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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1923
Page
3
Building materials remain higher than last year due to demand and transport costs. Labor is costly but steady. timber is distant from UK mills. Property values are high enough to justify repairs and new builds, with construction costs not expected to revert to prewar levels. Large firms continue building programs in the city, supporting continued activity.
Helena May 17 The state rested its case against Montana railroad rates today, presenting exhibits alleging discriminatory intrastate freight charges. A week or ten days may be needed for railroad evidence as tomorrow the railroads begin their defense to justify existing rates.
Berlin reports that Germany plans definite gold annuities for reparations rather than a fixed lump sum. The German League of Industrialists backs a guaranteed system financed by hypothecating productive assets with labor union cooperation, signaling a shift from an international loan plan.
William J. Bryan refused the chairmanship of the home missions committee at the 135th general assembly in Indianapolis. He vows to devote time to opposing Darwinism and liberal doctrine, insisting the battle over evolution and biblical inerrancy is more important than any committee work. The move risks a clash between liberal and fundamentalist factions amid ongoing protests over Fosdick’s preaching.
Boxing champion Jack Dempsey attended the Montana Hereford Breeders association auction in Great Falls and bought two of the sale’s top bulls for 360 and 290. He plans to keep them as mascots at his training camp before facing Tommy Gibbons on July 4 and later ship them to Utah to form a pure bred herd. Dempsey will hire a caretaker for the bulls and focus on upgrading his ranch stock to registered cattle. He also moved his training camp today to begin sparring targets in the 18 room modern house at the park.
Greek foreign minister M. Alexandris told correspondents that Turkey’s insistence on war to settle Greece’s indemnity claim could force Greece to withdraw from the Lausanne conference. He said Greece would defend its honor if war resumes and repeated the call for mutual renunciation of reparations as the only solution.
Andrew Bonar Law sent his resignation to the king while in Aldershot ending a brief administration. Marquis Curzon is favored to form a new cabinet as Britain faces unsettled relations with France and Russia and a holiday dispersed parliament.
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