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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
23
Davis moves a near finished speech as he outlines a Jeffersonian Democrat platform. The draft signals a pause in public campaigning while he refines rhetoric and emphasizes moral policy.
The article notes Chairman Butler expressing optimism about future conditions and progress on tax policy and public works. It references discussions at a Special Fobado Tax meeting and mentions numbers like 1928 and 85 percent, with emphasis on improvement and positive outlook for the community.
Mrs Lotti Dana of Wolcott, 23, is held for abandoning her two boys aged 18 months and 2 1/2 years in the woods. The younger was found after two days and is in serious condition from exposure. the older boy was found in a meadow last night. Dana said discouragement led to the act.
Nashville July 33 Frank Harrell sought as accomplice in Maj Samuel H Melhenry murder at her home. He confesses to chief Rob er Sidebottom, claiming Mortimer N King planned and carried out the shooting. Harrell recounts a car ride, a struggle, and a warning to keep silent.
Alphonse Clabrie Mourer found guilty on all 22 counts including 1922 robbery of Albert R Shattuck. Jury awards 10000 francs damages to Shattuck civil party status. Mourer faces death sentence under French law. defense plans appeal citing juror division. Also note Baby Peggy tour canceled due to fever from vaccination in Pittsburgh.
The Brotherhood of Trainmen refuses to back La Follette while Ohio voters tilt toward Coolidge and Davis. Democrats hold La Follette sentiment mainly in industrial centers, with seven in ten La Follette ballots expected to come from Democrats. Republicans hope for a West-Virginia and Vermont alignment to secure votes.
A preliminary conference to plan campaign financing for Senator La Follette and Senator Wheeler for President and Vice President will be held in New York. Henry L L Rosenfelt, national finance director, and Wilhaiy H Johnston, chairman of the Conference for Progressive Political Action, will attend with representatives of New York trade unions. A larger gathering is planned within two weeks.
La Follette's campaign activity fades, an eleven member executive committee is named to aid Representative Aelson of Wisconsin, while Senator Wheeler plans a summer swing. Wheeler and family head to New England for a three week seaside tour to resume vigorous speeches after a rest period.
Miss Belle Kearney, Mississippi State Senator from Jackson, spoke in Washington amid factional battles over U S Senate nomination. A leading prohibition advocate, she campaigned for Stephens, later won a state senate seat, becoming the forty first woman in the South elected to a state legislature.
A lengthy report covers debates on funding the federation publication, membership drives, and the role of women in business and professional life. Speakers from multiple states urge dignity, education, and self supporting publication, with plans for scholarships and potential convention sites.
Four people were killed and one seriously injured when a smokestack weakened by wind broke loose from the Charlevoix building eleven stories up and toppled onto a parked automobile. Victims include Ernest Linwood Morey and his wife Louise Morey, Minnie Lehigh, George Lehigh, and Genevieve Lehigh who was hospitalized in serious condition.
A petition filed in Concord probate court seeks removal of John V Dittemore of Boston as trustee of the Mary Baker Eddy fund in Concord Massachusetts. The petition by five other trustees cites unharmonious relations and says Dittemore has distanced from Mrs Eddy's church and methods, opposing church activities and the trust’s aims.
Rome reports Lieut Toratelli will depart tomorrow from Marina di Pisa for Paris and London to join the American aviators. He will accompany them when they begin for Greenland, following the same route as the Americans in preparation for the polar flight. His plane carries fuel for 2000 kilometers.
Marvin H. Lewes of Louisville was elected president general of the Sons of the American Revolution at the closing session of the organization’s 35th annual congress here late today. He succeeds Arthur Preston Sumner of Providence.
Dr Francis Walker chief FTC economist testified in Missouri antitrust proceedings against the St Louis Millmens Association. He warned that a listing bureau could curb competition by showing wood requirements, elevating building costs in St Louis. The case, part of three suits by Attorney General Barrett, seeks to curb price fixing after prior victories and fines against lumber and material dealer groups.
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