Lawyers Protest Detention of Montana Guard Soldiers in France
Attorney Felkner Hayes and Attorney E. T. Hooks, both law instructors, address Montana leaders over 300 members of the Second Montana Infantry kept in France for kitchen police and other menial duties. They note veterans remain after shifting personnel and urge the Montana congressional delegation to reassign later recruits and avoid penalizing early volunteers.
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Second Montana
Bayne
Messrs
Hayes
Hooks
Montana
Peculiar Law Suit Won By First Wife
Mrs Martha Brewer of Dallas Texas won a complete victory in district court against Isaac W Brewer a Shields valley rancher in a separ ate maintenance suit The jury found she married him in November 1870 that he conveyed Park County property to his second wife Mattie J Brewer in July 1917 with intent to defraud Mrs Brewer No 1 The case drew wide attention as Brewer had moved east to Montana and married Mattie J Brewer 35 years ago
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Livingston
Marthalk
Dallas
Tex
Isaac W.brewer
Shields River Valley
Sturgeon
Brewer
Montana
Mattie J. Freeman
Shields Valley
Marthe E. Brewer
I. W. Brewer
Park County
Mattie J. Brewer
Mrs Brewer The Second Receives Conveyed Property
The document states Mrs Brewer The Second received the property conveyed to her by the defendant with the intent to defraud Mrs Brewer No 1 of her rights.
Two Million Sameies Have Been Discharged
Washington May 10 demobilization of the war force has passed the 2 000 000 mark General March chief of staff announced today and the number of troops returned from France now exceeds 1 000 000. Official estimates show continued transport will cut American forces in France and Germany to about 225 924 by August 1. The April movement totaled 2303 172 and the 90th Texas and Oklahoma division would embark this month ahead of schedule.
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Washington, D. C
Waft
General March
France
Germany
Navy
Army
March
90Th
Texas and
Oklahoma
Progressives Buck Senate Organization In Meeting Fight
Washington May 9 Progressive Republicans and eight senators allied with Borah and Johnson oppose Penrose and Warren for finance and appropriation chairmanships. The group says it will press for open party reform within the Republican organization conference.
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Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Lodge
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Warren
Wyoming
Cummins
Kenyon
Town
Jones
McNary
Oregon
McCormick
Tlinois
Norris
Nebraska
Morrissey Case Faces Allegations in Estate Fight
Mayme Ronan Juckem files affidavit opposing Morrissey's adminship of Mrs. Morrissey's estate alleging he beat his wife and caused her death. Doctors and coroner say death linked to alcoholism. inquest spanned a week with many witnesses. Both Morrissey and Juckem seek letters of administration.
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Butte
Mayme Ronan Juckem
Edward Morrissey
Morrissey
Prohibition Fight Planned by National Gov Opponents
New York May 11 plans for the fight against national prohibition were announced at the headquarters of the association opposed to prohibition. Rep Reuben L Haskell of Brooklyn will introduce a resolution for repeal and another for a nationwide referendum. Rep James A Gallivan of Boston would join the effort.
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New York
Congress
Wilson
Reuben L. Haskell
Brooklyn
James A. Gallivan
Boston
Montana Draft Boards to Close May 15
Montana draft boards will permanently close May 15 after two years and two days of operation. In that period 201,396 men were registered for the draft and 35,937 were inducted into service, not counting volunteers. All draft records will be sent to Washington.
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Helena
Montana
Greenan
War Department
Washington
Rival Shakespeare claims spark Bacon debate
The Christian Science Monitor reports Prof Abel Le Frank a French scholar argues William Stanley sixth Earl of Derby wrote Love's Labor Lost. He claims only an Englishman in France fits the bill and cites Stanley's theater instinct and poetry. The piece notes the theory mirrors other uncertain identifications of Shakespeare.
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Bacon
Wiliam Stanley
Sixth Earl of Derby
Renal Shakespeare
Abel le Frank
France
William Stanley
Stanley
William
Philip Sidney
Will
Lord
New York Boy Finds Hidden Money In Old House
A New York East Side boy fell through a coal chute and uncovered a deserted house full of money and jewelry. Police verified his tale that Mrs. James Sundhaim, a 90 year old recluse, had recently died and the money lay where she had stored rents.
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New York
Kansas City
Vincent Mastag
Ife
New York East
James Sundhaim
Extravagant Tokyo Narikin Waste Sparks Legal Alarm
Tokyo barrister Mr. Shioki warns that Japan’s newly rich indulge in costly banquets and lavish errands, citing a Kyushu mine owner hosting 50 guests at 300 yen each with top caterers and a Kobe narikin dinner at 100 yen per head, plus a Tokyo restaurant order for two exotic dishes sent 100 miles. He fears more wasteful acts and considers legal options to curb such excesses.
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Shioki
Tokyo
Horitsu Shimbun
Law Journal
Kyushu
Ikao
Greatest Winter Wheat In Country's History
Washington May S. The greatest crop of winter wheat ever produced in any country is in prospect for this year's harvest. Today's forecast by the department of agriculture puts production at 1 015 000 bushels valuing the harvest at 2 084 000 dollars. Kansas provides about 22 percent of output with Indiana Ohio and Oklahoma contributing large shares. Acreage is at a record high and loss from winter killing is low at 1.1 percent. Conditions improved from April to May and May 1 condition stands at a record 100 percent. Continued favorable growing weather could push output beyond 200 000 000 bushels.
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Washington
May
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Indiana
Ohio
Oklahoma
Use Your Head Motto Leads Manager to Teach Independence
A business owner prods workers to think for themselves. he hires Sam, a diligent porter, and asks him to settle a factory dispute by using his own brain. The scene shifts to a tense moment as Sam faces a mutinous crowd and vows to rely on his own reasoning to restore order.
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Hils
Sam
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