Harding Asked to Be Modern Atlas While President
Washington press analysis describes President Harding facing overwhelming demands from cabinet members, party leaders, and bankers to lead beyond his constitutional role. It highlights his reluctance for snap decisions, reliance on delegation, and the strain of steering party fortunes, economic policy, and international stability while maintaining his official duties.
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Harding
Mark Sullivan
Washington
D. C
Aiding
United States
Congress
Hardling
Snally
Republican Party
Herding
New York Evening Post, Inc
Theatre Collapse Costs Seven Lives in Barnesboro
United Press reports the Grand theatre collapse in Barnesboro Pa yesterday caused seven deaths, four of them children, due to excavations undermining the building walls. Tulsa dispatch notes Arkansas River floods force many families from lowlands near Sand Springs but no fatalities reported.
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United Press
Johnstown
Barnesboro
Arkansas River
Tulsa
Onio
Here
Sand Springs
Baptists Accept Report On Colleges Without Debate
The Northern Baptist convention received the committee report vindicating Baptist schools without comment as speakers urged reorganizing the board to include more lay members and merging departments. Delegates debated a large conditional gift to the American Baptist Mission Society, while AFL issues dominated Denver talks with talks on women’s rights and John L. Lewis’s platform drawing sharp replies from Samuel Gompers.
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Associated Press
Dea Maines
Northern Baptist Convention
Jonn ¥. Aitchison
General Board of Promotion
James C. Colgate
New World Movement
The
Northern Baptists
New York
James H. Stiffer
Manston
Ill
E. J. Rhoades, Jr
Toledo
Board of Promotion
General Board
American Baptist Mission Society
Mission Society
Board of Managers
Joliet Man Wins Diamond Badge in Illinois Trapshooting
Joliet resident C. W. Carroll claimed the Chicago Board of Trade diamond Badge with a 99 score of 106 in the feature event on the third day of the Illinois Sportsman's Association trapshooting tournament held in Decatur Illinois.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Hhl
C. W. Carroll
Joliet
Chicago Board of Trade
Sportsman's Association
Navy Appropriations Cut Down by 80 Million
Washington June 24 final figures by senate and house conferees show naval appropriations totaling 418,074,140. This is an increase of 18,650,000 from the house figures and nearly 60,000,000 less than the senate plan. The house is expected to act on the conference agreements early next week.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Beer Drinking Cat Dies After Fight With Ten Dogs
The famous beer drinking feline Cloves, long known in saloon and theatre circles, died in Minneapolis after entering an alley near a theater where ten greyhounds were performing. She fought all ten but could only use nine lives.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Cloves
Ailey
Best Financial Minds Offer Aid In Trade Revival
Washington bankers urge swift rehabilitation of domestic industry and transport fixes to ease the business slump. They pledge willingness to aid railroad reform and discuss wheat and alfalfa movement, cattle relief pools, and overall farming improvement as crops harvest approaches. The conference with President Harding lasted five hours with Mellon Hoover and Dawes in attendance.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
International Bankers Group
Rai
United Press
Western Bankars
Mellon
Hoover
White House
Charles G. Dawes
Another Hurricane Threatening Texas
Weather bureau posted warnings along the gulf coast of a new tropical hurricane from the Caribbean. The advisory noted a disturbance forming in the northwestern Caribbean near Swan Island. Winds of fresh to strong and shifting are expected within about 36 hours from the Caribbean and Yucatan channel.
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United Press
Galveston
Tex
Caribbean Sea
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Swan Island
Yucatan Channel
Weeks Protests on Aviation Accidents During Bombing Tests
Secretary of War Weeks has called Maj. Gen. Mempher, chief of the Army Air Service, to note the high number of accidents among army aviators linked to bombing tests. He ordered every precaution to prevent recurrence of such accidents and to improve safety measures.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Weeks
Mempher
Army Air Service
Paris Post Card May Reveal Kate of Missing Ship
Government investigators follow a lead from a Paris postcard to the mother of a crew member of one vanished ship near Cape Hatteras. The card’s writing reportedly matches a missing sailor, though officials say it could be signed by another. Paris police may be asked to help.
