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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1924
Page
1
A collage of whimsy and current events sketches including a Smithsonian gift of dinosaur eggs priced at 60,000, political squibs on Davis and Coolidge, labor board shifts, and a parade of vivid vignettes from Budapest to Mexico. It surveys public mood, media tone, and cultural quips with brisk, era-tinged humor.
Chicago July 28 Crowe state’s attorney framed the peak of the mountain of evidence with eight witnesses identifying written and oral confessions by Leopold and Loeb in the Franks kidnap slaying case. A nine year old Johnny Levison testified seeing Loeb at the Harvard school and joked about truth and jail while taking the oath. The trial focus shifted to who struck Bobby Franks with a chisel and dragged him to death, as testimony continued about the post confession automobile tour and localities connected to the crime.
Paterson July 28 Recorder Munson Force dismissed a complaint against George Walker after the car he was driving ran into a milk wagon injuring the driver. Walker admitted he was asleep at the time and the recorder found no law making a sleeping driver reckless.
Lapeer Michigan July 28 county officials search for the slayer of Mrs Bilanche Burke 28 year old widow found Sunday with clothing stripped hands and feet bound by wire and bruises on her body She worked at the Michigan Home and Training School with only a cuff link clue from near the school none of her garments found.
A Special Cable Dispatch from Mexico City reports bobbed hair attacks spreading to Tampico. Two girls were confronted by a crowd of young men on a bathing beach. one fled, the other was rescued by an army officer. Medical school sessions remain suspended but the crisis is believed over as the planned bobbed-hair parade for today was canceled.
Pierre S. duPont of Wilmington laid the cornerstone for the $800,000 Lewes A. Mason Memorial Hospital in West Chester. The gift honors Lewes Mason, a loyal chauffeur for the duPont family, who earned high regard for his faithful service.
Reports from San Jose indicate Henry Ford is providing interest free loans to the Costa Rican government for a new automobile highway linking Port Limon on the Atlantic with Punta Arenas on the Pacific coast.
Nebraska Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan rejected President Coolidge’s mobilization concept as war preparation. He announced he would order a guard inspection and training but not mobilize civilians or industry. He warned the plan could mislead war weary nations and cause economic disruption. Continued on eleventh page.
Special to The Washington Pont Pomfret Landbg Conn July 28 Benjamin Kite 80 year old farmer who yesterday shot and killed his brother Edwin T White 72 and wounded David Mairson was killed at noon today as he resisted a posse that cornered him in a wooded area from Edwin's farm The killings arose from Benjamin's opposition to the proposed marriage of his brother's daughter Miss Lalie Phyllis White The young woman a schoolteacher of Hartford was to marry Mairson next Saturday The couple had visited the family and were driven to a ride with relatives Howard White the brother's son tried to calm the quarrel When Benjamin failed to appear for breakfast the barn scene led to the fatal shootings The posse and State police closed in firing from a distance and in dense brush ending with White killed by a trooper pistol.
Brazilian government forces seized Sao Paulo after a 23 day battle with rebels who evacuated by special trains toward the interior. Gen Isidorio Lopez and Maj Miguel Costa were among leaders who did not escape. Gov Carlos Campos resumed office as federal troops entered the state capital.
Report from Ellenville New York describes a collision between Senator T H Caraway of Arkansas and G F Clarke of New York over signaling and damages. Clarke sought an arrest on assault charges but was restrained by William Cunningham. Clarke says Caraway drove off blocked the road and was struck. Caraway claims only a push. The dispute ended with mediation and the matter dropped.
Boston July 28 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge had a comfortable day after bladder surgery at Chartergate hospital physicians reported his condition excellent with no alarming developments His temperature and pulse are normal and he remains cheerful A second operation will remove the bladder obstruction with date to be fixed in two or three days
In Lemberg Galicia July 28 thirty Galician rabbis issued a joint ban against Jewish girls and women wearing sleeveless and low cut dresses. The rabbis proclaimed in synagogues that such attire reflects a moral decline and is blamed for misfortunes to Jewry. The Jewish press denounces the move as slander on Jewish womanhood.
Chicago July 28 reports show corn selling at 1.06 a bushel for May delivery while hogs reached 10.50, the highest since 1922. Oats and rye set new price records and provisions matched prior peaks as rye gains draw attention. December rye delivery topped a dollar and May rye rose to 1.95.
San Francisco July 28 John A Dix claimed to be former governor of New York when he ran down and seriously injured Mrs Nellie Keating 52. She was rushed to Central Emergency hospital in serious condition. Dix was taken to police headquarters for examination and possible charge. He said he lived at Santa Barbara and gave Albany NY as home. Excursion to Western North Carolina Mountains Aug 15. Sea page 6. AdT
The United States railroad labor board postponed further hearings to September 8 to allow railroads time to prepare data on rules involved. No union reps appeared at today’s session and the board signaled it may seek court validation of its authority to summon parties to the dispute.
Jack Walton, former governor and Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful, faced eggs hurled at him during a political speech at the municipal athletic park in Muskogee Oklahoma on July 28. The incident marked a volatile scene as Walton pressed his campaign for the Senate.
Trustees appointed for the hosiery firm facing about 7000 creditors. The first bankruptcy court meeting set liabilities at 611,507.63 with assets around 338,954. The firm sold hosiery machines nationwide and supplied yarn to buyers who knit and remit the fabric back for payment. The company operated multiple district offices including one in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
Benjamin F. Rice, noted Tulsa attorney and former United States senator from Arkansas, was found dead in a local cemetery beside his father’s grave with a bullet wound to the temple. A note on his body indicated suicide. Additional notes tied to a hotel guilt case were found regarding his burial plans.
The coast guard cutter Haida Hay located the American steamer West Iena drifting in the far northern Pacific. All passengers and crew were safe according to headquarters. The vessel was in a perilous position and is being towed to Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
A tense interallied conference in Loudon stalls over security for the international loan to Germany. American Col Logan urged compromise to ease French British deadlock and keep the Dawes plan on track, with Berlin attendance possibly delayed to Wednesday or Thursday. The plenary session will hear the French proposals before deciding next steps.
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