January 1924
The following events occurred in January 1924:
- Germany issued an emergency decree known as the Emminger Reform, best known for abolishing the jury system in court proceedings and replacing it with a mixed system of judges.
- The Kingdom of Yugoslavia sent another sharp note to Bulgaria saying it would not accept the return of Ferdinand from exile or any further provocations. Newspapers in Belgrade clamored for war.[8]
- Born: Wally Ris, competitive swimmer, in Chicago (d. 1989)
- Died: John Peters, 73, American baseball player
- The National Assembly of Greece elected national hero Eleftherios Venizelos as its Speaker, but he had to leave due to illness. It was later announced that he'd had a minor heart attack.[9] He would only serve six days in the position.
- Factories and mines in the Ruhr region shut down as laborers refused to work ten hours a day.[10]
- Soviet newspaper Pravda reported that Leon Trotsky was ill, a statement which the rank and file took to mean as a sign of his imminent removal.[14]
- United Kingdom Labour Party leader Ramsay MacDonald gave a speech at a packed Royal Albert Hall where he announced that Labour would accept office as soon as it was invited to do so, though it would be taking over a "bankrupt estate". MacDonald pledged to run the country along sound economic lines, make efforts through the League of Nations to retain peace in Europe, and end the "pompous folly" of refusing to recognize the Soviet Union.[15]
- Born: Ron Moody, actor, in Tottenham, England
- The British submarine HMS L24 sank in a collision with the battleship HMS Resolution in a training exercise in the English Channel. All 43 crewmen were lost.[17][18]
- In the occupied Rhineland, the border to the rest of Germany was closed to traffic except for railroad business and food supplies and a curfew was imposed, due to fears of a new separatist coup attempt after the murder of Franz Josef Heinz the previous day.[19]
- Relations between Britain and France became strained when French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré refused to allow British officials into the occupied Rhineland to conduct their own investigation of the separatist movement there.[19]
- Born: Max Roach, jazz drummer, in Newland, North Carolina (d. 2007)
- Mexican government troops recaptured Pachuca from the rebels, and began a battle to retake Tuxpan.[20]
- Born: Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Sam B. Hall, Jr., politician, in Marshall, Texas (d. 1994); Slim Harpo, blues musician, in Lobdell, Louisiana (d. 1970)
- Mexican mountaineer irregulars loyal to President Obregón recaptured Oaxaca City from the rebels.[21]
- France rejected a British-backed proposal to arrange a League of Nations committee to investigate separatism in the Rhineland Palatinate. Prime Minister Poincaré insisted it was strictly the business of the countries directly involved in administrating the region.[22]
- Bengali activist Gopinath Saha shot a man he thought was Calcutta police commissioner Charles Tegart, but he'd killed a different Englishman instead. Saha would be sentenced to death for the crime.[23]
- Born: Chris Chase, model, actress, and journalist, in New York City (d. 2013); Olivier Gendebien, racing driver, in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1998)
- Died: Alexis Lapointe, 63, French Canadian athlete
- Conflicting accounts arose as to the whereabouts of Leon Trotsky amid rumors he had been arrested.[36] He was in fact traveling to the Black Sea to convalesce from illness.[14]
- A Soviet party conference ended with the passing of a resolution blaming Trotsky for divisions within the Communist Party. Joseph Stalin attacked Trotsky in a withering speech accusing him of sowing dissent.[14][37]
- A preliminary hearing into the New Year's Day shooting of Courtland Dines began in Los Angeles.[2] Edna Purviance testified that she was not present in the room when the shooting occurred.[38]
- In Madison Square Garden, world middleweight boxing champion Harry Greb defeated Johnny Wilson in a fifteen-round decision to retain the title.
