Speed and Blood Were Bred in the Bitter Root
A reader inquiry column dives into Marcus Daly’s famed racing stable and the history of horses like Ogden Hamburg Kilwarlin and Oriole. Details trace Derby lineage, race records from 1895 onward, and notes on track condition changes affecting comparisons. Continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Daly
Buchanan
Jim Jeffries
Corbett
Babe Ruth
Ku Klux Klan
Oracle-Ijn
Nannn Hamilton
Ogden
Hamburg
Zev
Man O'War
Daly
Royal Racers
England
Diomed
Scottish Chieftain
Wee
Kilwarlin
Bendigo
Oriole
Ben 4'Or
Italy to Recognize Soviet Russia, Mussolini Says
Premier Mussolini told the chamber of deputies that Italy will raise no objections to de jure recognition of the Soviet government of Russia. The statement comes as Rome reports progress toward diplomatic normalization with Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Mussolini
Russia
Eight Suspects Held in Multi-State Bank Robberies
Eight suspects including two women are in custody following raids by Burns Detective Agency and state authorities. Police report multiple bank robberies across Montana Canada and the Dakotas in the last two months with several prisoners moved toward Bozeman and Gallatin Valley to face charges. Bonds seized at Havre link Coffron and Loranger to the Salesville bank robbery on November 10. Roy Hauger awaits extradition to Conrad for the First National bank robbery case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Detective Agency
Montana
Canada
Dakotas
Burns
Havre
Helena
Gallatin Valley
Salesville
Billy Coffron
Henry Loranger
Fill County
Rea Davis
Coffron
Loranger
Roy Hauger
Conrad
First National Bank
Yeomen Investment Case Harbors Delayed Home Plan
In Des Moines on November 30 the Brotherhood of American Yeomen faced an injunction petition alleging their site negotiations for a children’s home were not meant for immediate construction. The suit claims the moves aimed to draw local residents to invest in Yeoman insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Jaws
The
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Men Who Risked Lives In Blizzard Win Vail Medals
Harold C. Daggett and Karl J. Taylor earned the Vail gold medals with $600 each for risking their lives during a Wyoming blizzard to restore the transcontinental telephone line amid election returns. A Cheyenne crew and Taylor aided Daggett through a 27 mile trek and mountain climb to Sherman Peak. Silver medals with $250 were awarded to Ruth Cooke and Hula V. Orr for quick emergency responses during a theater collapse and a river flood.
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Chicago
Wyoming
Harold C. Daggett
Karl J. Taylor
Vail
National Committee of Award
Vail Memorial Fund
Daggett
Taylor
Cheyenne
Sherman Mountain
Dagget
Held to Answer for Brutal Murders in Bank Messenger Case
Arrested in Cleveland, later taken to New York to answer for the brutal killing of two bank messengers in a Gotham elevated railway station. A police confession by Diamond implicates his brother. both men bound over for trial on murder charges. Police seek several other implicated men.
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Cleveland
New York
Gotham
Diamond
Progressives Press For Tax Cuts and War Bond Promises
Washington on eve of conferences progressives demand concessions before nation moves forward. House group outlines tax relief including earned income tax cut and inheritance tax reforms. Soldiers bonus and aid for disabled veterans appear in their program while senate progressives delay on organization.
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Washington
House
Senate
Progressive Bloc
Federal Reserve
Indiana Governor McCray Indicted on Eight Counts
The Marion county grand jury returned eight indictments against Indiana Governor Warren T. McCray. He will surrender on arrest and bond to answer charges including embezzlement larceny forgery and false statements to obtain credit. The total counts reach 192 alleging embezzled about 225000 with one indictment spanning 75 pages.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Navy
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Marion County Grand Jury
George Snyder
Capias
James W., Noel
George M. Barnard
Reparations Probe Opens Door to U S Involvement
Allied circles report the reparations commission has created two expert committees under article 234 of the Versailles treaty to study Germany's budget balance and overseas capital flows. The plan envisions U S participation, with representatives from allied and associated nations and possibly a leading American banker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Associated Press
Paris
Galousine
Washington
Premier Poincare
Senators and Leaders Rally for Montana Federal Judge Slot
Washington dispatch reports Montana Republicans split over three candidates for the new federal judgeship. Henry L. Myers draws broad senatorial backing though not an official recommendation. Potential picks include Ford, Leavitt ally Foote, and Fred Gibson with Shelley and Scanlan lobbying.
