Defense seeks dismissal in Watson obscenity case in Augusta
In Augusta on October 20 the defense moved to quash the federal indictment against Thomas E. Watson, editor and publisher, arguing the language in Waterden’s Magazine and The Jeffersonian is not obscene and that the statute is vague. Judge Foster delayed ruling to study passages and prepare a bill of particulars.
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Morning Journal
Augusta
Thomas E. Watson
United States
Rufus B. Foster
Foster
G. McLendon
Watson
Congress
McLendon
Judge Foster
United States Supreme Court
Cotton Operators Plead Not Guilty in Sherman Act Case
Eugene B. Scales of Texas Frank B. Hayne and William F. Brown of New Orleans entered tentative not guilty pleas to a superseding indictment charging operating a cotton corner under the Sherman act They received ten days to demur and were freed on 2000 bail Each was originally indicted with James A Patten who pled guilty and was fined 4006 The new indictment includes Colonel Robert M Thompson as a defendant and follows a Supreme Court decision.
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OY Morning Journal
New York
Eugene B. Scales
Texas
Frank B. Hayne
William F. Brown
New Orleans
James A. Patten
Chicago
Robert M. Thompson
United States Supreme Court
Washington travelers depart for New York and Colon
Secretary Garrison accompanied by Mrs Garrison and Brig Gen Francisco Weaver depart Washington for New York to sail Wednesday for Colon.
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Washington
Garrison
Francis M. Weaver
Coast Artillery
New York
Colon
Police Prevent Plan To Stop Chicago Marriage
Mrs. W T Dwight asked Evanston police to stop her maid Kore Bergen Hammer from marrying fiancé Albert Lee. Lee said he sought consent, while the maid claimed she had given three weeks notice. Police refused to arrest Lee for attempted kidnapping.
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Chicago
W. T. Dwight
Evanston
Kore Bergenhammer
Albert Lee
Mrs. Dwight
Bible training urged by Bryan to Methodist delegates
Secretary Bryan told the Women’s Home Missionary society in Washington that the people need Bible training now more than ever. He urged emphasis on heart development alongside mental training, arguing a good heart enhances intellect while a bad heart defeats even a brilliant mind.
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Washington
Bryan
Women's Home Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Duke Son of Tobacco Magnate Charged in Fatal Crash
Laurence Duke, son of Brodie Duke, a tobacco magnate, was formally charged with manslaughter in Seattle. An information filed by the prosecuting attorney alleges he was drunk and attempted to drive, drove on the left side at unlawful speed, and killed Henry N. Farr and Themes G. Simmons. He is to be arraigned Wednesday.
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Seattle
Wash
Laurence Duke
Brodie Duke
Duke
Henry N. Farr
Themes G. Simmons
Episcopal Bishop Chosen for New Mexico
Four missionary bishops were elected by the house of bishops at the general convention. The selected bishops include F C C Howden for New Mexico, Hugh Burleson for North Dakota, W B Capers for Spokane, and Marion H Gates for Cuba. Ratification by the house of deputies is pending but expected. Howden succeeds the late J M Kendrick. Gates leads the New York Chaplaincy network. Burleson serves as secretary of the church board of missions.
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New York
House of Bishops
New Mexico
F. CC
Howden
Georgetown
North Dakota
Hugh Burleson
New York City
Spokane
W. B. Capers
Columbia
Tenn
Cuba
Marion H. Gates
House of Deputies
Burleson
Church Board of Missions
Capers
Columbia Institute For Girls
Columbia, Tenn
Milo H. Gates
J. M. Kendrick
California
General Theological Seminary
University of Toronto
H. C. Potter
St. John’s Church
Georgetown Parish
Columbus
National Cathedral School For Girls
Bishops of
Director of Printing in Philippines Resigns
Manila reports John S Leech, director of printing for the Philippine Islands, resigned after refusing to divulge a protest from the Manila Typographical Union against a prospective salary cut by the legislature. He said he remained loyal to the union and respected workers' right of petition.
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Morning Journal
Sfawag
Manila
John
Leech
Philippine Islands
Washingtada
Manila Typographical Union
Stubbs Cancel Campaign Talks After Appendicitis Threat
Lawrence Kansas October 24 1924 W H Stubbs former Kansas governor postponed Massachusetts speaking dates due to a threatened appendicitis attack. At his home officials said he was not in serious condition and would resume campaign for the progressive party when fit.
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Stubbs
Lawrence
Kan
W. Ht. Stubbs
Kansas
Massachusetts
Progressive Party
President open to changes in new currency measure
President proposes alterations to the currency reform plan. Mr Wilson indicates the secretary of agriculture and the comptroller could be removed from the federal board, signaling potential shifts in oversight and support for a streamlined governance structure.
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Mr. Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture and Comptroller
Federal
Death of Admiral Pankburst to Eaton Verdict Mentioned
Medical experts present in the murder trial accuse the widow of poisoning to kill Admiral Mag Pankburst Eaton. Damaging testimony centers on poison given by another party as key evidence in the case.
