Hoover and Curtis Named to Lead Forlorn Battle
Chicago June 14 The Republican convention finished its labors renominating President Hoover and Vice President Curtis amid a lackluster opening day. Delegates debated prohibition plans and the vice presidential spot as talks of Dawes and cabinet influence circulated. The resolutions committee met under James to guide the platform, with Butler presenting a repeal plank before adjourning to 11 a m. central time.
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Hoover
Curtis
Chicago
Dickinson
Iowa
Platform Committee
Congress
Charles G. Dawes
Charlies Curtis
James
Resolutions Committee
Congress Hotel
Nicholas Murray Butler
Garfield Committee
R. Garfield
House Votes to Amend Tax Law
The House approved a resolution to amend the new billion dollar revenue law to allow excise taxes on purchases contracted for but not delivered before June 21. The move aims to curb large orders placed before June 31 to avoid the tax that becomes effective that date.
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Washington
House
Crisp
Democrat
Georgia
Byron E. Cooney Dies in Butte Newspaper Man and Legislator
Byron E. Cooney, 55, veteran Butte newspaper man and Montana legislator, died of a heart attack in his room after reporting feeling unwell at work at the Montana Standard. Born in Ontario, he came to Butte in 1894, led the Montana American, and served three years as associate editor of the Montana Standard. He is brother to Frank H. Cooney of Missoula, a lieutenant governor candidate.
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Butte
Byron E. Cooney
Montana
Montana Standard
Mr. Cooney
Ontario
Canada
Cooney Brokerage Company
Montana American
Cloudbursts Damage Portions of State
Water from extended rains and cloud bursts damaged railroad beds in Phillips and Roosevelt counties and washed out bridges across the state. Flooded fields affected Bainville area while Lewistown saw sun after six days. No human fatalities reported though some livestock drowned in Roosevelt county. Spring Creek levels dropped about a foot and a half after no additional rain. Patrols remained on the banks Wednesday night.
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Helena
Montana
Phillips
Roosevelt
Bainville
Roosevelt County
Lewistown
Spring Creek
Increased Postal Rates Take Effect July Sixth
Walter F. Brown announces new postal charges effective July 6. First class rates rise to three cents per ordinary letter, eight cents for the first ounce air mail, and 13 cents for each additional ounce. Rural box mail and business reply items have updated rates, with special delivery rules note. The new rates apply until July 1, 1996.
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Walter F. Brown
U. S
Air Mail
Old Time Hail Storm Roared Across County on Wednesday
A severe hail storm swept the county Wednesday afternoon damaging vehicles and flooding highways. West of the city hail was heavy around Voges and Myrstol ranches, leaving 40 punctures on W D McKenzies car. Water six inches deep clogged the highway where the old road meets Voges, with several cars stalled. Big Timber saw only a light shower.
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West
Boulder
Springdale
Voges
Myrstol
Gow Ranches
W. D. McKenzie
Malcolm Goosey
C. E. Busse
Old Raintuck
McLeod
James Wick
Fred Benson
Norman Ranch
Ralph Baker Ranch
Sheriffs Brannin And Benjamin Hunt Auto Thieves On Lodge Pole Trail
Reed Point burglary reports indicate two men tied to a theft at A W Neumann Hardware and a gas pump break in the same night. Sheriff Benjamin and Sweet Grass county sheriff Brannin pursued the suspects along the Lodge Pole trail, but the car thefts and hardware break in remain unsolved.
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Brannin
Benjamin Hunt
Lodge Pole Trail
Columbus
A. W. Neumann
Reed Point
Jack Benjamin
DeFrance
Benjamin
Ed Brannin
Sweet Grass County
Laurel
Boulder River
Sweet Grass
Dudley White
Lodge Pole
Billings
Harlowton Man Finds Old Coin in Garden
E M Carver while digging his garden last week found what he first took for a penny but on burnishing discovered the dollar dated from a distant era. He mentioned coins of this age have rarely circulated recently and plans to keep it rather than spend it.
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Harlowton
E. M. Carver
Jim
Helen Hilton Located In Albuquerque N M
Helen Hilton from Albuquerque is located after news of her father’s death while her parents traveled by train from Seattle to Livingston. Hilton and Ellen Dillon were traveling south, then paused in Pueblo and Greeley before aiming for Livingston. Police alerted four cities and broadcast the message to southwest departments to help locate them.
