Harding outlines Roosevelt style policy for West development
In Marion Ohio Senator Harding urged a Rooseveltesque conservation program to open the unsettled West and secure food supply. He proposed federal state and private financing, pledged to resist federal encroachments on states, and suggested veterans could be rehoused in the West as recompense for service. Governor Lowden praised Harding and urged greater federal state cooperation. Governor Stephens of California anticipated a forthcoming public stance on the Japanese question.
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Ohio
Harding
Rank O. Lowden
Ilinois
Chicago
Union
Roosevelt
Stephens
California
Out of Existence A F F Ends as Army Absorbs HQs
At midnight last night the A F F passed out of existence as its Washington headquarters were absorbed by the regular army. About 6,000 Butte men served in the force, with many overseas in the Ninety first division. Montana contributed 44,048 men to the war effort, including 1,414 Ninety first members who died and 5,778 casualties.
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D. C
Regular Army
The
Republic
Butte
A. Ff
Montana
Gunfight on Spokane street Ends in Bennetts Death
In Spokane Washington on August 31 John Bennett a Black man was shot by Police Officer Harry Avery after Bennett allegedly drew a revolver. Avery fired three times wounding Bennett who died four hours later. Bennett had recently returned from Alaska and lived in Chicago with a wife there.
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Spokane
Wash
John Bennett
Harry Avery
Avery
Bennett
Alaska
Chicago
Dope Ring Hit In Tacoma Raid Seizures
Narcotics valued at fifteen thousand dollars were seized by Tacoma police in a raid on a Chinese residence. No arrests were made, but authorities expect to capture the heads of one of the Northwest's largest dope rings within 48 hours.
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Tacoma
Wash
Oil promoter Stack jailed for murder in Chicago
Gerald A. Stack of Lander Wyoming, wealthy oil promoter and insurance broker, is jailed in Chicago charged with the murder of Paul Brown after a road house confrontation in Niles. Brown’s party included Charles Peck and James S. Wirk. Stack had recently arrived in Chicago with his wife from Michigan and planned to return to Wyoming.
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Chicago
Gerald A. Stack
Lander
Wyo
Paul Brown
Niles
Brown
Stack
Road House
Charles Peck
James S. Wirk
B A T Officials And Strikers In Finish Fight
New York Aug 31 Prospects of a long contest between Brooklyn Rapid Transit and striking workers grew clearer as service remained minimal. Police reported 4500 on duty after a trolley inspector was beaten by six alleged strikers. Officials said 76 two and three car trains were running at 4 am. No surface car service planned. Bricks and stones greeted a 59 man revival crew headed to East New York and Halsey street barns.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company
East New York
Halsey Street
Moonshine Stills Found in Powell County Operation
Powell county officers located two moonshine stills south of Deer Lodge. Fe. O. Coleman bailed out from the first arrest, while Joseph Rosinger remained jailed at press time. Sheriff Mullen, County Attorney Keeley and Mortimer Keeley traced tips to the old Valston ranch amid dense willows. first active stills found in Powell county.
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Deer Lodge
Powell County
FE. O. Coleman
Joseph Rosinger
Thomas Mullen
W. EE. Keeley
Mortimer Keeley
Valston Ranch
Coleman
Typhoon Rages Through Manila Causes Major Damage
Manila records an unusually severe typhoon causing extensive damage with power outages and widespread uprooted trees. Streetcars halted, houses unroofed, boats wrecked, and injuries reported though no deaths. The storm disrupted print operations as morning papers could not be printed.
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Manila
Associated Press
Philippines
Governor Cox Voices World League at State Fair
Governor Cox addressed the state fair disputing an English led peace plan and urged a world League of Nations while denouncing a favored indemnity for Germany. He argued that America should decide the German indemnity and warned against foreign writing of American policy. Dr Watkins echoed support for a real league and predicted U S involvement as a party in the final form.
