Lane Former Secretary of Wilson Dies in Rochester
Frank Lane former secretary in the Wilson administration died at Rochester Hospital after heart complications following an operation. His wife Mrs Lane and brother George W. Lane were at his bedside. Lane had sought to recover health since resigning from the cabinet and traveled from Washington to California before returning. He expressed wishes to live a long life to do good for others.
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Wilson
Chicago
George W
Tps
Mes
Pranklin
Brane Choo Lane
Tyne
Harding
Lane
California
George W. Lane
School Closing Week Observed At High School
Examinations begin this week with class events and displays of handiwork in domestic science and manual arts. The baccalaureate service is planned at Congregational Church Sunday evening and commencement follows in the high school auditorium with a list of graduates from Will Chester Guthrie to Ellen E Hess.
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Woeders
Annah
Howl
Alfred Athin
Montana
Government May Own All Railway Lines
SHINGTGON May 13 Deficits in operation and money owed to the treasury from wartime government policy threaten private ownership. Senate committees in commerce examined railway economics as Cummins warned that government seizure could be costly and delay wage agreements and maintenance costs. The discussion touched on railroad equipment, labor costs, and wage concessions as boards delay wage decisions.
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Shingtgon
Treasury
Pri
Cummns
Senate
Commerce
Honout Tula Kruttschnitt
Southern Company
Ator Cummins
Mont Tory
Oper 4
Cummins
Treas
Fire Tragedy Destroys Block in Opportunity Town
A May fire in Opportunity, eight miles east of here, swept a block of the business district. Firefighters from M2 bucket brigade tried to contain the blaze but could not stop its spread. Wilbur Kelly was overcome and hospitalized in a critical condition. one family was left homeless.
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Opportunity
Here
M2 Bucket Brigade
Wilbur Kelly
Crop Reports Show Mixed Progress and Pests Across Montana
Montana counties report modest increases in corn sugar beets and potatoes for the week ending May 7 while pest damage from cutworms and wheat maggots recurs in Wheatland Lewis and Clark Cascade Hill and Stillwater counties. Some Hill farmers pause seeding as labor remains ample elsewhere drought and winds affect growth. Livestock and range conditions remain generally favorable with calves and lambs reported. wages decline in Prairie County.
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Helena
Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Wheatland
Lewis ,and Clark
Cascade
Hill
Stillwater
Hill County
Jury to Start Work in Criminal Trials Next Monday Morning
Judge Stark granted permission to file informations in several criminal cases and issued bench warrants. A jury for criminal trials only will be drawn to start work at 10 o clock Monday. Information to sell liquor granted for Atmark Wilson Jelmeland Perrine Courtney. Jelmeland charged with gambling. Hiller to enter a plea on attempted bribery of an officer. Keithley and Sanders fled bonds. Civil matters include Nixon vs Whitfield with amendments allowed. Minneapolis Trust Co. vs Glass-Lindsay Land Co. dismissed as to several defendants. default entered on others. decree filed.
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Stark
Livingston
E. F. Atmark
Charles Wilson
S. J. Jelmeland
S. A. Perrine
Scott Courtney
Jelmeland
John Hiller
Jean Keithley
Helen’ Sanders
Albin Nixon
F. H. Whitfield
Edna Palmer
P. G. Schroeder
Minneapolis Trust Co
Glass-Lindsay Land Co. & Others
Commercial Bank & Trust Co
Capital Land Co
Anshelms Olin
Montague
Ball
Ruth Kellogg
Hubert Kellogg
Anna E
Henry
G. Pickett
Annual Junior Prom eclipses all events with mountain decor
A full gym hosts the Annual Junior Prom organized by Miss Hope Spencer. Decorations transform the space into a Rocky Mountain scene with crepe sky, stars, the moon and big dipper. A log cabin, camp scene, and a pond with wildlife welcome guests while Bozeman musicians provide music. Junior officers are Dorothy Bray president, Myrtle Webb vice president, Lillian Adamek secretary, Gerald Zellars treasurer.
