Shenandoah Dirigible Sacrifices and Experimental Air Travel
A critical examination questions the Shenandoah wreck and its 600 foot size, noting 14 lives lost and financial cost to the U.S. government. The piece argues renewed construction may occur despite safety concerns, reflecting on broader risks of experimental flight in an age of rapid innovation. It also touches on social issues linked to air travel and public access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Uncle Sam
Solberg Clothing
Helena State Fair Advances With 35 County Princesses
Helena reports flood of county princesses amid private management as the Midland Empire fair in Billings approaches. A governor ordered probe into alleged track gambling at the fair grounds. the report proved false but amplified publicity. The Montana event grows each year without state help.
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Helena
Montana
Fair Grounds
Fair
Billings
Sixteen Points of Teachers' National Manifesto
From the national headquarters in Chicago the American Federation of Teachers issues a sixteen point program for next year. It calls for a five hour school day, a single salary scale, sabbatical leave with pay, academic freedom, illness pay, pensions after 30 years, capped enrollments, modern schoolhouses, teacher councils, tenure, trial boards, and equal educational opportunities across races, creeds and classes.
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Chicago
American Federation of Teach Chers
American Federation of Labor
The Morgan Firm and the Toll of High Pressure
The Baltimore Sun notes the deaths of Edward R. Stettinius and H. P. Davison from J. P. Morgan & Co. at ages that suggest the intense pace of leadership. It describes Morgan partners as driven by relentless work habits with late hours and constant security in the office.
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Baltimore Sun
Edward R. Stettinius
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
H. P. Davison
East River
Broad
Wall Streets
Wealth and moral costs of great fortunes in Europe and America
The piece questions why mega wealthes like J P Morgan gain loans after trips abroad and why rich men continue work and travel despite wealth. It ponders whether wealth brings joy or a curse, noting fatigue and the unending pursuit of unusual acquisitions.
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Europe
New York
J. P. Morgan
Pac Fife
Jeanne
Big Lake gas well uncorks record flow in Montana
Fleeord Petroleum on the Diamond-Lenthold lease in Big Lake field reports a Pitot test showing 26 565 000 cubic feet of gas daily. The Frontier sand at 3070 feet yielded the gas, with fuller flow expected to extend three miles along the axis of the anticline. Piping to Billings hinted, as gas pressure showers the surroundings and drill crew take extraordinary precautions during continued drilling toward the Dakota sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings Gazette
Montana
Fleeord Petroleum
Big Lake
Lake
Hepp
Billings
Elk Basin
Governor Looks Into Fair Ground Wagering at Montana Fair
Governor J E Erickson ordered an investigation at the State Fair grounds into pari mutuel and other betting methods. County Attorney George Padbury and Sheriff Jim Barnes found no illegal wagering or unlawful machines after reviewing books and records. Court actions were scheduled for the morning on a restraining order related to the state fair association while officials emphasized no interference was necessary.
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J.,e. Erickson
George Padbury
Jim Barnes
Fair Grounds
Padbury
Montana
Attorney’ General
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Fair Association
Attorney General's Office
State Hail Insurance Rates Cut for 1925 Crop
Helena September 5. State hail insurance rates for the 1925 crop average 66 cents per acre based on $10 coverage. The board chair KE Bowman says this 20 percent cut from normal follows a light loss year with total claims of $17,000. Insurance covered 115,532 acres, up from last year due to expanded coverage. Board members include A H Bowman commissioner of agriculture W E Harmon state treasurer P J Anderson Conrad and E K Bowman chairman.
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Helena
KE. K. Bowman
State Board of Hail Insurance
A. H. Bowman
W. E. Harmon
P. J. Anderson
Conrad
E. Kk. Bowman
Victims Of Wrecked Plane Laid To Rest
Four navy officers killed in the Shenandoah disaster were buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne led the ill fated flight. his funeral at Fort Myer was followed by a military procession. Lieutenant Commander Louis Hancock Lieutenant J C Lawrence and Lieutenant E W Sheppard were also interred in Arlington as Secretaries Wilbur and Robison attended along with foreign government representatives.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Zachary Lansdowne
Fort Myer
Arlington
Navy
Coolidge Aims at Voluntary Railway Mergers
President Coolidge voiced support for voluntary railroad consolidations to reset the freight rate structure. He urged Congress to pass enabling legislation making mergers advantageous and noted possible future moves if voluntary efforts fail. He also discussed ship and education plans with White House aides.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
White Court
Watson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Navy Department
Department of Education and Relief
Carbon County Girl Wins Princess Prize
Helena Montana September 9 Miss Ramona Berta princess from Carbon county at the state fair was elected Queen Montana IV and will represent the state at the International Petroleum exposition in Tulsa Oklahoma and the American Legion convention in Omaha. She is the daughter of D M Berta and Mrs Berta, a Red Lodge High School graduate of 1923 now living at home.
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Helena
Ramona Berta
Carbon County
Montana
Tulsa
Okla
American Legion
Omaha
Berta
D. M. Berta
Red Lodge
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Big Timber
Jerome Williams
Sweet Grass County
Advertning Reocerenantive and N_ PRESS, ASSOCIATION
Oif
Rosécate
Scandinavian
The
Montana Power Co
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