State tax commission urges classified property tax shift
After nearly two years the state tax commission issued its final report to the state board of equalization and the coming legislature. It recommends creating a permanent tax commission and changing general property tax to a classified property tax to increase revenues. The board includes Chas. R. Leonard of Butte William Lindsay of Glendive David Hilger of Lewistown and John Edgerton as secretary.
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Montana Tax Commission Proposed Clerical Reform
A plan calls for a permanent three member tax commission with non political character and supervisory powers. A constitutional amendment would transfer duties from the state board of equalization to the tax commission and place public utility assessments under its supervision. The report warns of revenue losses from a lower mill levy and prohibition law, but argues full value assessment lacks uniformity across counties and property types.
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Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Montana
County Boards of Equalization
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Pioneer Montana editor Tom Baker’s Thanksgiving violin plan
The Avant Courier editor Tom Baker once toured Montana on Thanksgiving night in 1871 playing violin to attract subscribers. He collected eight advance subs at $8 each totaling $64, aided dances and toll collection, and sparked a legendary subscription drive that helped grow early Bozeman circulation. Only three editors from that era remain alive.
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Scanlan of Montana Press Association Marries in Miles City
Joseph D. Scanlan, Montana Press Association president and Miles City Star editor, wed Miss Sarah MacDougall of Ashland Wisconsin. Captain Snelson notes the benediction for Scanlan, a rising Fourth Estate figure, who built a printing and newspaper empire from modest means.
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Scanlan
Sarah MacDougall
Ashland
Wisconsin
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The
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Snelson
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Helena Record-Herald
Benedicts
Missoulian
Lfe
Tax Commission Proposes New Property Classification System
A state supervisory body urges a permanent three member tax commission to overhaul assessment laws. The plan targets uniform taxation, improves collection on mortgages, and assigns utilities to a centralized body. Classes set rates from 7 to 40 percent based on property type and income.
LIEUTENANT LONGEWAY RECEIVES FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE
First Lieutenant Forrest Longeway of Great Falls is decorated with the Croix de Guerre by France for gallantry while piloting a large French bombing plane. He transferred to the American service around October 1 and later joined the 163d air squadron in German territory.
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Great Falls
Longeway
Escadrille
San Diego
163D
Montana Soldier Lloyd Callahan Wins Fame in Tank Victory
Lieut. Lloyd Callahan 23, commander of a tank squadron, led a breakthrough to capture a German battery in battle. He is a nephew of Sam Spencer, a Northern Montana stockman, and spent much time on Spencer ranches near Ulm on the Missouri River. The AP notes his tanks flanked the hill, gun crews surrendered, and his unit mopped up machine gun nests before moving on.
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Lloyd Callahan
Sam Spencer
Montana
Missouri River
Ulm
Callahan
Spencer
Associated Press
Canvass of official returns of Montana election data
The Montana state board of canvassers reports final returns for most votes from November with soldier ballots still to be canvassed. Results include Lanstrum 40,186, Walsh 46,082, Rankin 26,002 for senator. Cooper 50,403, Matthews 47,916 for associate justice. other statewide offices and ballot measures listed with vote totals.
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Hammond
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Lamb
Donlan
von Tobel
Briscoe
Meat Dealers In Trouble In Sulphide Probe
Sixty meat dealers across sections of the state face prosecution after sulphide charges. The attorney general will handle the cases. names of offenders are withheld until arrests are made.
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