King Sees Disaster at Ascot as Man Attacks Race
At Ascot England June 12 a man Harold Hewitt, 50, with a red flag and revolver disrupted the Ascot gold cup as Tracery led. Hewitt, said to be of unsound mind, was carried by the crowd after being struck by the horse and later hospitalized. King George and several royals witnessed the drama while Prince Palatine won the race.
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Ascot
England
Emily Wilding Davison
Harold Hewitt
Miss Davieson
Axcot
Hewitt
Davison
King George
Mary
Manuel
Sweden
Duke of Conslaught
Canada
Patricia
August Hermant
Tracery
Avan
Rock Sand
Whatley
Whalley
Harrow
Cambridge
T. Pilkington
Sugar Lobby Charged With Pushing Free Sugar Plank
Washington hears a senate committee hear details of a nation wide effort by sugar lobby advocates to remove the duty on sugar. Frank C. Lowry, agent for Federal Sugar Refining, testified about financing and organizing the wholesale grocers committee to back free sugar. He claimed expenditures of about 25 000 over four years and 65 000 in salary and commissions, and said he wrote the free sugar chapter for campaign materials. The panel adjourned, with Lowry promising to produce correspondence related to the grocers’ committee.
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Washington
Senate
Frank C. Lowry
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Wholesale Grocers
Cummins
Nelson and
Walsh
Lowry
Gaza
Nelson
Congress
United States
The
West ‘Tubbs
American Society of Equity
Madison
Wis
Oscar Underwool
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Loss of certificate costly to Kansas farmer
Atchison Kansas June 19 A jury returned verdict for Miss Mary Falk in her breach of promise suit against William Burke a wealthy Horton farmer The plaintiff sought 25000 dollars Burke claimed willingness to marry and said his absence on the wedding day was due to his inability to secure his mother’s signature on his baptismal certificate demanded by the priest
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Atchison, Isan
Mary Falk
William Burke
Horton
Miss Falk
Burke
Delinquency Case Reveals White Slavery Links in LA
Irene Mat Brown Levy testified in Los Angeles at the trial of Elizabeth Bernice Espey for contributing to a minor's delinquency. The girl described rooms at a rooming house and introductions to Emma J. Goodman Josie Rosenberg and a Long Beach financier, with payments reported. The Goodman and Bixby cases, tied to pandering and delinquency charges, await further action as other minors corroborate the testimony.
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Los Angeles
Irene Mat Brown-Levy
Elizabeth Bernice Espey
Espey
Thomas Alvord
Emma J. Goodman
Aliny Josie Rosenberg
Jonquil
Goodman
George H. Bixby
Long Beach
Vanquil
Brown. Levy
Cleo Helen Barker
Bixby
Rosenberg
Ministers Cleared of Corruption Charges at Debate
London June 13 the house accepted the attorney general and chancellor of the exchequer explanation for Marconi Company of America share purchases. They were acquitted of acting in bad faith and the corruption charges were rejected as false. The Marconi affair ended with a judicial, solemn inquiry and varied speeches from both sides amid limited mudslinging.
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London
Marconi Company of America
Sant
William Ryland
Dent Adkin
House of Commons
H. H. Asquith
Chanellor Lioyd-George
Robert “Eell
Serenreins Senate
Amaninnse
Omenes
Enforcing of Webb Law Clarifies Lack of Penalty
Washington June 19 The Webb law barring interstate liquor shipments into dry states is not a criminal statute and cannot be prosecuted in federal courts. Attorney General McReynolds said the act merely blocks interstate trade and enables state prohibition laws to apply to liquor moving across borders. This marks the first DOJ interpretation of the Webb law once deemed unconstitutional by Taft and Wickersham.
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Washington
Webb
United States
McReynolds
Nquors
Department of Justice
Taft
Wickersham
Court death on aguish track and political kerfuffle
A chaotic mix from The Standard 1 today includes a fatal accident on a race track amid campaign chatter for sugar reform, Pelkey trial in Calgary, socialist party issues, British cabinet exonerations, new Webb city news, and general Montanan sport and business notes.
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Pelkey
Calgary Reds
Socialist Party
House of Commons
Webb
Reds Optimistic in Campaign Against Mayor Duncan
Reds meet at Finlander hall with about 200 in attendance while 60 percent of mayoral supporters sit out. They vow to share state committee findings, seek a charter, and pursue a relentless campaign against Mayor Duncan with Dan Sullivan appearing to boost street department sympathy to the reds.
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Duncan
National Committee
Finn
Mus
Dan Sullivan
Alder Finch
Hugh McManus
Danshovlin
Dan” Sullivan
Paddy Jehrey
Pad
Quilan
John KR
McGrew
Joe Little
John Vicars
Cox
Shoviin
Pure Brand
Dunecan
Curran
W. ‘Harrack
Butte Socialist
W. A. Willis
Frank Curran
Currency Bill Announcement Faces Public Discussion
Public notice signals a new currency bill to be introduced on Monday after present addresses by Covani. The measure aims to reshape monetary policy and is expected to prompt debate among lawmakers and local officials.
New Federal Banks Dinged To Defeat Meet With Public
The administration currency bill, drafted by Representative Glass, aims to establish at least twelve federal reserve banks with a general reserve board controlling them. It would shift reserves from national banks to federal reserve banks, issue federal treasury notes, and set uniform rediscount rates while preserving national bank notes and preparing for inflation safeguards.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Wenate
Honda
Federal’ Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
City of Washington
Federal Reserve
Mae
Murder near Oregon avenue ends Woodmen of the World meeting
Harry W. Shippen, prominent Montana Methodist leader and Woodmen of the World member, was shot dead near his Oregon Avenue home after leaving a meeting. Investigators say no motive or enemy is found, with Motorman Nelson and Conductor Headley among witnesses. The fatal shot, likely fired as Shippen walked home with his umbrella, halted the car line at 11:03 p.m. and left a community in shock.
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Harry W. Shippen
Methodiat Episcopal
Montana
Oregon
Shippen
Shipper
George Marsh
Woodmen of the World
Nelson
Headley
Ahea
Co Ductor
Death Blame Cast On Pelkey In McCarty Ring Fatality
The trial of Arthur Pelkey for the death of Luther McCarty moved quickly as jurors were selected and four witnesses, including McCarty’s manager Wallan and the autopsy surgeon Mosher, testified. Medical evidence indicated death resulted from a blood clot following the May 24 prize ring bout.
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Tokio
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Torreys
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Marty" W. Shippeath
Butte
Loe ‘Angeles
s-Helena
Hutte
News of Sport
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Tclite
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