Wonderland of a park opens with huge Cody crowd
The Yellowstone Wonderland of 1927 opened Sunday as 600 plus cars gathered at Sylvan lodge entrance. Congressman Tilson and Governor Emerson spoke while Horace Albright announced a new $1,000,000 road to Sylvan Pass and urged free admission with license numbers recorded for the crowd.
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Tilson
Emerson
Livingston Enterprise
Cody
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Sylvan Lodge
John Q. Tilson
Horace M. Albright
Senator Schwebb
Connecticut
Charlies E. Winter
Frank E. Emerson
Park
Jane Garlow
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Jester Adams
Vernon Goodwin
Albright
Yellowstone
Mr. Albright
Montana
Wonderland
Childs
Nichols
Goodwin
Schdule
Great Northwest
Sylvan Pass
Lake
Congressman Winter
Penny's Kid Parade Will Be Great Event
W I Penny, a Livingston rodeo booster, R J Woods parade director, and William Pfobl arrived from Livingston in Penny’s Franklin car to firm up plans for a three day celebration July 2 3 and 4. Governor Erickson and wife expected on Governor's Day. Penny aims to stage the largest parade of children ever seen in Livingston with last year's debut drawing nationwide notice. If a fever outbreak forced cancellation, taps would be sounded for Penny.
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W. I. Penny
Livingston
R. J. Woods
William Pfobl
Franklin
Mr. Penny
Montana
Erickson
Penny
Driller in Wyoming kills wife and others before arrest
J W Jordan shot and killed his wife Lezia Jordan, son in law Ed Lasher, and John T Newby at an oil camp near Parkerton in the Big Muddy field. Ed Lasher’s daughter stopped him, Jordan was beaten unconscious and jailed with a fractured skull.
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Glenrock
Wye
J. W. Jordan
Lezia Jordan
Ed Lasher
John T. Newby
Glenrock-Parkerton
Jordan
Parkerton
Big Muddy
Here
Lasher
Newby
Saxton
Bequest for Carnegie Library Fund from Kelly Family
City records note Mrs Ida M Kelly left 100 to the J N Kelly Memorial Fund at Big Timber Montana. Attorney H A Bolinger reports the Ida M Kelly estate near distribution and asks who should receive and receipt for the bequest while clarifying if a fund exists for the J N Kelly Memorial Fund at the Carnegie Library.
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Deegan
Kelly
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
J. N. Kelly
Duck Creek
State Senate
Carnegie Library
Ida M. Kelly
Montana
Gallatin County
Senator Kelly
Clark Wright
Harvey Coit Wins Second Round On Higher Court Decision
The Montana Supreme Court ruled Harvey Coit cannot be held liable for a crop mortgage to First National Bank of Columbus. The bank had no interest in the land, Coit unaware of the bank’s claim when purchasing the hay, and the district court in Sweet Grass County affirmed.
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Harvey Coit
Higher Court
Montana Record Herald
First National Bank of Columbus
Coit
Supreme Court
District Court For
Sweet Grass County
Briggs & Eis Co
George W. Moore
Moore
John Grauman
Grauman
Bank
Briggs & Ellis Co
Briggs & Ellis
Requiem Mass Held for Mabel Briley in Big Timber
Requiem Mass for Mabel Helen Briley was celebrated at St. Josephs church by Rev. Fr. Drolet. The service drew a crowded congregation and a long auto procession to Mountain View. Briley, born 1906 in Hancock County Illinois, was remembered as a valued friend and neighbor.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Mabel Helen Briley
Sweet Grass Creek
Fr. Drolet
Columbus
W. H. Donald
A. J. Bryant
Mountain View
Big Timber
Alexander Harper
Everett Elliott
John Hart
Frank Maxwell
Peter Neste
Robert Baxter
Hancock County
Carthage
St. Mary’s of the Wood
Indiana
G. W. Briley
Melville
Frontier funeral recalls Montana frontier days in Wise River
June 18 funeral for Charles Ferguson, victim of the Wise River flood, featured a frontier style procession from Anaconda to Wise River led by Rev. L Loft. Friends stood on the opposite bank with bare heads, pallbearers on horseback crossed the river, then a spring wagon carried Ferguson to the seven mile ascent to Dewey cemetery for burial.
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Butte
Charles Ferguson
Wise River
Montana
Anaconda
Ferguson
Seven Mile Trail
Dewey
Flood Forces Dillon Students to Butte by Car Caravan
About 600 homeward bound students from the state normal college at Dillon were taken to Butte yesterday afternoon in 200 cars gathered by the Dillon Rotary club. Oregon Short Line bridge at Lavon remains closed for a week, delaying trains.
