Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-26
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COLUMBUS, Ga.-Colonel William
S. Shepard, prominent Confederate
veteran, ninety-four years old, died.
BELFAST. Much damage was
caused by a tornado which swept
over the heart of the city and lasted
five minutes.
NEW YORK.-Forty thousand
workers on mems and children's
clothing in New York and vincinity
voted to strike, it was announced.
TOKIO.-Japanese Christian lead
ers urged American missionaries to
continue their work and pledged CO.
operation, in a conference.
NEW YORK.-Democratic con
vention committee on rules votes
to retain long established two-thirds
rHle in nomination of president and
vice president.
LIMA, Peru.-Representa of
Peru and Ecuador signed, an agree
ment for the nomination of delegates
to discuss the boundary question at
Washington.
Observation-Disclosures Gen
eral Charles E. Sawyer resigned as
personal physician to the president
TO devote his time to the Harding
Memorial association.
SHANGHAI. - Foochow, Fukein
province, China, is flooded, and
many casualties and millions of dol
lars of property is reported as result
of high water in Min river.
SAN FRANCISCO. - Lieutenant
Russell l.. Vaughan, coast-to-coast-
dawn todusk army aviator, an
nounced he would fly back across
the country by easy stages.
ROME.-Premier Mussolni de-
plored the death CT Deputy Matte
otti, but said the fascist govern
ment does not mean to be pushed
out of power because o fit, in an
address to the senate.
GENEVA-Justin Godart, French
deputy minister of labor and health,
announced to the international la
Dor conference that France was
ready to ratify the Washington
eight-hour day convention.
TOKIO.-The imerial diet met in
extraordinary session to deal with
the supplementary budget for the
fiscal year 1924-25, approximately
PAP, 100000 yen, principally for
earthquake reconstruction.
Observation-Disclosures Gen
eral Charles E. Sawyer, personal
physician to President Coolidge and
previously to President Harding, re-
signs post to devote his time to work
of Harding Memorial association.
NEW YORK.-Lee and ]. J. Shu-
bert announced the consolidation of
their theatrical enterprises, compris-
ing elghty-siX theaters, under the
name of the Shubert Theatrical cor
poration, capitalized at $25,000,000.
TORONTO.-Postal officials in sec
tons affected by the strike of Cana
dian postal workers held eXamina-
lions to qualify men to take the
places of strikers and distribute a
tremendous amount of accumulated
mail.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Oficers
searched for two men, believed to
be wanted in connection with the
$2,000,000 Rondout, ILL.,, mail train
robbery, after they were reported
identified at a gasoline filling sta.
ton.
NEW YORK.-Mrs. Leroy Springs,
Lancaster, S. c., is chosen chairman
or committee on credentials of ma
tlonaI Democratic convention: an
other woman, Miss Darden Moose.
OF Arkansas, is named secretary of
committee.
BRCOkLYN.-Explosion of naph.
tina aboard British freighter Eyre
mont Castle, locked at BROOKLYN, is
oeheVed to have caused death of five
members of crew; seven others are
seriously burned, and ship is towed
10 outer harbor and beached.
NEW YORK.-Hearing of plat
form committee of national Demo
! cratic convention are enlivened by
/ threats of spokesman for two states
/ to take ku hluX Khan issue to floor
/ OF convention if organization IS not
| specifically condemned in platform.
/ NEW AORk.-GaSton b Means,
+ on trial for violation of prohibition
law, testifies that Jess Smith. friend
/ Of former Attorney General Daugh-
/ erty, committed suicide following
/ Means refusal to act as agent for
! Smith in return of $4,000 received
for lpuor withdrawal permits.
Observation-Disclosures Republic
an members Of Rhode Island state
senate. who fled from state to Rut-
land. Mass, after attempt to gas
senate chamber, issue formal state
ment, saying they will not return
until governor guarantees their per-
sonal safety and insures resumption
of orderly legislative procedure.