Peking Bandits Kidnap Americans Amid Global Economic Strife
Bandits on a Shanghai to Peking express kidnap 14 Americans and other foreigners, demand a $1,000,000 ransom while Chinese and foreign officials scramble to secure releases. Washington fears instability and may push to place rail lines under foreign control to protect nationals. France convicts Krupp head and others for violence in Essen, while reparations talks yawn between Britain and Germany.
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China
Shanghai
Peking
Shantung Province
Chow
America
Britain
Washington
Tientsin- Fuchow
Krupp
Berlin
Ebert
Essen
British Note to Moscow Threatens Break in Ties
The British government sent a firm note to Moscow demanding assurances within ten days on propaganda offenses against British subjects and ships, compensation for offenses, and withdrawal of two Soviet replies to protests. It rejects any dispute over the charges, claiming their authority is unquestionable.
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Moscow
Lord Curzon
Robert M. Wodgson
Assassination in Ausanne Targets Russian Envoy Vorowsky
Ausanne was shocked by the Thursday killing of M Vorowsky the Russian envoy to the Near East peace talks. A Swiss officer once with the Prussian army confessed he killed him claiming Bolshevists tortured his father and uncle. Vorowsky had faced threats from Swiss Fascisti.
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Ausanne
M.vorowsky
Vorowsky
Treasury forecast May budget and debt reduction pledge
Secretary Mellon announced the treasury program for May, stating federal finances are sound and a yearly balanced budget is likely. He predicted the fiscal year ending June 30 1923 would show a surplus over expenditures of more than 125 million dollars, with continued expenditure restraint and gradual debt reduction.
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Glacier Park
Clark
Kork
Albert Hansen
Victor
Lolo Forest
St. Regis
Missoula
Forest Service
Butte
Orphans of the
Near East
Boy Scouts of
Shields Valley
Livingston
Board of County Commissioners
Shelby
Jack Kearns
Chmpion
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Great Falls
Laurel
Yelowstone Valley
Montana Development Association
Treasury
Mellon
Railroads urged to regain sound status and consolidate
At the TN annual convention in New York the Chamber of Commerce of the United States pushed for a united effort to restore railroads to profitability, backed private ownership under government regulation, and called for consolidating lines into about twenty major systems without changing long established rate bases.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
George A. Post
Committee On
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific System
French aviator Georges Barbot speeds across channel in frugal monoplane
Interest grows as Georges Barbot of France flies a filiver monoplane across the English Channel and back eighty miles at minimal cost. The craft uses a two cylinder motorcycle engine and features slow takeoff and landing aiding safety. It spans forty feet wingtip to tip and twelve feet in length with hollow wings for water landings.
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Jstesse
Georges Barbot
France
Filyver
English Channel
Gompers Campaigns Against Red Menace in AF of L
President Gompers steps to free the AF of L from alleged Red menace. He cuts the Chicago Federation of Labor's monthly support, citing its backing of W. Z. Foster's Trade Union Educational League. AF of L executive council also seeks Seattle Central Labor union and Minneapolis Trades and Labor assembly to withdraw Soviet Russia endorsements.
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Gompers
American Federation
Chicago Federation of Labor
W. Z. Foster
Trade Union Educational League
A. F. of L
Seattle Central Labor Union
Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly
Russia
Oil West Mineral set to test district for oil near Dutton
Prospecting notes indicate Oil West Mineral plans early testing in the Dut ton structure 12 miles west of Dutton while Mid-Northern Oil advances to locate on the Dut ton structure. Reports cite oil at Adams Sunburst Zimmer man well and plans for deep tests near Hardin and Crow reservation areas.
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Stevensville
Pitter Root Cheese Products Company
Blackfeet
Highway’ Commission
Joseph Murphy
Red Lodge
Bearcreek
Northern Pacific
Miles City
Larson
Carbon County
Montana
Red and Gun Clubs
Columbus
Laurel
Billings
Bates
Livingston Chamber of Commerce
Jordan
Big Horn County Bank of Hardin
Helena
L. Q. Skelton
Musselshell County
United Mine Workers of America
Joseph M. Dixon
Jerome G. Locke
Livingston
Industrial Accident Board
Locke
Armells Creek
Forsyth
Montana Merchants’ Association
Great Walls
Hideyo Noguchi
Tamilton
J Re Spencer
United States Public Health Service
Tillings District
W. P. Tregarty
Great Western Sugar Company
Montana Development Association
Billings Gas Company
Public Service Commission of Montana
Phillips County
State College
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Shelby
Mike Collins
Square Butte
Oil West Mineral Company
Mid-Northern Oil Company
Dutton
Midwest
Middle States
Hardin
Colonel Humphreys
Mexia Fame and Associates
Barnsdall-foster
Edgar
Crow Reservation
Huntley
Lake Basin
Rapelje
Mid-West
OW Company
Kevin-Sunburst
Big Lake
Buungs
Oll
Cabin Creek
Glendive
Berm
Silas ©. Wopkins
Northwest Public Utilities Company
Cat Treck
Arthur Spaulding
Teilis
Ellis
Harlowton
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Great Northern
Wolfe Point
Havredune 4
Ilardin
Farmers’ Union
Charles P. Williams
United States Reelamation Service
Flathead Indian Reservation
Jong
Dr. O'Donnell
Furn
Reidger
Clarence Tule
South Side
Montana Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Melena
Alfred Haack
May Winifred Dodd
Fergus County
Carl A. Jessen
Mr. Jessen
Havre
Park City
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Wash
Park City National Farm Loan Association
Arras
Freer Art Gallery
Mre
Suzanne Boitard
Paris
Curzon
Edward W. Pickard
House of Commons
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen
Krupp Works
Albert Schegeter
Ruhr
Ieysen
Count von Belfel
Belgium
Cuno
Italy
Germany
Foreign Office
Sims
Navy Department
Naval War College
War College
Admiral Coontz
Admiral Sims
John ©. Knox
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