Pomerene Looms a Favorite Son in Ohio Primary
Washington dispatch by Mark Sullivan outlines Ohio and Wyoming primaries shaping the 1924 presidential race. Pomerene seeks renomination in Ohio against Feas, while Kendrick faces Mondell in Wyoming. The piece emphasizes implications for the Democratic and Republican futures and the broader national contest.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Angus
Arkansas
Alabama
Ohio
Wyoming
Pomerene
Pomerence
Simeon D. Feas
Fess
Cox
Ta’ Cox
Pamerone
Olhiie
Arthur
Roosevelt
Foth
Tf Pomerene
Anex
Mondell
Kendrick
Rara Avis
United States Senate
Frank Mondell
Senate
Lenroot
Kellogg
McCormick
Iowa
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Chicago Street Car Strike Compromised by United Press
Chicago officials announce settlement of the citys long street car and elevated railway strike after union leaders approve a referendum. Workers will be paid 65 cents first three months, 68 cents next nine months, then 76 cents. eight hour day, two day vote, potential start Monday. cost estimated at over 82 million.
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United Press
Chicago
Oser Plans Swiss Meeting With Miss Mathilde McCormick
Maj Max Oser remains in Switzerland and will meet his sweetheart either at Bale or Geneva. Friends say a marriage is hoped for in autumn. Miss Mathilde McCormick, 16, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, will visit Zurich with Dr Hartmann’s family. A report of estrangement was denied.
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Zurich
Max Oser
Mathilde McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Switzerland
Bale
Geneva
Ma. Oser
Dr. Hartmann
Parinx
Majk Oser
Miss McCormick
Typhoon Jat Swatow Devastates Chinese City
A Hong Kong dispatch reports Typhoon Jat Swatow struck a Chinese city 250 miles north of here, causing widespread destruction. Dead bodies floated in the harbor as nearly every house was damaged and a flood drove residents from their homes. about five thousand lives are believed lost.
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Assoniated Press
Hong Kong
Girl Hikers Plans for Western Trip Wrecked
Rochester Minn Aug 5 Plans of two Chicago school teachers and an Iowa university student to walk from Chicago to Yellowstone National Park were interrupted when a Twin City Rochester motor bus struck near Cannon Falls Thursday. Miss Bess Bristol an instructor in Mitchell School Chicago and her sister Bernardine a student at Iowa University and friend Mabel McGready a teacher in Lane Technical School Chicago are in Colonial hospital recovering from injuries. Miss Bristol suffered only slight sprains.
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Chicago
Iowa University
Yellowstone National Park
Rochester
Cannon Falls
Bess Bristol
Mitchell School
Cheater Furey’s Coffin Opens as Suspicions Rise
In Oakland California authorities suspect Joseph Furey may have cheated death. A coffin believed to contain his body, shipped from Huntsville Texas, will be opened on District Attorney Ezra Decoto’s orders after suspicions arise from past cases of fake deaths involving his associates. Furey, jailed in Texas for swindling, reportedly died but no positive ID of the corpse was made.
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Oakland
Cal
Joseph Furey
California
Huntsville
Tex
Ezra Decoto
Thomas Lee Wootwine
Los Angeles
Furey
Texas
Duty
T Openut
Decoto
Conductor Retires on Pension Drops Dead Next Day
Associated Press report from Burlington Iowa Aug 5 notes veteran Rock Island conductor Fred Washburn retired on pension after last trip at age seventy then dropped dead next day. The dispatch clarifies the subject differs from another Waterloo conductor Fred S Washburn.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Fred Washburn
Rock Island Rail
Roodheath
Reed Faces Democratic Foes in Missouri Fight
Associated Press dispatch from St Louis notes U S Senator James A Reed has secured the Democratic nomination. Reports indicate anti Reed Democrats may run an independent candidate in November, potentially creating a three cornered race. Reed leads in Missouri returns with about 3 957 votes while R R Brewster secures Republican nomination by a wide margin. Prohibition stance expected to heat up the contest.
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Associated Press
St.Louis
U. S
James
Reed
St. Only
Post-Dispatch
Breckenridge Long
Wilson
Washington
R. R. Brewster
Missouri
Brewster
Warns Farmers to Build Warehouses
Grand Forks North Dakota August 3 Associated Press Gov R A Nestos arrives for a conference on a state owned mill and elevator and urges farmers to provide storage for grain and potatoes on farms during winter due to insufficient existing facilities and a railcar shortage. The governor says a bumper crop value is at risk from freezing if storage lacks.
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Associated Press
Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota
R. A. Nestos
Denby Expects to Start Home Today
Secretary of the Navy Denby, after tours of Japan China and the Philippines, planned to leave for the United States late today. He inspected the naval station at Olongapo during his stay and was lavishly entertained.
