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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1924
Page
16
A collage of dated wit and political jabs on figures like Coolidge, Dawes, Langres marchers, and Irish Free State, mixing verse and headlines. Notes include references to farmers forming a grain trust, Leopold and Loeb trial, and American political theater futures with jokes about candidates and campaigns.
President Coolidge plans to discuss final campaign plans with William M Butler as head of the Republican drive. An informal advisory committee will include C Bascom Slemp with representatives from all sections to gather varied viewpoints. Butler reports progress to the President and outlines plans while Warren and other leaders may assist in key strategy.
Berlin reports that the German crew of the Zep pelin ZB-3 now under construction at Friedrichshafen in America plans a test flight in August possibly flying over the north pole if weather allows. Crewmates were told to prepare for a test starting in August with completion by August 15 to permit delivery to America in September. The inaugural leg would cross Germany from Berlin, then head to Stockholm before a north pole crossing if conditions permit.
New York July 15 United States Attorney Lyman H Ward announced he will seek a one year injunction to padlock the Ritz Carlton hotel as a common nuisance. Federal prohibition authorities last Friday raided the roof garden of the hotel. The hotel denied liquor sales by anyone connected with management.
A liger escaped its enclosure causing a crowd near the cage to panic. Zookeepers reportedly moved spectators to safety and restrained the animal after it broke free. The incident prompted medical checks for attendees. no widespread injuries were reported.
Tokyo July 15 The government bill revising the Japanese nationality law and abolishing dual nationality was passed by both houses of the diet today. The revised law states that Japanese born abroad who acquire foreign citizenship by birth lose Japanese nationality from birth unless they take formal action to preserve it, addressing the status of Japanese born in the United States who were considered Japanese subjects.
New York July 16 John W Davis Democratic nominee for president faced a stubborn split over party leadership and campaign headquarters as he returned home from the city. After two days of talks with six leaders no decision was reached on national chairman or combined roles. Davis met with Daniel C Roper Dell Hull Norman E Mack George White Clem Shaver and Norman H Davis and expressed regret over the unresolved money issues.
Navy court findings blame the deadly June 12 1924 turret explosion aboard the USS Mississippi on insufficient air pressure used to clean the bore and doors not fully closed. Casualties rose due to unauthorized observers crowding passageways. The report notes 3 officers and 44 men killed, with 9 more injured, and no recommendations issued.
A Rio dispatch says Brazil arrests several Rio officers and opens investigations while censorship tightens. Buenos Aires fears Sao Paulo rebellion grows stronger as channels close and reports cease. Embassies seek to protect lives. a final decision in Sao Paulo battles should come soon.
Chicago July 15 Rosetta Duncan musical comedy star. She says a Cicero policeman broke her nose during a July 4 arrest attempt. She was fined 1 dollar and costs on disorderly conduct. Her brother Harold also fined for automobile violation and disorderly conduct.
Paris July 15 The reparation commission met in three sessions to consider the Dawes reparations report and the official acceptance of Owen D Young of New York as fiscal agent under the Dawes plan. They announced four decisions including Germany ceding obligations to the Dawes trustees and forming banks and railway companies under the plan.
A 28 year old man, Harold L Hainsworth, monotype operator and roomer at the Central Y M C A, was found dead in the road at Branch and Pennsylvania avenues southeast just before midnight. A motorist Alvin Herbert Davis 32 said his car struck the body, he moved it to the hospital, and police seek explanation for a bent fender. Hainsworth had been visiting a woman in Anacostia and recently arrived from Philadelphia ten months ago. He left behind a widow and one child. The Free State government in Dublin ordered the release of de Valera and other leaders including Austin Stack. De Valera had been imprisoned since August last year.
Milwaukee investigators report a man was killed when a blast hurled another man through the air over a house into a street with probable fatal injuries. A boy was seriously injured as a fireworks plant explosion in Lake near Milwaukee shook the city, damaging homes and shop windows.
Albert Fall former Secretary of the Interior denies guilt in a Teapot Dome related indictment. He pleads before a commissioner in El Paso and posts a 5000 dollar bond for October 6 appearance in Washington DC. Named co defendants include E N Doheny Sr E L Doheny Jr and Harry F Sinclair in a three count case.
Berlin July 15 Prince Otto von Bismarck grandson of the former chancellor crashed in an airplane wire en route from Berlin to Nuremberg. He was not seriously injured. The prince, recently elected to the Reichstag, had served in the aviation corps in the war. His machine was smashed.
Francis McDonald eight year old son of Albert McDonald was found slain in a thicket near his West Brighton home in Staten Island. Three Italian laborers reported locating the body after the boy had been missing since yesterday afternoon.
An all metal MOB Stout plane with eight people on board completed a three hour five minute test from Detroit to Maywood. The craft, 58 feet tip to tip, carried two women including Mrs Stout and Miss Jane Cummins of Canada, plus a pilot and a mechanic.
Special Cable Dispatch reports delegates from France, Italy, and Belgium arriving in London for the reparations conference opening. The scene is quiet with little ceremony as Britain and the United States clash over alliance debts and a U.S. role, while France resists including inter allied debts in the talks. The issue centers on whether the United States will act as Europe’s arbiter or take a hands-off stance on enforcing the Dawes Plan. Continued on fifth page.
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