Girl dies after quarrel ends in Lysol death trap
Charles Knight of Butte, a bond salesman, faced a tragic sequence starting with a quarrel with Edith Taylor at St John’s church. The pair attended a wedding dance before retiring to a hotel room where she drank Lysol and died at St James hospital forty five minutes later. Knight claimed the quarrel had been settled.
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Edith Taylor
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Butte
Charles Knight
Leggat Hotel
Knight
Charles Chapman
West Park Street
Frank Anderson
Tor Knight
Walter Reichle
St. James’ Hospital
Sie
Coen and
Maldon
Panama House
Uta Avenue
Cohen
Muldoon
St. James
Alfred C Bedford Dies Of Heart Attack At 61 In New Jersey
Alfred Cotton Bedford chairman of the board of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey died at his East Norwich home from heart trouble at age 61. Funeral services planned in Oyster Bay and burial in Brooklyn. Bedford rose from a young clerk at 17 to high ranking executive, succeeding John D Archbold as president and later chairman.
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Lea Preae
Alfred Cotton Bedford
Standard Ol Company
New Jersey
East Norwich
Tno
Brooklyn
Oyster Bay
Bedford
Standard Dld
John D. Archbold
Mr. Bedford
Standard
Standard Oil Company of
Yellowstone Trail manager Cooley to visit Butte
Cooley, general manager of the Yellowstone Trail Association, arrives in Butte to meet Chamber of Commerce officials at 4 o'clock for an ideas exchange. The trail runs from Boston to Beattie and is clearly marked along its length. Butte leads in membership and has two executive council members, Daly and Hestet, with an upcoming Western Montana event in Jefferson Island on Oct 12.
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H. ©. Cooley
Butte
Asocration
Chamber of Commerce
Cooley
Boston
Beattie
Moore
Tlon
W. B. Daly
JK. Hestet
Daly
Hestet
Western Montana Association
Jefferson Island
Tongs Sign Pact End The Prostitution Turmoil
The Hip Sing and On Leong tongs signed a new agreement to end recent intermittent pros titutions across the country. Kee, mediator in the Chinese Quarter, presided at a solemn meeting where Wong Get, Hip Sing leader, and Lee Gee Min, On Leong leader, witnessed the signing of a hop tung pledge.
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New York
Hip- Sing
On-Leong Tongs
Kee
Wong Get
Hip-Sing ‘Lader
Lee Gee Min
On-Leong Enlet
Yankees Continue Fight Against Moroccan Rebels
In Ourzzan Morocco on Sept 21 American Sheridan squadron aviators say they are justified serving for the sultan and will remain through the campaign. They have not sworn oaths or signed enlistment papers and may leave service anytime. Colonel Sweeney and Captains Holden Bullen Cousins Susan and Mustane, with French officers, joined two raids. Paris says the Moroccan affair is between the Sultan and the aviators, not the US government, despite Washington's ruling they violate U.S. law.
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Associated Press
Ourzzan
Morocco
Sheridan Squadron
State Department
Associated ‘Yrewe
Mororca
Prey
Charles Sweeney
Holden
Bullen
Cousins
Susan
Mustane
Paris
Mate Department
Washington
United
Shenandoah Survivors Tell Of Heroic Deaths In Disaster
Survivors and an army observer testified at the naval court of inquiry that Lieut Commander Zachary Lansdowne and the Shenandoah crew went to their deaths trying to control the airship near Ava Ohio on September 3. They praised officers including navigator C E Bowen and captain Lansdowne for courage as the ship broke apart in a sudden squall.
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Lansdowne
Amsocutea Press
Lakehurst
Zachary. Lanedowne
Ava
Ohio
Naval Court of Inquiry
C. G. Hall
Army Air Service
Hall
C. E. Bowen
Lansdows Benlden
Themelves
Ban French posters at Legion meeting
Omaha plans for a subdued city image during the American Legion convention next month after officials recalled posters by the Society of Forty and Eight featuring Parisian wine girl motifs. Probes by city, county, and prohibition authorities found the ads violated the Volstead Act and deemed the liquor imagery undesirable.
