Prohibition Enforcement Order Questioned by White House
President Coolidge conferred with Secretary Mellon and Rep Iman Graham on June 7 about a British proposal to nullify his executive order authorizing state officers as federal prohibition agents. The discussion yielded no final decision and the House committee recommended postponement of action.
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Mellon
Iman Graham
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Britten
Prohibition Committee
Regord-Smas h ing Celebration in Butte
Veteran showmen hail Butte’s five day Fourth of July celebration with two major acts the Bernard shows and the Pageant of Progress. Howard A Hill pageant master says the Butte pageant will be the best he has ever handled as representatives arrive to finalize details.
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John D Spreckels Dies In Coronado Shipping Magnate
The Associated Press reports John D Spreckels capitalist with interests in Coronado and San Francisco died at 2 40 p m at his Coronado home after several weeks illness The funeral plans were not yet completed this evening and the service is to be private with cremation and ashes to be taken to his son John D Spreckels Jr Continued on page 4 column
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San Francisco
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Alexander Hamil
Divorce Granted After Alleged Cruelty Duel
Isaac Doria Cormer wins a divorce from Anna Fisher Cormer on cruelty grounds in Bozeman district court. He says she struck him with a wagon tongue on February 17 1926 at his in laws near Big Timber after an argument about leaving for wood.
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Isaac Doria Cormoer
Anna Fisher Corper
Big Timber
Wood
Fists and Ink Bottles Fly in House Committee Fight
A tense hearing in a House judiciary subcommittee erupted as fists ink bottles and a water glass flew. Frederick A. Penning of the District of Columbia and Frank F. Hogan clashed with Rankin, provoking spectators, overturned chairs, and ink on carpet before order was restored. Rankin accused Hogan of stating remarks he called unfounded and false. Hogan denied targeting Rankin personally.
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Disrict
Columbia
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T He Judiciary
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Disnton
Dom 'Rena
Planton
Seay Henkin
Cathe
Wogan
Hogag
Rankin
Fenning
Graham
Hogan
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Horan
Mystery car linked to Portland swindle case near Madison River
Three Finns suspected in a Portland swindle were in West Yellowstone area last week. Aarne J. Salonen, a Finn tourist, is identified as a key suspect sought by Madison county authorities. The abandoned car near Hutchins contained clothing, a $400 diamond ring, and travelers checks, with signatures on a passport matching Salonen. Police weigh two motives: to mislead investigators by implying the owner drowned or to cover a different crime.
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Madison County
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Butte
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Frank Meisel
Virginia City
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Park Hotel
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Murray Butte
Sherif Metzél
Premature Blast Kills Five at Berkeley Sand Pit
Five men died and seven were injured when a dynamite blast at the Berkeley Glass Sand Company pit triggered a sand slide. Workers lacked warning due to the premature explosion and were buried by earth as officials initiated a rescue effort.
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Goldstrom's attempt to beat earth circumnavigation record fails
Special Dispatch from Yokohama reports John Goldstrom misses the world record by failing to reach New York in time after the steamship President Madison leaves port. Delays in Harbin and Germany fog disrupted his schedule, with no ship until June 15 and the President Lincoln arriving San Francisco June 30. He held a two day lead over John Henry Mears early, having completed about half the circuit in two weeks with three weeks to go.
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Goldstrom
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Germany
Moscow
Asia
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Ed Rollins to be charged with Neill murder
Ed Rollins, ex convict, faces murder charges in the Bob Neill case. Neill, 73, a prospector, was found dead at the bottom of an abandoned mine in the county’s north end. The county attorney says Rollins confessed and implicated his father in law, BE. B. Worley, who is jailed on a horse theft charge and named as an accessory. Additional arrests are possible as the confession outlines a moonshining and horse stealing ring.
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Bob Neill
Anaconda
Ira Stagg
James B. Gallagher
BE. B. Worley
Deer Lodge
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Jefferson
Boulder
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Aiwoloware
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Neill
Lewo Poem Author Faces Query Over Objectionable Work
The article reports University of Connecticut figures debating whether to terminate contract with White a Yale English instructor teaching this summer after postal authorities barred publication of a poem deemed lewd and obscene. Dr. Clapp notes university action depends on White's reply.
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Five Die In Houston Shooting Affray
Five persons are dead and others injured after an early morning shooting in a bungalow near Houston waterfront. R K R Tarter, 30, aboard the Brush, fired on Mrs. Kani Milam, 33, and Johnny Domange, 29, then died by suicide. Domange and Milam died on scene, with a maid and a sailor wounded as bystanders fled. Beckman survived with non fatal injuries. Mrs Milam had a husband and children in Galveston.
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Perso
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Brush
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Johnny Domange
Port Arthur
Tex
Beckman
Mail Pilot Killed in Inaugural Air Mail Flight
Chicago pilot Elmer Partridge died when his plane crashed west of St. Paul during the inaugural air mail flight from the Twin Cities to Chicago. Partridge was piloting the second plane to leave the World Chamberlain field near Fort Snelling.
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ST. Paul
Elmer Partridge
Chicago
Wi Kalled
Here
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Wold Chamberlain Air Field
Fort Snelling
Twin Cities
Mellon reports ample cash to meet obligations
Washington power: Mellon says treasury can meet maturing obligations this quarter without new securities thanks to higher income taxes and other receipts. Customs, internal revenue up. income tax collections near 1.543 billion for the year-to-date, with quarter end around mid June.
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Mellon
Duchess of York Kidnap Threat Reported
A threatening note attributed to unknown sender was directed at the Duchess of York. Police say the threat is being investigated as a possible kidnapping plot and security measures are under review.
Porter Leads Democrats in Iowa Senate Nomination Race
Provo, DES MOINES June 8 Lead ing from the start Smith W Brookhart built a 80,000 vote margin over Senator Albert B Cumming in early tabulation for the Iowa senatorial nomination. With a fraction of precincts counted Brookhart led among five candidates, while Cumming trailed and others trailed further behind. Brookhart campaign managers claimed the senator was unseated months ago in favor of Daniel by votes.
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Albert B. Cumming
Iowa
Curhmins
Howard Clark
BK. Eickelberg
Dan Reardon
Brookhart
Daniel
Otto Schoenfeld Dies Sudden at Sheridan Home
Special Dispatch reports Otto Schoenfeld a four year Montana resident, died suddenly this afternoon at his Sheridan residence. He was in his sixties, survived by a widow and three daughters, and had attended the University of Montana in Missoula. Continued on Page 2 Column 4.
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Otto €. Sehienfeld
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University of Montana
Missoula
Mia
Andy Gump steps from comic to real life as a car drives by
In a chaotic scene in Butte crowds see a life size Andy Gump from the Sydney Smith cartoon appear in a Dig tight-cylinder car bearing a flashy license. The character charges through Main Street with a polished windshield nose, drawing police attention and amused shouts from children. The event ends with an ominous reference to official credentials and a continuation note.
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