Willman Dies by Hanged Suicide in City Jail After Drug Arrest
The funeral for Ray Y. Willman, 41, of Big Timber, former Bell Telephone manager and local electrician, was held at the Lutheran church with Masonic pallbearers. Willman reportedly hanged himself in a jail cell after a federal arrest over an alleged morphine sale. An inquest returned a verdict of death by suicide late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
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Ray Y. Willman
Court House
Lutheran Church
A. A. Holbeck
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Willman
M. §. Jarrett
W. J. Knapp
Percy G. Webb
S. A. Perrine
J. FE. Cameron
William K. Amery
Eli Hoyseth
Dorman Kellogg
A. G. Jahr
Alice Rostad
M. L. Baughey
J. A. Lowry
Inga Solberg
Mountains View
Willman
Hank Beal
Beal
Livingston
Frank Whitsel
Hoyt
Whitsel
E. Rh. Patterson
Harry Gross
E. J. Husebye
Francis W. Ferris
R. A. Bray
W. T. Buster
Frank Chase
Pottstown
Butte
Montana Power Company
The
Bell
Chapman Loses Last Chance For Appeal
The U S Supreme Court refused to intervene in Gerald Chapman’s case denying his petition. After three reprieves he awaits execution in Connecticut for murder, with death scheduled three weeks hence. The court listed only a denial of the petition as its ruling.
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Chapman
Washington
Supreme Court
Gerald Chapman
Connecticut
Chapmans
Montana Gasoline Tax Proviso Sparks State Dispute
Assistant attorney general A H Angstman says Montana gasoline distributors charge 10 cents per gallon more than neighboring states due to lack of regulation. Hart Refineries seeks $6,071 paid to the state, claiming the 2 cent tax was unconstitutional. Angstman argues the tax benefited Montanans and was collected by refiners and dealers.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
A. H. Angstman
Hart Refineries
Missoula
Billings Wins First Place In Interscholastic Meet
Billings defeated Hardin 26 to 11 to win the 1926 interscholastic basketball championship in Bozeman. Helena’s Buddy Noel won the Bobcat Award and was named captain of the all-state team, as Hardin earned the sportsmanship trophy. Final standings: Billings first Hardin second Park third Loyola Missoula fourth Helena fifth Missoula sixth Custer Miles City seventh Anaconda eighth.
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Bozeman
Helena
Edwin S. Thomas
Billings
Hardin
Park
Loyola of
Linville
Ranken
Dvorak
Missoula
Long
Anaconda
Bergheim
Miller
Apecpeseaeiaea Carpenter
Noel
James “Buddy” Noel
Klemme
Wilson
Columbus Beats Locals In Slow Tuesday Basketball
In a game between the Columbus Big Boys and Big Timber Independents, Columbus led 14 1 early but locals rallied. final score Columbus 27 Big Timber 24. Guards Jimmy Nepstad and Gene Parker starred for Columbus while Buddy Whalen and Eve Lyons missed key shots.
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Columbus Big Boys
Big Timber
Columbus
Jimmy Nepstad
Gene Parker
Buddy Whalen
Eve and
Lyons
Citizen Veteran Faces Loss of Voting Rights After Citizenship Delay
Charles Angus a long time Park county official and Civil War veteran from England learned from U S Naturalization Examiner M F Lence in Denver that he is not a citizen. He has lived in Montana since 1877 and voted faithfully, but a missing citizenship certificate now bars his right to vote this year.
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Livingstone Enterprise
United States
England
Nelson A. Miles
Charles Angus
Park County
U. S
M. F. Lence
Denver
Montana
Angus
Pension Department
Washington
Ization
Patrick Kildea
Cooke City
Tobrite
London
Livingston
County District Fund Allocations for School Ages Revealed
County Superintendent Margaret Deelan apportioned the state school fund to districts based on school-age children. Totals for districts range from lows around $15 to highs near $2,929 with a final grand sum of $9,047.17.
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Margaret Deelan
Father of President Gradually Losing Out
Colonel John C. Coolidge, father of the president, remained gravely ill at his Plymouth Vermont home. Doctors reported his heart, temperature, and lungs normal, yet he grew weaker and unable to take nourishment beyond small amounts of coffee.
