Nevin Calls for Tough Day Enforcement in Prohibition Fight
Charles P. Nevin protests the lack of government protection for legal beverage makers against bootleggers who run openly in Butte. He argues high taxes and penalties push legitimate manufacturers toward illegal production, urging consideration of a clear legal right to brew beer. Nevin's letter to Adolphus Busch III outlines Montana enforcement conditions.
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Busch
Thunderbolt
Butte
Charles P. Nevin
Nevin-Frank Company of
Putte
Adolphus Busch III
Montana
Nevin-Frank Company
Anheuser-Busch Company
Mr. Busch
United States Shipping Board
Mr. Nevin
Nevin
Irish election results muddied by unknown outcomes and Free State shift
In Dublin on June 17 the fate of yesterday's Dail Eireann elections remains unclear with results not due until next Tuesday. Estimates place Republicans around 40 seats and pro treaty forces near 60, suggesting a possible Free State working majority if newcomers back the treaty. Analysts warn the Sinn Fein wave may be larger, possibly 100 former Sinn Fein members versus 28 unaffiliated, shaping cabinet focus on administration and Ulster issues. The page also reports Charles P. Nevin accusing Montana prohibition enforcement of bias amid a clash with Adolphus Busch III over ships selling alcohol.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Dail Eireann
Free State
Sinn Fein
Metals Bank and Silver Bow National Merge in Butte
The Metals Bank and Trust company and Silver Bow National bank merge forming a large western financial institution with resources over 10 million dollars. James T. Finlen and John E. Corette join the Metals bank board, John J. Burke becomes assistant cashier, and Finlen will keep an office at the merged bank.
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Metals Bank and
Silver Bow National
Merged
Metals Bank and Trust Company
Silver Bow National Bank
Butte
West
Montana
Minneapolis
Spokane
Consolidated Banks
Metals Bank
Silver Bow Bank
The
James
T. Finlen
John E. Corette
John J. Burke
James T. Finlen
Northwest
Troop 25 Triumphs In Third Place Victory Parade
The page shows Top-Troop No 25 finishing third with standing row W Lyle J Rule scout master 8 Hoar A Prout seated A Goldsworthy W Hill CC Pascall H Cloke front Donald Lyle bugler Below Troop 2 first aid team wins first with standing H Builer H Carmichael O Dingman scout master W Wilson seated J Marron T Weber F Marron Below Troop 12 first aid team takes second with back Herman Towell B E Crane scout master George Cartee middle Bernard Itorrish R Olsen captain Jack Davis front Clark Keller Annoconda Standard caps trigger local excitement among Butte youngsters. The Pictures.
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W. Lyle
J. Rule
8. Hoar
A. Prout
A. Goldsworthy
W. Hill
CC. Pascall
H. Cloke
Donald Lyle
H. Builer
H. Carmichael
O. Dingman
The Winners and Individual Honors Summary
First place goes to troop 2 with 220 points and second to troop 12 with 156.1 points. Third is troop 25 with 115.1, fourth troop 1 with 31.2, and fifth troop 39 with 25. Sixth is troop 18 with 7, seventh troop 4 with 5, eighth troop 17 with 3, and ninth troop 32 with 1. Olsen of troop 12 tops with four firsts and a half third for 26 points. Stewart of troop 12 is second with three firsts and a third for 21 points. Goldsworthy of troop 25 is third with one first, one second and 11 third places for 12 points.