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Associated Press
Omaha
American Legion Convention
Legion Convention Committee
W. C
Society of Forty and Eight
Curzon's Daughter Nominated as Labor Candidate
Stoke on Trent Sept 21 Lady Cynthia Mosley daughter of the late Marquis Curzon was unanimously nominated as the labor candidate for a parliamentary seat to represent this constituency The nomination makes her the sole prospect but she is unlikely to join the House before the next general election The socialist label given to her candidacy drew aristocratic commentary reflecting her father's prominence and waning influence
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Associated Press
Stoke-On-Trend
Cynthia Mosley
Marquis Curzon
Labor
Trail of slaver of officers sparks posse chase
By Associated Press Peoria Ill Sept 71 Joseph Spenrar coal miner who early fought shot and killed Sheriff Orville Litchfield of Marshall county and John Leonard chief of police at Teluca near here fled a Toluca house where he had barricaded himself and is now being hunted by a posse of about 100 men from Decatur called in to aid the chase.
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Associated Pree
Peoria
Joseph Spenrar
Sherith Orville Litchfield
Marshall County
John Leonard
Teluca
Here
Toluca
Decatur
Lost Grip Recovered Through Local Classified Ad
A downtown man reported losing his grip or traveling bus in the area and posted a Lost Ad in the classified section. The item was returned the same evening after inquiries. readers are urged to call Ad-Taker at Hutte 422 423 or Anaconda 47 for help with lost items.
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Hutte
Anaconda
Mitchell Ousted From All Duties By Chief Order
The Eighth Corps area commander Colonel William Mitchell was reliefed from further duty by order of Major General Ernest Inds. Mitchell is summoned for appearance before the aircraft investigating board in Washington as investigations proceed. A possible court martial would occur after hearings by the presidential aviation commission and the Shenandoah inquiry board conclude.
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William A. Mitchell
Washington
Mitchell
White House
Watt
Dwight W. Morrow
New
San Antonio
Witliam Mitchell
Assarax
Eighth Corpe
Corpm
Corpe
Presidential Aviation Commission
Shenandoah Inquiry Board
Temperatures Fall Across Midwest After First Equinox
The Midwest cooled sharply from a peak near 91 and fell to around 64 in Chicago by Saturday noon, then rose to 61 by midafternoon as a shadow change ended a brief heat spell. Greeley, Colorado reports a new fall first of season with eight inches of snow since Sept. 22, 1923.
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Chicago
Ansec
Greeley
Col
Debate over place of aircraft in U S defense policy
The wartime board opened a long hearing into American air power, revealing deep splits in the War Department over the role of air units versus other forces. Acting Secretary Davis sought calm amid reports of equipment shortages and funding needs as testimony from senior generals outlined policy and prospects.
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Washington
Special Air Board
War Department
Administration of
Army
Davis
Woothreigh
M. Patrick
Marine
Navy
Wis
Army Aid Service
Pantokys
John Ie Hines
Charge of betting at fair argued in Helena
In Helena on Sept 21 W H Poorman and others associated with a fair run are charged with conducting wagers on Morse racing in defiance of law. Attorneys for the defense claim the attorney general overstepped County Attorney Padbury in filing the charges, while the state contends the AG’s action was proper. Decision reserved.
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Helena
W. H. Poorman
Law ‘Association
Lester H. Loble
Carl Rasch
W. T. Piwott
Prohibition Policy Push Seen By Treasury Aide
Washington Sept one policy shift nears from Assistant Secretary Andrews outlining federal steps while leaving major enforcement to state and local authorities. The move follows dismissal of a New Orleans agent tied to a whip pocket liquor arrest and signals a clearer split of duties between federal and local forces. Andrews met with Attorney General Sargent to discuss the plan and its implications.
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Associated Pro
Washington
Andrews
The
Treasury
Sargent
Ruth Tabor Death Declared Accidental
Denver police say Ruth Tabor found scorched in her Denver South apartment likely died accidentally. Funds for burial were sent by relatives including Peter McCourt and Mrs Ralph McCabe as investigators continue to sort facts. The case remains officially unresolved with no definitive conclusion announced.
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Associated Prows
Chicago
Potter's Field
Ruth
Reno
Tabor
A. W. Tabor
Denver
South Do
Peter McCourt
Ralph McCabe
John Last
Milwaukee
Deaths Claim Possible Foul Play in Inquest
Coroner jury links deaths of Simon Cohen of Chicago and Lawrence Muldoon of Butte to possible foul play. Witnesses suggest narcotic poisoning given with intent to rob. Autopsy showed methyl alcohol present, no pareotics detected. Police believe they were victims of a drugging plot in a Panama House room.
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Simon Cohen
Chicago
Lawrence Muldoon
Butte
Imiethyt
Wood
E. L. Cobun
Cohen
P. Ee Kane
B. 8. McMahon
Quest
J. J
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Legion
Curzon
Pariment
Conth Monk Tingle
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