Seventh legislative day in Helena features tax measure and blue sky law
On March 11 in Helena, the seventeenth legislative assembly debated inheritance tax, a blue-sky law introducing pipelines as common carriers, and a method to select national committeemen. Edwards’ motion to curb extraordinary session costs failed 23 to 23 after aDivision vote, while senators argued over transmitting house bills after March 15.
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Stangard
Helena
House of the Administration
Senate
Dearborn
Heron
Edwards
Rosebud
Story
Ted
Seventeenth Legislative Assembly
House
Lewis
Administration to Extend Aid in Wage Battle
Secretary of Labor Davis wires offer of department aid to settle the wage controversy between men and Packers, signaling further federal intervention to end the dispute.
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Davis
Cabinet discussions on wage disputes with labor unions
Secretary of Labor Davis sent telegrams to unions and packers offering government mediation, with President Harding's approval. The move follows a planned 12 percent wage cut and aims to avert a major strike as the administration begins. Also, the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad signals possible general wage reductions, with talks to follow. mediators retreat from Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic railway case after receiver B L Bugg refuses to proceed.
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Associated Prem
Washington
E Services
Department of Labor
Davis
Harding
White House
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Plac
Minneapolis
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Western
W. Bremner
Associated Press
Atlanta
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway
B. L. Bugg
Liberty County Sheriff Resigns Over Prohibition Lapses
John H. Morgan, sheriff of Liberty county, resigns after a conference with Attorney General Wellington Rankin amid inquiries into liquor law violations. Morgan cites neglect of duties and allowing seized liquor to be taken from his custody, noting long-standing whiskey running in Liberty county near the Canadian border. He informs Rankin and Liberty county commissioners of his resignation and intent to avoid removal proceedings.
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Helena
John H. Morgan
Liberty
Wellington Rankin
Rankins
Nquor
Morgan
Wellington D. Rankin
Mont
Liberty County
Montana
Lothair
Rankin
Board of Commissioners
Kerensky Warns Russia Near 1917-Style Upheaval
London dispatch reports Alexander Kerensky predicting Russia's current unrest mirrors March 1917 causes. He cites external pressure and Allied actions failing frontier campaigns as factors, says Bolshevik rule smolders and Russia may face the end of bolshevism if relief does not come.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Alexander F. Kerensky
Lerine
Troteky
Five Young Men Sentenced to Die in Court Martial
Dermott O'Sullivan and four others were sentenced to death by hanging for high treason in connection with the Drumcondra ambuscade last February. O'Sullivan, aged 17, had sentence commuted to life servitude due to youth. The report notes Ireland peace discussions advancing after Lloyd George’s parliament address.
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Dermott O'Sullivan
Drumcondra
O'Sullivan
Jay Hough Acquitted on Forgery Charge in Spokane
In Spokane March 11 Associated Press reports Jay Hough of Liberty County Idaho was acquitted in the Superior Court after a jury found him not guilty on forgery charges connected to bonds sold to James P. Ay healthy and Wallase. The court reconvening date remains unknown.
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Byte Associated
Spokane
Say E. Hough
Liberty County
James’ P.ay Healthy
Wallase
Idaho
Henri J. Haskell Dies At Glendive Home
Henri J. Haskell, first Montana attorney general and a former constitutional convention member, died at his Glendive home at 8:20 this morning after months of poor health. He had returned home Feb 25 and had been bedridden since then. Funeral is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in Glendive with burial in the city cemetery.
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Glendive
Henri J. Haskell
Montana
Dawson County
Deat
Helena
Formation of Spanish Cabinet Report
Brief AP dispatch notes Antonio Ma Dremier leading efforts to form a new Cabinet in Spain. Fragmentary text hints at ongoing political maneuvers and expected appointments, with limited readable details on dates or individuals.
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Associated Press
Antonio Ma Dremier
Russians offer 5 million rubles for Kostovsky dead or alive
The Associated Press reports a Soviet official has set a reward of 5,000,000 rubles for General Kostovsky, a Petrograd revolutionary leader, dead or alive. The piece notes the ruble value around 50 dollars in current terms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leon Trotky
Cdy
Kostovsky
Petrograd
Rotary District Split Debate Dominates Salt Lake Meet
Tom Davis of Hutte is elected district governor and outlines a Rotary year focused on aiding disabled veterans, youth work, and crippled children. Utah Idaho delegates push against dividing Montana into a separate district, proposing a referendum to clubs statewide.
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Utah
Idaho
Rotary Club
Tom Davis
Hutte
Twentith
Salt Lake
Honor Davis
Davis
Tion
Maby
Butte
L. C. Lamont
Butte Club
T. C. Witherspoon
Charles Auster
Galen
Havre and Lewistown land office receivers named
The Havre land office is recommended to the president for Roy Fuller of Havre as receiver and Joseph Montgomery of Lewistown as receiver of the Lewistown office. Ida M. Elze is named postmaster at Chance, Montana, succeeding Bertha A. Pitt. Pensions of $12 monthly are granted to Axel Peterson of Missoula and Laura G. Bedbuoy of Lewistown.
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Roy Fuller
Havre
Joseph Montgomery
Lewistown
Lewis, Town
Ida M. Elze
Chance, Mont
Bertha A. Pitt
Axel Peterson
Missoula
Laura G. Bedbuoy
Five Votes Trade Claim Denied In Oil Tax Debate
Helena March 11 Positive denial came from Thomas Arthur of Billings as he testified before a senate investigating committee. He said he never stated five votes in the house would trade for a 1 percent oil tax, though others recalled remarks tied to Loy of Golden Valley. Arthur said his comment aimed to show Yellowstone delegation indifference and did not imply an actual vote buy.
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Helena
Thomas Arthur
Billings
Senate
Tax Commission
J. L. Alford
W. L. Fated
Mark
Artur
Loy
Golden Valley
Arthur
Yellowstone
Selvidne
Yellowstone County
Slattery
Larget
Springfield Race Riot After Policeman Shot
Springfield Ohio turmoil erupts after a policeman is shot by a Black suspect. National guards and troops are deployed as machine gun units stand by. Reports say additional shootings involving Black residents and police occur amid urban chaos, with military control imminent and aid arriving by rail and road.
Senator Gallwey Named to Direct Relief Drive
Senator Harry Gallwey is named local chairman of the relief drive and law committee in Butte. State Chairman William Seallon announced at a Silver Bow courthouse meeting that Gallwey will lead the intensive drive beginning on St Patrick's Day. The county committee approved the plan and prepared canvassing committees and solicitor identifications signed by Gallwey.
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Ben
Law Committee For Relief
William Scalion
Silver Bow Courty
St. Patrick's Day
Gallwey
eMelat County
Seallon
Butte
Silver Bow
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