Night News Bits Mix Crime, Caps and Cold War Gags
A collage of brief items from New York to New Haven covers Edward Pugh's arrest for disorderly conduct, Brown University suspensions after a junior circus, ferry smokers fined, a window incident on Thirty-second Street, heat estimates by Princeton, a monkey chase in Chicago, Coolidge’s hat season, veterans at Walter Reed, Quaker dress reform, Mussolini deportation trouble, a divorce whipping case, Byrd plane talk, deportation of a drug clerk, and Yale screening a sleeping sickness film.
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New York
Edward Pugh
Edith Frey
Marsh
King Escapes Justice in Death in Bridgeport
John T. King 51 former Republican National Committeeman from Connecticut died of pneumonia. A friend of Theodore Roosevelt he had been indicted with Harry M. Daughtery and Colonel Thomas W. Miller for conspiracy to defraud the government. King prominent in Catholic church work and honored by the pope with knighthood in St. Gregory the Great. Survived by widow and one son.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John T. King
Connecticut
Theodore Roosevelt
King
Harry M. Daughtery
Harding
Thomas W. Miller
American Metals, Ltd
Icase
Great Britain Maintains Strike Stand Amid Lockouts
London May 1. The general strike appears off yet unions report renewed disruption as employers press wage reductions and new conditions. Premier Baldwin warns against propaganda while railways deny plans to cut pay. the strike persists with railway and transport workers kept out amid ongoing tensions.
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London
Rr Ii Ig Pven
Rihways
Baldwin i
House of Commons
Independence Week Observed For Sesquicentennial
Washington May 13 The government commission announced an independence week from June 28 to July 3 to mark the Declaration of Independence centennial and the death centennial of Thomas Jefferson. President Coolidge chaired the White House meeting selecting himself as honorary chairman with Dr Edwin A Alderman and Stuart G Gibboney as honorary and active leaders respectively.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
White House
Coolidge
Edwin A. Alderman
Office of Jakways Abolished and Hill Made State Fish and Game Warden
The State Fish and Game Commission removed Charles A. Jakways from the office of superintendent of fisheries. J Jakways was unseated and J Jakways’s temporary appointment ended. J M Scofield of Emigrant will handle eastern duties and J T Tree of Anaconda western duties. Robert Hu VII was reappointed state game warden with an indefinite term.
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Jakways
Hill
Charles A. Jakways
State Fish and Game Commission
Jjakways
Robert Hu VII
Hear Good Tidings Of Railway Soon In Butte
May W 1 reports to the Butte Rotary that steps toward selling the Milwaukee railroad property held by a receiver are underway. The sale aims to raise about 750,000 dollars and would occur in the West, with Butte as the chosen purchase site. The speaker predicts the sale will aid regional development and bolster Copper King interests.
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Sherr
Milwaukee Railroad
Regram
Chivaga, Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad
Butte Rotary Iil
Byrany
Pany
J. I Rebebins
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Tutte
Butt
Bulte
Mantan
Montana Mines Graduate Killed In Arizona Mine Accident
Jerome Arizona May 18 A Calantie slip above the United Verde mine killed William Starrett 31 a Montana Mines graduate and future bridegroom. He died at daylight from shock after being trapped at 2 o'clock this morning. Starrett was raised near Total and attended Tift College and Montana School of Mines.
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Jerome. Ariz
Calantie
United Verde
William Starrett
Tin
Tifts College
Montana School of Mines
Baptists Back Prohibition Laws Backing Prohibition
Bozeman May 13 The Montana Baptist convention closed today with Havrere selected as next year’s meeting site. Resolutions urged active church involvement in law enforcement and called on all congregations to work for prohibition efforts across the state.
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Bozeman
Montana Baptist Convention
Havrere
Water Line Dynamited Near Bishop Cal
A Los Angeles water feeder from Owens Valley was dynamited for the second time in under two years. A roughly 10 foot wide hole tore into the ditch bank at Bishop California. Water flow was halted and repairs began shortly after the blast in May.
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Bishop
Cal
Los Angeles
Owens Valley
Butte Rail Fatality Leaves Unknown Man Unidentified
In Butte a man about 30, six feet tall and around 200 pounds was found decapitated on railroad tracks. Investigators believe he fell under a moving freight train while attempting to board. The head lay between the rails, description noting a bald scalp, a "Newa-4a" hat, overalls, and a slight beard.
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Butte
May WA
Bealy
Milwane
Amett
Polar voyage contends with Norge silence and peril
The Ameri can expedition continues to wait for news from the Norge polar voyage as Roald Amundsen's party faces mounting apprehension and delays. The report notes heightened concern beyond expected delays, with ambiguity lingering about their fate and the expedition's next steps.
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Adviere Toads
Roald Maundacn
Dr Gesoler 70 Rule Germany for Time
Berlin May 13 49 President Von Sindenburg designated Dr Orta Viesster as senior member of the resigned Luther cabinet to assume the chancellorship temporarily The police have ordered the execution of five Fascists and the dissolution of military organizations with a membership of 50000
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Berlin
Orta Viesster
Luther
von Siindenburg
Question of Improvements at Elena ISD Put to Taxpayers
Taxpayers in Elena Independent School District face a decision on proposed school improvements. The item requests public input on funding and project scope, seeking community guidance before any ballot action.
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Elena Independent School District
Friend of the Man From Idaho Attacks Prohibition Rally
The speaker denounces a rival group over tainted brandy and calls for strict measures. Mrs May Harris Armor of Macon California led a rally in Taprestown, criticizing supporters of Mary R Haship and President Kalus Murray Butler. She warned hootleg prices would rise until prohibition strengthens, accusing wet traders of disloyalty and linking brandy to cannery workers.
