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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1927
Page
1
Speakers cover markets marketing finance production and consumption cooperation and organization. Little inclination to fault the government. Extreme positions of sheepmen and government abandoned for common ground.
Frank L. Smith of Illinois was denied admission to the Senate by a 48 to 35 vote pending further investigation into financing of his primary campaign. A public hearing will be scheduled by the privileges and elections committee to hear testimony on contributions from Samuel Insull and other rail and utility officials in Illinois. The Senate will vote again after committee reports to decide on admitting Smith to fill the unexpired term ending March 4.
In Alabama near Birmingham, A B Moore 40, superintendent of safety and sanitation for the Southern railway, and Ruby Thornton 33, were found shot to death on a roadside. Moore’s face was blown from a shotgun blast, the woman killed in the back of her head. Police noted a discarded shotgun and empty shells near the scene and suspect the double slaying occurred about 9 PM. No robbery motive found in missing $50.
Secretary W M Jardine of the agriculture department arrives in Butte from Washington D C by Milwaukee line. He is joined by Col A B Greeley and others to attend the National Wool Growers banquet at the Silver Bow club and speak at the Wool Growers convention.
Police believe foul play may be involved in the death of Miss Mary A Clark a wealthy elderly woman whose frozen body was found on the Cape May beach last Saturday night. Investigators tied the mileage book coupons found with her handbag to a Pennsylvania Railroad punch mark identified by conductors strengthening the theory she arrived in Cape May Friday. Identification of Miss Clark who lived in Washington D C and previously Pittsburgh was confirmed as friends and the assistant manager of Haddon Hall Atlantic City visited the scene.
Butte and surrounding areas suffered a severe cold spell with 16 below zero at 9:30 pm and widespread subzero readings. Government stations reported depths from 9 below to 36 below near Basin, while towns like Billings and Havre logged major subzero temperatures and ongoing drops.
Harriet W. Tooley of Harlowton, the only woman wool buyer in America, represents Cordingley & Co at the wool growers convention in Montana. She has bought eastern wool locally for eight years and says Montana fleeces fetch top prices as she oversees sheep business and wool purchases.
Garibaldi, grandson of the Italian patriot, appears in Paris court charged with firearm possession and complicity in a plot to free Catalonia from Spain. He denies being a spy or betraying comrades as authorities allege fascist money and anti fascist pretenses. Also on trial are Colonel Maeda and 15 Catalonian expeditionary force members captured by French authorities before reaching the Spanish frontier last November.
Montana legislators adopt a resolution to form a joint committee to investigate why gasoline costs are higher in state production areas. Governor Erickson also nominates J. C. Carruth of Havre to succeed O. A. Bergson on the state tax commission starting March 1.
President Coolidge received Alejando Gesar, Nicaragua's minister representing the Diaz government, and pledged withdrawal of U S troops from Nicaragua as soon as conditions permit. Gesar said Nicaragua looks to the United States for guidance and aid. The ceremony occurred in the White House East Room with a transcript noting the nations' long friendship.
In Austin Teagan on January 20 1912 and 141 years earlier Dr J Frank Norris testifies briefly about prior indictments for arson and perjury amid courtroom clashes over evidence as D K Chipps threats and a fatal shooting in Norris study.
Statements from President Hagenbarth and leaders Marlow Blulot Pollock describe a shift toward common ground on grazing policy, growing wool markets, and optimistic meat consumption trends. The speakers foresee favorable wool prospects after a period of liquidation and urge hearing before grazing fee changes.
A. A. Johns voices the theme On Earth Peace Good Will To All Men as wool growers gather for the National Wool Growers Association sixty second annual session at the Empress theater in Butte. Diverse members attend with bankers, brokers, railway reps and families as veterans and new entrants discuss growth and diversification in the industry. The report notes varied paths to wealth from mining to farming and inheritance to shared herding.
Northern Montana remains storm bound with temperatures plummeting from zero to 38 degrees below zero in Great Falls. roads largely impassable while livestock stay in good condition. Lewistown reports sun all day but temperatures sink to 13 below by 6 pm and still falling.
The Northwest railway merger plans a stock swap basis with exchange of Great Northern and Northern Pacific shares for the new operating company. Ralph Budd and Charlee Donnelly announced after a directors meeting that progress was made though exact mechanics were not revealed.
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