Railway official predicts banner crop next year in Montana
Colonel T Harry Lantry general manager of the Northern Pacific and T M Lowry toured Montana rail facilities in Butte. Lantry said the state is blanketed in snow not yet frozen which will penetrate the soil and yield a bumper 1928 crop. He forecast heavy settlement and noted NP plans spending 5 million dollars this year on the main line including 100 miles of 100 pound steel and 700000 yards of washed gravel ballast.
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Montana
T. Harry Lantry
Northern Pacific
Butte
T. M. Lowry
Lantry
Colonel Lantry
Senate Debates Tax Matters Amid Ward Politics and Loans
The Senate clashed over taxation and farm loans as discussions shifted to ward politics. La Follette and Frazier denied involvement in any buying, while demanding early action on certain bills. Heflin urged Jardine's resignation over alleged funds related to cotton producers. Trammell criticized the federal farm loan board as adjournment approached. a Walsh resolution and a deficiency appropriation were approved.
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Frazier
North Dakota
Harrison
Coolidge
Hughes
Frank Willis
Charlie Curtis
Heflin
Alabama
Jardine
Trammell
Florida
Federal Farm Loan Board
Senate
Senate approves first deficiency bill totaling about 210 million
After more than four hours of debate the Senate approved the deficiency bill totaling roughly 210 million dollars. The measure includes a fund to raise the elevations of the main guns on battleships Oklahoma and Nevada and funds for all government departments and several public buildings in various cities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Nevada
Sinclair oil case hearings accelerate with new juror tie
Government evidence links Henry Mason Day to investigating a mortgage on juror John P. Kern as part of the Sinclair Burns contempt proceedings. Dan M. Jackson testifies to connect Mark Thompson and Burns detectives to juror shadowing amid the Teapot Dome litigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
William J. Burns
Henry Mason Day
John P. Kern
Mark Thompson
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Burns
Dan M. Jackson
Department of Justice
Heiblro nner Trustee Faces Restitution Orders and Forgeries
The referee orders Charles E. Meagher as trustee to repay misused funds from brokerages tied to Heilbronner and Logan Bryan sales. Actions include phony receipts for Granby and Greene-Cananea stock, with required interest payments and immediate stock repossession and sale. Walsh seeks salary but is denied. Meagher and Walsh allegedly prepared reports. Heilbronner's brokerage collapsed after his death.
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Haskins
Granby
Greene-Cananea
Charles S. Roberts
Walsh
Roberts
W. A. Clark & Bro
Logan & Bryan
Thomas Woodbeck
Great Northern
Bethlehem Steel Common
Midvale
Meagher
Charles E. Meagher
Carrie Silver
Utah Apex
Silver Bow Securities
Motherlode
C. E. Meagher
Mr. Haskins
I. A. Heilbronner
Lindbergh Begins 2000 Mile International Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh starts a nonstop 2000 mile flight from Washington toward Mexico City. President Calles proclaims a national holiday and plans a welcoming event with the Mexican cabinet, Ambassadors, and military escorts.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Calles
Mexico
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Lindbergh
World War Hero in Service Now and 1819 Alabama Birthdate
The item poses trivia questions about a WWI era figure, Alabama's 1819 statehood, and a Wall Street woman who died in 1916. It then reports on Lindbergh’s Mexico flight preparations, detailing his nonmilitary kit and departure timing as observers tracked the plane near Vicksburg Mississippi.
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Wall Street
East Side Boosts City Improvement Plans
East Side Improvement club members at Sewell Hardware praised a recent street parade and outlined plans for greater commercial expansion in their district. A large East Side celebration is proposed for next summer.
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Butte
East Side
East Side Improvement Club
Sewell Hardware
Ship Board Ends Firms Contract
The Shipping Board ordered the cancellation of Swayne & Hoyt’s contract to operate the American Australia Orient line after disclosure that J L Bley lent money to W S Hill who resigned from the board. Hill’s colleagues called the loan a grave impropriety and a new operator for the line will be named. Commissioner Teller denied involvement with the loan, citing trust in Hill. The White House noted Hill’s June recess appointment was only temporary.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Swayne & Hoyt
San Francisco
American-Australia-Orient Line
Shipping Board
J. L. Bley
Washington
W.S. Hill
South Dakota
Coolidge
Senate
Albert H. Denton
Kansas
Hill
Teller
Pacific Coast
Bley-Hill
Mr. Hill
Commissioner Hill
White House
Hill and Swayne & Hoyt
Merchant Fleet Corporation
Shipowners protest as US Shipping Board cancels line contract
Robert Swayne, president of Swayne and Hoyt, expresses surprise at the Shipping Board's cancellation of the American Australia Orient line contract. He notes J. J. Bley, cited in the board resolution for a loan to Commissioner W. S. Hill, is well known to him.
