Supreme court upholds 2 cent gasoline tax Montana
Montana Supreme Court rules the 1925 gasoline tax as amended by initiative act last November valid. The decision rejects challenges by Silver Bow Refining and states that interstate commerce limits prevent further tax relief. Case returns to Silver Bow county district court with orders to dismiss the refining company’s demurrer and enter judgment for the state.
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Helena
Santa Claus
Montana
State Supreme Court
Silver Bow Refining Company
Butte
United States
Congress
District Court For
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow Court
Hornsby Traded From Cardinals to Giants in Major Move
Rogers Hornsby leaves the world champion Cardinals for the New York Giants in exchange for Frankie Frisch and pitcher Jimmy Ring. Sam Breadon announced the deal after talks with Charles Stoneham. No money changed hands. Hornsby sought a three year contract at $150,000 total, while Breadon offered one year at $30,000.
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ST. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
Cardinals
New York Giants
Frankie Frisch
Jimmy Ring
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Sam Breadon
Charles Stoneham
New York
Breadon
Hornsby
Dun's Report Signals Bright Trade Outlook
Dun's Report indicates a distinctly favorable business status as the year ends. Buoyant financial sentiment, rising securities markets, a cold wave boosting demand for heavyweight apparel and fuel, and expanding steel industry activity after holidays accompany recordNovember exports and rising coal freight carloads. Final federal tax payments were made without tension in money rates.
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New York
Dun’s
U. S. Steel Corporation
Wall Street Financier John Aikman Stewart Dies at 104
New York December 17 The oldest Wall Street financier John Aikman Stewart died at his New York home aged 104. A former assistant secretary of the treasury and a friend of presidents he had retired from regular office attendance five years earlier but remained in touch with business connections.
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New York
Wall Street
John Aikman Stewart
the Treasury
Fall and Doheny Freed in Not Guilty Oil Case
Washington dispatch reports Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government in the 1922 Elk Hills leasing. A $100000 loan from Doheny to Fall cited as the key issue. verdict ends a landmark four week trial. Senators react with mixed calls and statements on justice and politics.
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Cal
Naval Reserve
Doheny
Fall
Adolph A. Hochling
Walsh
Montana
Frank L. Smith
Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Judiciary ‘Committee
Montana Press Secretary Takes Own Life in Great Falls
Silvert E. Peterson longtime Montana Press association secretary and former Great Falls chamber of commerce secretary died by suicide in a garage near his apartment. He shot himself and then hanged, with despondency over finances cited as a cause. Peterson, born in Minneapolis, had a long career in Montana journalism and law. The widow disputed financial motive, noting royalties and a planned February move to California for a real estate role.
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Great Falls
Silvert E. Peterson
Montana Press Association
Peterson
Montana
S. E.peterson
Chamber of Commerce
Landis Re elected Commissioner With Large Salary Increase
Chicago February 16 1927 major league club owners in joint session re elected Kenesaw Mountain Landis to a second seven year term as commissioner and voted a salary increase to 650000 per year plus a secretary raise from 10000 to 12500. They also boosted inter league trade quotations from 41000 to 87500 while same league trades stay at 4000.
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Landis
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Ban Johnson
Amerisan Teague
Tles
Aneetings
Bandis
Dorothy Veasey Holter Dies in Portland Home
Mrs. Dorothy Veasey Holter known as Dorothy Veasey dies at her Portland Oregon home. Sister of Mrs. Roy Osborn of Melville and Mrs. E Pat Kelly of Livingston. Funeral at Portland then burial Friday at Mountain View. Born American Fork 36 years ago she studied at St Vincents Helena and St Marys Leavenworth.
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al Holter
Portland
Oreg
Holter
Roy Osborn
Melville
E. Pat Kelly
Livingston
Holler
Dorothy Veasey
American Fork
St. Vincent’s
Helena
St. Mary’s
Leavenworth
McDonnell & Veasey
Thief Loots The Fair Jewelry Store In Chicago
Douglas Crain, described as a burglar and bond forfeiter, robbed The Fair of jewelry worth 11000. He smashed a showcase with a brick and fired fireworks, triggering a storewide chase on State Street before a mounted officer captured him. Police found fireworks and a ledger of prior crimes in his hotel room.
