No Trouble Getting Men For Amundsen Route Arctic Quest
Associated Press reports from Boston on June 13 noting Commander Donald B. MacMillan announced the slogan Find Amundsen first for his Arctic expedition. He outlined crew selection, medical officer Dr Leo Davidott, and recruitment from Harvard students and Maine youths. The Bowdoin and another vessel carry 60 hp engines and 8,000 feet of film of prior Arctic work.
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Associated Press
Boston
Donald B. MacMillan
Amundsen
Ingram Club
Charleston Navy Yard
Arctic
Leo Davidott
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Rutusmanan
Ian
Roy
Maine
Harvard
MacMillan
Labrador
Bowdoin
Department of Agriculture sees resignations under Jardine
The resignation of Charles J. Brand a marketing specialist at the Department of Agriculture marks continued departures under Secretary Jardine as he reshapes the agency after Secretary Wallace. Dr. E D Ball another top official also resigns while awaiting new posts.
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Associated
Washington
Charles J. Brand
Department of Agriculture
Wallace
Jardine
West
Brand
al Agricultural Commission
Agricultural Commission
Department
E. D. Ball
Ball
90 Year Old Confederate Vet Freed From Prison
William Simpson a 90-year-old Confederate veteran and former prisoner in California earned parole from the state board at Folsom prison granting him freedom and a home in the Kentucky Confederate home at Pewee Valley. His multiple prison terms began in 1874 and included 40 years in 1906 with parole in 1913 followed by a parole violation after leaving California.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
William Simpson
California
Liberty
Kentucky
Pewee Valley
Folsom Prison
State Board of Prison Directors
Simpson
San Quentin
Hazen
Nev
Widow of McCormick Denies World Court Warfare Claims
Mrs. Medill McCormick widow of the late Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois denies published statements that she is engaging in warfare with the national Republican administration over the world court.
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Medill McCormick
Illinois
National Republican Administration
McCormick Denies War on Chiefs of Party Over World Court
Mrs. Medill McCormick, a Republican committeewoman, refutes claims she started warfare against the Republican national administration on the world court issue. She argues reservations to ratification do not separate the court from the League of Nations and questions Coolidge's approach. Continued on page 2, column 1.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Medill McCormick
Senate
League of Nations
World Court
Coolidge
League
President Coolidge
Stone's Body to Lie in State Monday
Warren B. Stone, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and leader of its banks and trusts, will lie in state Monday in the auditorium he built for a final view. He died unexpectedly in a Cleveland hospital. The public viewing runs 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Engineers' building. funeral at Euclid Avenue Congregational Church at 2 p.m.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Warren
Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Engineers
Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
Butte Prepares Thrilling Fourth of July Pageant
Billy Foy, director of The Spirit of America, promises a top tier Fourth of July spectacle in Butte with a pryotechnic discope and rides on Dakota and Galena streets. A special committee will run concessions under clean wholesome guidelines aiming to attract all families. Rehearsals begin Monday at the Elks building, with Page 10, Column 1 hinting at further details.
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Butte
Coney Island
Billy Foy
Spirit of America
Foy
Seattle
Hill Fire Works Company
Era
Pe Se
Dakota
Galena
Dakota Street
Bill Board
Elks
Nine Witnesses Testify In Chicago Murder Trial
Legal fights and the testimony of nine witnesses filled a two hour session in the murder trial of William D. Shepherd. Defense contentions were overruled as Chief Counselor William Scott Stewart pressed for admission of a 1923 memorandum and a nurse letter. Additional witnesses testified to Shepherds impoverished status and claims of future wealth, while a detective sergeant faced objections over tax testimony.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William Scott Stewart
Shepherd
Thomas J. Lynch
William Nelson McClintock
University of Chicago
Y. Mies
A. Quotation
Stewart
Amante Rongett
Jerome Mattilo
Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Sbarbaro
Mattilo
Willie
Sbarbaro
Joan Rush
Motion to Quash Scopes Case Noted in Tennessee Court
Judge J L Godsey and defense counsel filed a motion in circuit court to quash the indictment against Prof John T Scopes charged under the anti evolution law. The motion argues the act violates state and federal constitutions and lacks legislative warrant for court and jury power. Jurors are to be drawn July 6 from a pool of about 30 summoned by Judge Raulaton.
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Dayton
Tenn
J.L. Godsey
Circuit Court
John T. Scopes
Rhea County
Tennessee
Rhea County Court
John T. Raulaton
Lame ducks and McCumber hour in Washington
Washington capital reevaluates rewards for party service as former Senator Porter J. Mc Cumber of North Dakota is named to the International Joint Commission with a $7 500 annual salary. The move sparks debate over spoils for past service and political favors amid party flux.
