Davis
Clarksburg
Kentuckians in Arms Against Night Riders
Hart county and northern Barren county farmers organize patrols after night riders damaged seven acres of tobacco and corn fields. Dad Vaughan, a nearby tobacco owner, fled his farm as warnings spread. George Hord and others say they were warned during Hideville church services, sparking a rolling rural defense.
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Glasgow
Hart County
Barren County
Hart
Dad Vaughan
Law and Order League
George Hord
Hideville
Alleged Blackmailers Shot and Killed Near Pesatum
An alleged extortion plot ends in deaths as Adam Nabb of Decatur is shot at Stevens farm near Pesatum while seeking a paid package after a manhunt. In Detroit a second shooting leaves a man dead and a woman fatally wounded during a blackmail attempt at Frank Ciutti’s home.
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Champaign
AUE
Adam Nabb
Decatur
Stevens
Pesatum
William Klelem
Kleiss
Nabb
Detroit
Frank Ci Utti
Angelo Lattani
Mt Clemens
Ctelitths
Mary
Letton Lettonia
Labor leaders clash with churches over politics in labor movement
The Federal Council of Churches report drawing labor critique, accusing church leaders of attempting to dictate labor political life. AF of L denounces socialist influence and rejects partisan ties while noting Dawes criticism and future endorsements amid internal labor debates and Republican signals.
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Samuel Gompers
Executive Council
Federal Council of Churches
Labor
Our Republic
American Labor Movement
American Federation of Labor
America
Labor Councils
AF of Ts
Great Britain
Labor Party
Trade Union Movement
Amercan Federation of Labor
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Davis
Gompers
William B
Gen Dawes
Central Trust Company
Tllinois
Minute Men
Constliution
Thia
Labor and Sin
Daneux
Heat Wave Claims Two Lives as Rain Breaks Upsurge
After a heat wave gripped the city, a soaked crowd fled indoors with temperatures easing after rain. Officials reported multiple heat related collapses among workers in temporary government structures, as hospitals treated several victims and police mitigated midday outdoor activity. One bystander, Maude Stinemers, collapsed at the Smithsonian, while others were injured or treated for heat prostration.
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Potomac Park
Treasury
Fourteenth
Sixth
Women
Department of Labor
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Agriculture
Lower
Seventh Street
Francis Darboe
Tenth Street
Sibley
David Murdock
Fifth Street
Elizabeth Nelson
Eleventh Street
James Rollins
First Street
John Newton
Newton
Fifteenth
Belmont
Garfield Hospital
Deaths in Other Cities Are Checked by Storms
Heat wave deaths and prostrations spread across cities as a 15 minute thunderstorm and showers cooled some areas. Reports from New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston note multiple deaths and numerous heat related illnesses, with temperatures plummeting from near 100 to the 70s.
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New York
Aus
Pittsburgh
Jaffies
Ictimsa
Rose Barb
Pears
Robert Kramer
John Beer
Philadelphia
Boston
City Hits New Water Use Record as Heat Persists
Washington reported 75,400,000 gallons of water consumed in the 24 hours ending yesterday morning, the highest for the year so far, per J S Garland, superintendent of the water department. High temperatures and continued demand sparked the record, with officials urging conservation as the city nears the 1923 high of 76472 440 gallons.
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Washington
J S Garland
Water Department
Garland
Veterans Organize To Elect Coolidge And Dawes
Organization of World War I veterans backs President Coolidge and General Dawes. Led by Charles Riemer, the group adopts the slogan Leave well enough alone let prosperity continue and plans a speakers bureau. Executive committee includes Brig Gen Frank T Hines and others. officers are Charles Ramer chairman, Howard Fisk treasurer, Ralph Cusick secretary. Offices in the Metropolitan Bank building.
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Organization of War Veterans
Coolidge
Dawes
Charles Riemer
Riemer
Frank T Hines
Veterans Bureau
Francis Matson
W D Ritar
George M Ferrix
Royal C. Johnson
Howard L Fisk
Ralph Cusick
Robert L Pritchard
William Sumner Bettelheim Jr
Charles Rramer
Howard Fisk
Robert Lo Pritchard
Metropolitan Bank
Widow Sues Los Angeles Police Chief for Promise to Marry
Mrs Charlotte Lex, a 35 year old Hollywood widow, charges August Vollmer, former Los Angeles chief of police, with promising to marry her last May and marrying someone else instead. She seeks 36,000 dollars for breach of promise and 35,000 for alleged betrayal of love and affection. Vollmer, now Berkeley chief, denies the allegations.
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Los Angeles
August Vollmer
Charlotte M Lex
Hollywood
Charlotte Les
Philadelphia
Lex
Vollmer
Berkeley
Oklahoma Election Sets Klan Fight in Senate Campaign
Oklahoma City reports that with most precincts in, Democrat J C Walton leads against anti klan candidate W B Pine for the U S Senate, while Republican Eugene Lorton is favored for the Tulsa seat. Observers worry party lines may blur as klan versus anti-klan dynamics shape the race. In Missouri, Nelson leads for governor and Kate Morrow expands her margin for secretary of state as returns come in from numerous precincts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ku Klux Klan
J C Walton
W B Pine
Klen
Walton
EB. Howan
Firat
Howard
Pine
Eugene ‘Lorton
Tulsa
AFP
Arthur W Nelson Democrat
Bunceton
Sam A Baker
Jafferson City
Baker
Jacyd
Miller
Nelson
Jacobs
Priest
Moore
Loftin
Kate Morrow
Lodge from Sick Bed Warns Against Bryan
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge dictated from his sick bed an address urging Republicans to oppose Gov Charles W Bryan as president. He warned a possible electoral deadlock if Coolidge falls short, risking a House majority and a Senate vote with farmer-labor legislators and some Republicans to elect Bryan.
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Nahant Mase
Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles W Bryan
Coolidge
Congress
Lodge
House
Senate
Farmer-Labor
Sryan
La Follette Plans Campaign Start After Madison Visit
Senator La Follette will stay in Washington through mid August and likely launch his speech making campaign from there. Departure to Madison was slated for mid August but current plans favor remaining in the capital to monitor developments. He has received many invitations for a Labor Day kickoff and may use radio addresses in the coming weeks as delegates arrive for an international Odd Fellows convention in Rochester.
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la Follette
Madison
Wis
Washington
Labor Day Rables
Two Die In Auto Train Collision Near Streer Crossing
At a grade crossing near Streer yesterday a westbound New York Central train struck a car killing two occupants and injuring several others. Names listed include Thonas Miller Ras cme and TIeha teska of Sew Brunsulkh Ravmong Saden and turtis Clark, with others seriously injured. A woman was killed and two more injured in the crash.
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Natofenut Sit
Thonas Miller Ras Cme
Tieha
Teska
Brunsulkh
Car
Nash
Knart NY
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