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League of Nations
Cox
Harding
Viscount Grey
England
Russia
Germany
Austria
France
Voice of America
America
Dr. Watkins
United States
Solons Expunge SUF Measure From Record
Representative Riddick argued the resolution was now in federal hands via Colby's proclamation, but Speaker Walker overruled him. The house voted to reconsider its action, then moved to non-concur with the senate ratification. Anti ratificationists declined to say if they would seek to overturn the senate vote of 25 to 4.
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Riddick
House
State Colby
Walker
Senate
Campbell Leads In Michigan Primaries
Milo D. Campbell of Coldwater holds a lead over Attorney General Alex J. Groesbeck by about 3 000 votes for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with 662 of 2 453 precincts reported. Ferris leads the Democratic governor nomination with 2 407 votes as early returns hint at renomination of most Republican incumbents. Roy Woodruff outpaces Gilbert Currie for the 10th district seat in rural precincts.
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Detroit
Mich
Milo D. Campbell
Coldwater
Alex J. Groesbeck
Campbell
Groesbeck
Woodbridge W. Ferris
Ferris
Michigan
Gilbert A. Currie
Currie
Roy ©. Woodruff
Bay City
Poles Plan Renewed Peace Talks Within a Week
Warsaw reports both Polish and Russian soviet delegates intend to resume peace negotiations within a week at Riga Latvia. A wireless Minsk message transmitted the update late last night.
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Warsaw
The
Associated Press
Riga
Letvia
Minsk
Poles Take Suwalki Area Advancing on Seiny
London reports Lithuanian representatives say Polish forces have captured Suwalki about 40 miles northwest of Grodno and a division is moving toward Seiny east of Suwalki as a German war front bulletin notes.
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London
Suwalki
Grodno
Seiny
Bolshevik Advances Reported Across Eastern Front
Wireless dispatch from Moscow says Bolshevist forces have occupied villages 19 to 20 miles southeast of Bialystok north of Brest-Litovsk as heavy fighting continues near Lemberg Przesmyl in Galicia and in Crimea's Ohekhovv region. Further north near Vladimir Volynsk Soviet troops seize Bielz and several villages.
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London
Brest-Litovsk
Bialystok
Moscow
Lemberg
Przesmyl
Galicia
Ohekhovv
Crimea
Vladimir Volynsk
Bielz
Bolshevik Claim: Wrangel Forces Annihilated in Kuban
London reports a Russian Bolshevist statement from M. Kameneff, head of the Bolshevik trade delegation, declaring that anti Bolshevik forces under General Baron Wrangel in Kuban east of the Sea of Azov have been completely annihilated after Soviet troops defeated him, cut communications, and raided headquarters. Wrangel’s army in Taurida’s northern government is said to be beaten, with only Crimea still in his hands.
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London
Kuban
Sea of Azov
Baron Wrangel
M. Kameneff
Taurida
Wrangel
Crimea
Cossack Leader Seeks Soviet Army Permit
Copenhagen dispatch reports General Semenoff an anti Bolshevist Cossack chief in Eastern Siberia has asked Leon Trotzky for permission to join the Russian soviet army.
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Copenhagen
Semenoff
Siberia
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Labor's Triple Alliance Threatens Coal Strike
London August 31 The triple alliance of railway workers transport workers and miners backed miner claims and voted to reassemble tomorrow to decide further actions The miners by 367 917 to 606 782 favored a strike and 238 865 opposed Officials expect negotiations with the government to resume as the strike looms
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London
Triple Alliance
Cutting Affray at Deer Lodge in Main Street
August 31 Deer Lodge reports a second cutting affray in 10 days on Main Street. Mallory known as Micky was slashed by Joseph Pelligrini in an argument over owed money. Pelligrini, an Italian, produced a knife and inflicted two wounds, one gash at least fourteen inches long.
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Deer Lodge
Main Street
Mallory
Joseph Pelligrini
Micky
Pelligrini
Curiosity of Woman Foils Safe Robbers in New York
In New York a woman’s curiosity disrupts a jewel theft plot and aids recovery of a safe belonging to Olaf Warsiof, an importer. Mrs. Emilie Bultman heard a scuffle on the hall, confronted two men posing as express workers, who dropped a rug-wrapped parcel and fled. Detectives traced the forced door at Warsler’s apartment, noting the thieves had moved the safe through several houses and stairways before being found.