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Mag. Pankburst
Eaton
Administration currency bill moves toward quick Senate action
Victor Morawitz defends the administration currency bill before the Senate committee as leaders in Washington push for swift action and discuss reducing reserve banks to as few as three or a single federal bank. The White House seeks a recess to expedite passage before the extra session ends.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Underwood
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Weeks
White House
Todey
Nelson
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Representative Mann
Victor Morawetz
New York
National Bank of Commerce
Federal Reserve Banks
Goldmans on Trial for Mail Fraud Over Spectacles
In St Louis on October 20 the trial of Arny and Morris Goldman managers of the Dr Haux Spectacle Company began in federal court for using the mails to defraud. Prosecutors say they offered five dollar spectacles via coupons and posed to ship them, but used names to contact buyers to peddle a one dollar replacement while claiming the product could shoot the smallest bird in the tallest tree. The government alleges they sold about two hundred thousand pairs annually. In Los Angeles same date Judge Willis imposed ten years for grand larceny on G S Graham for auto theft.
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Morning Journal
St. Louis
Arny
Morris Goldman
Goldmans
Dr. Haux Spectacle Company
Hany
Los Angeles
Willis
Criminal Court
G. S Graham
Freed by Order of President Wilson Revoked Deportation Order
Sufragette leader previously ordered deported under President Wilson is released on own recognizance after the order is revoked. The move comes as authorities lift the deportation directive and grant liberty pending further proceedings.
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Wilson
Admiral Eaton Poison Trial Report From Plymouth
Large quantities of arsenic found in the admiral's organs support a theory of self administration or poisoning by others. Testimony highlights Mrs. Eaton's alleged wish for his death and her prior attempts to declare him insane, while defense contends lack of proof of drug use. The trial schedule shifts as prosecutors prepare to rest their case and the defense readies its final witnesses.
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Plymouth
Mass
Joseph G. Eaton
Ite
Jennie May Faion
Mre
Eaton
Henry A. Cates
Neck Island
Ihs
W. F. Whitney
Wilim Balch
Harvard Medical Deol
Albert Barker
Peison
Henry M. Cates
Rockland
Baton
Varios
Cates
Pankhurst Freed to Lecture in United States on Own Recognizance
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst wins release from Ellis Island and deportation orders after a hearing with Commissioner Caminetti and approval from President Wilson and Secretary Wilson. She will lecture in the United States and depart after completing engagements. The decision cites no moral turpitude and notes leniency by English authorities.
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Specal
Washington
America
Emmeline Pankhurst
United States
Ellis Island
N. Y
Special Inquiry Board
Wilson
Department of Labor
Lamisration
Caminetti
Mra. Pankhurst
Pankhurst
Belmont
Madison Avenue
New York City
Pankhurst lands in New York after government intervention
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, militant suffragist leader, lands at Ellis Island and is released on her own recognizance after Wilson and Labor Secretary Wilson intervened. She plans lectures in the United States before sailing for Europe in November.
Over 40 000 Register for Lottery in North Platte Area
News from North Platte dated Oct 20 reports at forest reserve and Fort Niobrara lands, more than a thousand homeseekers queued to register as booths reopened. From midnight to 4 am 1 003 registered. total at North Platte 18 262 with 3 331 today. Broken Bow surpasses 3 000. Overall registrations across all points exceed 40 000 so far.
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Ning Journal
Breciag
North Platte
Neh
North Platte Forest Reserve
Fort Niobrara Military Reservation
Broken Bow
Emigration to Canada Tied to Austrian Military Service Evasion
Austrian authorities seized documents at the Canarian Pacific railway offices implicating a Vienna agent in helping Austrians flee military service to Canada without passports. Over 100 arrests reported in Galicia as emigration surges amid economic strain and forged papers. The emperor orders investigations of emigration bureaus and army recruitment faces difficulties despite a new enactment.
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Curnal
Vienna
Zeitla
Austrian Ministry of Commerce
Galicia
Canarian Pacific Railway
Austria
Canada
Pre Cooling Case Set for Supreme Court Argument
Washington October 20 The pre cooling case about whether fruit shippers may cool refrigerator cars with tea before shipment or whether railroads must provide the service was set for argument before the Supreme Court on the first Monday in December.
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Washington
Diplomatic Fuss Over British Envoy to Huerta
Washington reports an inquiry by Ambassador Page in London into Sir Lionel Carden's credentials to Provisional President Huerta. Officials view the move as a potential US sign for a freer hand in handling the Mexican crisis amid Huerta's seizure of authority.
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OY Morning Journal
Washington
Mexico City
Ambascador Page
London
United States
Lionel Carden
Mexico
State Department
Wilson
Bryan
Lionel
Huerta
Foreign Office
Sir Lionel
Marcepe
Ambassador Page Seeks UK Explanation on Mexico Policy
Walter H. Page met with British Foreign Office officials to discuss Mexico. London notes Britain’s stance aligns with Huerta’s dictatorship claim, stressing Carden’s credentials coincided with Huerta’s regime and that Britain already recognizes Huerta.
Washington seeks Britain’s stance on Mexican crisis
Ambassador Page questioned the British foreign office about Britain's attitude to the Mexican situation. The United States expected moral support but was disappointed by Sir Lionel Carden meeting with Huerta and actions seen as opposing U S policy. Page will press Britain to clarify its position.
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Washington
Page
British Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
Huerta
Lionel Carden
Senor Huerta
Ambassador Page
Debate on seamen's bill and Salem postmaster probe
Senate continued debate on the seaman's bill while Banking committee hearings proceeded. Senator Burton moved to investigate the Salem postmaster appointment amid Republican charges of a political deal. Adjourned to noon Tuesday. House Democratic Leader Underwood received Wilson's currency bill pledge, Mann blocked absences, Wilson letter to Underwood entered in the record.
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Seaman
Banking Committee
Bacon
Burton
Salem
HOUSE
Underwood
Wilson
Mann
Ungerwood
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