Police corruption trial details payments to officers emerge
Witness Ethel Lane Warwick testified that she paid protection money to Officers Casey and Cusick on multiple dates in 1919 1920, including 2 and 5 dollars, linking payments to alleged protection. City officials debated jurisdiction and proceeded with the trial.
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Wulf
Casey
Jackman
Clinton
Matt Canning
Ethel Lane Warwick
Cusick
Walker
Warwick
Marmola Prescription Tablets Offer Easy Fat Loss
A vintage advert promises easy weight loss with Marmola Prescription Tablets. For one dollar the druggist supplies a large case and instructions to take after meals and at bedtime, claimed to shed two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise.
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Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Bayer aspirin braced as genuine headache remedy
The article asserts aspirin sold as Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging. It claims Bayer name signifies genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. It notes handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents and describes aspirin as a trade mark of Bayer for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Balmwort Kidney Tablets Endorsed by Rheumatism Sufferer
Mr. J. M. Hunter of Longmont Col says Balmwort Kidney Tablets help his rheumatism more than anything he tried. The ad explains rheumatism can stem from kidney and bladder fatigue and promises Balmwort will revive their activity. Sold by all druggists.
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J. M. Hunter
Longmont
Col
Officer Bernard King Case Postponed to Monday
An ongoing case involving Officer Bernard King was postponed until Monday at the complainant's request, indicating continued legal proceedings and potential scheduling adjustments.
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Bernard King
Baptist pastors meet in Butte to discuss $100,000,000 fund
Western and central Montana Baptist pastors and lay members gather in Butte to discuss plans for a large church fund. Dr. Leonard W. Riley of McMinnville College will give the keynote address. Later Dr. Harold Schwartz speaks to the Woman's Club on the impact of war on medical and surgical science.
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Butte
Leonard W. Riley
McMinnville College
Harold Schwartz
Woman's Club
Defections Reported in Local Building Trades Strike
The Building Trades council met at Carpenters union hall to discuss the strike. Secretary Manuel said nothing of consequence occurred. Members said only two defections were noted, one of which involved a longtime foreman returning to work.
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The
Building Trades Council
Carpenters’ Union Hall
Manuel
Picked into missed hole leaves miner blind in one eye
Robert FE Gohn, 20, was injured by an explosion at the High-Up mine in Virginia City while he picked into a missed hole at 3 am Tuesday. He was rushed to St. James hospital in Butte last night, where authorities say every effort is being made to save sight in at least one eye and possibly both.
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Casey
Bessie Cox
Warwick
Lang
Cox
Robert FE. Gohn
Virginia City
Butte
St. James’ Hospital
Japan Sees Water Power Exceed Eight Million Horsepower
An estimate indicates Japan could surpass 8.5 million horsepower in total water power output. The projection reflects developments in hydropower capacity across the nation.
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Japan
Supreme Court ruling causes near half billion government loss
Washington, March 10. The government faces a potential loss totaling nearly 500 million dollars after the Supreme Court ruled stock dividends are not taxable income. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Roper noted an initial search would require returning about 70 million dollars paid in 1917 and 1918, with 100 million uncollected taxes in 1919 and 300 million in 1920. He cautioned the figures are unofficial and may rise.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Roper
Independence of Egypt Proclaimed by Egyptian Solons
Fifty two members of the Egyptian legislative assembly met at Said Zagloul Pasha’s house and adopted a resolution proclaiming the independence of Egypt and the Sudan, per a Cairo dispatch.
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London
Egytian Legislative Assembly
Said Zagloul Pasha
Egypt
Sudan
Cairo
Civil War veteran Alfred Nye dies in Lexington
Alfred Nye 86, a Civil War signal corps veteran who purportedly sent General Sherman's "Hold the fort" message to General Corse at Altoona Pass in 1864, died in Lexington Nebraska.
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Lexington
Neb
Alfred Nye
Federal Signal Corps
Sherman
General Corse
Altoona Pass
Nye
Associated Industries to Probe Overalls Price Increase
The Associated Industries plans a thorough investigation after a school board report that Butte merchants raised overall prices from $2.50 to $3.50 in one day. J. H. McIntosh says profiteering must be exposed. E. A. Morley confirms involvement and discussion in a related matter.
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Butte
Associated Industries
J. H. McIntosh
E. A. Morley
Empire Develops Cobden Mining Property in Coeur d'Alene Valley
MISSOULA March 10 Announcement is made that Cobden mining properties formerly owned by the Wisconsin-Montana Mining company at Cobden east of Superior Montana in the Coeur d'Alene valley are to be developed by the Empire Development company of Spokane. The company has taken over six claims totaling 310 acres with three tunnels already in. Tunnel No 3 has reached 700 feet and high grade silver copper ore is expected.
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Missoula
Wisconsin-Montana Mining Company
Cobden
Superior, Mont
Coeur d'Alene
Empire Development Company
Spokane
C. M. Ross
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