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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
1
A collage of social and political snippets from 1920s America. Commentary on Brookhart, Leopold and Loeb, court antics, and public figures like Davis, Coolidge, and La Follette. Miscellaneous quips include jokes, literary references, and wartime era concerns.
London dispatch reports Secretary Mellon assisting Britons, Americans, and French to bridge gaps at the interallied conference over Germany and the Dawes plan. French pledges await written form. Herriot signals no separate action as bankers demand guarantees and investors’ assurances for the German loan.
A final anti-American agitation blow is struck as the imperial household department grants a rent free land tract in suburban Tokyo for an American school and a foreign community center. Three Japanese associations formed after the earthquake will donate 100 000 yen and 50 000 dollars in cash plus materials, with a foreign committee of Americans and Britons overseeing construction slated to begin for the autumn term.
London July 23 The wedding of Lady Ursula Grosvenor elder daughter of the Duke of Westminster to Capt. Filmer Sankey drew about 700 guests at St Marys church Cardigan Gardens and a reception. Attendees included top society figures and also lower profile guests such as a crossing sweeper from Upper Grosvenor Place and workmen from the duke's Scotland estate.
The ashes of Dr. William Davis, famed surgeon on the seven seas, were scattered in the South Atlantic near the equator per his wish. Captain John Williams announced via wireless from the Lamport & Holt liner Vauban, with the crew on deck at attention as the committal service was read. Dr. Davis died at his home before the Vauban sailed.
In Natchitoches Louisiana on July 23 four daughters of J K Chestnut aged 10 to 17 drowned while bathing in Cainlake. Three perished while trying to rescue a younger sister. The tragedy occurred as they swam in the lake under supervision, authorities investigation ongoing.
Oak Harbor Ohio July 23 Ten persons were killed and ten injured when a New York Central passenger train crashed into an automobile truck at a grade crossing outside the village. The truck carried 26 occupants from Attica and Willard. Ottawa county officials opened an investigation into blame, with claims the truck stopped for a slow freight before it drove onto the tracks.
Senator Smith W. Brookhart announced he would wire President Coolidge within three days demanding an immediate extra session of Congress. The aim is to push the McNary Haugen bill and revise Federal Reserve board policy to fairly benefit agricultural regions.
Thornton E. Cropley Jr., 19, drowned while wading in the West River off Shadyside Maryland. His 18 year old wife and her parents watched as he disappeared in a treacherous hole. His body was recovered about 45 minutes later by a Maryland patrol boat. The couple had been fishing with Cropley’s wife and her parents, leaving their 14 month old baby at home. They spent the morning boating and seeking fish before Cropley attempted to scare up fish and vanished. Resuscitation attempts failed.
Democratic campaign head Shaver takes charge as Davis seeks to mobilize effort from Washington and major hubs. La Follette’s bid loses crucial railroad union support. trainmen will not endorse any candidate, allowing members to vote freely. Shaver outlines plans for headquarters in New York and Chicago, radio strategy, and broad country tours after Davis’s Clarksburg nomination.
The Irish Free State may appoint Prof Timothy A Smiddy as its first minister plenipotentiary to the United States. Correspondence between Secretary Hughes and Sir Esme Howard, published by the State Department, indicates Smiddy is widely favored by both Dublin and London. He is already known in Washington, with offices in the Munsey Building.
Sensational crop reports from Canada pushed wheat prices to new highs and cotton up by 11 a bale in two days. Chicago traders saw wheat rise six cents, cotton gain 11, hog values jump as hog raisers benefit. News blamed Manitoba rust spreading to northern provinces for the bullish mood. The market closed higher, boosting farmer theoretical wealth by about 175 million dollars.
American Secretary of State Charles E Hughes and Mrs Hughes met King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace for luncheon. Tomorrow Hughes will attend a garden party with 3,000 American and Canadian lawyers.
Boston July 23 Charles H McGlue chairman of the Democratic State committee filed papers for the renomination of United States Senator David I Walsh. Walsh had previously indicated he was undecided about seeking reelection though now appears set to run.
Santa Fe New Mexico July 23 Carl Magee Albuquerque editor sent to Las Vegas for contempt of court will be released when pardon numbers match the court docket Gov Hinkle says pardons valid but numbers faulty Sheriff Delgado San Miguel county reported the governor’s power to pardon direct contempt not contested Supreme Court issued habeas corpus to Magee and denied bond pending hearing
The Mitchell gas well, located thirteen miles north of Fort Collins, Colo., began flowing Saturday night and caught fire today. It produced between 25 and 26 million cubic feet of gas daily, after an initial estimate of 80 million cubic feet. The well, owned by Union Oil Company of California, had been partly turned off and the flow reduced.
In Vera Cruz a moving picture fire caused panic at the Eslava theater. Twenty children were trampled to death and 17 persons injured as spectators rushed from galleries during the blaze. Local officials and rescuers fought through the crowd to aid victims.
Chicago July 23 Leopold and Loeb faced grieving parents as they listened to the testimony about the disappearance of 14 year old Robert Franke. The two youths showed little emotion while the State pressed for the death penalty and the defense contended for mercy.
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