Man named Price reappears in Salt Lake rescue tale
A Big Timber Montana man J C Price reported dead after a house fire near his ranch and presumed murdered reappears in Salt Lake City. Authorities in Big Timber and Salt Lake City investigate ransom and insurance details while Price claims abduction and holds to be alive.
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J. C. Price
Utah
Salt Lake City
Dan
Istil
Big Timber
Mont
Salt Lake
Joseph FE. Burbridge
Price
James Claude Price
Mrs. Esther Carpenter Dies in California
Helena Independent reports Mrs. Esther Thorn Carpenter widow of Montana's former territorial governor St Platt Carpenter died in Chula Vista California Saturday night. Carpenter served as chief executive after being appointed by President Arthur on December 16 1884 and served until July 13. The family later moved to Helena and she remained active in social and educational circles before moving to California. Her husband died about five years ago and his body was buried in Poughkeepsie New York. It is presumed she will be buried there as well.
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Big Timber
J.C. Price
Coronner
Price
Daddy
MacFarlane
Brannin
Salt Lake City
Butte
Utah
Montana Life Insurance Co
Helena
Insurance Company
Burbridge
Montana
Ghata Vista
Calif
Esther Thorn Carpenter
St. Platt Carpenter
Carpenter
Stephen
C. BR. Power
Arthur
Accentiee
Wolf Creek Company
Montasota
Hitch
Lloyd Sprague
Mid-Continent
Steme
Alzada
Grand Duke Nicholas Buried With Honors in Cannes
In Antibes France the body of Grand Duke Nicholas head of the Romanoffs was taken to Cannes for burial. Twelve cossacks guard the silver casket draped with wreaths as Marshal Petain reviews the guard. Burial set for tomorrow with remaining Romanoff aides seeking a leader to restore the dynasty.
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Antibes
France
Jan
Nicholas
Cannes
Ibe Riviera
Russia
Marshal Petain
Cazan
Iead
Palm Beach Alarmed by Heavy Artillery Action
Heavy firing heard at sea near Jacksonville caused fears that coast guard vessel 291 had been attacked by rum runners. The 291 sank a confiscated rum boat after it sprang a leak. Weather delays and a broken radio left Palm Beach unsure until Boatswain Johnson brought the ship in with all clear.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Jacksonville
Coast Guard
291
Fort Lauderdale
Port
Local hoopsters top Park County in fast 32 17 win
Andrews and Rees led Big Timber high to a 32 to 17 victory over Park County high. Redeews strong inside and Rees scored from the field while McDonald led Park with seven points. Park’s reserves lost 27 to 13 in the preliminary game as Sweet Grass outplayed the visitors throughout.
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Livingston
Andrews
Rees
Big Timber
Park County High
Vistors
Redeews
Alee
le McDonald
Park
Alhough
Secor
Secala
Bat
Park—Lyons
A. White
Dunkel
R. White
Sweet Grass
Whalen
Loftsgaarden
Anderson
Labree
Hart
Park County
Big Timber Youwgsters
Livingston Boys
Supreme Court affirms sentence against convicted booze agent
Montana high court upholds manslaughter verdict against Louis Moaree a federal agent from Glacier National Park area who shot at a car near Oct 21 1926 killing Dillman and harming Elmer Allegree The court ruled Moaree a non ward of the Blackfeet and subject to state law despite his tribal status.
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Dillman
Monroe
Glacier County
High Court
Oil Company Drills Big Scale Well Near Belle Fourche
Montasota Oil and Development starts spudding near Ami Zimmerman and Conrad Nehn ranches in Montana. The well lies about fifty miles from Belle Fourche with 3,990 feet reached and strong gas and oil shows. The firm holds leased lands totaling about 50 thousand acres in Sweet Grass county and Carter county.
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Belle Fourche
Montasota OW & Development Company
Ami Zimmerman
Conrad Nehn
Montana
F. S. Hitch
Montasota Company
Sweet Grass County
Mont
Carter County
Chas. J. Stone
Butte, Mont
Head Discusses Potential Rail Charge Increases
CHICAGO Jan. 4 In an Inland Waterways plan the U S government competition could force higher rail carrying charges. Charles Donnelly president of the Northern Pacific Railway told the Midwest Shippers Advisory board that railroads cooperate with the Inland Waterways to set through routes and joint rates while facing dwindling short haul passenger business and rising costs. He warned the Inland Waterways could cut railroad freight revenues.
