Smith declares church no power over US laws in letter
Gov Alfred E. Smith of New York, a Roman Catholic and possible presidential candidate, says the Catholic church cannot interfere with the Constitution or laws. He writes in reply to Charles C. Marshall's questions on church state relations, affirming strict separation and equal treatment under the law. He endorses free public schools, parental choice, and non interference in other nations' affairs. The exchange enhances the ongoing documentary debate.
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Boston
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Atlantic Monthly
United States
Charles C. Marshall
Marshell
Marshall
Smith
Congress
New: York
Charles 2. Marshall
Vare Election Fight Reaches High Court in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on April 18 the Senate special committee’s request to seize ballots in Delaware County was debated in U S district court. Judge J Whitaker Thompson gave five days for a brief and five for an answer as the dispute centers on the committee’s continuing existence and its right to demand ballots and records. Senator William H King and Senator Robert M La Follette led the argument against the committee’s claimed authority.
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Philadelphia
Senate Special Committee
William B. Wilson
William S. Vare
United States District Court
J. Whitaker Thompson
Delaware
Jerry C. South
William H. King
Utah
Robert M. LaFollette
King
Industrial School To Get Needed Repairs
The Montana state board of examiners will issue three thousand dollars in educational building bonds to fund improvements at the Miles City state industrial school. Planned work includes a coal and ash handling system for the heating plant new connections to the president and secretary residences and stuccoing the laundry and garage buildings.
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Helena
State Board of Examiners
State Board of Education
Miles City
Death Valley marks Easter cross for pioneer dead
A large wooden cross made from abandoned wagon parts marked Death Valley's first Easter sunrise service near Stovepipe Wells. Miners and settlers attended as flowers were strewn on dunes. W. A. Wiley led worshipers home. The piece notes Death Valley as the lowest US point and recalls the 1849 Jayhawker party.
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Cal
Death Valley
Inyo County
W. A. Wiley
Long Beach
Asa Haynes
Kansas
United States
North America
Final appraisal of W. A. Clark estate in Montana totals 49 038 311.38
Helena April 19 Final appraisal of the late W. A. Clark estate filed with the Montana state board of equalization shows a value of 49 038 311.38. Special appraiser C A Bergeson completed the report, with real estate 28 000 and stocks and bonds 42 319 999 86 in the totals, additional items include mortgages notes cash and insurance 3 560 580 86. The final figure is higher than the initial probate appraisal and will affect state tax distributions next July. Senator Clark died March 2 1925. appraisals involved federal and other state officials.
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Helena
W. A. Clark
Montama
Bergesen
State General Fund
State Board of Edu
Bergeson
Silver Kow
Clark
Ranger Charles Phillips Died After West Yellowstone Rescue
West Yellowstone park rangers carried the body of Ranger Charles Phillips 14 miles through sleet rain and snow to a waiting train. The body arrived in Ashton Idaho and will be sent to Minneapolis for burial as rangers from Mammoth retrace their steps homeward after a grueling trek.
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West Yellowstone
Livingston Enterprise
Union Pacific Gee
Yellowstone
Charles Phillips
Madison Junction
Ashton
Idaho
Minneapolis
Mammoth
Montana Expected to Receive Full Federal Road Funds
Montana state engineers and federal officials told the state highway commission that Montana will likely claim the full federal aid allotted for highway construction in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927. After years of funding gaps, a 3 cent gasoline tax and a rapid program move have accelerated bids and project approvals.
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Helena
Montana
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Commission
Commission
Wyoming Storm Halts Trains as Blizzard Rages
A spring blizzard in Wyoming snarled travel with up to three feet of snow in central and northern areas. Air mail between Omaha and Salt Lake City halted, highways blocked, and trains stopped on several lines. Ranchers monitor cattle and sheep losses while officials monitor temperatures and potential damage.
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Mexico City
Guadalajara
Jimon
Jalisco
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Omaha
Salt Lake City
B. M. Balmer
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Union Pacific
Here
Berlington
Chicago & Northwestern
Colorado Southern
Kellogg Will Stick With Secretary Job
The White House denied a cabinet split amid rumors Secretary Kellogg planned to retire. It stated Hoover would not be appointed to succeed Kellogg, though Hoover backs the administration’s Chinese policies. Rumor persists despite repeated presidential denials.
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Washington
White House
Kellogg
Chinas
Hoover
State Department
Coolidge
Mr. Kellogg
Mr. Hoover
Butler Swings Into Far Western States
In Denver on a get acquainted western swing, William M. Butler head of the Republican National Committee refused to discuss Calvin Coolidge as a 1928 candidate or identify a leading hopeful if the president is not renominated. Butler predicted a sweeping 1928 GOP victory and planned talks with Colorado officials before heading to California, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle.
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Denver
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Butler
William V. Hodges
National Committee
United States
Butler
Clarence C. Hamlin
Colorado Springs
Colorado
John Coen
Republican State Committee
Bather
Luther and Hedges
Utah
San Francisco
Angeles
Portland
Seattle
Tornado leaves Illinois districts in bad shape
Relief workers push through flooded roads to isolated central Illinois communities hit by a Tuesday tornado that killed 24 people across 10 counties and caused over 1 million dollars in damage. The Illinois River threatened Beardstown while farms, schools, and homes suffered widespread destruction.
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Springfield
Iinois
Illinois
Ulinois
Beardstown
Greene County
St. Louis
Calhoun County
Green County
Bond County
Sangamon County
Judge Bourquin Rules Coast Guard Seizure Illegal
Federal Judge George M. Bourquin ruled Wednesday the seizure of the rum vessel Federal ship its million dollar cargo and arrest of its captain and crew illegal. The vessel seized off the California coast last March was towed to San Francisco harbor where S S Stone and 19 crewmen were arrested. He said the seizure violated treaties and was aggression and trespass like that of 1812, not sanctionable by any court. He contrasted prosecutions that follow law with this method.
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San Francisco
George M. Bourquin
United States
Federalship
California
Coast Guard
S. S. Stone
Panama
Bourquin
Bar
Federal Judge Grants Permit for Milwaukee Road Upgrades
Judge James H. aikerson in federal court approved the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul receivers plan to spend over 1 million dollars on new equipment and improvements. Major items include about 425 thousand for gas electric cars replacing steam on short routes, plus rail and facility work at Chillicothe Missouri Channing Michigan and Seattle Washington. New all steel cars will generate power from gasoline engines and may cut operating costs by half.
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Chicago
James H.aikerson
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Stexam
Chillicothe
Channing
Michigan
Kox River Butter Company
Seattle
Wash
Arion
Charter Oak
Iowa
Northfield
Gomus
Wabasha
Lake City
Minn
Milwaukee
Farm Population Drops by 649000 in One Year
Washington April 20 the department of agriculture announced a 649000 decrease in the farm population of the United States the largest decline since 1920. The census shows 27 9 2 000 persons on farms Jan 1 1927 down from 28 151 000 in 1926 and 28 982 000 in 1925.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Montana road fund gains over 40000 from gasoline tax
Helena report states the extra cent of gasoline tax boosts the Montana state highway fund by about 40000 dollars. Dealers held roughly 4 million gallons on Jan 1, with two cents paid. the board and attorney general dispute tax applicability on stock on hand and tax paid proofs.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Momtana
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Judge Bourquin
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