Increased Reward Proposed in Frank Lewis Murder Case
The text notes failed efforts to locate Frank Lewis charged in Henry Hughson’s murder. Sheriff Brannin and Deputy Fallang have searched with limited success. A $75 reward is offered but deemed insufficient to entice volunteers. officials argue a higher, liberal reward could prompt decisive action.
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Frank Lewis
Henry Hughson
Brannin
Deputy Fallang
Lewis
Fallang
Press Meeting at Livingston Tops Montana Gathering
The Montana Press Association held its annual Livingston meeting with a record turnout. Governor Erickson Congressman Leavitt and industry leaders like Howard Elliott VP Williamson and Dean A L Stone attended, as Livingston offered lavish hospitality.
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Livingston
Montana Press Association
Washington
Montana
Erickson
Scott Leavitt
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
United States
Williamson
Associated Press
A. L. Stone
School of Journalism
The
State University
Frank Arnold
Campers Leave Nature a Pigsty Says Roundup Tribune
The Roundup Tribune laments campers who pollute campsites with litter and discarded waste. It notes dirty camps, burned and buried refuse, and streams fouled by tin cans and bottles along Stillwater and Boulder, urging readers to protect nature.
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Roundup Tribune
Nature
Forest Service
Simplifying Our Government by Direct Primaries
An opinion arguing against direct primaries and in favor of simple government reflecting popular will. It claims two elections yearly invite corruption, hurts capable leaders, and contrasts primaries with party conventions as impractical for broad voter reach. Wall Street figures seek fair, straightforward governance rather than favors.
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Wall Street Journal
Wall Street
Hearst
Hylan
Referendum and public duty in politics discussed
A reader denounces the referendum as shirking responsibility and attacks continuous political uncertainty from June to November. The piece contrasts private enterprise’s resilience with politicians who refuse to “pass the buck” and questions the direct primary’s impact on governance and public trust.
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Barabbas
America
Seed Corn Selection Guide for Montana Farmers
An advisory from Montana State College on choosing and drying seed corn. It outlines the June seed selection period September 1 to 10, criteria for selecting mature ears, and a simple twine rack method to air dry seed corn. It also notes saving enough seed for two years and how to obtain bulletins from The Montana Experiment Station and M M Oliphant.
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Sweet Grass
Montana State College
Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
Mont
M. M. Oliphant
Big Timber
Montana
President Plans Return After Labor Day And Talks Trade
President Coolidge wraps up week ten of vacation at White Court SWAMPSCOTT Mass greeting the Pan American congress delegation and signaling readiness to return to Washington after Labor Day He will discuss transportation with Senator Watson of Indiana and reiterates views on tax law publicity repeal board friction and no anthracite shutdown He plans a speech around October 6 at the American Legion convention in Omaha and has no coast trip before the 1926 election.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
White Court
Pan-American Congress of Highways
Watson
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Committee
Shipping Board
Washington
American Legion
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Montan State Elks elect Kalispell leader at annual meeting
Kalispell resident M. Mont gomery was named president of the Montana State Elks Association as a two day gathering began in Kalispell. Officers named include Col. Tom McTague as first vice president and G L Steinbrenner as second vice president with Fred McQueeney as treasurer and R A Gibbon as secretary. The group plans to revise constitution and by laws tomorrow, with banquets and a lakefront picnic on Glacier hotel and Flathead lake scheduled.
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Kalispell
M. Montgomery
Montana State Elks Association
Col
Tom McTague
Deer Lodge
G. L. Steinbrenner
Missoula
Charles Trott
Billings
Fred McQueeney
Butte
R. A. Gibbon
Helena
A. D. Williams
Havre
Enigmatic Enoch Arden Tale Unfolds in New York
Walter J. Fitzpatrick a New York manufacturer and his wife a Belgian born woman face a tragic real life plot. Her first husband Colonel Jack Lecroft reappears and is told to have killed himself after she married Fitzpatrick. The case traces past marriages and amnesia linked to a gas attack.
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New York
Enoch Arden
Walter J. Fitzpatrick
Jack Lecroft
Maine
Lecroft
Fitzpatrick
San Francisco
Colonel Lecroft
England
United States
Auto Accidents Take Smaller Death Toll
Washington reports a decline in automobile fatalities for the four weeks ending August 15, with 368 deaths nationwide. From January 1 to August 15, 2,878 deaths occurred in 52 cities, compared with 2,885 for the similar 1924 period. New Bedford records two deaths year to date, Chicago totals reach 344, Los Angeles up to 189, and San Francisco to 63.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
New Bedford
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Brookhart in Lead in Iowa Count Says Senate Recount
The 78 county recount shows Brookhart ahead 313 647 to 315 626 if contested ballots are adjudged valid. Steck gains 1 178 statewide, narrowing Brookhart's margin to 207 with 8 000 challenged ballots awaiting decision. Also notes the Armstrongs have begun housekeeping after their honeymoon.
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Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel F. Steck
Iowa
Senate
Steck
Brookhart
Lost leather coat between Hart and York ranches
Leather lined coat found on the road between Hart and York ranches last Sunday morning. Finder please notify Harry Hart in Melville. 43-11
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Hart and
York Ranches
Harry Hart
Melville
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