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Chicago
Inland Waterways Corporation
U. S
Charles Donnelly
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Midwest Shippers Advisory Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Donnelly
Chairman Borah Drives Kellogg Pact Debate Forward
Senator Borah of Missouri pushed the Kellogg peace pact in the Senate amid sharp questions. He argued the treaty does not infringe the Monroe doctrine and asserts self defense as inherent, calling for early ratification in its current form. Reed prepared to oppose the pact in a forthcoming clash.
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Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Missourian
Erickson's message to Montana Legislature praised
Helena independent reports Governor Erickson delivered a concise biennial message to a packed house in the Montana House chamber. He urged tax base modernization, proposed funding for the university system, and called for highway and insurance law updates amid court rulings on tax classifications. The joint assembly ordered 1,000 printed copies.
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Helena
House of Representatives
Erickson
Montana Legislative Assembly
House
Commonwealth
Schnitzler
Dowling
Duncan
Levens
Nagle
House Chamber
Frank Hazelbaker
Senate
Kane
Ravalli
Flachsenhar
Prairie
Joint Assembly
Legislative Assembly
Senator Jones proposes committee inquiry into prohibition enforcement
Senator Jones of Washington called for a congressional inquiry to study how prohibition is enforced. He urged a complete investigation to determine the best means and methods to improve enforcement and to assess the overall system. Senator King of Utah proposed transferring enforcement duties from the Treasury to the Justice Department, arguing DOJ is the logical branch to enforce the dry laws.
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Washington
Jones
Friends of the Dry Cause
Prohibition
King
Utah
Treasury
Justice Department
Department of Justice
Duke Tobacco Heir Benjamin Duke Dies at 74
Benjamin N. Duke, who rose from a boy tobacco peddler to a leading industrialist, died today in his Upper Fifth Avenue mansion after a long illness at age 73 or 74. He left a fortune estimated above 260 million dollars, built from tobacco profits into railroads banking cotton real estate and other enterprises. He is noted for substantial philanthropy including gifts to Trinity College now Duke University and Guilford College.
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Washington, Jan
Benjamin N. Duke
Upper
Fifth Avenue
Trinity College
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Guilford College
Dempsey Signals Return to Fight for World Title
Jack Dempsey indicated in an interview aboard a train enroute to Miami Beach that he plans to challenge for the world heavyweight title again, saying he would meet the winner of Tex Rickard's elimination tournament. He named George Godfrey as the best of the current heavyweights and was accompanied by Leonard Hicks and Harry Moir, Chicago hotel executives.
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Nashville
Tenn
Teanexsean
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Gene Toomey
Philadelphia
Dempsey
Tex H Rickard
Miami
George Godfrey
Miami Beach
Richard
Leonard Hicks
Lorraine Hotel
Chicago
Harry ©. Moir
Morrison Hotel Company of
Montana Solons Perfect Plans for Organization of Two Houses
The Montana House Republican caucus at the Placer hotel named BR Bricker as speaker designate for the upcoming session. Elmer Johnson and W H Flachenhar were chosen as Speaker pro tem and floor leader, with Ray Nagle as Democratic floor leader. Senator Kane nominated as presiding pro tem of the senate. J Frank Cone named senate secretary. A R Hetherington sergeant at arms and Hosking chap. continued on last page.
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Montana
Solons
Elmer Johnson
Valley County
W. H. Flachenhar
Prairie County
T. E. Nelstad
Carter County
W. J. Jameson, Jr
Yellowstone
Ray Nagle
Lewis and Clark County
Thomas Kane
Ravalli
Senate
W. J. Paul
Deer Lodge
J. Frank Cone
Hamilton
A. R. Hetherington
Garfield County
Hosking
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Grand Duke
Park Sweet Grass McDonald
CTV
Seveheett Morstein
Pabemer
Obenho
Supreme Court
Oil Company
N. P. Head
Gov. Erickson
Montana Automobile Association
State Automobile Distributors
Senator Jones
Committee
Duke Tobacco Head
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