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==Events==  
==Events==  
*[[February 16]] &ndash; One of the most sensational cases involving a seizure of liquor that has yet happened in the city since the [[Mapp Act|Mapp law]] went into effect occurred at the home of Mr. Jack Davis, on Albemarle Street, [[Rose Hill]], about 7:20 this Saturday evening.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2589312|title=Sensational liquor raid occurred on Rose Hill this Saturday night, two officers assaulted.|publishdate=Daily Progress, Monday February 18, 1924|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[July 1]] &ndash; In force on this day, ''The Code of Virginia as Amended to Adjournment of General Assembly 1924'', was published by the [[The Michie Company]]. Prepared by company founder and Supreme Court of Appeals reporter [[Thomas Johnson Michie]], the "Michie Code", as it became known, was supplemented after each session of the General Assembly, and a new edition was published in [[1930]], [[1936]], and [[1942]].
*[[July 1]] &ndash; In force on this day, ''The Code of Virginia as Amended to Adjournment of General Assembly 1924'', was published by the [[The Michie Company]]. Prepared by company founder and Supreme Court of Appeals reporter [[Thomas Johnson Michie]], the "Michie Code", as it became known, was supplemented after each session of the General Assembly, and a new edition was published in [[1930]], [[1936]], and [[1942]].
*[[July 4]] &ndash; William Jennings Bryan is the speaker at [[Monticello]]. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Bryan Coming Here for July 4 Events|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2590480|author=|pageno=|printdate=July 1, 1924|publishdate=July 1, 1924|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
*[[July 4]] &ndash; William Jennings Bryan is the speaker at [[Monticello]]. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Bryan Coming Here for July 4 Events|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2590480|author=|pageno=|printdate=July 1, 1924|publishdate=July 1, 1924|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
*[[November 24]] &ndash; John A. Brown shot and killed Henry Robertson when the latter came to the door of Brown's Schuyler Moon house near [[Scottsville]]. Robertson asked for food and would not leave when asked. Brown was arraigned and released on bail of $500. Scottsville Mayor [[Jackson Beal]] served as coroner. <ref>{{Cite-progress-lindsay|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2591781|title="Ghost House" is Scene of Killing of an Intruder|author=|publishdate=November 24, 1924|accessdate=November 24, 2022|pageno=1}}</ref>
*[[November 24]] &ndash; John A. Brown shot and killed Henry Robertson when the latter came to the door of Brown's Schuyler Moon house near [[Scottsville]]. Robertson asked for food and would not leave when asked. Brown was arraigned and released on bail of $500. Scottsville Mayor [[Jackson Beal]] served as coroner. <ref>{{Cite-progress-lindsay|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2591781|title="Ghost House" is Scene of Killing of an Intruder|author=|publishdate=November 24, 1924|accessdate=November 24, 2022|pageno=1}}</ref>
*[[December 15]] &ndash; At a joint session of Congress, [[Edwin Anderson Alderman]], president of the [[University of Virginia]], eulogized Woodrow Wilson, the nation’s 28th president, who had died [[February 3]]. Alderman and Wilson grew up together in Wilmington, N.C., and remained lifelong friends.
*[[December 15]] &ndash; At a joint session of Congress, [[Edwin Anderson Alderman]], president of the [[University of Virginia]], eulogized Woodrow Wilson, the nation’s 28th president, who had died [[February 3]]. Alderman and Wilson grew up together in Wilmington, N.C., and remained lifelong friends.
== Births ==
* [[Elizabeth Gleason]]


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*[[November 30]] &ndash; Dr. [[Theodore Hough]], Dean of Medical School, dies in his office in the biochemistry laboratory on West Range. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Dr. Hough Found Dead in His Office at the University|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2591849|author=|pageno=|printdate=December 1, 1924|publishdate=December 1, 1924|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref>


==Images==
==Images==

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  • February 16 – One of the most sensational cases involving a seizure of liquor that has yet happened in the city since the Mapp law went into effect occurred at the home of Mr. Jack Davis, on Albemarle Street, Rose Hill, about 7:20 this Saturday evening.[1]
  • July 1 – In force on this day, The Code of Virginia as Amended to Adjournment of General Assembly 1924, was published by the The Michie Company. Prepared by company founder and Supreme Court of Appeals reporter Thomas Johnson Michie, the "Michie Code", as it became known, was supplemented after each session of the General Assembly, and a new edition was published in 1930, 1936, and 1942.
  • July 4 – William Jennings Bryan is the speaker at Monticello. [2]
  • November 24 – John A. Brown shot and killed Henry Robertson when the latter came to the door of Brown's Schuyler Moon house near Scottsville. Robertson asked for food and would not leave when asked. Brown was arraigned and released on bail of $500. Scottsville Mayor Jackson Beal served as coroner. [3]
  • December 15 – At a joint session of Congress, Edwin Anderson Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, eulogized Woodrow Wilson, the nation’s 28th president, who had died February 3. Alderman and Wilson grew up together in Wilmington, N.C., and remained lifelong friends.

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References

  1. Web. Sensational liquor raid occurred on Rose Hill this Saturday night, two officers assaulted., Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, Daily Progress, Monday February 18, 1924, retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. Web. Bryan Coming Here for July 4 Events, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, July 1, 1924, retrieved December 1, 2022.
  3. Web. "Ghost House" is Scene of Killing of an Intruder, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, November 24, 1924, retrieved November 24, 2022. Print. page 1.
  4. Web. Dr. Hough Found Dead in His Office at the University, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1924, retrieved December 1, 2022.