Mountain Takes Net 920,787,741
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Montana, Utah, and Idaho internal revenue districts paid a net 20,767,741 in taxes last year. Of this, 13,560,192 were income and profits taxes. State figures are not available. West reclamation states paid 318,000,000 total. The Borah reclamation bill seeks a modest advance over 10 years to extend irrigation, with full repayment.
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The
Standard
Washington, D. C
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Internal Revenue
Uncle Sam
United States
Internal Revenue Commissioner
West
States
Federal Treasury
Major Sharp Killed by Sub Agent Perkins
Perkins and Major Sharp met at the Beckwith store near Ravalli after an argument over loyalty to liquor interests. Perkins shot Sharp once as Sharp stepped from cover, the fatal wound hitting the heart after an initial misfire. Perkins, aged 45, was jailed in Missoula county. his wife went to Thornton hospital with their daughters.
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Major Sharp
Perkins
Pierre
St. Ignatius
Ravalli
C. D. France
Beckwith
Missoula
Sharp
Major
Curtis
Thornton
Yachts Postponed Final America's Cup Race At Sea
Sandy Hook July 24 A 25 mile southwesterly gale prompted the postponement of the fifth and deciding America's Cup race between Shamrock IV and Resolute. Skippers agreed to delay while a heavy sea ran in lower New York harbor, with the regatta committee set to resume next Monday. The move recalls a similar postponement 17 years ago when Reliance and Shamrock III faced wind.
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Sandy Hook
New York Harbor
Reliance
Shamrock III
Roosevelt Resignation Takes Effect August Ninth
Washington July 24 Franklin D Roosevelt the Democratic vice presidential candidate formally presented to President Wilson his resignation as assistant secretary of the navy It will take effect August 4 the day he will be notified of his nomination at his Hyde Park New York home
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Occupation of Grodno Reported by Moscow Wireless
London reports a Moscow wireless statement stating that Soviet troops seized Grodno on July 23 and advanced to force the Niemen River. It notes gains in the Slonim region with 150 prisoners and in Baranovitch region with 7 guns, 2 armored trains, 21 locomotives, 566 wagons. Prisoners numbered 1,000 in the Dubno area.
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London
Grodno
Moscow
Niemen
Slonim
Stchera
Baranovitch
Pinsk
Dubno
Unnamed disease fatality in Portland man Allan Oakes
Allan Oakes died at Good Samaritan hospital in Portland after collapse in his bathtub last Saturday. Doctors unknown illness left him unconscious. hospital staff say he had only partially regained consciousness since the incident.
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Portland
Ore
Allan Oakes
Good Samaritan Hospital
Oakes
Harding declines to comment on Debs case amid amnesty stance
Marion Ohio July 24 Senator Harding urged generous amnesty for political prisoners but declined to rule on Eugene V Debs case. He replied to P H Christensen noting freedom of thought speech and press within liberty limits and said he cannot review a particular case without merit. He spent the day answering letters and acknowledging support for his acceptance speech and noting praise from Senator Johnson of California.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
P. P. Christensen
Cox
Debs
Christensen
Johnson
California
Progressive Party
Senate
League of Nations
Canadians Captain William Robbins Confesses Wife Murder
William George Robbins, charged with murdering his wife, led police to a leaf‑covered body in Stanley Park. He confessed to shooting her during a domestic quarrel and planned suicide after drinking four bottles of beer before surrendering to authorities.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
William George Robbins
Stanley Park
Robbins
Russian transport Rogday captured near San Francisco
Customs officers on a revenue cutter after a ten mile chase on San Francisco Bay seized the Russian transport Rogday. Rival Kerensky faction had taken the vessel from the soviet captain. The watchman was wounded and hospitalised with bullet wounds in both shoulders. The vessel is held pending Washington instructions.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Rogday
Kerensky Group
Washington
Kelly Draws With Flyweight Champion In Chicago Bout
Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne Ind and Jimmy Kelly of Chicago fought 10 rounds to a draw at East Chicago, marking Kellys first appearance in fast boxing company and his eleventh professional bout.
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Chicago
Frankie Mason
Fort Wayne
Ind
Jimmy Kelly
East
Knights Donate Education Fund To War Department
The Knights of Columbus gave $437,380 to the War Department to support education and recreation work in camps. Supreme secretary William G. McGinley announced the donation tonight in New York on July 24.
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New York
Knights of Columbus
War Department
William G. McGinley
Export rate urged to ease Montana wheat car shortage
Olympia July 24. O F Calderhead rate expert of the Washington public service commission recommends to the interstate commerce commission an export rate for Montana wheat to Pacific coast ports. A rate proportional to Atlantic coast would divert cars west and help relieve the current car shortage.
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Olympia
Wash
Interstate Commerce Commission
O. ©. Calderhead
Washington Public Service Commission
Montana
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Women Ballast for Ship of State Declared by Havemeyer
Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer of New York told Columbus suffragists at a luncheon that American men will find women good ballast for the ship of state. She urged securing the franchise for women while men keep theirs and warned against being used as fodder for political machines.
