Butte Flood and Storm Left City in Darkness and Damage
Two severe hail storms and a powerful electrical storm struck Butte causing floods that damaged stores and restaurants, bent doors, and swept animals through streets. Telegraph lines failed, the B A P electric train halted, and hotel interiors were soaked with hail, water, and debris as workers cleared rooms into the night.
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Butte
Taft Hotel
East Broadway
Wyoming Street
Buite
Ana‘onda
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Montana Street
Spanish steamers to quit America
The Spanish Royal Mail line will suspend all American sailings, says local agent Llanso. The Prince de Sarrastegul sails Cadiz May 20 and arrives New York June 11 as the last voyage here. Ships will divert to Havana and Vera Cruz due to conflict between U.S. and Spanish liquor laws.
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Associated Seas
York
Royal Mail Steamship Line
Barcelona
New
aLis Llanso
Supreme Court
Prince de Sarrastegui
Cadiz
New York
Llanso
Havana
Vera Cruz
Prince de Satrastegul
Senate Action in Paris Ends Cabinet Resignations
Premier Poincare and his cabinet submitted resignations to President Millerand but he declined to accept. The senate had refused to proceed with the trial of Marcel Cachin and other communists, cited as the reason for the ministerial crisis and alleged lack of confidence in the cabinet.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poincare
Millerand
Senate
Marcel Cachin
M. Poincare
Miller
Council of Ministers
High Court
M Cachin
Therfore
van Miller
Chinese Soldiers Attack Bandits Near Taoshwang
Gunfire near Taoschwang suggests government troops clash with bandits in the hills or internal bandit fighting after a conference. Brigands reportedly moved captives from Paotu mountain two miles back into the hills as troops, under Tsao Kun, pursue the plan to dig the bandits out.
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Associated Press
Tsaochwang
Paotu Mountain
Tsao Kun
Shantung
Tichun
Morris resigns from War Claims Commission in Washington
Robert C. Morris of New York resigns as American agent before the German American Mixed Claims Commission. Harding announces the move aimed at expediting the war damages settlement process totaling about a billion and a half dollars. Edwin P. Parker of Houston is named to succeed Morris on the commission.
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Washington, Bay
Robert C. Morris
New York
Mixed Claims Commission
Harding
White House
Morris
Claims Commission
William R. Day
The
Supreme Cour
Commission
Eawin P. Parker
Houston
Texas
Germany
Parker
Widow's savings lost as home burns to ground
A noon fire destroyed Mrs. John Burke's cottage at 2211 Silver Bow street in Butte. The widow, with four sons at school, lost cash saved for a rainy day and all furnishings and clothing. Neighbors helped contain the blaze and housed the family afterward.
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John Burke
Silver Bow Street
Montana Wheat Crop Reaches 50 Million Bushels
Helena reports figures from V m senior for Montana Fallroad mission showing a season wheat crop near 50 million bushels. Rail haul projections by carrier include Great Northern 27,800,268. Northern Pacific 9,827,914. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul 10,018,222. Burlington & Quincy 703,560. Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie 1,440,000. Oregon Short Line 77,00. Montana Wyoming & Southern 26,400. White Sulphur Springs & Yellowstone Park 43,000. total 49,950,964. The state estimates the crop near 50 million bushels.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
V m
Montana
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault ,Ste. Marie
Oregon Short Line
Montana, Wyoming & Southern
White Sulphur Springs
Yellwestone Park
Murderer Saved by Habeas Corpus in Arizona
Manuel Martinez faced execution in Florence but a writ of habeas corpus halted the death sentence. Warden Sims was ordered to produce Martinez in Pinal County Superior Court at 9:30 Saturday morning. Robert Quiroz, Mexican consul in Phoenix, filed the application. Martinez was to be hanged for the August murder of Frank Pearson.
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Tucson
Ariz
Manuel Martinez
Norrow
Sims
State
Florence
Martinez
Superior ‘Court
Pinal County
Robert Quiroz
Phoenix
Frank Pearson
Daughters Die Trying to Save Mother in Blaze
Four women perished in a Clarksbore fire while attempting to rescue their mother from flames. The family, identified as the Minney household, was found in a chimney-occupied room as flames engulfed the residence. An amount of $2,000 was reportedly involved in the incident.
