Revisions settle battle over St. Paul reorganization plan
New York Nov 20 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway reorganization terms were revised by Kuhn Loeb and the National City Company to satisfy dissenting bondholders and stockholders led by George E Roosevelt and Ernest Iselin. A five voting trustees provision delays voting power until 1930 and signals a path to end the receivership and restore financial health with broad creditor support.
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New York
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Company
George E. Roosevelt
Edwin ©. Jameson
Globe and Rutgers Insurance Company
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb & Co
St. Paul
Mr. Kahn
Roosevelt
W. E. Roosevelt
Union Pacific
E. H. Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
George Roosevelt
Modern Aladdin cartoon daily on Classified Page
A Briggs cartoon titled A Modern Aladdin appears each day on the newspaper's Classified Page. The signature or panel is noted as P. S. A Briggs, contributing a recurring visual feature for readers.
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P. S
Briggs
Classified
Foley 19 Cleared Of Charges Made On Shenandoah Case
The Shenandoah navy court of inquiry exonerated Capt. Paul Foley on charges that he sought to sway Mrs. Margaret Rose Lansdowne testimony. The court dismissed the judge advocate’s case and resumed the inquiry, also hearing Capt. Charles P. Clark. Secretary Wilbur referred a letter from Mrs. Lansdowne’s counsel asking the court be discharged. officials will review the matter for several days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shenandoah Navy Court of
Paul Foley
Margaret Rose Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Mitchell
Charles P. Clark
Army Air Service
Foley
Hilary P. Jones
Wilbur
Campbell
Navy
Joseph E. Davies
Detective Murder in Pueblo Husband Kills Admirer
Pueblo, Nov. 20. James T. Murray 45 after summoning two detectives to watch him shot W. P. Holland, alleged lover of Murray's wife. He admitted slashing his wife’s throat earlier and leaving her in a school yard. Mrs. Murray survived a hospital. Holland slightly wounded. both men in jail.
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Pueblo
James T. Murray
W. P. Holland
Murray
Holland
Divorce in 20 minutes for Wilmington wife
Mrs Katherine Thompson Wood of Wilmington obtained a divorce from former Lieut Osborne C Wood in 20 minutes in superior court on statutory grounds. Testimony alleged infidelity with a Tampa hotel case involving a woman named Essington. Wood did not contest. he was represented in court.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Katherine Thompson “Wood
Henry B. Thompson
Osborne C. Wood
Wood
Philippine Islands
Tampa
Fla
Samuel Ross
Philadelphia
Essington
Ross
Atlanta
Europe
Asia
Paris
Queen Alexandra Dies at Sandringham After Long Reign
England mourns as Queen Alexandra وفاة, widow of Edward VII, dies at Sandringham at 5:25 pm after a heart attack. The Danish princess, mother to George V, lived from 1844 to 1925, celebrated for her charm, frugality, and public affection in England. Her funeral plan noted burial in Norfolk.
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Associated Press
Sandringham
England
Mother Alexandra
King George V
Marie
Prince of Wales
Princess of Wales
Edward VII
Queen Alexandra
Bandringham
Duke of York
Sandringham House
Norfolk
Alexandra
Edward VII of England
Henrietta Maria
Charles I
Christian IX
Denmark
Albert Edward
Victoria
Copenhagen
Queen Victoria
Queen Mother
George V
Princess Mary
Secret Orders Barred From Italy Senate OKs Ban
Rome Nov 20 The bill abolishing secret societies in Italy, already passed by the chamber of deputies, was adopted by the senate 142 to 10 after a lengthy debate led by Premier Mussolini. He rejected claims the campaign against Free Masonry isolates Italy. Senator Grace was among the few dissenters, warning the law may disrupt public liberty.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Mussolini
Grace
Death-Defying study on intestinal fluke by Dr Barlow
Dr C H Barlow medical missionary to China swallowed 32 live fluke specimens to study the parasite in Hopkins lab after lacking Chinese lab gear. His work culminates in a 14 year research published in the American Journal of Hygiene titled Life Cycle of the Human Intestinal Fluke. The parasite is a repulsive flat creature sometimes over an inch long.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
C. H. Barlow
China
Johns Hopkins University
American Journal of Hygiene
Barlow
Hopkins
Platt Sees Vast Pan-Western Trade Opportunity
H V Platt general manager of the Oregon Short Line argues for intermountain and Pacific coast cooperation to spur Pan Western alliance. He notes population shifts westward raise demand for intermountain raw materials and Pacific coast manufacturing, citing a Smithfield Utah canning plant serving 1.2 million Angelenos and a growing cross regional market.
