Leader of Assault Sparks Prohibition Debate in House
In Washington on December 19, House members heatedly debated the Volstead act and related prohibition issues during proceedings tied to the annual treasury appropriation bill. Representative Hudson of Michigan spoke on an incident involving a leading Washington hotel employee and a prohibition agent, highlighting broader criticisms of enforcement and funding.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Hudson
Michigan
Treasury
Cabinet Indorses Plan to Restore French Finance
Paris dispatch reports Northern France industrial leaders propose pledging properties as security for foreign loans to reestablish confidence in the franc. A cabinet outline was discussed and a commission of French producers was to study the plan for all business interests. A few radicals oppose, fearing political interference by economic powers.
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Paris
France
United States
World Court Proponent Sees Hope for U.S. Adherence
President Coolidge met with Col. E. M. House and Senator Underwood in Washington to discuss the League of Nations disarmament proposal and the world court. House, guest at the White House, affirmed interest in U S adherence while Underwood offered no comment.
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Washington
Coolidge
League of Nations
E. M. ‘House
Woodrow Wilson
Underwood
Alabama
American Commission
House
Colon
Senate
Trotsky Seeks Prestige in Russia Congress Ties
AP reports Moscow amid a looming Russian Communist Party congress. Important economic issues and supply shortages loom, while Leon Trotsky seeks renewed influence after his break with the war department. Stalin remains quiet as Trotsky plots within party circles.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russian Communist Party
Chlt
Leon Trotsky
War
War Department
Boston U Parents Uphold Ban on Smoking by Girls
Boston university parents strongly oppose girls smoking at the school of practical arts and letters. Dean Lawrence David sent a questionnaire to 633 parents. 448 oppose smoking, while others question whether early smoking should be allowed. The policy remains strict with expulsion as the penalty for violations.
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Parents OF
Boston U
Associa Noston
Boston University
Dean David
Bank Robbers Frustrated By Wife Call At Cheyenne Bank
Russell cashier Statts at Chugwater State Bank thwarted a holdup when his wife phoned at a crucial moment. Two masked youths entered the bank and demanded cash, but the tenanted intervention interrupted the robbers, keeping the loss to a minimum.
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Associated
Cheyenne
Russell
Chugwater
Here
Atts
Statts
Spots on Old Sol Bring Cold Weather
Washington dispatch reports that solar activity, though two years ahead, does not guarantee extreme cold. Astronomers at the U S Naval Observatory and Prof W J Humphreys of the Weather Bureau say unusual sun spot activity generally leads to cooler global temperatures, though drastic drops are unlikely.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Naval Observatory
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
Humphreys
Farm and Home Week at Bozeman Jan 4 8
Montana State College hosts the twelfth annual Farm and Home week from January 4 to 8 with meetings of key state agricultural groups. Noted speakers are planned and a large turnout is anticipated for the Montana potato improvement session led by F M Harrington. Gov J B Everson and Mrs Ivan D Gore headline Montana Farm Bureau events with dairymen, sheep and beef programs also on the schedule. Women's and other special programs run throughout the week, with Jeanette Beyer listed among attendees.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
Montana
Parma
Hoge
F. M. Harrington
Montana Farm Bureau Federation
J.B. Erieison
Ivan D. Gore
Farm Bureau
Utah
Montana Dairymen’s Association
Mins
Jeanette Beyer
Wisconsin Slayer Receives Life Terms and Additions
Milwaukee court sentences deliver life imprisonment for murder and 30 years for arson with 5 years for assault. Defendant Steinert pleaded guilty to murder in which a child was killed and dismembered, with additional terms for arson and assault to follow in sequence.
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Milwaukee
Johnstein
Tuary
Dayne
Brenangasa Me
Roy ‘Tolvemann
Sistice
Steinert
Wisconsin
Yates Prefers Livestock Prize To Wheat Crown
L P Yates of Fashion Montana, celebrated as the world wheat king for 1925, would rather have different honors after 64 years in farming. He plans to stop feeding the special 1925 wheat to turkeys and chickens and focuses on his long career in agriculture.
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J. K. Yates
Fishtail
Mont
Chicago
Standard
Columbus
L. P. Yates
Fashion
Missouri
Fini
Yates
Snowstorm spreads to Mountain States across four states
Weather reports from four states in the Rocky Mountain region indicate a spreading snowstorm tonight. Officials note downward snowfall and stalled travel as the system moves eastward, with advisories urging caution for motorists and residents preparing for winter conditions.
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Dervie Dee
Rocky Mountain
Monta
Abandoned schooner Bessie 31 reaches Miami
A schooner named Bessie 31 sailing from Boston to Miami with a crew of eight is abandoned in Miami by Steadman Products after the cargo valued at 400 900 dollars was not heard from since departure. No word has been received since the vessel cleared Boston.
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Miami
Bessie
Dustin
Boston
Steadman Products Company
Chicago chief denies police cruelty but won’t face prisoners
Chicago Chief of Police Morgan Collins rejected claims of cruel coercion to obtain confessions and declined to meet prisoners from the state reformatory. Judge Jenkins, Ira Perry, and Colvin urged the meeting to discuss parole and reform, while Collins insisted he could gather hundreds of inmates to accuse the police if the state remained inhumane.
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Chicago
Associated Pres
Po-lice
Morgan Collins
State Reformatory
Chauncey Jenkins
Stat Department of Public Welfare
Will Colvin
State Board
Ira Perry
Critielams
Jenkins
Mberty
Provisions Approved By White House For Co op Marketing Aid
The administration backs a measure to aid cooperative marketing bodies in disposing of crops. The bill, to be introduced in both houses next week, would extend government help via the agriculture department and direct the bureau of economics to assist producers in selling collectively. Lawmakers predict opposition from some Western members as talks of an export corporation to manage surplus crops continue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Houses
Congress
Coolidge
Jardine
McNary
Oregon
Tincher
Kansas
Republic
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Economics
Boulder saves four from instant death on mountain road
A landslide sent 260 fent down a mountain toward a cliff in Lincoln County several days ago. L. D. Christensen, a former Wyoming law enforcement commissioner and party member, returned with reports naming Sheriff Tom Whittaker of Uintah County, Sheriff D.C. Oakley of Lincoln County, and J. Stranger as involved on a prohibition mission. No officers were injured.
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Lincoln County
L. D. Christensen
Wyoming
Diag
Tom Whittaker
Unita
D.C. Oakley
Lincols County
J. ¥. Stranger
Train Derailment Claims One Life Atloona Pa
Derailment of train No. 32 on the Pennsylvania Railroad between Pittsburg and New York west of Atloona Pa results in one death and nine injuries with four seriously hurt. The dead is Ben Wi Hees 31 a Carnegie Institute of Technology student from Woodhaven Pa. Injured include William Pyle engineer from Youngwood Pa and G Paschell fireman from Wilkinsburg Pa among others, with condition reported serious.
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Wiliam Pyle
Enginere
Youns
Wood
Panseal
Ry G. Paschell
Wilkinsburg
Willam Clark
Negro
Denver
Col
Seo
Ohn
Busy Butte clerks cope with holiday shopping surge
A fragmented account describes Christmas Eve crowds and snow in Butte as shoppers rush to complete last minute gifts. Despite heavy snowfall turning sidewalks to muck, stores remain crowded with families and travelers seeking holiday items as clerks work long hours to manage demand. The scene captures a bustling urban Christmas Eve in the city.
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Butte
Masoe
Abe
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