Business leaders quietly back Coolidge amid inflation fears
Washington dispatch notes conservative business men lining up behind Coolidge, uneasy about Bryan’s potential presidency. The piece discusses fears of inflation and government control of coal and oil, plus worries about a possible Davis ticket and a Bryan platform that cites national monopolies and deflation reversal as threats.
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Henry Gestre
Paper delivery cutoffs and contact details
The Courier should be delivered before 5 20. If not received by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 5 30 p m.
Policeman Bitten as Girl Inmates Riot at National Training School
In Washington on July 24 a riot at the National Training School for Girls involved about 50 mutinous inmates. Two girls sparked the chaos with a hair pulling fight, then a two hour scramble left six injured, the interior demolished, and officers responding to the riot call injuring a policeman bitten by a 15 year old, a sergeant struck by an iron bar, and four attendants hurt.
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Washington, D. C
National Training School For Girls
Saeger
Merks
Exclusion Act Bar to Spread of Gospel in Japan
Miss Edith Newlin of Earlham says the proposed Japanese exclusion act will retard Christianity's spread in Japan. She is visiting Des Moines and plans to return to Japan this fall, noting Japanese desire for humane treatment and rejection of being a dumping ground for the U.S.
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Des Moines
Edith Newlin
Earlham
Friends Mission
Orient
Newlin
United States
Senate
Marines Take Rum Runners and Booze
Boston July 24 marines under Capt Archibald Young captured alleged rum runners with 2000 gallons of alcohol a five ton truck and a power boat at South Boston. Tests were made at rifle point and the prisoners surrendered after three shots. Two gallons remained aboard the boat the rest had been transferred to the truck.
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South Boston
Archibald Young
French Surgeon Introduces Sommitere Anesthetic
Paris July 24 A French surgeon Dr Fredet of hospital De la Nouvelle Pitie uses sommitere a new anesthetic. In 10 to 12 cubic centimeters doses it yields complete anesthesia allowing long operations. Patients wake for meals after 24 to 26 hours with no illness or kidney or liver damage. Some doctors foresee it becoming general use.
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Associated Press
Paris
Fredet
Hospital de la Nouvelle Pitie
French “Surgical Society
Brazil Rebels Try New Push Against Sao Paulo
Reports from wireless dispatches indicate Sao Paulo remains under attack as federal troops bombard the city. Gov Carlos de Campos fled after the revolt began as raids widen to Rio de Janeiro while threats of a broader uprising loom.
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Nominees Tour Des Moines Capitol Ahead of Election
About 40 nominees for the state legislature visit Des Moines for opening sessions at the Capitol. They tour the building from basement to dome with families, eager to understand the capital and sort their bearings before the November vote.
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Lumbermen to Meet in Model City at Largest Sawmill
The National Lumber Manufacturers association board of directors will meet in Model City Washington on July 30 and 31. The event precedes the opening of what is described as the world’s largest lumber mill with a daily capacity exceeding a million feet. Longview in the region serves as the urban center, named for R. A. Long of Kansas City.
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National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
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Kansas City
French Stand on German Defaults Threatens Dawes Plan Talk
London hosts another deadlock in interallied talks as French delegates resist proposed safeguards for German loan under the Dawes plan. Informants say the impasse persists after Downing Street discussions with MacDonald, Kellogg, and Destefani. The presence of Hughes and Mellon in London heightens scrutiny of U S assurances to financiers.
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United States
Japan’s Foreign Trade Shows Heavy Red Ink for Half Year
Tokio reports a red ink balance of 800,000,600 yen for the first six months of 1924. Exports totaled 698,000,000 yen while imports rose to 1,409,010,900 yen, reflecting the strains on Japan’s economy after the earthquake.
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Japan
Finnner
Woman shoots husband after seven years of marriage in St. Louis
Minnie Stahl told police she shot August J. Stahl 48 in their home with his revolver after years of alleged drinking and abuse. He died from the gunshot wound. she claimed the act followed a long, troubled marriage.
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August J. Stahl
Hint
Iowa Blue Sky Law Eyed to Tighten Stock Sales Standards
Des Moines reports lawmakers debated a bill by Senator Taildaweli to raise capitalization requirements for stock and bond sellers to meet blue sky laws. The measure targets deceptive solicitations tied to misrepresented purchases and seeks to curb exploded schemes where organizers vanish after funds are raised. The House also expunged reports on Superintendent May Francis and advanced armory funding for Des Moines two cavalry troops, enabling a city park based armory project.
