First Two Acquitted Civil Calendar Opens Tomorrow
The long courtroom timetable begins with jurors summoned at 10 a.m. Several defendants failed to appear or were excused, while many in the first docket were sent home. The State of Montana prosecuted Albert Sheridan for forging a note to Ed Pederson. the jury acquitted him. Ellery Hanson faced an assault rap and was found not guilty. Herman Rhoda faces a second degree assault case as civil and criminal dockets proceed with multiple cases continued or reset. Former Texas Governor William P. Hobby assumed full office duties after being twice elected. Ferguson, anti prohibition, had no prior public office before his gubernatorial nomination.
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Court House
Hilge Bilstad
William Hunter
L. E
I. A. Johnson
Parker Jones
Nels T. Peterson
C. A. Couture
N. L. Cornelius
John H. Fischer
H. M. Gore
S. P. Harvey
George C. Huff
M. E. Little
Andrew P. Larson
Ervin Miller
D. H. Marsh
T. T. Olson
J. C. Pickens
R. B E. Phelps
William Yantz
State of
Montana
Albert Sheridan
Ed Pederson
Lelters
J. H. Duffy
Anaconda
H.v. Sandsness
C. H. Shook
David Kinder
Robert Roberts
E. R. Patterson
F. L. Palmer
R. C. Woodburn
Klas F. Erikson
Lars Fotland
E. S. Severance
Matt Michels
Charles Currier
Ellery Hanson
Melville
Donald Campbell
Forsyth
C. W. Campbell
Selters
Barbour
Leo Cremer
Earl Burrison
Henry Schrader
Manchus Thompson
A. H. Arneson
Adolph Tronrud
H. C. Jones
George Stritch
Albert Hoyseth
Thomas Anderson
Herman Rhoda
People
William P. Hobby
Beaumont
Ferguson
Texas
Governor Ferguson Convicted on Ten Impeachment Charges
The Texas senate high court of impeachment sustained ten of twenty one charges against Governor James E Ferguson. The first article for using 5600 state funds for a personal obligation was enough for conviction with a 27 to 4 vote. Other sustains included profits from canyon city funds and temple bank dealings, diversion of funds in 1916, and a remitted bail bond. Next Thursday at noon judgment will be formally pronounced. Conviction implies possible disbarment from future office.
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Canyon City Normal
Temple State Bank
Adjutant General’s
Board of Regents
Wilbur P. Allen
University of Texas Board of Regents
Senate
Livingston Water Case May Be Adjudicated
Livingston Sept 22 The Monidair Trust Co after seizing control of Livingston Water proposes four options to end the dispute. They offer $400000 for the plant and include arbitration under five paths including state utilities commission judge Stark Supreme Court member Bourquin and three city taxpayers.
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Livingston Water
Livingston
Monidair Trust Company
Livingston Water Company
Water Company
the Utilities Commission
A. P. Stark
District Court
Supreme Court of Montana
Pope's Peace Proposal Sees German Approval
Amsterdam reports Germany endorses Pope Benedict XVI peace ideas seeking a practical basis for lasting peace. The German reply emphasizes arbitration to settle disputes, supports proposals aligned with Germany’s vital interests, and agrees future power should rest on moral authority rather than arms.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Benedict
Germany
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers For Urgent Garment Work
More workers are needed at the Red Cross rooms in City Hall to produce hospital garments by mid October. The appeal urges all capable women and country visitors in Big Timber to volunteer any time, with two wardens guiding daily sessions and a call to support soldiers headed to the front.
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Red Cross
Senate and House Reach War Tax Compromise Plan
Conferees in a Sunday session drafted a compromise on excess profit rates and exemptions for the war tax bill. Exemption of charitable and educational contributions from income tax stands as a major step affecting colleges and foundations. Also discussed are beer and whiskey rates, second class mail zone variations, and disputes over the amusement tax.
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Washington
Senate
House
Count von Bernstorff Plot to Influence Congress Unfolds
Washington reports that Congressman Flood and Senator Overman plan inquiries into Count von Bernstorffs dispatches alleging a $50000 effort to sway Congress via a pro German organization. Secretary Lansing says no new details emerged and that no castigation of members is intended.
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Washington
Flood
House Foreign Relations Committee
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Congress
Berlin
Senator Overman
Senate Lobby Committee
Representative Flood
Heflin
Alabama
State Department
House
von Bernstorff
Bernstorff
Rainbow Division reviewed by Baker in Mineola
Secretary of War Newton Baker reviewed the Rainbow Division at Camp Mills Mineola with 27,000 guardsmen from 27 states. General Bliss and Maj Gen Mann observed as the troops marched past under a clear September sky to applause. Baker praised the unit for strength and unity showcasing national enterprise.
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Camp Mills
Mineola
N. Y
Rainbow
Newton - Baker
Baker
Bliss
W. A. Mann
McArthur
Fourth Ohio Infantry
168 Regiment
Third Ohio
Forsythe Family Guests at King Ranch Home
Mr and Mrs George Forsythe and their daughter of Butte are guests at the ranch home of Mr and Mrs JE King.
