Davey Cocking Nominated For Butte Mayor In Spirited Primary
Davey and Cocking lead the mayoral race as Democrats and Republicans report turnout. William H. Davey leads with 1 674 votes against James G. Cocking who tops Republicans with 673. Horace Casey heads the Democratic ticket with 1 809 votes for treasurer while Dan Shea dominates as police judge with 1 622 votes.
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Butte
James G. Cocking
Davey
William D. Horgan
Horgan
Frank F. Hayes
Hayes
Cronin
King
Hardcastle
McKeon
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Fenner
Wilson
Bradden
Grimes
Thomas
Horace Casey
P. J. Boyle
Dan Shea
John Doran
Herman Strasburger
Charles T. Lomas
Fred Langdon
J. F. Sullivan
Barry O'Leary
M. J. Mulholland
Herman Blank
Joseph F. Paige
Hesler
Legislature Nears Dissolution as Senate Blocks Tax Bills
Helena March 21 The extraordinary session nears adjournment as the senate refuses to advance the governors tax measures and blocks the cement and plaster tax bills. Senator Edwards leads opposition while options to postpone or defeat remain, signaling near total gridlock and potential savings for taxpayers if the session ends.
Former Butte policeman dies after Park Street shooting
Philip Punja a former Butte policeman dies at emergency hospital from wounds inflicted by Mike Burzan who fired five shots near 210 East Park Street. Burzan then fled to his truck and surrendered to Deputy Sheriff, with the motive linked to a 1918 prior confrontation.
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Philip Prija
Butte
Mike Burzan
Burzan
East Park Street
Punja
Arizona Street
Chris Meddini
Burzon
John Duggan
Northern Pacific Station
Prija
Stewart
Park Street
Priya
Chamberlain Elected Leader of Commons in Unanimous Vote
J Austin Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, was elected leader of the house of commons and leader of the unionist party in the house at a unionist meeting. The choice was unanimous as he succeeds Andrew Bonar Law who retired due to ill health.
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Associated Press
London
J. Austin Chamberlain
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
New Attack on Validity Reports Malaga Wine Exports Surge
Washington March 21. During the first year of national prohibition the Malaga Spain trade to the United States soared. American Consul Smith reports exports of wine in 1920 topped 475000 gallons shipped under non beverage permits. Raisins exports from Malaga to the United States in 1920 reached 10906 metric tons, about 1000 tons more than total in 1919.
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Associated Press
Washington
Malaga
Spain
United States
Smith
Department, of Commerce
America
Supreme Court hears seven year limit challenge to prohibition
In Washington on March 21 an entirely new attack on the validity of the prohibition amendment was filed in the supreme court. J. J. Dillon of San Francisco seeks a writ of habeas corpus challenging the seven year ratification limit. Dillon’s counsel argue the provision, offered by President Harding as a senator, was improperly adopted.
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Washington
Supreme Court
J. J. Dillon
San Francisco
Dillon
Harding
Senate
Judge rules seizure of liquor without warrant illegal
In St Louis a federal judge voided the confiscation of 154 cases of whiskey and wine from the private home of Jacob Melsheimer where Mrs I B Hopkins rented space for storage. Police lacked a warrant and the judge warned against federalizing such raids. In Sacramento wets push through amendments in the assembly favoring light wines and beer by a 40 to 37 vote.
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ST. Louis
United States
Faris
I. B. Hopkins
Jacob Melsheimer
Hopkins
Melsheimer
Sacramento
Cal
Congress
Commercial club to seek oil in Prickly Pear valley
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports the Commercial club meeting deciding to prospect for oil in the Prickly Pear valley. They will hire a geologist to assess the prospects and guide exploration plans.
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Standard
Helena
Commercial Club
Prickly Car Valley
Prohibition Spurs Booze Making Firms Across Nation
A conference in Washington reports hundreds of mushroom operations exist solely to produce beverages containing alcohol for medicinal use. Manufacturers argue the Volstead Act unfairly brands pharmaceutical firms as potential criminals and seek a trusted understanding with prohibition officers under Commissioner Kramer to avoid selective enforcement and to operate freely within the law.
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Washington
Prohibition
Kramer
W. J. Woodruff
Detroit
Woodruff
Paderewski denounces German propaganda on Silesia plebiscite
In Chicago Paderewski, former Polish premier, denounces Berlin reports of a German victory as propaganda. He notes ballots are transported to central locations for tally but warns formal results may be delayed. He argues the peace treaty embeds a later Paris decision and predicts intensified German influence campaigns.
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Chicago
Berlin
Upper Silesia
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
California
Paderewski
Paris
Silesia
McAvitt Repeats As Anaconda Mayor Nominee In Primary
Incumbent James B. McAvitt defeats Frank Toole by 809 to 315 for the democratic nomination in Anaconda. Emory Kell tops republican with 845 votes. Total votes 1,158, light by years. Aldermanic contests sparse with McHugh over Bozonitz 106 to 22 in Fifth ward, Gorr 32 over Grimshaw 29 in First ward, Strom in Fifth ward.
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Frank Toole
Anaconda
Emory Kell
Patrick McHugh
Nick Bozonitz
F. B. Gorr
Thomas Grimshaw
Albert N. Strom
Clara Smith Hamon Signs Two Year Film Deal
Clara Smith Hamon announced a two year contract with the Oklahoma Motion Picture Corporation to produce pictures, titled The Clara Smith Hannon pictures, with a principal release a modified story of her life written by herself. A reception followed at the First Christian church after her baptism yesterday.
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Associated Press
Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Oklahoma Motion Picture Corporation
Oklahoma City
Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Smith Hannon
First Christian Church
Wood Nominated Head of University of Pennsylvania
Major General Leonard Wood was nominated by the Pennsylvania University board as head of the university. Under university statutes his name cannot be voted on until the trustees meeting on April 18, when it is expected to be elected.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Leonard Wood
University of Pennsylvania
Board of Trustees
University
Wages Cut at Utah Mines Mark Second Reduction
Wages in Utah metal mines will drop 25 cents per shift starting April 1, marking the second pay cut since January 1. The notices were posted at the mines in Salt Lake City. Elsewhere, Major General Hunter Liggett, commander of the First American Army in World War I, retired from active service after 42 years.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
The
Associated Press
San Francisco
Hunter Liggett
Fordney Tariff Bill as Vetoed Comes Up Again
The Fordney emergency tariff bill once vetoed by Woodrow Wilson is to be rushed through Congress as the first major action of the extra session. Republican leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to revive the Fordney measure after previously agreeing not to consider emergency legislation. Senate conferees Penrose Smoot and McCumber align with the new program, which the White House approves for farmers seeking protection from foreign competition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Harding
House
Ways and Means Committee
Penrose
Smoot
McCumber
Senate Finance Committee
Western Washington to ban Sunday leisure activities
Mary Brown, president of the Western Washington WCTU, announces plans to ban Sunday theaters dancing automobiling for pleasure baseball games and tobacco use in Western Washington. The move follows a national blue law campaign announced from Evanston Illinois and suggests the plan was already in development.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Washington
Westernashington Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mary Brown
Evanston
Miss Brown
Murder verdict: death by own action by coroner's jury
Big Timber March 21 The coroner's inquest into Casey Jones death found death was caused by a blow from a blunt instrument wielded by unknown parties. Autopsy showed a wound behind the ear and blows to the eyes with brain concussion. The sheriff’s theory links Ben Bradford to Jones over grain theft and a quarrel, with Jones killed and body disposed along Glass-Lindsay Lake.
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Casey Jones
Glass- Lindsay Lake
Clavern
Jones
Sheriff's Office
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Bradford
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