Ellsworth Tells of Polar Battle and Rescue
King’s Bay Spitzbergen June 19 Lincoln Ellsworth recounts four weeks in the north during a polar flight. After an opening water lead damaged N-24 our crew split from N-25 for four days, faced an inferno of jagged ice, scarce food, and perilous ice leads while planning a return to Cape Columbia.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
Lincoln Ellsworth
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Heimdal
Pole
Dietrichson
Omda
Cape Columbia
Amundsen
Hiladorth
Mintane
Ellsworth
Sim
Great Falls Governor R L Cleveland Chosen State G A R Commander
R L Cleveland of Great Falls was chosen state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic by remaining Civil War veterans at a convention with United Spanish War Veterans and Women’s Relief corps. Missoula was selected as the 1926 encampment site on the same day as the gathering. The weather was ideal and Anaconda hosted social events as veterans and their ladies renewed old friendships and welcomed old comrades.
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R. L. Cleveland
Great Falls
Grand Army of the Republic
Missoula
United Spanish War Veterans
Naconda
Women's Relief Corps
La Follette’s Body On Way To Home
The funeral train carrying Robert M. La Follette travels from Washington to Madison at high speed. Railroad workers and mourners gather at stations along the route to honor the Wisconsin statesman destined for burial in Wisconsin.
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LA Follette
Associated Press
Cumberland
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Washington
Eld
Mountain
Madison
Bob
Baltimore and Ohio
Capital Limited
Ene Proness
Teapot Dome Lease Upheld by U S Court in Fraud Action
U S district judge in Cheyenne ruled the Teapot Dome oil lease to Mammoth Oil owned by Harry F. Sinclair was legal. The decision dismissed charges of collusion and fraud against former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and stated no conspiracy was proven. Government plans an appeal.
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Harding
Interior Department
Fall
Denby
Sinclair
Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
T. Blake Kennedy
United States District
Albert B. Fall
Mammoth Company
Kennedy
Wyoming
Albert D. Walton
United States
Continental Com
Toronto
American
Midwest Oil Company
Sinclair Crude Oil Company
Phreys
Congress
Judge rules Teapot Dome lease valid despite government claims
Judge Kennedy upheld the Teapot Dome lease process as proper. He ruled Mammoth Oil acted within authority, and the lease contract served the government’s interests, rejecting government claims of misdeeds in the acquisition.
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Teapot Dome
Mammoth Oil Company
Kennedy
Silent Salesman Welcomed Daily Features Low Cost Vacations
The Standard highlights affordable round trip fares and vacation options as families stretch budgets this summer. Readers are urged to consult the newspaper daily for new resort deals and travel ideas to enjoy outings with loved ones.
Endeavor Convention Banquet Highlights In Butte
The second day of the Christian Endeavor convention in Butte closed with a banquet featuring music and speaking. Prof. Clinton H. Moore, Dr. E B Groeneveld, Rev. H G Kiemme, Rev. EB Johnson, Rev. Lester Bent and Paul C Brown spoke. Soprano Miss Martha Bowden and marimba player J G Gowan performed as delegates shared remarks.
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Christian Endeavor
Butte
Churches of
Clinton H. Moore
EB. J. Groeneveld
H. G. Kiemme
EB. H. Johnson
Lester Bent
Paul C. Brown
Winter Garden Orchestra
Martha Bowden
J. G. Gowan
Professor Moore
Christian FadeA&vor Society
French to Launch Great Offensive to Paris
A parliamentary commission backs Morocan policy and urges sending reinforcements to Morocco. Premier Painleve and the chamber endorse the plan, with a strong majority of 42 to 0. A major offensive against Morocco could begin within days to boost French prestige.
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Paris
Dune
Haete
Morocco
Morocccan Front
Fiest
Unilary
Combiianion
Chamber of Enremier
Rocea
Yellowstone Trail Membership Drive Aims to Raise 56000
The Yellowstone Trail Association executive committee calls a membership day to expand towns along the Chi Nor to coast route. They seek 56000 total for publicity travel promotion trail cards and information bureaus for 1925 and 4) housekeeping expenses, with 40300 from existing memberships and 16000 from new sources. The committee pledges good faith to raise the funds, highlighting the association as the active selling camp for automobile travel to the western frontier.
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Yellowstone Trail
Chinor
Cousente
Yellowstone Trail Association
F Yellowstone Trail
Yellowe Trail Association
Richweat
State Bests Case Against Shepherd in Corruption Trial
A juried case opened with the defense starting pre trial amid plans to exit the plea deal. Four defense witnesses testified before an adjournment to permit Judge Lynch to attend a Cook County judges meeting. The state rested after cross examining Charles Far man who testified the defendant allegedly took typhoid bills and promised $106,000 to William Nelson Mc Clintock.
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Jated Press
Wiling Shepherd
Cabo
Iane
Thomas J. Lynch
Cook County
Charles ¢. Farman
Maine Wants Land MacMillan Finds
Governor Ralph Brewster of Maine asserts Maine’s claim to Arctic territory via Dandid Bh MacMillan's voyage. He cites international law and constitutional frameworks to support discovery as a basis for state sovereignty and potential Maine ownership. The plan hinges on federal recognition and protection of the state’s claim.
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Wren
Southport
Ralph ©. Brewster
Maine
MacMilla
Arctic
Brewster
Return to King's Bay Marks Arctic Heroism Chronicle
James B Wharton reports from King's Bay Spitzbergen on the Amundsen Ellsworth Arctic flight. After weeks of danger and near starvation the six men survive a grueling rescue effort and witness the sealing ship Sjoeliv docking at dawn bringing home the explorers.
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James B. Wharton
King’s Bay
Amundsen
Sjoeiv
Hobby
Sjoeliv
Holm
The
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Christian Endeavor Society
Quebec
Christian Endeavor Movement
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