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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
1
A late report describes Curly, a Native American scout who survived the doomed Custer campaign, signaling via pencil and paper to Captain Baker aboard the supply steamer. The first outside news of the battle reached the Far West when Mug gins Taylor confirmed the scene near the battlefield.
William R. Allen former Montana lieutenant governor surrendered to police in Boston on indictments charging larceny of SHOU000 the property of the Boston Montana corporation and conspiracy to steal funds from the Boston Montana Development company Montana Southern Railway and Boston Montana Milling Power companies all subsidiaries of the Boston Montana corporation.
Washington May 22 The Federal Reserve will keep rediscount rates at the uniform 4 percent level for the present in a statement after the advisory council meeting. Data from all regions indicated business is progressing conservatively and on a sound basis with banks able to meet calls, showing no trend toward unusual drafts on the reserve bank.
In Shelby Montana three Methodist ministers Rev George Macklenburg Great Falls Rev Mr Van Valkenberg Havre and Rev Charles G Cole Glacier Park district superintendent will attend the Dempsey Gibbons championship as official church observers with sanction of Montana Methodist pastors.
BILLINGS May 21 William H. Culbertson a tool dresser was killed instantly today when he fell 40 feet from an oil derrick a mile west of Broadview and struck a wood sidewalk. He apparently became dizzy and lost balance no one heard him until his body hit the walk near D T Shawshan who was seated there Culbertson had climbed Murray well No 2 to join a casing
The text notes Prime Minister Baldwin will appoint a new cabinet after resignations. It highlights Sir Albert Stevenson Horne likely to become chancellor of the exchequer and raises questions about including former colleagues to shore up the ministry.
MISSOULA May 19 George Luderman 65 longtime Hamilton resident was struck and killed by a branch line passenger train in the Bitter Root valley. His body lay beside the track before discovery. death attributed to a broken neck. Luderman formerly worked for Anaconda Copper Mining at Hamilton.
In Butte on May 18 United States District Attorney John L. Slattery filed a test case in federal court against Dr. J. B. Freund city physician to decide if a physician may exceed 100 prescriptions in 9 days issue multiple prescriptions to a patient and must use government decreed forms as required by national prohibition enforcement law.
A Mexicali theater fire started by a motion picture machine explosion killed five and left hundreds homeless as flames swept through long blocks. Police and troops battled the blaze into the night, protecting the Mexicali barracks area and guarding against unrest amid widespread destruction and liquors valued at 750000.
Albany Oregon May 21 Will J Dunlap Linn county sheriff died today of a bullet wound received yesterday in a running street fight with two men sought as automobile thieves A charge of murder in the first degree was filed against George Parker one of the two Threats of lynching led authorities to move Parker and his companion Art Beckley from the hospital to the county jail Dunlap was formerly a football star at Oregon Agricultural College.
A series of school events runs from Friday May 25 through Saturday June 2 including eighth grade play at the city auditorium, baccalaureate sermon at the Lutheran church, outdoor May dances, class day exercises, grade and high school commencements, and an alumni banquet at the Masonic hall. Rev. Mr. Hard delivers the baccalaureate sermon with Horace Davis as main speaker for the grade commencement and Dr. Freeman Daughters of the University of Montana giving the high school address.
Montreal May 21 Indians of the Six Nations issued a call for delegates to a conference at Onondaga reservation New York June 1 2 3 to discuss money allegedly owed by the United States government for land use. Chief Dominic Two Axes said authorities seek to pay in schools and hospitals but Indians insist on their right to self rule and to be left alone in their country.
EHICKGO May 19 James W C Davis secretary of labor announces governors of every state will be invited to Mooseheart Illinois for a governor roundtable on child labor the week of June 24. Each governor will attend in person and send two delegates to push a uniform law to curb child labor where it is lacking.
A mid May storm hit Livingston at 4 30 p m flooding cellars and washing out power briefly. The Northern Pacific subway area flooded sidewalks rose water reached tracks and wires while the Montana Power plant went offline for a short period. Rail officials reported no washouts though the storm followed the Yellowstone river eastward from Muir twelve miles west.
Secretary Mellon issued regulations allowing physicians to obtain permits from state prohibition directors and authorizing dentists and veterinarians to use alcohol with permits from state directors. State directors will also issue liquor transport permits bypassing Washington. Aimed to ease withdrawals from government bonded warehouses, the new orders reduce authentication checks while maintaining safeguards against illegal withdrawals.
Police and federal agents trace a wholesale auto theft ring to Ralph Ege of Livingston and Lawrence Gugler of Gibson, with cars brought into Montana. The Cort hotel Ford coupe remains contested amid disputed ownership marks, while other stolen vehicles are linked to several counties and ongoing investigations.
Miles City Montana reports that Postmaster General Harry S. New will likely visit Montana in June and attend a postal conference in Helena June 18. If unable to attend personally, he will be represented by one or two assistants, per a Washington, D. C. message to the chamber of commerce.
Margaret Baldwin a blind 20 year old University of Nevada student in Reno is charged with passing fictitious checks. A warrant was issued by the district attorney after months of hesitation because storekeepers avoided prosecuting a blind girl. Authorities say she exploited her affiliation to local people.
A New York society woman, scorned seven years ago by music publisher George Maxwell, is identified as the author of 147 poison pen letters. Maxwell, indicted in the case, awaits trial as investigators compare his letters to the suspect’s typewriter impressions and handwriting found in her boudoir. The woman, active in New York society, allegedly targeted nine women with the letters.
The Honduran authorities identify the detained woman as Clara Phillips, the California hammer murderess, after Deputy Sheriff Walter L. Hunter arrived from Los Angeles. She will be sent back to Los Angeles aboard the steamer Colombia, departing Amapala May 30, where she previously escaped from jail last December.
Nuevo Laredo reports 32 bodies believed to be Italians and other foreign birth victims recovered from the Rio Grande on the Mexican side near Laredo Texas. An Monterey investigation is under way into claims a Monterey family lured foreigners for murder and robbery at clandestine entry attempts.
Chicago Daily News reports every city flat contains a liquor worker and declares liquor the nation's largest business by volume. It asserts 25 000 smugglers move about 100 000 gallons daily between Canada and Detroit river ports, often openly.
Boulder Colorado May 18 A Denver Interurban conductor R F Jones won damages totaling 250000 from the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in district court. 30000 actual and 20000 exemplary damages awarded. Jones seeks a permanent injunction to block unions from interfering with future railroad employment.
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