Wheeler Heads Nonpartisan League Move in Montana
Burton K. Wheeler of Butte, nominee for governor, told delegates he would run under any party banner as the Non-Partisan and Labor leagues finalize their ticket. The convention selected S. C. Ford for attorney general and nominated Ole Sanvik for state auditor, Mrs. R. M. Lord treasurer, L. J. Meadore railroad commissioner, and two supreme court justices. A banquet preceded a push to finish the ticket, with Democratic entries anticipated for filing in the August primaries.
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Great Falls
Burton K. Wheeler
Butte
League
W. D. Rankin
Helena
S. C. Ford
Ole Sanvik
Hill County
R. M. Lord
Cascade County
L. J. Meadore
Richland County
Supreme Court
W. W. Palmer
Custer County
Harlow Pease
Beaverhead County
T. A. Thompson
Flathead County
J. Bruce Martin
Labor League
Congress
Dr. E. B. Craighead
Missoula County
M. McCusker
Roosevelt County
None readable headline from a chaotic incident notes
A garbled OCR passage describes a sheriff pursuing a bandit and a fatal shooting. It mentions officers, a station, and gunfire with unclear sequence of events and multiple corrupted names and places. Details are too tangled to reconstruct a coherent timeline or identify individuals precisely.
Wedding Ceremony Recalls Peach Attire and Guests
A late captioned report describes a wedding held Thursday evening with attendees including Cathy Lee and Alfred Wer. Guests wore peach colored attire and the ceremony featured a ring service and reception with souvenirs and a large attendance at the home venue.
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Hach
Metra
Lee
Hon Fee
Alfred
Miss Lee
Whee
Johnson upbeat after Chicago convention return in California
U S Senator Hiram W Johnson told California crowds at the Sacramento depot he is not downcast by the Chicago convention outcome. He praised California and San Francisco and vowed to keep fighting for petitioners' rule, while politics said to be behind him for now. His father G L Johnson greeted him on arrival.
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Sacramento
Cal
Chicago
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
Johnson
San Francisco
California
New York
G. L. Johnson
Minnesota GOP nominates Preus for governor in primary
J A O Preus state auditor, backed by the elimination convention, wins the Republican nomination for Minnesota governor. Returns show Preus 131,783 to Henrik Shipstead 121,738 from 3,053 of 4,195 precincts. Other districts report Steenerson leading Thormedson in the Ninth and Kvale beating Volstead in the Seventh.
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ST Paul
J. A. O. Preus
Minnesota
Preus
Henrik Shipstead
Shipstead
Halvor Steenerson
N. E. Thormedson
Dalton
League
Steenerson
Thormedson
O. J. Kvale
Benson
A. J. Volstead
Kvale
Volstead
Frank Ciague
Redwood Falls
Ellsworth
Senator Henry Ellingson Pioneer Succumbs to Cancer in Sweet Grass
Senator Henry Ellingson longtime Sweet Grass County pioneer dies at home after stomach cancer. He visited Rochester, Minnesota, for treatment with no hope offered. Funeral held Saturday with Knights of Pythias in attendance and Lutheran church services. Pallbearers drawn from close friends. burial at Mountain View. Ellingson served in both Montana House and Senate and was known as an honest, devoted father and friend. Born September 9, 1816, near Throndhjem Norway.
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Henry Ellingson
Sweet Grass County
Rochester
Minn
Knights of Psthias
Lutheran Church
L. O. Overheim
Mountain View
A. A. Tronrud
Erick Neste
P. O. Fallang
Martin Grande
Sam Selberg
Julius
Bynesd
Throndhjem
Norway
Postmaster General Burleson Favors Wet Plank In Platform
San Francisco June 22 Postmaster General Burleson backed modifying the Volstead act in a San Antonio remarks that drew party interest for the upcoming national convention. He called for repeal of drastic provisions, signaling possible administration stance on prohibition. The convention faces a fierce platform fight centered on prohibition with Bryan opposing any loosening.
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Burleson
General Burleson
San Antonio
Wilson
Glass
Virginia
League of Nations
W. J. Bryan
Tennessee Governor to Call Special Session on Suffrage
Governor Roberts announced that Tennessee will convene a special session to consider ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. The call aims to allow women in Tennessee to vote in the November election if the amendment is approved.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Roberts
Tennessee
Wilson
United States
Water Power Bill Becomes Law After Ten Years
Washington June 18 The water power development bill has become law after ten years of effort. President Wilson signed it before June 11, announced from the White House along with news he did not sign the joint resolution repealing wartime laws and the Underwood tariff bill.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Canada
United States
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Congress
House
Financing Wool Growers Amid Market Reestablishment
Washington June 22 Plans for financing wool growers until a wool market is reestablished were announced by F R Marshall secretary of the National Wool Growers association. Growers may ship wool to distribution points, obtain a bill of lading, draw a draft against a bank, and have the draft rediscountable by federal reserve banks with a three month maturity.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
F. R. Marshall
Salt Lake City
National Wool Growers’ Association
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Amea
Yi Lading
Marshall
Harding
Hays Names Women On New Committee
Washington report June 22 says an executive committee of 21 for the Republican presidential campaign includes seven women. Will Hays heads the panel with Harriet Taylor Upton as vice chairwoman and a roster of national committeemen from Iowa Minnesota Illinois Ohio New York Nebraska Utah Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Kentucky. One seat remains to be filled. Mrs Bradley South also serves as assistant to the national committee.
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Washington
Hays
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
Will H. Hays
John T. Adams
Iowa
Clarence B. Miller
Minnesota
Fred Upham
Illneis
National Committee
Harry M. Daugherty
Katherine K. Philips Edson
California
Manley L. Fossen
Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma
John W. Hart
New York
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
Jeanette A. Hyde
Utah
Arthur L. Livermore
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Corrine Roosevelt Robinson
Christine “Bradley South
Kentucky
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Hays Said
South
Rankin Declines Montana Campaign in State Convention
Jeannette Rankin Montana's former congresswoman and first woman elected to Congress will not seek any office in Montana this year. R. M. Lord of Cascade announced at the nonpartisan state convention that Rankin will leave the state this fall and would not be available if elected. The delegate offered no further details on her plans.
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Great
Falls
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Union
R. M. Lord
Cascade
Miss Rankin
Lord
Mr. Lord
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