Lindbergh Receives Distinguished Flying Cross at White House
President Coolidge pins the distinguished flying cross on Col. Charles A. Lindbergh during a crowded White House ceremony. Lindbergh, flanked by Mrs Coolidge and his mother, gives a brief speech of goodwill from Europe as thousands cheer.
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Washington
Washington Monument
President Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
United States
Our
Republic
Charlies A. Lind
Europe
France
America
Five Indian Fighters Lie In Shields Valley
William Rea of Bozeman, visiting Livingston, informs The News that five cowboys employed by the McAdow brothers were killed by Indians in Shields Valley in 1860. Sheriff John Guy and a posse buried them near Bonell ranch and above Grannis. plans exist to locate and mark the graves and record the affair’s history.
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Park County
William Rea
Bozeman
Montana
Livingston
Shields Valley
Sie
Rea
McAdow Brothers
John Guy
al Downing
Bonell Ranch
River Sage
Grannis
Phil Dodzon
Dodson
New Bishop Finnegan to be Consecrated at Notre Dame
The consecration of Rt. Rev. George J. Finnegan as bishop of the Helena archdiocese is planned for Notre Dame Indiana on August 1 with installation in Helena on August 18 pending papal bulls. Archbishop McNicholas of Cincinnati likely to preside, with many bishops and priests participating. Finnegan, named by the pope, now serves as vice president of Notre Dame University.
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Helena
John P. McNicholas
Cincinnati
Edward D. Howard
Portland
Finnegan
Pope Pius
Notre Dame University
New York Police Break Up Anti-British Demonstration
Police dispersed an anti-British protest by the Hands of China committee in front of the British consulate on Whitehall Street. About 315 demonstrators from various nationalities fled toward a subway after parades and banners were disrupted by water, paper and other missiles from nearby buildings.
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New York
Handso China Committee
Whitehall Street
Remains of Louie Meyers Found by Search Party
Part of trapper Louie Meyers remains were found June 6 by a search party near Jumping Creek after his disappearance last November. A bear had dragged the overalls and bones along, suggesting the body lay hidden until spring. Forest Ranger’s Airdale and T F Adams’ shepherd dog aided the search.
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Louie Myers
Spring Creek
Louie Meyers
Jumping Creek
T. F. Adams
Eld Cabin
Airdale
Emery E. Wilson
Louie
Ier Ember Srd
Hie
Mr. Adams
Okie Sayer
Rhein
Switszerland
Death of George Lamey Chiefly Noted in Havre
News from Havre Mont reports the sudden heart failure death of George Lamey 43 a longtime Sweet Grass county resident. He is survived by three brothers Pete Pat and Mike and a sister Mrs William Horn of St Paul who will attend the funeral. Lamey born in Big Timber later lived at Fish Creek and worked as a ranch hand before moving to Havre where services were held at the Catholic church.
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Havre
Mont
George Lamey
Sweet Grass County
Sven Johnson
Boulder
Lamey
Pete Lamey
Pat Lamey
Washington
Mike Lamey
Cas‘per
Wyoming
William Horn
St. Paul
Horn
John
James Lamey
Eased
Big Timber
Daniel Lamey
Fish Creek
Robert ‘McClatchey
Rateh
Hurst
Morton W. Hatch
Big Timber Pioneer
McDonnell & Veasey
Wallis Huidekoper
Boal- Mer
Helen Briley Loses Life in Sweet Grass Creek
Helen Briley 21, daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Briley of Melville, died in Sweet Grass creek Tuesday after a log tipped their wagon at the river. A search party found her body half a mile downstream near the Donald ranch. she was a native of Illinois and the sole survivor of seven children.
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Helen Briley
George W. Briley
Melville
Sweet Grass Creek
Mr. Briley
Sandy” Harper
Briley
Ed Brannin
Harper
Aneen
Donald Ranch
L. W. Baskett
Briley Ranch
Bet
Former Judge Frederick C. Webster Dies in Missoula
Frederick C. Webster a former Fourth District judge Missoula mayor and county attorney died at 7:50 am in Missoula after a career spanning Montana and earlier stints in Connecticut New York and Colorado He was 1873 Yale graduate and held multiple civic roles including receiver for Bitter Root Irrigation and prominent Masonry and Knights Templar offices.
