Fire destroys Drake Drug Store and post office in Conrad
Early morning blaze in Conrad at 1 o clock gut the Drake Drug store and the post office, burning both to the ground and causing total loss of buildings and contents. Strecker Hardware suffered heavy damage as firemen fought flames while residents in town faced a dense smokeout. Drake family away in Great Falls. Mr. Drake returned by auto after being notified.
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Conrad
Drake Drug Store
Strecker Hardware
Drake
Mr. Drake and Son
Great Falls
Overdraft Blues in Tax Time War Economy
A London bank receives a customer letter lamenting tax burdens and government controls. The writer claims income taxes, war taxes, and charity drives squeeze his business, leaving him drained yet clinging to life to see what happens next.
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London
Red Cross
Blue Cross
St. Dunstan's
Children’s Home
Salvation Army
Black Cross
Double Cross
Pendroy News Notes Reflect Local Hunting and Travel
Hunting parties return and others remain in the field. Bus Collins moves onto the James Collins ranch in Blackleaf country. Sid Campbell seen in transit from the mountains while questions arise about John Sabados. Local residents and visiting pairs are noted across Pendroy and surrounding ranches with multiple trips and visits.
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Harry Collins
Glen Morris
Lester Simpson
John Patten
George Mckee
F. Sprinkle
Bus Collins
J. J. Weiser
Wm. Gowen
James Collins
Blackleaf Country
Sid Campbell
John Sabados
Pendray
Earle
Lloyd Weiser
Taxidermy prices listed for elk heads birds
Elk heads mounted priced at 15 dollars and birds range from 2 to 5 dollars. Seller Jules Moret provides contact at Box 51 Chateau. Location cited as one mile west of Petroleum Exchange deep test well. Advertisement appears in 16-4t-pd edition.
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Jules Moret
Chateau
Petroleum Ex. Co
Officials survey strike as Uncle Sam eyes intervention
The Harding administration and federal agencies began a Monday survey of the railroad strike threat. Postmaster General Hays pledged the mails would be moved, while officials weighed action to avert a paralysis of transportation. Army trucks were readied for use if needed and Congress debated anti strike measures.
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Washington
Harding
Secret Service
Publi
Railroad Lador Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
T Hayvs
Mr. Mays
Whitehouse
Railroad Union
Hays
Post Office
Corps
War Department
Poindexter
Republican
Congress
57000 Trucks Ready For Strike In New York
Health Commissioner Copeland announced Monday that a fleet of 57000 motor trucks will be mobilized to bring New York its daily quota of 1500 carloads of foodstuffs if a prolonged railroad strike occurs.
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New York
Copeland
Governor Wood Urges Reform of Philippine Courts
Gov. Gen. Wood in his first message decries slow justice and underpaid judges in the Philippines and calls for more judges. He says recommendations are general and will be followed by subject specific messages. He blames insular credit problems on mismanagement of the Philippine National Bank, with fault shared by Filipinos and Americans who appointed inexperienced officials.
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Manila
Philippines
Gen. Wood
Philippine National Bank
Niece of Mme Curie Found Dead in Chicago Office
Coroner Peter Hoffman ruled on Monday that Helen Dluska, niece of Madame Curie and daughter of Dr. Casimir Muska, Polish delegate to the Paris peace conference, was asphyxiated accidentally after being found dead in a Chicago Polish newspaper office on Sunday.
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Mme, Curie
Chicago
Peter Hoffman
Helen Dluska
Mme. Curie
Casimir Muska
Crow Appoints Crow to Succeed Knox in Senate
Governor Sproul on Monday announced the appointment of State Senator William Crow of Union Iowa to the United States Senate to succeed the late Philander C. Knox.
Gold Imports Rise with Notable New York Total
Monday reports show gold imports reaching 6.2 million dollars with 850 thousand from Egypt for foodstuffs, 1.41 million from France, and 4 million from England. These figures reflect a strong international inflow centered on Britain and Egypt trade.
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New York
France
England
Labor guards warn unions amid rail strike pressure
Chicago report says the United States railroad labor board summoned the country’s five major unions and railroads to appear on October 26. The board warned against striking before a decision is issued and asserted jurisdiction over wage and working conditions disputes likely to disrupt commerce. Both sides were told to maintain status quo.
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Chicago
United States
Washington
Shrine To Care For Crippled Children Pledge Touts $10 Million
Ernest A. Cutts of Savannah Georgia imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine told Shriners in this city Thursday night the organization pledges to spend 10 000 044 for the care and cure of crippled children regardless of color creed or sex He said 400 000 crippled children are in the Shrine jurisdiction and the program includes hospital construction in several regions already St Louis has one and others are planned for Shreveport Ia Montreal St Paul Minn San Francisco Portland Ore and a Pennsylvania location
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Tittsburg
Ernest A. Cutts
Savannah
Mystic Shrine
Cutts
St. Louis
Shreveport
Montreal
St. Paul
Army officer shot by guide at Camp Lewis death investigated
A group of officers from the Tenth Field Artillery at Camp Lewis will investigate the death of Maj. Francis J. Danigan 29 who was shot after being mistaken for a deer in the forest about 70 miles from Tacoma. Danigan a Sacramento native and 1916 West Point graduate served in France with the Ninety first division.
