Nations weigh Briand and Lloyd George at disarmament talks
Rome reports that Premier Briand may attend Washington talks if Britain is represented by Lloyd George. Paris hints Briand could represent France. no decision until invitations arrive. Peiping signals China seeks inclusion, Alfred Sze in Washington. London notes disarmament conference dominates headlines with Irish peace talks ongoing.
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Associated Press
Paris
Briand
Washington
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PEKIN
Harding
Alfred Sze
China
Peking
Lloyd George
Great Britain
London
Naval bill signed ends fiscal year funding lapse
The Associated Press reports that on July 12 President signed the naval bill carrying about 410 million dollars. The action closes a technical funding gap since July 1 when the fiscal year began, with retroactive appropriations to cover any difficulties as directed by the accompanying resolution to the White House.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Express workers face wage cut as labor board acts
Chicago July 12 The United States railroad labor board ordered a 6 cent per hour wage reduction for American Railway Express Company employees starting August 1 affecting most staff except shop workers. No express rate cuts are planned, and the company’s petition cited the impending $30,000,000 wage award as a factor.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Railway Express Company
United States Railroad Labor Board
Express Company
Labor Board
To. Express
Williams Leaps From Police Station Window During Escape Attempt
A man calling himself Harry Williams jumped from an open window in the chief of police office to escape after being arrested on forgery charges. He broke his right ankle, was chased by detectives, and captured as he stumbled in the alley. He carried about $200 in currency and claimed to have come to Butte from the coast. Williams was fingerprinted and jailed.
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van Orden and Wesson
Harry Williams
Chief of Police
Williams
Park Street
Frank White
Frank Ayres
Sam Reiner
South
Arizona Street
Oklahoma Street
Rein
Standard Oil Company
James Hatfield
Reiner
Seattle
van Orden
Broadway
Main Street
Butte
Frank Williams
Columbia Hospital
Night Session Discusses Tariff Measure
Washington July 12 The House held its first night session to vote on the tariff bill amid a ruling limiting floor amendments to hides oil cotton asphalt and dyes The rule passed 222 to 100 with five Wisconsin Republicans opposing and three Louisiana Democrats voting for It Democrats accused the gag rule of surrendering power to the Ways and Means Committee Leaders Garrett and Cochran led the fight while Cochran called the rule a despicable gag The president sent a letter related to duties to Fordney and Longworth spoke at length on control valuation and detailed provisions
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Ways and Means Committee
Garrett
Tennessee
Bourke Cochran
New York
Fordney
Longworth
Ohio
War Record of Arthur Fisher Under Fire
American Legion officers file charges with the state board of education against a professor of law at the university as part of a dispute over a war record for Arthur Fisher.
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Arthur Fisher
American Legion
State Board of Education
Fisher Case Quiet as Board Names Craven President
The state board of education adjourned after routine business and left the Fisher case under advisement. Prof Arthur Fisher, accused by the American Legion of pacifism, argues he is persecuted for his views. Craven's selection as president of the Butte school of mines meets broad approval and state university heads appear stabilized.
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G. W. Craven
Butte School of Mines
State Board of Education
Fisher
Arthur Fisher
American Legion
State Univversity
Legion Committee
Tom Busha
C. E. Pew
Craven
Butte
Clapp
State University
Missoula
Fisher Prominent Among Pacifists
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Arthur Fisher, former Chicagoan and son of ex Secretary Walter Fisher, summoned before the Montana state board of education to explain his pacifist stance during World War I. His 1917 pacifist activities sparked riots at a Chicago Auditorium meeting, with effigy hanging of Prof. Robert M. Lovett by University of Chicago students and related fallout.
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Standard
Chicago
Arthur Fisher
Interior
Walter Fisher
Montana Tate Board of Education
Montana
Fisher
American Legion
Fisher E
Michigan Avenue
Robert M. Lovett
University of Chicago
Lovett
University
Chicago Tribune
Boy saves three from drowning at Turtle creek
Beloit Wisconsin July 12 Associated Press reports a boy earned laurels as a hero for rescuing three young boys from drowning in Turtle creek. The youngsters Joe Pelligrin Joe Jakkolone and Gasper Farino, ages about 12, stepped into a deep hole. The boy dived and rescued all three.
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Associated Pres
Beloit
Wis
Fide
Tony
Aviator Harry Hawker Dies in Hendon Crash
London July 12 Harry G Hawker the first man to attempt a nonstop Atlantic flight died today at Hendon field his aircraft fell in flames and Hawker was found mutilated by the fire and crash His 1913 voyage began May 18 from St Johns Newfoundland with navigator Mackenzie Grieve They were rescued after six days and later Hawker was decorated by the King Alcock Brown achieved the first nonstop transatlantic crossing a month later Hawker had a history of luck as an experimental flyer earning an estimated $100000 from testing work.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
Atlantic
Hendon Field
Hawker
St. Johns
Newfoundland
MacKenzie Grieve
Pid
New Orleans
Norfolk
England
John Alcock
A.W. Brown
Alcock
France
Yukon Territory votes two to one wet in liquor plebiscite
The Associated Press reports Yukon Territory overwhelmingly supports importing liquor for beverage use in a plebiscite. Polls from Dawson, Creek, and White Horse show wets leading by more than two to one, with officials noting outlying districts could not overturn the result. Prohibition headquarters disputes that the public understood the issue.
