Senator Magnus Johnson Addresses a Good Crowd
Senator Magnus Johnson and J. J. O'Shea of Billings spoke at the court house meeting, praising teamwork between farmers and businessmen. Johnson urged a square deal for farmers, cooperative marketing in Montana, and political action to ensure equal opportunity amid a rising crime wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Johnson
J. J. O'Shea
Billings
Montana Farmers’ Union
Columbus
Court House
W. J. Hannah
President O'Shea
Cort Hotel
al Smith
New York
Johnson
O'Shea
Harlowton
United States
Magnus Johnson
Northwest
Liverpool
America
Minnesota
Montana
Torger Bradley Dies After Fr iday Visit at Wicsland
Torger Bradley a well known Sweet Grass County resident died suddenly last Friday after visiting the Andrew Wicsland soft drink place. An autopsy by Drs D Clat horn and A P O Leary is noted with stomach analysis possibly sent to Helena. Funeral services were held Sunday at Patterson chapel with Rev A A Holbeck. Bradley, 64, a Stavanger Norway native, owned ranch and sheep years ago and later herded sheep. He leaves a sister in Bridger creek and three sisters in Norway. Insurance policy reports vary in amount from two shillings to 810 000 but no definite information was given at the inquest.
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Torger Bradley
Sweet Grass County
Andrew Wicsland
Bradley
Wicsland Place
J. G. McComas
John Krone
Bridger Creek
Norway
Committee Passes On Income Tax Section
Washington report shows the House Ways and Means Committee decided to retain the existing earned income tax regulations after debate and a rejected substitute from the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. The panel warned the revenue loss from alternatives could reach 15 million to 250 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Green
Lord
Budget Bureau
Treasury
Budget Office
White House
Coolidge
Mellon
William Berkin 101, Montana Pioneer, Dies in Butte
Butte Nov 18 William Berkin known as the grand old man of Montana died at home at 101 He outlived presidents since Washington except Taft and Coolidge He was a pioneer transport magnate and longtime Montana Pioneer member His son John Berkin was with him when he died He married Sarah Jane Hill in 1856 and leaves five living children.
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Butte
William Berkin
Montana
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Washington
Taft
Coolidge
John Berkin
Boulder
John
Tom
Flat Willow
Mont
Hattie Kirkpatrick
Denver
Kenneth McKenzie
Anaconda
Sarah Allen
Society of Montana Pioneers
W. A. Clark
Charles A. Broadwater
Sam Pepin
Swansea
Wales
Mountain Chief
Berkin
Park and Main Street
Rialto Theater
Mr. Berkin
Coleorton
Ashby
Leicestershire
England
Sarah Jane Hill
Psalm of Thanks and Praise to the Lord
A devotional passage extols giving thanks to the rock of salvation. It invites praise and joyful singing for life, goodness, and the Lord's wondrous works to humankind, noting his breaking of gates of brass.
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Brase
Well Known Columbus Citizens Indicted in Wool Theft Case
William Witt 45 bank cashier, Thomas Mulvihill 50, and Sir Walter Scott 48, all of Columbus Montana, were indicted by a federal grand jury at Butte on conspiring to steal a shipment of wool valued about 840,000 and reshipped under their names. They were released on $1,000 bonds each after arraignment before U S commissioner Jr Billings. The staged theft occurred in June 1925 with the car seal broken in transit to Northfield Minnesota and detected there. The case moves to U S district judge Charles Pray in Billings next month.
