Viscount Cecil Receives $25,000 Peace Award in NYC
In the Hotel Astor grand ballroom Viscount Cecil of Chelwood accepted a $25,000 Woodrow Wilson Foundation peace award from Norman H. Davis before more than 1,200 guests including Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Cecil praised the league of nations, stressed its role in Corfu and Egypt, and urged further disarmament while noting U.S. heroism for peace.
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New ‘York City
the King
Viscount Cecil
Chelwood
Norman H. Davis
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Woodrow Wilson
Hotel Astor
Viscount” ‘Cecil
League of Nations
United States
Shaying
Cecil
America
League
Corfu
England
Egypt
Council of the League
Geneva
Thomas J. Walsh
Henry Morgenthau
David F. Houston
Tasker H. Bliss
Esme Howard
Franklyn D. Roosevelt
Thomas W. Lamont
William Allen White
Norman H.' Davis
Viscountess Cecil
Margaret Wilson
Henry White
Charles Dana Gibson
At The Churches Sunday Services in Norwegian
Lutheran Church announces Sunday schedule with Pastor A. A. Holbeck. Sunday school at 10 a m services in Norwegian at 11 a m Young Peoples league at 7 p m confirmation class each Saturday at 10 a m and choir rehearsals every Tuesday at 7 p m.
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Lutheran Church
A. A. Holbeck
Young Peoples’ League
St Josephs Church Schedules Services on Sundays
St Josephs Catholic Church announces services every second and fourth Sunday led by Rev Father Hennessy with parish activities following each Mass.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Hennessy
Sunday School at Congregational and St Mark's Episcopal
Congregational Church holds Sunday School at 10 a m. St Mark's Episcopal Church offers services every Sunday morning at 31 o'clock with Rev J W Hard rector.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
J. W. Hard
Evangelical Church Announces Sunday Services
Evangelical Church led by Pastor Rev. N. A. Eller to hold Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m. C E services are at the parsonage every Sunday evening at 7 30 p m with a prayer service Friday at 7 30 p m.
Sabbath schedule for Adventist Elder A J Lockett
Seventh Day Adventists Elder A J Lockett leads Sabbath school at 2 p.m. with worship and study planned for the congregation.
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Seventh Day Adventists
A. J. Lockett
Woman’s Washington gambling tale unfolds in divorce trial
Mrs. Edna James Scott testifies in a divorce case against Congressman Frank D. Scott recounting her husband’s regular card games with fellow congressmen at the Boar's Nest on K Street. She describes gambling losses, an apple ritual, and a Panama trip with liquor secrecy impacting their marriage.
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Alpena
Mich
K Street
Washington
Edna James Scott
Frank D. Scott
Allen Moore
Illinois
Mrs. Scott
Mr. Scott
Boar's Nest
Moore
Scott
Canine Intelligence and the Loyal Towser
Col Spotswood Telfair of Mountain View recalls his hound Towser who seemed to predict hunting intent. The judge notes Towser’s uncanny ability to follow only relevant game, from squirrels to rabbits, even discovering worms when asked to fish.
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Col. Spotswood Telfair
Mountain View
Towser
Judge
Miniature Rail Line Built On Country Estate
W Gecil Gage a retired broker of Fishkill New York has completed a two mile handmade miniature railway on his estate. He built tracks from floor beams and ballast from furnace ashes with cars and locomotive from dismantled farm buildings. The line carries farm products and passengers including children with no accidents in years of operation.
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W. Gecil, Gage
Fishkill
Gage
Fishkil
Drinking Toast Through Pagan Times
The piece traces the origins of toasting from pagan sacrifices to convivial honors. It notes toast evolved from adding toasted bread to ale, then wine offerings symbolizing blood, and finally honoring friends with a toast.
Stone Age Tribes in Venya Reported by Johnston
Sir Harry Johnston describes the Andorobo tribe in Venya South Africa as primitive hunter gatherers living in dense forests and wilderness. He argues they resemble early Stone Age humans in Britain and France with raw meat eating and meat reliance while causing some game devastation.
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Africa
Sir Harry Johnston
Venya
South Africa
Andorobo
Great Britain
France
Detroit News
Mystery of the Turkey Name Traced to Cabot Link
The Detroit News notes a puzzling origin for the turkey name. Sebastian Cabot’s associate William Strickland used a turkey rampant crest after 1551. Some scholars propose the bird named itself by sound like turk turk turk. Churchmen valued its meat and Cranmer limited feasts to one dish of turkey cocks.
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Turkey
England
Sebastian Cabot
William Strickland
Cabot
Radio trade link: six imported materials for radio instruments
The National Foreign Trade Council Bulletin notes radio listening and broadcasting rely on six imported inputs. Mahogany from St Jago, rubber from Brazil or the Far East, platinum from the Urals, glass from Chile and Germany nitrates, silk from China and Japan, and mica from India power radio gear.
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St. Jago
South America
Brazil
Far East
Ural Mountains
Russia
Chile
Germany
China
Japan
India
National Foreign Trade Council
Uncle Jim Saluted by Neighbor in Rheumatiz Banter
In a folksy exchange, Howdy calls Uncle Jim to check on his rheumatism. Old Timrod Totter responds that he carries all the rheumatiz he can, and more at times, in a rural hillside encounter.