- 60,000 rail workers went on strike in the United Kingdom beginning at midnight, protesting a recent reduction in wages ordered by the National Wage Board. British newspapers with nationwide distribution arranged fleets of trucks to maintain their circulations during the work stoppage.[41]
- The British House of Commons passed a motion of no confidence against the Stanley Baldwin government, 328 to 256.[42]
- Semi-retired Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin died at his estate in Gorki at 18:50 hrs Moscow time following a stroke.[14][43]
- Top Soviet leaders were convening at the Eleventh All-Russia Congress of Soviets at the Bolshoi Theatre when news of Lenin's death was communicated by telephone; an eyewitness reported never seeing so many men in tears.[14]
- Mabel Normand and Courtland S. Dines testified in the New Year's Day shooting case when the court convened in the hospital where they were staying (Normand was there with an inflamed appendix). Both of them claimed to be unable to remember much about the incident.[44][45][46]
- The musical comedy Lollipop with book by Zelda Sears, lyrics by Sears and Walter De Leon and music by Vincent Youmans opened on Broadway.[47]
- Born: Benny Hill, comedian and actor, in Southampton, England (d. 1992)
- Died: Vladimir Lenin, 53, communist revolutionary and leader of the Soviet Union
- King George V summoned Labour Party leader Ramsay MacDonald to Buckingham Palace and asked him to form a government. MacDonald accepted and became the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[48]
- A complete autopsy was conducted on Lenin's body. Fatty desposits were found to be blocking the arteries meant to carry blood and oxygen to the brain; a cerebral hemorrhage was given as the cause of death.[14][43]
- The first issue of Howard University student newspaper The Hilltop was published.
- The judge in the Courtland Dines shooting case let it be known that he was dissatisfied with the testimony, observing that "there appears to be a conspiracy on the part of the witnesses to keep from the court many things that the court should know about this case."[2][49] The case went forward but the trial was delayed many times until June.[46]
- Born: Sonny Myers, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
- The first Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France. Almost all the competitors were men – only figure skating included categories for women.[4]
- France and Czecheslovakia signed a mutual defense pact pledging aid in the event of an unprovoked attack by a third party.[12]
- 37 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion near Johnston City, Illinois.[55]
- Mexican rebels took Morelia after a four-day battle.[56]
- Born: Lou Groza, American football player, in Martins Ferry, Ohio (d. 2000); Husein Mehmedov, Olympic wrestler, in Razgrad, Bulgaria (d. 2014); Speedy West, guitarist and record producer, in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
- Campaigning began for a general election in Italy. Benito Mussolini addressed 10,000 Blackshirts in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, predicting complete victory at the polls and declaring that the Fascists were "ready to kill or die."[62]
- The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution appropriating $100,000 for the use of special counsel to pursue the investigation and any charges in the Teapot Dome scandal.[63]
- A trial began in Milwaukee over a lawsuit brought by banned baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson against the Chicago White Sox for $18,200 in backpay. In order to determine the case, the jury would have to decide whether Jackson unlawfully conspired to throw the 1919 World Series. The suit was heard in Wisconsin because the White Sox were registered as a corporation in that state.[64][65]
- Born: Hans Mortier, professional wrestler, in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 2010); Betty Tucker, baseball player, in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2012)
- Joe Jackson took the stand in his lawsuit against the White Sox. The defense questioned him at length about his testimony to a grand jury in the autumn of 1920 investigating his role in the 1919 World Series. Jackson claimed he had no recollection of a statement attributed to him on the record which quoted him as saying that Chick Gandil must have "cleaned up" because he had a new automobile and summer home, and wasn't working.[69]
- Born: Lloyd Alexander, author, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2007); Sailor Art Thomas, professional wrestler, in Gurdon, Arkansas (d. 2003)
- The United States Senate passed a resolution concerning the Teapot Dome scandal, stating that the leases to the Mammoth Oil Company and the Pan American Petroleum Company "were executed under circumstances indicating fraud and corruption".[53]
- Japanese Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo dissolved the National Diet and called for new elections. A brawl broke out during the morning session over accusations that the government had failed to protect a train that prominent opposition leaders were riding on when it was pelted with rocks and timbers.[70]
- White Sox owner Charles Comiskey took the stand as a hostile witness in the Joe Jackson lawsuit trial. Comiskey testified that he was advised that something was amiss during the 1919 World Series, but he talked to National League President John Heydler instead of American League President Ban Johnson because he had no faith in Johnson and was not on speaking terms with him. When asked what he thought what his ballplayers were worth, Comiskey drew a laugh from the courtroom when he replied, "Well, not very much in the fall of 1919."[71]
- Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was reported to be seriously ill with a digestive disorder.[72]
- Twenty-four days after the death of his wife, Prussian state executioner Paul Spaethe dressed in formal evening wear, lit 45 candles – one for each person he'd beheaded – and committed suicide with a revolver.[4][73][74]
References
- ↑ Baxter, John (2010). Von Sternberg. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 55–56. ISBN 9780813126012.
