League seeks to curb armaments amid Franco Soviet talks
At Geneva the preparatory disarmament commission opened with U S and Russia observers. French official Boncour warned regional pacts threaten peace and urged co ordination under the League. Litvinov, representing Russia, accused rising armaments of stoking war and cited alleged U S gas weapon concepts including a 1000 pound Lewisite air bomb.
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Associated Press
Geneva
United States
Russia
League of Nations
Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Joseph Paul Boncouer
Commission On National Defense
Chamber of Deputies
M. Paul Boncour
Security Committee
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinoff
America
Frey
New York
Dawson County Club Backed By Local Businessmen
Forty Glendive businessmen have underwritten the indebtedness of the Dawson county club, a social organization established twenty years ago, to insure its continuation.
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Associated Press
Glendive
Dawson County Club
Hoover cites railroads and rising living standards
The speech highlights U S railways as a major driver of prosperity. Freight speed rose 30 to 40 percent since 1919, with Durand noting industrial output up 47 percent in agriculture, 248 percent in mining, and 178 percent in manufactures from 1899 to 1925, while population grew 55 percent.
Senate Organizing Disputes Complicate Wisconsin and Nation
Senator La Follette and party leaders weigh a program for senate officers and committee assignments amid indepentent splits. Some oppose Thayer and pro tempore Moses, while others back bolting the ticket. House Republicans eye abolishing underused committees to cut jobs.
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Moses
New Hampshire
Edwin P. Thayer
Indiana
Brookhart
Iowa
Thayer
Steck
David S. Barry
Pennsylvania
House Republican Committee On Committees
House
GOP Convention City Tops Delegates Talk
Washington December 1 Delegates discuss a convention city as the Republican National Committee moves toward selecting a site and defining President Coolidge’s role in next year’s campaign Many expect Coolidge to clarify his Black Hills “do not choose” remark at a White House meeting slated for Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican National Committee
President Coolidge
Black Hills
Coolidge
White House
Population forecasts for major cities by year 2000
The prediction states New York expected population 13,948,000 Philadelphia 3,575,000 and Chicago 5,400,000. The projection appears in a recent demographic forecast.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Insanity Defense Under Fire in Remus Case
Remus tensions rise as attorney Basler challenges insanity claims. Remus angrily rejects insinuations of whiskey-fueled behavior and demands evidence, accusing Basler of conjecture. The exchange centers on whether spells prove madness or mere anger.
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Remus
Basler
Chester R Shook
Haar
Purchasing power gains for Montana farmers reported
Spokane report to the Federal Land Bank shows farm purchasing power across Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana up 6 percent over the prior 11 months. New business for Nov 1927 across the four states totals 1,573,009 in loan applications and 50,000 more in completed loans. Land sales reach 67 transactions worth 246,287. year-ago month saw 53 farms sold for 194,691.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Federal Land Bank of
Alder Gulch May Again Be Mecca of Gold Seekers
John Cross of San Bruno California leases 80 acres in Southwestern Montana to test an underground gold ore channel in Alder Gulch once famed for gold mining. The U S geological survey may cooperate if a definite plan and funds are available for next year. Alder Gulch lies in the Virginia City district, historic for large gold yields.
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Helena
Mont
Alder Gulch
Northwest
John Cross
San Bruno
Cal
Montana
United States Geological Survey
State Land Office
Virginia City
Government urged to regulate mining industry at convention
Sidney J. Jennings of New York urged government regulation to end cut-throat price competition and wasteful overproduction by private miners. A. Scott Thompson of Miami called for legislation allowing mining firms to operate at reasonable profits under a government commission. A. G. MacKenzie of Salt Lake City reported optimism on Utah mining conditions. A committee including Hand, R. D. Hall and J. D. Conover was formed to draft policy resolutions.
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Bureau of Mines and Geological Survey
Sidney J. Jennings
New York
United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company
A. Scott Thompson
Miami
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Utah
A. G. MacKenzie
Salt Lake City
Congress
MacKenzie
Hand
R. D. Hall
J. D. Conover
Wisconsin Medicine Farm Cultivates Herbs for Drug Research
The University of Wisconsin operates a 23 acre Medicine Farm in Madison to supply herbs and plants for the pharmaceutical experiment station. Crops include catnip belladonna and digitalis harvested annually for medical research.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
University
Court drama as Beach case looms to jury phase
In the Lilliendahl murder trial, Kendahl cries as Justice Campbell denies a motion. McCarter plans to present about 40 witnesses, with a Saturday session likely pushing the jury phase to Monday or Tuesday. Samuel Bark testifies that Beach confessed the killing but denies bribery and witness suppression claims.
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Beach
McCarter
Samuel Bark
Bark
Lilliendahl
Baltimore
Charles Phillips
Clear Beach
Phillips
Butcher shops with glass windows have more fires
Health officials in England say butchers with glass windows suffer more fires than those with open stalls because air circulates freely and pests are fewer in well ventilated premises.
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England
Fifty Charges Filed in Federal Court at Butte
The Butte federal court prepares for 57 criminal cases at the coming term with 50 charges filed yesterday. Most defendants are free on a $300 bond and must report December 5 for hearings. The list includes multiple defendants per case, with several husband and wife pairs and some names withheld where no arrest has been made. Names on file include Ralph McMonigle, John Lescanter, Tom McMahon, Evan Nevan, Lige Oglesby, George Perkins, Dennis Ozburn, Dennis O’Brien, Peter O’Brien, Jack Quigley, Paddy Quigley, Barney Boyle, E A Rohret, James Ryan, James Hanlon, M J Ryan, Chris Sedaris, Tim Shanahan, John Stukel, Beatrice Jeffers, Ed Wagner, Frank Alexander, Mat Zucco, Pat Browne, T O Ball, James Bennett, Sam Cote, J J Cranny, Sherman Cummings, Robert Devine, Owen Fagan, Kate Farlan, George Ferriss, Ernest George, Neal Reardon, William Walsh, William Green, Bill Harlan, John Heraty, H C Holmquist, Ollie Ellis, Carl Johansen, William Knopp, Joseph Legue, John Lissole, H C Matson, Paul Martini, Joe Malano, William Monahan, Ed McConkey and William E McConkey.
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Butte Federal Court
Butte Federal District
Ralph McMonigle
John Lescanter
Tom McMahon
Evan Nevan
Lige Oglesby
George
Si) Perkins
E. Krohn
Dennis Ozburn
Dennis O'Brien
Peter O’brien
Jack Quigley
Paddy Quigley
Barney Boyle
E. A. Rohret
James Ryan
James Hanlon
M. J. Ryan
Chris Sedaris
Tim Shanahan
John
Marie Stukel
Frank Yeamer
Beatrice Jeffers
Edward Wagner
Frank Alexander
Feren Aquette
Mat Zucco
Pat Browne
Charles Battenschlag
T. O. Ball
James Bennett
Sam Cote
J. J
Paul Martini
Joe Malano
William Monahan
Ed McConkey
William E. McConkey
Dawes Not Out For Nomination In Senate Contests
General Pershing and other officials met in the capital to discuss organization and procedure for contested Senate seats. Senators-Elect William S. Ware of Pennsylvania and Frank L. Smith of Illinois were among those involved in the talks. Japan plans a 43 mile railway line.
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General Pershing
Capital
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
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