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Choteau Montanan

Location

Choteau, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1924

Page

2

Coolidge Nominated by Republicans as Ford Seems to Back Him

News Review discusses Coolidge's nomination by Republicans and Ford's public stance supporting Coolidge. It covers Michigan primary maneuvers, South Dakota rules for delegates, and political maneuvers of Johnson and McAdoo amid party splits. Also notes Greek kingship change and U S Russian policy scrutiny.

Edward W. Pickard Calvin Coolidge Republican Party Henry Ford Coolidge James W. Helme Michigan Lansing Ford Robert R. Pointer Washington Hiram Johnson Johnsonites Senator King Mr. Coolidge South Dakota William G. McAdoo State Supreme Court Prsident Coolidge George B. Brennan Ilinois McAdoo Dever Chicago Cook County

Montana Notes and Treasure State Tales

A terse Montana miscellany reports a night collision near Great Falls between a car driven by F. A. Meagher and passenger Wilson Gray with a cow, both uninjured. It also cites Native population figures, land values, and wheat output. notes Beaverhead cattle shipments to Los Angeles, prices for fat cattle and steers. Pondera county poultry show success and turkey shipments. Flathead tribe values and land. a Sidney youth named Perry Imes named a West Point cadet. and multiple thefts of groceries in Butte, Harlem turkey shipments, and a record 4500 pounds of turkeys shipped to Chicago and the Twin Cities.

Great Falls Ft. A. Meagher Wilson Gray Pondera County Montana Harlem Express Chicago Twin Cities

Congress Goes Home For Holidays After Little Legislation

Congress has returned home for the holidays after failing to accomplish much. The House did manage to organize after the majority Republicans had given representatives time to regroup.

Representa

Obregon asserts loyalist control as rebels weaken

President Obregon says the military rebels led by Adolfo de la Huerta are trying to mislead the public while the great majority of the army remains loyal. He predicts peace will be restored quickly and pledges reconstruction and progress under his government.

George II Greece Elizabeth Republican Party George Plastiras Glucksburg Legation Romania Coundourius Venizelos Paris Obregon Mexico Mexico City Tampico Puebla San Marcos Apizaco Vera Cruz Associated Press Adolfo de la Huerta

Soviet Offer Sparks U S Refusal to Negotiate

President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes rejected a direct Soviet appeal for talks on recognition. Hughes said no negotiations while the United States would not barter its principles and urged restoration or compensation for confiscated American property.

Nelson Wisconsin Senate Senator Cummins Interstate Commerce Committee House Ways and Means Mellon Green Andrew Massachusetts Secretary of the Treasury Harding Russia Moscow Mr. Hughes Zinoviev Communist International Petrograd Soviet Workers’ Party of America Communist Organization Department of Justice Borah Norris Lodge Foreign Relations Committee Ruthenberg State and Justice Departments Coolidge Hughes Tchitcherin Congress

MacDonald Plans Global Conference After Jan 8 Return

AMSAY MACDONALD aims to form a Labour government after Parliament convenes on January 8 and seeks a worldwide conference to address the European crisis and possibly revise the Versailles treaty. He opposes limited inquiries and wants disarmament with French cooperation despite Soviet outreach.

Amsay MacDonald Labor Party Great Britain John Bradbury Reparations Commission MacDonald France

YORKEY Cancels Chester Concessions in Anatolia Deal

YORKEY has cancelled the Chester concessions for Anatolia development. A syndicate of London bankers with capital of 20,000,000 dollars aims to transfer the concessions to it.

Yorkey Great Chester Anatolia London

European legations threatened as Kabul crisis erupts

In Afghanistan Russian agents inflame locals against English and Italian residents. About 15,000 British and Italian troops stand by at Peshawar to rush to Kabul to protect Europeans from massacre. Several British officers and their wives have been killed.

Afghanistan Peshawar Kabul

Britain France and Spain Agree on Tanger Control Pact

Britain has signed a conversion to place Tanger under an open international port regime. A six year administrator will be French with British and Spanish assistants. An international legislative assembly will include French Spanish British Mohammedans and Jews with veto power over treaties. The sultan will govern the native population.

