Montana Appropriations Cut Not Followed By Board
Figures released by the appropriations committee show bills for 1926 27 funding various departments with no 15 percent cut from Gov Ericksons recommendation. Totals include Board of railroad commissioners 48000 yearly state examiner 50000 state entomologist 500 annually and university funds allocated among the state university 400623.33 state college 234348 School of Mines 43165 normal college 81216.17 and other items for education health and state services as the panel sets two year appropriations.
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Standard
Helena
Appropriations Committee
House
John E. Erickson
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Textbook Commission
State Historical Library
State Board of Examiners
State Land Office
Board of Equalization
Capitol Building
Board of Health
Adjutant General
State Law Library
Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Board of Entomology
Board of Education
Consolidated Boards
Board of Charities and Reforms
State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Arthopedic Commission
State University
State College
School of Mines
Normal College
Davis Faces Bribery Trial for Clemency Deal
Former Gov. Jonathan M. Davis and Carl J. Peterson, ex-state bank commissioner, confront preliminary trial charges of conspiring to solicit a pardon bribe for Walter Grundy. State witness A. L. Oswald testified Davis introduced him to Peterson, who allegedly sought 40000 dollars, later cut to 2500.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Jonathan M. Davis
Carl J. Peterson
Walter Grundy
Hutchinson Bank
Ernest Bartholomew
A. L. Oswald
Hutchinson
Davis
Peterson
Grundy
Georgia Woman Must Hang for Murder of Mother in Law
Georgia Supreme Court affirms Fulton Superior Court verdict finding Mrs Hughes guilty of murdering her mother in law during a visit to her son. The court notes the death penalty by electric chair applies in this case as the jury returned a guilty verdict.
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Georgia
Associated Press
M. C. Is
Georgia Supreme Court
Fulton Superior Court
Hughes
Narcotic Officer Cleared in Butte Murder Trial
Edward Verner, Seattle federal narcotic officer, was found not guilty of murder for shooting John Stephan on the King block stairs. The verdict came after a short deliberation and despite a prior fatal incident on Dakota street. Verner and his wife thanked jurors, and he will return to Seattle for reassignment.
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Edward Verner
Seattle
John Stephan
Butte
King Block
West Park Street
Stepan
Dakota Street
Matt Canning
Jeremiah J. Lynch
Verner
Mr. Canning
Two Burn to Death in Fire at Billings
Frank Kaye a long time chief clerk at the Northern Pacific yard office and his wife Hazel aged 27 and his 71 year old son Clarence died in a house fire at the Kaye ranch two miles east of Billings. The blaze occurred between 6 30 and 7 Friday morning after a kerosene fueled stove exploded trapping the family in their three room home. Kaye survived with severe burns and was taken to a hospital.
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Associated Press
Billings
Frank Kaye
William E. Edwards
Northern Pacific Railroad
Hazel
Clarence
Kaye
Ruffcorn amendment backs 60 25 15 split of gas tax proceeds
In Helena the House endorsed a 3 cent gasoline tax bill with the Ruffcorn amendment guiding the split. State highway fund to receive 60 percent, counties 25 percent, and the general fund 15 percent. A motion to strike the enacting clause failed 58 to 36, and the report adopted 62 to 36. Burns of Blaine urged keeping income from highways rather than filling the general fund, threatening a veto.
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Standard
Helena
Ruffcorn
House
Budas
Carbon County
Committee of the Whole
Jeffray
Burns
Blaine
Burnes
State General Fund
Senate to purge four La Follette followers from committees
Republican leaders in the Senate moved to strip La Follette Ladd Brookhart and Frazier of key committee posts for their anti party actions and support of Wisconsin’s senator. House Republicans plan to follow suit, demoting insurgents and placing them at the rear of panel ranks with limited advancement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
la Follette
Ladd
Brookhart
Frazier
Wisconsin
House
Manufacturers’ Committee
Finance and Interstate Commerce Committee
Senator Ladd
North Dakota
Public Lands
Teapot Dome
Agriculture, Commerce and Territories
Iowa
Mines and Pensions
Robert M. la Follette
Smith Brookhart
Edwin F. Ladd
Lynn J. Frazier
President aims for farm legislation before adjournment
Washington Feb 20 President Coolidge warns Congress it would be most unfortunate if farm legislation is not enacted before adjournment. Proposals enjoy broad support with non partisan backing. Haugen's House bill for a federal cooperative marketing board is before Congress, with House leaders to act this week and Norris of the Senate expected to move on similar subject legislation tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
Federal Cooperative Marketing Board
House
Norris
Senate Committee
Prussian cabinet ousted after vote of confidence defeat
Berlin February 20 The new Prussian cabinet led by Dr Wilhelm Marx resigned after a diet defeat 221 to 218 amid opposition from nationalists fascists people's party and communists The center party expelled Capt Frans Von Papen and Friedrich Loenartz for their absence and demanded their resignation from the diet.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Wilhelm Marx
Diet
People's Party
Center Party
Frans von Papen
Washington
Friedrich Loenartz
von Papen
Loenartz
Laborites Oppose La Follette Plan For Third Party
Labor leaders from 16 unions meet in Chicago for the Progressive Party convention. Most oppose forming a new party while a minority supports entry. Robert M. Follette Jr. attends as observer. his father backs organization but seeks independence from groups.
