Prohibition Officials Seek Tax to Curb High Powered Beer
Washington November 2 Prohibition enforcement officials urged Congress to levy a one cent per gallon tax on cereal beverages to curb near beer production and inspect distilleries They proposed halving the 2 20 per proof gallon tax on pure alcohol and imposing a one cent per gallon tax on denatured alcohol to curb bootlegging and smuggling They argued the tax would reduce legal liquor profits and help fund enforcement efforts with a focus on major sources Chicago Pennsylvania and New York.
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Washington
Prohibition
House
Ways and Means Committee
Lincoln c. Andrews
Oldfield
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
St. Louis
Garner
Texas
Andrews
Hawley
Oregon
Montana Wins International Grain Judging Title Again
Bozeman Montana November 2 Montana State College grain judging team wins the international grain judging title at the Pacific international grain and hay show for the third consecutive time. Montana livestock judging team places second. Members include R B Tootell Great Falls T P Strand Christina H L Coles Kalispell grain team coached by J d Jensen livestock by R C McChord. A plan to send the grain team to Chicago for the international contests is under way.
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Bozeman
Mont
Montana
Montana State College
Pacific
Ben Dragget
Hayfield
Train collides with bus near Nahunta. eight dead
In Georgia, the Atlantic Coast Line’s Everglades passenger train struck a school bus at a Nahunta crossing. Eight children were killed and 31 injured. Bus driver Elroy Strickland said there was no misty rain and he checked for trains before the crash. The impact tossed the bus 20 feet along the right of way.
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Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Florida
Everglades
Nahunta
Elroy Strickland
Bozeman Youth Loses Fingers In Gun Accident
In Bozeman, 15 year old Kennis Pike and 17 year old Lester Ely were rabbit and duck hunting when guns slipped from Pikes hands and discharged. Kennis lost fingers on his right hand. both boys were unharmed beyond bruising and were taken to hospital.
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Bozeman
Kennis Pike
Frank R. Pike
Leser Lly
Claire D. Ely
Bozeman Creek
Lester
Kennis
Ely
Bozeman Ce
Pike
Helena Bishop Carroll Dies in Switzerland
The Right Rev John Patrick Carroll of Helena dies in Frieburg Switzerland while en route to Rome for his ad limina visit. He led the Helena diocese for years overseeing Mt St Charles College and a new cathedral. Survived by two sisters and two nephews. funeral plans pending.
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Helena
John Patrick Carroll
Frieburg
Switzerland
Rome
Victor Day
P. T. McDermott
Mt. St. Charles College
Bishop Carroll
St. Charles Borromeo
Jerry McCarthy
Boze
Peter
John McDermott
St. Charles
Butte
Carroll
Joseph M. Venus
St. Patrick’s
M. O. O’barry
Immaculate Conception
Michael McCormick
St. Joseph’s
A. D. Leithan
Bozeman
Mount St. Charles College
Northwest
Willis Root Receives Six Months And $300 Fine
Judge H J Miller presided as Willis Root pleaded guilty in September to transporting liquor near Kellogg ranch. Root was sentenced to six months in the state penitentiary and fined $300 with appeal rights noted after bond set at $750. Other actions include Esther Benson winning a divorce and child custody, and default judgments awarded in three civil cases.
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H. J. Miller
Livingston
State of
Montana
Willis Root
Kellogg Ranch
Supreme Court
Wilroy C. Miller
T. E. Doyle
L. A. Robinson
Esther Benson
Cresswell W. Benson
William
Robert B. Benson
A. P. O'Leary
Bertha Hughes
Mollie Eberhart
Andrew J. Johnston
Aged N P Depot Master At Livingston Buried Last Sunday
John Skillin aged 81 pioneer of Livingston and former police officer and railway depot master was buried Sunday in Livingston where he had lived since 1882 after the railroad arrived. The Masonic lodge Knights of Pythias and Elks led the service. Skillin known as Jack ran a saloon in Coulson before shifting to gambling with associates. He later joined the Northern Pacific as depot master and served as a trusted city officer under several mayors until retirement and pension.