- 1 2 3 Milton, Joyce (1998). Tramp: The Life of Charlie Chaplin. Da Capo Press. pp. 221–223. ISBN 0-306-80831-5.
- ↑ Cornyn, John (January 2, 1924). "Mexico Rebels Trap 2,000 Men, Battle 2 Days". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 314. ISBN 9-780582-039193.
- 1 2 Fendrick, Raymond (January 2, 1924). "Ultimatum to Bulgars Sent by Jugo-Slavs". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ "Jan 3, 1924: King Tut's sarcophagus uncovered". This Day in History. History. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Holston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7864-6062-5.
- ↑ "Balkan Clash Near on Former King Ferdinand". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 5, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ "Venizelos Ill in Triumph's Mist". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 6, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Wales, Henry (January 6, 1924). "Fight on 10 Hour Workday Again Paralyzes Ruhr". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 10.
- ↑ "New Report Says Bomb Hit Kemal". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 8, 1924. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 "Chronology 1924". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Tampico, Oil Port, Captured by Rebels, Report". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 8, 1924. p. 3.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kotkin, Stephen (2014). Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928, Volume 1. New York: Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0-698-17010-0.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 9, 1924). "British Labor Head Promises War on War". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 10, 1924). "MacDonald is Re-Elected Head of British Labor". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 5.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 11, 1924). "Locate Wreck of Submarine". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ "British Give Up Hope of Saving Any on Submarine". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 13, 1924. p. 16.
- 1 2 Clayton, John (January 11, 1924). "Allies Resume Check on German Military Moves". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 4.
- ↑ Cornyn, John (January 12, 1924). "Obregon Troops Open Battle for Rebel Tuxpam". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
- ↑ Cornyn, John (January 13, 1924). "Loyal Mountaineers Drive Mexican Rebels from Town". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 16.
- ↑ Clayton, John (January 13, 1924). "Allied Officers Hunting German Arms Face Mob". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 16.
- ↑ Sengupta, Nitish K. (2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. London: Penguin Books. p. 342. ISBN 9780143416784.
- 1 2 Clayton, John (January 14, 1924). "Britain Defies France; Begins Rhine Inquiry". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 11.
- ↑ Goldwater, Walter Radical periodicals in America 1890–1950 New Haven, Yale University Library 1964 pp.10, 30, 42, 46
- ↑ "$25,000 Cash for a Name for Magazine!". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 13, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Wales, Henry (January 15, 1924). "Dawes Speeds German Quiz to Save Europe". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 16, 1924). "King's Ermine Rubs Tweeds of Socialism". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ Wales, Henry (January 16, 1924). "France Boosts Taxes to Stem Finance Crash". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ "Mining the seams of radio history". The Stage.
- ↑ "AERONAUTICS: Pateras Pescara", Time, January 28, 1924
- ↑ "French Helicopter Rises 15 Feet; Flies 8 Minutes". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 17, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ New York Times, January 24, 1924.
- 1 2 "U.S. Blimp Outrides Storm". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 17, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 18, 1924). "Asquith Rocks Commons with Labor Speech". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 19, 1924). "Use Dynamite in Battle to Nab Trotzky". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ "Soviet Leaders Blame Trotzky For Party Split". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 20, 1924. p. 21.
