Thirsty Old Gentleman's Statue Goes Missing
An article recounts the disappearance and relocation debate of Le Soir the bronze statue known as the Thirsty One by Cummings. The 1900 work, modeled after an Italian and once in San Francisco, was found toppled and moved amid a city quarrel over its future site and utility.
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San Francisco
Earl Cummings
Cummings
Paris
Rodin
John the Baptist
le Soir
Golden Gate
America
Commission
Board of Public Works
Sailstad Confesses to 1919 Wisconsin Arson Case
Edward J. Sailstad former Eau Claire phonograph dealer arrested in Napa California admits burning the house and exhuming the body of Allen McFee in Lake Nebagammon Wisconsin in 1919. Authorities say he faced murder and arson charges though later reports cite arson only. The confession recounts abandoning a plan to substitute a corpse for his own and describes exhumation and burial of the body.
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Associated Press
Napa
Cal
Edward J. Sailstad
Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin
Lake Nebagammon
Thomas C. Anglim
Napa County
Sailstad
J. R. Harris
Superior
Sallstad
Anglim
Mary Brown
Saflstad
Chicago
Allen McFee
Lake Nebagammon Cemetery
Douglas County
Anglin
Sexton
Leading Churchman Bishop Atkins Dies in Little Rock
Bishop James Atkins a longtime leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church died in Little Rock Arkansas tonight. He shaped church policy for over twenty five years and was a prominent religious figure in Pec 5.
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The
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Pec
James Atkins
Methodist Episcopal Church
Death of Oscar Rohn Mourned by East Butte Directors
Boston dispatch reports the East Butte Copper Mining Company board adopted resolutions praising Oscar Rohn general manager for 14 years. They note his mining leadership and character and express deepest sympathy, with copies to records and a note of ongoing remembrance.
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Rohn
East Butte
Standard
Boston
Fast Butte Copper Mining Company
Butte
Oscar Rohn
Company
William A. Paine
F. Ward Paine
Frank P. Bon
William P. Everts
Robert H. Gross
Mr. Gross
Mr. Everts
Wherese
Oscar Kohn
East Butte Copper Mining Company
Coolidge Wins South Dakota Endorsement in 1924 Drive
The South Dakota convention endorsed President Coolidge, making his 1924 campaign position clearer. Johnson and Norbeck predicted March primary battles, while Capper downplayed any VP ambitions as merely complimentary.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
South Dakota
White House
Johnson
California
Mr. Coolidge
Norbeck
la Follette
Wisconsin
Capper
Kansas
Bonds Found in Home of Bank Robbery Suspects
Deputy sheriffs in Salt Lake City found two Montana bail bonds, $1000 and $500, in a home once tied to Montana bank robbery suspects. Sheriff James Smith of Bozeman linked the bonds to loot from Sheridan or Ennis bank robberies. Governor Mabey signed extradition papers to return four of seven arrestees to Montana for prosecution.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Montana
James Smith
Bozeman
Mont
Sheridan
Ennis
Madison County
Mabey
Congress Organized After Speakership Breakthrough
The Sixty-eighth congress organized with Speaker Gillett elected after eight ballots as insurgents shift support. Senate adjourned to await house organization. President Coolidge to deliver first annual message tomorrow in joint session, with committees yet to be formed and no legislation before Christmas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Gillett
Longworth
Ohio
Cooper
Wisconsin
Madden
Illinois
Garrett
James
Michigan
Reid
Berger
Kvale
Minnesota
Wefald
Senate
Sestion
Nelson
Mr. Gillett
Miller
Buckley
William Tyler Page
Browning Murder Case Nearing End
Associated Press reports all testimony in the Browning murder trial has been presented. Closing arguments are set to begin tomorrow as counsel discuss jury instructions in the case involving Marriner A. Browning and John Browning Jr. in the Ballantyne slaying.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Marriner A. Browning
John Browning Jr
John Browning
Benjamin F. Ballantyne
Bain predicts end of oil overproduction by mid 1924
Dr. H Foster Bain of the United States Bureau of Mines testified before the Senate public lands committee that the present overproduction in oil should end by mid 1924. He noted experts he trusts anticipate the surplus being absorbed by consumption by next year and discussed government reserve development costs and storage versus private industry.
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New Mexico
United States Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Senate Public Lands Committee
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot
Wyoming
Fall
Three Rivers
N. M
Washington
H. Foster Bain
United States Bureau Mines
Walsh
Toashater
Montana
Dr. Bain
Albert B. Fall
Reserve No. 3
Bain
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
California Bureau of Mines
Seven Killed in Unemployed Riots in Wanne Westphalia
Berlin dispatch reports seven died and 30 wounded in a clash between unemployed and police at Wanne Westphalia. Demonstrators seeking higher dole payments attacked the town hall with stones and revolvers. police fired back as French troops restored order.
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Berlin
Wanne
Westphalia
Doles
Coasting Zones Inside City Abolished by Butte Aldermen
City officials voted to abolish winter coasting zones after debate over liability. Aldermen cited pending damage suits totaling about 75 000 dollars from dead and injured children on Galena street, and decided the city could not bear legal risk. The measure ends zones set last year to protect youngsters.
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Butte Aldermen
Barry O'Leary
Galena Street
O'Leary
Wilkinson
Parks and Play
Americans Win Claims Against British Nation
The international claims tribunal in London ruled eight of ten cases in favor of the United States, while none of the British claims against the U.S. were sustained. Key matters included war-damage claims by British cable companies over 1898 actions by Admiral Dewey and U.S. forces. The tribunal, chaired by M. Fromageot, involved a British, American, and French panel.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Great Britain
International Pecuniary Claims Tribunal
M. Fromageot
Ruhr
Admiral Dewey
Hong Kong- Manila
Cuba
Congress
Frederick K. Nielsen
Disbarment sought for Livingston attorney E N Niles
John A. Matthews filed specifications in the Montana state supreme court accusing E. N. Niles of deceit malpractice and crimes involving moral turpitude from 1906 to 1921. Allegations include misappropriation of client funds from $50 to $2,673.48, forgery of a $500 promissory note, sharp handling of trust money, mismanaged estates, and wrongful denial of funds to rightful owners.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
State Supreme Court Today
John A. Matthews
E. N. Niles
Livingston
Niles
J. F. Leightom
Supreme Court
Coal Mines Closed In Rock Springs Region
In Rock Springs Wyoming on December 5 several coal mines shut down due to mild weather and weak demand. The closures left several hundred workers idle.
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Associated Press
Rock Springs
Wyo
Birth control clinic claims 900 cases in year on Fifth Avenue
New York reports 900 cases accepted at a Fifth Avenue birth control clinic in operation for nearly a year. Margaret Sanger announces at a Jubilee lunch of 400 advocates. The clinic, tolerated by police, drew investigators after discovery of its methods. Most patients were married and from religiously diverse backgrounds.
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N. Y
Associated Press
New York
Fifth Avenue
Margaret Sanger
American Birth Control League
United States
Lahey
Brooklyn
Sanger
Ethel Byrne
Fannie Mindell
Byrne
Blackwell’s Island
Whitman
Fifth Avenue Clinic
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