U S Mixed Claims Commission Reorganizes Umpire Change
Judge Edwin B. Parker of Texas appointed American umpire on the mixed claims commission replacing Justice Day who retires. The panel will hear Lusitania claims as Parker shifts to settle disputes with the German commissioner. Robert G. Morris and staff prepare test cases while a new American commissioner is sought.
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Morris
Associated Press
Washington
Mixed Claims Commission
United States
Germany
Justice Day
Supreme Court
Edwin B. Parker
Texas
Harding
Mr. Day
Judes Parker
Wilhelm Kiesselbach
Lusitania
Judge Parker
Commission
No Action Toward Selecting Premier in London
London May 21. No move has been made to fill the vacant premiership and the successor to Mr Bonar Law remains speculative. Parliament is not in session, the king consults via intermediaries, and the Conservative party is deeply divided. Marquis Curzon and Stanley Baldwin are both seen as leading potential nominees.
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Associated Press
London
Bonar Law
Marquis Curzon
Stanley Baldwin
Britain to dispatch cruisers and sweepers to Russia
London May 21 Preparations are under way at Chatham and Portsmouth for the immediate dispatch of four light cruisers and seven mine sweepers to Russian waters as reported by the Daily Herald. The paper also notes movements of British warships in the Mediterranean toward the Dardanelles, possibly enroute to the Black Sea, signaling more than a diplomatic rupture with Russia. The Herald’s claim lacks corroboration elsewhere and follows its pro Bolshevik stance linked to Lord Curzon’s note to the Russian soviet.
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Associated Press
London
Chatham
Portsmouth
Daily Herald
Mediterranean
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Great Britain
Russia
the Herald
Lord Curzon
Pessimism on Chinese Parley Reported in Washington
May 21 reports from American officials in China warn of bleak prospects for freeing hostages held by brigands. Officials expect the only practical path is through the Peking diplomatic council and direct negotiations, with Washington staying aligned with Schurman and colleagues to seek a peaceful release.
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Associated Press
Washington
China
State Department
Peking
Schurman
Department
Diplomatic Council
First Spotted Fever Case Reported in Gallatin County
Bozeman May 21 The first spotted fever case in Gallatin County was reported today. James Burrel age 6 pupil of Logan school was taken home to Clarkston very ill after a wood tick bite days earlier. A related case had been found weeks ago in Sixteen Mile Canyon Meagher County.
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Associated Press
Bozeman
Gallatin County
James Burrel
Logan School
Clarkston
Sixteen Mile Canyon
Meagher County
Earth tremors felt in Helena Montana on Tuesday morning
Two distinct tremors were felt in Helena at 1:15 am with about one minute between shocks. The second quake was strong enough to make heavily built structures shake, and observers noted waves rolling from west to east across the area.
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Helena
Mont
Murphy Assault Case Heads To Jury In Yesterday Trial
The John F P Murphy assault case against J E Barry over an Aug 3 shooting proceeds toward a jury verdict after a day of contested testimony. Barry testified he was drunk, faced a knife and gun incident at Harry Scotts 107 South Main, and Murphy shot him in the back as he fled. Murphy claimed Barry abused him first and he carried a gun only to defend himself. The trial featured sharp courtroom clashes. judge warned against improper conduct.
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John FP. Murphy
J. E. Barry
Lynch
Barry
Harry Scott
South Main Street
Scott
Murphy
Hans Meyer
Main Street
Greeks Face War If Turkey Demands Indemnity
Greek Foreign Minister M. Alexandris warned in Lausanne that Turkey’s insistence on war to settle Greece’s indemnity claims could force Greece to accept the challenge and withdraw from the conference. He noted Greece seeks peace but will defend its honor if pushed, as tensions rise over refugees, prisoner treatment, and renewed Turkish troop movements into Eastern Thrace.
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Lausanne
Turkey
Gage
Associated Press
Greece
M. Alexandris
Constantine
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Thrace
Mudania
Allen Surrenders to Boston Police
William R. Allen former Montana lieutenant governor surrendered to Boston police on indictments charging larceny of 600000 and conspiracy to steal funds from the Boston Montana corporation and its subsidiaries the Boston Montana Development company Montana Southern Railway and Boston Montana Milling and Power company all three subsidiaries of the Boston Montana corporation.
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Associated Press
Boston
William R. Allen
Montana
Boston-Montana Corporation
Boston-Montana Development Company
Montana Southern Railway Company
Boston-Montana Milling and Power Company
No trace found of missing Viola Jauran in Montana river jams
Arlee Mont May 21 Two log jams in the Jocko river on the Flathead Indian reservation were dynamited today as teams labored through the night to recover the body of Viola Jauran four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jauran of Evaro The tot disappeared Sunday during a family picnic and more than 100 searchers scoured the mountains but no trace was found
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Associated Press
Arlee
Mont
Jocko River
Flathead Indian Reservation
Viola Jauran
Five Die as Truck Hit by Passenger Train Near Franklin
Five members of Hert Williams family were killed and another man was fatally injured when a passenger train struck a truck moving them from Franklin to Germantown. The injured driver Jess Gross and Solen Kindred survived. Bert Williams witnessed the tragedy. The victims include Mrs. Margaret Williams, 53, and her daughter Sarah, 13, plus Lella Williams and her two children.
