Monday, Jul. 14, 1924
Born. To Mr. and Mrs. William P. Meeker (Kitty Owen Meeker, William Jennings Bryan's eldest granddaughter), a daughter; at Miami.
Married. Howard Leopold, 75, father of Mrs. Newton D. Baker (wife of the onetime U. S. Secretary of War), to Mrs. Angelica Johnson, 59; at Pottstown, Pa.
Sued for divorce. Ian Keith, actor, by Blanche Yurka Keith, actress. She charged alienation of affections, named Marjorie Rambeau, famed actress, with whom Keith appeared in As You Like It.
Reported divorced. Charles B. Dillingham, theatrical producer, by Eileen Kearney Dillingham, onetime actress; in Paris. She charged desertion.
Died. Calvin Coolidge, Jr., 16, son of President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge; at Washington, of blood poisoning. (See Page 1.)
Died. Dr. Robert Simpson Woodward, 74, famed mathematical physicist, for 16 years President of Carnegie Institution of Washington, and onetime President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; at Washington, after a year's illness following influenza.
Died. "Jimmy" Wakely, "Free-and-Easy Jimmy," 75, onetime backer and manager of John L. Sullivan as world's heavyweight champion; in Manhattan, of heart disease.
Died. Alvey Augustus Adee, 82, "the indispensible Adee," famed diplomat and for the last 38 years Second Assistant Secretary of State; in Washington. In 1870, he succeeded John Hay as Secretary of the Legation at Madrid, was Acting Secretary of State during critical stages of the Boxer Rebellion in China. The apparent deafness of his later years was suspected to be a "diplomatic" ailment. He spent his vacations riding his bicycle in Germany and France.
Died. Dr. Franklin C. Bushey, retired surgeon; at Greencastle, Md. He once pulled a tooth for Gen. U. S. Grant.
Died. Mrs. Mary Jane Coker, 86, aunt of the late President Harding; in Washington.
Died. Prince Massayoshi Matsukata, 89, famed "Elder Statesman" of Japan; at Tokyo. Prince Saionji is, then, the sole surviving Elder Statesman.