Coolidge Dawes Ticket Wins GOP National Convention
The Republican convention selected Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for President and Charles G. Dawes of Illinois for Vice President. Coolidge’s nomination was made unanimous amid raucous demonstrations while Dawes led on the second ballot before winning on a later vote. Theodore E. Burton delivered the keynote praising Coolidge, as Wisconsin delegates clashed over platform planks before the final platform aligned with the Coolidge program.
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Illinois
Lowdon
Coolidge
Cleveland
la Follette
Johnson
Thomas Scott
Wisconsin
Calvin
Lowden
Furton
Dawes
Hoover
Kensen
Illiuis
Cooardge
Marion Lermy Burton
University of Michigan
Doctor Burton
Noumes
Old Guard
Burton
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
President Coolidge
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
Frank W Mondell
Wyoming
Cooaldge
Charles F. Warren
Committee On
Nesse
Mondell
Cooper
Platform Pleas and Debates Highlight 800 Million Figure
A historical report notes speakers addressing the platform with pleas from diverse groups including organized labor and various political factions. It mentions Madden asserting conclusions and a keynote prayer introduced by Cleveland, while many clergymen opening proceedings lapsed.
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Labor
Cleveland
Ring found after thirteen years in Laconia wall
Lena Piper, once an office employee in Laconia New Hampshire, lost a diamond ring in a partition when floors were torn up. Workers rebuilding did a back wall demolition and recently recovered the ring, returning it to Miss Piper.
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Lena Piper
Laconia
N. H
Miss Piper
Restored Carey land entry and train incident reported
Montana land office restores 15 40 acres under the Carey act and lists dates for filings and draw. An attempted Great Northern derailment near Wolf Point failed. two suspects jailed after pleading guilty. Other items note a fatal auto accident near Drummond injuring a mother and child, a large sheep drive to market, new duties for C C St John, an auto collision injuring Butte attorney William Maloney, a record cold June night in Butte, and Judge Bennett narrowly avoiding a canyon crash.
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W. E. Ben 'T
Great Falls
Grow Northern
Wolf Point
Great Northern
Wolf Punt
C C St John
Havestock
American Livestors & Loan Company
Sussex Wye
Duna Cattle Company
Hardin
Hervey W Wilentt
FL Tana
Parkman
Main
Park Streets
William Maloney
Butte
Montana
Lyman H. Bennett
Virginia City
Quotations of Interest to Montanans Week Ending June 14
Grain prices in Montana reflect a 29 percent freight to Minneapolis values with No 1 dark northern wheat at 89 cents No 1 northern 95 cents dark hard winter 91 cents hard winter 88 cents No 2 yellow corn 68 cents No 1 flax 2.48 dollars. Chicago livestock tops Cattle 11 dollars Hogs 7.25 with average 7.15 Sheep lambs 17.25. New York metals Bar silver 66 1 2 cents ounce copper 12 1 2 cents pound lead 1 cent.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Chicago
Beans Planted on Bloom Farm Reach Record Acreage
Thirty acres of Great Northern beans have been planted on the Bloom farm near Simme, the largest single bean area on the reservation. The effort follows last year's successful Bloom experiment yielding splendid results. Bloom also grows plums and stores jars of preserves in his cellar. An additional 70 acres of beans are planned this season.
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Great Northern
Bloom
Simme
iBloom
Ranch hand recovers after neck fracture at Dillon hospital
Dick Cann, a ranch hand from Gleed Brothers' ranch near Dell, was thrown from a horse three weeks ago and suffered a broken neck. He has been discharged temporarily to go home while the plaster cast holds his torso neck and head rigid. Doctors say he has good chances for full recovery and note the rarity of such cases in medical journals.
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Barrett Hospital
Dillon
Dick Cann
Gleed Brothers
Dell
Cain
Rosebud County Farm Bureau Picnic Draws Huge Crowd
Nearly five hundred people attended the Rosebud county farm bureau picnic held across the river from Rosebud on June 6. The day featured a basket lunch, songs, and a lively sports program including tug of war baseball and races.
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Rosebud
Forsyth
Cartersville
Howard and Rosebud
Augustus Vaux
Richland County
Forsyth Flat
Tate
Sisters Reunite in Helena After Fifty Years Apart
Grace Neville and Lizzie Hoffenden, separated in England fifty years ago, met in Helena with Lizzie visiting from East Putney London and joined by sister Mrs Henry Weber of Bedford Ohio. The long awaited reunion filled the Neville home with family from across the ocean and states.
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Old England
Grace Neville
England
America
Neville
Helena
Lizzie Hoffenden
East Putney
London
Amer Iion
Lizzie
Henry Weber
Bedford
Ohio
Miles City Couple Injured in Indiana Auto Crash
Word has been received that Mr and Mrs Lemuel Mart of Miles City were seriously injured in an automobile accident in Indiana. They had been visiting in Marion and left that city for the west when their car turned over. Mr Mart suffered a broken rib and multiple cuts from broken glass. Mrs Mart has a deep leg gash below the knee requiring 30 stitches.
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Melvin Thompson
Devil's Lake
N. D
Albert Thompson
Drummond
Spokane
Missoula
Floro
Arthur Cunningham
Powder River
Northern Pacific
Terry
Cunni '¢Ham
Lemuel Mart
Miles City
Indiana
Marion
Ind
Mr. Mart
Mart
Two Butte Theaters Close For Summer Decline in Attendance
The American theater closed indefinitely while the Ansonia ends summer months, leaving three movie houses in Butte uptown. Managers seek minimal staff disruption as patronage falls with rising expenses during the warm season.
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American Theater
Ansonia
Butte
Butter carload shipped from Havre to Chicago
The first butter car of 1919 moves from Havre with 871 tubs weighing 23 744 pounds and 570 dozen eggs. Havre creamery provides 123 tubs. Glasgow Malta and Chinook creameries pool with Hill County Creamery to ship weekly.
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Havre
Chicago
Glasgow
Malta
Chinook
Hill’County
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Massachusetts
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New York
Ranch Hand
City Bakery
Booth Clyde McLemore
Ace
L. A. Conser
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J. A. Williams
First National Bank
Baker, Mont
AL Hansen
Baker Meat Market
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W. H. Young
Gery
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E. J. Potterton
R. W. Russell
BAKER
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Baker Abstract & Title Service
Geo. J. Murphy
Earlingburt
Ismay
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