Seven Others Indicted in Arms Plot Aboard Freighter
Federal indictment charges Lieut. Col. Marcellus H. Thompson and Auto-Ordnance officials with conspir ing to violate neutrality laws by shipping arms to Sinn Feiners aboard the freighter East Side. A year earlier Hoboken seizures uncovered 495 machine guns in its bunkers. Thompson and two co defendants pleaded not guilty in Newark and were freed on $2500 bail each.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Marcellus H. Thompson
George Harvey
Great Britain
Sinn Fenners
East Side
Hoboken
Colonel Thompson
Auto-Ordnance Company
Thompson
American Expeditionary Forces
Newark
Ambassador Harry Comments on News of Thompson Indictment
London June 19 The American ambassador Colonel Harvey via his secretary said he has nothing to say about reports in London papers that Colonel Marcellus H Thompson, his son in law, has been indicted in Trenton New Jersey on a charge of conspiring to ship arms to Ireland.
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Associated Press
London
Harvey
Marcellus H. Thompson
Trenton
N. J
Ireland
Thompson gun figures in Clones station killings inquest
Inquest testimony recounts a constable wounded with six bullet wounds by a man armed with a Thompson gun during last February's Clones station attack. Ulster special constabulary officials deny Thompson guns were used by their force though reports claim they appeared in Belfast riot zones.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Clones
Ulster Special Constabulary
New York
Thompson
Ulster Constabulary
Mulcahy declines comment on arms shipment indictments
Dublin reports that the indictments issued at Trenton over a conspiracy to ship arms to Ireland were brought to the attention of Richard Mulcahy, Ireland's defense minister, who refused to issue any statement this evening.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Trenton
Ireland
Richard Mulcahy
Dail
Treaty Candidates Gain Ground in Irish Vote Counted
Late returns show heavy independent voting with treaty candidates favored in the panel. Laborites' second preferences push toward the treaty while anti treaty support remains low. republicans warn their strength may drop only marginally. De Valera awaits full results as coalition prospects and army unification issues loom over peace plans.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Cork
Eamonn de Valera
Railway clerks to vote on strike across railroads
Rail clerks and freight handlers on the New York Central have authorized a strike vote. Ballots will be mailed tomorrow as union leaders report wage-cut protests and seek official sanction for a potential nationwide walkout.
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New York Central
Associated Press
Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
Frank W. Grosser
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
Cincinnati
Railroad Labor Board
K. H. Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Fitzgerald
Brotherhood
W J McCormick Seeks Nomination in Montana
Washington J. McCormick of Missoula congressman from the First Montana district has filed with the secretary of state his declaration to seek renomination and re election on the Republican ticket.
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Helena
Washington J. McCormick
Missoula
Montana
Secretary of State
Sales Tax Attack Dominates Federation Convention
At Cincinnati on June 19 the American Federation of Labor delegates voted unanimously to fight a retail sales tax with unabated force and urged inclusion in the soldier bonus bill. The immigration policy debate featured Max Greenstein urging open immigration for skilled workers while Charles L. Bayne cited unemployment as a barrier. The budget section criticized administrators for political use of the budget system but backed efforts for reform and a tighter labor department spend.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Federation of Labor Convention
Federation
Legislative Committee
Max Greenstein
Jewelry Workers’ Union
Charles L. Bayne
Shoe Workers’ Union
Executive Council
Department of Labor
Mayor Investigates Gambling Claims in Butte
Assistant Chief O'Donnell says no large public gambling exists in Butte though occasional card games arise in rooms or cigar stores. Mayor Cocking directs Chief Murphy to investigate and suppress any gambling within city limits or three miles, citing Montana codes on lotteries and related offenses.
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Butte
Murphy
Mike O’donnell
Cocking
Jere Murphy
Chief Murphy
Mike O'Donnell
Mr. O'Donnell
Montana
Wells candidate for United States Senate
Hugh R. Wells of Miles City former state central committee chair announced tonight his bid for the U S Senate. His platform includes amending the Volstead act to allow light wines and beer a soldiers bonus and immediate repeal of the Esch Cummins act.
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Associated Press
Helena
Hugh R. Wells
Miles City
Democratic State Central Committee
United States Senate
Taft Welcomed by Royalty at London Dinner
The U S chief justice William Howard Taft was guest of honor at a Pilgrims banquet in London. Britain s cabinet members top legal minds attended with royal greetings from King, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Connaught. An exceptional spontaneous welcome marked his first appearance in England.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
William Howard Taft
United States
England
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Earl of Balfour
William Ralph Inge
St. Paul's
Former Governor Endorses Conley's Honesty in Trial
Helena June 19 Former Montana governor Samuel V Stewart testified that former Montana penitentiary warden Frank Conley was thoroughly honest and reliable He said Conley had sympathy for convicts and acted with prison board approval Stewart followed other officials in supporting Conley whose case for accounting is before Judge Horsky and he affirmed Conley's integrity and authority all along.
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Associated
Helena
Frank Conley
Montana
Samuel V. Stewart
Stewart
J. F. O'Connor
Conley
Prison Board
Charles T. Stewart
Bids Advertised for Butte Anaconda Road Projects
Helena Montana June 19 Proposals for highway construction jobs advertised by the highway commission chief engineer John N Edy. Plans cover 33.34 miles with grading surfacing and structures on routes including Bozeman Philipsburg Anaconda Yellowstone Sun River Simms and others under multiple Federal aid projects.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
The
Highway Commission
John N. Edy
Bozeman
Butte-Anaconda
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Kellogg Leads in Minnesota Primary Second Line
First returns show Senator Frank Kellogg with a decisive lead on the Republican ticket while Anna D. Olesen leads the Democratic ballot. Gov. Preus and other Republican nominees lead opponents. Kellogg trails in places where both contests are reported.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Frank B. Kellogg
Anna D. Olesen
J. A. O. Preus
Preus
Kellogg
Grace F. Kaercher
Herman Mueller
Supreme Court
Dissension in U S Brazilian Exposition Commission
Five members asked President Harding to dismiss Frank A. Harrison, resident commissioner in Washington, after a dispute over funds for the Brazilian centennial exposition. Harrison denied wrongdoing and said he has worked with the president to save public money as the commission contends to recall him. The group cited a $1,000,000 appropriation for exhibit construction and future use of a permanent building to house American diplomatic staff in Rio de Janeiro.
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Frank Harrison
Washington
Associated Press
United States Commission
D. C. Collier
Harding
Frank A. Harrison
Collier
Arthur L. Livermore
New York
W. H. Stevens
Rio de Janeiro
John H. Kirby
Houston
Texas
George T. Mills
Harrison
Commission
White House
Brazilian Commission
State Department
Bombardment of Canton Pauses After Truce
Foreigners flee Canton as Sun Yat Sen gunboats bombard. Chen Chiung Ming forces clash ashore, then a truce ends firing with Sun agreeing not to bomb the city if Chen ceases fire. Red Cross aids wounded and two thousand evacuees sail to Hong Kong. American officials protest against attacks on the undefended city.
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Sun
Chen
Peking
Canton
Sun Yat Sen
Hong Kong
Chen Chiung- Ming
Chen Chiung-Ming
Dr. Sun
South China
Pearl River
Bund
White Cloud Hill
Red Cross
Saichi
Republicans Postpone Bonus Action For Tariff
Washington reports Republican leaders approved a plan to defer the soldiers bonus bill until the tariff measure is disposed of. The conference voted 11 to 2 against laying aside the tariff. final action on the bonus could come after a recess, with broad yet uncertain support and potential filibuster concerns.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
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Taft
Minnesota
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