Blue Laws Spark Salt Lake City Feud Over Dancing and Cigarettes
A Salt Lake City man was jailed for dancing with his wife after blue law enforcement sparked a clash with Mormon leaders. The affair touched politics, church influence, and a Senate race, with public alarms over the law's absurdity and national ridicule.
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Blue Laws
Salt Lake City
Ewing
United States Senate
Utah
Sheriff Harries
Saltair
Coney Island
Salt Lake
Harding
Heber J. Grant
Grant
Princess Astasia Near Death in London Fight for Life
Princess Astasia formerly Mrs William B Leeds widow of the American tin plate magnate lies near death in her London home alternating between semiconscious and lucid states. She takes no solid food but fluids and has not altered the will from William B Leeds trust. The will leaves interest to Leeds's son and, if the son dies, the trust fund possibly up to 25 million dollars to his issue.
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Associated Press
London
Princessastasia
William B. Leeds
Prince Christopher
Greece
Montana Farmer Dies as Beetles Swarm Body
Great Falls Mont Aug 28 James Oliver a Cascade county resident 66 was found dying near a Sand Coulee ranch mine shaft with beetles swarming over him. Post mortem showed death by natural causes after a heart attack earlier in the day. initial bloodstains suggested foul play but were ruled out. Oliver had lived in Cascade county for over 80 years and his body was transported to Great Falls this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
James Oliver
Cascade County
L. R. McBurney
Oliver
Sand Coulee
Olver
Two Bitter Root pioneers pass within hours of each other
Victor Montana August report notes the deaths of John A. Wood age 81 of Victor and his sister in law Susie Alford age 72 near Corvallis. Wood born 1842 in Tennessee moved to Montana in 1874 and built a leading Bitter Root grain farm later divided between sons George and Alfred Wood. A joint funeral is planned at the Corvallis Methodist church with interment in Corvallis cemetery.
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The
Standard
Victor
Bitter Root Valley
John A. Wood
Montana
Susie Alford
John Treece
Treece
Here
Wood
Ben Wood
Stevensville
Corvallis
T. B. Rebal
E. Powell
John F. Wood
Tennessee
Green County
Missouri
Louisa Alford
Plains
Ravalli ‘County
Sage Brush
George
Alfred Wood
Forest Fire Threatens Elk Mountain Area
A forest fire burns on the southeast side of Elk Mountain near Medicine Row National Park. Ranger Bruce Torgay is aiding local ranchers as Louis Sederlin's ranch near Elk Mountain is feared menaced by the flames.
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Associated Press
Denver
Elk Mountain
Wyo
Medicine Row National Park
Bruce Torgay
Medicine Row National Forest
Louis Sederlin
Hayes Faces No Trial Plea in First Degree Assault
George Hayes pleaded guilty in Judge Lynch's court to shooting Milne & Co railroad agent EB R Collins at Grace on Sunday Aug 19. He was sentenced to 5 to 12 years in Deer Lodge penitentiary. commitment likely in days. Hayes said he planned robbery to escape Montana. he claimed hair trigger gun went off when Collins opened door and he had been hungry for 48 hours.
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George Hayes
Lynch
EB. R. S Collins
Staton
Milne~ee
Grace
Deerdge
Hayes
Butte
Montana
Collins
Murray Hospital
Silver Star
John Emigh
Arthur Williams
Deer Lodge
American Legion Chief Praises France on Ruhr Issue in Paris
In Paris, August 28, Colonel Alvin Owsley, national commander of the American Legion, lauded France and Belgium for their stance on the Ruhr and debt payments during a reception by Marcel Heraud, vice president of Paris city council. He learns of his newly announced Legion of Honor decoration and restates support for Allied actions.
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Associated Press
Paris
American Legion
Marcel Heraud
Verdun
Alvin Owsley
France
Brussels
Owsley
M. Heraud
Belgium
Mrs Danner Gains Absolute Divorce
Iva Danner received an absolute divorce from Seth Orrin Danner in Bozeman Montana by decree of Judge B B Law. Testimony at the prior Saturday trial cited cruelty and conviction for a felony. Danner is jailed facing trial for the double murder of John Sprouse and Florence Sprouse near Central Park on the Yellowstone Trail in November 1920.
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Associated Press
Bozeman
Mont
Iva Danner
Seth Orrin Danner
B. B. Law
Danner
John Sprouse
Florence
Central Park
Yellowstone Trail
Sprouse
Three Forks
Billings Man Is Murder Victim
Salt Lake CityAugust 28 Bound hand and foot and with a deep gash in his head Julius Seidell 51 a Billings Mont former tailor was found murdered in a hotel room police said The body was discovered late today authorities reported confirming his identity and occupation
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Associated Press
Salt Lake
Julius Seidell
Billings
Mont
Air pilots smash records in 37 hour transcontinental flight
Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John Richter, army aviators, completed a 37 hour plus nonstop flight from Rockwell field San Diego with six aviation records broken. They topped 4,000 kilometer distance and set speed marks up to 4,000 kilometers while refueling 15 times, finishing with official totals pending. The crossing surpassed the prior 2,541 mile distance record by Kelly and MacReady.
