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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1924
Page
1
A compilation of holiday quips and social witticisms referencing Christmas lore politics and culture. Notes poke at Prohibition Santa Claus Coolidge and Smedley Butler with light satire and festive nods to Pope Pius. The piece weaves humor about Christmas Eve traditions and public figures.
Official returns show Coolidge with a 7.34 million plurality over Davis and La Follette, totaling 16.72 million votes. Harding’s 1920 total was 16.15 million, while Davis carried several states and La Follette performed variably, with Coolidge losing Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wisconsin but winning Kentucky.
New York city Tonight ER C Plummer vice chairman announced at the Leviathan Veterans association reunion that the Shipping Board will seek congressional permission to build two Atlantic liners like the George Washington. He said funds are already available from sale of obsolete vessels and that only congressional approval is needed to begin construction.
Special to The Washington Post Frederick Md Dec 34 Littleton Poole 45 of Buck Lodge Montgomery county found guilty by a Frederick county circuit court jury of a capital offense in charges stemming from relations two years ago with Irene Mellor now 14 while he lived in her mother Ida A Mellor Buck Lodge home Jury verdict recommended mercy sentence to be pronounced after Christmas Judge Worthington to decide later Ralph Mellor 22 brother of the girl to be tried on similar charges after January 5 Poole previously tried in Rockville but venue change sought by State's Attorney to ensure impartial trial in Montgomery county
James L. Asher known as the Lone Wolf, a prohibition agent, was acquitted by a Federal district court jury of second degree murder and manslaughter in the death of saloon keeper Peter Yancauskas. The jury found him not guilty after five hours of deliberation. He denied mistreating Yancauskas during the raid.
Coshocton Ohio December 23 Accused of poisoning William Allison McCurdy 65 her husband Mrs Clara S McCurdy 55 mother of five children was jailed on first degree murder charge Arrest at her Warsaw home shocked a prominent family after grand jury indictment and report shows arsenic found Nephritis initially blamed for death May 7
The Navy Department rejected plans for a giant airship to sail from Lakehurst to broadcast Christmas carols over New York City tonight. Weather concerns led to the decision, with the illuminated dirigible intended to relay carols to radio stations nationwide and abroad.
In icy waters off Iceland, two fishing boats capsized today causing the drowning of 23 fishermen. The incident was reported from Copenhagen with casualties mounting as rescue crews search the area.
Carols to be sung at the White House with President and Mrs Coolidge. A New York spruce will be presented as the national community Christmas tree and illuminated by a switch operated by President Coolidge. Community singing to follow on the White House grounds and at Catholic churches with several masses noted.
Paris reports Grand Duchess Cyril, after a US visit, returns to Coburg to join the grand duke. She praises American spirit and aid to Russian refugees, says America needs nothing and that prohibition did not interfere with her.
Chicago authorities ordered the exhumation of William Nelson McClintock, heir to a 1 million estate, as an exhaustive inquiry into his typhoid death proceeds. State’s Attorney Crowe and assistants probe foul play links to disease germs, with postmortem by Héctoen and Lecew and a February will contest hearing scheduled.
Robert T. Peck age 3 of 1100 Tenth Street NW fell headfirst from a garret window to the brick sidewalk on K Street yesterday afternoon. He died about three hours later at a hospital. Father Howard Peck was cleaning inside when another child alerted him. The window sill was only about one foot from the floor and doctors could not operate due to the boy’s age.
A warrant for attempted murder was issued in Olean New York charging Hilma Ensminger with sending poisoned candy to her stepson, Harriet Mosier 44, who is in critical condition after eating the gift. The box bore the Ensminger name and a warning note, and a city bacteriologist confirmed poison particles. The case links to George H Ensminger, a professional golfer, with divorce and remarriage details cited by relatives. Authorities sought arrest through Marion County Mississippi officials. Continued on page four.
In Pittsburgh a wartime era hearing ended with a cordial exchange as a convict charged his brother-in-law over alleged misdeeds. The man, serving twenty years for the murder of his wife and another man in Washington County, claimed justification for his actions while the hearing concluded with holiday good will.
In New York on December 23 a youth presenting himself as an extra Messenger left Whitehouse and Company with a $1000 negotiable bond and a $13100 stock certificate indorsed in blank. Police notified after an official finding that funds were not delivered.
Belgrade dispatches confirm the capture of Scutari and Alessio, 17 miles from Scutari, after two days of hard fighting. A fierce clash is reported near Elbasan as insurgents press from Avione and Mourit Pass, nine miles from Tirana, where four field guns were seized last night.
A Japanese fisherman credits a large dolphin with lifting him from a raging sea and guiding him to the Tampico shore after a storm-racked fishing boat with five men overturned. Two others drowned. he was landed unharmed.
An erratic Gulf disturbance neared Washington, making Christmas weather uncertain. Forecasters expect rain today turning to snow by Christmas morning if temperatures drop below freezing. amount unclear, with colder conditions on Christmas Day.
New York December 23 A pair of opera stars John McCormack and Lucrezia Bori will perform two numbers each on the Victor Talking Machine Company concert starting New Year’s night. The biweekly series will feature most Victor artists with broadcasts from WEAF WCAP WJAR WNAC WDBY WGR WFI and WCAE.
Bucharest reports state police uncovered a clandestine communist network and arrested 400. Foreign Minister Ninchitch commented on an antibolshevik front in the Balkans, quoted by Vreme, saying Europe wide struggle will affect home politics and the government will apply the severest legal measures against subversive activity inspired by the third international.
A registered mail pouch containing jewlery cash checks and other valuables worth about $40 000 was stolen from a Louisville and Nashville station sack targeted from a truck Wednesday night. Federal agents were notified of the theft and its distinctive selection from other sacks.
Norfolk December 23 three navy men and a civilian died when a naval ambulance seaplane returning from Hatteras swamped at Hampton Roads air station. The dead include E M Keyder A Manwaring and U S Gavin plus Sandrew Williams of Buxton North Carolina. Captain Cocke said a hole in the bow flooded the forward section upon water landing.
Special Cable Dispatch from Riga reports M. Zinoviev narrowly escaped an assault by a group of workers at a disorderly resort. Ten workers were fatally shot as militia and troops intervened. Moscow reports ongoing ferment with clashes between Cheka troops and Red Army, backing Trotsky whose location is unknown.
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