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Livingston Enterprise
Seattle
Livingston
Hilton
Ellen Dillon
Pueblo
Colorado
Greeley
Denver
Frank Olson
Helen
Albuquerque Police
Southwest
Dan Hilton
Albuquerque Police Department
House Okays Bonus Payment Demand in Congress
Washington June 15 The immediate cash payment of 2.4 billion dollars in soldiers bonus certificates won approval by the House of Representatives. About 20 000 former service men stationed in the capital cheered the passage as leaders expect Senate rejection and a Hoover veto if the measure reaches the White House.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hoover
Crow Indian Robert Yellowtail Seeks Big Horn Senate Nomination
Crow tribe member Robert Yellowtail announces intent to run for state senator from Big Horn County on the Republican ticket. Tribal meeting results show unanimous support for Yellowtail in the primary.
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Hardin
Robert Yellowtail
Big Horn County
Mr. Yellowtail
Coolidge Says War Debts Must Be Paid
Former president Calvin Coolidge states in the July issue of the International Cosmopolitan magazine that inter national war debts cannot be cancelled. He recalls debt settlements, notes the money borrowed, and argues payment must come from Europe or from U.S. taxpayers.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
International Cosmopolitan
Europe
Wilcox defeats Ruth Bryan Owen for Congress in Florida
Mark Wilcox, crusading for rapid repeal of the 18th amendment, eliminates Ruth Bryan Owen in Florida's fourth district. With 41,281 votes to 4,178 in 338 of 419 precincts, Owen concedes the Democratic nomination and plans to resign December 1.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mark Wilcox
Congress
Ruth Bryan Owen
William Jennings Bryan
Wilcox
Owen
Crowd Fills Courthouse Taxpayers Meeting Into Standees
A large turnout filled the county courthouse for a taxpayers meeting presided by Geo. O. Campbell with Lee Smoot recording. The fact finding panel questioned county officers on salaries, deputies, and budget items, noting sheriff mileage concerns and potential cuts in the treasurer’s and superintendent’s offices.
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Geo. O. Campbell
Lee Smoot
George O. Campbell
J. J. Lacklen
A. P. Gow
Ole Birkeland
Golden Valley Comney
Wheatland Ve . Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Lacklen
Bishop
Steensland
MacFarlane
Court House
Brannin
W. A. Conwell
Hickman
Means Draws Fifteen Years For Larceny
Gaston B. Means was sentenced to 15 years for swindling Evalyn Walsh McLean of 104000 tied to the Lindbergh baby case. He received 10 years for larceny of 100000 ransom and five years for larceny of 4000. The sentences run consecutively. Defense plans an appeal as Justice Proctor commented on the case.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia
Justice Department
T. Morris’ Wampler
Means
Porter
Lindbergh
Wheeler Will Boost Walsh for Chairman
Senator Wheeler of Montana said he would contest to making Walsh the permanent chairman of the Democratic convention, replacing Jouett Shouse. He defended the move as necessary to prevent blocking the progressive Democrat and criticized Wall Street tactics.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
New York
James M. Cox
Ohio
Senator Walsh
Jouett Shouse
Wall Street
Department Reports U.S. Crop Prospects for Wheat and Rye
The Agriculture Department on June 1 forecast winter wheat output at 411 million bushels, down from last month and last year, with rye at 38.7 million bushels. Crop conditions listed include winter wheat 64.7 percent of normal and other commodities with varying percentages.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Montana Republicans Back Gist of Plank on Prohibition
Montana’s delegation to the Republican National Convention favors resubmitting the prohibition issue and adds a specific suggestion. Proposed by M S Gunn, the plan would amend the eighteenth amendment to require state consent for enforcement and permit revocation of legislative will, while keeping Webb Kenyon and federal revenue laws in effect.
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M. S. Gunn
Plank
Chicago
Montana
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Gunn
Helena
Scott Leavitt
Great Falls
J. M. Dixon
Missoula
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Helen Hilton
Albuquerque, N. M
House Okehs
Coolidge
Taxpayers Meet
Walsh
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