Senate Demands Paris Reparations Agreement Text
The Senate formally calls on Secretary Hughes for a copy of the Paris reparations agreement and related negotiation information to aid understanding of its terms. Debate touches the irreconcilables and a proposed resolution by Senator Johnson with no vote taken before the session. Secretary Hughes declines comment while signaling potential public release of text if not incompatible with public interest.
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Votaw to retire as head of federal prisons
Dr. Votaw will retire as superintendent of federal prisons on March 4 due to ill health. He has headed the system since April 1921 and his resignation was accepted with high praise from the Department of Justice. He is in a sanitarium after a serious operation and had recently assisted the Attorney General in Atlanta prison investigations leading to indictments.
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Woman charged with murder in Walkerville youth’s death
A coroner’s jury verdict found 20 year old James Mul of Walkerville died from a gun wound fired by Mrs Ray Clemens of 9 West Porphyry Street. County Attorney Downey placed a murder charge against Mrs Clemens, who was released on $15 000 bond. The coroner’s inquest heard testimony about the melee that ended in the fatal shooting.
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Ridgeway Heads New York Civil Engineers Board
Robert Ridgeway elected head of the American Society of Civil Engineers at the annual meeting in New York. Ridgeway, with 25 years in rapid transit work, becomes chief engineer of the New York Board of Transportation. Secretary Hoover attended as an honorary member.
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Revenue collector critiques securities exemption at luncheon
Montana revenue collector Ram tinson reported to the Butte Kiwanis club that the tax system should tax many securities now exempt. He compared 1924 income tax to prior years, highlighted deductions, and showed how different countries tax similar incomes. He cited a family earning 5000 dollars paying 25.60 in the U.S. versus 156 in Canada.
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Get Rich Quick Ponzi Scheme Leader Arrested
Moe Turman, 27, former managing director of Equity Finance and Service Company, confessed to forging about 1.3 million dollars and was indicted for second degree forgery. He admitted running a Ponzi style scheme, promised 300 percent annually, and vanished before turning himself in with his wife at the district attorney’s office. Prosecutors estimate total forgeries and misappropriations could reach two million dollars.
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Forbes Does Not Testify for Self in Veteran Bureau Trial
In Chicago the defense ended its case in the veteran bureau conspiracy trial without calling former Veterans Bureau director Charles J. Forbes or co defendant J W Thompson to testify. Prosecution was surprised though prior hints suggested the defense would rely on its reply to government evidence rather than calling the principals.
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Training for young folks sparks national vocational act debate
Montana industrial education director HA Tieman warns only about 10 percent of entering grade school children enroll in higher institutions. He cites limited graduates responsible for shaping the national vocational act, noting his visit to Montana's vocational school with state official Carl Warner. Continued on page 2.
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Campbell Named as Agriculture Post Candidate
President Coolidge weighs Western and Middle West candidates for secretary of agriculture. Thomas Campbell of Montana emerges as a leading contender alongside Merritt of California, with endorsements rising after a White House visit by Senator Walsh of Montana.
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Did Not Hit Woman Left His Arm Home
Los Angeles report from January 21 states that Miller was found not liable for $50,000 in a suit by Maria Toth after a claim he attacked her with an artificial arm. Witnesses testified he did not wear or carry the arm that day, instead leaving it at home in Towle.
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Two Killed When Navy Plane Falls At Pensacola
A seaplane crash east of Pensacola injured two and killed two crew members. The aircraft identified as 6-L No. 3690 went down in January daylight. Surviving crew could not account for the crash and officials investigated the incident.
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Albania Declares Itself Republic Amid Vote at Tirana
The Albania nation assembly unanimously proclaimed Albania a republic. Semi-official dispatches from Tirana report the decisive vote as January 21. The move marks a formal transfer to republican governance in the Balkan state.
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Witnesses to be called in Wheeler case early February
Associated Press reports in Washington that testimony on the charge of accepting a fee after his election for appearing before a government department regarding oil leases connected to Senator Wheeler of Montana is being reassembled for a grand jury in D C in February. The number of witnesses has reportedly risen with associates saying formal summons will be issued though Wheeler has not commented.
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Snowslides Threaten Coeur d Alene Towns
A fragmented AP report notes repeated slides near Kellogg Idaho during February 1910 threaten homes along the river. Dozens of residents flee while canyon residents prepare for evacuation as more slides advance toward settlements amid rising flood risk.
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Parliament cheers as Marin urges debt limits for France
In Paris on January 21 Louis Marin former secretary of state now opposition deputy argued it would be moral iniquity for France to be forced to pay vast sums demanded by the United States. The chamber applauded his view that debts could not be settled solely by prodding dates and that France must protect its own interests in the inter allied debt question.
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Tramps Kill Man After Meal Refusal
Reported in January from Arie Tuchon, a postmaster, a man was shot and killed when he refused a meal. Deputies from Florence and nearby areas rushed to the scene near Casa Grandes thirty miles away. Police suspect two tramps who had been refused food. details remain incomplete as investigators pursue the case tied to a Southern Pacific train incident. A conductor named J. was among victims. one man survived gunshots after months of recovery.
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Pardon Application First Business of Mr Ferguson
In Aurtin Texas on a tense day the pardon application of Mr Ferguson was discussed in the governor’s office. The governor granted a 60 day extension for furlough while a woman and her husband watched from nearby as newspaper men observed the proceedings. A crowd gathered around the doorway as the private auto departure loomed and the question arose what action would be taken next.
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