Dalton the last of the Dalton gang visits editor at his desk
Emmet Dalton, last of the Dalton gang, sits with the editor, recounting his years in crime and prison. He claims to be a reformed man after 15 years free and insists he is out of outlawry, though memories of raids and murder linger in the interview.
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T, Bank
Coffeyville
Kansas
Emmet Dalton
Dalton Gang
America
Dalton
Broadway
Pat Crowe
Butte
Pat
Captain Kidd
Daltons
Indian Territory
California
Frank
Moving Picture Corporation
Ninety and Nine
Chicago Loses Bid for 1924 GOP Convention in Cleveland Favor
Fred W. Upham announces Chicago’s invitation to the 1924 Republican National Convention is withdrawn and Cleveland favored. Administration leaders prefer Cleveland, signaling a likely selection there after talks with White House officials. The move ends Chicago’s 20-year convention absence.
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Washington
Chicago
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Cleveland
Ohio
Upham
Burton
Ohio City
Lake City
National Committee
Des Moines
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Republican Committee
Coolidge
Slemp
White House
Adams
Butte Man Near Death After Pool Hall Shooting
John Tody alias Dunn, reportedly from Lutte Montana, was shot by Tody who then killed Antone Jovick in a Spokane pool hall. Witnesses say Tody accused Jovick of being a stool pigeon before firing three shots.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
John Tody
Dunn
Lutte
Mont
Antone Jovick
Tody
Jovick
England Watches Baldwin Sacrifice or Resign
London reports a crisis in British politics as Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin faces upheaval over protection. He plans weekend talks with Conservative leaders at Chesters Court amid fierce press and party attacks. Lloyd George or Lord Derby emerge as alternate conservative leaders in the unsettled leadership debate.
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Associated Press
London
Stanley Baldwin
Pover
Baldwin
Morning Post
Chesters Court
Lord Lee
Chequers
Lloyd George
Lord Derby
O Baldwin
Gallatin County Favors Floating Tariff Plan
Gallatin County holds first meeting in Bozeman to petition Congress for a floating tariff enabling an agricultural export corporation to buy surplus wheat. Montana economist M L Wilson explains a plan that would raise domestic wheat prices and lift all farm product prices, with 48 signers and strong farmer support.
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Associated Press
Bozeman
Mont
Montana
Congress
M. L. Wilson
Montana State College
Gallatin County
Wilson
United States
MacDonald Charmed by Election Return on Arrival
London December 8 J Ramsay MacDonald faced cheers on his arrival at Paddington after Wales trip. He said he was gratified but not surprised by results and noted Labour’s strength, rejecting the idea that a capital levy harmed the party while defending policy of Nationalization.
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Associated Press
London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Paddington
Wales
MacDonald
Labor Party
Jevy
Portland Wants Martin If Butte Cannot Use Him
Police arrest a suspect named Jimmy Martin tied to a recent bunco case in Butte where Italian miner Joe Perise lost 400 dollars. Martin, also known as Eugene Acme or Sokoa, faces a Portland felony warrant for banco involvement and could be sent to Portland if Butte cannot prosecute.
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Portland
Martin
Butte
Jimmy Martin
Joe Perise
South Main Street
O'Donnell
Powell
Banco
Perrse
Eugene Acme
Sokoa
Murphy
Periss
Milwaukee man admits beheading wife in murder case
E. Ray Tompkins a Whitefish Bay real estate man and longtime Milwaukee normal school faculty member confessed to killing his wife. He guided officials to a wooded Glen near Dongas Bay where her nude headless body was found, then admitted strangling her and disposing of her head under running water.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
E. Ray Tompkins
White Fish Bay
Milwaukee Normal School
Dorothy
Robert
Tompkins
Lion's den
Dongas Bay
Phil Westshal
George A. Shaughnessy
Bloomington
Clinton
Ind
F. Cc. Studley
B. B. Rowley
Senate Group 15 Waiting on Committees Fight
Open conflict looms as Wisconsin Republican Nelson threatens action on House reorganization after two days blocking Speaker Gillett. Senate insurgents assess press on committee assignments as party evolves, with tentative picks for foreign relations interstates, finance, and vacancies.
