Erickson urges no new taxes at Lutheran picnic
Governor J E Erickson told a Lutheran gathering that Montana should not levy new taxes except to reduce existing burdens and to equalize taxes. He noted tax levels remain steady while farm woes from poor crops and low prices drive hardship, citing farm land taxes down from 19.9 to 13.4 cents per acre since 1923 and large farmland valuation reductions.
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Terry
Montana
J. E. Erickson
Kimpton Ranch
Increase Valuation of Mountain States Telephone Company
Helena June 25 The state board of equalization increased the Mountain States Telephone Company assessment in Montana by more than four thousand dollars, reaching an annual valuation surpassing seven and a half million dollars. The rise reflects improvements the company has completed.
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Helena
Mountain States Telephone Company
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Will Ask Rehearing In Motor License Case
Helena June 27. Francis A Silver counsel for the Montana Railroad Commission said a petition for a rehearing will be filed with the supreme court in a decision holding unconstitutional the law empowering the commission to deny and grant motor certificates to private carriers on the basis of public convenience and necessity.
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Helena
Francis A Silver
Montana Railroad Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
Youngster Survives FiveStory Fall At Butte Hospital
Robert Spear, two years old, fell five stories from a hospital window ledge Saturday in Butte but escaped injury. He landed prone on the ground. doctors disclosed no broken bones after initial examination and kept him overnight for observation. The lad had been with relatives visiting a friend when the accident occurred.
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Butte
Robert Spear
Senate OKs Two Mineral Bills by Sen Cutting
The Senate passed two Republican Senator Cutting bills from New Mexico aimed at mineral development on public lands. One lets the interior secretary extend two year prospecting permits for sulfur. The other suspends lease payments and extends lease terms if production is halted to aid conservation.
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Senate
Sen
Cutting
Washington
New Mexico
House
Secretary of the Interior
Lightning strike at home injures couple in Helena
August Eickmeyer, caretaker at the Chessman reservoir, and his wife were playing cards when a lightning bolt struck their house. The bolt knocked them from chairs, started a fire on the rear porch, and toppled a large shelf that fell on them. They recovered quickly.
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Helena
Eickmeyer
Chessman Reservoir
Here
Unemployed Forecast Sees 13 Million Out of Work
Washington reports a U.S. labor outlook for next winter predicts thirteen million unemployed. William Green of the American Federation of Labor cites rising totals from June trade union figures, with farm work briefly easing the load but overall joblessness near eleven million across reporting cities. Denver Baltimore St. Louis and San Antonio noted serious increases.
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Washington
Wiliam Green
American Federace
Denver
Baltimore
St. Louis
San Antonio
Railway Chief B O Johnson Dies After Long Illness
B O Johnson 54 longtime Northern Pacific railway official died Monday after months of illness. A Winchester Mass native, he joined NP in 1902 rising from section laborer to superintendent at Glendive Fargo and Livingston. World War I service included Army Railway Service Corps with rank of colonel. Funeral in St Paul Wednesday with Livingston Montana interment.
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ST. Paul
B. O. Johnson
Northern Pacific Railway
Winchester
Mass
Railway
Yellowstone
Fargo
Montana
North Dakota
Railway Service Corps
Johnson
Northern Pacific
Operations
Glendive
Livingston
Billings
Yosts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
N. C
Russia
Ask Extended Time On Flathead Project
The Federal Power Commission heard Rocky Mountain Power's request for a years extension to finish its Flathead reservation Montana plant. Samuel J. Flickinger said interior department approval is needed and the Indians would lose about $163,000 in revenue. The company argues the commission can grant the extension without approval. The Indians currently receive $1,000 monthly rent, to rise when the plant is completed, with a lease continuation at current rent after fifty years if operations end.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Rocky Mountain Power Company
Flathead Reservation
Montana
Samuel J. Flickinger
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Commission
Interior
D. M. Kelly
Flickinger
George Otis Smith
Stillwater County Pays Rewards for Treasury Holdup Arrest
Stillwater county commissioners paid 900 in rewards to three people for aiding the arrest of Milton Smith in the Stillwater county treasury holdup. J. J. of Sioux City Iowa received 200 for helping locate the bandit. Tom Mulvihill of Columbus provided the license plate details. Mrs LA Stepeeensis assisted officers in the apprehension.
