Great Falls named state memorial site for Lewis and Clark
The 125th legislature created a commission to seek proposals for a state monument design and site. Seven cities including Great Falls, Bozeman, Three Forks and others competed. The report favors two bronze statues not exceeding 60,000 total, one at Great Falls and one at Three Forks, with a single memorial if only one is chosen to be placed in Great Falls facing the Missouri River.
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Race
Armstead
Butte
Bozeman
Great Falls
Helena
Livingston
Tiree Forks
Three Forks
Charles M. Russell
Montana
Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea
Missouri
Marias River
Aave
Falls of the Missouri
Mississippi River
Great Palle
United States
Lewis
Jefferson
Madison
Gallatin
Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
Five Prisoners Escape From Billings Jail
Five prisoners escaped from Yellowstone county jail in Billings on Monday evening by sawing through a second story cell window. Buck Harlan and Theodore Olcott were recaptured within twenty minutes. The three at large are Jerry Harrington Oscar Parmley and Leonard Huerta. Rose Meske was arrested on a charge of smuggling the law into the jail and is implicated with Harrington in a white slavery case.
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Associated Press
Billings
Yellowstone County
Buck” Harlan
Theodore Olcott
Jerry Harrington
Oscar Parmley
Leonard Huerta
Masons of Six Butte Lodges To Install Officers Tonight
Government opens bootlegger drive as federal court in Butte gears up for a busy term. Judge Bourquin lists numerous cases on national prohibition act violations, moonshine, and related charges with defendants awaiting arraignments and sentences. Prohibition officers flood Butte as 50 new cases are filed and jurors are seated for a ten day term.
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Masons
Butte
Bourqoin
Jarvey
Leavenworth
Charles Jones
Costa
United States
Wellington D. Rankin
Helena
Francis Silver
Silver
Bourquin
Martin Evanoff
Grant Campbell
Campbell
Joan McAfee
Prohibition
McAfee
Anaconda
Frank Kopp
Kopp
Charles Erb
J. W. Hughes
Erb
J. H. Thomas
W. C. Sweet
W. G. McLellan
Lancelot Smith
A. R. Lima
Fred Emmett
Butte District
Butte Lodge
Kiwanis District Conference Weighs Future Plans in Butte
J Heyfron governor and Frank Williams and Jack Hanley lieutenant governors outlined the year’s program. Reports by Ray Bowden W E Pierce and C E Chapel covered officers duties and trustees conference. Resolutions praised retiring leaders, backed two delegates per club for Memphis 1928 convention, and urged combining publicity and efficiency into one committee.
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J. Heyfron
Frank Williams
Jack Hanley
Ray Bowden
W. E. Pierce
C. E. Chapel
Committee On
Marion
Dietrich
Vic Kohler
Hutte Kiwanie Club
Memphis
Tenn
Seattle
Montana
Arthur Leudeman
Resolutions Committee
A. G. Leedeman
Deer Lodge
Mont
Art
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
Star not to seek divorce in Mexico says Chaplin's attorney
Lloyd Wright, Chaplin's attorney, denied reports he plans to file for divorce in Mexican courts. He told the Associated Press there is no Mexican action planned and that Chaplin awaits action from Mrs Grey Chaplin. Mrs Chaplin said she has heard nothing of a Mexican angle and would proceed with her own plan. Chaplin wed Miss Grey in Empalme, Sonora, over two years ago.
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Associated Press
Los Angales
Lloyd Wright
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Comedan
Lita Grey
Nogales
Artis
Pleas filed by aunts and jurors listed for fall term
A group of defendants including Ed Padden Mr Shaudnessy William Snyder Ralph Weir Ike Cohn S Riceweed and George Patt Charles Humber Albert Renz George Berinell FE D Save and H A Sant enter pleas today Jurors retained for duty this fall term include Cars Aiken Jo Ambrosett J J Armstrong Charles Armstrong Glen Hendrickson Walter Arnold Charles Boulware William Bring P C Bietler Anatole Donati Ed J Grout John Fagan Carl Engel H M Fay Gus Fitschen Walter Forbes C V Franzman Edward Roberts Thomas Rogan James W Gleason Floyd Gare J L Hanifan Fred J Hefferon David Hopkins H C Jaccard Walter Kelly R P Lamrecht W J Mathews BE L Mahoney William Nance William Netteton H C Peslow J Penny D M Peters James Quill Peter Rane John Rask L R Riddley A H Seston.
