MANY OLD FACES ON BALLOT IN MONTANA PRIMARIES
The article notes Sam Teagarden seeks the democratic U S Senate nomination with plans to run again in 1930. Wellington D Rankin, former district attorney, aims for governor after two prior losses. Miles Romney of Ravalli seeks the democratic gubernatorial race again. The piece observes long shot candidates persist and likens perpetual campaigns to William Jennings Bryan, now deceased.
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Sam Teagarden
United States
Montana
Sam
Wellington D. Rankin
U. S
Rankin
Miles Romney
Ravalli County
Miles
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Inauguration Gifts Freedom to Coolidge in 1924
The piece contrasts the expected Hoover or Smith oath with Calvin Coolidge gaining unprecedented freedom from confinement by Secret Service. It imagines him strolling Pennsylvania Avenue, entering barber shops, cafes, and hotels without guards, and attending theater with Mrs. Coolidge. It also notes a Baltimore Sun column celebrating legs in various contexts.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Hoover
Smith
Capitol
Coolidge
Secret Service
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
New Willard Hotel
Mrs. Coolidge
Baltimore Sun
Local News Notes From Billings Area
Local residents return from visits to Norway California and Montana. Students travel to Eastern Montana Normal for sessions. Wool shipments total 195000 pounds with 95000 more in warehouse. Personnel changes include Oscar Bratvold promoted to Billings mail office and Lowell Oliver named successor. A Los Angeles visitor resumes ties after 39 years. Benj H Daggett resigns from county high school. L L Buchanan named replacement in Havre.
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Helen Wallum
Oscar Bratvold
Sawyer
Billings
Lowell Oliver
Cas
Benj. H. Daggett
Smith-Hughes
Havre
Mont
L. L. Buchanan
Idaho
Degget
Legs of the Legged World Shorthand Pastiche
A poetic fragment contrasts various legs as figures of speech and mood. It jarringly catalogs legs in meals waking dreams and public performances, ending with a shouted exclamation about legs in differing emotions.
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Greenland
India
Counterfeit speeches flood Congress mail to wastebaskets
Residents in parts of the country receive a flood of congressional speeches mailed from the capitol. William Tyler Page and Bert W. Kennedy report millions of speeches and documents mailed yearly, while radio broadcasting fails to cut mail volume. Citizens complain their post offices overflow with phantom addresses from their district representative.
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William Tyler Page
Bert W. Kennedy
House
West Side Theater Sells Standings Sign After Seat Outage
The west side cinema removed all seats due to failed obligations and announced a new sign reading Every Seat Taken Standing Room Only to keep doors open and attract patrons.
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West Side
Marriage of Geo Wertz Jr and Minas Lena Helling
Rev. W. P. Eastman officiated at the marriage in this city on June 4. Both spouses are from Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Eastman
Geo. Wertz, Jr
Minas Lena Helling
Billings
This City
Stray Notes and Local Advertisements From Sweet Grass Camp
Strayings mention three white-footed horses from a camp at Sweet Grass with halters and rope. sale notes include cabbage plants and few flowers at Greenhouse. Retail items list broilers at 5ec each, a barber shop closing dates, suit prices, and library hours in the ten day period with evening sessions.
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Sweet Grass
Sven Thompson
C. W. Alden
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Missouri
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Norway
Ludwig Allestad
Geneva Creat
Asters
Montana Normal
Jelia A. Woolsey
The
Bealder
California
Malta
Emil G. Streckman
State University
Ira Tilden
Los Angeles
Calif
Knute Anderson
Austin
Anderson
State Board of
Helena, Montana
Richard L. Mielde
Piig S
Scac*anavian American Bank
the Montana Power Co
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