Campbell Trial Concludes With Denial of Guilt
Gordon Campbell, on trial in the Great Falls federal court for illegal use of the mails to promote oil syndicate, finished his defense with his own testimony blaming promoters E. J. Dailey and C. F. Bloom for the Gordon Campbell Kettn Syndicate No. 2. Dailey and Bloom were indicted with Campbell but to be tried separately. they appeared in court as the case continued.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Gordon Campbell
E. J. Dailey
C. F. Bloomhuff
Dailey
Bloombutt
Campbell
Riffians Press Fronts in Morocco Conflict
Rabat and Fez dispatches report Riffians advancing toward Tissaf and forming a broader offensive. The northern front remains unchanged as French forces brace to contain tribesmen. Moroccan rebels under Abd El Krim press attacks along a 60 mile front, surrounding some French posts.
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Rabat
Morocco Bay
Associated Press
Assatls
Fez
Morocco
Abd el Krim
Will of Sen Clark Probate Filed in Arizona
Petition for probate of former Senator William A Clark of Montana was filed in Prescott Arizona after his death in New York. The will lists Yavapai county holdings valued at 1,344,000, including public utilities at Jerome and Clarkdale, with United Verde stock held by a foreign corporation and not listed.
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Associated Press
Prescott
Ariz
Wm. A. Clark
Montana
New York
Yavapai County
Jerome and
Clarkdale
Clark
United Verde Company
Clark will filed in Los Angeles probate case
A certified copy of the will of the late Senator Wm. A. Clark of Montana who died in New York March 2 was filed for probate in the Los Angeles superior court today. The will valued California property of the testator at $1,839, oc.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Wm. A. Clark
Montana
New York
California
Democracy Still Rules The World Says Depew Birthday Review
New York May 2 Democracy rules the world and will continue to rule it through the middle classes Chauncey M Depew told guests at his 91st birthday celebration The Montauk club Brooklyn hosted the 34th annual dinner with a congratulatory letter from President Coolidge The speaker traced world progress since the first Montauk club dinner and praised leaders from Harrison to Coolidge and their economic policies
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Associated Press
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Montauk Club
Brooklyn
William H. English
President Coolidge
English
Senator Depew
McNinley
Rosevelt
Tait
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Tle
Prince of Wales visits Simonstown ships amid swollen wrist
Capetown May 2 The Prince of Wales visited Simonstown and nearby villages to inspect the training ship General Botha. A naval boat crew that recently won a mile race rowed him out, he was piped aboard and praised the youths' training while resting his arms across his chest due to a swollen wrist from much handshaking.
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Capetown
South Africa
Simonstown
Prince of Wales
General Botha
Woodward pleads morality in Granville kidnapping case
In Middlebury Vermont on May 2 Woodward remained in Shidelbury jail in default of 519000 bail awaiting trial for abducting 11-year-old Lucile Chatterton from her father’s Granville farm. He expressed satisfaction with how events have progressed and spoke of Lucile finding a “good home” despite the case likely sending him back to Windsor Prison. Lucile did not attend court as Attorney General Archibald said she would need time to adjust to the attention.
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Associated Press
Middlebury
Woodward
Shiddlebury
Ma Lucie Chatterton
Granvile
Mor Pality
Windsor State Prison
Lucile
Archibald
Mass National Guard officer dies in Boston harbor crash
Lieutenant Alexander W. Macauley of the Massachusetts National Guard was fatally injured when his plane crashed 800 feet into Boston harbor during a Loyal Day flyover for the Army and Navy club. Private Angus D. McPhee of Chelsea was seriously but not fatally injured. the aircraft wrecked. Macauley, a World War hero, resided in Beverley and was to receive honors for a safe flying record.
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Associated Press
Boston
Army and Navy Club of
Alexander W. Macawley
Massachusetts National Guard
Angus D. McPhee
Chelsea
Macauley
Beverley
Mass
National Guard
Army and Navy Club
Macalley
Weather outlook for coming week in Rocky Mountain regions
Washington reports the week starting Monday will bring mostly fair skies across the Rocky Mountain and plains areas. Temperatures are expected to run normal to above average, offering dry conditions with limited precipitation.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Derailment Probe Finds Criminal Act Behind Erdulub Express
Starogard Poland May 2 police report the Erdulub New Berlin express derailment stemmed from a criminal act. Investigators said no trace of the perpetrators has yet been found.
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Starogard
Poland
Associated Press
Erdulub New Berlin
Deport Notables Trio Put On Deportation Flight
Three men were deported today by U S immigration officials. Prince Mohammed Zerdechene claims to be emir of Khurdestan and is described as a Turkish prince. Alexis Mockvinoff, Russian Peasant association secretary, and Encar nacion Abed, silk mill owner, the Arab, were sent back to Europe for passport defects.
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Khurdestan
Alexis Mockvinoff
Russian Peasant Association
Encarnacion Abed
Purclo
Menico
Europe
Sam
Majestic
Prince Zerdechene
United States
England
Pola Negri Smuggled Jewelry and Liquor on Arrival
Pola Negri, the motion picture actress, was detained on arrival aboard the Berengaria for failing to declare jewelry valued at 300,000 francs and for attempting to smuggle 16 bottles of liquor. After brief questioning she went to her hotel suite and promised to appear at the customs house Monday. She faces fines and explanations from the jewelry and alien status points, with the jewels being appraised and the liquor seized.
