No Reply to Rebuttal in Mitchell Court Martial
The Mitchell court martial nears verdict with defense chief Reid saying no reply to rebuttal evidence. Prosecutors wrap up Tuesday with six witnesses heard while debate centers on how to use the testimony and the path to findings before Christmas holidays.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mitchell
War Department
Frank R. Reid
Illinois
Colonel Mitchells
Reid
Moro Outlaws and Constabulary Clash Near Lake Lanao
A dispatch from Siligan in Lanao province reports 17 Moro outlaws fatally hurt and five constabulary soldiers wounded after the constabulary attacked a fortified Moro position while pursuing the murderers of a Filipino school teacher. Nasarete was beheaded by the outlaws after capture near Lake Lanao on November 27.
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Associated Press
Manila
Tribune
Siligan
Lanao
Nasarete
Lake Lanao
Lanao Province
British Knight Sent to Bankruptcy Court in US Chasers Case
London dispatch reports Sir Broderick Hartwell listed in bankruptcy gazette after alleged ram running scheme to land liquor in the United States. He floated a company in 1923 promising 20 percent profit in 60 days, paid dividends briefly, then heavy seizures in April ended the venture, leaving backers told to sue him.
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Associated Press
London
Broderick Hartwell
Sir Broderick
United States
American Coast Patrol
Gov Smith Frees Benjamin Gitlow Held for Anarchy
Albany December 11 Governor Smith pardoned Benjamin Gitlow convicted in New York February 1920 of violating the criminal anarchy act and sentenced to five to 10 years in Sing Sing The governor said Gitlow’s guilt is clear but questioned whether he has been sufficiently punished for a political crime He noted he had pardoned James J Larkin in 1923 under the same act.
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Associated Press
Albany
Smith
Benjamin Gitlow
New York
Sing Sing
Gitlow
James J. Larkin
Larkin
Gitlow Pardoned After Socialist Manifesto Case
Benjamin Gitlow former New York state assemblyman was pardoned by Governor Smith from a Sing Sing prison sentence. The case stemmed from his publication of a socialist left wing manifesto in a radical magazine urging government overthrow. Gitlow repeatedly faced prison since his 1920 arrest with multiple releases on court orders amid ongoing appeals.
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Associated Press
New York
Benjamin Gitlow
Smith
Socialist Party
Gitlow
Sing Sing
New York Court of Appeals
Proposal to adopt Missoula girl by Alaska man
John Warren McCord of Seward Alaska travels to Missoula to propose adoption of 13 year old Victoria Des champs. He asks to be guardian for one year to get acquainted with the Deschamps family. The girl would continue schooling as planned and a decision was expected tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Missoula
John Warren McCord
Seward
Alaska
Victoria Deschamps
Tony Deschamps
Moonshine and liquor seizures grow in Montana counties
Montana enforcement officers seized moonshine mash and related items valued at about 2.315 million dollars in the last year. Silver Bow County accounted for roughly 550 thousand dollars of the total, with Moonshine valued at 850 thousand statewide and 250 thousand from 50 thousand gallons in Silver Bow. Stills, mash, and bonded goods contributed to the tally, along with home brew and wine seizures.
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Montana
Francis Silver
W. H. Meiggs
United States
John L. Slattery
Silver Bow County
Toll
Silver
Silver Bow
Debate over inheritance tax bill advances in House
Five hours of debate on the revenue reduction bill focused on the inheritance tax. Republicans Ramseyer and Simmons criticized the 50 percent maximum rate cut and the 80 percent credit, while Green defended state revenue needs and federal control. Supporters from both parties urged passage with minimal changes before next week’s end.
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Associated Press
Washington
Representative Ramseyer
Iowa
Simmons
Nebraska
Frear
Wisconsin
Green
Ways and Means Committee
Bimmons
New York
Ramseyer
Representative Browne
Representative Hill
Maryland
Representative Garner
Texas
Ways and Means
Texans Form Watch Committee on Inheritance Tax
In Washington the Texas delegation and state lawmakers move to oppose the federal inheritance tax. A five member permanent committee, linked to Representative Garner, will monitor Congress for any legislation seen as overruling states rights, focusing on the inheritance levy and joint levies.
