Northwestern railway merger plans outlined by Budd and Donnelly
The Associated Press reports preliminary plans for a large northwestern merger. A new company would control lines by stock and lease them to a single operating carrier that would also operate the Spokane Portland Seattle railway. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy would stay separate. Further details to be released after a Thursday stockholder conference.
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Associated Press
New York
Northwestern Railway
Ralph Budd
Great Northern
Charles Donnelly
Northern Pacific
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Budd
Donnelly
Northern
Spokane
Portland & Seattle
Receivers Open Chaplin's Safes
Receivers named to handle Charles Chaplin California properties opened safes at his Hollywood studios under court order. The court forbids disclosure until the receivers appear in court tomorrow and barred newspaper men from the opening ceremony.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
California
Charles Chaplin
Rita Grey Chaplin
Hollywood Studios
W. I. Gilbert
Herman Spitzel
Scollard linked to grand larceny case in western cities
George Frances Scollard, arrested in Vancouver on grand larceny charges, waived extradition to faced claims by his wealthy wife of $157000 stolen from her and $700000 in securities missing from her fortune. He traveled to Bellingham with ties to his former wife Maud Harvey and a disrupted South American honeymoon amid a fierce legal feud.
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Vancouver
BK. C
George Francia Scollard
Bellingham
Wash
Bellingham, Ward
George FF. Lomard
B. C
Robert Tharcvey
Maud Harvey
Edmonds
Scollard
Sarah Smith Scollard
Seattle
Fire at Henningsen warehouse causes substantial damage
Fire in the basement of the Anchor block at 714 South Utah, used as a storage warehouse by Henningsen for 15 years, burned late last night. Damage totals about 25000 dollars, split between building and contents with 80 percent building coverage. Fire reported by a passerby and investigated by Arizona and Quartz street crews.
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Utah Street
Henningsen Company
Fred Henningsen
Henningsen
Arizona
Quartz Street
Three Men Killed in Skyscraper Scaffold Collapse
In Port Angeles Washington three men were killed and eight injured when a scaffold collapsed at a dam under construction at Glines Canyon on the Elwha river. The men were shoving cars on the scaffold 380 feet above ground when it gave way. Art Fisher and Harold Anderson died instantly Milton Anderson died of injuries.
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Associated Press
Port Angeles
Wash
Glines Canyon
Elwha River
Here
Art Fisher
Harold Anderson
Milton Anderson
Joffray bill could raise Silver Bow taxes by halting fee share
Silver Bow county commissioners warn that if the Joffray bill for equal distribution of motor vehicle license fees passes, the road fund would shrink by about $60 000 yearly necessitating a higher tax levy. They sent a letter to State Senator Thomas J Walker outlining county road costs and higher maintenance from greater gas use and union labor rates.
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Joffray
Silver Bow County
Thomas J. Walker
Silver Bow
Senate
William
Centerville
Meaderville
McQueen
East Butte
the Boulevard
Floral Park
Atherton Place
Flats
Union County
Heflin Sparks Senate Row With War Wind religious clash
In Washington Jan 18 five fellow Democrats assail Senator Heflin over his religious issue attack on Knights of Columbus and Mexico war policy. He clashes with Reed and Mayfield as spectators and gallery laughter erupt, while Maryland Senator Bruce denounces his remarks as anti Catholic.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tom
Heflin
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Mayfield
Texas
Dawes
Knights of Columbus
United States
Mexico
Central American
Bruce
Maryland
Bible Graves
House votes to retain army strength at 118750
Washington January 18 Congress rejects budget bureau call for 115000 enlisted men and approves maintaining 118750 for the next fiscal year by a 66 to 22 vote. Representative La Guardia’s proposal failed, while Blanton charged anti administration sentiment aimed at Coolidge.
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Associated Press
Washington
Budget Bureau
House
Coolidge
White House
Blanton
H Com
Roosevelt accuses Governor Smith of political trickery
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Governor Smith as a camouflager who uses tricks to win votes. He urges Republican leaders to demand action, claiming Smith promotes popular but impractical legislation, finances it by others, and campaigns on issues he cannot control. Roosevelt cites their 1924 race and urges accountability.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Montana Wool Growers Convene In Butte Greeting Speakers
Senator H A Gallwey will deliver the welcoming address to the Montana Wool Growers convention in Butte. A T Hibbard of Idena will respond. Rail traffic brought hundreds of wool growers to town with 138 from Eastern Montana on a Northern Pacific special train.
