Cox to Appear Before Election Fund Probers
Senators and lawmakers including Fred Upham and Wilbur Marsh of the national committees, Homer Cummings former DNC chair, Miles Poindexter, Michael Phelan, Simeon Fess, Guy Scott, Frank Doremus, and W A Oldfield are to testify as Election Fund probes seek detailed information on campaign activities. Chairman Kenyon said more witnesses will be summoned and instructed to bring others who can shed light on party work.
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Fred Upham
Wilbur Marsh
Republican
Democratic National
Homer Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Republican Senate Committee
Michael Phelan
Massachusetts
Conan Simeon Fess
Ohio
Guy Scott
West Virginia
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Frank Doremus
Michigan
W. A. Oldfield
Arkansas
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Roosevelt Attacks Hays Over Huge Campaign Fund
Franklin D Roosevelt denounces Will Hays for failing to deny charges of a massive Republican fundraising drive. He cites Chicago and Dutchess County quotas and warns that a multi‑million fund risks corrupting elections. Roosevelt urges candor and accountability rather than mudslinging.
Cox to disclose fund and campaign details in letters
Dayton, Aug 23 The focus shifts to Governor Cox amid reports of a $15,000,000 slush fund for the Republican campaign. He says he will publicly release information soon and may not testify before the Senate campaign fund committee, promising to provide details as the public interest requires. He notes no reply from Will Hays regarding GOP division of the country and quota impositions.
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San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Will H. Hays
Cox
Hays
Roosevelt
Chicago
New York
Dutchess County
Republican National Committee
Dayton
Ohio
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate Campaign Fund
Reed
Missouri
Dixon Fails To Meet Craighead In Missoula Pre Primary
In Missoula on August 23 Joseph M. Dixon did not appear at the baseball park as planned. Craighead spoke at the Liberty theater accusing Dixon of avoiding a confrontation and recounting university politics a past dismissal and stock allegations. The audience of about 2000 heard Dixon later discuss campaign issues and 1912 expenditures.
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Standard
Missoula
Joseph M. Dixon
E. B. Craighead
The
New Northwest
the State University
Dixon
Baseball Park
Liberty Theater
Ball Park
Craighead
State University
University
Missoulian Printing Company
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Billings
Endezvous of New Rich Called Modern Babylon
In Deauville a display of wealth and excess draws attention as new rich fortunes surface through colossal casino gains and high stakes races. Notables such as Carlos Vagliano and Alexander Dermetopolos figure among heavy winners while fashion and opulence attract scrutiny from Paris Figaro. Many Americans remain amid the spectacle alongside social figures and entertainers like Mistinguette, with a mix of expatriate and local elites continuing to partake in the fashion and gambling scene.
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Carlos Vagliano
George Blumenthal
New York
Alexander Dermetopolos
North Star
Paris Figaro
Maharanee Kapurthula
Mistinguette
Deauville
Brides Les Bains
Dinard
Biarritz
A. K. Macomber
Berry Wall
Charles Clark
Owen Moore
Julian Newman
R. L. Ellis
Princess Murat
J. H. Colfelt
William Dreshfield
George Livingston
Peter Larsen
Lenine Urges Ongoing Revolt Worldwide for Proletariat Soviet
Premier Lenine, quoted by Petrograd papers and relayed from Berlin on August 22, calls for continued fomentation of revolts in all countries until an international proletariat soviet republic is achieved. He adds that Asia and the East are now our chief hopes.
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Rerlin
Lenine
Soviet Russia
Petrograd
Avian
D Annunzio Plans US Visit After Fiume Deal
Gabrielle d Annunzio the soldier poet and ruler of Fiume will visit the United States once the final disposition of Fiume is settled. Whitney Warren has been named American representative, with credentials to be delivered by a courier from Fiume aboard the Olympic arriving Wednesday.
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Universal Service
New York
Gabrielle d’Annunzio
Fiume
United States
Whitney Warren
D’'Annunzio
Warren
Tam e Windup of Hadigal Campaign
The Butte rally drew under 2,000 people as radical followers gathered on West Broadway. B K Wheeler claimed there is no Democratic party in Montana while Larry Duggan led the event and criticized the Standard. Wheeler’s remarks and Dunn’s socialist critique failed to spark enthusiasm as the crowd dispersed after three hours.
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Butte
West Broadway
Butte Hotel
B. K. Wheeler
Larry Duggan
Townley
Silver Bow County
Dunn
Duggan
Bourquin
Washington
Dillon
Wheeler
United States
Montana
Robert Martin
Debs Attacks Harding Cox in Jailed Talks
Debs denounces Harding and Cox calling them Humpty Dumpties and artificial, arguing the government secretly opposed Russia and revealing a War Department loan of 100 million on notes unworthy of paper. He claims 20 million in bacon was given to Poland and meat shipments to France harmed American consumers to protect trusts.
