John Shober Pioneer of Helena Dies at 93
Helena's early settler and prominent Mason and lawyer John Shober dies at 93 at his niece Mrs. C B Nolan's home. Funeral to be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow at the First Baptist with burial in Forestvale. He helped name Helena in 1864 and spent most years in Montana.
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Forestvale
Helena Lodge No. 3
A. F
A. M
Shober
Miriam Chapter
The
Eastern Star
R. R. Purcell
M. S. Gunn
Will A. Campbell
J. R. Wine
Frank L. Reece
Lloyd Gans
R. C. Wallace
M. Lanstrum
William Scallon
Carl Rasch
Moses Morris
David Marks
William Wallace, Jr
James A. Walsh
Max Asch
John Vawter
Louis Kaufman
John Bijake
B. C. Brooke
Joseph K. Toole
U. S
T. J. Walsh
Albert J Galen
William H. Hunt
Henry C. Smith
Helena
South Main Street
John Shober
Last Chance Gulch
Middle States
Dakotas
Montana
Gasoline Prices In East Take Big Drop
Gasoline prices fell across Atlantic seaboard and midwestern states with Standard Oil of New Jersey cutting one half cent per gallon. Tidewater Oil Sales and Gulf Refining added three cent cuts in New York City and Long Island bringing tank wagon quotes to 17 1 2 cents. Imperial Oil of Canada reduced its Imperial gallon from 28 to 27 cents.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle Western
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Gulf Refining Company
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company
New York City
Yonkers
Points
Long Island
Tidewater Oil Sales Corporation
Upstate
New England
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Atlantic Refining Company
Middle-West
Indiana
Sinclair Corporation
Pacific Coast
Canada
Imperial Oil Company, Ltd
Mayor Hylan Attacks Smith in Letter to Copeland
New York on August 26 reports Mayor Hylan’s sharp attack on Governor Smith in a letter to U.S. Senator Copeland. The missive hints at an independent bid if he loses in the September 15 Democratic primary. Hylan ties Smith and State Senator Walker to the traction interests, while Hearst backs a possible three cornered race.
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New York
Hylan
Smith
United States
Royal S. Copeland
W. R. Hearst
Mr. Hearst
James J. Walker
Coolidge Denounces Washington Protests on Economy Plan
Swampscott Mass August 25 Official comment shows President Coolidge views protests in Washington over cutting government expenditures as propaganda against his economy program. He cites possible army retrenchment and criticizes statements about withdrawing the Leviathan from service. He says President Palmer of Fleet Corp rather than the Shipping Board decides which ships stay in operation.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Washington
O’connor
Shipping Board
Leviathan
Palmer
Fleet Corporation
Lawson Will Leaves Chicago Daily News To Philanthropy
The Chicago Daily News will continue under current policy per the will of Victor Fremont Lawson. The estate places control with Illinois Merchants Trust and details $4,,775,000 in specific bequests and large gifts to three philanthropic agencies. Individual News staff receive substantial bequests including $50,000 to Dennis and Langland, $25,000 to Bell and Adair, plus other gifts to Rogers, Strong, Woodward, Stone, and Smith.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Victor Fremont Lawson
Illinois Merchants Trust Company
Spe
Cific
Ivor N. Lawson
San Diego
Cal
Melville E. Stone
Lawson
the News
Associated Press
News
Hopewell L. Rogers
Mr. Lawson
Charles H. Dennis
James Langland
Daily News Almanac
Walter A. Strong
Edward Price Bell
Andrew B. Adair
John B. Woodward
Irving Stone
Henry Justin Smith
University of Chicago
Montana Editors Gather At Livingston For Annual Session
Editors of Montana convene in Livingston for the fortieth Montana Press association meeting. Delegates from cities and towns, led by President O S Warden and Secretary S E Peterson, include Leon Shaw and Stanley Thurston. The program features multiple sessions, musical interludes, and park trip registrations.
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Montana
Livingston
Livingston Enterprise
Montana Press Association
O. S. Warden
Great Falls
S. E. Peterson
Martin Hutchens
Larry Dobell
Leon Shaw
Billings Gazette
Stanley Thurston
Stanford
Henry Weare
Chester
R. C. Ensign
Hysham
R. E. Petit
Fort Benton
Hershy
Box Elder
Ray Bowden
Bozeman
Yellowstone National Park
Railway Club
Peterson
Harry Weare
Scott Leavitt
J. E. Erickson
Erickson
Leavitt
Stolen Dodge Car Dodges Points on Yellowstone
A 1925 Dodge sedan, Idaho license 38700, owned by Milton Slavin of Salmon, Idaho, was stolen from in front of the Ebert apartments in Livingston during noon hour. Police suspect the thieves fled toward Wyoming by rail or road, possibly avoiding detection after leaving the scene with the car. Nearby owner Howard Obenhoff’s unlocked Montana plate car was left untouched.
