House of Commons erupts in disorder over unemployment
In London on November 16, debates in the House of Commons over unemployment and the coal crisis sparked two bouts of disorder. Viscount Cecil in the Lords accused the government of Geneva conference failure while MPs shouted for Baldwin, forcing the speaker to adjourn and later resume amid acrimonious exchanges seeking a remedy for rising distress among coal miners.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Viscount Cecil
House of Lords
Geneva
Ramsay MacDonald
Baldwin
Philip Cunliffe Lister
Board of Trade
Laborites
McMullin Record Investigated After Washington Trial Stir
Official probe in Huntington county concerns William J. McMullin once tied to Burns Detective agency. He faced four charges including reckless driving and failing to stop, paid $40 in fines and costs after acquittal. Varner, a highway patrolman, was cleared of bribery claims linked to McMullin.
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Associated Press
Huntington
William J. McMullin
Burns Detective Agency
Sinclair
Varner
Harrisburg
McMullin
Quarrel over fifty cents leads to murder in Butte
Jurors hear how a dispute over fifty cents in a dice game at a coffee house sparked a fatal assault. The state contends Angelo Kapetanakis killed George Stefanakis after Stefanakis threw a leather cup at him. Kapetanakis seeks self defense.
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Angelo Kapetanakis
George Stefanakis
Butte
Kapetanakis
Stefanakis
Britain seeks union with U S in empire defense
Chicago observer Charles Edward Russell testified at the McAndrew trial claiming Britain aims to avert empire disintegration by uniting with the United States. Russell, former British public information commissioner, spoke amid charges that British propaganda appeared in American history texts and contributed to McAndrew’s removal for insubordination.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Great Britain
United States
Charles Edward Russell
New York
William McAndrew
Russell
England
William Hale Thompson
McAndrew
Thompson
J. Lewis Coath
Whitehall Business Men Finance Beet Growers Expansion
Whitehall business leaders back a three year plan to plant 100 acres of sugar beets annually, fund machinery and labor, and market the crop on a 320 acre ranch. Contracts already total about 600 acres with 500 more expected near Manhattan, signaling factory construction within two years and a $25,000 local distribution next year.
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Whitehall
M. B. Sullivan
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Missoula
Butte
Manhattan
Britons Aiming For 4000 Mile Nonstop Flight To India
Capt. R. H. MacIntosh and Bert Hinckler fly the monoplane Princess Xenia from Uphaven toward Karachi covering 4000 miles. No news today. sighted over Manston airdrome 120 miles from start. Estimated 90 mph. fuel for 50 hours. Plane weighs five tons and will be lightened as fuel is burned.
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Associated Press
London
India
R. H. MacIntosh
Bert Hinckler
Uphaven
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Princess Xenia
Manston
Kent
England
Air Ministry
Asia
Karachi
Germany
Poland
Russia
Caspian Sea
Afghanistan
Royal Air Force
Xenia
Ways Members Take Steps to End Tax Actions
The House Ways and Means Committee approved two measures to speed tax dispute settlements. A closing agreement would bind taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service unless fraud or misrepresentation occurs. The panel also backed higher salaries for bureau staff including a $7,500 cap for 23 general counsel assistants and 26 administrative technical experts.
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Associated Presse
Washington, D. C
Board of Tax Appeals
House
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Ogden Mills
General Counsel
Red Cross Seeks 1928 Roll Call Momentum in Butte
Red Cross committees in Butte push for a strong 1928 membership drive beginning Armistice Day. Businesses pledge one dollar per employee for full 100 percent company enrollment. Nationwide effort targets five million members with government and post office backing.
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Butte
Red Cross Committee
Red Cross
Navy
John ©. Ryan
Ant Ws
Post Office Department
Alexander says he did fair thing by comely Denver girl
In New York a 32 year old Denver woman Miss Clara E. O'Reilly seeks $1,000 a month for life from insurance broker William F. Alexander. He admitted promising the payments in 1924 and now defends claiming he did the fair thing and will draw the line somewhere.
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Alexander
Denver
Associated Press
New York
Col
Supreme Court
Clara E. O'Reilly
William F. Alexander
Boland 19 Named an Alderman to Succeed Father
Leo Boland son of the late Patrick Boland of the Third ward was appointed by the city council to fill his father’s unexpired aldermanic term. He won 12 to 2 over Charles Deane and was sworn in by Mayor Beadle. Boland pledged to cooperate and thanked the council for support during his father’s illness and after his death.
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Leo Boland
Patrick Boland
Boland
Charles Deane
Beadle
Loehrie Named Montana Bank Superintendent
Arthur J Loehrie, cashier of the United States National Bank of Deer Lodge, is named by Gov J E Erickson to succeed J G Larson as state superintendent of banks, effective Jan 1 1928. Loehrie helped build the Deer Lodge bank to one million in resources after organizing the U S National Bank in 1910.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
J. E. Erickson
Arthur J. Loehrie
United States National Bank of Deer Lodge
Jay G. Larson
Larson
Pacific Coast
Leonard Q. Skelton
Conrad Bank
Federal Bank
Standard
Arthur J. Lochrie
United States National Bank of
Deer Lodge
J. G. Larson
Osceola
Iowa
Simmons & Company
Drummond State Bank
Drummond
United States Natonal Bank
Powell Building and Loan Association
Splendor of Mellon Wedding Tops Pittsburgh Affairs
The wedding of Sarah Cordelia Mellon and Alan Magee Scaife drew vast attention in Pittsburgh with a reception and wedding supper for 1,000 guests. A temporary entertainment structure on the Mellon estate in outer Fifth Avenue cost $100,000 to erect for the event. The bride is niece of Secretary of the Treasury A. W. Mellon who attended from Washington.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Sarah Cordelia Mellon
R. B. Mellon
Alan Magee Scaife
Mellon
Fifth Avenue
Farm congress opposes government price fixing plan
At Kansas City final session of the American Farm congress delegates voiced near unanimous opposition to government price fixing to stabilize agriculture. While W L Thomason of Platte City urged McNary Haugen style relief, the resolution panel referred a surplus proposal to the board for study and favored shifting crops and expanding foreign markets over statutory price setting.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
American Farm Congress
Resolutions Committee
W. L. Thomason
Platte City
W. S. Drummond
Board of Governors
G O P Preparing for Next Session
The Republican committee on committees in the house meets December 1 to fill vacancies on standing committees. Most positions are expected to be filled with little contest except two: Estep of Pennsylvania for the Ways and Means Committee and Nelson of Wisconsin for the Pensions Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Republican Committee On Committees
House
Harry A. Estep
Pennsylvania
John M. Nelson
Wisconsin
Estep
Nelson
Thanksgiving Turkey Prices Rise in 1927 Market
The 1927 Thanksgiving turkey is described as a haughty exclusive bird likely to cost at least 55 cents for top fowl with possible 60 cent bids. Reports from Montana and the east side indicate short supplies raising prices, while dressed birds fetch 45 to 48 cents and a Columbus carload sold at 44 cents. Freight and shrinkage drive the per pound cost up, making the best birds costly while cheaper options remain available.
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Montana
Butte
East Side
Columbus
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