LaFollette Seen Possible Third-Party Presidential Run
Wisconsin Senator Robert M. LaFollette faces a push to bolt the Republican Party and seek the Farmer-Labor third party nomination at a Chicago conference. Delegates from 37 states, led by Christensen, press for a dirt-farmer candidate while Ford’s stance looms as a potential catalyst. leaders claim the effort could reshape the 1924 election amid debates on finance and transportation.
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Chicago
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Farmer- Labor and Political Minorities Coalition Conference
LaFollette
Iowa
Farmer-Labor Party
Northwest
la Follette
Toscan Bennett
Hartford
Conn
United States
J. G. Brown
Parley P. @Kristensen
Nationa
Amo
Christensen
Farmer-Laborites
Ford Storm Center
Henry Ford
Asoa
Ford
T World
Farmer-Labor
W.H. Green
State
Progressive Central Committee
Nebraska
H. F. Samuels
Idaho
British Ambassador Arrives in England in Improved Health
The British ambassador to the United States, Sir Auckland Geddes, arrived in England by car to his country home in Southampton in improved condition. He plans to return to America at the end of September after being on leave for ill health and previously confined to a darkened room in Washington with a serious eye affliction.
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United Press
Southampton
Bug
United States
Sir Auckland Geddes
America
Sir Auckland
Washington
Poison Pen Victim Threatens Murder in Defense of Family
Chicago physician Dr. Burton W. Mack said he would take the law into his own hands if the author of years of poison pen letters and hundreds of threatening calls is found. He has notified police and federal authorities and will meet with State's Attorney Crowe. Mack, 6'2" and muscular, warned he would "break his neck" if he could reach the writer. His wife, with a new baby, faced a phoned report of his death. a March threat targeted their infant Patricia and a brick was thrown through a window on March 29, an attack he calls an effort to destroy his home life.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Burton W. Mack
Dory
Crowe
Death on Coney Island coaster claims longtime watchman
New York July 3 DeLaney W. Lewis a watchman for 30 years on Jackman's Thriller at Coney Island was killed when a coaster car plunged down onto the trestled support. He died instantly after being thrown to the street as the car with two riders passed by. The couple escaped unharmed.
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New York
DeLaney W. Lewis
Jackman
Coney Island
Lewis
Dry Ship Rule Tension Eased By Foreign Lines
Washington July 3 diplomatic tension over enforcing US prohibition on foreign ships eased as consular channels reported most foreign liners will stop loading non medicinal liquor for homeward trips. Treasury said ships halted transgressing the Volstead act to avoid confiscation. Passengers aboard the Cunarder Berengaria reportedly needed medicinal liquor as most supplies were held, per Derwent Hall Caine.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
State
Treasury Department
Treasury
United States
Southampton
Berengaria
New York
Derwent Hall Caine
Caine
Britain Pushes For Full Saar Valley Investigation
Geneva July 3 The British spokesman Lord Robert Cecil demanded a full investigation of the Saar valley crisis at the League of Nations council. He urged withdrawal of French troops and a strengthened gendarmerie, while Gabriel Hanotaux defended the commission, noting French measures during the coal strike were milder than English actions. The council planned to decide later on an inquiry.
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Geneva
Sarre Valley
Robert Ceell
Council of League of Nations
Altho
Sarre
England
Wage Increases On Southern Railroads Granted
The United States Railroad Labor Board announced annual wage increases totaling about 1.6 million dollars for 28,800 workers across four southern and southeastern lines. Effective June 1923, raises affect shop mechanics, helpers, and apprentices on the Chesapeake & Ohio Norfolk & Western Central of Georgia and Louisville & Nashville railroads, with Norfolk & Western adding three cents per hour for specific signal and related workers.
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Police Guard Ice Wagon Strike to Protect Drivers
A special police and deputy detail was deployed to maintain order among ice wagon drivers and workers at posts during the strike that began yesterday. Authorities warned leaders on both sides amid 14 police calls about alleged mistreatment or coercion. Warrants were issued for three individuals suspected in an attack on a nonunion driver as ice dealers refused arbitration.
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Nolice Department
Anthracite Owners Will Meet Miners at Atlantic City
Philadelphia May 3 Anthracite coal operators accept invitation for John Lewis president of United Mine Workers to meet with representatives of United Miners Districts 1 7 and 5 at Atlantic City July 6 to negotiate a new agreement replacing the present one expiring Aug 31 1923 S D Warriner chairman of the operators general wages committee announced to lay
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John Lewis
United Mine Workers] ‘of America
United Miners, District 1
Atlantic City
S. D. Warriner
Anthracite
General Woliches Committee
Tolay
Wills Motor Car Co Bid In For $750000
Port Huron Michigan July 3 The properties of C J Wills Co motor car makers of Marysville near here were bid in by Kidder Peabody Co Boston bankers for the nominal figure of $750 000 at a gate ordered by the United States district court
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Mich
C. J. Wills & Co
Maryssille
Here
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boston
United States District Court
Leviathan sabotage claims spark new war history questions
Engineers reconditioned the Leviathan and found damages blamed on German sabotage were caused by past docking accidents. Rep Madden cites conflicting records and warns official histories may need rewriting as Navy and Justice files show extensive, deliberate engine damage and later repairs.
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New York
Hner
Shipping Board
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Gibbs
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Washington, D. C
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Department of Justice
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Waterland
Big Fight at Shelby Mont July Fourth
Velographic wires will be open in the Conrhee chiddens until late tomorrow eventing to supply minute by minute blow by blow details of the championship battle at Shelby Mont. Bulletins will be posted and inquiries by telephone answered. The bout is expected to start at 4 p m CST.
