First Democratic Governor Victory in Sweet Grass County
In Sweet Grass county a Democrat won the governor race for the first time. Erickson leads Dixon by 87 votes, a swing of 850 since four years ago. Walsh gains 633, Kirschwing 319 fewer than Erickson, with county offices showing varied but decisive results across officials. Ballot irregularities claimed by Jarrett backers include 14 ballots questioned, while official tallies list split outcomes for county and state posts.
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Sweet Grass County
Dixon
Erickson
Henry L. Myers
James F. O'Connor
Myers
O’connor
Walsh
Kirschwing
Congress
R. S. Jarrett
Charley Rupert
Honey Boy Bray
Ust
Rupert
Bray
Timber
Jarrett
Coolidge
Davis
LaFollette
Linderman
Leavitt
Brownlee
McKenzie
Hannah
Lacklen
Leashy
Olson
Lien
Whitney
Armstrong
Hathaway
Deegan
One Million Donated For Farm Experiment
Great Falls reports that Malta Montana sources say a 1 million donation from a Rockefeller family member funds a decade long Montana farm experiment. Fairway Farms corporation will administer the program aiming to stabilize conditions and lower farm loan risk while testing profitable methods on several typical farms beginning next spring.
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Great Falls
Malta
Montana
Rockefeller
Fairway Farms Corporation
St. Paul
Kalispell Man Kills Bear In Hog Shanty
Kalispell dispatch reports George Danford of the lower valley shot a bear inside a hog-house near his home after locating it with a Nashlight. The third bear killed within miles of his area this fall, as berry shortages may drive bears into settled areas.
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Kalispell
George Danford
Lower Valley
Danford
Lower Ferry
Bigfork
Livingston Eyes New Bank Hope After Northwestern Closure
John A. Sanderson, receiver for the Northwestern bank, says Livingston may form a branch of the Cleveland Labor Bank promoted by the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers. Three Forks Labor Bank officials were in town and report a satisfactory plan to honor all Northwestern depositors by transferring accounts to the new bank with assets and liabilities intact.
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Livingston Enterprise
Livingston
John A. Sanderson
Northwestern Bank
Ceveland Labor Bank
Brotherhood of
Railway Engineers
Thomas FE. LeFevre
C. C. Steele
Three Forks Labor Bank
Northwestern
Cleveland Bank
Three Forksmen
Treasury Department
Washington
Sanderson
Col C P H Bielenberg Dies At Deer Lodge Home
Col C P H Bielenberg 78 longtime patriotic instructor of the Grand Army of the Republic in Montana died at his daughter Mrs Warren E Evans home in Deer Lodge. He was a member of the Montana Society of Pioneers and the Elks. Funeral set for 2:30 PM Monday at the Presbyterian Church with interment in Deer Lodge cemetery.
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Deer Lodge
C. P. H. Bielenberg
Grand Army of the Republic of
Mexican Shoplifters Stay At Deer Lodge For Good
Judge H J Miller presides in Livingston as four Mexicans arraigned on grand larceny for thefts in Reed Point Grey Cliff and the city. Three absolved Juan Sanches. the remaining trio Jenaro Dias E Biseno and Joe Jacques plead guilty and receive three to six years. Other cases include missing prospector Frank Lewis bail set at 1500 dollars. Capitol Trust & Savings Bank vs Sarah A Taggert default entered.
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H. J. Miller
Livingston
Reed Point
Grey Cliff
Juan Sanches
Horace
Davis
Jenaro Dias
E. Biseno
Joe Jacques
Frank Lewis
Henry Hughson
Boulder Country
W. F. Roberts
Murdered Prospector Henry Hughson Spooled From Independence Cabin
Sheriff Brannin and Harry B Hall recovered evidence of Henry Hughson being murdered on September 12 at his cabin above Independence. The body was tarpaulin wrapped and dragged toward a plateau lake, with tarpaulin fragments and shoe clues found along a half mile trail. They believe the killer buried the body in shale to await spring to drag it to the lake and sink it. The case hinges on thawed snow revealing the burial site.
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Sheriff Brannin
Harry B. Hall
Absarokee
Independence
Boulder
Henry Hughson
Hughson
Brannin
Hall
Twelve New Names Added to Pneumonic Plague on Coast
Los Angeles officials report twelve new pneumonic plague cases over ten days. Victims include twelve Mexicans linked to a funeral on Oct. 19 for Mrs. Lucian A. Samarino. Dr. Pascoe warns of high mortality and quick death, with guards around affected districts and isolation in the general hospital.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lucian A. Samarino
Elmer Rh. Pascoe
General Hospital
London
Guadalupe Samarino
Cecil Roberts Says U S Owns The World In Speech
Chicago dispatch reports Cecil Roberts British war correspondent and Nottingham Journal editor declared the government of the world has passed into America's hands. He warned against haste and predicted a ten year Liberal decline in England while foreseeing a clash between mental and industrial forces in America.
