Scharnikow bill moves to suspend officers after charges
Helena Jan 18 The Scharnikow measure passed third reading by 60 to 3 to suspend public officers after filing misconduct charges. The bill would require district court judges to suspend the accused and appoint a replacement pending disposition or acquittal, aiming to curb evils and keep officials accountable. Opponents feared two salaries during suspension and questioned its practical effect.
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Standard Stat
Helena
Gogtman
Broadwater
Anaconda Copper Bonds Subscribed Fast in Market
New York January 18 the $50 million 7 percent debenture issue of Anaconda Copper Mining Co was oversubscribed with books closed. An additional $100 million Anaconda issue at 6 percent also oversubscribed.
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Associated
New York
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda Company
Hogan and Albin Oil Wells in Gusher Class
Hon T S Hogan and Burton P Albin of Billings visit Butte for business talks. J P Albin leads Hart Albin, a major Eastern Montana firm. Hogan, former Anaconda figure, and Albin predict strong Montana activity, with expectations copper and wheat markets improving. Hogan’s political career and 1896 secretary of state role noted. long campaign tour with C F Kelley referenced. (Continued on Page 2)
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Hon
T. S. Hogan
Burton P. Albin
Billings
Butte
J. P. Albin
Hart-Albin Company
Montana
T S. Hogan
Butte and Anaconda
Tam
Hogan
Anaconda
TB. Smith
C.F. Kelley
Congress
State aims to use highway funds to buy grain elevators
Ravalli legislator Tawney proposed a 500000 revolving fund to rent or lease elevators for Montana Wheat storage. The plan uses anticipated gasoline tax revenues beyond highway needs to back the storage facility, located in grain marketing centers, available to growers at actual cost of operation under state supervision. Scharnikow moved to refer the measure to the appropriations committee, a majority ruling carried.
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Standard
Helena
Tawney of
Ravalli
Montana
Scharnikow
Powell
Appropriations Committee
Good Highway to the Park Versus Milwaukee Entrance Plan
Gallatin county citizens push a West Gallatin canyon road project costing about 50,000 to 60,000 to lure Milwaukee railroad to open a West Yellowstone gate. President H E Byram says a finished highway would remove a major obstacle and notes Livingston already offers a good entry, while Milwaukee weighs future plans.
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Gallatin County
West Gallatin Canyon
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railroad
Yellowstone Park
Gardiner
West Yellow
HE. Byram
Stannard
Milwaukee Railroad
Park
Brym
Byram
Livingston
Contemplateolumn
Murray Estate Fixed Out of Court by Agreement
The Murray estate contest involving Murray Montana and California mining and real estate magnate was settled out of court. The estate is valued around 3 million dollars and the matter remains on the Salinas Monterey county calendar for next Monday. Murray kept a Monterey home and most assets are held by the Monadah Trust Company, covering mining properties near Butte and real estate in Seattle and Monterey California areas.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Murray
Montana
California
Toda
Superior Court
Salinas
Monterey County
Monterey
Monidah ‘Trust Company
Butte
Seattle
Tamoana
Harding's Progress Said Satisfactory
President Harding was reported by physician Brigadier General Sawyer to be making favorable progress toward recovery from grip. Dr Sawyer said it would be inadvisable for the president to go to his offices tomorrow and advised him to stay close to his room while resting reasonably well today.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Harding
Sawyer
Warning to A E Thompson Sparks Townwide Alarm
A small boy finds a threatening warning posted to leave Anaconda. Parents fear for safety of their six children after a bullet hits the Thompson home window as the family prepares for chores. The message, dated with skull and crossbones imagery, threatens violence if Thompson remains in Washoe Park.
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Small Son
A. E. Thompson
Washoe [Park Anaconda
Thompson
Strange disease claims life of Ennis girl at 18
The first fatality from a disease physicians call sleeping sickness occurred in Butte. Mrs. C. A. Armitage, 18, of Ennis Montana, died in a hospital after about two weeks of illness. She lapsed into a deep coma days before death, with death certificate listing encephalitis lethargica as the cause.
