Johnson Challenges Delegations in Republican Primary Push
Senator Hiram Johnson of California vows to fight state by state against hand picked delegations and to let party members express preference in primaries. He targets Illinois Indiana Michigan Nebraska and New Jersey as key battlefronts, insisting all candidates submit to voters.
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California
Coolidge
Washington
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James E. Watson
Hiram
National
Chicago
J. A. H. Hopkins
New York
Omaha
Ford
Detroit
McAdoo Leads South Dakota Delegates Amid Split Democratic Vote
William G. McAdoo faced Ford supporters in South Dakota county conventions. He appears to have won the state by at least two to one, while Republicans are divided between Coolidge and Hiram Johnson. Farmer-Labor conventions mostly sent un instructed delegations.
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South Dakota
Ford
McAdoo
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
Stresemann government falls after Reichstag reopens
R. Stresemann and his cabinet collapsed soon after the Reichstag reassembled. The chancellor delivered a lengthy pessimistic speech, ending with a decisive note as expected.
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R. Stresemann
Reichstag
Poincare Yields to British View on German Crown Prince Return
The Anglo French entente endures as Poincare agrees no threats or ultimatums to Germany over the former crown prince and Allied control. Berlin is warned the Kaiser must not return, while military control and aeronautic supervision resume without delay. The French press criticizes the surrender, but Poincare gains a diplomatic win ahead of Britain's elections.
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Germany
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Berlin
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Coolidge backs Mellon tax cuts amid surplus warnings
President Coolidge has decided to support Secretary Mellon's tax reduction programs boldly and unreservedly as revenue surplus grows. The move reflects Republican leaders fears of disaster if reform stalls and signals a decisive government response.
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Walton is Removed as Oklahoma Governor by Senate Vote
J C Walton former Oklahoma governor was found guilty on eleven of sixteen impeachment charges and convicted of corruption in office moral turpitude neglect of duty and incompetence. The senate vote was forty one to zero with one absent. Six charges were dismissed and Walton withdrew his defense requesting an appeal to the U S Supreme Court. A grand jury in Oklahoma City indicted him on criminal offenses.
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Oklahoma
Senate
Walton
Supreme Court of the United States
Oklamaha City
Arctic explorer Cook sentenced for mail fraud in Texas
R Frederick A Cook, once famed for a disputed North Pole claim and later oil stock trader, was found guilty by Judge KilLits in Fort Worth of mail misuse linked to the Petroleum Producers association. He received fourteen years nine months and a $12,000 fine. Nineteen co defendants were also convicted. The judge urged his public shaming as a warning to stock sellers.
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North Pole
Kil Hts
Forth Worth
Tex
Petroleum Producers’ Association
Killits
Cook
German relief talk disputed by Hoover amid postwar issues
Secretary Hoover says no relief plan for hungry Germans is under consideration though some discuss it with the President. He cites distribution breakdown and unemployment as causes of suffering while noting Germany remains strong in business, agriculture, and trade.
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Germany
General Allen
Committee For Relief
American Friends Service Committee
Protest filed over alleged murder of Coreans in Tokyo quake
Friends of Coren in America filed with Secretary Hughes a formal protest alleging 500 Coreans were killed in the Tokyo and Yokohama earthquake and fire. Dr. Floyd W. Thompkins, president of the society, said an eyewitness saw 250 Coreans bound and burned alive on an old junk. The action notes no clear remedy for Secretary Hughes.
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America
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Floyd W. Thompkins
Society
Italy Receives Allied Monarchs and Leaders in Grand Ceremony
ING Alfonso Queen Victoria and Dictator Primo Rivera of Spain visited Italy last week and were welcomed by King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Mussolini. A military alliance between Italy and Spain was said to be signed to balance the France and Yugoslavia pact.
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Spain
Italy
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Mussolini
France
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Fergus County Petition Sparks Creation of Petroleum County
Fergus county commissioners ruled the petition to create Petroleum County from part of eastern Fergus sufficient and set a special election for 90 to 120 days hence likely in early March. Local rail and telegraph updates, cattle trade, mail routes and public safety news follow in brief summaries.
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Petroleum County
Fergus
Nail in Brain Kills 13-Year-Old in Great Falls
Robert Isaacson, a 13-year-old student, died after a nail fired from a .22 cartridge exploded while he was extracting powder in his yard. Initial belief blamed the dog for the eye wound, but autopsy showed the nail embedded in his brain.
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Robert Isaacson
Great Falls
Simpson Embezzler Sentenced in Federal Court
John D. Sykes Jr formerly known as Dave Simpson and living in Sun River canyon for two years was sentenced to one to three years in the Atlanta federal prison for embezzling 24000 from Citizens Bank of Elizabeth City North Carolina. He admitted his identity when arrested and blamed a woman he had been living with.
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John D. Sykes, Jr
Citizens Bank
Elizabeth City
N. C
Montana
Sun River Canyon
Dave Simpson
Atlanta
North Carolina
Sykes
Billings High School Claims State Football Title
Weather ideal for Thanksgiving football drew 7 000 fans to Clark Field in Butte as Billings Orange and Black defeated Anaconda 30 to 6 to claim the state scholastic championship. The crowd, largest in state football history, saw Billings dominate with a strong defense and balanced attack singling out Anaconda’s passing offense.
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Clark
Butte
Anaconda
Hematite Deposits Found West of Stanford
United States Interior Department bulletin reports rich hematite ore in the Little Belt mountains west of Stanford. Each ore unit exceeds 1,000,000 tons with surface width up to 50 feet and depths reaching 125 feet. Analyses show iron purity from 34.88 to 67.00 percent with minimal impurities and little or no sulfur noted.
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Little Belt
Stanford
United States Department of the Interior
New County Election Set for Proposed Petroleum County
Ter gus county commissioners issue a proclamation for a special election on February 23 to create Petroleum county from part of current lands. The proposed county would cover about 1 260 square miles with valuation above four million dollars, centered near Winnett along the Musselshell river boundary. The described territory spans west and north lines, with Musselshell river as the eastern boundary, forming a compact region with no objections to its shape.
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Petroleum County
Winnett
Musselshell
Valentine
Musselshell County
Simms Woman Champ Turkey Raiser
Mrs. George LaRue of Simms, a pioneer ranch woman, raises 90 large turkeys from three hens. She has sold $190 worth of birds and still has many left for Christmas sales, showcasing her strong turkey-raising skills.
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Simms
George LaRue
Turkeys Boost Pondera County Output Exceeds 16 000
Pondera County raised over 16 000 turkeys this year, well above 3 000 in 1922. Conrad shipped 42 000 pounds of birds to Chicago, one carload valued at 12 000 dollars. Sixty five percent graded No 1 with 88 cents per pound, three cents above Montana turkey prices.
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Pondera County
Conrad
Chicago
Montana
Butte Bride Married After Montanan Murder Case
In Montana a woman named Iva Danner, 22, wed James Troglia of Three Forks while her husband Seth Or rin Danner awaits execution for a brutal murder. The case highlights one of the state’s most notorious crimes.
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Seth Orrin Danner
Montana
Iva Danner
Butte
James Troglia
Three Forks
Hail Insurance Sees Record Losses in 1923 Report
Montana hail insurance department reports 1923 saw higher losses than 1922 with 141 more insured farmers and 3000 more acres covered. Wheat remained most insured as 42 percent of insured filed loss claims. Premiums dropped from 10 to 7.50 per acre despite larger total risk. A July hail storm caused major damage across multiple counties.
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Montana
Three Forks
Ringling
Harlowton
Ryegate
Roundup
Forsyth
Miles City
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