Billings Dominates Sweet Grass County Track Meet
Billings high school athletes won 107 of 141 points at the invitational track meet, with Bergin the top performer. Billings also took the declamatory contests as Jane Chapple and Wol Curtis won in girls and boys divisions. Harlowton and Sweet Grass trailed, and multiple Billings sprinters swept events from 60 to 440 yards while Linville and Schuster placed high in several finals.
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Billings
Sweet Grass County High School
Harlowton
Big Timber
Sweet Grass
Bergin
Schuster
Linville
Orange and Black
Jane Chapple
Wol Curtis
Frank Mann
Bilings
Airst
von Eschen
Lynn
Oien
Lyon
Thompson
Kellar
Warren Case Heard In Kansas City Court
Roscoe F. Warren testified in his murder trial in Kansas City jail court denying insanity and recounting alleged abuse and family deaths. He blamed mental strain and disputes over a club accounting as factors in the Deskin shooting.()}
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Kansas City, Mo
Roscoe F. Warren
John C. Deskin
Warren
Harry Friedberg
Jed
Mutual Rocky Mountain Club
Deskin
Rocky Mountain Club
Friedberg
John Deskin
President to Gather Views Of Governors On Armistice Day Test
President Coolidge seeks state governors input before deciding on annual Armistice Day defense muster. National Guard, reserve and veterans groups push to collect governors’ views and relay them to the White House. Pershing may favor the plan though he has other duties with the Tacna Arica commission.
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Washington
Coolidge
National Guard, Reserve and Veterans' Organizations
White House
War Department
Reserve Officers’ Committee
General Pershing
Pershing
Tacna-Arica
Reserve Officers’ Association
National Guard Association
Coast Guard Preps for Summer Push Against Rum Runners
Washington May 10 The coast guard readies a summer drive to break up the rum fleet off New York. Rear Admiral Billard aims for noticeable disintegration within a month as some ships abandon the row while others seek weaker links. Additional vessels appear near Virginia Capes and Chesapeake Bay as authorities tighten patrols along Florida and Gulf coasts.
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Washington
Coast Guard
New York
Billard
Yeandle
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake Bay
Hay Shore
Florida
Gulf
Early Day Pioneer T G Armstrong Dies Quietly
T G Armstrong an early day Big Timber resident died of a heart attack Sunday at his home on Third Avenue East. Funeral services were held at 2 pm yesterday at his residence with Rev A A Holbeck in charge. He leaves a wife two children a brother in Anoka and another in Minnesota. Pentagon of local officials attended the funeral. Interment was in Mountain View.
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G. Armstrong
Third Avenue East
L. W. Baskett
A. A. Holbeck
Lutheran Church
Emil Frang
Harvey Coit
M. L. Baughey
J. E. Rees
H. Trower
Ben Mielde
Percy G. Webb
A. Nepstad
Guy F. Skitman
A. P. O’leary
Mountain View
Cor
Lodge of Modern Woodmen of America
New York
Dick Armstrong
A. D. Burkett
Trident
Norman
Anoka
Minn
Minnesota
Gasoline tax confusion hits collectors and autoists
Montana faces a tax dispute after the state supreme court ruled the old gasoline tax unconstitutional. Oil companies withhold funds from the first quarter, while a new two cent tax goes into effect April 1. The attorney general says the withholdings are improper and actions will be taken to recover the delinquent funds.
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Montana
Nineteenth Legislative Assembly
State Supreme Court
Hans DeYoung
State Treasurer's
Helena
Tedring
DeYoung
Supreme Court
Foot
Attorney General
Sunburst Refining Company
State Board of Equalization
Ford to Buy 400 Ships If Price Is Fair
Henry Ford agrees to purchase 400 ships from the United States Shipping Board if a fair price is fixed by the government. The plan, discussed with T. O Connor, includes possible scrapping or reconditioning for oil burners, with 10 to 30 ships kept for Ford industries. Final decision delayed by months amid concerns over foreign sale and competition.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
United States Shipping Board
Detroit Free Press
Ford
T. O'Connor
Shipping Board
O’connor
Ford Industries
Governor Whitfield Denounces Anti-Trust Suit
In Jackson Mississippi Governor Whitfield disclaims responsibility for an anti trust suit filed by State Revenue Agent W J Miller seeking 12 000 000 in penalties against Ford Motor Company He urges Miller to seek dismissal to protect Mississippi's standing abroad and says the filing misrepresents the state's stance toward legitimate business.