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John Skillin
Livingston
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Pythias and Elks
Jack Skillin
Coulson
Billings
Jerry Haley
Farmer Smith
Joe Erb
Bill Williams
Don Mitchell
Arthur W. Miles
George T. Young
Park County
Jack
Miles
Joy
Talcott
Beley
Thompson
Garnieer
Northern Pacific
Warden Opposes Barbaric Hanging in Capital Punishment Debate
Sing Sing warden L. E. Laws told a Chicago audience that capital punishment is a failure. He argued the certainty of punishment deters less than its nature and that executions brutalize society. Laws cited lower homicide rates in abolitionist states and historical comparisons to England.
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Chicago
Sing Sing
L. E. Laws
Commonwealth
England
Fewer Auto Fatalities Reported in 59 Cities
Washington reports a slight drop in four week auto deaths ending October 10. total 455 vs 461 last period. Among large cities New York 92 in four weeks, 780 year to date. Chicago 43 and 453. Philadelphia 85 and 226. St. Louis 12 and 143. Detroit 17 and 200.
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Washington
Department of Ecommerce
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kansas City
Kan
Wilmington
Del
Somerville
Mass
New Bedford
Department
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
New York Democrats Win Big In City Election
In New York City the Democratic slate swept to victory with James J. Walker defeating Frank D. Waterman for mayor by over 378000 votes. Ruth Pratt becomes the first woman alderman in Upper Manhattan as she wins the silk stocking district seat. Governor Al Smith’s allies claim a strong showing as four constitutional amendments pass.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
James J. Walker
Frank D. Waterman
Walker
Waterman
Ruth Pratt
Upper Manhattan
James O'Gorman, Jr
United States
O’gorman
al Smith
Hylan
Yeggmen Blow Safe in Absarokee Theft
Two men blew open the H. A. Torgrimson general store safe in Absarokee early Wednesday and escaped with about 100 in cash. They stole a Studebaker from Columbus, used gasoline from the store, then filled a fuel tank at an oil station in Columbus before fleeing along the Yellowstone Trail. Authorities traced tire tracks in fresh snow but the car’s trail faded in Columbus amid heavy traffic. Police in eastern Montana counties were alerted as the investigation continued.
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Billings
Stillwater
Yellowstone
H. A. Torgrimson
Absarokee
Tom Bolton
Stillwater County
Studebaker
W. Scott
Columbus
Torgrimson
Montana
Bolton
Custer Memorial Drives Nationwide Little Big Horn Commemoration
A new national Custer memorial association forms in Billings to organize a semi centennial battle site celebration on June 25. Leaders include Jacob Marquisse as chairman and Dr M A Anderson as vice chairman with invitations to governors and Congress members to join the executive committee. The plan calls for special coins and stamps and seeks war department and Indian bureau participation.
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Billings
National Custer Memorial Association
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Custer Battle Field
Battle Field
E. S. Godfrey
Congress
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Jacob Marquisse
Hardin
M. A. Anderson
Sheridan
Wyo
James M. Shoemaker
D. L. Egnew
the Little Big Horn
War Department and
Indian Bureau
Eight Omahans Will Answer Booze Charge
Eight Omaha cabaret operators from the Gay Paree were indicted by a federal grand jury during American Legion week. The list includes Pat Boyle Joe Jacobs James Trojan John Francis Packey Gaughan Sam Ziegman Jake Crounze and Harry Markel. Prohibition agents closed the venue for liquor law violations and there is a push to probe the films depicting French life.
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Omaha
American Legion
Pat Boyle
Joe Jacobs
James Trojan
John Francis
Packey Gaughan
Sam Ziegman
Jake Crounze
Harry Markel
Max Wintraub
National Park Boundary Adjustments Set for Four Parks
A Washington report states an agreement by a presidential committee leads to expanded Yellowstone by over 300000 acres and boundary changes at Grand Canyon Sequoyah and Mount Rainier. The plan adds the Teton range watersheds and upper Yellowstone drainage while keeping wilderness areas intact. Changes await Congress approval.
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Washington
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Mount Rainier
Sequoy
Committee On Recreations
Yellowstone All Told
Wyoming
Teton Range
Tetons
Teton Forest
Yellowstone River
Bridger Lake
Park
Teton National Forest
Snake River
Yellowstone Park
National Forest
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Mount Whitney
Congress
Interior Department
Commission
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Prohibition Squad
West
East
John P. Carroll
N. P
Jimmy Walker
F. D. Waterman
Harry Moore
Arthur Whitney
Dry
New Jersey
John W. Smith
Malcolm E. Nicholas
Boston
Virginia
John M. Purcell
Treas
Custer
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