Forbes Thompson trial hears Mortimer identify $15000 note
The AP reports the government closes the first evidence section in the Forbes Thompson conspiracy trial as Elias H. Mortimer identifies a $15,000 note signed to Thompson and Black and testifies Forbes received $5,900 of the funds. Black is dead. note found in Thompson’s files.
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Forbes
Associated Press
Chicago
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
John W. Thompson
St. Louis
Forbes- Thompson
Elias H. Mortimer
Thompson & Black
Black
James W. Black
Thompson
Grand Jury
Drake Hotel
Orbes
William D. Pratt
Pratt
Postpone Action on Muscle Shoals in Senate
Washington December 5 the Muscle Shoals issue was tabled in the senate until Monday to await the war department report on the Underwood bill. Secretary Weeks conferred with administration readers and pledged a military expert review for Monday. Senate adjourned pending that report as leaders foresee the bill's fate tied to military findings.
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Washington
Senate
War Department
Capitol
Coolidge
Japanese Exclusion Act Triggered International Disaster Claim
Former U S ambassador to Japan Cyrus H Woods called the Japanese exclusion act an international disaster for American diplomacy and religion in Japan in a letter to the federal council of churches. He urged adopting Hughes quota plan to admit 146 immigrants annually until July 1927 and pledged Japanese cooperation.
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Japan
Congréss
Far East
Associated Press
Atlanta
Dec
Cyrus H. Woods
United States
Federal Council of Churches
A. K. Reischamer
Tokio
National Christian Council of Japan
High Commission
Hughes
Mr. Woods
America
Three Montana Projects Gain Approval
Washington December 5 The House approved three Montana projects in a broad funding action. The interior department appropriation bill total was set with allocations for the coming fiscal year. An amendment to finance the Spanish Springs reclamation project in Nevada was rejected, despite Rep Richards of Nevada urging $500000.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Interior Department
Spanish Springs
Nevada
Representative Richards
Youthful Slavers Are Put To Death
Five months after robbing and slain their benefactor Mortimer N. King and Frank Harrell, young cotton mill workers, were electrocuted in the District of Columbia state prison for the murder of Major Samuel H. McLeary. They had shown remorse and pleaded for mercy on their last day, following the July 2 ambush near Cheraw after McLeary gave them a ride.
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Columbia
D. C
Mortimer N. King
Frank Harrell
Samuel H. McLeary
United States Army
Cheraw
Supreme Court Hears Daugherty Case On Congressional Power
The case centers on whether Congress can compel witnesses and documents for committees. George W. Wickersham argued the power exists for legislative purposes, while A. S. Vorys contended Congress usurps judicial function by arresting Mal Daugherty, who faced Senate inquiries into his bank and the former attorney general's administration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
George W. Wickersham
A. S. Vorys
S. Daugherty
Senate
Daugherty
Midland National Bank
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
United District Court For Southern
Wickersham
Mal Daugherty
Harry M. Daugherty
Vorys
Butte Veteran of Indian War to Be Buried Today
John C Donohue a cavalryman with General Reno during Custer's encampment era and veteran of the Spanish-American war and Philippine insurrection will be buried this morning with a volley from Spanish-American war veterans after taps. He died Wednesday after a paralytic stroke that confined him to 705 B Colorado street since Sept. 15. Mass will be at 9:30 at St. Joseph's church with home services first. A longtime Montana resident of 40 years he survived the Seventh Cavalry and was among those who rushed to aid Custer's force before discovering his men slain. Born in Tipperary he left Ireland at 12 to pursue cabinet making and joined the Indian wars in Boston then served five years in the cavalry fighting in many Sioux campaigns. He also fought in the Big Horn and Nez Perce encounters.
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John CC Donohue
Reno
Mr. Donahue
Colorado Street
Butte
St. Joseph's Church
Mr. Donohue
Montana
Old Seventh Cavalry
General Custer
Custer
J. Donohue
John C. Donohue
Tipperary
Ireland
United States
Boston
Big Horn
Big Hole
Grandson of Fiske Advertises Self for Hire
Boston readers learned that Cavier Grover Flint, a grandson of historian John Fiske, advertised as a 24 year old white male of aristocratic family seeking hire by the year for 1000 dollars. He said Harvard ties may have ended by war, having spent 15000 last year and relying on an aunt's estate for fortune.