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Paris
Kate
United Press
Washington, D. C
Cape Hatteras
East
De Valera Freed Amid British Capture News
British authorities release Eamon de Valera after a reported capture near Dublin earlier denied by Sinn Fein. The Irish leader was detained overnight at Blackrock and released when identity confirmed. crown plans to arrest him denied. Nearby Cork riots claim a fatality and multiple injuries as police barracks are bombed amid street fighting.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Sint Fein
de Valera
Tool
Blackrock
County Dublin
de Velara
Cork
Ireland
Tuckey Street
Shandon
Douglas
Place
United Press
Belfast
Here
Sinn Felners
Sinn
Sinn Fefnera
P Hour Day Debate Dims Hope In AFL Convention
Denver June 24 The American Federation of Labor convention gave little support to a six hour workday with eight hours pay. Resolutions for shortening hours were voted down while backing for a 44 hour week for printers was endorsed. A Seattle proposal removing all overtime failed, and secessionist efforts were defeated. A report urging caution on hours was adopted amid protests over war production issues and riots in Hammond Indiana involving gun carriages.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
American Federation of Labor
Altho
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Wrorld
United Press
Seattle Labor Council
A. Q. Hay
Ang C. F. Graw
Federation
W. M. Short
Washington
Standard Steel Company
Hammond
Ind
Conention
M. W. Martin
U.S
Martin
Stogie King Jeff Penced Dies at 79 in Summer Home
Jeff Penced, head of Marsh Cigar Co. and famed as the Stogie King, died today at his summer home after a two month illness. He was 79. The obituary lists William M. Marsh of Wheeling, W Va, as a relative and notes the Atlantic City reference.
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Atlantic City
William M. Marsh
Ww. Va
Marsh Cigar Co
Highways Report Covers Several Iowa Minnesota Cities
Highways in good metoring condition, but dusty. Showers forecast for Saturday. Territorial list includes Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshall New Hampton Postville Waterloo with towns in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wee Urean
Charles Ta
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshall
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Sims Publicly Reprimanded by Secretary Denby
Secretary Denby publicly rebukes Admiral Sims for a highly improper speech in a foreign country. He notes past offenses and confirms the reprimand, citing press reports of statements attributed to Sims at a London luncheon and his June 22 letter confirming the account.
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Sims
Denby
United Press
Washington, D.C
Secretary of the Navy
Wiliam S. Lions
London
Navy
Wisconsin adopts new prohibition law against homebrew
Wisconsin legislators move to ban homebrew with strict provisions as the assembly passes the governor's bill by 68 to 14 after a conference committee agreement. Dry supporters praise the measure as tightly drafted while opponents warn of unintended effects.
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Associated Press
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Sugar Prices Hit New Low In New York Trade
New York reports refined sugar dropping to a new low as several large refiners cut refined granulated to 5.40 a pound, signaling a sharp slide in prices for the commodity.
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Associated Press
New York
Crooked Divorce Peril to Nation Warns Judge Dike
New York June 24 United Press quotes Supreme Court Justice Norman S Dike of New York warning that crooked divorce detectives and lawyers operate nationwide threatening the nation. He cites fake evidence bogus corespondents and professional perjurers and urges a national revision to empower state investigators to verify evidence before decrees. He warns many divorces could be thrown out if proofs were checked.
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United Press
New York
United States
Supremes Court
Norman, S. Dike
Dike
Prosecutor Flays Mrs Orthwein as Scheming Slayer
Chicago June 24 United Press reports Mrs Cora Orthwein accused as scheming cold blooded murderess in the Ziegler case. Prosecutor Lloyd Heth contends she planned the crime after Ziegler ignored her, while Ben Short argues self defense. Jury expected to be asked today to consider manslaughter with 1 to 16 years.
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Chicago
Cora Orthweith
Herbert P. Ziegler
Lloyd Heth
Orthwein
Gogayesy Tirs & Rubber Co
Ziegler
Heth
Ben Short
Congress Must Pass Farm Export Bill Says Herbert Quick
Herbert Quick, ex-federal farm loan board member, told a Senate committee that Congress must enact the Norris bill to create a $100,000,800 government export corporation. He urged a working credit system to move surplus farm products or risk widespread farm distress with tanks in the agricultural districts.
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Associated Prema
Washington, D. C
Congress
Herbert Quick
Federal Farm Loan Board
Senate
Quick
Gladys Deacon Becomes Duchess of Marlborough
Gladys Deacon of Boston became Duchess of Marlborough after a civil ceremony at the British consulate in Paris. The three minute ceremony was performed by British consul H. McKaie. The former duchess Consuela Vanderbilt of New York obtained an absolute divorce from the duke on May 13.
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Associated Press
Paris
Gladys Deacon
Boston
Ucbeses
Marlborough
H. @. McKaie
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuela Vanderbilt
New York
Gallows Plot Fails as Two Negroes Are Hanged
Chicago reports a thwarted plan to revive the executed killers Grover Redding and Oscar McGavick. Jailor Meisterheim held their bodies two hours after execution to deter attempts at postmortem life restoration. The pair were hanged for killing sailor Robert C. Rose during the Abyssinian riots last June. Judges earlier denied an insanity hearing.
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United Press
Chicago
Lawrence Meisterheim
Grover Redding
Oscar McGavick
Meisterheim
Nick Bianci
Bianca
Meisterhaim
Associated Press
Grover C. Redding
Robert C. Rose
McGavick
Redding
Gtrape
Arma
Lega
An Redding
Africa
Rose
George Bareven
Yestardas
Kersten Aad
Delivery deadline notice for home paper service
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