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New York
Olaf Warsiof
Emilie Bultman
Warsler
Wine prom vineyard on roof of Louvre hints at Prohibition stand
Paris reports a vineyard planted by the Louvre's guardian on the museum roof yields several barrels of wine yearly. This unusual cultivation is viewed as a subtle hint in anti prohibitionist circles.
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Museum
Paris
Universal Service
Louvre Museum
Rotary Club Speakers Highlight Anacon da News
Rotary club president Bender welcomed Dr J M Scanland and handed the program to education chair Albert Nadeau. W F Maddox gave a 15 minute talk on Ideals of Rotary and Prof C C Nutting shared sea lore with several entertaining fish stories. A committee including H N Blake and George C Jackson planned Rotary day at the Helena state fair on Sept 18.
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J. M. Scanland
Bender
Rotary Club
Albert Nadeau
W. EF. Maddox
Butte
Maddox
Rotary
C. C. Nutting
University of Town
H. N. Blake
George C. Jackson
Sam Blair
Dr. Dunlap
J. W. James
Helena
Celebrated comedians headline Margaret Theater minstrel show
A Margaret theater evening showcases Harvey's Greater Minstrels with 35 performers, standout wardrobe, and a famed Octoroon chorus. Musical Kirk performs a smoking banjo act while Harry Fiddler and Sloke Anderson lead a strong end men lineup, backed by a large male chorus and vaudeville acts.
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Harvey's
Greater Minstrels
Harvey
Margaret Theater
Musical Kirk
Kirk
Harry Fiddler
Sloke Anderson
The World Aflame at Imperial Tonight and Thursday
Anaconda residents will see The World Aflame at the Imperial theater tonight and Thursday. The film, centered on labor rights, reached Anaconda by misdirection from a larger city, and manager Scott chose it for its big town appeal.
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Imperial Theater
Anaconda
Scott
Wyoming man feared to have died by own action in river
Portland Ore August 31 fear that J W O Donnell of Rock Springs Wyoming missing since Friday may have jumped from the interstate bridge into the Columbia River arose after a silk umbrella identified as his was found on the bridge approach He had come to Portland for his health and was last seen Friday carrying the umbrella A street car man found it and turned it in to the sheriff s office Grappling irons will be taken to the bridge tomorrow to search for the body.
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Portland
Ore
J. W. O'Donnell
Rock Springs
Sioux Falls Woman Accused of Poisoning Husband
Mrs. Anna Matheson, 49, was arrested by Minnehaha county authorities on murder charges in the death of her husband Martin Matheson who died July 24 at Sherman from alleged poison. His body was buried in Wyoming Minnesota after exhumation and lab tests revealed poison in peach spruce samples sent to the state chemist.
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Sioux Falls
Anna Matheson
Minnehaha
Martin Matheson
Sherman
Matheson
Wyoming
Minn
IAP immigration problem is solved
Honolulu August 31. Negotiations between Secretary Colby and Ambassador Shidehara in Washington have reached a solution to the Japanese immigration problem in the United States, according to a Tokyo dispatch to Nippu Jit, citing Kokumin Shinbun as the source.
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Honolulu
Associated Press
Colby
Shidehara
Washington
United States
Tokio
Nippu Jit
Kokumin Shinbun
U.S. Naturlization Policy to Allow Japanese. Japan to Limit Emigration
A Tokio sourced report states the United States will permit all Japanese now in the U S to become naturalized citizens and Japan will prevent further emigration to the United States. The development reflects a bilateral shift in immigration policy as reported by a reliable source.
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Tokio Newspaper
United States
Japan
Poles Cross Boundary Deem Allies Frontier Weak
President Pilsudski tells Polish press the line marked by allies as Poland’s eastern boundary is strategically useless. He notes crossings near Brest Litovsk and gains northward, saying halting to fortify amounts to accepting the eastern stone. He offers two options: crush the Reds or abandon the frontier for peace.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Pilsudski
Poland
Brest-Litovsk
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