Carter Scores Secretary Hitchcock
Senator Carter of Montana assailed Secretary Hitchcock in a Senate debate over a December order barring land patent issuance pending on site examination. He charged the order injures settlers, labels land entrants as grafters, and masks public land law abuses with broad, accusatory terms.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Senate
Carter
Montana
United States
Interior Department
Land Service
Secretary of the Interior
Carter Defends Settlers On Public Lands Before Senate
The speaker appeals for a hearing by the Senate, the president, and the nation to reveal government records as he outlines how homestead and land laws operate. He cites court decisions supporting his resolution and defends the settlers' character and integrity on public lands.
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Senate
Carter
Conditions On The Great Northern Freight Blockade Explained
The Great Northern denies delaying shipments on purpose and explains its blockade order issued January 1 to halt carload freight to western points while continuing to accept less than carload shipments with potential delays. Unprecedented snow in North Dakota is blamed for current freight holdups and efforts will be made to move any freight tied up as conditions permit.
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Butte
Great Northern
W.W. Broughton
Broughton
Western Points
North Dakota
Bill to Repeal Montana Primary Election Law
Senator MaeCone of Dawson county introduces a bill to repeal the 1905 direct vote primary law. The measure would restore general registration and election laws for counties that previously adopted the primary system and take effect upon passage and approval.
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MaeCone
Dawson County
State Senate
Legislative Assembly
State of
Montana
Montana Senator Seeks Land Return To United States
Senator Everett introduces S 8 57 in the Montana senate to deed back to the United States the Dearborn irrigation project lands in northern Lewis and Clark county. The Carey act patent from 1903 is declared invalid for insufficient work, with settlement to follow the land reversion.
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Everett
Senate
United States
Dearborn
Lewis and Clark County
Chouteau County
Legislative Assembly of
State of Montana
State of
Montana
United States of America
United States General Land Office
Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
Sec Root silent on Japanese controversy at White House talks
Secretary Root refused to comment on the Japanese situation linked to the White House conference with the president, cabinet members, and California lawmakers. He denied any published interviews attributed to him and said no official communication from Baron Hayashi had been received. The Navy said there was no plan to boost Pacific naval strength, signaling low priority given to the issue.
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Washington
Root
White House
California
Baron Hayashi
Sao
Ranersvo
Japan
Baron Hayaski
Navy Department
Department
Pacific
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Ill In Washington
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth wife of Representative Longworth of Ohio and daughter of the president is ill at her Washington home with a slight attack of la grippe. The Roosevelts visited and were told her temperature had risen, she contracted a severe cold at a White House reception.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Longworth
Ohio
Roosevelt
White House
Dixon Introduces Bill to Extend Isolated Tract Law
Representative Dixon has introduced a bill in the house to extend the isolated tract law to 640 acre tracts of government land within the checkerboard areas of the Northern Pacific grant in Montana. The bill allows these 640 acre tracts to be sold at auction to the highest bidder through local land offices.
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Washington
Dixon
Pacific Grant
Montana
Western Montana Storm Holds Trains In Snow Bound Grip
Western Montana endures a severe storm with temperatures near zero and high winds. Freight trains halted on the Northern Pacific main line as the Sueur d Alene branch remains impassable. Wrecking crews work on DeBorgia damage under supervision of A Gibson.
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Missoula
Montana
Northern Pacific
Sueur d'Alene
DeBorgia
A. Gibson
Department Plans Free Trees for Semi Arid Regions
The Department of Agriculture will establish nurseries in semi arid regions to furnish farmers and ranchers with trees that are proven to grow well in their districts. The program aims to boost land recovery, lower costs, and encourage widespread planting for the benefit of the western region, as noted by the Great Falls Leader.