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Tacoma
Tenth Field Artillery
Camp Lewis
Francis J. Danigan
Danigan
Sacramento
West Point
France
Ninetieth
Packers Prepare for Possible Railroad Strike
Chicago packers Friday began storing fresh meats for emergency use in event of a railroad strike. Preparations are being made to stock strategic distributing centers to the maximum.
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Chicago Packers
To Resume Relations With Germany
The formal terms of ratification for the Germany and Austria peace treaties have been sent to Berlin and Vienna. Once exchanges are completed, diplomatic machinery will be set up and full relations resumed, and American troops will begin moving out of Germany immediately after ratifications.
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Germany
Washington
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
Brumfield sentenced to death by Oregon court
Roseburg reports Dr. R M Brumfield condemned to hang after a midnight verdict in a wreck case. Jury found him guilty of causing Dennis Russell's headless death. Brumfield professed innocence while his wife collapsed in court. Nearly 1,500 witnesses testified in the trial.
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Roseburg
R M. Brumfield
Dennis Russell
Brumfield
TV Am
Tf TI
Bomb Found Maker Sought in Herrick Attack
Paris experts studying hundreds of letters to Ambassador Myron Herrick locate one likely to identify the bomb maker. The missive written in French mentions Sneen and Vanzetti and threats to kill by scientific means. Bomb fragments show British make and reversible design. Authorities prepare for any Communist demonstration with ample security.
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Paris
Myron T. Herrick
Mr. Herrick
Sneen and Vanzetti
City Laboratory
Miners Ordered Back to Work in Kansas
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers sent a letter to Kansas miners urging immediate resumption of work after idle months. He condemned perceived false leaders and warned of upcoming wage negotiations affecting the U S coal industry, pledging legal challenge to the Kansas industrial court law.
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Indianapolis
Kansas
Alexander Howit
Kansas Industrial Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Lewis
United States
International Union
Murder Trial Set In Chicago For Ghureh Confessed Slayer
The trial of 18 year old Harvey W. Ghureh for the slayings of Bernard J. Daugherty and Carl Ausmus, automobile salesmen, is set for November 28. The defense sought December delaying Christmas sentiment might affect fairness, but the state opposed.
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Chicago
Harvey W. Ghureh
Bernard J. Daugherty
Carl Ausmus
Christmans
Wounded in Belfast Street Fight Injures Two
Two persons were wounded in a street firing in the Stanhope street area on Thursday. The incident occurred in Belfast as authorities investigated possible motives and injuries.
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Belfast
Stanhope Street
American ambassador's Paris residence bombed
A bomb exploded in Myron T. Herrick's Paris home injuring his valet and wrecking the room. Herrick arrived minutes after the blast as threatening letters linked to recent murder convictions in Massachusetts were received. He then moved to the Crillon with General Pershing while Paris detectives traced the attack.
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Harding
Cal
William Boyce Thompson
Germany
Colonel Tompson
Europe
Russia
Verensky
American Red Cross
Ihe
Virginia City
Mont
Gertude Hickman
Helena
Yonkers
Paris
Myron T. Herrick
Ambassador Herrick
Massachusetts
Crillon
General Pershing
Threats to tear down flag at American Embassy in Paris
In Paris threats to destroy the American flag at the U.S. embassy are contained in 300 to 400 protest letters received in the last days over the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Radical Italian demonstrations, a planned mass meeting, and a suspected front of the embassy protest are reported, with police and government precautions in place. A pamphlet attacking U.S. justice circulated in Paris and delivered to the embassy.
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Paris
United States
Nichola Sacco
Barolomeo Vanzetti
Frederick A. Parmentar
Raintree Mass
Italy
Court Enjoins Dakota Bank in Jamestown N D
State controlled Bank of North Dakota ordered by Judge J A Coffey to stop receiving deposits of public or private funds under a temporary injunction served on the governor. Hearing on a permanent order set for November 3 after taxpayers petitioned. Officials argued state bonds totaling 6100000 would be sold to support farm loans and programs.
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Jamestown
N. D
Bank of North
Papers Missing In Bergdell Case
The Bergdell investigation box and private papers from Rep. Johnson of Kentucky were found on the fifth floor of the house office building broken open with documents missing. An employee reported the box covered with rubbish in an unoccupied storage room. Johnson stated no Bergdoll documents remained after examination.
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Washington
Rep. Johnson
Kentucky
Johnson
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Connor's Hall
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Sec’y
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Bert Christie
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Wwe
Henry D. Robison
Jas. T. Robison
Teton County Abstract CO
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Choteau
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E. J. Crary
McDonald Block
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