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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
4
The Carbon county federation of Women's clubs proposed the meadow lark as Montana's official state bird at a recent meeting, a choice the Red Lodge Picket Journal endorses. It praises the meadow lark as a permanent, companionable, non migratory presence along highways and in towns.
Congressmen Scott Leavitt arrives in Montana for a summer of district travel. He plans a Memorial Day address in Great Falls and a Havre high school commencement speech. He will visit various district areas and pursue Indian relief work while back home.
Omaha World Herald argues a Coolidge vacation in the Black Hills would open Western eyes to national policy. It suggests a summer in the West would broaden his understanding of land power, food power, and regional needs, while the West gains exposure to the nation’s chief executive.
The speaker urges the western region to press its case during Mr Coolidge’s expected stay in the Black Hills. He warns the possibility of a fourth term makes this a crucial opportunity to present problems hopes desires and needs.
Montana pioneer miner and Democratic leader Senator Charlies S Muffly died at his Winston home from blood poisoning after an accident a year earlier. Born 1865 in Virginia City, he led Broadwater County for four terms and headed the Montana Mining Association before retiring due to illness.
Charles Lindbergh will fly to Washington aboard the U S cruiser Memphis for a formal reception by President Coolidge. The plan calls for a national welcome with honors, possibly including a promotion suggestion from captain to major in the army air corps reserve.
Ward T. Van Orman and aide W. W. Morton appear to win after completing the national elimination race. They flew 715 miles to Bar Harbor Maine in the entry of the Good year Tire and Rubber company of Akron. E. J. Hill and aide S. E. Schlosser finished second with the Detroit No. 3 near Skowhegan Maine for an unofficial 665 mile flight.
Arthur Curtiss James appears to press the Hill lines toward consolidation and a California coast outlet. The Oregonian notes plans to link Northern Pacific and Great Northern routes with Western Pacific through Klamath Falls and a southern transcontinental system.
A six hour clash in Hillsborough jail ended after 100 guardsmen backed by machine guns and tear gas entered. About 11 people were wounded as the mob, estimated at 2000, attacked to reach alleged slayer B. F. Levins. Ammonia discharges, improvised barricades, and a church ambush framed the chaos until daytime troops arrived and quelled the scene.
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