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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
4
The Canadian press estimates that Americans will spend about 300 million dollars this year on travel and sightseeing in Canada. The piece argues for a nonpartisan referendum on Prohibition in an off year as the best path to a clear decision.
The Baltimore Sun argues ex president Calvin Coolidge should not join private oil firms after leaving office. It proposes he be retained as a lifelong public consultant or as a senator-at-large with a salary to keep his expertise for the nation, preventing risky private affiliations.
In Ryegate near the M E church Dorothy Horrell suffered a four inch facial gash and jaw injury when an explosion from wooden sticks on the fire blasted the range apart. Her sister Marjorie and two classmates aided and Dorothy was taken to hospital for treatment with no serious outcome expected.
Senator Couzens of Michigan got a government refund of 989 833 dollars on his income tax for the year after a four year dispute with the Treasury over an additional 10 million payment. The case involved Ford stock holders and echoed the tax controversy with Mellon. Existing Senate resolutions seek resignations and inquiries as the tax suit proceeds.
The article notes a Detroit tax case where the government seeks 238 million in back taxes from Ford stockholders for 1919 profits taxed in 1920. Senator Couzens reports paying 7 to 8 million in income tax from Ford stock sales during the questioned period amid critiques of Treasury mismanagement.
Jalmer Mattson a 22 year old miner admitted to police he failed at everything and tried to end his life by jumping 25 feet from a window. He was picked up in an alley with a small cut on a hand and a bruised leg after the dive.
In Lander Wyoming Judge E H Fourt sentenced Charlies Aragon Shoshone Indian to hang on March 29 1929 for the September murder of Jess Large and his father Ed Large in Riverton The killings followed a dispute over Jess Large s former wife at the 49 Days celebration Enmity over a love affair was cited as motive for the double murder
A Sandpoint, Montana incident ends with a car bursting into flames after the driver lights a match to view fuel level. W B McDonald quickly shuts the gas valve and uses an extinguisher, halting a potential major fire.
Akron officials report a tire washed ashore off Ireland matches the Stinson-Detroiter Endeavor used by Captain Walter Hinchcliffe and the Hon. Elsie Mackay in the Atlantic crossing attempt last March. Verification with Irish authorities ongoing.
The Senate confirmed William F. Whiting of Massachusetts as secretary to succeed Herbert Hoover. The item notes the nomination and its approval on December 11 in Washington. A separate ad fragment mentions alfalfa for sale, 50 to 175 tons, with stock feeding options and a 200 acre field managed by J. Hi. Butler.
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