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Columbus
Stillwater County
Milton Smith
Stillwater County Treasury
J. J
Sioux City
Towa
Smith
Tom Mulvihill
Mrs. LA Stepeeensis
Plan Would Give All Roads to State Care
Bozeman June 27 plan to have the state highway department assume all road construction and maintenance was outlined by Dr. L D Conklin head of the civil engineering department at the State college in a talk to Montana county commissioners now meeting in Bozeman The commissioners resisted turning over such work to the highway commission R B Tootell urged counties to reclaim delinquent tax lands and restore them to private ownership or public domain for revenue George Poore highway department construction engineer cited no satisfactory solution for maintaining washboard roads.
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Bozeman
State Highway Department
L. D. Conklin
Civil Engineering
The
State College
Montana County Commissioners
Highway Commission
R. B. Tootell
College
George Poore
Highway Department
Hungry Grasshoppers Fed Poisoned Sawdust in Fargo
Grasshoppers in Fargo are drawn to cheap sawdust mixed with poison mistaken for bran. The hungry insects eat the bait and die quickly, prompting concerns over pest control methods and the dangers of adulterated feed.
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Fargo
N. D
Senate OKs bill to raise delivery tonnage revenue
The senate on Friday passed and sent to the White House a bill to increase delivery tonnage. The Post Office Department estimated the change would yield 3.9 million dollars in annual revenue.
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Washington
Senate
White House
the Post Office Ra ‘Department
Democratic Convention Thriller Stirs Chicago Crowd
At the Chicago Stadium on June 30 the Democratic National Convention adopted a pro prohibition repeal stance after hours of fiery debate. Wet delegates from the industrial East clashed with historically dry states, prompting a near riotous galleries and a dramatic roll call vote.
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Chicago Stadium
Democratic Party
Postal Privilege Stand Reinforced Amid Postage Hike
Washington reports defend government monopoly on letters as rates rise from two to three cents July 6. Businesses urge new mailing costs and taxes on checks push bills by mail toward 11 cents per 100. In Chicago a Democratic platform draft under Roosevelt faces internal clashes over repeal and war debt issues.
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Washington
Wun Ib
Postoffice Department
Postal Service
Chicago
Democratic Resolutions Committee
Cost of Aiding Poor Mounts in State
Helena Mont June 23 Montana spends nearly twice as much on the poor as eight years ago. The state board of equalization reports direct taxes for poor support rose from 846 631 in 1923 to 1 562 274 in 1931.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
State Board of Equalization
James H. Stewart
State Board
Barkley Attacks Republican Rule in Democratic Nominating Push
Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky delivers a keynote speech denouncing the Harding administration as the darkest chapter in public betrayal. He urges support for the Democratic national convention and criticizes Republican foes.
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Ocmicago
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Harding
Registration Shows Biz Increase in Voters
Helena Montana June 25 candidates for nomination to congressional state and county offices in the Montana primary on July 19 have nearly 12 000 more votes to campaign for than those who entered the race two years ago complete registration reports from the secretary of state show 232 543 voters are eligible to cast ballots the 1930 registration was 220 671 precincts cut to 1 442 from 1 493 largely because of consolidation
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Secretary of State’s Office
Tax money turned in Helena state taxes 1931 six months
State taxes paid for the last half of 1931 totaled 726 009 dollars, about 25 000 more than the last half of 1930, according to figures from the state treasurer’s office. All 56 counties sent checks to the treasurer for the state's share.
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Helena
Montana Auto Deaths Fall Briefly From Last Year
Montana reports five auto deaths in five of six months so far this year, totaling 20 for January through May, down from 43 in 1931. Vital statistics show 446 deaths and 673 births in May, with 3,878 births and 2,308 deaths in the first five months of the year compared to 4,090 and 2,221 in 1931. Four Rocky Mountain spotted fever deaths occurred in May.
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Helena
Montana
Lucien L. Benepe
State Board of Health
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