County bonds bid stalls after extensive auction
Montana commissioners advertised for cash bids on amortization and serial bonds as required by law. After eight firms took part, Stranahan Harris and Oatis won the bid for one to 20 year serial bonds at 4 percent, with a $2,000 premium and $10,000 deposit, while county officials warned of forfeit if the contract is not completed.
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Masslich
Montana
Stranahan, Harris & Oatis
Wolking
Toledo
Manhattan
Butte
Benton
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
W. L. Booth
The
Kiwanis
Donald McAlpine
Exchange Club
Chamber of Commerce
David J. Charles
Indians Seek Millions In Native Claims Across Nations
The report notes Montana tribes seeking 60 000 dollars yearly for a shared claim with the Nez Perce Blackfeet Piegan and Bloods while congress authorized gratuities exceeding 2 000 000 that were never paid. It cites gold royalties and land rights totaling about 20 000 000 for five nations and an estimated gold value near 100 000 000. It also mentions Canada Britain West Indies trade growth and Germany's post war operating capital at about one fifth of prewar levels.
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Germany
Murderer Again Saved From Rope In Chicago Habeas Corpus
A dramatic court scene in Detroit reports habeas corpus granted to Russell Scott in Chicago delaying execution. Judge David required insanity hearing completion before any execution, while Scott’s supporters in Windsor celebrated the reprieve and anticipated further proceedings within a week.
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Peter M. Hoffman
David
Stewart
Russell Scott Faces Gallows After Clemency Rejected
Chicago July 23 Russell Scott sits in the Cook county jail death cell awaiting sunrise and execution after Governor Small and the state board of pardons and paroles refused further clemency. Reports say his bravado faded as night wore on and his father visited before the final act. The case drew national attention after a 1924 drug store holdup in Chicago led to Scott and his brother Robert’s involvement and a series of contradictory testimonies and hoaxes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Cook County
Small
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Scott
Detroit
Windsor
Ontario
Catherine Beste
Springfield
Thomas Scott
Maurer
Robert
Joseph Mangrer
Board
Division of Pardons and Paroles
Supreme Court of
Reprieve Refused for Convicted Man in Chicago Hanging
The Illinois pardon board and Governor Small refused a final reprieve for Rus sell Scott, sentenced to hang in Chicago. Execution set for tomorrow morning at six after a last-minute appeal from friends and supporters failed to win mercy. Scott’s former home was Windsor Ontario with sympathizers in Detroit and other areas.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Russell Scott
Windsor
Ontario
Scott
Chicago
William McGraw
Louise Harper
William Scott Stewart
Springfield
Ill
Governor Small
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Pardon Board
Small
Soi Feld
Hindenburg Named King of Sharpshooters
Berlin reports President von Hindenburg, already head of the German republic, has accepted the title Schuetzenkoenig after hitting the King’s disk at the Leer sharpshooters festival. The honor marks the first such bull’s eye since 1903 when Emperor William II held the title.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
German Republic
Leer
Prussia
Butte mobilizes for Montana school repair drive
George Short named chair and Frank Venable secretary lead a county wide appeal to civic and fraternal groups to meet at the chamber of commerce and raise funds for quake district school repairs. Governor Erickson urges rapid voluntary contributions and local clubs pledge support.
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George Short
Frank R. Venable
Silver Bow County
Chamber of Commercce
Butte
Aubrey Benton
Rotary Club
Silver Bow Club
D. J. Charles
Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Booth
Kiwanis Club
Board of Control
Gamer's
Donald McAlpine
Exchange Club
Finlen
Woman's Club
Rotana Club
Ministerial Association
Teachers’ Organization
Women's Commercial Club
Masonic
K. of C
Eagles, Elks
Odd Yellows
Knights of Pythias
Trades and Labor Organizations
Montana Federation of Labor
Helena
W. C. Siderfin
George W. Craven
David Charles
Hugh Darsie
David Kilroy
PD. J. Charles
Montana
Erickson
State Board of Examiners
J. E. Erickson
Secretary of State
Charles T. Stewart
L. A. Foot
French Suspicions Over Riff Peace Terms Surface
French officials in Paris and London question the authenticity of peace terms attributed to Abd El Krim. Reports say Abd El Krim’s troops show reduced fighting spirit after French successes, with a looming Moroccan offensive in the Taza region and French division buildup.
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France
Dees
London
Paris
Abd-El-Krim
Morocco
Taza
Marshal Petain
Naulin
Painleve’s Night Vigil Drives War Finance Bill Through
Paris dispatch reports Premier Painleve sleeping little after a long night of parliamentary work. He stayed at the ministerial bench while Caillaux’s fiscal measures were debated. By evening the bill passed and Painleve returned to the war ministry to resume duties with his staff.
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Paris
M. Painleve
France
Finance
Caillaux
Senate
War Ministry
French Waiters Blame Americans For Gary Hair
French head waiters say American visitors strain their prerogative to eat as they wish. A patron demanded strawberries, cheese, tea and salad in a single hot spell meal. In Lyon a man sprinkled mineral water on kidney with brandy. another drank Burgundy with tripe and sausage.
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Lyone
Burgundy
Balcony Collapse Kills Fifteen at Melbourne Theater
Fifteen people died and hundreds were injured when the packed verandas of a moving picture theater collapsed in Melbourne on July 24. Rescue teams worked through the aftermath as authorities investigated the disaster.
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Melbourne
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