Britain Frasca Spain Tanger United States International Legislative Assembly

Montana Pioneers On The Last Long Trail

A list of Montana settlers and notable deaths in 19th and early 20th century communities. Recaps include Edgar B. Camp of Billings founder of Laurel, John M. Hixon civil war veteran near Hamilton, William H. Birely yellowstone valley homesteader, Joseph Davis of Gallatin valley, Andrew Blair Chapman near Red Lodge, Henry Ronken Butte resident, Henry L. Sanford Bear Paw country pioneer, Henry Felsman Mission homesteader who died by suicide, and Jeremiah Brayman Musselshell valley veteran buried with honors.

Birely William H. Birely Yellowstone Valley Billings Davis Joseph Davis Plains Gallatin Valley Corvallis Oregon Chapman Andrew Blair Chapman Henry Felsman Mission Flathead Reservation Polson Brayman Jeremiah Brayman Musselshell Valley Old Wage

Wheat Worth Money Says Ridge Postmaster

N H Williams of Ridge near Broadus says he would not accept wheat as a gift for hauling it to market unless paid 2 dollars a bushel. He fed 1000 bushels to hogs and expects to market pork at about 2 dollars per bushel fed. He claims a sow can yield 200 percent more than a yearling steer. Williams plans to move 70 hogs to Belle Fourche, South Dakota, over 75 miles at about 15 miles per day, leading with a wagon of corn. He grinds wheat into sour mash for the pigs.

N. H. Williams Ridge Post Office Broadus Belle Fourche S. D

Sixty-One Bushel Average Powers 1923 Tillage Contest

Prize winners from Montana three district divisions announced by the Montana Development association in Billings. Notable top yield: Charles P. McGuire Highwood 61 bushels per acre, sweepstakes winner. Districts list six top earners with figures and towns across Central Northern and Southern districts.

Montana Development Association Billings Charles P. McGuire Highwood Carl F. Noble Grass Range Roy Wood Hig A. J. Faust Dillon B. T. Deeney Reed Point Coppinger & Joyce Broadview James McTaggart L. C. Sissell Sidney

Renova Slayer Nearing Escape Into Mexico Territory

Roy Walsh, condemned slayer of Al Johnson and Renova merchant, will likely miss Christmas in Boulder jail as the shadow of the rope lingers. Reports say Walsh remains at large two months after his escape, with prospects of fleeing toward the Mexican border south of the Rio Grande under Sheriff Mountjoy's watch.

Roy Walsh al Johnson Jefferson County Boulder Walsh John Mountjoy Rio Grande

GIRL FOUR, SEES BABY BROTHER DROWN THRU ICE

The drowning of George White, two and a half years old, at Conner is reported. His four year old sister had wandered off with him and stood by a thin ice hole when his mother, Mrs. George White, found them. The body was recovered shortly after from the water through the same hole.

George George White Conner

Child Drinks Acid In Rural Accident

The four year old daughter of farmer 4H Swank, east of Field, drank most of a bottle of cabolic acid. Prompt physician intervention likely saved her life, chemists noting she had recently eaten a hearty meal which favored her recovery.

Swank Field

Fire Makes Mine Volcano Near Lambert Rampant Blaze

The Wyatt coal mine, ten miles southwest of Lambert, one of the district's largest, has burned for a week or more. It was not operating this year and the cause is unknown. Reports say the Wratt mine nearby has a 20 foot coal vein. the fire causes substantial loss and flames seem unextinguishable.

Wyatt Lambert Wratt

Livestock in Montana described as in strong condition

The Montana December livestock report says cattle, sheep, and hogs are in above normal condition with ample grass and hay for winter. Range conditions are 60 percent of normal, rains were beneficial, and feeding has been light. Cattle 103 percent of normal, sheep and lambs 104 percent, with 42,000 cattle fattened for market.

George A. Scott Montana Co-operative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service

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