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Chicago
America
Cecil Roberts
Nottingham Journal
England
Roberts
Herbert Asquith
Montana Loses Cinch To Gonzaga Bulldogs
MISSOULA Montana lost a strong lead to Gonzaga as the Bulldogs rallied in the final period. Kelly and Sweet sparked Montana with 70 and 74 yard runs, but Gonzaga answered with a decisive touchdown four minutes before the end and converted both extra points to seal the win.
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Missoula
Mont
University of Montana
Grizzlies
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Kelly
Sweet
Montana
Gonzaga
Landslide Results For Coolidge Across East And West
Early returns show Coolidge with 367 electoral votes and 15 in doubt while Davis has 136 and LaFollette 13. State races highlight Norris and Borah reelected, Dineen and Small win senate and governorships in several states, with notable margins in Minnesota South Dakota Oregon Nevada and Texas. Local Montana race figures favor Erickson and Walsh while key constitutional measures face defeat or narrow margins.
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Coolidge
Davis
LaFollette
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Brookhart
Iowa
Magnus Johnson
Minnesota
Norris
Nebraska
Borah
Idaho
Ma” Ferguson
Texas
Mrs. Ross
Wyoming
Dineen
Illinois
Len Small
Donahey
Ohio
al Smith
Col. Roosevelt
New York
William Allen White
Kansas
South Dakota
Oregon
Nevada
Missouri
Helena
Erickson
Dixon
Walsh
Linderman
Yale And West Point Battle To 7-7 Tie At Yale Bowl
In New Haven the Army and Yale played to a 7-7 draw before 80 000 fans. Pond scored Yale’s first quarter touchdown on a 48 yard run through the Army, while Army late drive powered across Yale’s goal in the final period. Poor ball handling hampered both sides but Yale’s defense kept the final score tied.
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New Haven
Conn
Army Bray
Eli Bark
Yale
West Point
Bill Wood
Army
Pond
Train Explosion Raises Death Toll to Nine in Canada
Nine are dead after a train explosion between Nelson and Grand Forks. H. K. Fawcett of Vancouver dies from injuries, one body identified as Peter J. Campbell of Sand Point Idaho. A Hindu remains unidentified. Police suspects a bomb targeting Peter Veregin, Doukhober colony leader in Saskatchewan, due to opposition to his farming ideas.
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Nelson
B. C
Grand Forks
H. K. Fawcett
Vancouver
Peter J. Campbell
Sand Point
Ida
M. L
Bruce Co
Peter Veregin
Saskatchewan
Oil Lease Trial Now In Hands Of Defense
The government began cross examination of Dr. D F Foster Bain in the federal trial over naval oil leases with Pan American Petroleum and Transport. The defense seeks to show Pan American was the sole bidder for the Pearl Harbor storage exchange and that bids required congressional approval if accepted.
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Los Angeles
Cal
D. F. Foster Bain
Bureau of Mines
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Pan-American Company
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Dr. Bain
Owen J. Roberts
Standard Oil Company
Associated Oil Company
Congress
Bain
Secretary of the Interior
J. J. Cotter
Pan American Company
Pan-American
Butte Man Jailed for Bomb Attack on Home
James McMullen of 1946 Schley avenue posted 500 bonds and was released after a bomb was hurled at the home of Mr and Mrs Peter Godbout on Oct 15 while the couple and their 18 month old adopted child were inside. A charge of attempt to commit murder is pending in South Butte. Neighbors reported the release to the county attorney.
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Butte
Navy
James McMullen
Schley Avenue
Silver Bow
Court of Justice of the Peace Ornsby
South Butte
Peter Godbout
Bourquin
Ambitions of George J. Gould Wrecked the Missouri Pacific
Edwin Gould testified at the Jay Gould estate accounting trial that George J. Gould pressed plans to expand the Missouri Pacific in a railroad war with E. H. Harriman. Harriman allegedly blocked a western extension by seeking a half interest in the Denver and Rio Grande, leading to the Missouri Pacific’s downfall and the estate’s costly financing.
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George J. Gould
New York
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Gould
E. H. Harriman
Missouri Pacific
Edwin Gould
Jay Gould
James A. O'Gorman
Edwin
Harriman
Gould Road
Denver
Goulds
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Col. Bielenberg
Frank Dorkins
Capitol Trust & Savings Bank
Sarah A. Taggert
Nellie B. Richards
Register Life Insurance Co
Lawrence W. Orr
Citizens State Bank
Ben Morris
J. A. Post
John Grauman
Thomas J. Walsh
U.S
Senate
House
Miles Cavanaugh
John A. Mathews
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