Price Is Believed Killed In Ranch Fire Accident
James Claude Price known for Rawleigh products in Sweet Grass county died in a ranch house fire at his eastern county ranch. An inquest found charred remains and dental work matching Price. Evidence suggested he intended to clean a spark plug and start a fire, with death ruled accidental.
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James Claude Price
Cousty
Rawleigh Products
J. J. Renmoma
Price
St. Terrand Place
F. R. Hickman
Work Creek
Bridger
Sam Bly
Brapein
C. D. Graff
Oscar A. Fallang
G. H.howard
George W. Nauffwman
Frank Chase
S. G. Webster
Glen M. Parker
M. W. Barr
Ike J. Lay
Bridger School House
Sherif Breams
James C. Price
Service Transit Manager Killed by Mother in Law
Helena Independent reports Robert Crage, 41, manager of Service Transit and Crage Storage director, was shot to death in his kitchen at 7 PM by his wife’s mother Mrs Pauline Wall, 54, of Auburn Washington. Wall says the shots were to protect her daughter from Crage who had threatened death. investigators describe a long quarrel and a remarriage.
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Helena
Robert Crage
Service Transit Company
Crage Storage Company
Pauline Wall
Auburn
Wash
Crago
Offeers
Drago
Senate Lands Board Ends Oil Contract Hearing
The Senate public lands committee closed its probe into the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing contract on the Salt Creek Wyoming field. The Interior Department also moved to contract with White Eagle Oil and Refining and Texas corporations for oil sales.
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Washington
Senate Public Lands Committee
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Interior Department
White Eagle Oil and Refining Company
Texas Crinpens
Fick
Sinclair Company
Sinclair
William L. Walls
Cheyenne
Wyo
Walls
Secretary West
Edward C. Finey
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Ernest C. Patterson
Department
Patterson
Finey
Boulder Dam Act Cleared for Presidential Signature
The Boulder Canyon Dam bill reached the final stage as President Coolidge signed it after a lengthy debate and filibuster. The act envisions a 560 foot high dam on the Colorado River at Black Canyon on the Arizona Nevada line to control floods irrigate and generate power. The project would store about 13600000000 cubic feet of water and is awaiting state ratification to move toward construction.
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Washington
Boulder Dam
Coolidge
Black Canyon
Colo
Senator Johnson
Swing
George H. Young
Jon Angeles Herald-Examiner
Johnson
Swing- Johanson
Elwood Meed
Commission of Reclamation
Smith
House Irrigation Committee
Y. BH. Mathews
Los Angeles
Balah “of Power and Light
Coel- Sige
White Monte
Boulder Canyon
Ashearet
Facces Aa
Elijah E. Fowler Dies at 73 on Washington Farm
Elijah E. Lige Fowler died at age 73 on his Washington state farm, five hours before relatives reached Sumner. He left Park County years ago and was a prominent stockman in Boulder early in his life. He leaves four daughters and one son and was tied to the Boulder mines era with partners Calbert Schmidt James Graham and James Blackburn.
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Leslie Cook
Houlder
Lew Nelson
Sumner
Wash
Elijah E. Fowler
Nelson
Cook
Nelsons
Washington
Spokane
Boulder
Calbert Schmidt
James Graham
James Blackburn
Independence
Park County
Red
Election Returns Show Hoover Wins Big Plurality
The Associated Press tallies show Herbert Hoover with 21 429 100 votes and Alfred E Smith 15 006 487 from 48 states. Minor parties total 344 963. Hoover’s 6 423 612 lead marks a historic margin while the nation shifts toward Republicans who carried 40 states.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Associated Press
Hoover
Smith
Thomas
Foster
Workers
Reynolds
Societist
Varney
Prohibition
Webb
Farmer-Labor
Sentte
Mr. Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Davis
la Follette-Wheeler
Democratic Party
South
Davis
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Caroline
Texas
Virginia
Floree
North Carolina
Viewiontech
Fight On Aitchison Called Off By Senator
Washington testimony on economy policies of President Coolidge and delays in interstate commerce hearings helped the Senate committee approve Claude R. Aitchison of Oregon for another term on the commerce commission. Wheeler pressed objections but they were withdrawn after ruling he was not personally responsible for the delay. The committee also approved Claude Porter of Iowa and Patrick Farrell of Washington, D. C., with Porter’s term ending soon and confirmation planned by Christmas.
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Washington
Coolige
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Claude R. Aitchison
Oregon
Aitchison
Wheeler
Montana
Congress
Claude R. Porter
Iowa
Patrick J. Farrell
Washington, D. C
Watson
Althon Lee Porter
Nebraska Banks Fight Special Taxes in Restraining Order
Lincoln December 21 A restraining order prevented Governor McMul len and Clarence G Bliss secretary from collecting a special assessment of a quarter of one percent of average deposits for 1928 from the State Bank of Able Neb and 55 other state banks. The order delays the suit to January 7 in the equity court. The petition claims the tax is illegal confiscatory and could force many banks to resign state charters or become national banks, weakening the Nebraska bank guaranty system.
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Lincoln, Neb
McMullen
Clarence G. Bliss
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Able
Neb
W. E. Stewart
Equity
Nebraska Bank
Able Bank
Christmas Delegation and Festivities Across Washington
Washington observes Christmas Eve with officials at rest and shoppers in the streets. President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge join the holiday rush while government workers take a day off, lights twinkle on the White House trees, and plans for New Year events unfold as Paris also marks Christmas Eve with feasting and family gatherings.
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Washington
Indy
America
Coolidge
I Agrees
President Coolidge
Santa Claus
Parkway
White House
Mrs. Coolidge
Paris
France
Chicago Trial Judge Receives Threat Note
A threat against the judge and the disappearance of ten state witnesses delayed a death penalty trial. Defendants Cappellano, his son Tony, and Angelo Petitti face charges over the kidnapping of Billy Ranieri. Guardians surround the judge, prosecutors, and jurors amid heightened danger.
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Chicago
Billy Ranieri
Dodgee
Robert J. Gentgel
Ranieri
Mike Divito
Divito
Ole Scully
Andrew Cappellano
Billy
Bourbonnais
Ills
Tony Perconti
Romano
Cappellano
Cappellana
Tony
Angelo Petitti
Christmas at Hindenburg Home With Family Gathering
December 24 reports Paul von Hindenburg spent Christmas Eve at the executive mansion with children and grandchildren around a decorated tree. He personally distributed gifts to younger family members as staff and servants gathered for the official holiday ceremonies.
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Paul von Hindenburg
Pndck
Overworked Malta nurse dies of pneumonia
Malt a Montana December 21 Mixx Mabel Tucker a nurse who cared for many patients in her hospital died late today of pneumonia after an influenza attack. Two doctors from Great Falls arrived by airplane but could not save her. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs R V Tucker and had lived in Malta since birth.
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Malta
Mont
Mixx Mabel Tucker
Great Falls
Miss Tucker
R. V. Tucker
Jardine Letter Pushes Farm Bill Into Action
A letter from Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine endorses the McNary farm bill and spurs a Senate push led by Chairman McNary. Congressional leaders aim to avoid an early extra session as they seek to pass a bill creating a federal farm board with a 360 million dollar loan fund to aid the 1929 crop.
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Washington
Coolidge
William M. Jardine
McNary
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Watson
Indiana
Menamese
Agricultere Ladersed
Borsh
Ideho
Brookhart
Iowa
Hoover
Ite
Cetin
Kansas
Jardine
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Wall
Senate Lands Board
Coelidge
Elijah E
Lige) Fowler
Pacific ‘Coast
Nebraska
W’nary-Haugen
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