Montana Shaken by Dual Temblors Across State
Large parts of Montana were rattled by two major earthquake events, with towns such as Billings Anaconda Great Falls Missoula Livingston and Helena reporting tremors from 6 23 p m to 7 07 p m and a later minor shock at 7 15 p m. Though no deaths were recorded property damage followed including cracks in a Great Falls hotel and railway disruptions near Lombard and Harlowton as trains were halted and rescue runs organized.
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Billings
Mont
Montana
Anaconda
Great Falls
Missoula
Livingston
Helena
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Livingstone
Yellowstone Park
National Playground
Horace M. Albright
Milwaukee Road
Northern Pacific
Lombard
Logan
Montana Records Show 1925 Auto Licenses Surpass Sixty-Seven Thousand
Livingston Enterprise reports Montana’s 1925 auto license totals by month from February through May exceed 67 000. January shows 6 700 licenses, with 648 trucks and 161 chauffeurs. March leads with 17 700 auto licenses and 2 449 trucks, while April averages 18 000 licenses across categories, and May totals 9 049 autos with 291 transfers.
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Livingston
Montana
United States
Helena
Access Sories
Yellowstone Park Reports No Damage From Earthquake Shocks
Yellowstone National Park escaped damage as the Montana quake shocks were slight in the park’s northern entrance and not registered in all southern districts. Superintendent Horace M. Albright reported no park damage by the tremor despite noticeable effects in hotels and camps where dancing continued.
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Yellowstone Park
Wya
Yellowstone National Park
Montana
Park
Yellowstone
Horace M. Albright
Albright
Tax Paying Bargain Days Nearing Close
Montana readers face July 1 repeal of the 1923 delinquent tax law. Payments then must include original tax, 10 percent penalty, and 1 percent monthly interest. State tax commissioner O A Bergeson notes about 13 million in delinquent taxes statewide June 1924, with perhaps 2 million uncollectible.
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Nelena
Mont
Montana
O. A. Bergeson
State Tax Commission
Santa Barbara Plans Reconstruction After Earthquake
Santa Barbara, shaken by a major Pacific coast earthquake, forms a 20 million dollar reconstruction loan plan with a 2 million dollar aid fund. Banking leaders seek 20 million through the Clearing House, while San Francisco and Los Angeles offer engineering support to demolish damaged buildings and plan a rebuilt city. Dr Rexnald Brown of the chamber of commerce leads the meeting.
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Santa Barbara Clearing House Association
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Rexnald Brown
Searchers Press On For Body Of Henry Hughson
Sheriff Ed Brannin and former Sheriff Oscar F. Fallang near Lake City pursue the body of Henry Hughson the aged prospector killed in Boulder country last fall. Snow depths reach twelve to fifteen feet in places as they continue a third week of search hoping to recover the remains and solve the whereabouts between the Hughson cabin and Blue Lake.
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Ed Brannin
Oscar 4
Fallang
Henry Hughson
Boulder Country
Lake City
East Boulder
Boulder
Hughson
Blue Lake
Earth Tremors Explained by Fault Slips in Montana
Missoula reports expert Dr. C. P. Clapp of the University of Montana explains earthquakes arise from fault slips rather than constant movement. He locates the Montana fault east of a Butte Helena line and notes the recent quake may relieve stress for years. Historical and tectonic context are discussed along with wave speeds and destruction factors.
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Missoula
C. P. Clapp
University of Montana
Montana
Clapp
Butte
Helena
Dr. Clapp
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Equator
Rocky Mountain
Roy Wilson
Flathead Range
Edith Nourse Rogers elected in Fifth district special election
In Lowell Massachusetts Edith Nourse Rogers widow of the late John Jacob Rogers won a special election to Congress with a margin over Eugene Foss of more than two and a half to one. Rogers secured 23614 votes to Foss 2591 across 32 towns and cities. Foss carried no town.
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Lowell
Mass
Fifth Congressional District
Edith Nourse Rogers
Congress
Foss
Secretary Work Urges Reforms in Irrigation Policy
Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work told irrigation interests at the Sun River project that disappointment with the federal reclamation act has grown. He warned against letting reclamation ruin, urged making farms more attractive, and supported land grant colleges as vital. Elwood Mead stressed careful solvency appraisals and selling unprofitable projects.
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Great Falls
Mont
Hubert Work
Work
Elwood Mead
Amundsen Hurrying On Comeback Voyage
The Aller W. Selmer carrying Roald Amundsen and the North Pole expedition left Spitzbergen and passed Lodingen at 3 am without stopping. It is doubtful the ship will reach Oslo by Saturday and towns along the route hope for a welcome for Amundsen and his party aboard Hobby.
