Dan Tracy withdraws from Dempsey Gibbons fight
Shelby Montana June 27 Dan Tracy pioneer Great Falls mining man and hotel owner resigns as executive in charge of fight business management. He cites inability to protect new capital as $100 000 installment was paid. Despite his withdrawal promoters assume control and aim to raise final $100 000 before July 2. George H Stanton says funds will be raised.
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Shelby
Mont
Dan Tracy
Great Falls
Tracy
Jim Johnson
Dempsey
Fred Searles
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
George H. Stanton
Jack Kearns
Stanton
Kearns
Great
Sunday Storms Kill and Damage in Northwest
Reports from St Paul say Sunday's Northwest storms caused nearly a score of deaths and extensive property damage. Six killed in western Bowman and eastern Adams counties North Dakota. twelve seriously hurt. three more deaths near St Paul from drowning or accident. Additional fatalities in South Dakota and Minnesota Wisconsin. Heavy rain added to destruction with miles of farms and livestock losses.
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ST. Paul
Bowman
Adams
North Dakota
Huron
S. D
Goodwin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Redwood Falls
Little Falls
Old Railway Engineer Killed In Louisiana
Alva Dawley longtime Great Northern locomotive engineer died after his clothing was caught in a dredge belt near Stables Louisiana. He would have been 51 this fall and had 22 years with the railroad. He leaves a daughter Mrs L A Stanton and three sons Harold Leonard and Russell with two sons in railway service.
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Whitefish
Alva Dawley
Great Northern
Stables
Louisiana
Llano
Dawley
Spokane
Essex Hill
The
Brotherhood
Locomotive Engineers
Whitefish Lodge No. 64
A. F
A. M
L. A. Stanton
Harold
Leonard
Russell
Portland
Russell Dawley
Big Meeting of Guns on Cheyenne Plains
In Cheyenne Wyoming the executive and legislative branches met as President Harding with cabinet members Secretary Wallace Secretary Work Speaker Gillett and Admiral Rodman arrived while the congressional party from Alaska reached the city three hours earlier creating a notable home coming between the two groups of travelers.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
United States
Washington
Harding
Wallace
Work
Gillett
Admiral Rodman
Alaska
Federal Moon Officer Shot While Hunting In Montana Canyon
Missoula June 27. Jack Curtis federal officer was shot in the side while ascending a narrow canyon hunting for a still. Two deputy sheriffs nearby reported the attack came from about 100 yards away. Curtis was taken to Missoula and is expected to recover. This marks his fourth ambush incident. He was shot in the back at Arlee a year ago.
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Missoula
Jack Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Curtis
Arlee
United States Breaks Seals On British Boats Carrying Booze
U S actions test treasury rulings as the Baltic and Berengaria face liquor confiscation offshore. Customs and prohibition officials seize supplies beyond medicinal limits while liners race to port amid conflicting orders.
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United States
New York
Treasury Department
Baltic
Uncle Sam
Paris
Prohibition
White Star
Berengaria
White Star Line
Cunard Line
Gibbons Corrects Age Claim Ahead of Dempsey Bout
Shelby report quotes Tommy Gibbons insisting he is 29 years old, not 34, debunking a 35 year record-book error. He explains a family naming mix up and notes age should not affect his fight against Jack Dempsey. Gibbons cites 88 bouts and his career as proof he remains in prime condition.
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Tommy Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Tom Gibbons
Tony
Tom
Mike
Jack “Dempsey
Mysterious Man of Butte Lands in Colorado Jail
C C Skidmore, once linked to the disappearance of Mrs. Ernest La Casse, is jailed in Steamboat Springs Colorado on burglary charges. Authorities in Butte and Idaho pursue links to the missing woman as he moves across states with his wife and a forged check scandal.
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Butte
Colorado
C.C. Skidmore
Wésts
Ernest la Casse
Murphy
Salt Lake
Skidmore
Steamboat’ Springs
Colo
Pocatello
Idaho
Oxford
Homestake
la Casse
Buttes
Department of Justice
Steamboat Springs
Thahd
Law
Utah
Telephone Girls Join Big Want-More Parade
Boston on June 26 report says telephone operators in New England except Connecticut went on strike for shorter hours and higher wages. Union splits left rival union members at work. 12 535 operators in New England, 6100 in greater Boston.