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Shelby
Mont
Waterloo
Maughan Prepares Coast-to-Coast Speed Flight Plan
International News wired from Mineola New York reports Lieut. Robert H. Maughan, an army airman, predicts a coast to coast speed trip in a Venelo Sauis Curtis Streak of Greased Lightning aircraft. The 2600 mile route includes stops at McCook Field, Cheyenne, Saiduro Utah, and San Francisco aiming for sunrise launch and sunset over Golden Gate. The plane weighs 3806 pounds and is capable of 179 miles per hour, with a plan to fly about 160 mph.
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Curtis
Lieut
Golden Gate
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Maughin
St. Joseph
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Saiduro
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Burdette Widow to Publish in Chicago
Mrs Clara Burdette widow of humorist Bob Burdette says Clara Vista Publishing will base its main office in Chicago with an opening at 20 Fast Jackson Boulevard this week. She is president and a noted national clubwoman, with home in Pasadena California.
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Clara Burdette
Bob” J. Burdette
Burlington
Hawk-Eye
Clara Vista Publishing Company
Jackson Boulevard
Murdette
Pasadena
Cal
Tampa Cigars Must Be Made in Tampa
Washington July 3 The federal Urada commission ruled that Tampa cigars may be produced only in Tampa Florida and nowhere else A complaint against the Baltimore based Tarntant & Co Inc ordered the firm to stop labeling cigars Tampa The decision underscores a strict geographic labeling rule for Tampa branding
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Washington, D. C
Federal
Urada Commission
Fla
Tentnatrans & C O., Inc
Baltimore
County Board Divided Over Red Ball and Hudson Road Paving Plan
Iowa county officials split four to three on a joint paving project covering Red Ball route from Benton county line to Janesville, Waterloo to Hudson, and Waterloo to Cedar Falls. Total 21.40 miles, with work not expected before spring. concerns over bids, grading, and timing are noted by several members and Chief Engineer Fred R. White.
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Hide
Bailey
Boney
Snydar
Teeter
Fred R. White
Iowa Highway Commission
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Conductors Seek Higher Wages Hinted by Union Leader
International News wires report L B E Sheppard president of the Order of Railway Conductors states conductors and trainmen seek increased pay. He notes the United States railroad labor board has ignored factors in wage discussions and anticipation builds ahead of Chicago meeting of general chairmen.
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Rapid
United States
United States Railroad Labor Board
L. BE. Sheppard
Order Af
Chicago
Frneral
Brotherhood of Railway
Mississippi
Sheppard
Railroad Labor Board
Fugitive Gunma Battles Special Agent on Train Top
Edmund Rust, a desperado and fugitive, fought a gun duel with railroad special agent Tilbert Frissinger atop a Great Northern freight train at Little Falls Minnesota. Rust had been sought after a sheriff’s death in Aberdeen and had already escaped multiple pursuers across the Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin. After exchanging shots, Rust jumped from the train, stole a car, and drove away uninjured alongside Frissinger.
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Tilbert Frissinger
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Frissinger
Cal
Woman Thief Aids in Robbing Taximan in Chicago
A petite fashionably dressed woman aided a male companion in robbing taximan Daniel Jonker in Chicago on July 3, taking $20 from the driver’s pockets while the man held a revolver. The unarmed woman escaped with the money. In a separate Chicago report, Dominick Contorsi, 33, was found shot dead at home. His wife admitted the killing, claiming fear of retaliation, and she is held awaiting the inquest.
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Daniel Jonker
Hecker
Domnlck Con Ctrsi
Tla
Referee Dougherty Sails to Shelby for Deninsey Gibbons Fight
James I Dougherty of Philadelphia, a famed spleitsman, was chosen to referee the Deninsey Gibbons bout in Shelby Montana on July 4. He is en route to the oil town as promoters depart, with Kenyas leading part of the event.
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James I’. Dougherty
Richey Park
Philadelphia
Spleitsman
Deninsey-Gibbons
Shelby
Mont
Kenyas
Davis Charges Work Tried to Gag Him by Offering Promotion
Washington reporter details an accusation by Jilly Davis that Arthur Tayis, ex-head of the reclamation service, pressed him to withdraw references to coercion by offering a consulting engineer post or a promotion. Davis, denying the claim, contends Work attempted to damage his reputation and claimed his resignation was forced in a United Press interview.
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Work
Washington
D. C
Jilly J
Tadly
Arthur PB. Tayis
Hayling
United Press
Dayla
Japan Likely to Seek U S and Britain Pact Support
Tokyo reports say Sanan will approach America and Great Britain to press a tri party agreement enforcing the Washington naval treaty without awaiting ratification by France. Japanese newspapers publish the claim as reliable, signaling a strategic move amid naval arms talks.
Bets On Dempsey In Wall Street Betting Scene
In New York on July 3 bets offered at 3 to 1 on Jack Dempsey to retain the heavyweight title tomorrow at Shelby. Only a few small wagers appeared at the odds as the usual last minute betting crowd was missing amid the quiet Wall Street scene.
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New York
Gibbons
Wall Street
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Dempsey Gibbons Title Fight Back On at Shelby
The world heavyweight championship between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons was restored and set for July 4 in Shelby after Maj Lane and promoter associates agreed to proceed if preliminary expenses are guaranteed. Jack Kearns would receive the first 100000 of gate receipts for the final installment, with Lane and Molumby back in control to push the event amid renewed financial effort and interest from Shelby officials.
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Creat
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Maj
Lane
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Roy
Ayres
Lou Molumby
Kearns
Shelby Arena
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Lewiston
Mont
Bempsey
Lou J. Molumbhy
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Plains
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Johnson
Mobile
Stanton
Figh Kearns
E Pox
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