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Scanlan
Shelley
Washington
Farr
Ford
Leavitt
Judge Felt
Terry, Montana
The
Standard
Henry L. Myers
Montana
Myers
Congress
Coolidge
P. Shelley
Major Foote
Helena
Fred Gibson
Livingston
President Coolidge
White House
Joe Scanlan
Burns Prove Fatal to Fair Film Star
Martha Mansfield, 23, leading woman in The Warrens of Virginia, died in San Antonio from burns suffered on the Brackenridge Park set. Her costume dress caught fire when a match fell near her automobile after filming. She died about 12 hours after admission to a local hospital as four doctors treated her. Her body will be sent to New York Saturday morning at her mother's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Martha Mansifield
Warrens
Virginia
Burns
New York
Miss Mansfield
Brackenridge Park
Irene Starts on Third Honeymoon in Aberdeen
Fredric McLaughlin Chicago coffee merchant and Irene Castle, newlyweds, spent 15 minutes in Aberdeen on their honeymoon en route west after quiet Chicago ceremony. The pair filed telegrams at the telegraph office and refused to reveal travel plans, with rumors of the Orient as their next destination.
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
Frederic McLaughlin
Irene Castle
McLaughlin
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
West
Irene Castle Weds Frederick McLaughlin in Chicago Ceremony
Irene Castle, famed dancer, marries Frederick McLaughlin, a Chicago society man, at the McLaughlin home with six friends present. This is her third marriage following the death of Vernon Castle and a divorce from Robert Tremain in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick McLaughlin
Chicago
McLaughlin
Vernon Castle
U. S
Robert Tremain
Paris
Search for Father Ends at Undertaker’s Establishment
Ray Percival searched for his father Robert M. Percival at Duggan's undertaking establishment last night. The son identified an unknown man on the slab as his parent, and Mr. Percival dropped dead around 4:30 PM on Main Street after leaving a sick bed. The younger Percival learned of his father’s disappearance from friends at their rooming house in the morning.
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Ray Percival
West Quartz Street
Robert M. Percival
Duggan
Mr. Percival
Main Street
Percival
Shoshone County Sheriff Convicted Under Prohibition Law
William Kirkpatrick sheriff of Shoshone county was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law and sentenced to one year in jail and a $1000 fine after a new trial was denied. Henry Thompson, also convicted, received six months in jail and a $500 fine with a 30 day stay of execution.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
William Kirkpatrick
Shoshone County
United States District Court
Henry Thompson
Kirkpatrick
Hughes Defends Monroe Doctrine in Philadelphia Address
Secretary Hughes, speaking before the American Academy of Political and Social Science, declares U S policy in Europe Latin America and the Pacific must fit the Monroe doctrine. He argues it favors bearing risks of policy over surrendering independence and stresses exclusion and self defense as core aims.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Europe
Latin-America
Pacific
Hughes
American Academy of Political and Social Science
United States
Far East
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Denies Klan Endorsement for New York Governor
Theodore Roosevelt publicly rejects any endorsement by the Ku Klux Klan. In a letter to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People he stated he has heard nothing of such endorsement and recalled his Lincoln Birthday speech opposing the Klan. He urged judging individuals by character, not race or religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Ku Klux Klan
Theodore Roosevelt
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roosevelt
Lincoln
State Health Secretary to Attend Today's Meeting
Dr. W. F. Cogswell, state health secretary, will join county and city health boards and vaccination order objectors in a meeting this afternoon in a third floor district court room. Commissioner Freudenstein presides. agenda open for discussion. No new smallpox cases. one in South Jackson area. nine new measles cases reported. Measles and chickenpox are common childhood illnesses. no county or city epidemic.
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W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health
County Board of Health
County
City Boards of Health
State Board
Freudenstein
Jackson Street
Gemmell
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R. R. KE
Taly
Boundary Line
Bozeman
Butte
Morris P. Diamond
Mer
Irene
Undertaker's
N. Main
Son
KLAN
Mining City
Colmes
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