Mitchell Called on Carpet in White House Rumor
Washington February 18 The house aircraft committee faced confusion as word spread Brig Gen Mitchell would be summoned to the White House and told he would not be reappointed as assistant chief of the army air service. War department officials denied action, White House officials withheld comment, and the committee adjourned without a decision amid conflicting reports.
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Washington
House Aircraft Committee
Mitchell
White House
Coolidge
Army Air Service
War Department
Department
Air Service
General Mitchell
House
War Departments
Weeks
Wilbur
House Committee
Day Stokes Trial Frame Testimony to Defame Wife
In Chicago on February 18 AP reports Joseph Bruner a former investigator for W E D Stokes and Annie Johnson a former Everleigh Club housekeeper testified as witnesses in the conspiracy case to defame Helen Elwood Stokes the Denver wife of W E D Stokes Bruner said Stokes sought people who remembered an inmate named Helen Underwood and claimed he was a lawyer Johnson seeking evidence for Stokes who faced a divorce suit.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph Bruner
White
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
Annie Johnson
Negress
Everleigh Club
Stokes
Helen Elwood Stokes
Denver
Bruner
Tellegen Marriage Secret Revealed With Baby Rexford
Hollywood report states actor Rexford Tellegen, born May 17 1924 in Jacksonville Florida, stood with his mother Nina Ramone as she described her secret 1923 marriage to his father. The couple planned to consolidate their two households into one and live as a united family.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Lou Tellegen
Rexford Tellegen
Isabel Craven Dilworth
Hkewise
Rexford
U S Seeks New Naval Conference
Washington plans a new naval conference to extend treaty limits to auxiliary ships with preliminary talks in London Tokyo and Rome indicating favorable reactions. Paris attitude will determine success and a conference may be invited by President Coolidge if past obstacles to complete naval limitation are removed.
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Associated Press
Washington
London
Tokio
Rome
Paris
Coolidge
Floyd Collins laid to rest after cave tragedy ends
Sealed in his perpetual tomb Floyd Collins sleeps tonight in peace buried alive after days of isolation in the cave. Rescuers finally reached his sarcophagus but Mother Earth clung to him as the cavern bed collapsed. Funeral services were held as the climactic rescue finished.
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Collins
Associated Press
Cave City
Floyd Collins
Mother Earth
Send Cave
Banquet marks start of eastern division Boy Scout confab
More than 200 delegates and friends attended a banquet at New Finlen in Butte with James E. West of New York City as principal speaker. The meeting launched the first annual eastern division conference of the Eleventh region, Montana and Idaho councils discussed expansion, reorganization and new groups. West urged continued service to youth and asked leaders to support all councils, while regional executive G H Oberteuffer reported on council counts and progress.
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Boy Scouts
James E. West
New York City
National Scout
Boys’ Life
Montana
Idaho
Butte
G. H. Oberteuffer
Spokane
Finlen
America
West
Finten
Stout
Boy Scout Movement
All
Gan
A. J. Peavey
The
L. V. Bender
J. H. Ire
Archie Malone
T. Z Humphrey
E. P. Brogan
D. Spencer
G. B. Winston
G. FP. Wellcome and
W. Morse
Anaconda
J. A. Donovan
Earl Gensberger
Floyd Ghormley
A. J. Davis
Fred McQueeny
Ben Hardin
Oberteuffer
Silver Bow
Beaverhead
Madison
Yellowstone Council
Gallatin
Helena
Lewis and Clark
Broadwater
Lewistown
Billings
Carbon
Stillwater
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Mineral
Sanders
Missoula
Pondera
Chouteau
Teton
Six Klansmen Take Stand in Pen Case
Canon City, Colo. Feb 18 Six of eight prosecution witnesses in the trial of Thomas J. Tynan Colorado penitentiary warden accused of mismanagement admitted Ku Klux Klan membership. Beginning with W. W. Ireland, others including guards testified about the organization. Sanitation at the prison drew sharp criticism as a witness described places teeming with bugs.
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Associated Prense
Man Who Nominated Coolidge Dies At 50
Dr Marion Leroy Burton president of the University of Michigan dies at home at 3 20 pm after announcing Calvin Coolidge in nomination for president. Funeral services planned at Alumni Memorial Hall. Burton had addressed the Cleveland Republican convention and earned wide notice for his remarks on the presidential race.