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San Diego
Cal
Lowell Smith
John Richter
Army
Rockwell Field
Smith
Richter
Oakley Kelly
John A. MacReady
Kelly
MacReady
New York Gunman Ki Dropper Fatally Shot at Court
A teenage gunman killed Jack Kaplan known as Ki Dropper, leader of the East Side Dropper Gang, as he left Essex Market court after a failed link to a rival gang shooting. Detectives filed a Sullivan anti pistol law violation warrant amid guarded spectators.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Police Today
Jack Kaplan
Ki Dropper
East Side
Essex Market Court
Parents Protest Jeffer son School Closing
Parents filed a protest against the closing of Jeffer son School and said they would assume all risks of the building’s safety. At a recent Butte public schools board meeting, new hires were announced: Esther BElderkin as high school math instructor and Ruth Charles as history economics instructor at 180 dollars monthly. Three high school vacancies remain before the term begins. Elementary hires include Wilhelmina Kramer Grace Miles Inez Martin Helen Thompson Ellen Johnson at 140 dollars monthly. R F E Trafford hired as manual training instructor at Emerson Whittier schools at 180 dollars monthly. Ruth McQuay transferred from elementary to Washington junior high.
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Butte Public
Jefferson
Butte
Loretta McGee
Rose Ryan
Elsa McCaully
Agnes Nevin
Emily Stineman
Ellen Williamson
Butte Public Schools
Esther Belderkin
Ruth Charles
Wilhelmina Kramer
Grace Miles
Inez Martin
Helen Thompson
Ellen Johnson
R. F E. Trafford
Emerson and Whittier
Ruth McQuay
Washington
Communism Dead Haskell Asserts In Russia Recovery
Colonel William N. Haskell, head of American relief in Russia, says communism is dead and recovery begun. He reports $64 million in aid over two years saved millions, aided revival, and fostered goodwill toward America. About 1,000,000 tons of supplies, 60,000 carloads, and 35,000 stations helped feed nearly 11,000,000 daily during the worst period.
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Washington
Russia
William N. Haskell
American Relief Administration
Herbert Hoover
America
Haskell
Relief Administration
Hoover
United States
Yamamoto Named Japan Premier After Kato’s Death
Count Gomibei Yamamoto has been appointed premier of Japan to succeed the late Baron Kato after a court summons by Prince Regent Hirohito. The genro advised the move and Yamamoto races to form a cabinet expected to be completed soon.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Gomibei Yamamoto
Japan
Baron Kato
Hirohito
Genro
White Slavers Aided By Uniform Divorce Laws
Minneapolis, Minn Aug 28 Mrs Jean Nelson Penfield New York attorney told the National Association of Women Lawyers that moral chaos and ruin threaten the United States without standardized federal marriage and divorce laws She warned unrestrained divorce feeds courts and aids white slave dealers and urged uniform administration of law and federal action to prevent local bars being let down The address followed a dinner for 25 state delegates at the organization meeting which will close tomorrow with officer elections
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Jean Nelson Penfield
New York
National Association of Woman Lawyers
Ballot results show government leads in Irish polls
Dublin reports at 11 pm give government 16 seats, Republicans 4, Farmers 2, Independents 3, Labour 1. National University contest favors government with three seats. Prof John McNaill, Prof Michael Hayes, and Prof McGennis elected. Cosgrave tops first preferences in Kilkenny and Carlow.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Farmers’ Party
Independents
Labor
National University
Dail Fireann
Irish Free State
Dail
John McNaill
Michael Hayes
McGennis
William T. Cosgrave
Kilkenny
Carlow
Pinchot Drafts Plan to Avert Anthracite Strike
Harrisburg August 28 Governor Pinchot informs he is drafting a settlement proposal to prevent a Sept. 1 suspension of anthracite mining after hours of talks with operators and the miners union leaders. He aims to have a ready suggestion for settlement by tomorrow and urged both sides stay in Harrisburg for consultation while preparing for possible strike preparations.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Miners’ Union
Pierce Butler Heads ABA Judicial Section
Pierce Butler associate justice of the United States Supreme Court was elected head of the judicial section of the American Bar association in Minneapolis on August 28, succeeding John B. Briscoe of the Maryland circuit court of appeals.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Pierce Butler
United States Supreme Court
Judicial Section
American Bar Association
John B. Briscoe
Circuit Court of Appeals
Maryland
Iron nerve breaks as bank wrecker starts for prison
Coney Slaughter, former cashier of Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo, pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement totaling 112,987 from 20 counts. He was sentenced to six and five years concurrent, and sent to Leavenworth after eight years evading capture, his health broken.
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Denver
Col
Coney
Slaughter
Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
United States District Court
J. Foster Symes
Mercantile National Bank
Mexico
Central America
Phoenixville
Farmers Would Cancel War Debt Through Grain Sales
A plan presented at a six state farmer banker conference proposes that the United States credit allied war debts with every dollar of U S farm product purchases. George H Stevenson outlined tying wheat price to Liverpool price plus 30 cent tariff less transport costs for five to ten years.
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Ninth Federal Reserve District
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Farmer Bureau Federations
Stevenson
United States
Europe
Germany
France
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Mrs. Danner
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Lieut. Richter
Ot All
Jefferson School
Erin
Unofficial Returns Credit Government Party
Pinghot
LAW
Farmers-Bankers Conference
U.S
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