Bombardment of Damascus Kills Civilians and Rebels
A May 9 dispatch reports Damascus subjected to artillery and air bombardment. Over 500 civilians including women and children killed, about 100 rebels and 20 French dead, 300 houses destroyed. Two hundred rebels retreated into Osdan then barricaded, as 3,000 French troops surrounded the city next morning.
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London
Daily Express
Damascus
Aed Teont
Aff
Osdun
Ascus
Ter
Peo
Senate orders probe of senatorial campaign expenditures
Washington May 19 a Senate investigation into spending in all senatorial campaigns this year was ordered by a 59 to 13 vote after corruption charges in the Pennsylvania primary were debated. Vice President Dawes named a committee including Reed of Pennsylvania Deneen of Illinois Reed of Missouri Bayard of Delaware and La Follette of Wisconsin to conduct the probe with two members from each party.
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Missouri
Bayard
Delaware
la Follette
Wisconsin
Reed
Empire State Electors To Be Given Change To Ballot
The Karke-Phelps referendum bill on prohibition was signed by Governor Smith. The measure asks voters in the general election to decide whether to amend the federal bar on intoxicating beverages. The plan shifts the issue to the November ballot for a direct public opinion on altering national alcohol laws.
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Empire State
Associa
Albany
Next Falls
Smith
Karke-Phelps
United States
Butte Adopts Prohibition on Left Turns at Two Corners
Butte city council passes ordinance banning left hand turns at Broadway Park and Arizona streets intersections. Drivers must come to full stops before entering from side streets and must yield at designated corners.
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City Council
Broadway, Park and
Arizona Streets
RIOTERS HALTED BY COAST POLICE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Police riot squads restrained about 42 men during a major strike clash in San Francisco. A mob of roughly 300 strikers attacked 15 non union workers at a building in the apartment district, rocks and wood fragments flying as officers surrounded the attackers. The detainees were charged with disturbing the peace and rioting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presn
San Francisco
Railroads ask 5 percent freight rate boost
May 19. Western railroads opened oral arguments before the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a 5 percent increase in freight rate revenues. R N Van Doren of Chicago and Northwestern and Kenneth T Burgess of Chicago Burlington & Quincy led the railroad argument, with other officials aiding. The hearing focused on the freight rate structure west of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railroads
Commerce Commission
Mississippi
R.N. van Doren
Chicago & Northwestern
Kenneth T. Burgess
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Whiskers Ad Suit Targets Colgate Company
Milwaukee woman claims Colgate used a photo of her Uncle General Ambrose Burnside in advertising with a jocose whiskers comment. She seeks 150000 dollars in damages as a matter of a pending Supreme Court hearing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Patterson
Milwaukee
Colgate Company
Ambrose B. Burnside
Butte Enacts Emergency Traffic Ordinance
Butte city council approved a new traffic law to take effect this morning. The ordinance bans left turns at Broadway and Main and Park and Main and requires full stops at Clark Alabama Excelsior intersections. It also restricts parking near intersections and sets distance rules for Rialto corner and depot area.
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Broadway
Main Street
Park and Main Streets
Granite, Broadway
Park Streets
Clark
Alabama
Excelsior Avenue
Arizona Street
Utah Avenue
Porphyry
Platinum Streets
Hamilton Street
Granite Street
Dakota Street
Galena Street
Rialto Street
Rialto
Granite
Main
Wyoming
Mercury
Galena
Montana
Front
Arizona
Butte
Browdway
Redt
Park and
Main Streets
Excelsior Avenues
Park Street
Porphyry Street
Utah Enue
Sleuths Hunt For Woman Evangelist
Los Angeles May 19 The apparent tragedy that overtook Aimee Semple McPherson an internationally known evangelist while she was surf bathing at Ocean Park late yesterday has become the subject of an investigation by the W J Burns Detective agency The investigation has been started but the agency would not describe its nature or scope Meanwhile a search for Mrs McPhersons body continued near where she was last seen by her secretary Miss Imma Schaeffer A crowd blocked the beach and a heated dispute among followers threatened violence before police dispersed them The argument began when some followers doubted she had drowned
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Ocean Park
W. J. Burns
Mrs. McPherson
Globe Girdling Dash Against Time For the Standard Readers
The Standard and North American Newspaper Alliance test globe circling speed. John Goldstrom, noted traveler, leaves New York by steamer to Plymouth to use ships, planes, and trains in a race against the current record of 35 days. He mapped the route for daily reports with many potential hair-breadth connections, aiming to beat the mark despite possible disasters. Previous records include Phileas Fogg at 72 days 6 hours 11 minutes and 35 days 21 hours 35 minutes by Mears.
