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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
4
The audience praised Henry L. Myers former U S senator for his views on crime in the county and abroad. He cited Chicago murders and low convictions to argue law and prohibition enforcement vary, noting a Sweet Grass county case of moonshine jail hold with a $2000 bond.
After a ten day lapse, Livingston attendees recount the Ku Klux Klan gathering. Imperial Wizard Evans He denounces President Coolidge as a little shrimp and Walsh as a liar while criticizing Wheeler. He targets Jews Negroes Irish and foreigners and calls for frontier escape rather than staying in cities. A Norwegian sheepherder-turned-land claimant listens as Evans condemns newcomers and their rights.
A Chicago Tribune piece reviews the 1830s French debt settlement with the United States tied to Napoleonic era damages. It recalls President Andrew Jackson demanding hard measures and the French Parliament’s failure to fund the settlement, sparking diplomatic friction and threats of reprisals. Louis Philippe’s support helped secure a $5 million agreement, but payment glitches exposed political rifts in Paris and Washington.
The French demanded an apology as war fears faded after Jackson stood firm. Paris cut diplomatic relations, but mediation via Britain eased tensions. The US Senate rejected reprisals and debt collection proved vexing, while Louis laughed and sent a portrait to Jackson, hinting at future art exchanges.
Foresters in the Washington Idaho Montana district expect many fires to be controlled within days if weather stays favorable. Chief Forester W B Greeley and District Forester Fred Morrell arrived in Missoula to organize crews for Blackfeet and Flathead forests. Losses listed include Kaniksu 130170 acres and Blackfeet 70000 acres with smaller totals across several other forests.
Providence Rhode Island August 15 Senator Peter G Gerry Rhode Island chairman of the national democratic senatorial committee predicted today that control of the senate by a democratic majority could come in the fall due to reaction against leadership and tariff policy. He noted under current sentiment as primaries nominate candidates while Republicans seek unity and differed on policy. He argued public belief that administration leadership was myth amid mixed economic signals and agricultural slump.
John F. E. Mullane testified as first defense witness for Wallace Cloyes Gaines in the Sylvia Gaines murder trial. He said state witness Louis Stern claimed he hoped Bob did not do it and recounted Stern’s explanation tied to a heart feeling. Mullane also described conversations with Stern about Bob Gaines visiting Stern and urging haste as Sylvia was gone.
In Saratoga Dempsey says he will not fight for free as Wills presses for a title bout. Wills calls Dempsey a liar and vows to meet him any time at Broadway and 42nd Street, claiming he wants no fee. Dempsey proposes meeting his sparring partner Big Bill Tate instead and bets $10,000 Tate can again defeat Wills.
Richard Reese Whittemore, gang leader who aimed for a billion dollars, was hanged at Maryland’s penitentiary at 12:08 EST after a 15 year sentence for burglary. He killed guard Robert Holtman during a 1925 escape attempt, a few yards from the same spot. Relatives planned funeral services at his father Rawlings V. Whittemore’s home.
Secretary Kellogg conveyed that President Coolidge reiterates U S policy of non intervention in Mexican domestic affairs. The United States has no authority to interfere in Mexico’s internal matters though it will protect American citizens and property rights abroad.
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