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Associated Press
Pynshington
House
Republican Committee of Committees
Nelson
Wisconsin
Gillett
Republican Committee
Senate
Majority Committee On Committees
Gooding
Idaho
Ciuzens
Michigan
Howell
Nebraska
Fess
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Committee
Elkins
West Virginia
McCormick
Ilinois
Stanfield
Oregon
Ernest
Kentucky
Robinson
Arkansas
Walsh
Montana
Underwood
Alabama
Foreign Relations Committee
Father Dies Trying to Save Sons in Mining Camp Fire
Great Falls Montana December report of H S Engle and his two sons perishing in a fire at the Barker mining camp fifty miles south of Great Falls. The father reentered the burning building to rescue his sons aged 8 and 12 while the stairs collapsed. The loss included the structure but the family escaped with only their night clothes.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
H. S. Engle
Old Barker
Matron and Two Girls Killed by Train Crash
In Stoddard Missouri a motor vehicle carrying Mrs. O Trammell 25 and her two daughters Velma 5 and Geraldine Garner 15 was struck by a Missouri Pacific train near Stoddard. Mrs Trammell’s husband W Trammell was perhaps fatally injured in the collision.
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Associated Press
Stoddard
O. Trammell
Velma
Geraldine Garner
W. Trammell
Forces rout insurrectionists at Maltrata in Vera Cruz revolt
Federal forces yesterday routed insurgents in the first battle of the Vera Cruz revolution at Maltrata, a station on the Mexican railway between Mexico City and Vera Cruz. The revolutionists retreated. the report is unofficial and not confirmed in Juarez.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Maltrata
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Juarez
Orizaba
Quiet in Sonora as Mexico revolt fears ease
Nogales Mexico December reports say Sonoran officials hope a peaceful path will keep any rebellion in Mexico from spreading. They cite strict adherence to pacific lines in presidential nominations and note Genera Calles renouncing his candidacy may halt the uprising quickly without wider spread.
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Nogales
Ariz
Republic of Mexico
Elthzens
Sonora
Mexico
Genera Calles
Calles Renounces Presidential Bid in Mexico City
General Plutarco Calles declares he will not seek the presidency and offers his services to President Obregon against insurgent forces in Vera Cruz and Jalisco. The president accepts and names Calles to head the federal opposition to the De La Huerta-Sanchez rebels as about twenty eight thousand federal troops move toward the Vera Cruz zone under Generals Amaro Almazan and Topete.
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Calles
Mexico City
Plutarco Calles
Obregon
Vera Cruz
Jalisco
General Calles
Fedetr
Genera Joaquin Amaro
Juan Andrew Alamazan
Fuesto Topete
WILL NOT HALT REVOLT TURNS IN MEXICAN CRISIS
In Vera Cruz on December 8 rebels led by General Guadalupe Sanchez and Adolfo de la Huerta said General Plutarco Calles renouncing his presidential bid will not stop the rebellion against the Obregon government. News sparked rejoicing with church bells and ships’ whistles sounding.
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Vera Cruz
Plutarco Calles
Obregon
Guadalupe Sanchez
Adolfo de la Huerta
Marx Government Wins Big Reichstag Majority
Berlin December report notes Chancellor Chanecello Marx gains a large Reichstag majority for an authorization law granting cabinet plenary powers without parliamentary sanction for an indefinite period. The measure, backed by coalition middle parties and united Socialists, enables emergency legislation and flexible responses to Rhineland Ruhr issues during recess.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Dec
Chanecello Marx
Reichstag
United Socialista
Rhineland
Ruhr
New Commercial Treaty Signed With Germany
The state department announced a commercial treaty with Germany replacing the wartime covenant and directing negotiations with the Dutch government. Similar talks are under way with Spain, the Turkish government, and several Latin American nations, all based on most favored nation treatment for Americans. Senate consideration awaits related conventions with Britain and Mexico.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Germany
The
Hague
Richard M. Tobin
Madrid
Senate
Bettington
Mexico
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