Government Costs Highlight Montana Taxpayer Report
The Montana Taxpayers Association released county by county figures showing Silver Bow residents paid at least 27 million dollars in taxes licenses and charges for state school and municipal purposes over ten years and seven months Deer Lodge residents paid at least 6 million. The report notes daily government maintenance costs about 7 300 dollars for Silver Bow residents and details state local and school costs excluding federal taxes. County treasuries report 9 842 615 spent by Silver Bow and 1 688 496 by Deer Lodge for county purposes with school figures partially available.
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Deer Lodge
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Silver Bow County
Montana
Helena
Taxpayers’ Association
Deer Lodge County
Silver Know
Will Start at O'Clock Chief Interest Is Held in First Aid and Mucking Con tests
A local listing previews an upcoming program featuring first aid and mucking contests, a band performance, and a ball game among other sports events. Organizers promise a full day of activities with multiple public demonstrations and competitive events.
Butte Mines Program At Gardens Exhibition Day
Today schedule features prelims and finals of a championship first aid contest, a 10:00 sports program, 12:00 picnic lunch, 1:45 Mines league ball game A C M versus Montana Powers, 3:45 mocking contest, and all day health conference. A horseshoe tourney and many attractions accompany an all day concert by the Butte Mines band for visitors.
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Montana Powers
Butte Mines
Miners Safety Day Opens With First Aid Contests At Butte
Preparations for Butte's eighth annual Miners Safety First Field day are complete as 9 AM preliminaries kick off the first aid contest. The event draws workers from Butte mines and visitors including Great Falls and Anaconda, with excitement mounting over strength and skill competitions and the full program at Columbia Gardens.
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Miners’ Safety
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Great Falls
Anaconda
Forest fire beyond control in Pine Creek district
A forest fire near Wallace Idaho in the Pine Creek district 20 miles east broke beyond control early today and tonight, burning over more than 1 000 acres as strong east winds push flames toward valuable timber.
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Associated Press
Wallace
Idaho
Pine Creek
Forest Service
Labor federation rules out third party campaigns
The American Federation of Labor's executive council declared it will no longer back third party movements like the La Follette campaign of 1924. It plans to return to backing individual candidates aligned with unions and to prepare for the national convention at Atlantic City.
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Associated Press
Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Senator la Follette
el Paso
Atlantic City
Custodian Probes Alien Sale Ties to Metal Company
The 1921 return of several million dollars seized by the alien property custodian to American Metal Co is under investigation by the Justice Department. Officials would not discuss details but focus reportedly center on certain transactions during Thomas Miller's tenure. Miller, now in Europe, heads an international veterans group and serves on the Battle Monuments commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Metal Company
Department of Justice
Department
United States
Thomas W. Miler
Europe
International Veterans’ Organization
Battle Monuments Commission
Frederick C. Hicks
Garrison Riot Leaves Deer Lodge Man Hospitalized
A dance disturbance at Garrison late Saturday night involved fourteen Anaconda youths jailed in Powell county. Elmer Richards of Deer Lodge is in serious condition from a beating, with others from Deer Lodge and the surrounding area seriously injured. Witnesses say Anaconda boys demanded free admission then attacked the hall with baseball bats and monkey wrenches. Undersheriff Lou Boedecker pursued the suspects, arresting ten and later two more near Warm Springs. Powell county authorities and local sheriffs continued investigations with several defendants bonded pending charges.
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Powell County
Garrison
Elmer Richards
Deer Lodge
Powel Count
Marke
Lou Boedecker
Warm Springs
Mike Dudack
Joe Shagina
Bill Knopp
Louie Knopp
Joseph Morgan
Ovando
Picnic party seven injured when auto wrecks near Buxton
Seven people aged six to 64 were injured when the automobile returning from a picnic for Butte Water Company employees overturned on the divide road just north of Buxton. The three adults and four children were hurt. details continue on page 2.
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Butte Water Company
Divide Road
Buxton
Gordon Confesses Willing to Die for Scott in Murder Case
John Gordon, sought in over twenty cities for burglary and jailbreaking, confessed to the murder of Joseph Maurer a Chicago drug clerk. He told officers in Wichita that he is willing to die on behalf of Russell Scott, who is sentenced to die, saying he believes Scott innocent and wishes to take the blame.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
John Gordon
Joseph Maurer
Chicago
Russell Scott
Gordon
Scott
Funeral of Cornelius Hedges Planned in Helena
Funeral services for Cornelius Toby Hedges, a respected Helena native and prominent Mason, will be held at the Consistory temple on Jackson Street at 4 o'clock tomorrow. Grand Commandery Knights Templar will conduct, Rev. Newman Hall Burdie to pronounce the eulogy. Graveside rites by the Ad Lodge follow at Forestvale Cemetery. City stores to close from 4 to 6 p.m. Friends from across the state expected to attend.