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Columbus
Ohio
H. O. Havemeyer
New York
Sheep shearers union convention to finish labor talks
The sheep shear ers union convention, in session since Thursday, will need several more days to conclude its labors. Vice President Bartlett said they hoped to finish by Tuesday, though it may take longer. Topics include the eight hour law, collective bargaining by two committees, and electing officers. Stockholders will meet after union business ends. Many shearers plan to depart for Argentina to shear fleece there as seasons reverse in the southern hemisphere.
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Sheep Shearers’ Union
Bartlett
Father Barry Returns from California
The Rev. O D Barry comes back from a winter in California. He spent time in a San Francisco hospital recovering from a broken left arm and had a minor operation to reset the bone. He says the Democratic convention there was the greatest show he ever saw and he blessed a session.
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O’'D. Barry
California
Barry
San Francisco
Ireland
Butte
Japan May Hold Conference on China Policy
Tokyo July 24 Viscount Uchida foreign minister told the house of peers a conference may be required to discuss conditions in China but the time is not yet. He said he does not fear the current civil war will spread, and Japan is prepared to act as events unfold.
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Tokio
China
Viscount Uchida
House of Peers
Japan
Daniels and Payne Visit Sunnyside Dam and Yakima Reserve
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Secretary of the Interior John Barton Payne and their party arrived in Yakima at 7 o clock. They were greeted by local Democrats and officials, toured the orchard district, visited the Yakima reservation, stopped at Sunnyside dam, and inspected the Utah Idaho Sugar company plant.
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Yakima, Wash
Josephus Daniels
Interior
John Barton Payne
Yakima
Orchard
Yakima Reservation
Sunnyside Dam
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Tells impoverished to become healthy and vigorous
Impoverished men and women are urged to use Pill Iron and S, a tonic said to boost energy and vitality. The text promises stronger organs, better digestion, and steadier nerves through iron and vegetable tonics to improve overall health and mood.
Place change eyed for Cox nomination notification
Dayton Ohio July 24 A change in the notification venue for Governor Coxs presidential nomination was discussed moving from Trailsend near Dayton to the Montgomery County fair grounds to accommodate Aug 7 crowds. The Democratic National Committee will handle the ceremonies with a local arrangements committee and a formal announcement to come next week. Cox plans a Western trip in September and expects to speak in southern, central, and eastern states with minimal Ohio activity.
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Dayton
Cox
Trailsend
Montgomery County Fair
Democratic National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ohio
Ebert Declares Emergency Measures for East Prussia
President Ebert orders immediate constitutional emergency actions for East Prussia amid Russo Polish fighting near the border. Civil governor says attack unlikely but precautions rise. interallied commission limits German troop entry as local police and mounted detachments bolster frontier defense.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Ebert
East Prussia
Interallied Commission
Brave Mrs. Gal Ewing Hunts Bold Burglar with Water
Mrs J Cal Ewing wife of ex head of the Pacific Coast Baseball league woke to a noise and hurled a pitcher of cold water at a burglar. He fled as police noted marks on a window. J Cal slept through the incident and learned of it later.
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Gal Ewine
Oakland
Cal
J. Cal Ewing
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Woman's Presence of Mind Saves Cash at Orting Bank
Miss Edna Shelzub, a State bank bookkeeper in Orting near Tacoma, foiled a bank robbery when she ran to the back door, cried for help, and alerted a posse after two unmasked bandits threatened the cashier with revolvers. The gunmen fled toward Tacoma in a waiting automobile.
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Tacoma
Wash
Edna Shelzub
State Bank
Orting
Here
United States Oriental Mail Contract Signed
The U S postal department and Canadian Pacific Ocean Steamship Co have formalized a direct mail contract from Victoria to the Orient. C Vander voort announced the agreement, noting it follows the end of the transpacific contract with the Canadian post office.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Postal Department
Canadian Pacific Ocean Steamship Company
Victoria
British Coumbia
Orient
C. Vandervoort
Canadian Post Office Department
Watson for Senator in Democratic primary in Georgia
Thomas Watson, once a Populist presidential candidate, entered his name as a candidate for the U S Senate in the Democratic primary in Atlanta. He seeks the seat now held by Senator Hoke Smith, who has not yet announced his candidacy.
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Atlanta
Thomas Watson
United States Senate
Watson
Hoke Smith
Hogs and cattle market report from St Paul Market
July 24 market data shows hogs receipts 1 100 steady with prices 14 15.25 and bulk 14.25 14.50. Cattle receipts 200 killers steady with fat steers 6 to 15 50, cows and heifers 5 75 to 13, calves steady 5 to 15, stockers and feeders slow and steady 44 72. Sheep no receipts steady lambs 6 14.50, wethers 5 8, ewes 2.50 Dt.
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ST. Paul
South ST. Paul
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Harding Gnores Webs Freedom
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Father Barry
JAP Plan Progussion
Woody-Doull Drug Co
South Main Street
Butte, Mont
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U.S. Oriental
Fuld Store
Fuld
Voysite
She Fuld
West Park CC
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McClellan
U. S. Cavalry
Army Pap
U. S
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E. Commerce
Federal Distributing Co
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