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Lindbergh
Will Rogers
Calles
Associated Press
San Francisco
Robert Swayne
Swayne & Hoyt
United States Shipping Board
American- Australia-Orient Line
J. J. Bley
Shipping Board
W. S. Hill
Stimson Picked for Philippine Governor General Post
Kent announces the nomination of Henry L. Stimson as governor general of the Philippines. Officials expect broad public support given Stimson’s colonial experience and ties to General Wood. The appointment aims to attract investment and modernize land laws to unlock economic potential.
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Kent
Stimson
War Department
The
Philippines
Colonel Stimson
General Wood
Davis
Coolidge
Nicaragua
Washington
Wood
Plane seen flying low over Baldwyn Miss at eight fifty five
Baldwyn Mississippi residents reported the sound of a low flying airplane around 8 55 this evening. The town lies about 160 miles southwest of Chattanooga near where Colonel Lindbergh was said to be seen two hours earlier.
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Baldwyn
Miss
Chattanooga
Lindbergh
Airplane Reported Over Signal Mountain Near Chattanooga
Residents of Signal Mountain ten miles from Chattanooga Tennessee reported that an airplane believed to be the Spirit of St. Louis passed over the mountain at 6 15 central time, about noon today according to local observers.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Signal Mountain
St. Louis
Lone plane sighted near Waynesville may be Spirit of St. Louis
An airplane about two miles west of Waynesville North Carolina at 5 20 p m was seen flying southwest at two thousand feet It was believed the craft was Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis due to its approximate route It had been expected to cross the area between here and Knoxville Tennessee around the time of sighting
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Lindbergh
Capital
Washington
Weather Bureau
Naval Hydrographic Reports
Galveston
Texas
Gulf Coast
Mexico City
Carolinas
Waynesville
N. C
Here
Knoxville
Tenn
Mrs Elmira Goodhue Improves After Illness
Mrs Elmira Goodhue mother of Mrs Calvin Coolidge had her most comfortable day since admission to Dickinson hospital after an influenza attack began Saturday. Hospital announcement said her condition improved following the illness in Northampton Massachusetts on December 13.
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Northampton
Mass
Elmira Goodhue
Calvin Coolidge
Dickinson Hospital
Sister of slain woman testifies at Remus trial in Cincinnati
Grace Campbell of Miami testifies about two months of effort to settle with George Remus and his threats to seize her fortune and reputation. She recalls Remus saying he would crack a skull to recover liquor certificates while he was jailed in Atlanta. The testimony, delivered softly, interrupted a courtroom tense with Remus's vitriolic attack on Prosecutor Taft and others, and Taft faces a separate $500000 defamation suit.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Imogene Holmes Remus
Grace Campbell
Miami
Fla
George Remus
Remus
Campbell
Chester R. Shook
Taft
John 8S. Berger
Los Angeles
Cal
Hamilton County
North Butte case headed for a hearing soon
Intervenors say the case on a receivership involves John W. Neukom and Matt L. Essig. They allege pre filed consent, improper admission of the Hardy claim, and improper actions by Kennedy and Neukom. Stockholders removed them last October amid conflicting court rulings and a series of judicial steps across Minnesota and Montana.
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John W. Neukom
Matt L. Essig
Warren E. Green
Neukom
Kennedy
Essig
Hardy
Kennedy and
Butte
Neukom and Kennedy
North Butte
Minnesota
John H. McNary
Oregon
Bourquin
Circuit Court of Appeals
Kennedy and Neukom
Locusts threaten sugar cane and fruit trees in Mexico
Swarms of locusts menace sugar cane fields and fruit orchards across several Mexican regions. Farmers report widespread damage to crops and fear further losses if outbreaks continue this season. Authorities monitor movements and coordinate control efforts with local communities.
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Mexico
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Union
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Germany
Holland
Cuba
Central America
Emory 5. Land
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Col
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Leys—Jewelers
N. Main St
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Steamship Line
Swayne IS
Gen. Wood
Mrs. Goodhue
Dandruff
Lucky Tiger
Luxite
Hart Schaffner
Marx Clothes
For Children
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Johnson
W. J. Sewell
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George T. Wade
Fred
Reot
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