Montana Promotion Chronicle: H R Cunningham Radio Talk
Thousands of listeners heard H R Cunningham of Helena describe Montana’s vast resources and growth. He highlighted a $300 000 000 annual wealth total and a per capita increase, with anecdotes comparing farming and frontiers to show Montana’s scale and opportunities. The piece ends with a tease of continuation on the next page.
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Minneapolis
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Montana
H. R. Cunningham
Helena
Montana Life Insurance Company
Cunningham
New England
New Jersey
Butte
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
New York
Los Angeles
Iowa
Montana Accidental Deaths Reported for 1923
The census bureau released Montana's 1923 accidental death total at 470 with 184 in incorporated cities and 336 in rural districts. Auto fatalities numbered 49 split 25 in cities and 24 in rural areas. rural areas led most other vehicle deaths. The overall death rate was about 77 per 100000, higher in cities at 109 and lower in rural districts at 70.
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Washington
Montana
Census Bureau
Mcvstana
Julius Kahn Dies at 63 in Frisco Home
San Francisco December 18 Julius Kahn longtime inhouse military affairs committee chairman died at his home after several weeks illness complicated by heart attacks He was 63 and survived by widow and two sons Kalin noted for leading military training advocacy Born February 28 1861 in Kuppenheim Germany Congress member praised for supporting the war effort and the selective draft measure
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San Francisco
Julius Kahn
Inhouse
Kalin
National
House of Representatives
Kuppenheim
Grand Duchy of Baden
Germany
Kahn
Buyers Meeting For Capital In January
National conference on distribution will be held in Washington on January 14 and 15 with manufacturers merchants economists and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Richard Grant urges a competent survey and compilation of distribution facts before changes are attempted.
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Washington
Consuming Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Richard Grant
Richard Lockey Pioneer of Montana Dies in California
Richard Lockey Sr a Helena business and realty figure dies in Palo Alto California at his son Richard Lockey Jr s home Funeral under Masonic auspices held there burial beside his wife who died in 1907 He survived by son daughter Mary Lockey founder of Castilleja School Helena relatives include brothers John and Thomas Lockey of Helena nephews and nieces with extensive service in Masonic bodies and Scottish Rite history.
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Helena
Richard Lockey
Palo Alto
Calif
Mary Lockey
Castilleja School For Girls
John
Thomas Lockey
John E. Lockey
William Brule
Marion Lockey
Browning
E. J. Neville
J. G. Schaeffer
K. MacDonald
Frank Barclay
William Simpson
Glendale
Lockey
Helena Lodge No. 3
A. F
A. M
Hie
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Montana
Royal Arch
Helena Commandery
Knights Templar
Algeria
Grand Reception at Capitol for Governor-Elect Erickson
Helena Independent reports a public reception at the Capitol for Governor-Elect John E. Erickson and state officers on Monday evening after the inauguration. The informal event features open offices, music, interior illumination, and uniform National Guard staff, with a large citizen committee handling arrangements and no invitations issued.
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Helena Independent
Montana
John E. Erickson
Capitol
Treasure State
Helena Commercial Club
General Citizens Committee
General Committee
S. V. Stewart
G. Toomey
John S. M. Neill
J. T Carroll
N. J. Richmond
I. W. Choate
Ray Church
McKennan
Thomas
National Guard
Percy Witmer
C. B. Nolan
George W. Lanstrum
S. A. Cooney
George H. Berry
Thomas Arthur
E. G. Toomey
May Crichton Bartos
Big Financial Year In Stewart's Office
The 1923 fiscal year marked the largest income in the Montana secretary of state office history, with fees totaling 117 816 57 led by mining and oil related corporate filings. Domestic and foreign corporate fees and motor vehicle license revenue drove the gains. 80 000 vehicles were registered last year. Budget needs for the coming biennium total 25 975, with oil inspection and motor vehicle departments listed separately.
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Helena
Secretary of State
Charles T. Stewart
Stewart
Motor Vehicle Department
Storm Damage Reaches Millions Across Midwest
Midwestern telephone and telegraph networks and railroads report extensive storm damage from last week’s cold wave sleet and snow. Illinois Bell cites about 1,000,000 dollars in damages with over 21,000 poles down, as Peoria and surrounding cities suffer service disruptions and forecasts warn of more snow and blizzards ahead.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Peoria, Jr
Peoria
Ilinois
Upper
Manitoba
Livingston Girl Receives Hidden Fortune From Detroit Benefactor
Miss Esther Johnson of Livingston, a University of Washington student, learns she stands to inherit a fortune estimated at 2,000,000 in trust from W. P. Chambers of Detroit. The estate was cleared after a 1924 challenge, with Johnson told of her wealth on her twenty-second birthday in June 1925. She plans to resume studies but may delay for throat treatment.
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Livingston Enterprise
Santa Claus
Esther Johnson
Livingston
University of Washington
Aaron Johnson
Miss Johnson
Park County
The
Enterprise
Mr. Chambers
Edgar Bennett
New York City Embraces Cold as Winter Arrives
A northwest wind drops temperatures to 14 degrees as winter arrives in New York City. Daniel Green, 43, a temporary •loser•• huddled by a basement furnace and died. Nearly 300 cold unemployed men found shelter at Grace Memorial Church led by Urbain Ledoux, known as Mr. Zero, after a prior protest on Boston Common.
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New York
Bowery
Daniel Green
Dover Street
Gamip Memorial
Urbain Ledoux
Mr. Zero
Boston Common
Bribe Stories Start Among Postal Clerks
Washington dispatch reports two postal workers groups claim a bribery tale aimed at influencing a senate committee employee to defeat the postal pay bill. They demand Attorney General Stone reveal the basis of his investigation and identify the involved bill.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Win
M. Collins
Railway Mail Association
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Stone
Big Timber Girls Rout Columbus In 42 To 16 Victory
Big Timber girls beat Columbus 42 to 16 at home with Miss Jessica Stevenson guiding the team. Esther Rudd and Ethel Overfelt starred as guards and scorers, while coach Hinds praised the locals for strong defense and a solid second half.
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Jessica Stevenson
Big Timber
Columbus
Esther Rudd
Ethel Overfelt
Norma Brown
Goldie Kelsey
Jennie Ronning
Alma Tjaaland
Jane Brown
Colmbus
Hinds
Impressive Service Held in New York for Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers was buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery after a two hour service at the Elk's club in New York. The funeral procession, led by an honorary motorcycle escort, passed through Tarrytown and over Headless Horseman Bridge to the Gompers plot. Freemasons, AFL officials, and labor leaders attended as the casket was lowered, with rites including “Lead Kindly Light” and psalms.
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Tarrytown
XN. Y
Samuel Gompers
Sleepy Hollow
America
Hudson
Washington Irving
Andrew Carnegie
William Rockefeller
Carl Schurz
Dupuys
Vanderns
McCoombs
van Cortlands
Beckmans
Delavans
Ichabod Crane
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
All Trades
Freemasons
St. Cecile Lodge
New York
Isle of
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California
Temple
Mr. Lockey
Yorkshire
England
John Lockey
Dubuque
Quartermaster Department
W. T. Sherman
St. Louis
Charles Wunderlich
Plains
Mount Helena
Cannon Bros
Broadway
I Capitol
Erickson
East
New York City
Stillwater
N. Y
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