Postponed Cases Highlight January Court Term
Readable fragments indicate several cases delayed as the January court term looms. The notes reference VA code and delays affecting scheduling and docket management.
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
1
Readable fragments indicate several cases delayed as the January court term looms. The notes reference VA code and delays affecting scheduling and docket management.
A fragmentary report outlines a legal fight over oil and gas control between federal and state authorities. Key figures include officers, judges, and named entities cited in the grimy OCR passage, detailing arguments about federal permission versus state sovereignty and mentioning a court proceeding in a northern county.
Massachusetts politics headline details rival candidates and legislative concerns. References to party figures, senate challenges, petitions, and election dynamics hint at ongoing efforts for seat contests and procedural actions in early state government.
Public hearings on the impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty likely end tomorrow as the House Judiciary Committee plans to report no evidence supporting impeachment. The panel will delay until after Christmas due to member absences, with only a few Justice Department officials called to testify on Keller specifications not yet addressed.
Roscoe Arbuckle may return to work after being acquitted in the Poe death case. Industry officials including Hays and Schneck propose easing restrictions to allow him to redeem his career, with Lasky stating no new Arbuckle films will be released now.
Extend season greetings and heartily wish you Christmas joy and prosperity for the New Year.
Twenty men aboard the tug Reliance were wrecked on Lizard islands last Wednesday and spent five days exposed with little food. Three others remain aboard the tug Gray assisting lightkeepers. Survivors describe exposure and a loss of four of their number. three men, Captain John McPherson, Fred Regan, and Gus Johns, were washed overboard during lifeboat launches.
Glendive marked a historic day with the Northern Pacific presenting a new $250 000 depot. J M Rapelje vice president of the system led the ceremony with C A Thurston accepting for the city. Thousands toured the modern station as Helena district counsel M S Gunn lauded Montana progress.
New York reports detail a conspiracy to loot the Brooklyn navy base with 23 civilians indicted after a long federal probe. All but one were arraigned before Judge Garvin and denied bail of 25,000 each, with a Jan. 3 hearing possible to set trial dates. The indictments allege thefts totaling 2,100 while navy reports claim 31,200 involved.
Air Mail Pilot Boonstra, missing since Friday after a blizzard en route to Rock Springs Wyoming, was found alive at the Rigby ranch four miles south and east of where his wrecked plane was found. He said snow prevented leaving and that salvage of his plane on Porcupine ridge is unlikely.
An ocean-going barge carrying 4,000 cases of holiday whiskey valued at about half a million dollars was seized near Sandy Hook by the prohibition navy aboard the Hanson. The barge, part of a Nassau-based rum fleet, was towed to quarantine with its crew detained by customs guards. The capture followed a signal-warning of a dimly lit craft approaching within the three mile limit.
Captain Roald Amundsen, head of the Arctic expedition, arrived at Nome by dog team and said he would start in May to attempt a flight over the North Pole. He noted the Maud is about 300 miles northwest of Wrangel Island and predicted a four year drift instead of five.
New York December 18 J P Morgan and Company issued a statement to night declaring they had notified the German ambassador that it was impossible to discuss or consider a loan to Germany unless the reparations question was settled The statement was issued to set at rest stories that a loan of as much as 1 5 billion dollars might be discussed or arranged
Dr T C Witherspoon a leading Montana surgeon and former American Legion commander in Butte wed Rita De Courtney in Anaconda. His ex wife, who won a November divorce, served as a witness and their daughter was the bridesmaid at a ceremony described as taking place before the couple separated.
Secretaries Fall announced Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company won the bid to buy all royalty oil from Salt Creek in Wyoming for five years. The deal ties Salt Creek to mid continent pricing, raising government revenue and includes a planned 40,000 barrel pipeline to Chicago.
The American destroyer Bainbridge rescued 400 passengers from the burning French hospital ship Vinh-Long in the Marmora sea near San Stefano Constantinople. Fifteen aboard are missing and five presumed killed by explosions after the ship caught fire in its magazine while en route from Bizert.
Senators clashed on the floor as Norris proposed replacing the administration shipping bill with his agriculture corporation plan. Norris of Nebraska led the move. Jones of Washington managed the current bill and vowed to press it next week. A bitter fight and extended debate are expected before any vote.
At White Sulphur Springs fourteenth annual governors conference ended with a lively debate on the Ku Klux Klan. Gov. Allen of Kansas predicted the order’s demise while Gov. Morrison of North Carolina claimed it did not cause state violence.
Denver on December 19 offered a 10000 pound reward for the capture of four bandits who shot a guard and fled with 200000 in 50 bundles of five dollar bills. A government guard is said to have mortally wounded the alleged leader as the car sped away, while police chase continues with seven suspects linked to the robbery at the U S Mint.
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