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Trondhjem
Norway
Aller W. Selmer
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Lodingen
Oslo
Hobby
Amundsen
Gordon Campbell Indicted in Spokane for Mail Fraud
Spokane Washington June 30 Gordon Campbell Montana oil promoter indicted for devising schemes to defraud by selling stock in syndicates and oil companies without title to lands The indictment charges fraudulently obtained funds totaling $370 000 from eleven stock sales and accuses Campbell of false claims as oil expert and geologist amidst broader schemes linked to federal permits and other promoters.
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Spokane. Wash
Gordon Campbell
Montana
District of Columbia
Campbell
Burton K. Wheeler
Don F. Kiser
United States
Gordon -Campbell-Kevin
Gordon Campbell Royalties Company
Gordon Campbell Oil and Refining Company
Campbell Oil Company
Santa Barbara Quake Devastates City Center
A sequence of earthquakes struck Santa Barbara California at 6 44 am causing widespread destruction in the business district. State street suffered massive ruin with insurance offices hotels and shops collapsed while the Arlington hotel and the San Marcos building were gutted. Officials estimate losses from 3 million to 30 million with about 12 deaths expected as bodies are recovered. Water supply was threatened but a by pass to a reservoir ensured continued service for 30 000 residents. The tremors continued through the day and residents faced urgent shelter on lawns as rescue work began.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Pacific Coast
Calif
Channel City
Charles E. Perkins
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Arlington
A. L. Richmond
Richmond
Bertram B. Hancock
Los Angeles
Perkins
State Street
Sheffield
Arlington Hotel
William Matthews
San Marcos
James Angle
Augusten Attheold
Santa Barbara Mission
Father Englebreche
Arlington Hotel Described By National Parks Director
National Parks Director Stephen T. Mather described the Arlington Hotel in Santa Barbara as a large three story concrete structure with 200 rooms. He noted its block north location near the business district, California style architecture, and its damaged status after the shocks. Hotel owner Rich mond, a noted California hotel figure, also owns the Barbara Worth legacy. Mather cited nearby quake damage including Senator W A Clark’s home, built for about 200000.
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Livingston Enterprise
Santa Barbara
National Parks
Stephen T. Mather
Livingston
Mather
California
Richmond
el Centro
Arrowhead Lodge
W. A. Clark
Montana Man Landed Highest U. S. Honor
John W. Mahan of Helena Montana was elected national commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the fifth annual meeting in Omaha Nebraska. Atlanta Georgia was chosen as the 1926 convention city, succeeding Chicago. Mahan, wounded in France September 15 1918, has been active in veterans work and serves as counsel for Montana’s Veterans Welfare commission.
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Omaha
Nebr
John W. Mahan
Helena
Mont
Atlanta
Mahan
Frank J. Irwin
New York City
Ray J. Bergen
Chicago
Veterans’ Welfare Commission of
Montana
Thiacourt
France
Frank Irwin
Texas
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Wheeler Witnesses To Reappear In Spokane
Witnesses who testified in the Gordon Campbell and B K Wheeler cases are subpoenaed for a Spokane grand jury starting June 29. Names include permit holders from Campbell and Wheeler trials such as Phil and James McGowan L E Lincoln W F O'Haire and Lewis permit owner. Wheeler was acquitted in Great Falls last April while Campbell awaits appeal after a two and a half year sentence and $1000 fine.
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Great Falls
Mont
Gordon Campbell
Kevin Sunburst
United States
B. K. Wheeler
Campbell
Wheeler
Spokane
Washington
Phil
James McGowan
L. E. Lincoln
W. F. O'Haire
Lewis
Leavenworth
Widow of Dad Walker Dies in Woodland Home
Melissa Walker widow of GC G Walker died at her daughter Harry A Hitchcock’s Woodland home June 24. Funeral set for Friday 9:30 at Wilson funeral home with Christian Science burial ritual. Burial in Woodland Cemetery beside her husband. Survived by sons A E Walker Bonners Ferry Idaho George E Hamilton Montana Will C Butte Montana James N Woodland and daughters Mrs W F Weidman Roberts Montana Mrs Frank Wagner Pasadena and Mrs H A Hitchcock Woodland.
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Woodland
Calif
Melissa Walker
Dad” Walker
Walker
H. A. Hitchcock
Woodland Daily Democrat
Malissa Walker
GC. G. Walker
Harry A. Hitchcock
Third Street
Wilson Funeral
Myrtle Harrington
Christian Science
Ceme
Tery
Macon County
Missouri
California
Hamilton
Montana
Hitchcock
James N. Walker
Burns Hotel
A. E. Walker
Bonner's Ferry
Idaho
George E
Will C
Butte
James N
W. F. Weidman
Roberts
Frank Wagner
Pasadena
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Temblor
Manhattan
White Sulphur Springs
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Sixteen Mile
Ringling
Reynolds
National Park
U. S
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