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Associated Press
Dawson
Y. T
Yukon Territory
Dateson
White Horse
Prohibition
Trustees Schedule Interviews for Five Superintendent Candidates
The Educational Committee will interview five applicants for the superintendent position. Trustees plan personal interviews before any action, signaling careful consideration of each candidate's qualifications and fit for the district.
Board Narrowly Filters Superintendent Candidates
The educational committee of the board of school trustees interviewed five finalists for the superintendent post after failing to elect someone in executive session. Salaries in Butte deterred many top applicants, who sought higher pay. Final decision expected on Page 4, Column C.
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Board of School Trustees
Apt
Butte
Only two business houses in Ingomar remain after fire
Ingomar's business section was nearly wiped out by a fire that started at the Cox restaurant on Main Street. Sauldings, president of the Ingomar Bank, reports the blaze damaged the post office and surrounding properties, with estimates of losses still coming in from Musselshell county authorities.
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Ingomar
Miles City
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Nthe Cox Restaurant
Sauldings. Bank
SR Wiles
In Eomar Bank
Musselshell di Fito
Milwauke
Craven elected president of Montana School of Mines
Helena report says George Warren Craven was chosen president of the Montana School of Mines, succeeding Dr. Clapp who resigned to take a philosophy chair at Reed College. Craven, born in Montana, becomes the first Montanan to head a state higher education institution. Also noted, a Bozeman raid uncovered two large stills with whiskey, leading to the arrest of Makin and Ava Killion for violation of state and federal prohibition laws.
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Associated Press
Helena
George Warren Craven
Montana School of Mines
Gt Education
He Mcceeds
CH. Clapp
eSsiakon
Reed College
Port Jont Craven
Tna
Tatk
Bozeman
Esa
Sand County
Buri
Makin
Ava Killion
Warships Leave Port of Tampico Amid Naval Maneuvers
AP reports ships anchored at Tampico, Mexico, branded as U S warships and fund support, sailed at 16 strike this morning. The American Consul requested port pilots and soon the Sievelana appeared moving out, followed twenty minutes later by the Sacramento.
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Tampico
Mexico
United States
Warshi and’ Fund
Strock
de Sacramento
Nitroglycerin Cache Exposed By Prisoner In Philadelphia
A prisoner disclosed a cache of nitroglycerin and dynamite hidden in a safe deposit. Detectives traced the materials to a Cleveland inmate serving a sentence for safe blowing. He admitted concealing the explosives in a bank and feared daily that they might explode. The female handbag holding the nitroglycerin was located. officials warned of potential city-wide destruction and urged action to prevent further deaths.
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Philadelphia
Ind
Joseph Vereer
Scleveland
Wesson Faces Trial Board Over Police Conduct
Butte police trial board convened shortly after evidence heard against Officer Wesson on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and oppression in announcing a decision. Assistant City Attorney Wittendern led the case as officers denied drunkenness charges. Witnesses included Officer Van Orden who testified Wesson opposed taking Daddy to the station. Judge Shea and Daddy, a defense witness, offered varied recollections as the hearing stretched into column three.
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Ook
Butte Police Trial Board
Acouit
John On
Wittendern
Wesson
Wulf
Wittenberg
William Daddy
Weston
Daddy
van Orden
Shea
Torney Wittenberg
Phat Woul
Prudence Calls Warns on Soldier Bonus Timing
President Harding urged delaying consideration of the soldier bonus bill to protect treasury stability. Senate debate followed his address as Democrats pressed for tax cuts and veterans services reforms. The finance committee chair proposed recommitting the measure amid mixed reaction.
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Washington
Hardingham
Senate
Rad
Treasury
Finshed
Penrose
Finance Committee
Harding
Ely
Henlee Tieton
Flight restores power of speech after injury
An airplane flight enables a farmer near Rare to speak again after a head injury from a kicking by a horse a year earlier. Verner was persuaded to take the flight and the aviator's aid helped him converse once more in the hospital setting.
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Sasha Siskatenewans
Verner
William Mountain Elected Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks
William Mountain of Soledo Ohio won the election to lead the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the fifty seventh annual grand lodge meeting in Los Angeles, delivering an impassioned acceptance speech and rededicating the lodge to American ideals. Delegates gave him an ovation as thousands watched parades and drills around Exposition Park. Grand lodge officers gathered for a banquet while plans for a new headquarters and clubhouse were laid for future leadership duties.
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Cal
Willam M. Mountain
Soledo
Ohio
Grand Lodge
Atlantic City
Jyne
Southland
Exposition Park
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