Navy bill stalled as Borah seeks disarmament terms
Washington May 16. Debate over a 50 million naval appropriation stalled amid Borah disarmament proposals. Senators Yomerene and La Follette argued against large outlays while Pomerene urged suspending capital ship construction for six months. Borah warned rejection could delay world disarmament.
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Ameritea Ree
Washington
Yomerene
Ohio
la Follette
Wisconsin
Renatens-Pamenene
Pomerene
United States
Poindexter
Pomerenek
Kold Hice
Borah
Willard Presses Cost Cuts to Save Railroads
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad testified before a Senate investigating committee that private railroad ownership cannot continue if operating costs with a fair return on capital exceed revenues. He warned the overall railroad situation mirrors conditions in other industries, differing only in degree.
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Amocinven
Washington
United States
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohis
Senate
Volstead Act Mocked by Maryland Representative
A Maryland legislator and author of a repeal bill denounces the Volstead Act as a national joke and argues non enforcement undermines all prohibition laws. He contends that ignoring the law erodes respect for legal statutes and calls for repeal.
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Maryland
Alcohol Prohibition Hearing Brings Medical Booze to Floor
Washington May 16 hearing on the Volstead bill reveals tension between enforcement and pharmaceutical makers. Testimony cites dozens of so called booze medicines including lemon extracts and Jamaica ginger, with manufacturers denying intoxication and opposing tighter controls.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Witnhes
Speculation blamed for Arcola bank failure shock
Arcola Illinois May 16 speculation on the Chicago Board of Trade by a depositor who overdrawn his account was blamed today for the closing of the Arcola State bank yesterday with a reported short of 400000 dollars. M T Quirk president and his son J B Quirk cashier were jailed for failure to furnish 100000 bonds and charged with forgery and embezzlement.
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Arcola
Chicago Board of Trade
Arcola State Bank
M.T. Quirk
J. 8
Quirk
Teachers praise Maddock stand after resignation
Silver Bow County Teachers Association passed resolutions of regret over the resignation of Superintendent W. E. Maddock last night. They endorsed his stand against the school board educational policy and affirmed his faithful service, with the resolutions noting sympathy with his position and expressing regret to be recorded.
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Silver Bow Association
W. E. Maddock
Silver Bow
Board of School Trustees of District
Silver Bow County
Butte, Mont
Murphy Trial Closes with Strong Testimonies
After over a week and more than twenty witnesses, Chief Jere Murphy testified for over three hours. He defended his record, detailing arrests and police actions against liquor traffic and gambling. The Police Commission then adjourned to decide before week’s end.
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Police Commission
Murphy
Jere Murphy
Ocean Bar
O'Neill
Dr Clark for Irish cause prompts heated church hall plea
The Rev Henry Clark pastor of the People’s Congregational church in Virginia Minn urged recognition of the Irish republic at a high school auditorium meeting. He framed U S policy as aligned with a fixed principle and cited the Monroe doctrine as its extension.
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America
Henry Clark
People's Congregational Church of Virginia
Minn
Washington
Jefferson
Daniel Webster
Crane Sentenced to Prison for Attempted Assault
Herbert Prentice Crane, son of a wealthy manufacturer in Chicago, was sentenced to one to twenty years in the penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of attempting to attack a 13 year old girl. Judge C M Thompson overruled a motion for a new trial as Crane’s lawyers prepared an appeal.
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Associated Frees
Chicago
Herbert Prentice Crane
C. M.thompson
Criminal Court
Srane
Attacks on Police and Military Reported in Dublin
Dublin reports a wave of attacks on police and military with casualties. A constable was killed and a sergeant wounded near a church in Dansha, Tipperary. four civilians died after a bomb near a military lorry in Dublin. The Ballyturn ambush killed four including District Inspector Blake and Captain Cornwallis’s son. a Dublin shooting followed. Daniel O'Brien was executed by drumhead court martial in Cork.
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Dublin
Dansha
County Tipperary
Killiney
Douglas County
Frederick Street
County Galway
Ballyturn
Gort
Blake
Cornwallis
Col. Fiennes Stanley Cornwallis
McCreery
Gregory
Associated Prec
Cork
Daniel O'Brien
Knockandbane
Liscarrol
County Cork
Drumhead
O'Brien
Pat Conlon Dies Pioneer of Butte
Patrick Conlon a widely respected pioneer of Butte Montana died at his home 309 West Granite Street at 2 am after a brief illness He was 83 born in Mayo Ireland came to New York at 15 then moved west The notice notes his long public life and ties to local history
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Patrick Conlon
Montana
Aled
West
Granite Street
Conlon
County Mayo
Ireland
New York
Officials declare Mingo district nearing outbreak
Governor Morrow asks Washington to send federal troops as four days of virtual guerrilla warfare escalate in Mingo county. Kentucky militia and Virginia constabulary patrols, with a feared renewal of large scale clashes around the first anniversary of the Matowan battle.
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Mingo District
Associated Press
Frankfort
Edwin P. Morrow
War Department
Washington
Tug River District
Ernor Morrow
Morgan
West
Mingo County
Morrow
Mingo Cunty
Matowan
Phe Apperd
RD. Talley
Mingo
A.C. Pinson
D. Stokes
Attorne
Kentucky
Virginia State Constabulary
Blackberry City
Albuon
Merrimac
W. Va
Railroad wage-reduction case heard by labor board
B. M. Jewel, president of the railway employe department of the AFL, filed his final reply as railroads conclude their arguments for a general wage cut for common labor. The board began deliberations in a terse session, with a decision not expected for weeks.
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B. M. Jewel
American Federation of Labor
United States
Government Wins Tax Rulings on Asset Value and Inheritance
The Supreme Court ruled that increased asset value cannot be added to invested capital for tax purposes and must be taxed as profits. In a separate case, state inheritance taxes cannot be deducted from the net estate taxed under the revenue act. La Belle Iron Works case hailed as a major federal finances decision.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
la Belle Iron Works
Ohio
Treasury Offcialis
Peggy Joyce files cross bill against millionaire hobby
Peggy Hopkins Joyce known as Peggy Hopkins filed a cross bill for separate maintenance in Chicago against her third husband James Stanley Joyce a wealthy lumberman. She seeks annulment of the marriage and a temporary alimony of 10 a month while denying misconduct charges and asks for protection from detectives and harassment. Her husband reports income of 1 million dollars per year.
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Chicago
Margaret Hopkins Joyce
Peggy Hopkins
Superior Court
James Stanley Joyce
Philbrick Hopkins
Oyton
Joyce
Federal court voids warrant for not describing premises
A federal court ruled a search warrant invalid in the Frank Wilson case over a John Doe warrant that failed to describe the premises. Evidence of two stills and mash at a Hugo ranch was used to press charges, but the judge directed acquittal after sustaining the defect. The Atkins case against Mike Murray continues on later pages.
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Harder
Prohibition
John Doe
Frank Wilson
Hugo Ranch
Wilson
Anderson
United States
E.W. Atkins
Mike Murray
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Charles D. Jones
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Washington, D. C
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Mise Booth
International
Dr. Clark
Lloyd George
de Valera
Freeman's Journal Today
Eamonn de Valera
James Craig
Ulster
Dublin Castle
Pat Conlon
Butte
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