- ↑ Doherty, Edward (January 18, 1924). "Edna Purviance Testifies in Dines Shooting". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 11.
- ↑ "Committee Told Value of Polar Trip to Nation". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 20, 1924. p. 21.
- ↑ Wright, Frederick (January 21, 1924). "Rebels Take Town". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 2.
- ↑ "British Rail Lines Tied Up; 60,000 Strike". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 21, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 22, 1924). "Britain Calls Socialists to Rule Monarchy". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- 1 2 Tumarkin, Nina (1997). Lenin Lives! The Lenin Cult in Soviet Russia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-674-52431-4.
- ↑ Doherty, Edward (January 22, 1924). "Miss Normand and Dines Take Witness Roles". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
- ↑ Doherty, Edward (January 24, 1924). "Dines Ordered to Appear Again at Greer Trial". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
- 1 2 Higham, Charles (2004). Murder in Hollywood: Solving a Silent Screen Mystery. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 0-299-20360-3.
- ↑ Mantle, Burns, Editor, "The Best Plays of 1923–1924", Dodd, Mead & Company, p. 389.
- ↑ Steele, John (January 23, 1924). "Socialist Son of Poor Scot Rules Britain". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
- ↑ "Police Say Greer Told Why He Shot Denver Oil Man". Evening Independent (St. Petersburg, Florida). January 23, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ "Viewing Lenin's Body in Moscow". Smart Moscow. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Fansler, Harry (January 24, 1924). "Mexico Rebels Take Saltillo and Monterey". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 5.
- ↑ Steele, John (March 4, 1924). "Booze Treaty Lets U.S. Seize British Ships". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- 1 2 Simkin, John (November 2014). "Teapot Dome Scandal". Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational Publishers Ltd. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Rename Petrograd Leningrad, Honor Late Red Premier". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 25, 1924. p. 3.
- ↑ "37 Killed in Illinois Coal Mine Explosion". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 26, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Cornyn, John (January 29, 1924). "400 Yaquis Battle 4,000 Rebels 4 Days". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ Wilcox, Grafton (January 27, 1924). "Special Counsel Ordered to Let No Guilty Escape". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ Matheson, Roderick (January 27, 1924). "Rally Japs to War on Peers as Prince Marries". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 5.
- ↑ Blake, eather (January 26, 2014). "County's second-worst mine disaster hits 90th anniversary". Indiana Gazette. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Honors of King Paid Lenin as 500,000 Freeze". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 28, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ "Lenin's Tomb". Bridge to Moscow. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Seldes, George (January 30, 1924). "Ready to Kill or Die, Ballot Cry of Mussolini". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 6.
- ↑ "$100,000 Voted for Coolidge to Strain Oil Dregs". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 29, 1924. p. 4.
- ↑ Fleitz, David L. (2001). Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 254. ISBN 0-7864-0978-9.
- ↑ Curran, Dan (April 23, 2010). "The Milwaukee trial of Shoeless Joe Jackson". On Milwaukee. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "British Railway Strike Settled; Men Back Today". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 29, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ "Dawes in Berlin; "Stay Until We Solve the Problem"". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 30, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Wright, Frederick (January 31, 1924). "Obregon Victory Breaks Back of Rebels in East". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 6.
- ↑ Vaughan, Irving (January 31, 1924). "Joe Jackson Tells Story in Salary Suit Against Sox". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 25.
- ↑ Matheson, Roderick (February 1, 1924). "Premier Closes Japanese Diet in Fistic Battle". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
- ↑ Vaughan, Irving (February 1, 1924). "Commy Revives Black Sox Tale in Jackson Suit". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
- ↑ "Illness Prostrates Wilson". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 1, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Blazek, Matthias. "1924 und 1925 nahmen sich einige Henker das Leben". Matthias-Blazek.eu. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Headsmen's Suicides". The Register (Adelaide, Australia). May 8, 1924. p. 10.