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Department of Agriculture
Great Falls
Dixon Ghost Story Tells of Montana Senator Elect
Joseph M. Dixon of Montana who will join the U S Senate in March recounts a ghost tale from his youth. A condemned man at Missoula vowed to tap Dixon’s Washington door at midnight, but Dixon waited three hours due to time zones and the ghost did not appear. Dixon says the incident made him skeptical of spirits yet curious about the afterlife.
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Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
William A. Clark
United States Senate
Minneapolis Tribune
Missoula
Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Washington
Ife
Earth
Senator Haviland proposes Senate Bill No. 7 on emblems misuse
Montana lawmakers consider a bill by State Senator Haviland of Silver Bow county that would criminalize wearing or misusing insignia and badges of veterans and fraternal orders. The act would classify such acts as a misdemeanor with penalties up to 90 days in jail or a $200 fine, or both.
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Haviland
Silver Bow County
Grand Army of the Republic
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
Order of Patrons of Ilusbandry
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
United States of America
Order of the Knights of Pythias
Montana
Oregon to Be Up To Date Battleship
Washington Feb. 2 The battleship Oregon will receive a million dollar modernization from naval repair funds. The overhaul aims to restore combat effectiveness by upgrading to the Indiana standard, including balanced elliptical turrets and improved balance. Alterations will occur at the Puget Sound navy yard.
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Oregon
Washington
Metcalf
Naval
Indiana
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Mason Convicted of Manslaughter in Huff Case
Edward P. Mason was found guilty of manslaughter in the federal court for the killing of Riley L. Huff at Fort Assinniboine last September. Judge Hunt sentenced Mason to the maximum ten years at hard labor in the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
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Helena
Edward P. Mason
Riley L. Huff
Fort Assinniboine
Hunt
Mason
Deer Lodge
Shea’s Second Trial Opens in Chicago Conspiracy Case
The second trial of GC P Shea president of the Teamsters union and other labor leaders begins before Judge Kavanaugh. Prosecutors accuse them of conspiracy linked to the 1905 Teamsters strike. A quicker jury verdict is anticipated compared with the first trial.
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Chicago
GC. P. Shea
Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
Kavanaugh
Lands Withdrawn From Disposal for Lewis and Clark Reserve
United States Commissioner W A Richards withdraws 78 sections totaling 49 920 acres from all disposal under public land laws for the Lewis and Clark forest reserve. Areas west of the Montana meridian are included with numerous sections listed. exceptions apply to lands with valid entries, tiling or record-duty, or unsettled coal withdrawals. Helena Record reports.
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United States
General Land Office
W. A. Richards
Lewis and Clark Forest Reserve
Elusive
Montana Meridian
United States Land Office
Helena
Johnson Buys Hay and Grain for Shelby Livestock
Shelby merchant J A Johnson arrived from Hillings and bought 500 tons of alfalfa and several cars of grain to feed sheep and cattle in Shelby. He expects swift railroad delivery at 18 dollars per ton laid down and will sell at that price until exhausted amid scarce forage and rough winter conditions in the region. M S Darling reported forage shortage from Conrad and local stock movements due to weather, with light losses so far and a gloomier outlook.
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J. A. Johnson
Shelby
Hillings
Mr. Johnson
Bilings
Johnson
M. S. Darling
Conrad
Eton County
Dupuyer
Great Falls
Cattle Losses Forecast in Western Canada Ranges
A. P. Day of Medicine Hat reports Saskatchewan and southern Alberta stockmen face massive cattle die‑offs from deep snow and lack of forage. He estimates as much as 80 percent of cattle may perish before spring, threatening regional ranching income.
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Montana
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
Alberta
A. P. Day
Medicine Hat
Fargo
Forum
Mr. Day
Day
Blizzard Hits Fergus Falls With Severe Winter Storm
A Feb 2 report from Fergus Falls Minnesota notes a sharp temperature drop of 41 degrees and a furious wind. Traffic was suspended and trains from the west ran indefinitely late as the season's worst blizzard to date swept through the area.
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Fergus Falls
Mion
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Choteau, Mont
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