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Associated Press
Franklin
Ohio
Hert Williams
Carlisle
Here
Williams
Germantown
Margaret Williams
Sarah Williams
Lella Williams
Mary Louise
Jess Gross
Solen Kindred
Gross
Bert Williams
Rockefeller kin dies in Los Angeles at 69
Funeral services were held today for Frank D. Jenkins a reported nephew of John D. Rockefeller who died Saturday at his Los Angeles home aged 69 the Associated Press reports from Los Angeles May 21.
Bodies of foreigners recovered from Rio Grande near Laredo
Thirty two bodies, believed to be Italians and other foreigners, fatally harmed and robbed while attempting to enter the United States, were recovered from the Rio Grande near Laredo, Texas. Most were long submerged and could not be identified.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Rio Grande River
Laredo
Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Tragic snow slide kills four workers on Denver line
A massive snowslide struck tunnel 82 on the Denver and Salt Lake railroad between Corona and Dixie Lake in Colorado, killing four workers and injuring two others. Foreman John P. Stewart among the wounded. relief parties rushed to the scene as bodies were recovered. The accident occurred on the snowbound mountain shed above The Top o' the World at 11,660 feet, delaying travel on the divide.
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Associated Press
Denver
Denver & Salt Lake
Corona
Dixie Lake
Col
Thomas J. Thom
Pete Zarkoff
Alfred Anderson
John P. Stewart
John Thompson
William R. Pierce
Convict Killed After Jump From Train Near Forsyth
George Griffith an escaped convict who leaped from a passenger train while returning to a penitentiary was found dead on the Yellowstone river bank six miles east of Forsyth. His skull was fractured, likely from striking the window frame. Deputy Warden Martin of Oregon State Prison and Sheriff George M. Chapin of Rosebud county led the search, locating the body near Lan dry after days of pursuit.
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Associated Press
Billings
Mont
George Griffith
Forsyth
Yellowstone River
Liberty
Martin
Oregon State Prison
Salem
George M. Chapin
Rosebud County
Landry
Uprising of Moro fanatics in Pata crushed by constabulary
Manila May 22 suppression of the Moro religious uprising on Pata near Jolo ends with 25 natives killed, including leader Akbara, after a detachment of insular constabulary routed the insurgents. Governor General Wood reports no word from Pata yet but confidence grows that the revolt is halted. Reinforcements believe to scatter remnants and deter further gatherings.
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Associated Press
Manila
Pata
Jolo
Sulu
Akbara
Insular
Leonard Wood
Renewed drive seeks $8500 to finish Butte highway fund
Motorists must contribute $8500 more before federal funds unlock for Butte’s civic paving project. At a noon meeting of promoters in Silver Bow club, 40 percent of auto owners had paid. organizers pledge intensified solicitor effort this week to reach the remainder.
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Butte
Rowe
Paying Pond Committee
Montana
Chamber of Ecommerce
Sumthawalana
Wound Fatal to Oregon Sheriff Dunlap Dies in Albany Shootout
Will J Puntap Linn county sheriff died from a bullet wound after a running street fight with two men sought as automobile thieves. A murder charge was filed. George Parker and Art Beckley were moved from the hospital to the county jail amid lynching threats. Dunlap formerly starred football at Oregon Agricultural College.
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Associated Press
Albany
Ore
Will J Puntap
Linn
George Parker
Parker
Art Beckley
Dunlap
Oregon Agricultural College
Portland Man Supports Montana Road Plan Letter
Portland Oregon resident Frank Reynolds writes a check for 10 dollars to support a proposed Montana street to Harrison avenue road project. He notes the value of good roads, cites fuel efficiency comparisons, and urges further contributions to improve regional highways. Reynolds signs with best wishes for good roads.
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Pacific Coast Weldene Co
Portland
Ore
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Mont
Montana Street
Harrison Avenue
Montana
Reynolds
Saves Man's Life Then Kills Him
In Rochester New York on May 3 a motorist saved a drowning man from a creek near Brockport but was later fatally injured when struck by a car. Herman Chapman, 65, of Brockport, pulled the swimmer from the water and then was knocked down and suffered a fractured skull after returning to the highway with his wife.
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Rochester
N. Y
Lake Roa
Clarkson Corners
Frankey
Brockport
Herbert Chapman
Clarkson
Akes
Chapman
Ahey
Dow
Auto bandits make big haul in Los Angeles robbery
Los Angeles May 21. Automobile bandits shot Day Antink, Sun Dru cashier, and fled with 38.35 in a satchel to the bank. Antink, lightly wounded, said he believed the robbers’ car driver was struck by one of his bullets as they fled.
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Los Angeles
Antink
Sun Dru Company
Driver Foltz Faces Manslaughter Charge In Local Accident
William Foltz, driver of a stage, is charged with manslaughter after Jackson Brandon, 12, was fatally struck on the Anaconda road near the Gregson Springs cutoff Sunday morning. Foltz pleaded not guilty. bond set at 2500 by deputies Bourquin and Vines. Funeral for Brandon to be held at White funeral parlor with Rev. Wolfe officiating. Brandon to receive posthumous Boy Scout honor. Interment at Mount Moriah cemetery.
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Jackson Brandon
Anaconda Road
William Foltz
Anaconda
Gregson Springs
Butte-Anaconda
Justice O'Neill
J. J. Bourquin
Foltz
Harrison Avenue
Steve Des Jardins
Charles F. Wolfe
Grace Methodist Episcop Church
Ben Owen
Scout Brandon
Butte
Sco
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Torgerson
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Cedarhurst
Mr. Croker
White
Colorado
James H. Rowe
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
the Elks
Paul Jones
le Hang Ho
Oregon
Portland Man
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