Grain movement shows Midland Northwest leads trade gains
A Northwestern National Bank Review bulletin shows the Midland Northwest, including Montana, leading major U S trade areas for seven of eight weeks through Nov 15 1927 with crop gains and higher bank activity. Montana tops in crop returns and general business activity, signaling strong regional growth and banking support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Montana
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Hougle
Northwestern National Bank Review
Midland Northwest
United States
Minneapolis
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
New York
San Francisco
Northwestern Bank
Northwest States
Northwestern National Bank of
Vessel 15 Leaking as Cutter Struggles to Reach Tanker
In a 60 mile northeast gale off the Carolina Virginia coast the Greek tanker Paraguay with 26 crew aboard was adrift and leaking fore and aft. The U S cutter Car rabase t t reported great difficulty in making headway while the British steamer Baron Herries and City of Atlanta aided SOS signals amid heavy seas.
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Associated Presse
Norfolk
South Carolina
Virginia
Coast Guard
Cape Henry
SOS
Baron Herries
Paraguay
Coast’ Guard
Atlanta
Carrabassett
Lewis and Clark cavern monument plans announced by governor
Governor Erickson disclosed plans to develop the Lewis and Clark cavern national monument in Jefferson county. The 160 acre site, discovered in 1895, has been reopened for possible state park administration or federal development, with a road to the cave planned and funds sought for lighting and ranger protection.
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Helena
Mont
Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument
Morrison Cave
Jefferson County
J. B. Lrickson
D. A. Morrison
Whitehall
Jefferson River
National Park Service
Erickson
United States
Senaor
Thomas J. Walsh
Department of the Interior
Walsh
Secretary of the Interior
Hubert Work
Leaders Seek Standard Bearer In Best Of Field
Republican committeemen in Washington discuss possible presidential nominees for 1924 as Coolidge signals no expansion of his Black Hills remark. Names Hoover Dawes Lowden and Hughes dominate talks while Curtis of Kansas remains a standout option amid cautious plans for the party’s next steps.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Coolidge
Black Hills
Republican National
White House
Curtis
Kansas
Hoover
Dawes
Lowden
Hughes
Representative Wood
Indiana
Congress Opens With Narrow Senate, Broad Tax Reforms Ahead
Washington dispatch reports the 70th Congress convenes at noon with Republicans holding majorities in both chambers but narrow margins and independence in the Senate. Expect tax revision moves, pending appropriation bills, flood relief planning, and significant rewriting of many measures in the Senate. Continued discussion and party-strife loom as chambers set agendas for six months.
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Associated Press
Washington
Seventieth Congress
House
Senate
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Republican Old Guard
Moses
New Hampshire
Congress
Bank officers found guilty of using mail fraud
In Mankato Minnesota a federal jury convicted two of five former officers of the Southern Minnesota Joint Stock Land Bank for using the mails to defraud in a 1925 stock issue. Guy Huston and W H Gold were found guilty on multiple counts while others were acquitted. penalties may reach five years and $1,000 per count.
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Associated Press
Mankato
Guy Huston
W. H. Gold
Brush Fire Swept by Gale Threatens California Homes
A brush fire raced from the Burbank to Tujunga mountains as a 30 mile wind swept in. Hundreds fled as the flames threatened more than 100 homes and possible spread toward Glendale. Fire crews from Los Angeles Glendale and Pasadena aided in containment.
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California
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Burbank
Tujunga
la Crescenta County
Glendale
Pasadena
la Crescenta
Milwaukee Crops Movement Doubled in 1927
Milwaukee railroad activity rises as the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul system nears the end of its receivership. Officials including General Manager Buford and J. Gillick travel between Chicago and Mobridge to discuss reorganization and personnel rumors. Awaiting Interstate Commerce Commission ruling, with reports of potential changes dismissed by Buford.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Buford
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mammoth
N. A. Myers
F. D. Campbell
Car Department of Lines West
H. W. Williams
R. J. Middleton
Butte
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Giles Abandons Pacific Flight Attempt in Rest Period
British aviator Captain Frederick A. Giles declares he is run down and abandons plans to fly solo in a biplane from San Francisco to New Zealand after delays and poor weather. He says backer W. H. Rosewarne may push for another pilot to continue the attempt. He notes two failed Honolulu runs and a safe return on November 22 as a warning.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Frederick A. Giles
New Zealand
W. H. Rosewarne
Detroit
Honolulu
Pacific
Aait
H. W. Rosewarne
Silver Bow Club marks 45th with banquet in Butte
The Famous Butte organization Silver Bow Club celebrated its forty fifth anniversary with a game dinner hosted by manager Joseph A. Beau. Arthur Merkle acted as toastmaster as W McC White and other longtime members toasted the club’s history from its 1882 founding and its rise to a prominent Northwest clubhouse.
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Silver Bow Club
Joseph A. Beau
Butte
Arthur Merkle
W. McC. White
Ben I. Thayer
New York
Dan M. Kelly
James H. Rowe
Arthur Perham
J. Bruce Kremer
P. E. Beandin
Herman Blank
Charles W. Goodale
Boston
Telens
Ihe
North Main Street
Lewisohn
Beach Denies Murder Charge in Doctor Lilliendahl Case
Willis Beach, an elderly farmer in New Jersey, faced harsh cross examination denying involvement in the Sept. 15 death of Dr. A William Lilliendahl near Hammonton. He said he was at home with family in South Vineland and rejected ties to Mrs. Lilliendahl and the Texas lawyer Samuel Bark who claimed Beach confessed in Baltimore.
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Mays Landing
N. J
Willis Beach
William Lilliendahl
Beach
Hammonton
South Vineland
Hinkle
Bark
Baltimore
Dr. Lilliendahl
Aerial Derby Fliers Raise Near Two Thousand Dollars
Seven planes flew from Edinburgh to London for the Butte Y M C A seven day air derby. Through noon luncheon $409 in renewals was reported and $1,928 total collected in the first three days. Wilkins and Osenburg led Class A and Class B with $101 and $102 in receipts. The crew planned next legs to Copenhagen and Berlin as the event continues to raise funds for the Y program.
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Edinburgh
London
al Wilkinson
R. W. Osenburg
Wilkinson
Osenburg
Bill Medlin
Osenbrug
Copenhagen
Berlin
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Atlantic
Brittch Ohlip IO
U.S
Ing
Mobridge
H. B. Earling
James T. Gillick
Transportation Department
Gillick
Chicago
Giles
Famous Butte Organization
North Main
Lee Mantle
Clinton H. Moore
Doctor Dtigks
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