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Livingston Enterprise
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Milton Slavin
Salmon
Idaho
Ebert Apartments
Paul Stratton
Skagg
Stratton
Ebert
Wyoming
Howard Obenhoff
Ryan Fruit Company
Montana
Ruling On Montana Water And Power Co. Declared Not Public Utility
The Montana Railroad Commission rules that the Montana Water and Power company, though supplying power to Troy, does not make it a public utility. The ruling notes no Troy inhabitants, no franchise, and no state prerogative in construction or sale. It mentions contracts with Kootenai Light and Power and Sandpoint Lumber and Pole.
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Helena
Montana Water and Power Company
Troy
Mont
Montana Railroad Commission
Consolidated
Lincoln County
Kootenai Light and Power Company
Sandpoint Lumber and Pole Company
Commission
Montana
Murderess Of Mother Gets One Year Term
Dorothy Ellingson 17 was sentenced by Judge Harold Louderback to one to ten years in San Quentin for manslaughter in the killing of her mother on January 13. She had previously faced murder charges and a sanity hearing found her sane after hospital observation. Parole eligibility begins after one year.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
San Quentin
Harold Louderback
Dorothy
Napa State Hospital
Big Timber Girl Weds Rob ert Kimmons At Bozeman
Miss Harriet Nordstrom and Mr. Robert Kimmons married at the bride’s sister’s Bozeman home. Rev. H. A Klemme officiated as Wallace Orton Jr. served as ring bearer. The couple plans a Yellowstone Park journey then visits in Wyoming and Colorado before settling in La Junta, Colorado.
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Harriet Nordstrom
Robert Kimmons
Wallace Orton
South Wilson Avenue
Bozeman
Viola Orton Williams
Lohengrin
Wallace A. Orton, Jr
Alpha Omicron Pi
Kimmons
M. A. Kimmons
Fort Collins
Cologe
Colorado Agricultural College
Sigma Alpha Upsilon Fraternity
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Colorado
la Junta
Colo
Nimmons
la Junta High School
Governor Pierce Emphasizes Budget Reform to Cut Taxes
Oregon Governor Pierce urges strict budget scrutiny to curb public spending and reduce taxes at the western state taxpayers conference in Portland. Delegates advocate forecasting expenses and sticking to approved programs to improve efficiency and minimize levies.
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Portland
Ore
Western State Taxpayers Conference
Paul B. McKee
Medford
Governor Pierce
Oregon
Pierce
Miners and operators clash over cost in anthracite talks
In Hazelton Pennsylvania a 13 member business committee urged John L. Lewis to renew talks with mine owners, conditional on operators accepting negotiations based on fact and dropping statements of no concession. Operators replied they cannot agree to any contract raising production costs.
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Hazelton
John H. Uhl
Wilkes Barre
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
W. W. Inglis
Glen Alden
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Coxe Brothers Company
Long Island Estates Face Unpaid Tax Sale Threats
Suffolk county schedules its annual unpaid tax sale for October 5 at the court house. Prominent estates risk sale for taxes including the Dourne estate at Oakdale 1176 acres with over $7 000 due and the Idle Hour Vanderbilt estate linked to a $17 000 tax bill and ongoing litigation. Maude Adams owes about $200 on 27 acres around her Ronkonkoma home.
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Riverhead
N. Y
Long Island
Suffolk County
Commodore Frederick A. Dourne
Oakdale
William K. Vanderbilt
Harold F. Vanderbilt
Maude Adams
Ronokoma
Walker Beats Freedman in Ten Round Chicago Bout
Mickey Walker world welterweight champion won a newspaper decision over Sailor Freedman of Chicago in a 10 round contest at East Chicago Indiana. The crowd of 8 000 to 9 000 saw a dramatic finish with Freedman near evening the match in the last three rounds and a spectator collapse from heart strain. Gate receipts were about 30000 dollars.
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Chicago
Mickey Walker
Sailor Freedman
East Chicago
Ind
Freedman
Walker
Mickey
Tourist Alarmed by Doctor's Fast Drive Near Reed Point
A Yellowstone bound tourist observed a Big Timber physician speeding to Reed Point after a four year old was bitten by a rattlesnake. First aid was planned for the two cars to meet and return to the Big Timber hospital, underscoring urgency in snake bite cases.
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Livingston
Yellowstone National Park
Reed Point
Big Timber
Ku Klux Klan Plans Drive Against Immigration and Evolution
Clyde W. Osborne announces the annual gathering of grand dragons at Buckeye Lake Ohio to organize a campaign to safeguard Bible education and tighten immigration controls. The Ohio Konklave will run August 21 to 25 with Dr Hiram W Evans presiding. about 250000 expected.
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Columbus
Clyde W. Osborne
Grand Dragon
Ku Klux Klan
Grand Dragons of
United States
Buckeye Lake
Here
America
Church of Christ
Osborne
Klan
Western Indies
Grand Dragons
Hiram W. Evans
Washington, D. C
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East
Montana Water and Power Co
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