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Laborites
Associated Press
Chicago
Robert M. la Follette
Conference For
Big Four
Transportation Brotherhoods
Railway Employes’ Department
American Federation of Labor
William H. Johnson
The
Machinists’ International
Iie
Robert M. Follette Jr
la Follette
Ito
Former Warden of Atlanta Sentenced for Bribe Conspiracy
Al bert Sartain former warden of the Atlanta federal penitentiary and Laurence Hiehl of Columbus were convicted of conspiracy to accept bribes and given prison terms. Sartain gets one year and six months while Hiehl receives one year and one day. Deputy warden Fletcher was acquitted. They plan a new trial while released on bail.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Albert FE. Sartain
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
United States
Laurence Hiehl
Columbus
Ohio
Looney J. Fletcher
Saertain
Keihil
Thomas P. Hayden
The
Savannah
President Byram Ends Milwaukee Inspection Tour
President H E Byram and most CMStP railroad staff passed through Butte at 7 o clock last night en route to Chicago after inspecting the main line to the coast. The party stopped one hour in Deer Lodge yesterday afternoon. On board were Vice Presidents Greer Sparrow Karling Mason Bradshaw Hicky Loweth and Superintendent Whelan of the Montana division.
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H. E. Byram
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Butte
Chicago
Deer Lodge
Byram
B. B. Greer
W. W. K. Sparrow
H. &. Karling
G. G. Mason
C. O. Bradshaw
W. N. Hicky
C. ¥. Loweth
John Whelan
Montana
Memorial Window Honors Joseph Jefferson at Transfiguration Church
The 99th anniversary of Joseph Jefferson's birth marked the dedication of a memorial window at the Church of the Transfiguration known as the Little Church Around the Corner. John Drew eulogized the late actor and recalled his own time with Jefferson in Kip Van Winkle.
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Associated Presse
New York
America
Joseph Jefferson
Church of the Transfiguration
Jefferson
John Drew
American Ulage
Kip van Winkle
Retail Lumbermen Elect Butteman President at Institute
Seattle Feb 20 H A Templeton of Portland Ore was elected president of the Western Retail Lumbermen s association at the close of the organizations twenty second annual institute today C C Baldwin of Bridger Mont was named vice president and A L Porter of Spokane re elected secretary treasurer Three new directors elected were J S Taylor of Salt Lake City W J Stevenson of Butte Mont and F Dean Prescott of Greene Cal
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Associated Press
Seattle
H. A. Templeton
Portland
Ore
Western Retail Lumbermen's Association
CC. J. Baldwin
Bridger
Mont
A. L. Porter
Mpokane
J. 8. Taylor
Salt Lake City
W. J. Stevenson
Butte, Mont
F. Dean Prescott
Vreene
Cal
Man dies by self immolation in jail bunk fire at Wallace
Wallace Idaho Feb 20 A L Kane 40 set fire to bedding in his jail bunk at Mullan city jail then buried his face in a pillow and suffocated to death police report says the incident occurred late this afternoon in Mullan seven miles east of Wallace
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Associated Press
Wallace
Idaho
Mullan
Here
A. L. Kane
Fire devastates Philipsburg Mining mill complex
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the new and old mills of the Philipsburg Mining company in Philipsburg. Loss is about 250000 dollars with insurance covering part. About 250 men lose work as operation halts for months. blaze began around 6 pm and spread rapidly, aided by low water pressure and cold weather.
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Standard
Philipsburg
Philipsburg Mining Company
R. F. Blitz
Bilts
Charles G. Ewing
St. Louis
Blitz
House Votes For Salary Increases
Washington Feb 20 The House adopted a Senate amendment to the legislative appropriation bill to raise salaries for Congress members and cabinet officers. The measure passed 237 to 93 and would lift senators and representatives from 7500 to 10000 yearly and the speaker vice president and cabinet officers from 12000 to 15000 effective March 4. The president’s position is undecided and budget bureau consultation is expected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House of My Senate
House
Senate
Explosion Kills 51 at Sullivan Indiana Coal Mine
A gas explosion at the City Coal Company mine near Sullivan Indiana during a shift in the third and fourth entries north killed 51 miners and injured several others. 121 men were in the mine when the blast occurred. Rescue teams from Vincennes arrived within an hour and retrieved bodies as crews worked to recover the dead amid flooding and wreckage.
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Associated Preas
Sullivan
Ind
Indiana
City Coal Company
United States Bureau of Mines
Vincen Ind
Cr. O. Thomas
Proust
Emcoet
Caalan
Mexican impostor not dead Indian soldier confession in Minnesota
In Minneapolis on February 20, Arthur Lopez a 26 year old Mexican confessed to impersonating Arthur Frasier the presumed dead Indian World War I veteran. Lopez admitted living as the Fraziers' son at Fort Lookout and fooling veterans bureau officials for over a year. He recounted how ex army buddies identified him as the dead Indian soldier Arthur Frasier and how bureau hospital care was provided.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Arthur Frasier
United States Veteran Bureau
Arthur Lopez
San Antonio
Texas
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Department of Justice
Lopez
Charles Frazier
Fort Lookout
Arthur Frazier
Colorado law permits prison whipping under state ruling
The Colorado Civil Service Commission ruled that whipping prisoners is legal as a disciplinary measure, defining the warden’s authority to use force to enforce discipline. The decision partially narrows charges against Warden Thomas J. Tynan in Governor Sweet’s case over alleged prison brutality, leaving only whether the punishment exceeded emergency needs as remaining question.
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Associated
Prose
Canon City
Col
Colorado
State Civil Service Commission
Sweet
Thomas J. Tynan
Tynan
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Talesmen
Jefferson County
Peary
Follette
Byran
Milwaukee
Butteman
Philipsburg Company
Indiana Fields
Pogret
Civil Service Commission
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