Sweep of Federal Control for RNIL Lines
Washington reports a new Interstate Commerce Commission draft bill granting sweeping authority over rates service consolidations extensions and security issues for railroads pipelines express firms and all interstate carriers including telegraph telephone cable and radio. The measure seeks general supervision of operations and rules for joint use of facilities and equipment while allowing continuation of regional railroad practice and extending it to a broader network.
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Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pomerene
Ohio
Esch
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Commission
Mil
Regulation and Interstate Cooperation in Embargoes
A legislative summary notes a bill authorizing regulation of embargoes with cooperation between the interstate commerce commission and state commissions. It specifies that the federal agency would not oversee intrastate affairs, preserving state jurisdiction. The text frames the bill as balancing federal oversight with state authority.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Commission
Aviator H Johnson heads from Chicago to Denver
Chicago June 3 Harry Johnson of Denver started from Ashburne Field in a newly purchased airplane bound for Denver. He planned to arrive around noon and was accompanied by two passengers and pilots. The flight marks a long hop route from Chicago to Denver with expectant arrival.
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Chicago
Harry Johnson
Denver
Ashburne Field
Tomer Johnson
Requests Protection for Americans in Mexico
Washington on June 3 reports of disturbed conditions in the Yaqui valley Sonora prompted the state department via the American embassy in Mexico City to urge Mexican authorities to maintain sufficient troops in the region to safeguard American lives and property.
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Washington
Yaqui
Sonora
State Department
City of
Mexico
Diplomatic protest over Gillett speech at Pan American Congress
The Mexican embassy lodged a formal protest in Washington on June 3 after Speaker Gillett’s Pan American Congress remarks. He said Mexico is the greatest impediment to establishing satisfactory trade relations among the American republics.
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Washington
Gillett
Mexico
Thieves Miss Million-Dollar Safe Theft From Army HQ
Chicago reports thieves lowered a 300-pound steel safe from the fifth floor of an army headquarters building down a fire escape in the early hours, missing over one million dollars in currency by only 24 hours. Authorities described the loss as a bold, last-second theft.
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Chicago
Army Headquarter
Trades Council Backs General Strike Vote
New Westminster trades council asks affiliated unions to call a general strike vote returnable June 11. Street carmen postal workers and butchers oppose a sympathetic strike.
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New Westminster
Nuisance suit against Lucille Plage and others filed
County Attorney Jackson filed complaints against Lucille Howard Plage Ruth Canfield C F Mibble and Martha Dibble to abate alleged drunken nuisance and illegal sales at a property. The court is urged to declare the place a common nuisance and permanently restrain its use. A second complaint involves a breach of promise and related violations.
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Jackson
Lucille Howard
Ruth Canfield
C.F Mibble
Martha Dibble
Howard
Cantiola
Cte
IFE Insurance Men Meet in Butte
Butte expected to host a large Pacific coast agents conference of the Metropolitan Insurance Company on July 8. New York based President Haley Fiske and executives Haines Scott and Galt will attend, with coast agencies and Northwestern centers sending delegates. A banquet is planned at the Silver Bow club on July 5, marking Butte as a new gathering and entertainment hub for the group.
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Butte
Ife Insurance
Metropolitan Company
Haley Fiske
New York
Haines
Scott
Galt
Silver Bow Club
Passaic Woman Receives Distinguished Service Medal
Miss Grace D. Banker of Passaic New Jersey was decorated by Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett with the Distinguished Service Medal for her service as chief of telephone service in the First Army during overseas operations. Her widowed mother, Mrs William B Banker, learned of the honor only through cable despatches.
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Grace D. Banker
Passaic
N. J
United States Army
Hunter Liggett
First Army
Miss Banker
Sam Miss Banker
William B. Banker
van Houten Avenue
Warnard College
France
Suing the contractor for delay on building
Adolph Pincus sued contractor M. Smith in Judge Dwyer’s court for money tied to a $49,500 contract on Ken Park street. The suit alleges daily penalties of 40 dollars for delays and unsettled final bills. Attorneys for plaintiff Peter Breen and H. K. Jones. for defendant, William Meyer and John Corette. A second case, Louis Cooper vs August Benz, claimed seed rye mislabeling led to about 1800 dollars loss. weather hindered crop, jury verdict 11 to 1 for the defendant.
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Adolph Pincus
M. Smith
Dwyer
Peter Breen
H. K. Jones
William Meyer
John Corette
The
Fidelity
Maryland
Ken Park Street
Lamb
Louis Cooper
August Benz
Cooper
Benz
Ellen
W Mam Waugh
Girl's Playmate Dog Sentenced to Be Shot
In police court Judge Grimes ordered a late White curly Spitz to be shot after a child was bitten. Tim Shes pleaded for mercy claiming the dog belonged to his 1 year old daughter, but the judge ruled the dog vicious and unsalvageable. The execution was set for sunrise unless a stay is obtained.
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Grimes
Mary Murray
Tim Shes
Tim
Shea
Butte Death Rate Drops in May With Births Reported
The Butte health office reports May saw the lowest death rate in months with 64 deaths, 48 male and 16 female. In the same period 111 births occurred, including 61 females.
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Butte
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