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Washington
Porter J. McCumber
North Dakota
International Joint Commission
George Harvey
Dis
Pistol Battle in Chicago Ends Three Lives and Arrests
In Chicago on June 13 a dramatic gunfight between police and gangsters left two officers and one gangster dead. Policeman William Sweeney captured the two surviving gunmen and killed another, as 6 000 officers hunted Genna gang associates after an ambush that followed a 60 mile per hour chase.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Sweeney
Bweeney
Angelo Genna
Michael Genna
Genna
Colorado Ku Klux Klan Leader Jailed by Judge
Denver June 13. Dr John Galen Locke grand dragon of the Colorado Ku Klux Klan is jailed by a judge tonight as authorities move to curb the group. The arrest follows a string of incidents tied to Klan activity in the region.
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Grand Dragon of
Colorado
KLAN
Denver
John Galen Locke
Ku Klux Klan
Butte Used Car Market Ad Promises Bargains
On page 14 of the second section of today's Standard, Jones and Brown discuss a world of good bargains in used automobiles. They urge readers to trust dealers in The Stand to find advertisements written for shoppers.
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Jones
Brown
Rescue Team Keeps Hope Alive At Alta Mine Cavein
At Grass Valley California on June 13 rescue workers at the Baltic tunnel of the Alta mine report communication with imprisoned miner Robert Hill. They say he is in good physical condition though cold and hungry and has requested bologna during a talk with his wife Mrs Fannie Hill.
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Associated Press
Grass Valley
Cal
Baltic
Alta Combination
Robert Hill
Hill
Fanniell
Woman Murdered Brother Charged By Authorities
Otto Fye, 40, is charged with slaying his sister Mise Lillian Fye, 41, whose body was found in the burning Fye cabin near Montrose Colorado. The coroner's inquest found she died from a head blow before cremation. the blow's perpetrator is unknown. A manhunt among Log Hill mesa residents aims to capture Fye, believed mentally unwell and at large.
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Associated Prear
Montrobe
Col
Otto Fye
Mise Lillian Fye
Fye Cabin
Here
A. J. Hotehkian
Delta
Ouray
Minskye
Fye
Hanchers
Log Hill Mesa
Wye
Riots Burn Consulates in Kiukiang Amid Looting
A Shanghai dispatch reports rioting near Kiukiang on the Yangtze as British and Japanese consulates were attacked. Looters plundered foreign firm properties including Shipping lines and agents Butterfield Swire. Troops restored order. Kiukiang sits about 142 miles above Kowloon.
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Associated
Jondon
Shanghai
Kiu-Kiang
Dshy
Niashionsen
Kaisha
Butterfield & Swire
Ohe Party
Kio Kiang
Yangteo
Kow
Canton Battle Ends as Yunnanese Defeated at Shameen Island
Dispatches report Kw's forces crossed a stream Thursday and routed Yunnanese troops Friday, with foreign residents witnessing the troops clash on Shameen island. Excesses were noted by observers as the victors advanced from the settlement toward the town.
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Canton
Gan Prangisco
Dr. P
Shameen Island
Patrolman killed as four robbers derail Central bank heist
Four men attempted a bank robbery at Central's Detroit branch and shot Patrolman Casimir Kalienowski, 24, who died. A 13 year old boy, Anthony Antone solowski, was wounded by a stray bullet and may die. The robbers fled with $27,000 but were captured within two hours. suspects include Starwykowski, 34, and John Podulski of Detroit, plus two others.
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Associated Preas
Detroit
Central
Casimir Kalienowski
Anthony Antonesolowski
Starwykowski
Chicago
Stanley Ows
Stanley Podulski
John Podulski
Chinatown witness intimidation in Pavicle murder case
The county attorney questions whether Chinatown influence silenced key witnesses against Loule Won a Chinese suspect in the Pavicle murder at 7 West Mercury street Butte. One witness may have altered her story and three others left town amid efforts to secure a jury trial and gather depositions.
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Butte
Loule Won
Peter Pavkcie
Grady
West
Mercury Street
Dian
Esie Brown
Pavicle
Ing
T. E. Do
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Sulne BY
Jardine and Brand
McNary-Haugen
Mrs. Medill M’cormick
McCormick
Big City
Ashland Boulevard Hospital
Rongetti
Charles Fatman
Billy McClintock
Ron
M’cumber
Boundary Commission
John T. Lewing JR
Central Press
Locke
Rescue Party
Chinatown
Peter Pavicic
Dolly Drury
Won
East Street
Grady Block
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