Two Die in Blizzard On Blackfeet Reservation
The Cut Bank Pioneer Press reports a blizzard on the Blackfeet reservation claiming the life of Daniel Mitten, with two other boys found frostbitten after fleeing the Cut Bank boarding school. The incident prompted coroner M A O Neil to urge school scrutiny. Mitten was buried at Family and the other boys face severe exposure with possible amputation.
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M. A. O’neil
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Federal Reclamation and Indian Hospital Funding Details
The bill allocates funds for Western reclamation projects and Indian hospitals. Totals include 36 449 000 for reclamation, with specific Indian hospital amounts: Blackfeet 22000 Fort Peck 22000 Crow Agency 14000 Fort on 9000 Tongue River 9000. Reclamation projects list Milk River Montana 34000 and Sun River Montana 238000.
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Long Creation Spoiled Evening for Senator
A prominent public figure, a senator, was the main speaker at a banquet. An eager curtain-raiser speaker belabored his own flow of oratory, leaving reporters anxious about deadlines. The senator finally handed a message to a reporter asking how long they could wait and was given a time.
Prophecy Withdrawn as Senator Extends Speech
A lengthy speech in the upper house continues past the expected limit as a leading senator signals a longer stay. Reporters receive a note saying all prophecies are withdrawn, underscoring the unexpected duration of the address.
Myopia Theory Spurred At Optometry Convention
A convention of the American Academy of Optometry heard a curious defense for calling a near sighted motorist a poor fish. The argument linked myopia to retained fishlike eye divergence and suggested eye muscles strain from correcting this preserves parallel vision rather than causing strain.
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American Academy of Optometry
State electors trip plan halted by new voting law
Montana plans to deliver its four Hoover Curtis electoral votes to Washington in person but a change in law directs ballots to be mailed registered instead. The act replaces electors meeting on the first Wednesday of January, removing the former January second Monday deadline.
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Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
National Capital
Erickson
Mountjoy
Fears Judge Greene May Atrophy in Swivel Chair
The Cut Bank Pioneer Press notes Judge John J. Greene's appointment to the state board of equalization, predicting mixed feelings among supporters. It recalls Bergeson and past tax measures, worries about the capitol's air dulling his mind, and suggests Greene may tire of the post and seek the supreme bench.
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Supreme Bench
Interior Department gets $283 million supply bill
The house appropriations committee sent to Congress a second big supply bill totaling $283,287,963 for federal activities under the interior department. Army and navy pensions alone receive $221,000,000, with $16,267,803 earmarked for Indian affairs and other programs in the measure.
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Interior Department
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