Regent of Abyssinia Arrives for Week-Long British Visit
Ras Taffari regent of Abyssinia travels with 22 aides, including three princes, to a London visit. He is greeted by the Duke of York at Waterloo station, escorted to a private house in state carriages, and will lunch at Buckingham Palace, dine with Prime Minister Macdonald, and lunch with the archbishop of Canterbury. The Abyssinian custom favors raw beef, and guests may find British meals notably milder in comparison.
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Will Organize New Party Next January
Cleveland July 6 AP report on the Progressive Political Action conference endorsing Robert M La Follette and planning a new party next January. The convention adopts a Wisconsin and St Louis inspired platform, backs La Follette on his own terms, and moves to fund and organize a national campaign from Chicago with Nelson as campaign manager.
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Conference For Progressive Political Action
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St Louis
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Railroad Brotherhoods
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E J Manion
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Chicago
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John M Nellaon
Wisconsinn
Germany Demands Allies Pledges On Dawes Plan Clash
Paris sends refusal as Herriot’s full view seen. Opposition groups vow to overthrow Premier Herriot. London deadlock over Dawes Report risks wrecking conference. British urge Stresemann to soften stance while Macdonald seeks a successful London talks leading to League of Nations collaboration.
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Destroyer Brooks Grounded Near Portsmouth Harbor
The U S destroyer Brooks bound from Belfast to Portsmouth ran aground on Fort Constitution Ledge east of Portsmouth harbor late today. A hole was stove in her port bow and the forward compartment flooded. No injuries were reported. Navy tugs Penna cook and David stood by, with efforts to refloat at high tide tomorrow. The bow rested within 16 feet of the harbor lighthouse and bell. the stern was down. Commanded by Lieut Comdr Parker.
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Chicago to South Seas voyage of giant ketch
The sixty eight foot gasoline burning ketch owned by former Mayor William Hale Thompson set sail from Chicago toward the South Seas. Secretary of Labor Days joined to greet the owner who aims to accompany the craft beyond New Orleans toward Panama and possibly further to the Malay Archipelago. The voyage would route via the Drainage Canal and Mississippi to New Orleans then east of Suez, around the Cape of Good Hope and the Horn, returning via New York and the Great Lakes after circumnavigating the globe.
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Secretary of Labor
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Panama
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Mississipor
Suez
China protests over Cockchafer incident in Szechwan
The Chinese foreign office protested to the British legation today over the Cockchafer gunboat commander’s actions after the slaying of American Eawin C Hawley in Wanhsten Szechwan. Hawley, employed by a British concern, was killed. the commander forced Chinese officials to attend his funeral and executed two junkmen leaders. The foreign office said the matter could have been settled without extreme measures and noted an investigation is under way.
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Wanhsten Szechwan
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Cockchafers
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Hawkes
Foreign Office Today
Air Mail Loops Sought By Five Western Cities
Detroit postmaster flew to Chicago with a petition seeking extension of the five day air mail route to Detroit A special loop linking Detroit with Cleveland and Chicago was requested The move follows similar proposals from Kansas City St Louis Los Angeles Seattle and Beatrice Henderson will conference with the postmaster general in Washington to discuss extensions
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Detroit
Col Paul Henderson
Cleveland
Chango
Kansas City
St Louis
Los Angeles
Seattle
Beaton Cot Henderson
Washington
Warsaw to Paris air passenger line opens
Inauguration of a Warsaw to Paris air service with a 130 kilometer per hour schedule. The flight departs Warsaw at 4:00 a m and arrives in Paris at 5 16 p m, according to the line's timetable. The AP report notes this new line as a significant advance in long distance air travel.
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Paris
President Cal von Coolidge Jr Undergoes Operation at Walter Reed
President's son Cal vin Coolidge Jr 16 underwent successful surgery at Walter Reed hospital to drain septic infection believed to have stemmed from a broken blister after a tennis match. Osteomyelitis was diagnosed in the left leg. A blood transfusion seemed unlikely but possible. doctors planned another consultation at 3 a.m. President and Mrs Coolidge remained nearby through the night as attendings conferred.
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Anti McAdoo Pact Goal At Parley Smith Back Favorite Son
A New York report notes a Democratic convention effort to end the deadlock by a cross party conference among presidential hopefuls. Gar Alfred J. Smith of New York seeks a compromise that favors a non McAdoo nominee, aiming to save the party while deflecting religious issues and prolonging deliberations into Monday.
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Madison Square Garden Assembly
Farm Hands Held in McCormick Case
Chicago July 6 George Peek 49 and his son Clarence 24 farm hands from Asheville N detained in Winnebago county jail on attempted extortion charges over a letter to Senator Medill McCormick and his wife demanding 50000 Their hearing was continued to next Thursday The pair were arrested after Mrs McCormick Bret reported receipt of the letter which asked for funds to be placed in a culvert near the McCormick home near Byron Ill Detectives used a decoy package and the suspects were released when they offered a plausible explanation Federal authorities debated action since the letter carried no threats
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Asheville
Winnebago County
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McCormick
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E Germer
Mexico Has Election For President Today
Mexican voters prepare to pick president between Gen Plutarch Elias Calles and Gen Angel Flores in a tight race. Voters will also choose a new lower house and renew half the senate by electing one senator from each of 23 states and the federal district.
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Japan Proposes End Of Dual Citizenship
Tokyo July 6 The Japanese government introduced to the lower house a bill to abrogate dual citizenship for Japanese born abroad under certain conditions The proposal notes that children born to Japanese parents living inside Japan retain dual nationality has been a concern for some Western nations including the United States
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United States
Mixed Claims Agent to Germany for settlement talks
Robert W Bonynge will depart for Germany Wednesday to negotiate settlement of American claims against Germany before the mined claims commission. He will be accompanied by Harold H Martin Joseph C Febr ceutsel and Jackson C Lusby with Henry B Morrow acting as US agent in his absence.
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Robert W Bonynge
United States
Mined Claims Commission
Germany
Ito
Harold H Martin
Joseph C Febr Ceutsel
Jackson C Lusby
Wr Bonyng
Henry B Morrow
Spanish Directorate Changes After Royal Decree
Royal decree alters the Spanish military directorate and Primo Rivera powers. The directorate members receive new portfolios and oath before King Alfonso. Rivera becomes minister of cults and justice while remaining head of the cabinet.
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Spain
Primo Rivera
Alfonso
Gen Rivera
Antisaloon League Wins Election Suit
Albany July 6 The New York Court of Appeals reversed a lower court order requiring the Antisaloon League of New York State to file as a political committee of expenditures for the 1920 election The court found evidence supporting that the league spent money to influence elections but noted other election law sections would still regulate such expenditures The decision preserves supervision while narrowing the basis of the suit
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Antisaloon League of
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