Word: montana
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Special Senate Committee headed by Senator Borah, which had been investigating the indictment of Senator Wheeler in Montana, had made its reports (TIME, May 26). The question was whether Mr. Wheeler had been justifiably indicted by a Montana jury, for accepting fees to represent a client before the Federal Government. The majority report of the Committee (made by four members) declared that the indictment was unjustified. The minority report (made by one member, Senator Sterling of South Dakota) declared the indictment was justified on the basis of such facts as had been presented to the grand jury...
...least." Wheeler. The special committee, headed by Senator Borah, which had been investigating the charge that Senator Wheeler had accepted money for prosecuted claims before the Land Office, closed its hearings and returned, 4 to 1, a report of "Not Guilty." Mr. Wheeler has been under indictment in Montana for this offense. Evidence was adduced before the committee to show that the Republican National Committee had joined with the Department of Justice in an attempt to bring the charge against Mr. Wheeler. Attorney General Stone was reported as saying that the case against Mr. Wheeler would be pressed. Zihlman, Langley...
...moving pictures. Possibly even that incomparable comedy which was conspicuous by its absence at the 1924 Smoker, and which had previously stimulated such merriment at all gatherings since the Freshman year, will be revived. (Some day, a member of the Class of 1924 will be stranded in a Montana mining camp and will chance again to see this famous picture; one can imagine the salt tears springing to his eyes with the memory of college days thus poignantly recalled...
...nomination. A motion to nominate him by acclamation failed and after a ten minute recess the seventh ballot was taken. Amid Harvard cheers and riotous disorder, a strong crowd came out for Mr. McAdoo, but glass received the nomination by the margin of three votes. Senator Walsh of Montana was given the nomination for vice president by acclamation SUMMARY OF BALLOTING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Glass 30 72 120 164 274 710 716 McAdoo 218 207 236 265 124 30 294 Davis 176 248 382 268 120 -- 36 Und'wood...
Georges Carpentier, with his famed manager, null Deschamps, prepared to leave France for Richmond City, Ind. There he will meet Tommy Gibbons, who stayed 15 rounds with Champion Dempsey last July at Shelby, Montana...