Treasurer Demands Audit and Resignation Amid City Hall Dispute
City treasurer Herman Strasburger declared ongoing clashes with the mayor prevent him from continuing in office and asked for a commission to audit his books. He indicated he would resign after the audit. The mayor refused to allow a floor hearing, citing unresolved majority consent, and the dispute was deferred to page two for further details.
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Willard Trving
Nellie ‘Bennett
Indian Fighter Over Great Divide Dies at 73 in Miles City
Robert Johnson known as Deaty Johnson, 73, longtime Miles City resident and Indian wars veteran, died today. He arrived in Southeastern Montana in 1876, served at Fort Keogh in 1877 under Gen. Miles, fought with Gen. Crook, and took part in the Modoc campaign in Oregon in 1882. He had poor health for three years and left no identifiable relatives.
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Oregon
Montana roads gain over a million dollars
Washington reports Montana has been allotted more than a million dollars for highways. The exact projects await recommendations from the state highway commission. California leads the West in allotments, with most western states receiving under $700,000.
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State Highway Commission
California
Three Sites for Hotel Sifted by Butte Committee
A ten member committee in Butte opened sealed bids from multiple sites for a large modern hotel. It favors three possible locations but will study all proposals and financing terms before deciding. Officials foresee decisive progress soon as investors show appetite and funding remains strong.
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J. Bruce Kremer
Kremer
Government loses in vote of Lords in Palestine mandate debate
London report says the government faced defeat in the House of Lords as an 80 to 0 vote backed postponing the Palestine mandate to align with pledges to the people of Palestine. Lord Islington moved the postponement, carried after a strong defense by the Earl of Balfour, marking a political setback though not expected to trigger resignation.
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House of Lords
Palestine
Lord Islington
Earl of Balfour
Silver Stabilization Urged by Western Mining Congress
Denver June 21 The Western Mining Congress closed with resolutions urging national legislation to curb fraudulent securities sales and promote silver stabilization. Attended by over 100 miners, the conferees backed forming a western division of the American Mining Congress, and allied with metal trades unions to bolster U S mining and resist the Denison blue sky bill. Bulkeley Wells urged a silver producers association to unite North and South American interests and gain U S control of the market, potentially competing with London. The policies will be taken to the American Mining Congress in Cleveland October 9 to 14.
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De Valera Says Iaugh Voted as Britain Wanted
Ireland's Eamonn de Valera condemned the election results as a victory for imperial pacification and British aims. He warned the Dail Eireann would not approve the draft constitution and accused England of seeking to disenfranchise Republicans. Ten Dail seats remained unsettled with counts showing pro treaty and anti treaty splits.
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England
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Dail Eireann
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Trinity Co Jembers
Waterford
Tipperary
Charles Burgess
Seamus Robinson
Daniel Breen
Compromise Reached On Army Measure At Last
In Washington on June 21 the House and conferees reached a compromise on the army appropriation bill. Agreement sets an Army strength of 126000 for the coming year with 12500 average per month for 17 months. A key dispute remains over reducing officers from over 13000 to the bill’s target.
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French Novelist Is Condemned in Husband's Murder
Paris reports Madame Marie Louise Bersarabo known as Hera Mirtel was found guilty of murdering her husband and concealing the body in a trunk. Her daughter Paule Jacques testified but was acquitted. Bersarabo was sentenced to 20 years hard labor after a tearful courtroom plea for mercy for her daughter and for herself.
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Paris
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George Benardo
Associated Press
Madame Marie Louise Bersarabo
Hera Mirtel
Pen
Paule Jacques
Bayside Yacht Club bans Lorraine Wiggle dance threat
The Bayside Yacht Club warns Lorraine Wiggle against dancing with a club ultimatum read aloud in the family circle. Club official James Moore notes the opening night excesses and vows a public ducking if the wiggle repeats, promising consequences for improper conduct on Decoration Day.
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Cleopatra
Col Nolan Seriously Ill at Butte Hospital
Col C B Nolan, former Montana attorney general and longtime state rights advocate, underwent a serious operation at Murray hospital in Butte for an intestinal obstruction. He was rushed to Butte with doctors Tracey and Campbell, and despite his advanced age he withstood the procedure and is resting but under cautious care.
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Murray Hos
Nolan
Frank Conley
Helena
Tracey
Donald Campbell
Butte
Murray Hospital
Wee Hin
Bankers Subpended in War Graft Case
Subpenas were issued today by the special war frauds grand jury to banking executives in New York Philadelphia Orleans and Jacksonville. They are to testify on a lumber disposition contract with the government involving J. L. Phillips Georgia GOP chairman held on 25000 bail for conspiracy to defraud the government through lumber acts.
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Georgia State Republican Committee
Liberty
Muscle Shoals Lease Battle Prompts Quick Action
Washington June 21 Indicated unremitting pressure to force disposal of government properties at Muscle Shoals Alabama. Representative Boy of North Carolina urged from Route Agee for speedy action and acceptance of Henry Ford's lease offer. He disclosed a motion in a committee he chairs to push the measure.
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British Gunboat on Way to Bring Out Foreigners
Northern forces loyal to Sun Yat Sen reported to have crushed a revolt in Kiangsi with widespread killings as Tsai Chen-Hsunt’s troops advanced toward Changshu Ki. Foreign gunboats including Cockburn and others in Kiukiang poised to assist if needed while Canton remains quiet amid signals Sun orders his southward forces back to Canton.
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Revolt Quelled in Wu Pei-Fu Division Camp
In China June 31 Wu Pei-Fu's Twenty-sixth division at Hw’nho attempted a mutiny last night. A gunboat on the river opposite the camp crushed the plot and seized mutineers’ ammunition. The division had been viewed as unreliable. Representatives of Chang Tao-Lin defeated war near on page two column.
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China
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Wu Pei-Fu
Hw'nho
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Howell Appointed Minister to Egypt by Senate
The senate confirmed J. Morton Howell of Ohio as the first American minister to Egypt. He was serving as the diplomatic agent and consul general in Egypt at the time of his nomination.
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Miners and guards clash at Southern Illinois strip mine
Darkness halted a battle near Herrin as striking union miners and Southern Illinois Coal Company workers exchanged heavy fire at a surface mine. Reports said up to 15 employees could be dead and several dozen wounded amid thousands of shots and armed mobs.
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John le Lewis
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Labor Convention Backed Plan to Curb Courts
Organized labor at the American Federation of Labor convention endorses a program for four constitutional amendments including a congressional veto on Supreme Court decisions, workers right to organize and strike, and a broader federal constitution change. The plan also seeks repeal of the Sherman anti trust law and a new child labor measure, while a final vote was postponed to allow further debate.
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