Funeral of Senator Esp Largest in Big Timber
Senator John T. Esp was laid to rest in Mountain View after the largest funeral crowd in Big Timber history. The service featured Rev. A. A. Holbeck, a mixed choir, and floral remembrances from many sources including the Montana state senate. Esp, born in Norway, immigrated in 1884 and built a long career in ranching and public service, including county commissioner and state senator. He died after a year of illness, leaving a widow, four sons, a daughter, a sister in Big Timber, sisters in Norway, and eight grandchildren.
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John T. Esp
Mountain View
A. A. Holbeck
Floyd Bailey
E. L. Frang
Margaret Crest
J. E. Rees
C. M. Chase
C. D. Paulson
Creston Crest
Isle of Somewhere
Hans Tjaaland
D. J. Walvoord
Peter Egeland
Oscar A. Nepstad
Sven Maitland
J. S. Solberg
T. K. Lee
A. H. Arneson
Eric Neste
H. O. Kellogg
E. H. Ellingson
William Duffey
Jake Berg
Lennep
John Holf
Billings
Norway
Henry Rlingson
Melville
W. R. Bramble
Bramble
Mr. Ellingson
W. L. Shanks
Sweet Grass
Jennie Lee
White Sulphur Springs
Deer Creek
Esp
Long Beach
Calif
Clarence Flattum
Grey Cliff
Tilmar
Albert
Leonard
Roy
Anton Grande
Big Timber
Kellogg Returns to Prepare Post as Secretary of State
Frank B Kellogg, retiring ambassador to Great Britain, will become secretary of state on March 4. He declined to reveal policy details on armament or Russia but noted Europe has progressed, crediting the Dawes plan with currency stabilization. He said Germany and England are moving toward gold standards, with South Africa set to do so on July 1.
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New York
Frank B. Kellogg
Great Britain
Kellogg
Russia
Hughes
Democrats Carry All Plums In Windy City
Chicago voters re elected most of the 50 aldermen and approved seven bond issues totaling 13 million. Voter turnout was about one third amid disorders and a ballot box theft after polls closed and a shooting of a man attempting to kidnap a precinct clerk. Mayor Dever’s plan to buy street railway and elevated lines dominated the race. The two top candidates failed to win a majority and face a runoff on April 7.
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Chicago
Dever
Two Economy Measures Move in Senate and House
Helena report outlines two economy bills advancing after a tense vote. S B 169 would abolish the state high school inspector and two rural inspectors, while No 182 aims to curb duplicative state travel and require itemized expense reporting to consolidate or eliminate positions.
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Helena
Senate
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Green
State Board of Examiners
Senator Green
Firemen's Annual Mask Ball Draws Big Crowd
The Big Timber Volunteer Fire Department masquerade ball drew a banner winter crowd with attendees from far and near. Bittner's Livingston orchestra provided music as judges awarded numerous costumes and the event added about $270 to the firemen's fund.
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Big Timber Volunteer Fire Department
Bittner
Livingston
Mesdames Lintz
Decker
Franklin
Messrs. R
Jarrett
Taft
George Washington
Chas
Buettner
Uncle Sam
Sam Overfelt
Rip van Winkle
F. M. Ferris
Senator Brownlee Ace High In Senate
A Helena dispatch praises Senator Robert Brownlee of Sweet Grass County for deep legislative experience. It notes his service in multiple house and senate sessions and his broad interests from agriculture to roads, mining, and election laws.
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Helena
Robert Brownlee
Senate
Sweet Grass County
Brownlee
House
Dr Burton Laid To Rest In Forest Hills
ANN ARBOR Mich Feb 21 Dr Marion Le Roy Burton fifth president of the University of Michigan was laid to rest at Forest Hills after a four month illness He collapsed during a Hill Auditorium lecture October 21 and died after receiving tributes as a husband and father from citizens and students who last saw him yesterday
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Ann “Arbor
Mich
Marion LeRoy Burton
University of Michigan
Forest Hills
General Mitchell Reprimand Rumor Fizzles Before Hearing
Washington reports the planned presidential reprimand for Brigadier General Mitchell did not occur. Mitchell testified before the house aircraft committee that he had not received a White House summons, while committee examiner Perkins clarified he had acted on an unverified report.
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Washington
Mitchell
House Aircraft Committee
White House
Perkins
New Jersey
Governor J. M. Davis Faces Jury Trial In Pardons Case
In Topeka Kansas ex governor J M Davis and former state bank commissioner Carl J Peterson are bound over for a jury trial on conspiring to solicit a bribe. Davis and his son Russell face charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe from Fred W Hollman for a pardon.
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Topeka
Kas
J. M. Davis
Carl J. Peterson
State Bank
Clyde Cowgill
Davis
Russell
Fred W. Hollman
Senator McCormick Dies Sudden in Washington
Illinois Senator Medill McCormick was found dead in his Washington hotel apartment amid differing opinions on cause. Physicians cited myocarditis and acute cardiac dilation, with initial gastric hemorrhage noted earlier. The death, deemed natural, followed a quiet night as he lived alone. family ties include Ruth McCormick and Mark Hanna, with arrangements for the Countess Eleanor Gizycka.
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Washington
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Nobles P. Barnes
Senate
McCormick
Mark Hanna
Chicago
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Longworth
Senator McCormick
Berlin
Eleanor Gizycka
Eleanor Patterson
House
Senator McKinley
Robert
Katherine Medill McCormick
Yale
Ruth McCormick
Senate Gives Farmer Relief Bill Chance
In Washington on February 24 the Capper-Haugen cooperative marketing bill was given preferred status in the Senate program behind the pension measure. Senator Borah criticized the delay, calling the plan a make-shift and warning of betrayal if real farm relief is not enacted promptly. Leaders said action would await House passage to speed final action.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Congress
House
Former Klan Leader Dies After Auto Crash Near Gainesville
Captain M A Moore of Houston Texas, a supreme recording knight of the Flaming Sword, died at a Gainesville hospital after an automobile wreck that also left Colonel Wm J Simmons in critical condition. Roy Rainer of Atlanta was unhurt when the car skidded and overturned about 20 miles from Gainesville.
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Gainesville
M A. Moore
Houston
Texas
Supreme
Knight of the Flaming Sword
Col
Wm. J. Simmons
Colonel Simmons
Knights of the Flaming Sword
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Roy Rainer
Atlanta
Disaster at Sullivan Coal Mine Kills Many Workers
A disastrous explosion at City Coal mine one half mile east of Sullivan Indiana traps miners 310 feet underground. About 121 men were in the mine. at least 50 are dead with 70 others uninjured. Rescue teams from Vincennes reach the scene within an hour.
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Sullivan
Ind
City Coal Company
Here
Thi
United States Bureau of Mines
Vincennes
C. O Thomas
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Senator Conser
Surryant
Survant
Taylor
Sheridan
Educational Committee
Linn
Joun T. Esp
Firemen's
Clyde Skipstad
Kenneth Fallang
Christ Boe
Gunder Gunderson
J. J. Schiltz
Malcolm Goosey
T. J. Manis
W. H. Donald
al McComb
Leo Cremer
Cook
George Lamach
Raymond Flanagan
L. McComas
Martha
Alice J.angston
Mrs
Alvin Officer
Mrs. Stroub
Montana
Mrs. Snyder
Lonnie Magelssen
A. L. Phillips
Dorothy Bray
Esther Rudd
Senator Brownlee
Dr. Burton
General Mitchell
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