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Helena
Cornelius
Toby) Hedges
Consistory
Jackson Street
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar
Newman Hall Burdie
Grave Forestvale
Ad Lodge
Hedges
A. F
A. M
Montana
Mother Finds Daughter in West After Decades Search
Ida Reed of this city ends a 30 year search for her missing daughter with news from Nettie May Fuller of Tacoma Washington. Thirty years ago after her husband died in Wooster Ohio the children were placed in an institution and lost. Edward Reed, her son, located a man who knew the case and pointed to the sister’s whereabouts.
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Ida
Nettie May Fuller
Tacoma
Wash
Wooster
Ohio
Anaconda Child Struck and Killed Crossing Cedar Street
A nine year old girl, Nora Sullivan, was killed and her companion, also a child, was bruised when Miss Mary Cramer’s car struck them at the Cedar and Third Street intersection in Anaconda as they crossed after a streetcar. Eyewitnesses describe the front left fender striking the girls as they crossed. The driver said the child rushed into the street and the car could not stop in time. the Joseph girl died at St. Anns Hospital a short time after.
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Nora Sullivan
Er ‘Wall
Gertrudor
McGreevey
Cedar Street
Third E
Treet
Third Street
Cedar
John Hannon
Sreet
Cramer
Joseph
Keiser
Maurice Adams
St. Paul's School
Lving
Lhira Street
Sullivan
Nora Bryan
Miss Cramer
Thomas Cramer
West Fourth Street
James Wynne
Quintet Injured as Klan Gathering Attacked in Westwood
A mob of about 500 disrupted a Ku Klux Klan meeting at the Islington district farm of Stephen Illssey in Westwood Massachusetts. Five injured including two women and a boy. three men arrested. Klansmen fled to cars while others sheltered in the house as stones and missiles flew. Police had withdrawn citing budget limits.
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Associated Press
Westwood
Mass
Stephen Illssey
Islington
Ilisley House
French Planes to Strike Late August in Morocco
Paris Aug. 2 The Temps reports no major fighting in Morocco and that France plans a late August offensive. French forces aim to clear strong Riffian positions south of the Ouergha river, such as Mt. Amergou, now held by about 2,000 Rif tribesmen, ahead of campaign conditions becoming impractical after October 16.
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Prans
Paris
Morocco
Temps
Fez
Ouergha
Mt. Amergou
Kolein
Fez Eil- Frein
Court Battle Life of Scott to Be Started Today
In Chicago a sanity hearing before Judge Joseph B. David is set for tomorrow morning as Russell Scott faces the gallows. Mrs. Catherine Scott travels to Detroit and Windsor to raise the remaining $7,000 of a $10,000 defense fund. Thomas Scott, the prisoner's father, issues a public appeal for support from professionals.
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SCOTT
Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph B. David
Russell Scott
Catherine Scott
Detroit
Windsor
U S Marines to Quit Nicaragua
Managua reports the Nicaraguan government says American marines stationed in Nicaragua for over a decade will depart at 7 o clock tomorrow morning. The government calls on all Nicaraguans to support the peace preparations with the withdrawal.
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Prean
Managua
Nicaragua
Weekend traffic toll hits 16 across central states
Chicago reports a sobering weekend with 16 deaths from accidents and drownings in the Central states. Victims include Miller Ducaz and his two sons in Mississippi when a train hit their car, plus drownings at Memphis, Marquette, Madison, and Lake Mendota.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Moorehead
Miss
Miller Ducaz
Central States
Ducat
Memphis
Tenn
Marquette
Mich
Granville & Booker
Hornlake
Alfred Brogan
Leo
Timothy December
Chocolay River
H. M. Tuck
Plymouth
University of Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Madison
Ruben Young
State Fair Park
Milwaukee
Wis
Paris
Ill
Delbert Jones
Indianapolis
Wilbur Wilson
Miami
Fla
Lockler
Claude
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Executive Council of Labor
Couto
Girlet Sootmerlande
Edgar Poe Norris
Amoura Annéeley
Lydig Hoyt
New York
Muriel McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Harold McCormick
Harvester King
Gloria Gould Bishop
George J. Gould
Margaret Sutherland
Belle
Senator Sutherland
West Virginia
Fear Party
Powell Hospital
West
U. S
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