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Ed Padden
Mr. Shaudnessy
William Snyder
Ralph Weir
Ike Cohn
S. Riceweed
George Patt
Charles Humber
Albert Renz
George Berinell
FE. D. Save
H. A. Sant
Cars Aiken
Jo Ambrosett
J. J. Armstrong
Charles Armstrong
Glen Hendrickson
Walter Arnold
Charles Boulware
Five States Plunge Into Flood Path Across Cumberland
Floods devastate five states as the Cumberland River surges to a crest forecast at 52 to 63 feet. Nashville residents flee rising waters surpassing 1882 levels while Tennessee suffers road damage and widespread lows. Evacuations continue as other rivers threaten Kentucky Indiana Arkansas and Mississippi with receding and rising waters.
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Nashville
Cumberland
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
State Highway Commission
Kentucky
Ohio
Paducah
Evansville
Ind
Cunnechita River
Arkansas
Arkansas Pointe
Mississippi
Columbus
Alabama
Warrior
Walker County
Texas man confesses to multiple killings in Farwell farm death spree
Hassell, held after a jail transfer from a hospital where he was treated for self-inflicted knife wounds, confessed to a series of killings following a quarrel with his wife over her eldest daughter. He described striking his wife with a hammer, choking a baby, then killing the remaining victims.
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Hassell
Southern Pacific Railway
California
Associated Pipeline Company
Fresno
Cal
Merchant Marine Corps
Oklahoma
Farwell
Court ruling to swell road fund in Silver Bow county
Supreme court decision on the 1925 Montana gas tax upholds its constitutionality and allocates about 2900 dollars to Silver Bow county's road fund. The county currently holds 177,977.32 dollars in a protested gas tax fund and unpaid taxes totaling 118,726.24 dollars, with 30 percent to the state, 15 percent to the state highway commission, and 56 percent shared among Montana's 56 counties.
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Supreme Court
Montana
Silver Bow
State Highway Commission
Montpia Soldier Faces Federal Defrauding Charge
Montpia soldier Phipps, former acting captain and commanding officer, stands charged on three counts in one indictment for defrauding the U S government. He allegedly presented false claims padded payroll and forged records, sold military supplies claiming war department authority, and diverted receipts. He was released on $6000 bond and to face Helena court.
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Federal Grand Jury
Phipps
Department of Justice
Butte
Whips
Helena
War Department
Montana Guard
Montanan
Bozeman
Justice
Plan to extend rail line to Gallatin Gateway park route
The Milwaukee plans a branch from Three Forks to Salesville at an estimated 200000 dollars to boost a Gallatin Gateway park link. New track will allow sleepers to travel to Salesville with bus connections to Yellowstone, expanding tourism and easing main line travel.
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Gallatin Gateway
Salesville
Rummel
Park
Three Forks
Mammoth Hotel
Great Wonderland
Montana
Gallatin Canyon
Yellowstone Park
Milwaukee
Bishop Calls Interference by Churchmen in Disputes
The Bishop of Lichfield urged churchmen to interfere in British industrial disputes while a Montana list details dozens of local officials and trustees across cities such as Lewistown Glasgow Livingston Missoula Billings Butte Kalispell and Deer Lodge with names including Jack Hanley H. A. Bisbee Glenn Maris Roy Huber Ed Wright Gale Hise Elwood Kuschke R. T. Richardson P. L. Greene J. D. Perdue A. Bohlander J. G. Ragsdale W. R. Griggs E. M Keeley Frank T. Jones Bert Alondit L. A. Foster Frank Williams John B. Muzzy C. E. Chapel Earle N. Genzberger Ray Bowden William H. Reif E. A. Barnard J. C. Taylor L. E. Larsen K. B. Burleigh George F. Nagle R. J. Moore F. A. Brinckman Frank Williams A. H. Dixon Ted Dorpat L. L. Marsh G. H. Beckwith W. A. Gregg Sid Howard Dan J. Heyfron George E. Snell W. E. Pierce Joseph L. Coleman J. N. Walluse H. A. Tash.
