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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
4
The article records a bitter floor debate on a platform asserting religious and political freedom under the constitution. A plank denouncing the Ku Klux Klan was voted down while supporters praised the new immigration bill.
The item surveys international tension from Japanese exclusion and Senate investigations into midfeasance and malfeasance. It urges science based tax reform beyond the new law and calls for broader veterans claims processing while pledging support for prohibition law enforcement.
Militants from the American Legion rally behind Major General James G. Harbord as a running mate while the Republican National Convention continues its second session. The Harbord push aligns with Herbert Hoover’s White House bid as delegates press for a ticket.
The final wired report shows Frat O. Lowden stepping aside, narrowing the presidential field to Herbert Hoover, Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work, Senator Kenyon of Iowa, Senator Curtis of Kansas, and General Harbord.
Fred C. ly of Chevy Chase tells Chicago executives that laziness, not necessity, spurred progress. He cites pumps and windmills as inventions born from reluctance to perform repetitive tasks and argues a good executive minimizes wasted energy.
In Edinboro Indiana on June 11 a long running dairy feud between rival men culminates in gunfire. Sanat rival Elner T Pruitt, age 50, dies after shooting himself near the town edge and wounding two others. Four daughters recount the events and confirm the deaths within hours.
In Warsaw Indiana Judge L W Roys grants custody of Lucia Mae Schumacker three to John Schumacker farmer near Napanee after Amanda Schumacker loses the seventh child under a haBeas corpus writ. Amanda had two prior divorce petitions denied. six siblings already entrusted to the father.
Anderson Ind June 1 William J Norton president of Norton Brewing Company in Anderson has been released after serving one third of an eighteen month sentence in Atlanta Federal prison for violating the prohibition law. The case follows a December federal court plea in Indianapolis.
Bend Indiana June 11 Joseph Bartoszek age 2 died from shock after stumbling and falling into a pan of hot water in his home. The incident was reported by local authorities.
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