Britain and France at odds over reparations memo
London note shows Britain and France far from agreement on reparations and the Dawes plan. Macdonald’s British agenda for the allied conference is seen as shifting the dispute to the world court, while Herriot and French officials fear ceding control. Paris reaction mixed with surprise and concern.
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Macdonald
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M. Herriot
League of Nations
Chamber
Henry Frankl Bouillon
Senate
World urges McAdoo and Smith to withdraw to save party
The New York World editorial urges the Democratic Party to defeat McAdoo by his withdrawal with Smith, arguing unity requires both leaders step aside. It names potential successors such as Baker, Glass, Davis, Robinson, Ritchie, Underwood, Young, Walsh, Houston, Cox, and Roosevelt as options if the deadlock ends.
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New York World
McAdoo
Smith
New York
Democratic Party
Gov. Smith
Mr. McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
Carter Glass
John W. Davis
Joe T. Robinson
Albert C. Ritchie
Oscar W. Underwood
Owen D. Young
Thomas J. Walsh
David F. Houston
James M. Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
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Condition of Coolidge Boy Remains Serious
Calvin Coolidge Jr. aged 16 faced an acute septic poisoning traced to a broken blister from a tennis match. Five physicians consulted as the illness spread, with Mrs Coolidge at his bedside and the President staying at the White House.
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Calvin Coolidge, Jr
Army Globe Fliers Reach Karachi India
Army airmen on a round the world flight arrived in Karachi from Ambala on July 4. British aviator A Stuart MacLaren praised American help in obtaining a new plane after his initial craft was wrecked and proposed a tribute to the United States. He spoke at Shanghai club luncheon before departing for Kagoshima, Japan the next day.
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Ambalia
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Japan
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Kago Shima
Roumania Promulgates New Mining Law
Promulgation of Roumania's new confiscatory mining law announced today in Bucharest. The measure has drawn protests from the United States and other powers with interests in Roumanian oil fields and related resources.
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Special Cable Dispatch
Bucharest
The
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Martie Ie Tree
Roumanian
Walshs Gavel Strikes New York Delegate at Convention
Hermant Schoernstein of New York suffered a brain concussion after a gavel hurled by Chairman Walsh flew off its handle and struck him among delegates at the Democratic national convention. He was taken to the convention hospital and was unconscious for five minutes. The hospital staff diagnosed concussion. chaos surrounded the scene as the gavel repeatedly missed its mark.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Smith
Adon
al Smith
La Follette 10 Run Formally Accepts Progressives Call
Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin formally announced he would be an independent candidate for president. He made the statement at a Progressive conference in Cleveland, while delegates debated whether to endorse the bid and efforts to rush the motion were blocked. Demonstrations suggested possible approval forthcoming tomorrow as the meeting adjourns.
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Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Conference For Progressive Political Action
Seasion
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Morris Hilquitt
New York
Jacob Panken
New York Municipal Court
William Johnston
la Follette
Chalengers
Cox objects to proscriptions of names at Democratic convention
James M. Cox of Ohio withdraws his name from consideration to help end the convention deadlock. J. Flenry Goeke reads Cox’s telegram stating there is no personal ambition to impede the party and urging delegates to use good sense. Cox adds that the choice of the convention becomes his own and he will support the nominee once chosen.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
James M. Cox
Ohio
J. Flenry Goeke
Cox
Dayton
James E.campbell
Five Lynchings In 1924 Set Lowest Record
Tuskegee Alabama July 4 Only five lynchings occurred in the United States in the first six months of this year the lowest for the first six months in 40 years of records at Tuskegee Institute. Compared with 16 last year 30 in 1922 and 86 in 1921 the five were in Florida two Georgia two and South Carolina one all victims were negroes offenses included assault attempted assault and one for killing a law officer.
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United States
Department of Records ‘and Research
Tuskegee Institute
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Georgia
South Carolina
Canada House Votes Church Union Bill
The church union bill to unite the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches passed the House of Commons and goes to the Senate for ratification after its third reading. The long Commons struggle, begun nearly three months ago, is ended.
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Ottawa
Church Union
Presbyterian
Methodist
Congregational Churches
House of Commons
Senate
Coimbra Observatory Logs Violent Quakes Across Sea
Earthquakes were reported from four to five locations starting this morning, with a distant tremor observed 7,850 kilometers from the Coimbra Observatory in Portugal. The Lisbon area noted seismic activity as the event unfolded.
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Lisbon
4 Unit 5
Coimbra
Delegates adjourn as deadlock nears in New York convention
New York July 4 delegates adjourned after 70 ballots without breaking the Democratic deadlock. Gov A Smith and William G McAdoo faced pressure to withdraw to unify the party as leaders pursued a plan to eliminate favorite son candidates including Senator Ralston and James M Cox.
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Gov. A. Smith
William G. McAdoo
George Brennan
Immis
Smith
William G McAdon
McAdoo
Senator Ralston
James M Cox
Newton D Baker
Robinson
John Davis
Wal
Acegmy Bush
al Smith
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Gov. Smith
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