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Hy Associated Press
New York
Pola Negri
Miss Negri
Customs House
Jegel Department
Europe
Wollywood
Calif
Prussia
Plane Sets Up World's Duration Mark for Pacific Flight
Philadelphia May 2 A new world duration record for seaplane flights was set by the PN-9 from California to Honolulu. The all metal hull craft logged 2 hours 36 minutes on the Delaware River before an aircraft fuel shortage forced an emergency landing. Naval officers hailed the test as a success, noting the plane could carry more fuel for a longer stay aloft. Pilots Lieutenants Schildhauer and Kyle, with Captain Woolson and Chief Machinist Satter aboard, reported smooth engines and an easy takeoff at 10 22 a m. The PN-9 showed potential to cover the Pacific leg, possibly beyond the distance from San Diego to Hawaii.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
al New World
Californls
Honolulu
Delaware River
G. 3. Schildhauer
J. R. Kyle
Secretary Work Vaccinates Himself
Washington on May 2 Secretary Work followed President Coolidge policy and vaccinated himself against smallpox as a precaution. A noted physician before joining the cabinet, he went another step by self inoculation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aged tar to 10 try trip in a tiny boat
Commander Fustace Maude, 77, set sail from Victoria for England in a 28 foot sloop but was forced back by heavy weather shortly after departure. He plans to resume the voyage when conditions improve.
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Associated Tross
Vitoria
TR. C
Victoria
England
Fustace
Maude
Root Quits as Endowment President Named Butler Successor
New York May 2 Elhu Root resigns as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University is selected to succeed him in a formal announcement tonight.
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Associated Press
New York
Elhu Root
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Arrests Follow Damages Verdict in False Imprisonment Case
In Anaconda a jury awarded Mrs. Gina Kelly 27 dollars in a damage suit against Dr. R. J. Hathaway and Susan Kipp over alleged false imprisonment at the Montana State Hospital for the Insane. On verdict, Hathaway and J A Kelly were arrested on a criminal charge and released on own recognizance after bonds could not be posted. The case spans April 1924 to July 1924 with claims of unlawful confinement and nonconsensual operations. A separate Washington dispatch notes a congressional inquiry into the term agricultural in a Northern Pacific charter.
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Associated Press
Anaconda
Gina Kelly
Forsyth
R. J. Hathaway
Montana State Hospital For the Insane
Susan Kipp
Kelly
Dr Hathaway
J. A. Kelly
Justice of Peace
Frank Fitzgerald
Justice Court
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Hathaway
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Fitzgerald
Deer Lodge
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Kellyate
William Halloran
Dr. Hathaway
Kely
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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Sofia claims Moscow behind revolt and printed secrets
May 2 dispatches report Sofia alleging Moscow instigated a revolt and that confidential documents were printed in Sofia. The Bulgarian government denies a palace plot, cites martial law paralysis, and notes communist influence in official and school circles. A court martial in Berlin over cathedral bombing heard a witness claim communist bribery and 4000 armed men in Sofia ready to back a revolutionary government.
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Berlin
Sofia
Peter Zadgorski
Syed Kral
Zadgorski
Hisnaches
Russia
Wisdom Fire Ravages Town During Dance Event
Fire swept through Wisdom last night after starting in the heart of town as residents danced nearby. Most of half the town was reportedly damaged or destroyed as flames spread to at least a dozen buildings before dawn. Volunteer crews from surrounding districts rushed in with tank wagons to combat the blaze and save structures, while residents evacuated belongings from their homes to reduce losses.
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Hecla
Burke
Idaho
H. BR. Urhoff
Tom Lesh
Karl Graif
Urhoff
Bernard Atholt
Wisdom
Wisden
Hie Tole
Tulle
Wisdom Hotel
Four Die at Hallsville Depot Crossing Auto Collision
Four persons were killed when a Texas and Pacific railway passenger train struck their automobile at the depot crossing in Hallsville. The victims were Mr and Mrs Kilpatrick and George Kilpatrick and his father, all residents of Hallsville.
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Associated Press
Marshall, Tex
Hallsville
Texas and Pacific Railway
Tl. Kilpatrick
George Kilpatrick
Acer H Mallsville
Hin denburg seeks Catholic bloc unity after election
Hanover reports President elect von Hind en burg plans to reconcile Catholic voters and honor Dr Marx of the peoples bloc to ease religious tensions from the campaign. He advises German princes to refrain from lavish demonstrations, aiming for national unity and parliamentary stability. A torchlight farewell procession is planned in the city, with Hind en burg due in Berlin before his May 12 inauguration.
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Hanover
Germany
Associated Press
von Hindenburg
Dr. Marx
Peoples Bloc
Marsshal
Center Party
Luther
von Hindeburg
Berlin
Wisconsin Guards Battle Flames Near Marinelle County
Forest fires rage across central and northern Marinelle county threatening vast woodlands and isolating communities. Governor Blaine orders two Wisconsin National Guard units to deploy at night to assist firefighting efforts amid disrupted communications and damaged lines near Wausaukee.
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Associated
Presa
Madison
Wis
Marinelle County
Blaine
Wisconsin National Guardsmen
Wausaukees
Lake Erie boat capsizes nine drown in near Point Pelee
Nine crew members die when the sandsucker Kelley overturns two miles off Point Pelee in Lake Erie. The captain remains aboard the pilot house as survivors are rescued by the fishing boat Flossig. Survivors will urge investigations into passing ships that did not aid.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Point Peleo
Point Felee
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Flossig B
Rng
Kelley Island
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