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Jackson
Miss
W. J. Miller
Ford Motor Company
Whitfield
Mississippi
Yellowstone Park To Have Greater Travel
Yellowstone National Park is expected to draw more international visitors this year. Northern Pacific traffic manager A B Smith notes inquiries from Egypt, China, Colombia, S A, India, Switzerland and others indicate growing overseas interest, with 1924 seeing 144 158 total visitors and foreign guests from 23 countries including Canada England Australia China Japan France Germany and Russia.
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Yellowstone National Park
A. B. Smith
Northern Pacific Railway
Egypt
China
Colombia
S. A
India
Switzerland
England
Yellowstone
Canada
Pacific
Park
World
Holland
France
Russia
Noted New Zealander Massey Dies at 69
Washington May 10 William Ferguson Massey premier of New Zealand died today at age 69 He led the dominion government from 1912 and remained a secure figure through war and postwar changes A fervent imperialist born near Londonderry Ireland Massey emigrated to New Zealand at 14 and worked as a farmer before entering politics
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Washington
William Ferguson Massey
New Zealand
Massey
Limavady
Londonderry
Ireland
Dominion House of Representatives
Secretary Jardine Proposes Rules to Stabilize Grain Quotes
Secretary Jardine urged adoption of exchange rules to limit daily quotation spreads to curb erratic price swings and manipulation on the Chicago grain market. He warned Congress may grant the department more authority if exchanges fail to act. The inquiry found evidence of attempted market manipulation but not enough for convictions.
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Washington
Jardine
Department of Agriculture
Chicago Board of Trade
Department
Frank L. Carey
Milner Former War Secretary Dies in London Home
Lord Milner former secretary of war died at Sturry Court near Canterbury after a period of illness from sleeping sickness. His death marks the first fatal case in Britain's epidemic, with several hundred affected though most recover quickly. Milner's career rose from humble origins to a peer and Garter knight through late Victorian politics.
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London
Lord Milner
Sturry Court
Canterbury
Viscount Milner
Great Britain
Alfred Milner
England
Order of the Garter
Liberal Party
Harrow
M. P
Defense Day Proposed as Permanent Armistice Day Event
War department plans seek to fix Defense Day on November 11 as a yearly event tied to Armistice Day. President Coolidge is considering the proposal, developed by the general staff after the 1924 defense test. The plan envisions a nationwide muster across regulars, National Guard, and reserves with no extra federal cost. participation by state and local officials remains voluntary.
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Washington
War Department
Coolidge
Davis
White House
General Staff
Army of the United States
Montana Governor To Attend Norse-American Centennial
Governor and Mrs. John E. Erickson are invited to the Norse-American centennial at the Minnesota state fairgrounds in St Paul June 6 to 8. Lieutenant Governor W S McCormack will act as governor in Erickson's absence from Montana.
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Helena
Mont
John E. Erickson
St. Paul
Erickson
New York
Restaurationen
W. S. McCormack
Flathead County
Error in Dodge sale to bankers boosts tax take to 12 million
New York May 11 A mishandled Dodge Brothers sale to bankers led to 12 million in taxes on the 146 million deal. Internal Revenue collector Fred L. Woodworth says 6 million extra will go to the treasury, with heirs and the corporation each paying about 6 million as tax. He cites failure to consult tax attorneys early and proposes stockholders could have split assets tax freely.
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New York
Dodge Brothers
Dillon, Read and Company
Treasury Department
Fred L. Woodworth
United States
Internal Revenue
Detroit
Woodworth
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U. S
Dodge Bros
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