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
Bridgewater
Cram
Col. Coolidge
Government to buy up third Liberty loan bonds
The government will pay an average of 1% above par for 121,750,000 in third Liberty loan bonds offered to buy direct from holders. Bonds mature in 1928 and bear 4% interest. All proposals at prices not exceeding 101 10-82 were accepted, Secretary Mellon announced tonight.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Walsh to Seek DOJ Expenditure Details and Witness Testimony
Senator Walsh of Montana announced he will introduce a resolution asking the attorney general for a list of Department of Justice expenditures in pursuing charges against Senator Wheeler. The measure also seeks to determine if grand jury action might be pursued against witness George B. Hays regarding testimony in Wheeler's Montana trial.
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Washington
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Department of Justice
Wheeler
George B. Hays
District of Columbia
Hays
New York
Anaconda Girl Wins State Essay Contest in Bozeman
Mary Larison of Anaconda High School won first place in the Montana extemporaneous writing contest in Bozeman. Faithe Shaw of Missoula and Mary Lanigan of Butte Central High School finished second and third. Larison earns a gold medal and a four year University of Montana scholarship. winners also receive silver and bronze medals.
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Bozeman
Mary Larison
Anaconda High School
Faithe Shaw
Missoula
Mary Lanigan
Butte Central High School
Miss Larison
University of Montana
M. H. Saunderson
Moving Stolen Cars Carries Stiff Sentence
Blair Streepy of Peerless was convicted on three of four counts of transporting stolen automobiles. Judge Charles N. Pray sentenced him to two years and six months in Leavenworth penitentiary and a $500 fine on each of the three counts, to run concurrently. Counsel was given 30 days to file a bill of exceptions. The case was vigorously fought.
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Great Falls
Blair Streepy
Peerless
Leavenworth
Charles N. Pray
Streepy
Wool Growers to Close Pool in Two More Weeks
At a March 15 meeting at the high school the Wool Growers association re elected officers and set April 1 1926 as the pool closing date. State Secretary Murry E Stebbins praised the Columbus pool which since 1921 has grown to 800000 pounds of wool and yielded profits for members. The Big Timber pool now has 62000 fleeces towards a 50000 fleece goal and 62 members with 601 fleeces each. members are urged to recruit more producers to reach the target.
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RR. S. Jarrett
G. A. Loashy
M. M. Oliphant
Svend Maitland
Albert Esp
C. W. Voges
Hans Tjaaland
Montana
Columbus
United States
Stebbins
Columbus Pool
Big Timber Pool
Stillwater
Big Timber Wool Pool
Wool Growers’ Association
Five Air Policemen To Regulate Radios
Washington March 16 The House passed the first major radio control bill sending it to the Senate by a 218 to 124 vote. The Whitehill measure creates a federal radio commission of five members to work with Secretary Hoover, licensing stations and operators, with appeals to the D C Court of Appeals and presidential power to close stations in war or emergencies.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Whitehill
Federal Radio Commission
Hoover
Soreat
Secretary of Commerce
Davis
Democrat
Tennessee
Commerce Department
Radio Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
He O
German Champion Hagenlacher Deposes Schaefer in Balkline Title
Eric Hagenlacher of Germany defeats Jake Schaefer of Chicago to win the world balkline billiard championship. Hagenlacher led 1,844 to 1,500 after block one and 708 to 500 in block two, but Schaefer closed the gap. final score shows Hagenlacher retaining the title.
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Philadelphia
Eric Hagenlacher
Germany
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Hagenlacher
Schaefer
Western Roads Lose in Three Year Fight on Long Haul Rate
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected a bid by western transcontinental carriers to cut long haul rates on 47 commodities. The ruling warned revenue losses for eastern lines and water routes if the cuts were applied, noting potential shifts of iron and steel traffic from interior points to Chicago and Atlantic ports. Dissenting commissioners questioned whether shorter haul cuts would be fully compensatory. Readings showed mixed support among various regional interests.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana State Line
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Chicago
Atlantiec
Pittsburgh
East
Midwest
Iron and Steel Industries
United States Steel Corporation
Intermountain Territory
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Wilman
Windsor
the Park Hospital
Townsend
Chico
Cal
William Morgan Willman
Home Telephone Company
Huffman
Hardin Worthington
Senator Walsh
Justice Department
Jake Schaffer
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