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California
Montana
Pacific Coast
Intermountain
Los Angeles
Pan-Western Alliance
H. V. Platt
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Butte Station
Platt
Metermountain
Smithfield
Utah
Mr. Platt
Mystery letters stall Rhinelander case adjournment
The Rhinelander annulment suit was adjourned to Monday amid wild rumors of settlements and scandal. Isaac Mills dismissed withdrawal claims while two sensational letters from Leonard Rhinelander to his bride prompted the adjournment to allow investigators to protect his client’s interests.
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Associated
Bebaen
Rhinelander
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Isaac N. Mills
Alice
Mills
Death by delayed love letter linked to Harte
Richard Bret Harte, grandson of Bret Harte, died in a Paris Montparnasse apartment after a special delivery letter, delayed by three hours, failed to arrive. His body found with gas jets on, a scrawled note began to say it was his last letter as he died. Born in Philadelphia in 1889, he had struggled with literary success.
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Associated Press
Paris
Navy
Richard Bret Harte
Bret Harte
Montparnasse
Harte
Philadelphia
Federal court plans eight juries daily in Butte trials
In U S district court at Butte Judge Bourquin opened with 102 liquor law cases, 11 guilty pleas totaling 16 months jail and $1,000 in fines, 3 deaths, 2 not found, 1 guilty on one count. Thirteen defaults were entered as 60 jurors were drawn for a March 8 session, with eight trials daily. The venue list totals 60 names, to be served while Bourquin is in Missoula. The Emigh Bourquin firm led in 21 arraignments.
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Purin Chaps
Rer Breannited States District Court
Butte
Bourquin
Inter
Montana
Massoula
John Emigh
Justin J. Bourquin
Toledo Women Are Victims of Slugger
Toledo, Nov 20. A fourth woman was slugged this week and seventh since last week as police and railroad detectives hunt a serial attacker. Mrs J G Knight, 36, was struck from behind by a club, crushing her head as she cried for help. Victims include two deaths and five others in serious condition.
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Associated Press
Toledo
J. G. Knight
Stephenson to enter Indiana state prison for life
Noblesville, Nov 20. D C Stephenson, former grand dragon of Indiana Ku Klux Klan, will be moved to the Indiana state prison in Michigan City early tomorrow to serve a life term for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis. Last minute attempts for a new trial failed as Judge Sparks ruled against him this afternoon. Oberholtzer, who died after taking poison following an alleged abduction and attack by Stephenson last March.
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Associated Press
Noblesville
D. c
Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Michigan City
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Sparks
Miss Oberholtzer
Progress Of Sex Frontiers For Women At Montana Congress
Miss Helen Bennett of Chicago told delegates at the girls vocational congress that frontiers are mental and spiritual, not gone. Mrs. M. J. Hutchens spoke of changing ideas on higher education for women and the need for a vocation plus avocation. Dr Caroline McGill urged marriage as partnership and emphasized child care and home management. Mrs C D Wiggenhorn outlined new vocational guidance for young women as President Atkinson welcomed the event. The congress, drawing its largest enrollment in 11 years, will close tomorrow noon at the State college Bozeman.
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Associated Press
Bozeman
Helen Bennett
Chicago
State College
M. J. Hutchens
Missoula
American Association of University Women
Caid
Caroline McGill
Butte
McGill
C. D. Wiggenhorn
Billings
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Atkinson
Nto
Cruelty in Georgia convict camps exposed by official inquiry
Georgia State Representative Emmett Williams, head of the penitentiary committee, released sub committee findings detailing harsh punishments in convict camps. Reports describe prisoners chained to posts, suspended for hours, or confined in shallow boxes with molasses on faces to attract flies. Other camps reportedly used stock and sweat boxes.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Navy
Georgia
Emmett Williams
House
Willams
Williams
Wil Hams
Butte Girl Scouts Award Highest Honor Medals
The Girl Scout court of awards at the Y M C A in Butte presented first class medals to Lilly Thomas Elizabeth Perham and Helen Ralston. Each earned ten merit badges across activities including laundering cooking signaling nursing needlework outdoor work and swimming. This was the only 1925 session with Marie McCafferty the previous recipient. The entire Butte Scouts organization of over 200 members attended.
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Girl Scout Court of Awards
Butte
Lilly Thomas
Elizabeth Perham
Helen Ralston
W. O. Speer
Scouts
Marie McCafferty
Court of Awards
Butters Scouts
Uni
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