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Foreign Dispatches
Baker
War Department
Beef Trust
Libby Warland Line Finally Connects by Phone
Libby Libby Troy Telephone manager B H Snowdon announced full phone service now linked Libby and Warland and extending to Ural. The new line ends regional isolation and connects communities via the Libby Warland circuit.
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Libby
B. H. Snowdon
Polls Open at Noon Today and Close at Seven PM
Voters are set to cast ballots from noon until 7 PM in the local election. Polling places will operate on the standard schedule with officials ready to assist. Citizens are reminded to bring proper identification and a completed ballot if required.
Polish Officials Promise Poles Will Stop at Frontier
Washington reports Polish officials assure the United States that Poland will not push beyond the natural frontiers of the reconstructed republic. Warsaw communications urged a united allied declaration backing Russia’s integrity with no Polish transgression, while Britain opposes any invasion of Russian territory.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Warsaw
Russia
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Giolitti
Italy
Millerand
France
Fhrenbach
Walter Simons
Jersey cow prodigy draws praise in Scandia parish
A full-blooded Jersey owned by Rev. P. H. Smith, Methodist pastor in Scandia, Kansas, yields 25 pounds of milk daily and accumulates more milk output than its own weight each month, showcasing exceptional dairy prowess.
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International News Service
Scandia
Kan
Jersey
P. H. Smith
Methodist Church
General Election Proclamation for Montana 1920 Text
The governor proclaims a general election on November 2, 1920 to elect four presidential electors two congressmen a governor lieutenant governor two supreme court justices a secretary of state attorney general state treasurer state auditor superintendent of public instruction a railroad commissioner and state legislators including a detailed list of county senate and house district seats and district court judges plus proposed constitutional amendments about county boards of equalization a state tax commission and school fund allocations.
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Montana
I. S. V. Stewart
Congress
Supreme Court
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Carbon
Custer
Daniels
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Golden Valley
Hill
Lewis and Clark
Liberty
McCone
Meagher
Murselshell
Park
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Powell
Prairie
Roosevelt
Sweet Grass
Treasure
Sheridan
Treadgy
House of Representatives
Broadwater
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Granite
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Mineral
Miss
State of
Sixteenth Legislative Assembly
Suffragists Hope For Injunction Dissolution
Rumors of a Decatur bargain to halt ratification were denied. Speaker Seth Walker said he cannot speak for Decatur members. Suffragists argue the Saturday action was legal and seek the injunction’s removal to certify ratification. Opponents urge mass meetings to sway legislators who voted for ratification.
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Balters
Decatur
Seth Walker
House
Park Patrol Nabs Five In Park Snipes Case
In Springfield Illinois on August 28 a park officer caught four young women and a young man with a burlap sack in shrubbery. They were detained but released after convincing the court they were merely shooting cigarette snipes.
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Springfield
Ill
Montana Referendum Measures and Elections Outline
A long, formal summary enumerates general election referendum measures and legislative acts from the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly. It references amendments to constitutional sections, creation and powers of administrative boards, party nomination reforms, athletic commission rules, and referendums on various measures including presidential nominations and party conventions.
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Senate
Sixteenth Legislative Assembly
Montana
United States
Legislative Assembly
State of
Cantaloupe Sale Promises Equal Quality at Lower Prices
A colorful Butte grocer boasts cantaloupes from California arriving now at carload prices. He markets four for 25c, five for 31c, ten for 62c, alongside discounted flours, milks, teas, coffees, and meats. Multiple market locations listed.
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Butte
California
North Main Street
East Park Street
West Park Street
Montana Initiative Measures At General Election 1912
Legal notices outline ballot measures for Montana voters including a $15 million state highway bond issue, a 1.5 mil property tax levy for 10 years, a $5 million education bond, and references to the act details, submission procedures, and fiscal mechanisms. Includes institutions under the state board of education and the University of Montana context.
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Montana
State Board of Examiners
Secretary of State of
Legislative Assembly
University of Montana
State of
State University
Missoula
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Bozeman
Montana State School of Mines
Butte
Montana State Normal College
Dillon
State Orphans’ Home
Twin Bridges
Montana School For the
Montana Election Bonds and Local Offices Notice
Legal notices describe issuing twenty million dollars in state bonds for irrigation and reclamation under initiative Measure No. 20. It covers financing, sale, and a new Montana Irrigation Development Fund, plus voter elections for county and state officials in Daniels to Roosevelt counties, and a $100 reward for enforcing title IV provisions.
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Deaf and Blind
Boulder
Montana
Miles City
State Vocational School For
Helena
State of Montana
State of
State Board of Examiners
Montana Irrigation Development Fund
Daniels
Garfield
Glacier
Golden Valley
Liberty
MecCone, Pondera
Powder River
Rooosevelt
Treas
Ure
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Seal of Montana
Hills Bros
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