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Missoula
Mont
Frederick C. Webster
Fourth Judicial District
Webster
Litchfield
Conn
Yale University
Seymouth Litchfield
Minneapolis
Atwater
Colorado
Montana
Butte
Frank Woody
Woody
Bitter Root Irrigation Company
Masonic Order
St. Omer’s Command
Knight’s Templar
Missoula Lodge No. 13
The
Royal Arch Masons
Patricia Knowles Valedictorian Of Hardin High School Class Of 1927
Patricia Knowles, formerly of Big Timber, is saluted as Hardin High School valedictorian for the class of 1927. She joined Hardin in 1924 after attending Sweet Grass County High School in Big Timber, earning state recognition in declamation and participating in journalism, debate, orchestra, and drama through her four years.
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Hardin Herald-Tribune
Patricia Knowles
Big Timber
Hardin High School
Gaynor Patricia Knowles
Hardin
A. Knowles
Sweet Grass County High School
Mont
Yellowstone
Sweet Grass County
Missoula
Beaeman
Pegay
Jerome K Jerome, Noted Humorist, Dies at 76
Northampton England June 14 Jerome K Jerome famed author of Three Men in a Boat died Tuesday from cerebral hemorrhage. He rose from clerk to schoolmaster actor and journalist and helped popularize English humor through Idle Thoughts Idle Ideas and Tea Table Talks.
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Northampton
England
Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome
America
Jerome Clapp Jerome
Walesall
the Idler
Today
Wise River dam breaks flood Wise River area in Montana
A dam break on the Wise River flooded Wise River and nearby Divide causing four believed drownings including Mr and Mrs Tracy Trueman and son and Charlie Ferguson. The flood washed away the post office, damaged ranch homes, and disrupted lines and bridges from Maiden Rock to Divide, with searches delayed by high water.
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Divide
Butte
Montana Southern Railway
Wise River
Oregon
Maiden Rock
Browns
Dewey
Melrose
Dillon
President Coolidge dedicates Wicker Memorial Park in Hammond
President Coolidge urges greater focus on human welfare as he dedicates Wicker Memorial Park in Hammond Indiana to World War veterans of the Calumet region. He warns of voter neglect and gaps in education and religious devotion while praising Americas material prosperity and enduring ideals.
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World War Veterans Park
America
Hammond
Ind
Coolidge
Wicker Memorial Park
Calumet
Whiting
East
Chicago
Mr. Coolidge
Europe
Crviblne
Missouri River Reaches Highest Stage in Years
Helena June 14 The Missouri river is at its highest stage in years district engineer William A Lamb says after inspection in northern Montana Measurements at Fort Benton show a flood crest higher than May and another reading will be taken below Hauser dam Snow melt in the high ranges drives floods all western slope streams are out of their banks Sun river tops since 1916 If warm weather continues rivers may rise further but threaten little higher stages if cool weather slows snow melt
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Helena
Missouri River
William A. Lamb
United States Geological Survey
Fort Benton
Hauser Dam
Mr. Lamb
Montana
Sun River
Amb
Dr Frederick A Cook Denied Fresh Air Probation Reversed
In New Orleans on June 14 the U S court of appeals reversed a Texas district court ruling and denied five year probation for Dr Frederick A Cook who was convicted in 1924 of dealing in spurious oil stock. The case now heads to the U S Supreme Court after delays and appeals while Cook serves a 14 year Fort Leavenworth sentence.
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L.new Orleans
Frederick A. Cook
United States Court of Appeals
United States Court of Northern Texas
Cooks
Henry Wilson
District Court of
Texas
Henry Zweifel
United States
Fort Worth
Wilson
Supreme Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Supreme Court of the United States
Cook
Fort Leavenworth Federal
Hooded Men Flog Woman and Son in Ga Farm Attack
Mrs Ansley Bowers of Toccoa and her young son Lloyd were seized by about a dozen hooded men at daybreak. They were driven to a distant location where the woman was beaten into unconsciousness and critically injured. The boy, badly beaten, walked a mile to summon help. motive for the attack is unknown.
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Gainesville
Ansley* Bowers
Toccoa
Lloyd
Table Of Temperatures Shows Cooler Weather This Year
The Yellowstone River has fallen over a foot in two days with flood stage possibly reached but no damage expected if it stays below 14.6. Shields River stage unchanged and Clyde Park road closed. A Montana Power table comparing 1918 and 1937 shows cooler conditions and suggests a moderate water rise may occur if warmth returns. a flood like 1919 was unlikely given the current cool spell. The last reading at 9:45 pm showed 15.1.
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Livingston Enterprise
Yellowstone
Shields River
Clyde Park Road
Montana Power Company
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