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Chicago
Douglas Crain
Fair
State Street
Craig
Craigs
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Quentin Penitentiary
Conway To Publish Cowboy Artist Biography
Mrs C M Russell and son Jack will travel to California for a memorial exhibit of C M Russell at Santa Barbara from January 3 to 17. They will publish a biography of the late artist titled Cowboy Artist, to be written by Daniel R Conway, issued in 1927 under Mrs Russell’s supervision.
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Great Falls
C. M. Russell
Jack
California
Santa Barbara
Daniel R
Dan” Conway
Montana Newspaper Association
Russell
Conway
Miles City Chosen Site For U. S. Fish Pond
Miles City will host a 78 acre U S Fish Pond at the United States live stock experiment station. Construction is expected to begin in spring 1927 with bass crappie and bream stocked to supply eastern Montana and nearby states. The Montana fish and game commission and U S Bureau of Fisheries back the plan as a major boon to the region.
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Miles City
United States
United States Livestock Experiment Station
United States Forest Reserve
Montana
Montana Fish and Game Commission
United States Bureau of Fisheries
F. D. Hayden
Bureau
Mississippi River
Bureau, of Fisheries
Congress Halts Work for Christmas Holidays
Washington notes Congress will recess until January 3 after passing several supply bills and the alien property measure while pursuing rivers and harbors and postal rate changes. Senate faces tax legislation shelved by Republicans amid farm relief debates and election fights loom involving Smith Gould and Ware.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Interior Department
Santa Claus
Dawes
Coolidge
Treasury
Post Office
Joint Conference Committee
Agriculture Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Smith, Gould and Ware
Per Capita School Cost Increased Seven Fold
New York Dec 19 Expenditures for public grammar schools in the United States rose seven fold since 1900 while population increased about 50 percent The National Industrial Conference Board attributes growth to extended facilities and higher teacher salaries Primary and secondary budgets grew from 214 965 000 in 1900 to 1 620 743 000 in 1924 The per child cost rose 474 percent in four years California led with 159 35 per child Nevada 129 19 Wyoming 106 23 the report shows
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New York
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
California
Nevada
Wyoming
Thanksgiving turkey price holds at 66 to 70 cents per pound
Chicago dealers report Christmas turkeys will cost 66 to 70 cents a pound, the same as Thanksgiving birds. Active buying is not expected to begin until Monday.
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Chicago
Kentucky Senator Paroled From Atlanta Penitentiary
John W. Langley of Kentucky, once influential in the house, is granted parole from the Atlanta penitentiary after serving one year of a two year sentence for conspiring to violate prohibition laws. Parole via Attorney General Sargent leaves him almost free but without civil rights restoration. a presidential pardon would restore them.
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Washington
John W. Langley
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Atlanta
Langley
Sargent
White House
Banquet Honors Lintry and Jacobus at Livingston
Northern Pacific officials and 225 employees from Paradise Montana to St. Paul attended a Livingston banquet at the Masonic temple. Trainmaster Jim Mercer presided as high railway officials and former leaders Lintry and Jacobus were honored with speeches and entertainment lasting until 11 p m.
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Northern Pacific
Nordstrom
Livingston
Masonic Temple
T. H. Lintry
G. H. Jacobus
Paradise
Mont
St. Paul
T. H. Byron
N. P
Jim Mercer
Lantry
Livingston Jacobus
F. E. Williamson
C. L. Nichols
J. H. Poore
Telegraph FE
FE. Dildine
W. H. St
1926 Proves Very Profitable to Manufacturing Concerns
New York reports a strong year end as holiday dividends boost optimism. U S Steel 40 percent distribution tops $280 million signaling confidence for 1927, with other firms likely to pass on surplus. Railcar coal shipments hit a peak, while auto industry buckles holiday slump yet predicts spring revival.
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Silver Bow
Giants
Dun
Fall and Doheny
Senate Committee
Harding
Montana Press
Sweet Grass
Bu. R. Conway
U. S. Fish Pond
United States Steel Corporation
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