Double tragedy at McKenzie Wallace station shocks Great Falls
Robt. C. Combs shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Herbert Locke and then killed himself at the McKenzie Wallace service station in Great Falls. The affair followed a dispute over a wife and a threatened arrest, with multiple shots fired and both men dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif Herbert E. Locke
Great Falls
Pioneer
Robt. C. Combs
Sherif Herbert FE. Locke
Cascade County
Sixth Avenue South
Harry Robinson
Dob Gordon
Lock
Pete Bross
Combs
Tombs
Locke
Bross
Stat
Gordon
One Ton Narcotics Seized at Hudson River Pier
Federal agents seized five packing cases containing narcotics valued at 25 900 000. United States Attorney Tuttle called it the largest such seizure on record. The contraband arrived Friday on the French liner Nochambeau and was arranged to be brought in by a man alias Klein linked to Joseph Unger amid the Rothstein murder probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nec
Treasury Department
Hudson River
United States
Tuttle
Tattle
Nochambeau
Klein
Joseph Unger
Arnold Rothstein
Broadway Rambler
Constance
Philadelphia
Swainson Trials New Triple-Deck Sheep Car
E Swainson travels to Wagner Montana to supervise a nine-cut shipment of lambs to Burlington Wisconsin. The trip introduces a triple-deck car with in transit feeding water and lodging for the hand in charge. Sheep weighed at loading and unloading to compare against standard double-deck methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park County News
E. Swainson
Wagner
Montana
Burlington
Wis
Wms
4. Wilson Company
Mer. Swainson
Bequests Awarded in Late Al Green Will of Butte Fame
Dec. 18. Edward Lee of Green's Cigar store and James Rush of the Chequamegon cafe receive 10000 each. The will, filed in Silver Bow county, lists many beneficiaries including Menten a Children's Home Society, Morris Weiss, Harold Crary, D F Murphy, Marie Godfrey, Jeanette Humphries, Charles Lareh, and Pedro Prada. The estate totals extensive bequests across California and Butte properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Green
Butte
Edward Lee
Green
Cigar
James Rush
Chequamegon Cafe
New York
Los Angeles
Silver Bow County
Mr. Green
la Society
Deiag Geed
Morris Weiss
Finlen
Montana Opera House
Harold Crary
Bette
Aviation
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
D. F. Murphy
San Jose
Calif
California
Marie Godfrey
Columbia
West Broadway
Jeanette Humphries
San Francisco
Wiffie
Charles B. Lareh
B. F. Hutton Company
Pedro Prada
King George III Shows Slow Recovery Progress
London reports December 19 that King George continued to improve slowly from a month long illness. Daily bulletins note quiet days and steady gains while ultraviolet therapy aids his condition. Queen Mary remains buoyant as medical journals promise further public reassurance to ease widespread anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
King George
Woods
Hewitt
Queen Mary
British Medical Journal
Lancet
George
Jury Term Of Court Called For Dec 28 By Judge Miller
Judge H J Miller set a December 28 jury term to clear docket before successor Benjamin Berg assumes office January 7. Six criminal cases listed including statutory rape grand larceny and liquor charges. several estates and procedural matters also noted. jurors summoned for December 28 across multiple precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Miller
HW. J. Miller
Livingston
Benjamin F. Berg
State of
Montana
Charles Hoffman
J. EB. Barbour
F. M. Lamp
W. Campbell
John E. Rees
Wig Timber
Sven Johnson
Everett E. Jones
L. P
L. P. Officer, H. C. Roquet, Floyd Zeigler, den Marley
EF. A. Davis
Christ_ Howe
J. A. Kelsey
J. WH. Mos
John Stone
Gerhardt C. Schulz
Nels T. Peterson
Patrick J. Connolly
Andrew P. Larson
John Larson
Ernest G. Bartel
Louis Plaggemeyer
Peter Berland
Supreme Court Rules On State Bank Tax Case
Montana state banks must be taxed at the same rate as national banks or individual capital. The Montana Supreme Court ordered Cascade county to tax state bank stock at 7 percent of value, affecting all counties. The ruling follows federal guidance and details the 1928 total moneyed capital assessment at 220970 across state banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
State Board of Equalization
Conrad Banking Company of
Great Falls
Cascade County
Wyoming Coal Miners Approve New Wage Scale
District 22 of the United Mine Workers declared the wage scale agreement approved after earlier rejection in a northern Wyoming referendum. James Morgan said letters instruct unions to keep miners at work as the Jacksonville temporary agreement expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Casper
Wyoming
District 22
United Mine Workers of America
International Union
James Morgan
Jacksonville
Morgan
Wal
District Board
Boulder Dam bill cleared for White House after party split
Congress approved the Boulder Dam bill, a 145 million flood control irrigation and power project on the Colorado River. The final roll call was 166 to 122 with strong cross party support and opposition, sending the measure to President Coolidge for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
White House
House
Boulder Dam
Senate
Colorado
California
Coolidge
Beet Growers Receive Large November Payments
Beet growers delivered beets to the Billings factory in November earning 105000 pounds. Lowell Wyoming farmers received 60000 dollars, bringing district totals to 1990000 pounds or 8750000 dollars. Payments are on a minimum guaranteed 7.50 per ton with possible additional sums under a sliding scale if sugar prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
W. Doherty
Great Western Sugar Company
Lowell
Wyo
Lovell
Great Falls Hospital Receives $100000 Gift
Great Falls Hospital inaugurates a $100000 gift announced by Ryda, chairman of 14 John Dz, underscoring local philanthropy and support for medical services in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls Hospital
Great Falls
Dec
Ryda
John Dz
Pioneer scout Captain Luther Kelly dies at Paradise
Captain Luther Sage Kelly famed Indian scout and soldier died at his Paradise California home aged 79 after a life spanning Alaska Philippines and many U.S. fronts. Born July 27 1849 Geneva New York he served with Gen. Nelson Miles and later held provincial posts in Surigac. He survived by his widow sister nephew and niece with funeral plans pending.
