Military Court Overrules Mitchell Plea in Trial
Colonel William Mitchell's immunity claim was rejected by a general court martial in San Antonio. The ruling allows the trial to proceed on remaining counts as the court sustains its jurisdiction and weighs free speech against military discipline.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Blanton Winship
Frank R. McCoy
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Mitchell
San Antonio
Air Service
Sherman Moreland
War Department
Air Administration
Frank R. Reid
Illlinois
Colonel Mitchell
Coleonel Moreland
Congress
Winthrop
Department of Texas
Onan
Texas
Liquor Destroyed at Police Station
A court ordered destruction of liquor at the police station following a local raid. The tally includes beer, moonshine, wine, jugs, and two copper stills with parts. The ceremony drew into a broader debate over trial authority and presidential involvement.
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L. A. Lebrbas
Oliver
Chas. Bell
Robert M. Terrell
Mortimer Bobs Up Oncemore In Vet Bureau Scandal
Elias P. Mortimer, once a key government witness in the Forbes veterans bureau case, is arrested in New York on a bad $50 Bahamas bank check and released on $500 bond. He has claimed bribery and boasted of a charmed life while involved in investigations of the $900 million appropriation and Washington’s elite.
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New York
Bahamas
Elias P. Mortimer
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans Bureau
Mortimer
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Charles E. Disbrow
Empire Hotel
Michael Morrison
Nassau
Royal Bank of Canada
Morrison
Muscovitz
Disbrow
Harding
Ocean Steamship Company
Senate
Washington
Forbes
Marine Corps
Damage light to Idaho spuds in upper Snake River valley
Idaho Falls reports light frost damage to the potato crop in the upper Snake River valley with estimated losses at five to ten percent. Digging nearly complete and Eastern buyers paying up to three dollars per bin. Disputes arise over the commissioner of agriculture's commercial grade allowing more low quality potatoes than US No. 1. Frosted potatoes are rejected or treated as double-sorted. Potatoes dug before the first freeze fetch a twenty-five cent premium.
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Idaho Falls
Dama
Snake River Valley
Commissioner of Agriculture
United States
After Effects Bootleg Liquor Debate Hints at Dangers
Washington discussion in the house ways and means committee questions whether denatured alcohol in bootleg liquor causes death or harm. Representative Crisp asks chemist Martin J. Ittner for expert action on lethal or slow effects and broader health risks amid uncertain findings.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Crisp
Geo
Martin J. Ittner
Jersey City
Sepeeereens
Inside Story on Coal Strike and Government Role
Washington reports outline why President Coolidge resists government intervention in the coal controversy. John L. Lewis pushes miners to seek court relief or congressional action after operators allegedly violated Jacksonville wage agreements. Officials insist government did not assume responsibility and urge civil remedies over intervention.
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David Lawrence
Coolidge
Washington
John L. Lewis
Jacksonville
Congress
Washington Administration
John Lewis
Jaybn Lewis
Aggies Prepare for Ogden Showdown Next Saturday
Brisk workouts and a heavy scrimmage have Colorado Aggies coaches on edge for the Rocky Mountain title bid at Ogden Utah against the Utah Aggies. Three regulars sidelined but replacements expected to fill. The squad departs tonight for the Utah contest.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Hughes
Colorado
Angie
Ogden
Utah
Utah Aggies
API
Whale
Aggies
Screte College
Runaway Cars Smack Into Interurban Station in Ogden
Three box cars crashed at the entrance to Ogden interurban station at 5:45 am after a four mile dash down a grade. The cars, attached to a Bamberger electric freight train, derailed near Salt Lake Orchard.
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Ogden
Utah
Bamberger
Salt Lake Es Orchard
Women launch sport program at Pocatello club
At a Union Pacific women employees meeting in Pocatello the group approved a winter athletic program. The Irving junior high gym will host Monday and Thursday evenings 7 to 9 with instructors for floor work and basketball. Planned activities include indoor baseball rifle shooting and golf with uniforms funded by participants.
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Pocatello Athletic’ Club
Union Pacific Employes
Bernice Hall
Basketb
Emma Eblert
Pocatello Athletic Club
Walter R. Siders
Irving Junior High
Oregon
Union Pacific
Pocatello Club
U. P
Nash
Overland Park
Warn on fake agents selling advertising in Pocatello
The Tribune warns residents of Pocatello to beware T. E. Sturde vant and J. E. Alexander alias Ed wards who pose as agents for the American Railway Journal. They seek local endorsements and present false claims to city officials to gain access to merchants and Chamber of Commerce.
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the Tribune
Brotherhood of Railroad
Pocatello
T. E. Sturdevant
J. E. Alexander
Alias Edwards
American Railway Journal
Railroad Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants, Association
Railway Brotherhoods
London Store Sells Extra Long Cigars at Fifteen Dollars
A London shop advertises cigars over a foot long priced at fifteen dollars each. The unusual size and price indicate a specialty inventory and regular sale.
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London
Dance for Members by Elks Friday at Palace
Dance tonight at the Palace for Elks members and guests with admission one dollar. Jazz tunes and social entertainment in the uptown hall.
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Elks
Palace
Elks Plan Friday Dance Initiation of Series
The Elks social committee announces a Friday dance as the first in a series to raise funds for music costs. Admission will be charged with a clever orchestra, buffet lunch, and cider. Decorators prepare field products and traditional motifs as members and their ladies attend.
Warden Wheeler Visits Pocatello
Warden Joseph Wheeler of the state penitentiary in Boise visited Pocatello today and will depart Friday for the capital. A Chin, recently sentenced by District Judge Robert M. Terrell to one to two years, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. The warden noted the prison is at capacity with 318 inmates.
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Joseph Wheeler
Boise
Ocatello
Frida
Chin
Robert M. Terrell
Wheeler
Gunman in steel vest eludes arrest after fatal shooting
Martin J. Durkin wearing a steel jacket eluded a police trap in a high risk bid at his sweetheart's apartment after fatally wounding Lloy Austin, a betrayer, and wounding a detective. Durkin is wanted for the Shanahan murder and earlier wounding two Sacramento officers. He escaped by leaping from a second story window as officers closed in.
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Chicago
Martin J. Durkin
Lloy Austin
Edward Shanahan
Sacramento
Calif
Durkin
Shanahan
Austin
Betty Andrews Werner
Inin
Gray
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