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Boston
New England
Connecticut
Greater
Richmond
Bosch
Newton
Waltham
Summerville
Boston Fire Department
Beach
Oklahoma Governor Will Enforce Military Rule in Counties
Governor J C Walton vows to place every Oklahoma county under military rule for three years if mob violence continues. He already has Okmulgee under martial law and indicated four other counties, including Caddo, may follow. He will keep Okmulgee under occupation until law and order are restored.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. C. Walton
Okmulgee County
Caddo County
Government To Take More Drastic Steps
Washington officials say the government plans extreme action to enforce the Supreme Court ban on liquor imports. The policy would seize contraband beverages and the ships delivering them, including vessels under foreign customs seals, as a new vice crackdown approaches.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Treasury
Ellison-White Lose In Great Falls Suit
Defendants in a Ellison-White chautauqua suit won a judgment in Great Falls. Costs charged to the plaintiff. The case said tickets were not delivered, negating the purchase agreements. Defendants listed include R. B. Noble Joseph Olson C. B. Roberts H. Hagenstrom Walter S. Clark Mrs. C. C. Sadler and the Wilbur Transfer company.
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Great Falls
Alex Remneas
District Court
R. B. Noble
Joseph Olson
C. B. Roberts
H. Hagenstrom
Walter S. Clark
Plans Completed for Harding Tour of Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park prepares for President Harding and 72 officials and journalists. The special train arrives Gardiner June 30 and departs July 1 with stops at Mammoth, Old Faithful, the Canyon, and Lake Yellowstone, escorted by park rangers and packed with officials and media.
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Yellowstone Park
Harding
Yellowstone National Park
Park
Yellowstone
Gardiner
Work
Wallace
Christian
Sawyer
Horace M. Albright
John W. Meldrum
United States
H. W. Child
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
H. H
Buffalo Corral
Hot Springs
Old Faithful
Old Faithful Inn
Lake Yellowstone
Canyon Hotel
Itch
Artist Point
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Hotel
Mammoth Hot Springs
Dunraven Pass
Park Rangers
National Park Service
State Labor Office Secures Hay Hand Help for County
Report from the State Labor Office in Helena notes haying demand will meet supply in June. Counties expect need for hay hands by late June or early July. Wages range from 2.50 to 3 dollars per day or 50 to 65 dollars a month. Big Timber high school will host a free employment office to connect farmers with labor through Helena and offices in Billings and Livingston. contact M. M. Oliphant for assistance.
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State Labor Office
Helena
Agricultural Department of
M. M. Oliphant
Big Timber
Billings
Livingston
Agricultural Department of the High School
Pioneer of Shields River Valley Passes
Johanathan Tipton Smallin aged 77 longtime Park county and Montana settler died suddenly at his ranch near Wilsall. Born November 12 1845 in Munroe county Tennessee he came to Montana in 1866 after the Civil War and lived in the Shields valley from 1889 until his death. Funeral held at Banker mortuary at 4 pm conducted by Women's Relief Corps with Rev. Richard Brown officiating. Survived by nephew E Tipton Brown of Livingston and nieces Delle Compton and Berne Brown of Wilsall.
Missourians Suffer Toll From Tornado Like Storm
A severe storm ripped through southwest Missouri with rain and high winds causing probable fatalities, multiple injuries, and extensive damage across nearly a dozen cities and towns. Power outages affected nearly two dozen communities as the storm struck just before nightfall.
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Joplin
Missouri
Funeral Service Held For Mrs Anna Crest In Local Lutheran Church
Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Lutheran church for Mrs Anna Crest who died June 20 1923 at age 47 years 10 months. Rev A A Holbeck led the service with the church filled by mourners from the city and county. Interment was at Mountain View. Pallbearers were S A Perrine O A Fallang Seivert Breck Lee Smoot C D Paulson and John Anderson. Mrs Crest was born August 20 1874 in Helgeland Norway and emigrated to America in 1899 settling at Big Timber Montana. She married Martin Crest May 3 1902 and the family later moved to the Boulder Whitney place in 1902. She leaves her husband and several siblings in Norway Wisconsin and North Dakota.
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Anna Crest
A. A. Holbeck
Mountain View
S. A. Perrine
O. A. Fallang
Seivert Breck
Lee Smoot
C. D. Paulson
John Anderson
Helgeland
Norway
America
Big Timber
Mont
Martin Crest
Whitney Place
Boulder
Wisconsin
North Dakota
President Harding mourns death of Denver newspaper correspondent
President Harding, burdened by grief after a Sunday automobile tragedy, presses on with a Denver visit plan including a parade and speeches. Thomas F. Dawson, 72, longtime Washington correspondent for the Associated Press and former Senate clerk, died in a Denver hospital after the Bear Creek canyon crash that injured others.
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Denver
Colo
Harding
State House
Cheyenne
Wyo
Thomas F. Dawson
Colorado
Bear Creek Canyon
Dawson
Washington
The
Associ
Ated Press
United States Senate
United States
General Grant
Senate
Christian Science Monitor
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Cheyenne Plains
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