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Jim
Ork
Old Timrod
Willie's Answer to Alphabet Question
A playful classroom exchange where Willie claims all letters come after A, answering the teacher with a clever twist. The joke hinges on the idea that once A is known, the rest of the alphabet follows.
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Willie
First Woman Governor Starts Work With Appropriate Talk
Nellie Taylor Ross begins as Wyoming governor amid mourning for her husband and praise for equal rights history. Acting Governor Lucas pledges cooperation as Ross, soon to be joined by Miriam A. Fergin, takes oath administered by Chief Justice Potter and signals a new era for women in state government.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Nellie Taylor Ross
Commonwealth
United States
William B. Ross
Lucas
Miriam A. Fergin
Texas
Ross
C. N. Potter
Wyoming Supreme Court
A. C. Campbell
Campbell
Senate
Wyoming Territory
Ben Sheck
South Pass
Municipal Help Must Kick In On Income
A federal ruling declares that employees of municipally owned services such as water, light, and street railways act in a proprietary capacity and must pay income tax on their compensation dating back to 1918. The decision, issued by Solicitor T. Hartson, will be applied by Internal Revenue collectors amid numerous pending similar cases, with final adjudication expected to guide enforcement.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau
T. Hartson
Internal Revenue
Scientist insight on germs in kisses and money
A club debates germs and carriers. A member says kisses spread germs and another calls money the main offender. A professor arrives and notes scientists have little experience with kisses and paper money, leaving the subject unresolved.
First Subway Ride Turns Dark as Light Fails
A small child on her first subway ride experiences a brief outage when the train passes a switch. The girl asks if her father caused it. he denies it, and she quips that it’s exactly the kind of thing he would do.
Prisoner Angers Court With Vague Claims About In-Law
A magistrate rebukes a prisoner who shouts about an intended father in law in the courtroom. The man has already received eleven prior sentences for vagrancy, violent assault, embezzlement, theft, and related offenses, complicating his prospective marriage.
State Utility Show In Gallatin To Open Farm Week
A state utility seed show featuring Montana’s top grains plus prize exhibits from the Chicago International Hay and Grain show will run during Farm and Home Week at Montana State College January 5 through 9. Noted speakers from USDA, Kansas Extension, Utah, and Detroit will address assemblies as Montana hosts dairy, sheep, and wool programs through January 8 10 and 9.
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Bozeman
Mont
Montana
Chicago
Montana State College
M. L. Wilson
Office of Farm Management
United States Department of Agriculture
F. D. Farrell
Kansas Experiment Station
John T. Caine
Livestock Authority
Logan
Utah
Nellie Perkins
Detroit
Mich
Montana State Dairymen’s Association
Montana Holstein-Friesian Association
National Wool Exchange
H. H. Piggot
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Ira T. Wight
Exchange
Montana Pure Sheep Breeders’ Association
Omaha Killer Is Sure Daffy In Upper Cell
J Warren Hahne a 46 year old Omaha contractor is held without bail in the death of his wife Mae B Hahne 46 whose body with 12 gashes in the head was found in the basement of their home. Police say Hahne is insane and will not be questioned further. A bloodstained hatchet and a small hammer are believed to be the murder weapons. He denies the charge and mentions a Columbus Ohio mob bank raid in 1907 as a diversion.
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Omaha
Nebr
Jan
J. Warren Hahne
Mae B. Hahne
van Dusen
Hahne
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Delinquent Tax List Auction Notice for Sweet Grass County
A complete delinquent tax list for Sweet Grass County Montana shows 1924 taxes due. Taxes and costs must be paid or property will be sold at public auction January 17 1925 at 10 a.m. in the county treasurer’s office courthouse. notice dated December 24 1924 and published December 25 1924 and January 18 1925.
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Sweet Grass
Montana
Sweet Grass County
Clyde E. Davis
Public foreclosure summons in Montana court action
The district court of Sweet Grass County Montana issues a summons in a mortgage foreclosure action by August Beisig against Ole T Esp deceased Anna Esp and others. The suit seeks foreclosure of a 1920 mortgage on 320 acres in Sweet Grass County with a 2000 note plus interest and fees, and sale of the described lands.
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District Court
Mon ‘Tana
Beisig
Anna
Ole T
Esp
Anna’ Esp
Henry
Alvar Lee
Alma-Esp Lavold
Stanley Lavold
Oscar Esp
Beulah
Ole T. Esp
Gunder Gjerde
Swan Ucland
Commercial, Bank and’ Trust
Joseph A. Hanlon
Mary’ Doe ‘Olson
State of Montana
Swan’'Ueland
Ing
Nies
Ole.t
Sweed
Grass County
Montana
Sweet Grass County
Swan Ueland
Sweet Grass
Range
Montana Meridian
United States Government
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Daffy
Davis and Ely
Aintiff
Big Timber
J. E. Rees
Professional Directory
J. B. Thompson
J. W. Church
Masonic Building
A. P. O’leary, M. D
Big Timber Hospital
DR. D. Claiborn
L. W. Baskett
Montana Power Co. Block
M. W. Barr
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