Magistrate backs Brooklyn stand against Ku Klux Klan
District Attorney Dodd and Magistrate Dale ordered Klan members to renounce the invisible empire or leave Brooklyn. Seven held on blackjack charges and one on illegal whiskey in the car after an open Klan meeting in a building tied to a Masonic group. bail set at 1500 dollars for further examination.
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Associated Prem New York
Ku Klux Klan
Brooklyn
Dodd
Kings County
Dale
M. TR. Matheson
Matheson
Custody Decision Gives Son to Mother in San Francisco
In a crowded San Francisco court on January 26, Police Judge O'Brien ruled that 10 year old child goes to his mother Mrs Annie Castaganoni after a custody hearing. The courtroom erupted as burglars and others in the dock rose in response, but the verdict stood with the mother favored.
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Associated Prean
San Francisco
Annie Castaganoni
Carlo
O'Brien
Yegeman
Tenderioin
All Nations Rally Aims at National Organization Contrasting Klan
Chicago January 26 An all nations rally plans to form a national organization to oppose the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups. AL Smith of New York and other prominent speakers are expected. The meeting is described as the start of a nationwide effort to harmonize races and religions in defense of liberty and equal rights.
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Chicago
All Nations
Amerite
Toof Low
AL Smiths
New York
O'Donnell
U Klan
Imperial Wizard Condemns Action and Attacks Parker
Hiram Wesley Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, denounces lynch law and accuses Louisiana Governor Parker of political motives in the Met Rouge case involving Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard. He notes Klansmen’s rights vary with circumstances and vows defense only when feasible under oath to aid duly constituted officers.
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Chicago
Klan
Louisiana
Evans
L Furthhermore
Irish squad sends three men to death in Birr execution
Dublin reports three men from Tullamore Patrick Cunningham William Conroy and Colm Kelley were executed at Birr in Kings County for possession of arms and ammunition and theft from authorities.
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Dublin
Patrick Cunningham
William ‘Conroy
Colm, Kelley
Tullamore
Birr
Kings County
Paulson's fate rests with jurors today in murder case
The jury will decide Charles Paulson's guilt or innocence in the Ethel Vlahides murder on November 10 in Ansonia block. Testimony concluded. defense cites alibi from Maggie Riley and Frank Simol. Prosecution notes Vlahides feared death and named Maggle Riley's man Charlie as shooter.
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Charles Paulson
Ethel Vlahides
Ansonia
N. A. Rotering
Tim Downey
Ethel Vinhides
Maggle Riley
Charlie
Dug
Paulson
Anna O'Harra
St. Jame's Hospital
Vlahides
Intimates Testify on Raised Liquor Permits in Montana Case
Star witness Fisch testifies that during May and June 1922 he and C H L P Shelley altered liquor permit figures in Shelley's office to cover up shipments and shortages. The defense hints at Milford's involvement as prosecutors outline changes to records and concealed bribe connections.
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Helena
C. H L. P. Shelley
Montana
Louis Fisehl
Albertus J. Milford
Shelley
Republican National Committee
District Court of
Fisch
Parchen Dring Company
Billings
Ford
J . Ford
Mr. Milford
Fischt
Parden Company
Lquor
Sieh
Parden Drag Company
Fire sighted on Mexican tanker Kan Leonardo after wharf blaze
The Meal Eagle Ol company tanker Kan Leonardo, now flying the Mexican flag, burned at the Lower Panto river wharf last night. Crew members are missing and 19 others injured by burns as 25,000 barrels of the 20,000-barrel cargo were saved. Refineries nearby faced danger but were protected.
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Associated Press
Tampico
Mexico
Eagle Ol! Company
Kan Leonardo
Cmpany
Pant Co
Ile
Royal Dutch Shell Company
San Leonardo
Train wreck in Ceylon kills thirty nine
An Associated Press report from Colombo states a flood washed away a section of track in Northern Ceylon, triggering a train wreck that killed thirty nine people and injured many others. The disaster disrupted service as rescuers searched for survivors.
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Associated Press
London
Ceylon
Central
Colombo
Montana bill to tax autos by weight and tire width
A proposed Montana measure would base license fees on vehicle weight and factory purchase price while truck licenses depend on total tire width. Authored by Bernard and Cady, the bill follows the executive good roads committee’s city plan. Revenue would fund highway improvement and match federal funds for road construction.