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H. A. Gallwey
Montana Wool Growers
Murray B. Stebbins
State Association
A. T. Hibbard
Tdena
Butte
Northern Pacific
Montana
Glendive
Finten
F. J. Hagenbarth
Ees
F. R. Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Finien Hotel
Visl
Kellogg backs arbitration plan on Mexico land oil dispute
Secretary of State Kellogg welcomed a Senate proposal by Senator Robinson for arbitration of the Mexico land and oil dispute. He said he had considered applying arbitration principles to the Mexican issue as discussions continued in Congress and White House concerns persisted over possible confiscation of American holdings.
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Washington
Senate
Mexico
Fot
Kellogg
Robinson
Secretary
House
Reed
Misouri
White House
Coolidge
Nicaragua
McCormick
Wuerthner
Cascade
Chouteau County
Pauline Butterman
State Fish and Game Department
Consolidated Boards
Supreme Court
Ryder
Montana House Votes to End State Supervisors Jobs
Montana lawmakers abolish the offices of state rural and high school supervisors following a budget board recommendation. The move saves about $10,000 in education funds and shifts duties to county school superintendents.
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Associated Press
Helena
State Board of Examiners
House Appropriations Committee
Board of Examiners
Department of Education
Burke
Deer Lodge
Congress
Curran
Roosevelt
Moody Sworn In as Texas Governor in Outdoor Ceremony
Dan Moody, age 33, took the oath as Texas governor, becoming the state’s youngest chief executive. The outdoor inaugural drew a record crowd, with Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson relinquishing power and remaining in the ceremony alongside Moody. Former governor James B. Ferguson sat nearby as Mrs. Moody listened from a front-row seat.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Dan Moody
Moody
Ferguson
James B. Ferguson
Empress Charlotte Dies in Belgian Home at 86
Marie Charlotte widow of Maximilian of Mexico dies at 86 after influenza and pneumonia. Belgian princess daughter of Leopold I, she married Maximilian at 17 in a romance that led to the Mexican empire. The couple arrived in Vera Cruz in 1864 amid liberal unrest and Juarez’s forces.
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Aslanciated Press
Brussels
Marie Charlotte
Samperor Maximalian
Mexico
Charlotte
Maximilian
Leopold 1
Miramir
Trieste
Louis Napoleon II
France
Vera Cruz Harbor
Juarez
Hands Off Policy Sought by Legislature by City Council
Two Butte aldermen and City Attorney John Andrew will attend a Helena meeting of municipal officials to press for a legislative hands off policy for cities. The group represents Butte with Aldermen Blank Barry O Leary and Mayor W D Horgan backing a freedom policy. attendees include leaders from Montana's larger cities.
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Butte
Helena
Montana
Blank
Barry O'Leary
John Andrew
W. D. Horgan
Exclusion of Smith Forecast by Leaders
Washington leaders from both parties forecast the exclusion of Frank L. Smith of Illinois from the Senate at this session and the next. Colonel Smith arrived to present credentials as the appointee of Governor Small to fill the late Senator William B. McKinley term.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Senate
Colonel Smith
Small
William B. McKinley
Jealous man shoots girl then kills himself in Dillon
Calvin Dunn aged 27 fatally shoots Laura Meeds 17 with a .22 rifle on a Dillon street sidewalk before returning to the home and killing himself with a shotgun. Melvin Leon is held as a witness. Meeds dies at Barrett hospital shortly after.
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Standard
Dillon
Calvin Dunn
Laura Meeds
Melvin Leon
Leon
Dunn
Henry Meeds
North
Washington Street
Meeds
Ralph Patrick
Self
Norris Trial to Resume in Fort Worth Case
Dr J Frank Norris punishment murder charge in Dexter Chipps case will continue in district court in Austin after a recess. Norris ill with throat inflammation and cold and kept in bed at his hotel while Dayton Moses says the defense will be ready to proceed when proceedings resume at 9 a m Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Austin
J. Frank Norris
Dexter E. Chipps
Fort Worth
Dayton Moses
Norris
Moses
Bishop calls for action over sorrow in crusade talk
Bishop Roberts of South Dakota urged more active Christian service to aid law enforcement and aid youths, arguing that sins of omission are as serious as sins of commission. He contrasted modern sorrow with practical action and outlined Crusade events at St John’s Episcopal Church and related talks by Rev Don Frank Fenn.
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Bishop Roberts
South Dakota
St. John's Episcopal Church
Don Frank Fenn
Minneapolis
Roberts
Church
Montana
Mm Ohn
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