Europe and Russia Hopeful After Dawes Plan Talks
Allied leaders in London report German observations on the Dawes plan are satisfactory with caveats on Ruhr evacuation and railway personnel. France backs Herriot’s stance on war guilt, while Anglo Russian talks yield two treaties on commerce and general matters. MacDonald pushes for Russian deals, opposed by Lloyd George, with labor fears about jobs and prosperity. In Oklahoma, Walton defeats Howard for Senate nomination amid Klan tensions. Pine chosen Republican Senate hopeful.
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Hancellor Marx
London
Europe
MacDonald
Premiler Herriot
Ruhr
Marx
Berlin
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Reparations Commission
Herriot
France
Aite
Foreign Office
David“Lloyd George
Russia
Great Britain
Ponsonby
House
Hughes
America
Balkan Tensions Persist Between Allies and Neighbors
Bulgaria called 3,000 reservists to colors while Yugoslavia and Greece remained at odds across borders. Serbia issued a loud protest as France and Britain work to prevent actual hostilities keeping the region from breaking into war.
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Ulgaria
Yugo Slavia
Greece
Bulgaria
Serbia
Americans round-the-world air squadron hits rough weather
Lieut Erik Nelson completed a Keflavik to Orkneys flight while Lieuts Lowell Smith and Leigh Wade faced dense fogs and engine trouble. Wade crash wrecked during salvage. Smith later finished the leg. The group planned a replacement plane from Pictou Harbor to continue the mission from there. Flights from Hornafjord to Reykjavik were made despite 50 mile per hour winds, with Iceland to Greenland legs possible only if weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merica
Erik Nelson
Orkneys
Hoefn Hornafjord
Iceland
Lowell Smith
Leigh Wade
Smith
Wade
Richmond
Washington
Pictou Harbor
Nova
Greenland
Reykjavik
Labor splits over La Follette Wheeler ticket strategy
Indications show organized labor will not give unanimous support to the La Follette Wheeler ticket, though it remains a major factor in Republican and Democratic planning. Samuel Gompers endorses La Follette as a friend of organized labor and criticizes Davis for alleged unfriendliness to workers.
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Gompers
Labor
William B. Wilson
Secretary of
Federation
Executive Council
Matthew Woll
Charles G. Dawes
Minute Men of the Constitution
Woll
Oklahoma
J. C. Walton
E. B. Howard
Ku Klux Klan
Walton
W. B. Pine
la Foullette-Wheeler
LaFollette
Middle Northwest
Coolidge
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Murder of Rosalie Evans Tied to Mexican Land Fight
Mrs Rosalie Evans an American widow and British ranch owner in Mexico was murdered likely by emissaries of rivals seeking her estate. Mexican authorities report 17 suspects captured and jailed in Puebla. Her sister travels to Mexico to continue the land retention fight as Charles Warren resigns as American ambassador and says relations are readjusted to protect property without offense to Mexico.
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Rosalie Evans
Mexico
American State Department
Obregon
Puebla
Charles B. Warren
Warren
Wilson
Notable Deaths Include Writer Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad eminent writer of sea tales died suddenly at his Bishopbourne home in England. Polish born sailor turned author, he wrote in English and was a leading literary figure of the day. Dr. Robert Grier LeConte of Philadelphia, famed surgeon, died by his own hand at home leaving a note citing financial troubles. He was a former president of the American Surgical Association and served on the advisory medical board for the American Expeditionary Forces during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Conrad
Bishopsbourne
England
Robert Grier LeConte
Philadelphia
American Surgical Association
American Expeditionary Forces
Knights of Columbus convention denounces Klan in New York
About 5000 delegates attended the national Knights of Columbus gathering in New York. The pope sent an apostolic benediction in a letter and Bishop Mahoney of South Dakota condemned the Klan. He criticized both major parties for fearing to offend voters by opposing moves abroad that would strip Catholics of citizenship rights and public emoluments.
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the Knights of Columbus
New York
Mahoney
South Dakota
Ufe
Engineering feat at Mystic Lake to lower water by blasting granite
Montana Power plans a September 1 blasting operation at Mystic Lake near Fromberg to remove 15 feet of solid granite and lower the lake surface 40 feet. A tunnel four by five feet has reached 25 feet below the lake wall, with a DuPont expert guiding the shot and bulkheads in place to tamp the blast with water. The plan aims to raise the lake surface later and alter water levels for power generation.
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Lake
Mystic Lake
Fromberg
Montana Power Company
Italy
DuPont Powders Company
Great Northern Railway
Montana Western Railroad
Pondera County
Great Northern
State Railway Board
L. B. Woods
Helena
Conrad
Farmers’ Association
Belltower
Carter County
E. YW. Brice
Elgin
Silver Bow County
Butte
State Board of Equalization
Anaconda Company
Bozeman
Lawrence Niven
James Smith
Orville Jones
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Carnegie Medal sought for Mack Kemph in drowning tragedy
A request to award the Carnegie hero fund medal will be made for Mack Kemph an 11 year old who lost his life trying to save his playmate Charles Howe 18 after both drowned in a reservoir near Fairview Montana. Howe cried for help and Kemph swam to assist but succumbed to cramps and drowned with Howe.
