Poor Fund Scandal Rumors Fed by County Officials
Sensational charges from the chamber of commerce over abuses in the poor fund and widows pension program are to be fully examined by Silver Bow county commissioners. Manager P L Wills and investigator Mrs Elizabeth Bullock were summoned to substantiate claims that hundreds on aid lists include unqualified or fictitious names, with some on the poor farm or already moved away. The board released a letter asking Wills to provide names of improperly listed recipients, while Fabian and Freudenstein noted investigators rely on reports from welfare and auditing offices.
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Chamber of Commerce
Widows’ Pension Fund
Board of County Commissioners
Silver Bow County
P. L. Wills
Chamber
Elizabeth Bullock
Wills
Chamber Gator
Wills II
Ship Sale Shame Says Louis Hill
Louis W. Hill of St. Paul, chairman of the Northern railway board, arrived to review business conditions under the La Follette act. He said operations could not compete with foreign shipments, rendering disposal at a shamefully low price unavoidable.
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Louis Hill
Seattoe
Seete
Louis W. Hill
St. Paul
Feat” Northern Railway
Tle
la Follette
County Auditor challenges poor fund claims in Silver Bow
Auditor Nellie Suivan denounces a chamber of commerce statement as 90 percent wrong about 242 unworthy poor fund cases. She cites published monthly names and offers to provide detailed histories if given authentic information. She pledges cooperation to cut expenses and notes increased poverty in Silver Bow County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Suivan
Chamber of Commerce
Silver Bow County
Congress Recesses Without Vote On Beer Measure
Congress adjourned tonight for a recess to September 21 without a Senate vote on the bill prohibiting beer sales to the sick. The measure, along with funding for the Shipping Board and disarmament conference, was sent to the president after a conference report. President Harding signed the embargo bill and other measures as negotiations continued.
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Shipping Board
Agriculture Credits
Washington
Senate
House
Harding
Arrest of Jack Melia Former Dry Squad Chief
Jack Melia once led Silver Bow county dry squad arrested at Missoula on charges of transporting liquor across the Flathead Indian reservation. Pursued by Sheriff Bill Houston and Deputy Jack son, he fled from Ronan in a Stevens-ou whiskey laden auto with 250 quarts. Federal warrant issued for bringing liquor into an Indian reservation.
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Jack Melia
Silver Bow County
Missoula
Flathead
Melia
Bill Houston
Missoula County
Jackson
Ronan
Foster
J.C. Curtis
Rowan
Butte
de Luxe
Misesoula County
United States
Jack
Salt Lake
Uncle Sam
Montana Leads in Hospitals Erected by Methodists
In Miles City Montana on August date, the Methodist Episcopal Shure board secretary Drey Davis reported that Montana leads the nation with seven Deaconess hospitals erected to aid the sick. The announcement was made at the thirty fifth annual Montana conference session in Montana where the address drew an ovation.
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Montana
Miles City
Aug
Methodist Episcope Shure
United States
Drey Davis
Chicago
International body to study Montana water dispute
Senator Myers said the International Joint Commission meeting in Montreal on August 16 decided to hold a September 15 1921 session in Chinook Montana to inform members and gather new data on Milk River water diversion. No hearings will occur then. The dispute concerns water flows from Milk River which originates in Montana, runs into Canada and returns to Montana before joining the Missouri River. Canada objects to large water withdrawals before Canadian territory. The issue has been before the commission for years.
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Washington
Myers
International Joint Commission
Montreal
United States
Canada
Chinook
Mont
Monana
Montana
Missouri
Cana
Canadian
International Commission
Harding Approves Mining Claim and Grain Bill
President Harding signed two key pieces into law, the Capper-Tindher bill regulating grain trading and the mining claim assessment extension. The grain measure imposes heavy taxes on puts and calls and requires full reporting by exchanges and members, with exemptions for cooperative associations. The mining bill extends the period for doing assessment work on mining claims.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capper-Tindher
Harding
Secretary of Agriculture
Treaty of Peace Signing Delayed by Technicality
Berlin dispatch reports the U S Germany peace treaty not signed as planned due to a technical point raised by Ellis Loring Desel and German foreign minister Friedrich Rosen. Signing postponed while Washington hands down a ruling. contents remain agreed. German editors awaiting Washington reply.
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Prew
Berlin
United States
Germany
Ellis Loring Desel
Friedrich Rosen
Foreign Office
Diesel
Washington
American Commission
Desel
American State Department
Citizens Called to Repel Invasion in Virginia News
Va August 25 all of Ogic county reported a call to arms to repel an invasion by armed men near Logan. The alert came via telegraph from the Associated Press. A band was said to be moving across West Virginia. Sentence suspended.
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Ogi County
Sheri Don Chafin
Logan
W.va
Associated Press
Bieuinge
A. H. Ross
W.M. Vandover
Avanda
Ga llows Await Albert Vick Execution In Dillon
Albert Vick, condemned for the murder of Sheriff C. K. Wyman, faces execution at dawn after a day of grim preparation. The sheriff ordered the last steps completed and the place screened as Vick endures mental strain and silent prayers. Officials report Governor’s refusal of reprieve despite appeals from residents and the doomed man’s brother.
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Standard
Dillon
Albert Vick
C. K. Wyman
D. F. Mooney
Vick
Butte
Debris in Humber River Triggers Vessel Sinking
A vessel buckled and split in two after debris clogged the Humber River, sending it nose first into the stream. Onlookers report a dramatic plunge about 1,000 feet off the bank as observers watched the hull submerge.
Parachute Descent Drama and ZR-2 Tragedy Debris
Reports from Mull England Aug 2 describe Norman C Walker missing after a TN-2 craft was destroyed while a perilous descent. Hull England Aug 24 details the loss of the ZR-2 airship with 49 Americans and 27 British crew aboard, with only one American survivor and multiple named officers and enlisted men reported among the dead.
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Associated Press
Mull
England
Norman C. Walker
America
Commerce
Texas
Huld
United States Navy
Doath
Hull
Navy
Louis H. Manfield
Emory Coll
Henry W. Hoyt
Taeut
Marcus H._ Esteriy
Valentine N. Reig
Charles G. Little
Howden
Allar
Robert Coone
LE. Crowel
J.T. Hanecock
William Julius
Wreck at Gr as Junction Kills Two Injures Fifty
An Associated Press report states two people died and about fifty were injured when a Rio Grande Western passenger train derailed near Gr as Junction after the bridge sustaining damage failed. Engineer Armstrong and Grand Jury member Willim Redfern are named among the deceased. most injured were expected to continue journey or seek homes by tomorrow.
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Pres Gras Junction
Col. Ang
Winner & Rio Grande Western
Chiehear
Armstrong
Grand Ju
Willim Redfern
Dail Eireann to Refuse Proposals and Seek Further Talks
Dublin reports indicate Dail Eireann will reject Lloyd George peace terms for Ireland yet pursue negotiations. Eamon de Valera and Sinn Fein leaders draft the reply, with the cabinet advising, and a London courier expected to carry the response to Downing Street on Friday morning.
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Associated Pres
Dublin
Dail Mireann
Lloyd George
Ireland
Great Britain
Downing Street
the Eireann
Eamonn de Valera
Dail Eireann
Sinn Fo
Dail
London
Linn
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Derviory
Aiarre
County Board
Ras Five Investigan
Fabian
Freudenstein
Lugt
Nellie Sullivan
DRY Squad
George Rickard
Jon
State Department
Yaek
Wyman
Humber River
Dail Éireann
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