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Death Toll Rises in Bus Train Crash Disaster
Ten are dead and many others injured after a New York Central Flyer crashes into a school bus near Attica. Witnesses say the bus failed to stop at warning signals as the 60 mile per hour train struck and dragged the bus along the track. The dead range from 13 to 34, most residents of Attica, with a long casualty list and several injured.
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International News
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Henry Spangler
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Hilkiss
American heiress weds exiled penniless prince in London
Alice Astor, 21, daughter of the Jacobtor, marries Platonovich Obelinsky Meletsky in a civil ceremony followed by a grand royal style wedding at St Philip’s Russian Church. Attended by Viscount and Lady Astor, Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece, and Prince Paul of Serbia.
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New York
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England
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Mayfain
Cathérine Obnalensk
Police Arrest Chinese Contesting West Wind Mon-storms
In Washington DC a police action targeted a Chinese individual linked to irregular activities amid reports of wind related phenomena and odd monsters. The report notes the arrest and mentions 15 modern devices seized.
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Washington, DC
Washington
Jon Raddeathy
Detective Garbett Killed and Chief Wounded in Idaho Shootout
In Pocatello Idaho on July 24 detective Garbett was killed and Chief Lehrbas wounded when Georga Rivea, a West Indian man, opened fire on East Wyeth street. Lehrbas fatally shot Rivea after a pistol duel. Rivea previously attacked Mrs Artie Smith at her home before police intervened. Lehrbas is reported at General Hospital with a bullet wound to the face.
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Ida
Sam Rarbelt
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Cotton Prices Rally On Local Market Surge
New York markets report cotton up sharply with prices moving from 1 to 58 points overnight. July contracts sit at 33.30 and December at 2.57 as bale values surge over 10 dollars in two days.
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New York
Des Moines Lowers Gas Price To 16 6 Cents A Gallon
Des Moines authorities report gasoline selling at 16 6 cents per gallon after Standard Oil and independent firms cut prices to meet competition. The reduction applies to Des Moines city only and was announced yesterday by officials.
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Des Moines
Standard Oil Company
Russian Consulate Building Turned Over to Soviet Delegation
July 24 Chinese authorities handed over to a Soviet government representative J. R. Elleiev the former Russian consulate building in Shanghai. Also, two armed bandits robbed Capital Jewelry Shop in Detroit of 125,600 in gems, abducting jeweler Joseph Mazer and clerks Wolfe and Donohue.
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Elleiev
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Mazer
New York
Duck Wolfe
Matthew Donohue
Gruesome murder exhibits linked to Leopold Loeb case
Witnesses describe in court the murder implements and ransom materials tied to Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb. Items include a chisel, burned car robe, a writing device, and a ransom letter later traced to Jacob Franks, with testimonies detailing gear used in the Franks kidnapping and murder.
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Telegraph Briefs Mongomery and Tyler Related Notes
Fragmented items note Miss Tetitia Christin Tyler born in the White House on April 4 1842 and connections to John Tyler. Other lines mention financier Barnard Cochrane former senator valued at 86 000,000 in an appraisal and a federal trade commission ruling on steel pricing affecting nearby cities becoming steel industry centers.
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Two Other Youths Indicted in Franks Extortion Attempt
Two 19 year old boys, Walter Borgen and Ignation Ciombras, were indicted by the Cook County grand jury for attempting to extort $8,000 from Jacob Franks father of the murdered 14 year old boy. They sent a letter June 21 after Nobert's murder threatening to kidnap Josephine Franks.
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Chicago
Cook Camney Grand Jury
Jacob Franks
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Walter Borgen
Ignation Ciombras
Franks
Nobert
Josephine
Fobert
Borgen
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Lerror
Palmer Cox creator of the Brownie stories dies at 84
New York reports Palmer Cox author of the Brownie stories for children died at age 84 in Granby Quebec. The writer illustrated his own works and began his career in 1864 later engaging in literary work.
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New York
Palmer Cox
Granby
Quebec
Ile
Shearane’ Cisco
Helsell to Keynote Republican Judiciary Convention
Judge F. S. Helsell of Wortrode will be the keynote speaker at the Republican judiciary convention set for next Tuesday in town, an announcement said.
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F. S. Helsell
Wortrode
Ainden 10 Fight Proposed Merger by Grain Dealers
Led by former Gov. Frank O. Lowden a conference of wheat growers in Illinois opposed the proposed merger of five large grain elevator companies with farmers cooperatives. They declared the plan is not a cooperative marketing association but a trading group. Representatives from wheat pools in Oklahoma Kansas Texas the Dakotas Indiana and other states attended and pledged not to sell grain through the merger or buy stock in the new firm.
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Texas
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Indiana
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