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Standard and Associated Newspapers
North American Newspaper Alliance
Globe
John Goldstrom
Europe
New York
Plymouth
England
Golstrom
Standard
Alliance
Russia
Orient
Phileas Fogg
Henry Frederick
Col
Burnley Campbell
Andre Jager-Schmidt
Mears
Concrete Paving Awarded in Caledonia 15 District
Maurice Kiely won the Caledonia 15 paving bid with a 22 808.6 bid for concrete paving from Excelsior arrest West ern avenue. The council adopted the paving committee report and asked Portland Cement to place a no cost inspector on the job. A protest by 17 property owners asked rejection of all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Excelsior
Western Avenue
Maurice Kiely
Portland Cement Corporation
Ontinay
Northwest products show called off in Chicago
Helena May 19 Northwest products show planned for Chicago this fall has been abandoned for this year. Dr C M Lanstrom of this city, president of the filming a report in its UAL, said a Spokane directors meeting weighed competition with the sesquicentennial exposition in Philadelphia and other attractions. Revival likely next year by a reorganized board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Helena
Chicago
C. M. Lantrum
UAL
Spokane
Lanstrom
Philadelphia
Northwest
Lanstrum
Vares Election Conceded by Senator Pepper
Philadelphia voters handed William S. Vare a clear victory in a three way primary with seven eighths of ballots counted. Pepper and Pinchot conceded the nomination as Philadelphia led the race by a large margin. The two opponents combined were far behind the Philadelphia tally.
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George Whiton
Pepper
11 000 Miles by Airplane Cane the Nark
New York May 19 The watch evoked on John Goldstrom at 4 oclock eastern standard time as the Mauretania moved from her dock starting him on the first lap of his race around the world. The 39 year old flyer writer aims to beat the time record with Plymouth as the destination. Morris Titterington withdrew before departure to attend to business but plans remain unchanged. Goldstrom is accompanied by no roommate aboard the liner and Mears previously crossed the Atlantic with the Mauretania. Linton Wel plans to race against the record holder in June.
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Cane
Nark American
New York
John Goldstrom
Plymouth
Goldstrom
Morris Titterington
Titterington
Globe
Helena student killed by train
Monroe Kelsey, a 23 year old student at Intermountain Union, was struck and killed by a freight train near the yards. The athlete and prominent college figure resided in Med Lodge. Police and railroad officials investigate the incident.
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Helena
Monroe Kelsey
Intermountain Union
Jed
Tn ‘Yards
Med Lodge
Kelsey
Pneumonia Fatal to W. E. D. Stokes
The associate press reports W. E. D. Stokes died of pneumonia after a long illness. He faced court disputes and a high profile divorce case, leaving three children. His widow Helen Kinood Stokes travels from Denver with two children for the funeral, to be officiated by Canon Stokes.
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Associatea
New York
Naon Phelps Stokes
Washington
Stokes
Helen Kinood Stokes
Mr. Stokes
Denver
Canon Stokes
Voluntary disarmament urged as road to peace by league
Geneva May 19 In a disarmament commission declaration M de Broucker Belgium warned that fire and bombs could paralyze New York Paris London if not supervised. He urged rapid arms reduction without treaties, calling for an international agency to oversee airplane and poison gas equipment and to curb chemical warfare. He cited Sejan lands and Belgium as examples and pressed for stronger League backed security.
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Geneva
New York
M. de Broucker
Belgium
Disarmament Commission
York
Paris
London
Broucker
Sean Jan
France
Suco
Slavia
Slovakia
League of Nations
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Butte High
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Columbia Gardens Pavilion
Rosalie Benjamin
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Marion Hobbs
Helm Johnson
Charlotte Kelly
Billie Burke Kyroy
Claire Frances Linforth
Teddie McMahon
Mary Me‘Taggart
Olive Nash
Helen Tweddell
Evealine Zan
William Abt
Evelyn Zundel
Billie Burke Kilrey
al McLeod
Joe Bartzen
William Rand
Patsy Aliderkin
Phy
Robert Mildred Richards
Alex McLeod
Walter Maimberg
Helen Young
Helen Lou Davis
Stuart McLeod
Katherine Kellett
McCarthy
Miss Morgan
A. H. Douglass
J. G. Ragsdale
Scott Ries
Temple Theater
Davis
State Normal College
Dion
Colum
Improvement District
Colwme
CHICA
Vare
Warsaw
Pilsudski
Corres
Winlawa
Delugoriewski
Repub
Oulaide
Posen
Teportes
Zagofcki
Newspaper Alliance
W. E. D. Stokes
League
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