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Billings
William Witt
Columbus
Mont
Thomas Mulvihill
Sir Walter Scott
Liberty
Butte
Chicago
Northfield
Minn
Witt
Mulvihill
Scott
U. S
Jr. Billings
Charles Pray
Man Who Made N P A Railway Dies At Home In Concord NH
CONCORD N H Nov 17 Charles Mellen former president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad died today at his home here Born in Lowell Mass Aug 16 1851 Mellen rose from a cler kship with the Northern New Hampshire to national prominence as head of the Northern Pacific and later led the New Haven through sweeping expansion and near bankruptcy His career linked to J Pierpont Morgan and the era of railroad consolidation and public scrutiny
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Concord
N. H
Charles§. Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Charles Sanger Mellen
J. Pierpont Morgan
Northern Pacific
Mellen
Morgan
New Haven
New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Mellen
New Haven Company
Gram
J. P. Morgan
Lowell
Mass
Northern New Hampshire Railroad
New York
Hartford
Boston Post
New York Central
Wall Street
Motor Inn Gathered for Turkey Dinner and Growth Talks
Members of the Motor Inn organization met at the Grand Hotel on Monday evening for a turkey dinner funded by the company. W. O. Kiracore and Wm. Mulvaney praised Willys-Overland Co. growth and predicted 1928 sales would exceed prior years.
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Motor Inn Organization
Grand Hoteodge Rooms
W. O. Kiracore
Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Overland Co
Wm. Mulvaney
Billings
Willys- Knight and Whippet
Montana
Wyoming
E. H. Ellingson
C. J. Ellingson
H. O. Wheeler
E. L. Kepler
Ben Dodge
Harold Simonson
Allan Dodge
J. W. Davis
F. W. Dodge
Cecil Valamore
Kiracore
Mr. Mulvaney
Motor Inn
Whey
Colorado coal strike erupts in deadly clash with guard
Range of northern Colorado coal towns faced martial law as National Guard moved in after a deadly confrontation at Columbine mine. Five miners killed and many wounded as state police opened fire during dawn battle. governor declared riot conditions and ordered troops to northern Colorado.
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Denver
Colorado
National Guard
Eric
Lafayette
Frederick
Colo
George Kozich
Longmont
Columbine
Weld County
State Guard
W. H. Adams
Boulder
Weld
Paul P. Newton
Columbine Mine
Louis N. Scherf
Scherf
Ben Robinson
Thomas Annear
State Industrial Commission
Gol
Paw News Lon
Sterling B. Lacy
Adams
Great Northern road to extend to Klamath Falls Oregon
Directors of the Great Northern railways approve extending south from Rend Oregon to Klamath Falls to tap timber traffic. A 75 mile joint-use contract with Southern Pacific over Chemult to Klamath Falls awaits Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Construction north of Kend proceeds toward Chemult with completion due March 13, 1928.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Great Northern Railway
Rend
Ore
Klamath Falls
Klamath Timber District
Joseph Chapman
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Shevlon- Hixon
Great Northern
Chemult
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inquiries Continue On Estate Of W A Clark
In Butte Montana letters seek kin of the late senator whose 49 million estate is under distribution. Mrs Samuel Bruce of Vancouver Canada claims Tyrone Ireland birth ties while Alfred Clark of Columbus says he is closely related. Other inquiries come from Ozark County Missouri and St Paul Minnesota. Clerk J F Driscoll responds with the same reply to all.
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Butte
W. A. Clark
Montana
J. F. Driscoll
St. Helena
Mont
Samuel Bruce
Vancouver
St. Paul, Minn
Driscoll
Eight Fatalities During Montana Duck and Deer Hunting Season
Eight deaths marked Montana's duck and deer hunting season with two serious injuries. victims include hunters killed by companions, misidentifications, a drowning, and self-inflicted shots. Notable names and locations span Helena Ennis Great Falls Anaconda Kalispell Hamilton Plains Wallace Idaho and Lupier.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Park County
H. C. Peters
Chateau
Elwood Kurfiss
Ennis
Kenneth Gardner
Eden Rancher
Dry Creek
Great Falls
Joseph J. Kosena
Anaconda
Willow Creek
Frank Balkovitz
East Helena
Lake Helena
Rex Roberts
Hamilton
George Kennedy
Kalispell
Clyde Kinkade
Howard
A. N. Shaw
Lupier
Nick E. Ejimigger
Plains
Williem Fahey
Wallace
Idaho
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