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Butte
Mont
State Normal College
Dillon
Dillon Rotary Club
R. A. Pherce
Union Pacific
Lavon
Melrose
Iron Rod
Jefferson
One De Autremont Gets Life In Prison
Hugh De Autremont was found guilty of murder in the first degree with a recommendation of life imprisonment for the Siskiyow tunnel holdup killing of Charles O Johnson. Jury deliberated 1 hour 24 minutes. The verdict drew a somber response from the courtroom and spectators including the slain trainmen's relatives.
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Jacksonville
Ore
Hugh de Autremont
Charles O. (Coyle) Johnson
Siskiyow Tunnel
Hugh
Marvin Seng
Gallatin County Assesses Yellowstone Park Transport Property
Gallatin County places 1,089,200 of Yellowstone Park Transportation property on the tax rolls after a Monday inspection by county commissioners and Assessor W. F. Cowan. The two mile strip near Yellowstone National Park is disputed by the company, likely leading to court action. The listing covers buildings vehicles and equipment including White cars and coaches, Ford cars, machinery, and merchandise totaling 1,089,200.
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Bozeman Courier
W. F. Cowan
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
Gallatin County
Cowan
Ford
Livingston Will Get Next Fire Convention
Helena June 18 Richard H. Coe of the Helena fire department was elected president of the Montana State Firemen's association at the close of its three day convention. Chief F. J. Mielde of Livingston was chosen first vice president and D. E. Moser of Bozeman was re elected secretary treasurer. Livingston was chosen as the 1928 meeting place. W J A Needham of Anaconda Copper Mining company spoke on first aid rescue and artificial respiration, lauding Needham as a leading authority on rescue work in the state.
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Helena
Richard H. “Dick” Coe
Simon Behan
Buttes
W. O. Matthews
Needham
Mfe
Bureau of Mines
Hope Is Fading For Lost Parisian Flyers
A pessimistic update from the Nungesser Coli search expedition funded by Daniel Guggenheim reaches Aero Digest publisher Frank Tchenor. Cyrus Caldwell, pilot of the Jeanne de Arc monoplane, reports flying over barren stretches of Newfoundland where survival is unlikely beyond four days without aid.
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New York
Nungesser-Colf
Daniel Guggenheim
Frank Tchenor
Aero Digest
Fund
Cyrus Caldwell
Jeanne de Arc
Newfoundland
Veterans of many wars hold meeting in Helena
The first day of the joint encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic United Spanish War Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliaries opened in Helena. Governor Erickson and Senator Rice Means praised veterans, unity, and service during a two hour camp fire program with music by the Gordon family orchestra.
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Tielena
Joint Department
Grand Army of the Republic
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hite Masonic Temple
J. E. Erickson
Grand Army
Rice Means
Colorado
Francis Howard
Wadsworth Post No
Norris Whittinghill
Dr. Gordon
Erickson
Republic
Lincoln
General Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Hancock
Thomas
Union
United States Senate
Calhoun
Pensions For Indian War Veterans Coming
Indian war veterans from 1839 to 1898 and their dependents become eligible for pensions under the Leatherwood bill passed before Congress adjourned. Eligible veterans with 30 days service may receive 20 to 50 dollars monthly based on disability or age. widows and dependents under 16 may also qualify with conditions. No agent fee is allowed for pension assistance.
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Leatherwood
Congress
United States
Bozeman Opens Gallatin Gateway Inn Amid Rail Links
Bozeman and Gallatin County joined Northern Pacific Burlington route and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway officials today to celebrate official Yellowstone Park status and the opening of the Gallatin Gateway Inn. Governor Erickson H E Byram Max Goodsill Dr Charles Payne and others addressed the crowd at the Eighth Avenue Huffine Lane arch praising future prosperity from the rail link.
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Bozeman
Mont
Gallatin County
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Yellowstone National Park
Gallatin Canyon
Gallatin Gateway Inn
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Yellowstone Park
Eighth Avenue
Huffine Lane
J. E. Erickson
Montana
H. E. Byram
Milwaukee System
Max M. Goodsill
Charles A. Payne
Herbert Kibler is Montana Legion Commander at Helena
Herbert Kibler of Havre was elected commander of the Montana department of the American Legion at the seventh annual convention in Helena. Butte will host the next convention. Kibler secured the post on the second ballot from four candidates.
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Helena
Herbert Kibler
Havre
Montana
American Legion
Legion
Yellowstone
United States
Leavitt
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Wyoming Oil
J.N. Kelly
Carnegie Library Fund
One de Autremont
Governor Erickson
Senator Means of
Montana Legion Order
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