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Washington
Texas
Garner
American Bankers League
Congress
Bride Is Won by Wireless Proposal Aboard Leviathan
A wireless marriage proposal sent from Cherbourg to Miss Catherine Forbes of Portland Oregon aboard the Leviathan led to a wedding as the ship neared Southampton. John L. Stewart of Detroit and Miss Forbes married by Captain Herbert Hartley with breakfast in the cabin and a wedding cake.
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Associated Press
Southampton
England
mid-Atlantic
Cherbourg
John L. Stewart
Detroit
Catherine Forbes
Portland
Ore
Stewart
Miss Forbes
Herbert Hartley
Christmas Box Club to aid Butte children today
The Salvation Army and volunteers launch a Christmas box drive in Butte to provide toys and dinners for about 500 needy children and 800 adults. The Army’s tree distribution is a longtime ritual, with gifts handed out as Santa Claus arrives, bringing cheer to the city’s poorest families.
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Butte
Salvation Army
Army
Santa Claus
Kelley Says Zing Deal 15 Satisfactory
New York Dec 11 C F Kelley president of the Anaconda Copper company returning from Europe today expressed himself well pleased with negotiations by his company and the Harriman company with the George Von Giesche company of Germany. The talks aimed at reorganizing and financing Polish zinc and coal mines and German zinc mines. He said objections by governments to regain control of ore deposits were overcome by protective stipulations that will not hinder operation of the property.
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Associated Press
New York
C. F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Company
Europe
W. A. Harriman
George von Giesche Company
Germany
Kelley
Despondency blamed for Navy officer’s suicide in Cincinnati
Dr. Samuel W. McEwan a 36 year old lieutenant in the U S naval recruiting service at Cincinnati was found dead in a hotel with his throat cut. Despondency over marital troubles was cited as the cause. He was brother to Capt Jack McEwan West Point football coach and a University of Minnesota graduate. His estranged wife Mrs Corinne McCloskey McEwan recently divorced him.
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Associated Fiels
Cincinnati
Samuel W. McEwan
United States Naval
Jack McEwan
West Point
University of Minnesota
Corinne McCloskey McEwan
South Africans face deportation for refusing labor
Capetown reports a bill prepared by the minister of labor to be introduced at the next parliamentary session. It would deport those who refuse to work to a penal labor colony.
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Associated Press
Capetown
South Africa
Knights of Columbus Host In Butte For Veterans Welfare
William J. McGinley supreme secretary of the Knights of Columbus spoke in Butte about three main drives of the order. He highlighted entertainment for disabled World War I veterans education for service members through schools and correspondence courses and youth work as current priorities of the organization.
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Knights of Columbus
William J. McGinley
New Haven
Conn
Order
Butte
McGinley
Nationally Known Journalist Dies in Springfield Home
Solomon Buckley Griffin 74 longtime managing editor of the Springfield Republican until his retirement in March 1919 died today at his home in Springfield Mass He was nationally known as a journalist and his career spanned more than four decades.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Olomon Buckley Griffin
Springfield Republican
White masked phantom terror grips Canton town
The white masked figure known as the Thing stalks Canton, attacking more than twenty women over two years. Mrs J L Wysong died after a face to face, her husband later died, the police chief resigned, and a vigilante committee formed. The latest victim, Edna Wilcoxen, 18, is in serious condition. Gloves found at many scenes deepen the mystery.
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Canton
Iinois
Floyd Smith
Edna Wilcoxson
Thing
Bil Mackett
Wilhelm
Central Presse
J. L. Wysong
Mrs. Wysong
Wysong
Wife
Eli Hackett
H. L. Wilhelm
J. H. Watts
Committee of Vigilance
Edna Wilcoxen
Nevers Signs Telegraph Contract to Join Pro Football Stars
Nevers, Stanford 1926 team captain and leading all Pacific coast back, will reportedly sign with Jacksonville capitalists to join a professional all star group that will play Red Grange and his Chicago team. Contract value exceeds $50,000.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Staminer
Nevers
Stanford
Telegraph
Jacksonville
Fila
Red” Grange
Chica
Mining Congress Protests Senate Committee Methods
The American Mining Congress and Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair face sharp exchanges as testimony before the Senate committee on the revenue bureau reveals disputed claims over tax assessments. Engineers accuse underreporting of discovery valuations in Arizona Texas and Louisiana, while Blair notes Gulf Oil settlement precedents and Mellon stockholding.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
Blair
American Mining Congress
Bureau
Arizona
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf Oil Corporation
Mellon
Senate Committee On Investigation
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Senate Committee
Enue Bureau
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