Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-24
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LAREDO, Texas.-Cummins, Brit
ish charge dis archives, at Mexico
City, crossed into the United States
here Saturday and left Immediately
for the north.
NEW YORK-Samuel Gompers
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, is in a hospital here
recuperating from a breakdown
caused by overwork.
WAsHINGTON.-The presiden
tial yacht Mayflower with President
Coolidge, William M. Butler and
other Republican leaders aboard
cruised the lower Potomac, while, it
was understood, general outlines OF
the national campaign were under
discussion. There is every indica
ton that President Coolidge will
take an active part in the cam
paign.
DUSSELDORF authori
ties have conducted widespread raids
in the French and Belgian occupied
zones the last few days in search
Of nationalists or militarist move
ments.
PARIS.-In denying reports that
Paris is negotiating with Washing
ton over recognition of Soviet Rus
STA, government officials declared
delivery by France to Secretary OF
State Hughes Of a copy Of Premier
Herriot's declaration concerning re
sumption Of relations with Moscow
was merely an "act of courtesy"
MILWAUKEE, state Social
list convention went on record e.
unalterably opposed to any move at
Cleveland, July conference, to in.
dorse any candidate running as an
independent.
PEKIN.-Under threat that he
would lombard the city OF Wanhsien,
the commander Of the British gun.
boat Cockchafer compelled the high
est military leaders there to walk
to the cemetery in full uniform be.
hind the casket containing the body
Of E. c. Hawley, the American
killed there by Japanese iunkmen,
and to attend the burial service for
him.
NEW YORK.-William G.. McAdoo,
in addressing rally Of delegates, as
sails New York press, saying it at.
tempts to "becloud the issue and
reflect upon intelligence of the great
mass Of delegates"
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Letters contain
ing checks on out-of-town banks,
believed by postal inspectors to have
been part of the recent 100000
robbery Of Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul mail train, are found in
sewer at st. Louis.
NEW YORK.-Women delegates
and alternates to Democratic conven-
ton organize fight to gain chairman
ship of credentials and permanent
organization committee.
LONDON.-Prime Minister Ram
say Macdonald, of Great Britain,
and Premier Herriot, of France,
agree to invite allies to confer within
a month in London on methods of
putting experts reparation report
into execution; premiers plan joint
visit to Geneva in September to at
tend opening session of assembly of
League of Nations.
NEW YORK. -Pre-convention Sun
day is marked by arrival at New
York of many delegations and con-
vention figures including William
Jennings Bryan and Senator Under
wood, of Alabama, and by numerous
conferences in interest of aspirants
for presidential nomination.
NEW YORK.-New Yorks sub
way, elevated and surface lines, OPP
Grated by B. M. 7. Co., are tied up
for three hours during peak of mid
afternoon traffic to seaside resorts,
holding up fully half million pleas
ure seekers.
NEW YORK.-Sharp contests in
Democratic convention platform COM
mittee are anticipated over Ku kluX
Khan and prohibition planks and
Americas foreign policy.
VERBANK, n. Y.-Body Of Clar-
ence D. Sheldon, seventy-six, wealthy
New York publisher, who has been
missing for past week, is found near
his Verbank, n. Y, summer home.
Coroner says death is due to expo
sure.
WASHINGTON. - Inquiry into
charges by Representative Britten,
Republican,, Illinois, that navy is
dominated by ring" will be ordered
by President Coolidge, it is said.
NEW YORK-Plans are made for
civic dinner for delegates and alter
mates attending Democratic national
convention, with attendance of more
than $500 expected.
BUCHAREST.-Ov protests of
foreign governments and foreign oil
companies, Rumanian senate passes
mining law under which Rumanians
are permitted to acquire control of
foreign oil properties.
NEW YORK.-Member of execu-
tive committee of Methodist Episco-
pal church contribute their watches
to help pay debt of $2,225,000 and
avoid reduction of foreign mission
activities.
CINCINNATI. - English district
of Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Missouri will establish an endowment
fund of S9,000,000 to serve as basis
of a general pension system for re-
tired ministers and their wives.
ATLANTA-Petiti for divorce,
filed by Asa G. Gambler, ST., capital
list, alleging cruelty on part of his
SOuAlS WIZ NIlOlI he IlldrTlCQ d
year ago, is made returnable at Sep
TENDER term of Fulton superior
court.
PARASITIC Matin prints, a pho
tograph, transmitted by radio from
Malmaison to Paris, said to be first
successful experiment N picture
transmission without use Of wires.
PROVIDENCE. = Only one of
Rhode Islands twenty-five Repuu-
lican senators appears at session of
senate when recess caused by explo-
sion of gas bomb in chamber is ter.
minated, and Democrats, after as
sailing opposition, recess uil Tues
day.
CH1CAGO.-Ten persons are in
dicted by federal grand Jury in con
nection with hold-up and robbery OF
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul mail