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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
31
A chaotic dispatch from Santos reports Brazilian forces slowly pressing rebel positions as the government declares that accountability will be enforced. The clash centers on Sao Paulo and surrounding areas with federal troops coordinating operations while rebels resist and claim negotiations have faltered.
The Amsterdam Eucharistic Congress begins with Cardinal Van Rossum and several dignitaries in attendance. Reports note papal blessings and a formal opening, while attendees include international figures and representatives from Chile, Oklahoma, and other regions. A theft of jewels valued at 2009600 rance is mentioned in connection with a reported incident at the event.
The cabinet approved Foreign Minister Shidehara plan on Russia, seeking an apology for the Niko‑Jalevak massacre and recognition of the Portsmouth treaty. It drops the Far Eastern Siberian concession, demands Sakhalin repayment by November, and sets a future conference on debts. Mr Yoshiawa says an agreement with the Soviet Union is likely soon.
Reports from Hilo describe a growing lava lake at Kilauea continuing since Saturday with increased volume. Observers note the lava lake rising and venting dust and steam, as experts monitor its eruption and potential impact on surrounding areas.
A Rome report says Ambassador Caetani will resign on September 1 but may be replaced. The embassy declined comment while noting his expected return to duties if needed to improve relations with the United States and immigration policy.
The Crown Prince of Germany was fined 20 gold marks by the millers guild for failing to answer a summons. The guild enforces obligations on those in the milling trade and initiation attendance was noted as lacking by the Hohenzollern, who did not attend and offered no excuse.
The Prince of Wales, set to sail on the Berengaria from Newfoundland to New York, will visit polo venues and Meadowbrook events while steering clear of major American cities. He is described as preferring smaller venues and border-area stays during the journey.
Mrs Kellogg travels to Paris to be near her niece as American Ambassador Kellogg and Mrs Kellogg stay at Crewe House. Secretary of State Charles Hughes and Mrs Hughes remain in London for preparatory talks before Kellogg proceeds to Paris. A separate item notes Charles Wellard, an American student, found guilty of manslaughter in the death of his infant son and sentenced to five years.
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a fast acting stomach medicine. It claims rapid relief from gas belching heartburn and indigestion with a money back guarantee, noting high sales in New Jersey and availability at Peoples Drugs Stores.
A statue of Blackstone was unveiled in London law courts with the Lord Chancellor and former U S Attorney General Wickersham in attendance. Wickersham praised Blackstone Commentaries as a lasting link between England and America, noting their influence on American law and the Declaration of Independence.
Moscow reports chief engineer Gonlakoff of the Radleyevsky group of mines Ukraine was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a supreme court trial for economic espionage. Two other administrative staff received seven years each. two more were acquitted.
Oxford university conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity on Ethelbert Talbot bishop of Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The event took place in London on July 33.
Special Cable Dispatch from Peking reports Minister Schurman and his family awaiting passage home aboard the President Jefferson on August 22. He says he will take no part in the campaign. If Coolidge is defeated he will stay in America. otherwise he plans to return. Chancellor Edward Bell to handle affairs. Jefferson Patterson, legation secretary, reassigned to Bogota and sails with the same vessel.
Mr and Mrs Willem Gibbs McAdoo placed a large bouquet of roses on the Unknown Soldier tomb in Paris in the name of the family of the late President Woodrow Wilson.
The American war monument commission in Paria agrees monuments abroad must honor the dead and avoid glorifying units. They favor beautiful cemeteries with landscaping over prominent memorial structures, says too many monuments exist without harmony. Members travel France and Italy inspecting fields and cemeteries before reporting to President Coolidge.
President Coolidge is to promptly fill the ambassador post to Mexico vacated by Charles B. Warren of Michigan. The Tokyo post and other vacancies will likely wait until after the November elections, but Mexico relations during the new claims commissions require immediate designation of a successor to Warren.
Following the fall of the Caphandaris ministry, M Sopholos, leader of a party with Ventselist deputies, is tasked with forming a new government. Chiefs of all parties will collaborate in the coalition cabinet as they attempt to stabilize Greece’s political scene.
July 23 report states Argentina has no plan to keep a paramount fund of 1440 600 dollars in New York to service foreign debt and obligations. Finance Minister Victor M Molina refutes claims that such a fund was established.
The United States will receive a duly accredited Minister Plenipotentiary of the Irish Free State. The Irish minister would handle only Irish Free State affairs, remain in close touch with the king’s ambassador, and operate without subordination to the ambassador in his sphere.
Tokyo and Kirkwall report two separate air and naval movements as Maj Claren's party reaches Murakem basarameshiru island in the Kuriles aboard a British airliner while American round the world fliers prepare to land at Houton bay Orkney in advance of subsequent orders. The Raleigh cruiser departed Stockholm for Rosyth to await orders toward Iceland waters.
Plans for the Navy dirigible Shenandoah to fly to the Pacific coast in October are held in abeyance while Lakehurst overhauls the ship. Rear Admiral William A Moffett said future operations depend on structural and gas cell condition and durability. A Honolulu flight from a Pacific base remains tentative.
Berlin reports detail Dawes plan railways reform as a government led reorganization of Germany s federal railway system valued at fifteen billion gold marks with shares and bonds and a foreign controlled railway commissioner to oversee operations. The plan seeks entente approval and outlines governance to ensure continued state and parliamentary involvement.
Siegfried Wagner, son of the composer, said the nationalist demonstration after the finale of Die Meistersinger at the revived Wagnerian festival was purely spontaneous and not arranged by management. He added the tribute signified German pride and that the festival should remain strictly artistic without politics.
Versailles France July 23 A court here ruled for Frank Jay Gould in a dispute with his architect DM Bouchlet over fees for plans to transform Goulds property into a stud farm. No work tied to the architect’s estimate had been done, so the suit was dismissed.
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