Montana Schools Costly Tax Dollar Burden
The Montana Taxpayers association bulletin compares state and national tax burdens. It notes federal outlays in 1923 totaling 3.53 billion and per family tax impacts, with indirect taxes dominating. It also lists 1922 national earnings of 64 billion and a 12.5 percent tax rate on earnings, then discusses per capita school costs across states.
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Montana Taxpayers’ Association
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Lowa
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Seaman
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Montana Taxpayers’ Bulletin
Walsh Escape Ends In Montana Gallows Chase
Jefferson City reports Roy Walsh, freed after seven months on the lam from a Boulder Montana jail where he faced a death sentence, met Sheriff John W Mountjoy who captured him after he shot Al Johnson. Walsh asserts a wooden key escape tale while Mountjoy calls it ridiculous as the two plan to travel to Montana for his execution.
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Standard
Jefferson City
Roy Walsh
Boulder
Mont
John W. Mountjoy
al Johnson
Roy
Montana
Walsh
Mountjoy
Purported Letter From Campbell to Booth Offers 40 Acres
Documentary evidence used by the justice department in the Wheeler indictment was laid before the senate committee. Senator Wheeler denied any improper dealings with Gordon Campbell and testified that his role was limited to Montana litigation. The May 5 1923 Campbell letter offered 40 acres from a permit and proposed signing over an interest to F M Goodwin, Assistant Secretary, if the permit were granted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Senate
Wheeler
Gordon Campbell
Senator Wheeler
BE. 8. Booth
Interior Department
F. M. Goodwin
Department
Booth
Goodwin
Mr. Goodwin
Campbell
Campbell Group
Borah
Idaho
Sterling
South Dakota
Swan
Butte Wins 1924 State Track Title In Dramatic Victory
Butte overcomes Hamilton by three points to claim the state interscholastic track title at Dornblaser field. The Mining City squad totals 155 1/2 points led by Duggan Bertoglio Norman Burns and six scoring athletes. Butte Central relay team also wins for the third straight year to secure the cup along with Great Falls 121 points.
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Butte
Hamilton
Dornblaser Field
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Great Falls
Butte Central
Steve Sullivan
Dahlberg
Duggan
Bertoglio
Norman
Gillett Ends House Run To Seek Massachusetts Senate Nomination
Speaker Frederick H. Gillett of the House decides to run for the Republican nomination for Massachusetts senator. After talks with state leaders and officials, a formal statement was prepared at his office after a White House visit. He will not seek re election to the House this year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frederick H. Gillett
House
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Gillett
White House
Walsh
N P May Proposes New Mail Train Through Butte
The Northern Pacific plans a June 1 route for an exclusive mail and express train through Montana. If routed via Butte, it would speed morning mail delivery for Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge and nearby towns, replacing the current North Coast Limited mail flow. Some favor Helena routing which could hurt eastern district mail service. The schedule calls for arrival at Butte at 5:00 AM to enable early distribution.
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Northern Pacific
Montana
Butte
North Coast Limited
Helena
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Bootleggers Union Opposes Volstead Act Change
The bootleggers union, meeting May 1 in New York, passed a resolution against modifying the Volstead act to legalize 2.75 percent beer. Delegates from Atlantic coast locals urged Griffin to oppose any such legislation, arguing it would undermine an industry built with risk and liberty costs. The petition was referred to the judiciary committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Bootleggers’ Union
New York
Grifffin
Atlantic Coast
Griffin
House
Judiciary Committee
GONGOLIDATION ADVOCATES MEET IN MASS CITY HALL MEETING
A large crowd filled the Broadway theater as H Lowndes Maury spoke two hours urging a city county merger plan. The event featured music by the Butte Mines band and a double male quartet with many prominent citizens on stage.
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H. Lowndes Maury
Butte Mines Band
James E. Murray
Langley case to go before jury in Kentucky
In Govington Kentucky on May 9 Congressman John W Langley and two co defendants faced trial for conspiring to sell and illegally transport whiskey from a government warehouse in 1921 The case will go to the jury the defense will close with two more witnesses Milton Lipschutz of Philadelphia is on trial with Langley One more witness is expected for Albert J Slater Langley testified today denying involvement in funds tied to liquor permits and money transactions
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Associated Press
Govington
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Milton Lipschutz
Philadelphia
Langley
Albert J.’. Slater
Senate Democrats defend income tax schedule in revenue bill
Washington May 9 Senate democrats retained their income tax schedule in the revenue bill amid two Republican assaults. The insurgent coalition defeated both compromises on Mellon surtax rates. A final passage vote was expected tomorrow after adjournment at 2 PM. The last bid to change surtax limits failed 46 to 39.
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Washington
Senate
M E Women Granted Local Ordination Rights
At the Methodist Episcopal general conference in Springfield Massachusetts delegates approved local pastorate ordination for women while denying admission to annual conferences and itinerant ministry. Ray Allen of Genesee urged fair treatment, noting a long struggle for equality with men.
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Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Ray Allen
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Burns resigns as head of Bureau of Investigation
Wil liam J Burns resigns as chief of the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Justice amid senate investigations. J Edward Hoover will run the bureau as acting head until a successor is named. Burns says he leaves with the bureau operating at high efficiency after a major reorganization aiming to keep it the world’s top crime detecting and preventing agency.
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Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
William J. Burns
Department
Harry M. Daugherty
Burns
Stone
Bureau
J. Edward Hoover
Mr. Burns
Mrs Hubert Work Dies In Auto At 64
Mrs Hubert Work wife of Interior Secretary died suddenly in her car in Washington on May 9 of angina pec toris. She was 64 and had suffered spasmodic attacks for years. Born in Madison Indiana she married Secretary Work in 1887 and lived in Pueblo. Survived by husband two sons Dr Philip Work and Robert Work of Denver and daughter Mrs A W Bissell of Evanston Illinois. Funeral plans not announced.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior
Work
Madison
Ind
Secretary Work
Greeley
Colo
Pueblo
Philip Work
Robert Work
Denver
A. W. Bissell
Evanston, Illinois
House Rejects Coolidge Exclusion Plan
The House voted 191 to 171 to block the Japanese exclusion provision of the immigration bill. Conferees are instructed to seek elimination or delay, with March 1 1926 proposed as a later effective date to allow diplomacy with Japan. A conference meeting is set for tomorrow to resolve the issue.
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Washington
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Senate
Coolidge
Japan
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