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Miney
Clarksbore
Lawton Pastor Wins Appeals Suspension Case
In Indianapolis on May 24 sixty six leaders of the Presbyterian bar filed a protest with the general assembly. They condemned yesterday's action against the doctrines preached by Harry Emerson Poschek in the First Presbyterian Church of New York. Fundamentalists attempted to vote the protest out, but moderator Dr. Charles Wishart ruled it admissible without assembly consent.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Presbyterian Bar of the
United States
General Assembly
Harry Emerson
Poschek
First Presbyterian Church of
New York
Charles Wish
Art
Treasury nears Pittman act silver purchase goal
The treasury needs only five million ounces more to fulfill Pittman act purchases. Director Scobey said the mint is rapidly reducing the remaining amount. It was predicted that the five million ounces left will be bought by June 1.
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Pres
Washington
Treasury
Pittman
Scobey
Mint
Propaganda plan outlined by mining leader at Spokane meet
In Spokane Washington delegates hear a mining leader warn that red propaganda will be fought vigorously. He cites dispatches and press indifference to expose production and distribution. William Sloan of British Columbia urges Western people with funds to press resource development to aid the Northwest.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington, D.C
American Mining Con Aren
Northwest Mining Sso
Curi
Supreme Court of Ms
Callbreath
West
Northwest
William Sloan
British Columbia
Slayer Gardner reprieved on plea of sisters
May 24 1922 George Gardner condemned for the murder of deputy sheriff Gordon Stuart near Welby Washington was granted a reprieve until the state pardon board meets again. The delay followed a insanity finding by a commission appointed by Governor Mabey after pleas from two sisters of the condemned man. Gardner and his common law wife Ada Gorans were involved in the killings at the Gardner ranch home on April 15 1922.
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George Gardner
Utah
State Pardon Board
Mabey
Therisoner
Iinaey
Gardner
Gordon Stuart
Gardner Ranch
Welby
Wah
Ada’ Gorans
Communists Clash in Gelsenkirchen With Dozens Dead
AP reports eight people killed in Gelsenkirchen as the communist seizure of police headquarters sparked bitter fighting with defense forces. The police HQ was seized and set on fire amid heavy destruction. Between 70 and 80 wounded. May 24.
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Gelsenkirdi
Harding Pleads For Return To Pavement Founders
President tells educators the preamble to the Constitution is the best course to patriotism and citizenship. Road agents yesterday collected 1680 dollars from automobile owners. balance to be raised is 4720 dollars.
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Harding
Pavement
AIS
PERSHING SPEAKS ON EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY
President Harding addressed delegates from 50 educational agencies urging a chart for education patriotism and citizenship as the nations best course. He warned against illusions of easy money and urged citizens to fund Montana road improvements with a balance of 4 720 dollars while solicitors reported progress and enthusiasm.
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Washington
Harding
Tarding Aid III
Montana Way
James H. Rowe
Carthage Floods Cut City Off After Cloudburst
May 24 report from Carthage describes a severe cloudburst washing out roads and tracks, flooding homes and destroying parts of the municipal plant. Several business houses were flooded and several residents were rescued from damaged homes as darkness halted rescue efforts. no deaths or serious injuries reported at that hour.
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Carthage
Mon
Kent
All Aires
Shelby to Be Dry as Jackson Declares
British Columbia authorities patrol highways with machine gun motorcycles to curb liquor smuggling into the United States. Carl F. Jackson, prohibition director for the Pacific Northwest, reports from Seattle that agents will patrol Shelby Montana ahead of a July 4 rodeo as Dempsey Hofer fight draw crowds, with six agents to monitor routes from Canada into Montana until after the event.
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Ated Press
Seattle
Warn
Colwmon
United States
Carl F. Jackson
Jackson
Shelby
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Ho
Mr. Jackson
Washington
Canada
Montana
SMR
Texas police seek three more after double train wreck
Fort Worth police hunt six suspects in the Texas Pacific passenger train wreck near Cisco Dothan that killed six. One man jailed in Cisco gave conflicting stories about the crash and the motive. Five victims identified include E C Reynolds Weatherford A Randall of Fort Worth and Charles Baker a Fort Worth porter. Officials say the wreck occurred at 2 20 am after a switch was tampered with and a train struck a standing engine amid a blaze.
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Associated
Frep
Fort Worth
Texas
Fort Worth’ Police Department
Texas & Pacific
Dothan
Cisco
E. C. Reynolds
Weatherford A. Randall
Fort Werh Deep
Schewan
Ian
Charles Baker
Soe
Swelleh
Tegwiating Ouhr
Pice
Roche
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Silver Bow Creek
America
Millerang
General Boulanger
Caillaux
Malvy
Cachin
WAR Claims Commission
U. S
Lawton
Presbyterian Assembly
Colum
Pershing
Rowe
Hiray
Erpin
Charles Wizemann
Solleitors
Jamea Hi Rowe
Butter Road
Cotun
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