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Manila
Denby
Japan
China
Philippines
United States
Olongapo
Weather summary for Iowa towns including Charles City and Algona
A 1922 weather bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau lists Iowa towns such as Charles City Algona Des Moines Dubuque Mason City and Waterloo. It notes rains across the state with reported rainfall in multiple road strata and general moisture patterns.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Charles City
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Dubuque
Sun
Wis
Mason City
Waverly
Coal strike near week of action eyed by officials
Desperate coal strike conditions push officials to foresee a major development next week as Cleveland talks between John L. Lewis and operators loom. Federal and state steps may follow if talks fail, with potential drastic action by President Harding to end the dispute. Local and regional fuel offices report looming shortages and continued rail disruptions into the coming winter.
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Chicago
Cleveland
John L. Lewis
Harding
Illinois
Iingis
South Dakota
State Fuel Administration
Thare
Des
Moines
Charles Webster
Aistaga
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Webster
Des Moines
Gylde Nerring
Polk County
Cedar Rapids
G. M. Averth
Linn County
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Kentucky
Washington
Hoover says coal profiteering nearly eliminated
Secretary Hoover announced that government actions have virtually eliminated coal profiteering. He stated that despite fuel shortages and rising prices, government controls have kept prices from escalating while ensuring sufficient coal, easing hardships for the public.
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Sec’y Hoover
United Press
Washington, D. C
Aux
A. Cehrontess
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
France Moves to Freeze German Debts in Paris
Paris Aug 6 Premier Poincare ordered immediate action to protect French interests after Germany refused to meet 2,000,000 pound Aug 16 installments. France suspends all payments to German nationals for prewar debts in France and Alsace Lorraine and halts German property payments. Belgian-France rift on indemnity surfaces as allied talks loom in London.
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Associated Press
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Poincare
Germany
France
Alsace Lorraine
Strasbourg
Baden- Baden
Hanss
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Honda
Alsace and Lorraine
The
Foreign Office
Belgium
Brussels
London
Weather Outlook for Week in Washington TD C Aug
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Generally fair air and moderate temperatures prevail.
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Washington
TD. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Youngest Mother Defends Baby Birth Mystery
Elizabeth Irwin, age eleven, says she knew nothing of the baby's conception and resists paternity claims. Prosecutors question her story as her mother and stepfather urge vigorous action, while the girl asserts she has had no boyfriends and remains fearless under grilling.
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United Press
Hardin
Elizabeth Irwin
America
Elizabeth
Lippincott
L. W. Irwin
Biri
Organized Labor Plans War Chest to Aid Shopmen
Organized labor moves to mobilize funds for a nationwide railroad shopmen strike. Union leaders warn that defective equipment jeopardizes train safety as 80,000 Telegraphers and other workers may join stoppages. Major unions pledge substantial contributions to a war chest, while railroad executives deny widespread engine defects and call strike rhetoric propaganda.
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Washington
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Amt
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Wir
Elisses
Order of Railways
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Wiliam Clark
The
Order of Railroad Conductors
Governors urged to apply for emergency coal through federal distributor
Federal Fuel Distributor Spencer told governors to file for emergency coal through the federal distributor in Washington and not to order coal from outside committees. He said no anthracite coal is available and applications should cover only current essential use under Interstate Commerce Commission priorities, with allocations at mines.
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Washington, D. C
Spencer
Wallerhington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Freant
F. O. Db
Hoover
Arteva
Suspected Assailant of Strikebreaker Jailed by Sheriff
Aug 5 Identified by a strikebreaker as one of six alleged abductors, L. F. Schoenenan, 36, Valley Junction, is in the custody of Sheriff Robb. Schoenenan, Rock Island road brakeman, is charged with being in the group that seized EB F Hamilton, 17, as he left the Peck Island yards in Valley. Hamilton said he was taken a mile west of town, severely beaten and robbed of $92. Ninety dollars was found in Schoenenan’s pockets, but he said the money was his own.
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Einstein flees Germany over death threats
Leipsic August 5. Prof Albert Einstein originator of the theory of relativity has fled from Germany temporarily after receiving threats of death from the same group responsible for the murder of Dr Walter Rathenau, former German foreign minister. A letter from Einstein cancels an engagement to address a meeting.
Rail strike tensions rise as White House hosts union chiefs
In Chicago and Washington, rail union leaders meet President Harding amid renewed walkout activity. Detachments of shop workers are deployed to aid eastern railroads, while potential peace talks and sympathy strikes loom. Violent incidents and legal actions accompany the unfolding labor crisis across several states.
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Enong
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Congress
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American Federation of Labor
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