Lawyers Surprised By Mrs Turnbull Testimony On Marriage
At a will contest in Los Angeles Mrs Jillian Turnbull says Baldwin told Clara Stocker she was his wife. The revelation followed sharp cross examination as she described how a cigarette sparked her memory and how opponents questioned her credibility. The judge adjourned the case to continue tomorrow.
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Merrick
Captain McCrackin Dies After Brother’s Passing
Hamilton January 4. W. W. McCrackin, Ravalli County bank president, received word that his brother, Capt. Alexander McCrackin, retired U S navy captain, died in San Francisco yesterday afternoon. Less than two months earlier another brother, Joseph McCrackin, died suddenly at Butte.
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W. W. McCrackin
Ravalli County Bank
Alexander McCrackin
San Francisco
Joseph McCrackin
Butte
United States Navy
Banker Robin Is Without a Dollar
New York January 4 Joseph G Robin the Banker was jailed in the Tombs on an indictment charging him with stealing eighty thousand dollars from the Washington Savings Bank where he served as president He pleaded not guilty and bail at forty thousand was not furnished Robins counsel former District Attorney Jerome said his client was without a dollar in the world Jerome resisted raising bail from twenty five thousand and noted Robin had attempted suicide without understanding the indictment.
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Jerome
Senator Elkins 13 Dead in Capital
Washington reports the death of Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia at midnight from septicaemia. He was conscious until shortly before death, surrounded by wife Katherine and four sons, amid rumors of grave condition. He had been ill since summer with an intestinal trouble and nervous illness. Burial is expected in Elkins, West Virginia.
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Abruzzi
Wool Growers Seek Tariff Answers at Oregon Convention
Delegates at the National Woolgrowers association meet in Portland Oregon debate tariff impact and why woolen clothing costs are high. Dr J M Wilson cites his $65 suit with $8 wool cost as example while others question who pockets the excess. The group plans to press for humane livestock laws and to send a delegation to Washington to press reform of freight rates.
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J. M. Wilson
Douglass
Wyo
Resolutions Committee
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Arch Alexander Christie
Wilson
Welvine
Gooding
Washington
National Humane Society
Atention
Message Urges Tax Law Reforms From Governor
The governor presents four supplementary proposals to the legislature urging changes to the income tax law. The move signals a push for updated revenue measures and fiscal policy adjustments.
Montana Legislature Opens Work on Mine Probes and Tax Reform
Special staff report from Helena notes four governor messages to the Montana legislature. One presents pardons and commutations, another lists official appointments. A third advocates ratification of the federal income tax amendment after debate on sourcing and state revenue. The capitol commission reports progress on wings and construction.
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Butte Cashier Gone Uses a False Name
Rodney H. Merrick, cashier of a National Packing Co branch in Butte, vanished amid a suspected exchange of funds. Investigators tie him to Oscar M. Wheelock of Boston, a former auditor for Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance. Wheelock allegedly embezzled about 9800, assumed Merrick's name, moved west, and secured a cashier post with a large bond. The wife aided his concealment before revealing the departure. Authorities review accounts and bonds as more shortages are suspected. a prior knee injury and self-inflicted gunshot are noted.
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Butte
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Oscar M. Wheelock
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Wherlock
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National Cash Register Company
Governor Norris Sparks Gambling Crackdown in Butte
The governor’s message to the Montana legislature triggers a new crackdown in Silver Bow county. In Butte the casino scene reels as Monte Carlo rooms close and gamblers fear a governor with power to remove officials. Old era gamblers recall Main Street’s Goddess of Chance while awaiting the next move in a tense crackdown.
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Butte
Sheriff Rourke
Jack Enright
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Broadway
Main Street
Park
Mayor Enforces Law In Colorado Springs Liquor Crackdown
Mayor Avery and City Attorney McKesson led a sweep with special detectives resulting in 81 warrants for 25 drug store owners and workers accused of selling liquor in violation of a local ordinance. All released on 500 bonds with hearings set for Jan 9 to 13. A mass meeting later backed legalizing liquor sales under a licensed system like before 1909 anti-saloon vote.
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Avery
McKesson
Anti-Saloon League
Deplores duty lapses in enforcing law by officials
Governor Norris urges timely enforcement of laws over declarations. He cites poolrooms, prize fights, gambling and winerooms as examples where officials fail to act promptly. He argues that a few arrests and vigorous prosecutions earn lasting respect for the law rather than repeated public vows to stop violations.
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Norris
North Coast Limited Cashier Held Up Mail Car Shootout
On January 4 in Seattle two masked robbers boarded the North Coast Limited as it left King Street. Mail Clerk Harry Clark of Spokane was shot in the cheek and neck during the robbery and the registered mail was rifled. Clark provided a full report of the incident while awaiting treatment. Police, aided by seven deputies, hunted the suspects near Kent, south of Seattle.
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Kent
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Jury rules Miller death a self defense shooting
Special Dispatch from Philipsburg reports the coroner's jury concluded George A. Miller died from a revolver shot by William Lpeckaby in defense of life after the Hall incident on December 29. Authorities do not expect further action.
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