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George Forsythe
Butte
JE. King
Railway Commission Denies Coal Freight Rate Increase
The Montana railway commission refused railways’ request to raise coal freight rates by 15 cents per ton. It ruled the increase unwarranted and urged an investigation to explore lowering current rates.
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Helena
Montana
State Railway Commission
Livingston Man Charged in Statutory Incident Case
Ole Mauritson, 40, a Northern Pacific carpenter, is jailed in Park County charged with a reported incident involving his 15 year old daughter Ingar. He was arrested yesterday after a warrant was issued on complaint by neighbors. Statewide attention to Livingston arrests for statutory offenses has risen, with park county records showing only two such cases in 20 years.
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Livingston
Ole Mauritson
Ingar
Mauritson
Maurition
Northern Pacific
Park County
Incest and Rape Cases Reported in Period Text
The article notes period crimes including James Cole of Cooke City charged with incest involving his 19 year old daughter Loris Cole. Jack King from New York is jailed on a rape charge involving a young girl. William Walraven was arrested for rape by his sister‑in‑law Delta Steely, but the case was dismissed after she left the country.
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Mauritson
James Cole
Cooke City
Loris Cole
Jack King
New York
William Walraven
Delta Steely
Walraven
Size of Camp Lewis Will be Increased
Orders to expand Camp Lewis and renovate buildings were issued to Major David L. Stone. About 100 new structures including 25 to 30 barracks will be built with some barracks converted to sleeping quarters. Work will take two months and accommodations will be prepared for a regiment of colored soldiers and a trench mortar battery.
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Tacoma
Camp Lewis
David L. Stone
American Lake Cantonment
Well Known Montana Banker Identified Here
A. H. Arneson Oscar Nepstad L. R. Peck J. E. Roecher and A. C. Johnson vice president and manager of the American National Bank of Helena with F. W. McClercy of Billings and other Helena merchants bought S. G. Hawks stake in the Commercial Bank and Trust Company. No officers or management changes. Johnson moves to Hawks’ director seat. Johnson long connected with Helena bank since 1890 and widely involved in Montana banking.
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A. H. Arneson
Oscar Nepstad
L. R. Peck
J. E. Roecher
A. C. Johnson
American National Bank of
Helena
F. W. McClercy
Billings
S. G. Hawks
Commercial Bank and Trust Company
Montana
Bad Lapse of Memory Added to Other Ills
Butte Montana September 21 The car penters union says a Labor Department letter shows Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin received four in person interviews and at least three phone talks with Secretary Wilson regarding the Butte miners strike. Rankin had claimed she could not obtain an audience.
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Butte
Mont
Carpenters’ Union
United States Department of Labor
Jeannette Rankin
W. B. Wilson
Montana
Miss Rankin
Secretary of Labor
Senator Clark Sees End to Butte Labor Troubles
Missoula reports former U S senator and mine owner W A Clark says labor strife in Butte is ending and workers are returning to work. He notes affairs in Butte and Anaconda appear settled and avoids discussing broader government control of copper mines.
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Missoula
Butte
W. A. Clark
United States
Montana
Milionaire
Anaconda
Jeannette
Mr. Clark
Senator Clark
No Extra Call Made As Draft Board Sees All Physically Fit Recruits
Sweet Grass county draft board reported a second batch of 28 examined men with no physical defects. Several listed as called will proceed to Camp Lewis, while others were absent for valid reasons or already enlisted elsewhere. Names span Big Timber Reed Point Grey Cliff and nearby towns with multiple confirmed draftees and substitutes planned.
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Sweet Grass County
Lyons
D. Claiborn
Cameron
Camp Lewis
Thomas H. Elliott
Minneapolis
Harry S. Harris
Indiana
Jacob Johnson
Wisconsin Cavalry
Colondo Piastioessi
Grey Cliff
Andreas Haukland
Gary Eugene Barnett
Nels Tobias Peterson
Big Timber
Reupert Neumayer
Patrick Connolly
Peder J. Haug
Lewis Rapstad
Louis Plaggemeyer
Lawrence Roy Hotzel
Gust Haug
Lars J. Aniskea
Merrett Lionel Webb
Irving J. Jondro
Elmer Martin Arneson
Ole Hetland
George Danner
Reed Point
Howard Raymond Raush
Hallie Hebert Orris
John Milton Schuyler
Floyd J. Ferguson
William McFarlane
Greg Cliff
Magnus Stone
Adolph Myrstal
Arthur P. Taylor
McLeod
Robert Brooks
Charles
House Creates Committee on Woman Suffrage
The House ordered a suffrage committee by a 181 to 107 vote. Ways and Means will select its members to handle all suffrage bills, aiming for an early push on the Susan B. Anthony amendment at the next session.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Judiciary Committee
Representative Saylor
Colorado
Miss Rankin
Montana
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Austin, Tex
Senate High Court
James E. Ferguson
George M. Bourquin
United States Court
District of Montana
City of
American Congress
Big Rainbow
Railway Commission
Webb
White House
Representative Pou
Mr. Pou
Wilson
Suffrage Committee
Woman’s Party Committee
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