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Butte
C. A. Armitage
Ennis
Mont
Herrin Mine Case Jurors Locked Up For Night Verdict Likely
Marion Jan 17 Jurors in the Williamson county mine case were ordered locked up for the night as deliberations continued on two defendants charged with murder. One report had 10 to 2 for conviction while others suggested separate verdicts for each defendant with possible sentences. Judge D T Hartwell indicated deliberations would resume next morning and he would consider self defense or provocation instructions if the jury reached a verdict.
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Herrin
Associated Press
Marion
Williamson
Cose
D.T. Hartwell
Imp
Hartwell
Star Death Ends Desperate Struggle with Drugs
Wallace Reid motion picture star dies at a Hollywood sanitarium after efforts to break a drug habit. The death follows a prolonged illness and casts a shadow over his film career, with friends and industry colleagues mourning the loss.
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Wallace Reid
Hollywood
Film Star Reid Dies After Drug Addiction Struggle
Los Angeles story reports film star Reid dies at a sanitarium in Hollywood after a long fight against narcotic addiction. Wife Dorothy Davenport at his side as his health deteriorated from congestion of the lungs and kidneys following a collapse during withdrawal efforts.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
W Rela
Cvere
Mollywood
Dorothy Davenport
Herbert
Rela
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Mamma
Reid
Teddy Ayes
HH. Muller
Scopal Church
Elks
Three Air Pilots Killed In Separate Crashes
Associated Press reports two pilots from Cleveland and Cheyenne died when an air mail plane crashed during test flight near Cheyenne aviation field after overhaul. The flight marked the first for Acer of Cheyenne. In California, Lieut. William Rohrbach of Norfolk was killed when seaplane F-5-L-2 wrecked off Catalina Island, with two officers badly injured and five others uninjured.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Oakes
Cleveland
Ohio
William Acer
Acer
Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
Cal
William —H. Rohrbach
Norfolk
Catalina Island
H. F. Whitman
San Francisco
Matthias J. Gardner
Washington, D.C
Methodist factions join to work for church reunion
Cincinnati January 18 The Associated Press reports that in an executive session here tonight commissions representing the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South agreed to a working plan toward reuniting the divided church. The agreement aims to unite the factions and pave the way for a single church structure in the future.
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Associated
Fras
Cincinnati
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal’ Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Courn
French Deputies Fight As Cachin Immunity Is Suspended
Paris reels after the riot in the Chamber of Deputies over Marcel Cachin. The assembly votes 371 to 143 to suspend his parliamentary immunity amid accusations of plotting a general strike in the Ruhr and French cities. The session ends with chaotic scenes and calls for order.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Marcel Cachin
Chamber
Ruhr
Leon Daudet
Francoise Arago
Fore Tay
Shes
Tts
Ted
Wien
Aramor
Cachin
Verlin
France
Fritz Thyssen
Tiialiats
Masked gang member identified in Bastrop Mer Rouge case
An 18 year old man testified at an open hearing that he recognized Newt Gray as a member of the masked band that abducted Daniel Watt T Richard and others on the Bastrop Mer Rouge highway on August 24. Detectives say Daniel and Richard were found dead in a lake weeks later and others have admitted torture by the gang.
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Gem Hina
Bastrop- Mer Rouge
Newt
Nks
Gray
Bastrop
Newt Gray
Youth Beaten in Robbery on Street Corner
A youth was assaulted by a robber who struck him with a flashlight and fled after taking two bits. The victim suffered head and facial injuries, blood covering his face as he collapsed in the street before bystanders.
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Holdup
Northern Pacific Officials On Stand In Merger Hearing
Northern Pacific general officials testified on potential merger benefits before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They argued a combined Great Northern and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul system would serve public and corporate interests, provided national railroad policy supports such consolidation. Howard Elliott noted about 258 million dollars in bonds maturing over 17 years, but said refinancing could maintain credit for the plan. J G Woodworth led Northern Pacific remarks on the merger's financing and prospects.
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Washington
Great Northern
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Pacific
Witnnesse
Commission
Burlington and Quincy
United States
Howard Elliott
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
J. G. Woodworth
Northern’ Pacific
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