Legislature Battles Over Primary Change and Budget Cuts
Montana lawmakers debated a bill to change ballot name rotation and rejected a closed primary. The session reviewed liquor permit reforms, state budgeting cuts, and new measures to streamline state offices, with several bills advanced or referred for further action.
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A. T. Larsen
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Cascade
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Jefferson
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Western
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McCarthy
John M. Rapelje
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Keely of Powell
Ainsworth
McAfee
White of
Richland
House actions move several measures through committee and floor
McCarty’s S H R 147 was saved by referral to the public health committee after committee kill. House approved favorable reports on bills including 186 extending the mechanics lien law to coal mines, 197 fixing state tax rates, and 176 expanding public service commission powers. Two Loble repeal measures were killed and bills 56 91 143 and H J R 3 advanced or passed.
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State University
Caplis
Ruffcorn
Bergstrom
Duncan
Schoening
Holt
Flynn
Senate
Finance Committee
Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School
Havre
McCarty
Public Health Committee
Fairgrieve
Wurthner
Shields
Public Service Commission
French Embassy To Vatican Will Get It
Paris February 2 The chamber of deputies voted 314 to 250 to suppress the French embassy to the Vatican. Premier Herriot defended the move as for France’s interest while pledging to keep a diplomatic agent at the Vatican to represent the recovered provinces. The measure must still be passed by the state before becoming final.
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Spencer, McGormick
Duncan
State Orphan's ‘Home
Swift, Smith and Taylor
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Adjutant General
State Forester
Child and Animal Protection Bureau
Orphans Home
Board of Charities
State Board of Examiners
Adjutant General’s Department
Consolidated Board
State Forester’s Office
Board of Charities and Reforms
Paris
Vatican
Chamber of Deputies
Herriot
France
Chamber
M. Herriot
Alsace-Lorraine
George Leygues
Abbe Lemiere
Wasted Words and a Deaf Barber Scene
A frustrated customer enters a barber shop and demands silence as he mutters about news and sports. The barber, Johnson, is described as deaf and dumb, making communication difficult. The piece portrays a humorous, speechless encounter in a small-town setting.
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Johnston
Johnson
Tonsoria Journal
Sandringham keeps daylight saving year round
King George’s Sandringham estate remains the sole English site using year round daylight saving for over fifty years. Clocks run half an hour ahead of Greenwich to ensure punctuality, a system begun by King Edward when prince of Wales and quickly adopted by nobles in the community.
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King George
Sandringham
England
Greenwich
Edward
Prince of Wales
Waitress Snaps at Customer Over Eggs in Notre Dame Juggler
In a Notre Dame Juggler vignette a waitress, irate and haughty, slams utensils, tosses a napkin, and demands how the eggs should be cooked. The diner retorts with a sharp reply, asking for eggs “just like you are.”
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Notre Dame
That Old Love Letter From Youth Becomes the Real Thing
A man reads a childhood love letter found by his wife and mother. The note, written when he was four by his former sweetheart, pleads for affection and a school picnic. The man sighs and says the letter was the real thing, then withdraws, leaving his wife remorseful.
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Johnnie Nicholson
Johnnie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Method to Seal Copper and Glass for Vacuum Bulbs
Engineers devise a copper to glass sealing method using an ultra thin sheet edge to join, enabling a strong vacuum seal similar to platinum. The technique relies on matching expansion stresses by thinning the materials to minimize joint strain and prevent leaks.
Census clerk jokes about odd job classifications
Miss Mary V. Dempsey, a junior statistician with the 1920 census, says enumerators’ reports yield more humor than joke books. She supervised 250 clerks who found listings such as pigs feet singers under musicians and items like assembler of gravity and instructor in a school for brides.
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Mary V. Dempsey
Dempsey
Niagara Falls
Raggedy Ann Burro Buried With Military Honors
Raggedy Ann, the pet burro of Battery F Twelfth field artillery, died at Fort Houston Texas after a battle with pack mules. The burial on Pershing field included field guns firing taps and a bugler, with a headpiece bearing testimonials and an alfalfa wreath.
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Raggedy Ann
Names of great composers begin with M joke
A humorous remark about famous composers. The speaker notes many greats share initial M with Mozart Mendelssohn Meyerbeer and Moszkowski, provoking a playful exchange about names and talent.
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Jiffers
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Meyerbeer
Moszkowski
Mel
Pearls in U S Rivers Through New Propagation Efforts
United States fisheries experts state that scientific propagation of fresh water mussels will enable rivers to yield a large pearl harvest. Pearl fishing already occurs in some rivers and last year over 5 million dollars worth of pearls were found in mussel shells from the Mississippi, Black, and White rivers.
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America
United States Bureau of Fisheries
United States
Mississippi
One Reason A Very Stout Gentleman Shuns Golf
A portly man explained he once tried golf but could not see the ball when it was far enough to reach and could not reach it when it was visible.
Killing in Herrin Prompts Martial Law Debate
In Herrin Illinois a man claiming to be an officer was shot by Policeman Rufus Whitson after wounding Officer Sim Stephens and terrorizing La Mar hotel staff. The incident followed prior killings and a push for troops as Sheriff Galligan sought martial law and a coroner’s jury exonerated Whitson.
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Herrin
Ills
Lamar
Rufus Whitson
Sim Stephens
Galligan
Whitson
Joseph Phillips
Johnson
Springfield
Sheriff Galligan
Black
Phillips
S. Glenn Young
Ora Thomas
Glenn Fowler
Young
Ross Lisenby
Lisenby
Fowler
Stephens
Phil
Churches Lutheran Church Sunday schedule and activities
Rev. A. A. Holbeck, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 a m and English services at 11 a m. Livingston services at 7 30 p m. Y P League at 7 p m. Confirmation class Saturdays at 10 a m and choir rehearsals Tuesdays at 7 p m.
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Lutheran Church
A. A. Holbeck
Livingston
St Josephs Church Announces Mass Sundays on 2nd and 4th
St Josephs Catholic Church says Rev Father Hennessy conducts services on the second and fourth Sundays each month. The notice invites parishioners and local residents to attend in the church hall.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Hennessy
Congregational Church Sunday School at Ten A M
A Congregational Church announces Sunday School services at ten in the morning. The notice invites all members and attendees to attend the instructional session.
St Mark's Episcopal Church Services at 11 Each Sunday
St Mark's Episcopal Church invites parishioners to attend Sunday services led by Rev. J. W. Hard, Rector, with worship at 11 o'clock. The notice emphasizes regular weekly gatherings and church leadership.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
J. W. Hard
Evangelical Church Service Times and Events
Rev. N. A. Eller leads the Evangelical Church with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. C. E. services are at the parsonage Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting is Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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Evangelical Church
N. A. Eller
Arcade
Seventh Day Adventist Elder A. J. Lockett Sermon
Elder A J Lockett leads a Sabbath service with Sabbath school at 2 PM.
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Seventh Day Adventiere
A. J. Lockett
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