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Carnegie
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Mack Kemph
Charles Howe
Fairview
Montana
Howe
Mack-Kemph
Bozeman Drug Raid Nets Three Arrests In Drug And Liquor Bust
Sheriff Jim Smith says three men Richard Sims Charley Hamilton and John Robert Smith were arrested Aug 11 after finding habit forming drugs and two gallons of illicit liquor in Bozeman. A gun and a bid to swallow evidence led to quick custody and a flat search for a third member. Sims hid in the garret near the chimney during the raid at 518 North Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Jim Smith
Richard ‘Sims
Charley Hamilton
Butte
John Robert Smith
Great Falls
North Black
Commissioners deny bills of three day agents
County commissioners at Roundup on August 11 disallowed bills from three day agents G T Graham I R Small and Gustav Sjostrom prompting potential mandamus action to force payment. County Attorney Huppe calls the charges just and says disallowance won’t halt prosecutions by prohibition officers.
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Prohibition Enforcement
Board of County Commissioners
Huppe
G. T. Graham
I. R. Small
Gustav Sjostrom
John R. Boarman
Hoppe
Rich Quartz Find At Rimini Mines Spark Hope Of Large Yield
E A Morley of the Red Mountain Hydraulic placer returns to Butte Aug 11 jubilant over a new Rimini property find. A box contains a dozen quartz pieces with coarse gold and a $188000 per ton assay from other samples. The Red Mountain Placers near Rimini, acquired by Morley and partners, shows a highly productive sluice return this season with multiple rich quartz specimens found.
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E. A. Morley
Red Mountain Hydraulic Placer
Butte
Rimini
Red Mountain
Drowned Canton man found in Missouri near Winston bridge
The body of Thomas Thomas of Canton, drowned in the Missouri near the Winston bridge, was found Aug. 9 on a sandbar near the Liffler ranch by Frank Best and Charles Clerk. He had been swimming with friends when an undertow pulled him under the strong current.
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Missouri
Watson
Thomas Thomas
Canton
Winston Bridge
Frank Best
Charles Clerk
Liffler Ranch
Thomas
Double Tracking Near Troy Progress Nearing Finish
Work on double tracking the Great Northern between Troy and Kootenai Falls seven miles east of Troy started five months ago and is close to completion. The long tunnel east of the place is finished and in about a week the laying of ties and rails will end. All camps except Nos. 1 and 5 have been closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Troy
Kootenai Falls
Death sentence appeal filed for Roy Walsh
Roy Walsh formally appealed the death penalty imposed by Judge Lyman H. Bennett in Jefferson County for the June 26 1923 murder of Albert S Johnson a Renova merchant. Walsh remains in the state prison at Deer Lodge after being moved there from Boulder jail as a precaution against further escape. The Montana Supreme Court session opens in Helena with the appeal on file August 8.
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Roy Walsh
Lyman H. Bennett
District Court of
Jefferson County
Albert S. Johnson
Renova
Montana Supreme Court
Helena
Walsh
Deer Lodge
Boulder
Supreme Court
Montana Researchers Tackle Bear Creek Waters and Mines
Professor Cobleigh of Montana State College and state chemistry staff work on a practical method to clear Bear Creek of sump wall washings from Jardine mine. The aim is to reduce mineral impurities while not hindering local industry. Line: new state health plan includes settling tanks and chemical processes for drinking water improvement.
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Cobleigh
Montana State College
Health Department of the State
Bear Creek
Jardine Mine
S. BE. Leard
Livingston
Cobbleigh
State Department of Health
Miles City Plans Municipal Pool in New City Park
A committee led by H. K. Doane and city officials, joined by J. H. Mc Shane, Ben Rivenes, W. P. Flynn, and Vincent O'Connor with American Legion Kilw an is Rotary and Elks representatives, will prepare pool specifications for consideration soon. Funds are expected largely from voluntary subscriptions and donated labor and materials.
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Miles
City Park
Fort Keogh
Miles City
H. K. Doane
J. H. McShane
Ben Rivenes
W. P. Flynn
Vincent O'Connor
American Legion
Kilwanis
Rotary Clubs
The
Elks
Madison County Fair Dates Set At Twin Bridges Meeting
The Madison County Fair will run September 11 through 13. At Twin Bridges a Madison County Fair association meeting set financing plans and officers. Fred Seidensticker was elected president and Jack Jones secretary as county commissioners consider funding options in Virginia City.
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Madison County
Madison County Fair Association
Twin Bridges
Virginia City
Fred Seidensticker
Jack Jones
Montana Farmers See Corn Acreage Doubling Each Year
The text notes a sustained yearly doubling of corn acreage in Montana and suggests farmers who plant little corn should question the trend. It claims answering the question could bring corn to their farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
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H. R. Carson
Balti
Cherbourg
J. R. Emery
Chicago
Edward W. Pickard
Frank Wyman
W. F. Olson
Art Bingham
N. P
Wyman
Ganatin County
N. Gibson
Grass Range
Gibson
Tennessee
Charles McCracken
School OF Mines
M. A. Brannon
University of Montana At
State Board of Education
George W. Craven
Montana State School of Mines At
Craven
Tate
George P. Porter
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