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Wenn
May Harris Armor
Macon
Mary R. Haship
Erate W. G
Apeane
Sie
United States
Mira. Arinor
Kalus Murray Butler
Columbia University
Immermis Patriotic Organization
Wang
Montana Measures Advance in Congress
Washington May 13 Special The bill for the relief of settlers in irrigation projects was approved by the committee on public lands and reclamation of arid lands after a three day session. The Milk River project cost item was scrutinized amid senior objections from Senator Tipps and interi or officials. Montana senators pressed for approval. The committee favors establishing additional land offices in Montana with amendments creating offices at Lagrange Oregon and Rapid City South Dakota.
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Washington
Coisde
Senate Banking Committee
Othe
Federal Reserve Avatem
Tipps
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Committee On Public Lands and Surveys
Montana
Walsh
Lagrange
Orelean
Rapid City
South Dakota
Farm AIG Progress Slowed Amid Market Plan Debate
Wachingtim May 10 reports Farm Verled regestarres show slow progress as one issue follows another, delaying ho se tedas. Analysts warn next week may bring amendments before trading on the hill, with the amended plan shaping the Curtis-Asweil marketing proposal and substitution terms.
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Anther
Curtis- Asweil
Mrs Jones Thinks Dead Man Husband
In a troubled small town a woman, Mrs Jones, believes her husband is dead. The fragmented AP copy mentions newspapers and a mass identity thread, with unclear references to memorials and legal names, including Max Piillnes and Aberom Manos, in a confused report.
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Mrs. Jones
Ward Jussing Walter S Wart and New Jersey York pole
Ward Jussing is named as eldest son of George Ward, prominent head of Ward Taking Company, amid a scandal involving alleged mortgage and blackmail schemes. The report places him in Trenton where authorities question his involvement as a suspect in a wider fraud.
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Walter S. Wart
Freorge
Ward
New Jersey
New York Pole
Bite
Trenton
Chamber Urges Farmers Aid Through National Policy
Washington May 14 The chamber of commerce calls for cooperation between farm and business leaders at a national conference to craft a nationwide agricultural policy. The group pledges to aid growers in their difficulties and urges Congress to enact laws to implement its aims. It also questions forage resources on public lands and promotes grazing permit terms, fees, and allocation to stabilize the livestock industry.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Congress
Fierce Warsaw battle as government troops seize capital
Reports from Potich indicate 18 killed and 20 wounded in Warsaw street fighting near Belvedere palace. Former President Pikudski leads revolting troops in control of the capital as two regiments from Pos gen arrive to aid the ousted government. A manifesto by President Wejiech owski, dropped from an airplane, proclaims army majority.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Warsaw
Belvedere Palace
Potich
Pikudski
Pos Gen
Wejiechowski
State pole vault record broker at Hugh School Boys Open Tournament
Missoula May LI P Merwin Parks and Missoula county high arcinal Henke set a state interscholastic pole vault mark during the 23rd annual state meet opening here with Montana University as the host. Barks cleared 11 feet, tying the prior record of 11 feet 5 inches set by W Prasser in 1920. Renn’s 4% dash and Davis of Butte’s third-place finish are noted as strong competition. Great Falls’ Wo Gedzer shares the 1922 record with Renn. The new Dorn blazer field track debuts this year as the meet continues.
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Hugh School
Missoula
May
Merwin + Parks
Missoua County
Arcinal Henke
Tysehey
W. Prasser
Helena
Renn
Mate
Fung
Ren
Seri Ous
Davis
Butte
Wo Gedzer
Great Falls
Dornblazer Feld
Poison Strikes Crew On Warship In Philadelphia
Firelight reports indicate a poisoning incident aboard a warship at Philadelphia. Officers say several sailors collapsed after exposure to a toxin during routine duties. An investigation is under way as authorities seek details and the source of the contamination.
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Philadelphia
Dr Mary Cornell Dies in Chicago
Dr Mary Cornell, daughter of William Poore, a respected physician, died in Chicago after suffering illness. Born in 1864 in Virginia, Nebraska, she studied medicine in the western territories and practiced with notable expertise. She is survived by her husband Cas man Veata and other relatives.
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Mary Cornell
Chicago
Chivara
Mary Slacete Cornett
Raghter
Wiliam Po
Alor Rus
Ban Dedeh
Thousand Forest Fires Threaten Cape Cod Farms
In Tatmoutn Massachusetts two forest fires burned near Cape Cod with a thousand men battling flames. The Coast Guard at Wee Joel drafted a volunteer crew to wheel the flames and four people were overcome by smoke. One fire spread toward North Walmoeuth, threatening summer farms, while crews contained 700 acres of river area and halted a second blaze near Phatotsile. A third fire traveled along the Watehsille to North Falmouth road, burning fields before veering away. Vineyard Sound flames burned along Martha's Vineyard area.
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Tatmoutn
Mass
Tritet
Tatehville
Coast Guard
Wee Jiole
Suthwest Elhow
Cape Cod
Oman
Norch Walmoeuth
Rivber
Phatotsile
Red Grange to Enter Movie Game in New Era of Football
The article notes Harold Red Grange criticizing a new forward passing rule as rotten. He argues the change may discourage late game rushing and encourage aerial attempts to score, reflecting heated debate over football's evolving tactics.
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Albuquerque
Harold “Red
Elollywond
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