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Associated Press
Ann .Arbor
Mich
Marion Leroy-Burton
University of Michigan
Reat
de. Burton
Alumni Memorial Hall
the Gey
Burton
Cleveland Republican
Calvin Coolidge
Budget measure gets Wans vote in Senate
Helena Feb 18 Without a dissenting vote the Montana Senate passed on third reading Senate Bill 2 to create a county city town budget system. It shifts to cash basis and imposes penalties for overdrawing, with a deficiency fund for approved excess warrants by popular vote. Senate Bill 116 abolishes the Twelfth Judicial District and adds Chouteau County to the Eighth. Cascade gains Cascaude County with two judges, eliminating one judge. Senator Bpeer objected to a clause forcing one judge to reside in Fort Benton.
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Andard
Helena
Senate
Iovernor Erickson
Twelfth Judicial District
Chouteau County
Cascaude County
Bpeer
Cascade County
Fort Benton
Chouteau
Protest Over Plan For Movie Censorship Hearings Continue
Standard staff report outlines Feb 18 hearing before the state revenue and taxation committee on house bill 426 by Ruffcorn proposing motion picture censorship. Reverend Frank Hemway of Missoula testified, with proceedings continuing.
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Standard
H A
House
Ruffcorn
Senate
Frank Hemway
Missoula
Verner Jurors Return to Deliberations in Murder Trial
After 26 hours of fruitless deliberation the 12 jurors in the Edward Verner case prepared to retire at 10 pm. The federal narcotics officer is charged with murder for the fatal shooting of John Stepan in the King block on West Park Street Oct 14. Jurors may find guilty of second degree or involuntary manslaughter or convict with penalty left to the court. Any verdict must be unanimous.
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Edward Verner
John Stepan
King Block
West Park Street
Yesterdaay
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Range conditions good in Montana and mountains
Winter ranges in the Rocky mountain states show good condition in the northern area, with slight depreciation in the southwest due to last year’s drought. Montana Wyoming and Colorado report generally good feed and range, while New Mexico and Arizona show the carryover of short feed necessitating considerable feeding. Cattle condition declines to 82 percent from 81 percent in December, due to winter feed shortages.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Allies Clash Over Versailles Violations Evacuation of Cologne Contingent
Paris reports a coming clash between Allied and German disarmament interpretations under the Versailles accord. The military control commission's report, in Marshal Foch's hands, will go to the ambassadors' council amid debate on publication and consequences. Escalating tensions hinge on Germany's compliance and the potential Cologne evacuation.
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Military Control Commission
Marshal Foch
Associated Press
Paris
Germany
League of Nations Commission
Allied Military Committee
Cologne Uridgahead
League Commission
102 Year Old Woman Chooses Jail Over Fine for Liquor
In San Pedro on February 16, 102 year old Mrs Nancy faced a $100 fine or 320 days in jail for illegal liquor. She chose jail, declaring she has drunk liquor all her life and has no intention to stop.
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The
Associated Press
San Pedro
Nancy
Seoul
Jardine Confirmed for Cabinet Post
Washington February 18 The Senate confirmed the nomination of William M Jardine of Kansas to be secretary of agriculture.
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Jardine
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
William M. Jardine
Kansas
Agriculture
First Night of 19th Assembly Passes Several Bills
The first night of the Nineteenth legislative assembly saw numerous bills pass on third reading or be favorably reported after committee of the whole. The house adopted a favorable committee report on substitute for house bill 43 relating to amending the prescription law and considered substitute for house bill 20 the closed primary. The minority report on the executive compensation bill for state quatrial-mecentrboard salaries was noted, with further action indicated.
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Stepdard
Sam
Nineteenth Legislative Assembly
House of Representatives
House
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Paice ‘Ip
Incomplete Quote Sparks Mystery in Cresco Report
An Associated Press dispatch from Cresco includes a fragmented statement about sacrifice for others and a note on a war veteran who left a Michigan position about a year ago. The garbled text references a rogue pur and a semi invalidated lot, leaving readers with uncertain context and unclear identities.
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Associated Presse
Cresco
Nemi-Invalide
Michigan
Boys and Girls Today Are Better Than 10 Years Ago
James K. B. Weat, chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America, told the Butte Kiwanis club that progress and modern life raise crime and temptations, but proper leadership can build moral fiber. Delegations from local service clubs and Scout groups attended the noon luncheon at the New Finlen.
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America
James KB. Weat
Boy Scouts of America
Butte Kiwanis Club
Delegatons
Scout Council of
Butte
Montana
Idaho
New Finlen
Scout Leader's Ideas on Youth from Butte Luncheon
James E. West of the Boy Scouts of America addressed Butte Kiwanians praising today’s youths as superior in faculties but facing more restraint. He cites 75 percent of children leave school by seventh grade and 80 percent of correctional inmates are under 25, urging fellowship guidance and education to improve youth.
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Butte Kiwanians
James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
Asree
CES
Correction House
America
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Tellegen
U. S
New. Finlen
Butte Council
Marion
Leroy Burton
Verner
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Silver Bow Co
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