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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1926
Page
1
The annual Montana Pioneer Monument plan advances with a resolution adopted at the 32nd annual meeting. Prominent bankers praised the hospitality of Butte in the event, highlighting civic support for the project and framing it as a lasting tribute to early settlers.
At Missoula, the Montana Society of Pioneers held its 32nd annual convention. A resolution proposed erecting a monument to Montana pioneers in a future state city. Col. Orton of Fort Benton elected society president, with S. F. Tuttle named secretary. The 1927 meeting will be in Missoula on August 8 in commemoration of the Big Hole Battle.
Canton Ohio July 17 investigators interview Canton underworld leaders in a bid to find a clew to the murder of Don R Mellett publisher and anti vice crusader. Police chief Lengel says the editor was killed in an underworld plot linked to his hard line crusade against vice and crime through the Canton News.
Federal authorities hold a man believed to possess details to corroborate the account given by Aimee McPherson. The case centers on the so called phantom trail and related events under investigation by federal agents seeking to substantiate the reported story.
Federal agents in Gila Bend Arizona hold a man identified as Harry Moore who may know the hiding place of the so called Steve and Rose abductors linked to the Aimee Semple McPherson case. Investigators piece together a phantom trail from Santa Monica to the Mexican border in a drama that includes a New York telegram signed K G Ormiston and a North Carolina connection. Six witnesses place McPherson after she vanished from the Santa Monica beach before her dramatic reappearance in Culver City.
About 500 visitors from eastern Montana arrive by Milwaukee line from Lewistown and Melstone for a day in Butte. The Butte Chamber of Commerce hosts open house and assists excursionists throughout the day. Clarks and A C M play at the ball park while theaters and parks offer vaudeville, films, and attractions for families.
J Frank Norris, famed Texas revivalist and pastor of First Baptist, shot and killed D F Chipps, 50, lumber merchant, in Norris's Fort Worth church office at 1 p m. Norris surrendered, posted 10 000 bond signed by 30 congregants, claiming self defense. He said Chipps protested against sermons and remarks about Mayor Meacham. Norris to present his version to District Attorney R K Hanger.
Paris July 17 Premier Aristide Briand's tenth cabinet collapsed amid crisis measures tied to extraordinary powers to cope with the Argentine crisis without parliamentary delay and interference. The government faced a combined front against its plan and toppled early this evening.
Silver Bow county reduced its warrant and bonded indebtness by $161,099.21 from July 1, 1925 to July 1, 1926 per Treasurer James J. Brett for the state board of examiners. Debt fell from $1,128,255.03 to $1,507,155.82 after including a $40,000 bond call.
Wealth holders back a state wide roads improvement plan urging swift settlement of receivership matters to put the state in shape for prosperity. Financial leaders emphasize infrastructure investment as key to economic growth and public welfare.
Butte hosts Montana State Bankers Association as leaders from across the state praise hospitality and unity in supporting a proposed initiative to place highway construction under state federal control. New officers include Mesler of Butte as president Wenthrask of Billings as vice president and Kallnoell re elected secretary. The group emphasizes rapid action to shape a prosperous era for Montana.
The Standard invites musicians dancers comedians and others in Butte to audition for a local show called The Standard Hovels of 1926 to be staged at the Broadway theater August 24 and 25. Only Butte residents may appear, with prizes aimed at uncovering hidden talents from small towns and urban fringe alike.
Washington reports Secretary Mellon asserted the American government must not cancel war debts. He argued trusteeship for taxpayers requires refusal except for Britain, insisting most debtors have already received some relief while Europe’s troubles demand closer home relief.
An avalanche struck a train near Sare-Jevo, killing 117 people and burying the cars under snow. The telegram from Vienna reported the disaster and the scale of the fatalities as authorities commenced rescue and recovery efforts.
Superior Montana July 17 A forest fire within 100 feet of the town threatens lines holding the outskirts. The blaze started at 3 PM from campfires in the tourist park southwest of town and fed heavy timber under strong winds. By 7:30 PM firefighters, aided by tourists and local volunteers, halted further encroachment though danger remains. Residents packed belongings and wait for better winds with roads blocked and evacuees ready to flee if needed.
Associates Press reports a state board appointed committee will begin site investigations for a new state normal school. Seven towns including Glendive Miles City Billings Roundup Lewistown Glasgow and Wolf Point are considered. deposits cover investigation costs with refunds possible if not chosen.
A. Cruse, 15, a Reed Point area farmer, was shot twice in the heart while driving cattle on a Montana range two miles north of Reed Point. James Murphy, 58, his father-in-law, is jailed in Columbus on murder charges after fleeing the scene and turning himself in. An inquest is set for Monday in Columbus. the shooting followed a quarrel over Murphy's daughter and family tensions.
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