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Helena
Bernard
Flathead and
Cady
Lincoln
Montana
Executive Good Roads Committee
Butte
State
Veterans seek better care at Fort Harrison hospital
Helena dispatch reports Senator Siegfreidt charging that disabled World War veterans at Fort Harrison near Helena receive poor treatment. He cites complaints about hospital management as Montana memorials push for full use of the Fort Harrison facility for tuberculosis patients and notes Montana’s high WWI enlistment with 800 active tuberculosis cases statewide.
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Helena
Veteran's Bureau
Fort Harrison
Siegfreidt
Senate
Lowell Roosevelt
Bureau
Montana
Young girl acquitted in Montana for alleged delinquency
Mont Jan 26 A jury in district court acquitted 14 year old Tinsley in a case tied to a claim by Mrs James Graham that the girl acted to protect her father a railroad shop worker from strikers. The trial lasted two days drawing large crowds. Mrs Graham received a charge of hind shot but was not seriously wounded.
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IRL
Butte and Silver Bow Merge Aims at Local Government Reform
Helena dispatch reports extensive debate on the proposed merger of Butte city and Silver Bow County to form a single government unit. Dr. Hatton calls the measure the era’s most important local reform, while opponents and labor groups seek changes in the bill’s drafting and process.
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Dr. Hatton
U.S
Sy Standard
Helena
Butte
Silver Bow
House
Senate
Sam W. Mitchell
Tutte
Sijver Baw ‘Trades ‘Tabor Council
Tutte Clerks Union
Mitchell
Charles St. Leone Ard
Leonard
M. Xf
Asr. Hatton
United States
Hatton
Tates
Ahere
Farmers Credit Facilities Debate At Senate Hearing
Senator Smith of South Carolina urged extending farm credit facilities to match other sectors. He proposed amending federal reserve provisions to raise agricultural paper discount from four to twelve months, aligning with rural credits bills and Lenroot Anderson measures.
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Smith
South Carolina
Congress
Commerce and Industry
General Allen to Hand Over American Occupation Area
In accordance with instructions from Washington Major General Allen will turn over the American occupational area to General Marty who commands the French here at noon tomorrow.
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Washgton
Allen
Marty
Unclear WWII Negotiations Reported Amid German Turmoil
Fragmentary AP style text discusses Germany, reparation moratorium, and external pressure. Mentions distressed mood, Berlin or Bonn context, and wartime authorities patrolling streets amid disorder and a siege atmosphere.
Eastern Parley Doomed by Turkish Delegation in Lausanne
At Lausanne on January 26 Riz Nur a Turkish plenipotentiary warned the Near Eastern conference is doomed amid deadlock discussions. The Turkish delegation led by Mr Child declined to discuss private talks as American and Turkish officials considered arbitration by a commission led by an American jurist. The stalemate continued as regional actors weighed options and possible shifts in negotiation leverage.
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Child
Lausanne
Mt Parently
Special Arbitration Commission
Atic
Chil
Brist
Ku Klux Klan Membership Bill Advances In Texas
A Texas bill proposed by He Burkett would require all secret organizations to file membership lists annually with the county clerk. The measure, reported favorably by the state committee on civil jurisprudence, targets groups including the Ku Klux Klan.
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Austin
Texas
Burkett
State Committee On Civil Jurispridence
Ruhr Strife Spreads as German Miners Quit Pits
Ruhr region unrest deepens as miners abandon coal pits and Duesseldorf faces military guard. Rail workers disrupt main line, convoys reach Neuss with supplies while authorities arrest leaders and deploy police amid tense conditions.
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London
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Neuss
Tuhr
Trail Office to Move from Minneapolis to Chicago
The Yellowstone Trail hub of Information Bureau will relocate its office from Minneapolis to Chicago. R. Hubbert of Aberdeen and H. C. Cooley of Minneapolis oversee leadership. The executive committee approved moving ahead with the plan and $60,000 was allotted for the trail service this year.
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TRAIL
Chicago
Proposal to Eliminate State Prohibition Enforcement
A Helena news item reports a special house committee urging details on state prohibition enforcement personnel activities and expenditures. It notes a move to abolish the department and shift enforcement to the federal government, with a letter signed by committee members requesting information for further investigation.
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Helena
Jun
Special House Committee
Maury
Silver Bowl
Hill
Troy
Fed
Boorman
Cascade
Loble
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Thomas ¥. Richard
Imperial
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Met Rouge
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Gars
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Ouumea
Harg
Butteren
Frontier Bow Trades Council
Germany
Evita
Anza Nur Ayers
Ismet Pasha
Havin KU Klu
Sdore
Sangee Nasters
Rethhebank
Cruetsner
Rhenish
Pres da
Simon
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