President Coolidge Addresses Congress On First Session
President Coolidge told a joint session of Congress and the nation his views on major issues. He backed the Mellon tax plan, opposed soldiers' bonus, favored world court with reservations, and urged railroad reform, wheat disposition aid, and tariff revision.
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Old Woman Murdered In Mysterious Manner
Mrs. Amy Jackson age 70 recently moved to a basement apartment in Butte with an accompanying church group. She was found dead with an axe nearby and Albert Livingston age 62, in a stupor, detained for investigation. Livingston was custodian of Jackson’s sister’s property and claims he obeyed orders to leave the house.
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Sweet Grass Unit Reports Meeting of State Teachers Group
The Sweet Grass unit of the State Teachers Association met December 6, 1923, in the grammar school auditorium with wide county and city teacher participation. Miss Duboc urged rural and city teachers to cooperate, and Mr. Templeton argued for joining the Montana Education Association to support the profession and educational legislation. The delegate assembly will meet in Billings December 27 to 29, with two delegates elected: Mrs. Margaret Deegan and Payne Templeton. Topics include the Montana Teachers pension law as explained by Mr. Struckman.
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Klan Demonstration At Wright Funeral Shocks Park County
The Ku Klux Klan staged its first Park County demonstration yesterday at the Edwin James Wright funeral. Gardiner Eagles lodge No. 669 led services for one of three youths killed in a truck fire. Five men in full regalia performed a silent prayer before leaving the Gardiner cemetery.
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Baldwin Loses as Newspapers Quit and Turn Over to Victors
London reports a dramatic week ending with Baldwin facing resignation questions. The premier contemplates his future at Checkers Court amid sweeping party and press criticism over protectionism. Lloyd George and Lord Derby emerge as possible successors while Ramsay MacDonald returns amid election results.
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Execution of Mendez Reported From Mexico
Reports from Guayamas say federal forces captured and executed Yaqui chieftain General Fruntoso Mendez for inciting Yaqui uprisings in Sinaloa and Sonora. A rebel general at Tepic was also executed. leaders Dieguez Gaxiola and Buelna were named as possible Tepic figures. Movement of General Dieguez toward Sinaloa and Sonora could not be confirmed.
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Auto Gas And Flames Kill Three In Park
Three Park Transportation Company workers Ed Wright of Livingston Dave Soroka of Minneapolis and Dale Spears of Billings perished in Yellowstone Park during a blizzard. Exhaust gas asphyxiation followed by tarp fire left their bodies burned near Norris at Blanding Hill. The deaths occurred overnight and the bodies were found and to be recovered in Mammoth after a nearby worker raised the alarm. Wright was nephew of L H Van Dyck president of Northwestern National Bank of Livingston.
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High Court To Rule On State Appropriations Cut
The Montana Supreme Court will hear a case filed by R. M. Mills of Helena seeking to restrain warrants drawn on the governor’s appropriations. The action tests the legality of Governor Dixon’s cuts and is tied to the attorney general’s involvement and bank financing issues. The hearing set for December 18 aims to determine if the warrants are lawful amid claims of budget trimming and political maneuvering.
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Patents Issued For Many Million Acres
Washington reports 6,309,929 acres patent to homesteaders last fiscal year as cash receipts from public lands reach 810.7 million. Indian trust patents total 6,010 for 446,690 acres and 2,546 Indian fee patents cover 288,939 acres while national forests expand by 408,622 acres and foresters add 154,458 acres under forest reservation acts. There are 146 national forests now totaling 182,099 acres with about 86 percent public land.
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Montana Shows Well In Senatorial Plums
Washington December 10 The Montana senators drew committee assignments for the 68th congress Walsh on foreign relations inter oceanic canals irrigation and public lands and judiciary Wheeler on Indian affairs interstate commerce manufacturers and pensions Walsh expressed desire for foreign relations amid low industry and European chaos He was elected and now serves on judiciary and foreign relations and is vice chairman of the democratic side of the Senate.
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Short Course To Run If Farmers Desire It
County high school officials propose a six week short course starting January 21 offering dairy husbandry auto mechanics ignition harness rope work typewriting cooking woodwork English bookkeeping sewing and home economics No tuition but entry requires interest and regular attendance Teachers include Oliphant Schump with departments handling specific subjects Demand will determine approval with previous low enrollment noted and a call for public response.
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Utah Students Must Cut Out All Booze
President George Thomas of the University of Utah orders students to stop drinking and threatens expulsion for public drinking and closing of fraternities that encourage it. The action follows rowdy behavior at a rally before the Thanksgiving game against Utah Agricultural College, including insults to Salt Lake City Mayor and LDS bishop C. C. Neslin.
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Republicans choose Cleveland for 1924 convention
The Republican National Committee voted to hold the 1924 Republican national convention in Cleveland on June 10, with a new 1,109 delegate roll. The decision, backed by the administration, preserved southern representation after a fight over reapportionment and involved a notable clash led by Senator Howell over the size and distribution of delegates.
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Mexico Gets Support From N Y Bankers
The international committee of bankers says sufficient funds have been remitted by the Mexican government to cover the first year of interest on bonds deposited. Announcements in New York London Paris and Mexico City declare the debt readjustment plan operative for 1923. The plan resumes interest payments on the Mexican external debt of about 500 million dollars.
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Johnson Pleased With Eastern Prospects in Republican Run
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California said political conditions look encouraging in New York and the East after a day of talks with Republican leaders and Frank W. Hitchcock. He announced no further plans and will depart for Washington, offering no comment on Coolidge's message to Congress.
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William A Pinkerton Dies In Los Angeles
William Allen Pinkerton, 78, former head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, died in Los Angeles while visiting for winter. He will be buried in Chicago. The famed detective advocated humane methods and reform for repentant felons, impacting many lives nationwide.
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Delegates for 1924 Republican Convention Take Shape
Washington notes show Republicans planning the 1924 national convention with Cleveland favored to win after Chicago's withdrawal. Key figures including Senator Johnson Governor Pinchot and Senator Watson are in talks amid committee meetings and a push to empower women associate members. Reapportionment of 1924 delegates discussed, totaling about 1,036 versus 984 in 1920.
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