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Boston
Cavier Grover Flint
John Fiske
Grover Flint
Harvard College
France
Flint
Petersham
Second of Pair Walks Into Arms of Police Posse
After the Bountiful State bank holdup two youths fled into the hills. A. Roy Heath, a prominent Salt Lake real estate man, died after being shot during the escape attempt. R. H. McCoy confessed to firing the fatal shot and slashing his throat when guarded. Archie Wilcox confessed to participation. Police hunt the second robber.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
R. H. McCoy
State Bank
A. Roy Heath
McCoy
Archie Wilcox
City Creek Canyon
Ron Amuck
Utah
Bountiful State Bank
Salt Lake
Bountiful
Heath
Bandit killed after bank escape near Kent
Lionel Edward Grow 28 son of a Utah family and great grandson of a temple builder was killed while attempting to flee with 15000 dollars from Kent National Bank. Mrs Virginia Grow widow identified him in the Kent morgue after she said they married in 1920 in New York and had left him recently in Seattle amid threats. Kent police chief Fred Grant, shot twice, was wounded as Grow fired on armed citizens guarding the bank. Three marksmen Depty Marshal M Imhoff Lowry Armstrong and Peter Andraska shot Grow.
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Beattle
Lionel Edward Grow
Utah
Kent National Bank
Kent
Virginia Grow
New York
Seattle
Fred Grant
Grow
Crow
M. Imhoff
Lowry Armstrong
Peter Andraska
Power Company
Sheridan County Crops Worth $1000 Per Person
Great Falls Tribune reports Sheridan county Montana earned over 10.7 million dollars from this year’s crop, equating to more than 1,000 dollars per capita for fewer than 10,000 residents. The build includes barley, cattle, butter, and other agricultural outputs totaling 10,724,500 with listed values for various products and livestock.
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Associated Press
Great Falila
Mont
Sheridan County
Montana
Great Falls
Sheridan
Northwest Hag Greater Crops in Eight Year
Conditions for crop productions are unusually favorable says H. V. Platt of the Oregon Short Line while visiting Butte. He predicts next year will be one of the Northwest’s most prosperous years due to heavy rains and snows. European demand for American raw products is rising, with investment turning to productive enterprises as the economy improves. The Union Pacific continues expanding to place Idaho capital on the main line, building from Orchard to Boise and Rogerson to Wells, Nevada, with a steel gang reaching Contact, Nevada by spring.
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H. V. Platt
Salt Lake
Oregon Short Line
Butte
Pratt
Northwest
Europe
Raihway
Union Pacific Railway
Montana
Weat
Orchard
Boise
Idaho
Rogerson
Wella
Nev
Steel Gang
Contact
Rowe Road Open by Court Order Ends Blockade
Rowe road long fought in court with barricades and fires. at 4 30 yesterday the street department moved to fill in the ditch on the O Leary property under orders from the proper authority, completing the roadway access. Attorneys J A Poore and John Andrew represented the case earlier in the afternoon.
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Rowe Road
O'Leary
Secretary Gore Hospitalized in Chicago
Howard M. Gore secretary of agriculture and governor elect of West Virginia was admitted to St Luke's hospital Chicago with bronchitis. Doctors described the condition as not serious and expected he could leave in a few days.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Howard M. Gore
Virginia
Bt. Luke's Hospital
104 Indicted for Outbreak in Ohio
Warren Ohio Dec 1 Heerer indictment against 104 persons alleged to have participated in or been responsible for disorders in Niles on November 1 and for recommendations including ousting Mayor Harvey C. Kistler and Police Chief L J Rounds. The report from a Trumbull county grand jury details clashes between Ku Klux Klansmen and anti Klansmen. It notes parades by the Klan and Flaming Circle and urges enactment of a state constabulary and repeal of charters hindering state police.
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Warren
Ohio
Heerer
Niles
Harvey C. Kistler
L. J. Rounds
Trumbull County
Flaming Circle
Silent on Cabinet Work as Coolidge Trains Through Chicago Visit
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge returned to Washington from the Chicago livestock exposition traveling by regular train, a move praised by railroad officials for its economy. The trip included brief stops, a light public greeting at Connellsville, and a humorous dining car exchange over coffee. Local officials and press noted the calm, uneventful journey and speculation that future presidential travel may continue by regular equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Union Station
Coolidge
Chicago
U S Wise Consul at Belgrade Shot by Woman
Henry Dayton of the American consular staff in Belgrade was shot yesterday by Anna Ouson during a conversation at the official’s home. He remained in critical condition as investigators probe the incident. The gunman shot herself after fatally wounding Dayton.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Henry Dayton
Anna Ouson
Broadway to Host Western Vaudeville Attractions
Merle Davis announces the Broadway will join the Western Vaudeville Managers association circuit. The shows begin Saturday December 20 with a high class feature film and five or six top vaudeville acts. The stage will feature a top Northwest lineup through Montana cities including Great Falls Helena Missoula Anaconda Billings and Butte.
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Merle Davis
Northwest
Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association
Orpheum
Davie
Butte
R. J. Lydlatt
Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association of Chicago
Association of
West
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Fiske
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Norfolk
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Short Line
Judge Carroll
Gore
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Butte Show House
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