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Lewistown
L. L. Marsh
Polson
Jess Rotherberg
Missoula
John Fitch
Kalispell
M. E. Hawkins
Billings
Russ Abbott
Helena
W. N. Smith
Harlowton
Leo Singer
Great Falls
Victor Riley
Percy Neville
Whitefish
Kiwanis
Earle Genzberger
Butte
BE. J. Klemme
Bozeman
Charles Short
W. L. Paul
Derr Lodge
Otto Ager
R. McCarthy
Livingston
W. N. Cobleigh
Edgar L. Baker
C. E. Chapel
B. T. Asbury
Anaconda
E. M. Morris
R. Loss
Dan S. Williams
R. B. Brown
E. B. Winter
Miles City
H. H. Hoole
Glendive
Charles Breese
Albert J. Roberts
T. H. McDonald
George H. Beckwith
Marion Dietrich
Resolutions
Fred Brinkman
George Snell
Carl Brattin
Sidney
Roy Huber
Glasgow
W. E. Pierce
Norma Winestein
W. L. Real
W. E. Keeley
Deer Lodge
H. A Bisbee
W. R. Griggs
Havre
A. T. Rutledge Bozeman
Howard, Missoula
A. T.tledge
Montana
Jack Hanley
H. A. Bisbee
Glenn Maris
Ed Wright
Gale Hise
J. K E. Border
M. C. Dietrich
Elwood Kuschke
R. T. Richardson
P. L. Greene
Bert Alondit
L. A. Foster
Frank W. Lester
Stanford
John B. Muzzy
Earle N Genzberger
Ray Bowden
William H. Reif
E. A. Barnard
J. C. Taylor
L. E. Larsen
K. B. Burleigh
George F. Nagle
R. J. Moore
F. A. Brinkman
Frank Willams
A. H. Dixon
Ted Dorpat
L.L. Marsh
G. H. Beckwith
W. A. Gregg
Sid Howard
Dan J. Heyfron
George E. Snell
International
Joseph L. Coleman
J. N. Walluse
Denleon Awe
H. A. Tash
Trusute
Francs and Lira Hover Near Stabilized Levels in 1926 Review
The article surveys European currencies as 1926 ends, noting the Belgian and French francs rebounding from mid year lows after reforms and political changes. The Italian lira improved under a large U.S. loan, while the yen neared gold parity amid cautious stabilization. Large U.S. gold reserves are cited as stabilization aids, with Brazilian milreis and Argentine pesos fluctuating around key thresholds.
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United States
Poincare
Republic
Japan
102 LIVES Claimed In Auto Wrecks In 1925 Report
State by state breakdown shows New York with the most cars registered and high deaths, while Iowa is noted as safest with one death per 219 cars. National totals: 21,627 auto accident deaths and 19,954,347 cars registered. Commerce urges stricter regulations and safety campaigns.
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Florida
California
Alabama
New York
Iowa
Montana
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
United States
Department of Commerce
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Mount Moriah
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George W. Craven
George Beach
Adam Copple
Isaac Bates
A. J. Stewart
Monitor Tadge
W.W. C. Sweet
Ronald George
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William H. Sweet
J. T. Felick
Grundry Hill
Robert Bardy
R. B. Hosking
Harley Griffin
John H. Hill
Fred Mole
A. R. Sims
L. R. Margetts
Lester Wright
Colin Christie
I. D. Hadzor
Charles A. Bedall
Archie McLean
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Charles Loreng
J. G. Cocking
H. Greenwood
John Thomas
Summit Valley
Percy Pohlman
E. J. Rule
W. EF. Dufresne
J. H. Powell
G. D. Pratt
Horace Ayers
Oscar Duschee
M. L. Roberts
William Loring
Francis T. Lester
Highland Lodge
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Wenzel Brown
Gus Keppner
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J. C. Baird
D. M. Storrar
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