Mystery Veiled Operation On Harold F McCormick
Mystery shrouds a private operation on Harold F McCormick chairman of the International Harvester executive committee. He was said to be in Wesley Memorial hospital in a walled off wing to ensure privacy with Dr Victor D Lespinasse performing the procedure amid earlier contesting reports.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harold F McCormick
International Harvester Company
Wesley Memorial Hospital
McCormick
Victor D. Lespinasse
Voronoff
Paris
Utah Guardsmen Raid for Weapons in Helper Town
National guard troops under Capt. Grant Young conducted a roundup of pool halls and coffee houses in Helper and seized a score or more of firearms including revolvers, rifles, shotguns, and knives. Twelve of 18 suspects were charged with first degree murder in Price for the shooting of a passenger train crew and a deputy sheriff and mine official. Cleanup of firearms in Spring Canyon completed as detachments collected multiple truckloads of weapons and ammunition.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
National Guard
Grant Young
Helper
Spring Canyon
First AidChampionship and Field Meet Honors Won By Scout Troop 2
On the second day of the Butte Boy Scouts field meet at Columbia Gardens, Scout Troop 2 outscored Troop 12 by 6323 points to win the first aid championship and the John A Holmes Safety and First Aid shield. Troop 2 totaled 220 points while Troop 12 had 1561.
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Scout Troop
Butte Boy Scouts
Columbia Gardens
Troop No. 12
Troop
John A. Holmes
Troop 12
Troops 2
Troop 2
The
Holmes Safety and First Aid Society
Drs. Gregg and
Carman
J. L. Boardman
Anaconda
Canton 10 Unites With North China
General Chen Chiung Ming announced Canton's government is terminated and Canton will unite with the North to recognize the old republican parliament. Sun Yat Sen's forces reportedly crushed. the former Canton president a fugitive as details vary.
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Associated Press
Peking
Chen Chiung Ming
Kwantung Province
Canton
South China
Sun
Sun Yat- Sen
Pershing Invited to Visit Missoula for Editorial Convention
Missoula officials announce Gen John J Pershing has been invited to attend the National Editorial association convention in Missoula next month. Some hope President Harding may also attend. Congress adjournment is seen as the likely delay before the president's proposed western trip.
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Associated Press
Missoula
John J. Pershing
National Editorial Association
Chamber of Commerce
Harding
Congress
Omaha’s Bad Man Wounded by Posse Near Medicine Row
Fred Brown known as Omaha’s bad man lies near death in the Wyoming penitentiary hospital after a posse wound him near Medicine Row. Doctors say recovery is a 50-50 prospect as a steel jacketed 30-30 bullet remains lodged in his body.
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Associated Press
Rawlins
Wyo
Fred Brown
Omaha
Wyoming Penitentiary
Brown
Medicine Row
R. K. Sell
Plan To Pass Soldier Bonus Bill Before Adjournment
The senate clashed over the soldiers' bonus amid a republican plan to delay the measure until after the tariff bill. President Harding pressed for passing the bonus before adjournment with the tariff held back, while some Democrats accused others of ducking a vote. The naval bill vote was postponed to Monday as the debate continued.
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Paw Ashington
Senate
Harding
Congress
McCumber
Senate Finance Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
Ashurst
Arizona
Two Known Dead in Quartet Mine Fire
Two men are confirmed dead and three or four others are believed perished in a fire at the Quartet gold mine in Searchlight Nevada. The blaze, discovered yesterday, trapped workers on the 800 foot level where timbering is burning. origin and details remain unconfirmed.
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Berkeley
Cal
Quartet
Searchlight
Nev
United States Bureau of Mines
Withdrawal of wage cuts and shop-work bids avert rail strike
Cincinnati June 17 Rail union executives said withdrawal of wage reductions ordered by the railroad labor board and contractors taking back shop-work contracts could avert a threatened strike by about 1 000 000 workers on July 1. Leaders noted 98 percent support in a seven-union strike vote, though final turnout likely under 95 percent. John L Lewis announced a meeting with miners and railroad union officials to seek cooperative action. B F Grable, president of maintenance of way, is in Covington Ky, near Cincinnati, amid injunctions in Toledo.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Railroad Labor Board
Rail and Miners’ Unions
John L. Lewis
United States Railroad
B. M. Jewell
B. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way
Ohio
United States District Court
Toledo
Covington
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C. P. Nevin
Adolphus Busch
Fie
Prohibition
BOY Scouts
Utah
Olsen
Canton 10
North China
Southern China
Chen
Pershing
Umara
Wyoming
Bad Man
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