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Hope Spencer
Rocky Mountain
Crazy Mountains
Bozeman
Dorothy Bray
Myrtle Webb
Lillian Adamek
Gerald Zellars
Market Prices for Major Farm Commodities Today
Spring wheat 1.16 per cwt winter 1.22 flax 1.41 rye .97 oats .75 potatoes 81.00 butter 25 cents eggs 16 cents per cwt.
Livestock Loan Plan Weighed by Montana Development Meeting
Montana Development Association members discussed forming mutual livestock loan associations statewide modeled on building and loan and Farm Loan plans. The meeting in the Motor Inn addressed freight rates, the new traffic department, and plans to promote dairy cattle poultry and hog farming with long term loans and stockholder involvement.
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Mutual. Livestock Loan Associations
Building and Loan
Montana Development Association
Motor - Inn
Montana
M.D. A
Helena
Te Make
L Association
Loan Association
Sweet Grass
Chief Justice White Dies After Illness at 76
Edward Douglas White, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, died at 2 a.m. in Washington hospital after an operation for bladder trouble. He was 76 and had been unconscious since Tuesday afternoon due to complications from heart dilation. He had earlier declined rest despite medical advice, remaining active at the court until his May 2 dissent in the Newberry case.
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Washington
Edward Douglas White
United States Supreme Court
S. J. Creeden
Georgetown University
Justice McKenna
Mr. White
Supreme Court
White
Newberry
Palmer Decision Hinders Prohibition Enforcement
Washington May 13. Federal prohibition officials face a growing problem preventing alcohol sales for medicine and industry that are diverted to illicit use. Commissioner Kramer told the House Judiciary Committee that the Volstead refinement would strengthen enforcement but that the Palmer opinion on prescription beer complicates authority and permits, prompting calls for new legislation.
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Washington
Prohibition
Kramer
House
Judiciary Committee
Welstead
Palmer
Bureau
Auto plants regain near normal operation in Detroit
Detroit reports eighty percent of auto workers back at 79 plants. Hiring continues at about 3,000 per week, with roughly 160,000 employed nationwide in auto plants. R.H. Collins resigns as Cadillac GM and buys Cadillac plants to produce his own cars. Maxwell sales to Chalmers affect industry dynamics. Ford operates near normal. price cuts anticipated from Chevrolet and others to restore stability.
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Detroit
Manufacturers’ Employment Association
R.H. Collins
Cadillac Motor Company
Cadillac
Maxwell Motor Company
Chalmers Company
Ford Company
Chevrolet ’ Company
Thompson Falls Murder Trial Reported in Local Court
Fred McCully husband of Mona May McCully was convicted by a jury last Sunday morning of the murder of her son in law Leon Richardson. Richardson was arraigned in district court and pleaded not guilty to the charge. The note states Richardson was found seated in his automobile and shot dead near Plains. Trial updates and sentencing are anticipated.
Clark proposes new income levy with higher exemptions
Washington May 15 An updated tax plan favored by C B Clark representing major retail groups calls for a three class income structure plus a sales tax to fund most revenue. Exemptions would rise from 1000 to 2500 for singles and 2000 to 2500 for married filers with 500 per child or dependent. high surcharges on surtaxes would be lowered. Adoption would enable repeal of excess profits excise and luxury taxes, and the transportation tax.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
C.B. Clark
Detroit
National Retail Dry Goods Association
National “Association of Retail Clothiers
National Retail Shoe -Dealers’ Association
National Garment Retailers’ Association
Clark
Mrs Bergdoll Defends Handling of Gold in Bergdoll Case
Emma C Bergdoll of Philadelphia testifies before a House committee on the Bergdoll escape. She says none of the 105000 dollars in treasury gold was buried, lists expenses of doctors and lawyers, and asserts Grover Bergdoll will return home after armistice. She claims she acted alone and that Romig never saw the gold after it was dumped on the kitchen floor.
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Washington
Treasury
Emma. C. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
House
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Germany
Grover
James E. Romig
D. Clarence Gibboney
Bergdoll
Mrs Mona May McCully Convicted in Richardson Murder Case
Thompson Falls Montana May 15 Mrs Mona May McCully charged with murder of Leon Richardson was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury after eight hours deliberation. The jury will decide sentence on Monday with options of death or life imprisonment.
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Thompson
Falls
Nont
Mona May McCully
Leon Richardson
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