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Chico
Gal
Luther Sage Kelly
Paradise
Cal
Theodore Tmoosevelt
Nelson A. Miles
Kelly
William G. Grimm
Havana
Cuba
Luther ‘. Kelly
Charlotte
N.C
Janet Sage Kelly
New York
Billings, Mont
Captain Kelly
Alaska
Philippines
United States
Geneva
N. Y
Detroit
Mich
May Morrison
Surigac
Wnd
Tenth United States Infantry
Richmond
Fort Ripley
Mina
Fort Banson
Bears den Hills
Fort Wadsworth
Montana
Red River
Cnt
Sitting Bull
Fort Berthold
Grose Venter
Fort Buford
Yellowstone
Montana Coal Mines to Restart After Wage Approval
Montana coal miners in district No. 27 approved a new wage scale by a wide margin, enabling mines to reopen not later than Monday. About 1,281 voted for the agreement and 719 opposed, with Roundup and Washoe shows indicating reduced opposition. Executive board campaigns emphasized industry status and national comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana
United Mine Workers of Americas
M. F. Purcell
Montana Goo Operators’ Association
Mine Workers’ Organization
Washoe
Carlton County
Belt
Klein
Musselshell
Carpenter Greek
Red Lodge
Bearcreek
Vearcesek
Senator Bruce Pushes Record Prohibition Enforcement Increase
In Washington on December 14 the Senate, without debate, raised the prohibition enforcement appropriation from 219 500 000 to 270 627 4814 for next year. The surge awaits House approval, where previous tries to fund such a large sum failed. Senator Bruce Marsland, a leading wet, proposed the amendment to the treasury post office supply bill after the Senate had already passed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Bruce
Marsland
Congress
Treasury-Post Office
Nordenquist Veteran Roadmaster Dies in Kansas Visit
John Nordquist, nearly 65, longtime Northern Pacific roadmaster at Bozeman, died Tuesday in Manhattan Kansas while visiting his son in law and daughter Coit and Ansa Sancson. He had lived in Bozeman and Chestnut, born 1864 in Herrljunga Sweden. Two sons and two daughters survive with three grandchildren.
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Livingston Enterprise
John A. Nordquist
Northern Pacific
Bozeman
Livingston
Manhattan
Kans
Coit Sancson
Lee Welch
Semset Hill
Nordqsist
Herrljunga
Sweden
United States
Matene Thompson
Sims
N. D
Chestnet
The
Royal Highlanders' Lodge
Nordquist
Northern Pacific Railway
Kansas
Joe Nordquist
Cedar Falls
Wash
Clark Nordquist
Avery, Ida
Lee
Estella) Welch
Coit
Ansa
Sane
Herman Nordquist
Canada
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Pete
Brass
Sherif Bob Gordon
Max Sprague
H. R. Eickemeyer
Fred Locker
Offter Locke
Deaconess
A. F. Longeway
John Adams
4Th Second Avenue North
Adams
Comis
Swainson
King George of
England
State of Montana
Eva Maxey
Ed F. Franklin
John Kremper
Ed Strub
Leo J. Cremer
Cornice Cremer
Constantine Variano
Chas. F. Adams
Estef Severinsen
Heed
J. CG. Price
I. J. Lay
Joseph Rare
E. L. Smith
George Harlan
Theron C. Imlay
KE. FE. Humphrey
Melville
Arry Hart
John G. Johnsom
A. J. Hanson
C. E. Bouse
Barney Brannin
Grey
Peter Elgen
Carl W. Hausserman
Simon Weidinger
A. RR. Cline
Frank Peterson
McLecad
Howard Mason
Ben
B. Miles
J. F. Clark
Gibson
Ludvig Burmeister
K. F. Erickson
William Feldt
Carl Bachman
Tasston
Willis E. Snyder
Springdale
James Jennings
Supreme Court
Bill
Boot Hill
John Nordquist
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