Pickard on world court plan and US stance in 1920s debate
Edward W Pickard surveys reactions to a prize winning plan for US cooperation with nations to prevent war. The plan seeks US entry into the permanent court of international justice and limited league participation, with conditions emphasizing moral force, Monroe doctrine safeguards, and gradual international law development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
Dward W. Bok
United States
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hughes
Harding
League of Nations
League
Europe
Senate
Prater Lodge Defends Policy Against Recognition of Russia
In the upper house Prater Lodge opened with a prepared speech defending the administration’s refusal to recognize the Soviet government. He showed documents claiming Moscow seeks to sow disorder in the U S and that the Soviet and Communist International are intertwined. Senator Borah challenged the evidence as insufficient for recognition and Brookhart mocked the administration’s reasoning as highly ridiculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prater Lodge
Russia
Moscow
Communist Internationale
Borah
Lodge
Brookhart
Iowa
Republicans Block Cummins Bid for Senate Chair
Republicans in the Senate won a protracted fight on Wednesday to prevent Cummins from chairing the Interstate Commerce Committee. The clash reflected party tactics and leadership ambitions shaping the chamber’s agenda.
Shipping board to run merchant fleet with Emergency Fleet Corp
Resident Coolidge backs a resolution placing government merchant fleet operations under the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The board pledges cooperation with Leigh C. Palmer, selected as the corporation's new president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Leigh C. Palmer
Williamson County Mine Strike Fallout Sparks State Action
In Williamson County Illinois federal prohibition officers led Ku Klux Klan raids on liquor outlets triggering arrests without sheriff notice. Opponents clashed with the Klan and a rival Knights of the Flaming Circle. sheriff appealed for state troops, sent to Marion amid rising gun ownership.
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Illiamson County
Marion
Klan
Knights of the Flaming Circle
Butler to Clean Up Philadelphia Police Public Safety
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler named director of public safety in Philadelphia and vows closure of saloons disorderly houses and gambling venues. He expects illicit operators to flee to other cities and notes a $100000 offer to ignore enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Smedley D. Butler
Butler
Labor wins vote and MacDonald vows quick government
Ramsay MacDonald declares readiness to form a government and mobilize all good will to settle world conflicts and seek real peace. Rumors say London may demand repayment of the French debt, with potential economic retaliation if France resists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Venizelos Accepts Foreign Minister Post in Greek Cabinet
Venizelos agrees to serve as foreign minister in a Greek cabinet led by George Roussos. He also consents to hold the plebiscite on the form of government in March instead of April, despite ill health.
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Venizelos
George Roussos
United States
Band of Armed Men Seize Hotel Speyer In Germany
An armed group occupied the Speyer hotel in Rhineland Palatinate and killed Herr Heintz the president and three associates. General Dawes and Owen Young in Paris decline to comment but urge continuous daily sessions to resolve the German crisis. Germany's finances show signs of improvement.
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Speyer
Rhineland Palatinate
Herr Heintz
General Dawes
Ower Young
Paris
Germany
President Obregon advances fronts as rebels retreat
Federal troops push on Vera Cruz and Puebla fronts with rebels retiring. Government forces win several engagements while a move on Guadalajara seems likely. Obregon begins payments for munitions from the United States, which imposes an arms embargo pending Mexican government approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obregon
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Lkely
Guadalajara
Mexico
Republicans in House caucus push tax revision over bonus bill
The lower house Republicans ordered the ways and means committee to give the tax revision measure precedence and report by February 11. They also instructed a favorable report on a resolution for a constitutional amendment prohibiting future tax exempt securities.
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Epublicans
Ways and Means
Democrats and Radicals Push Tax Cuts Alternatives to Mellon Plan
House proposals outline larger lower normal tax cuts for small incomes, 33 1 3 percent earned income cut, and a revamped surtax starting at 12 000. radicals seek excess profits tax, undistributed corporate profits tax, higher inheritance tax, gift tax, lower normal rates, and public tax disclosures.
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House
Mellon
I’rent
Treasure State Notes Terse Yet Telling
Montana notes cover a rabbit drive at Scobey, mustering of Company L at Froid with 3 officers and 64 enlisted, a rural route out of Moore starting March 3, and remarks on prohibition enforcement across the state. Also reported are bank expansion by Brotherhood Investment, rising antelope herds near Lewistown, hens killed by a stove explosion at Hardin, Bridger coal mine reopening, Kalispell water mains renewal, Mizpah bridge bond approval, Armington fire losses, a Simms bean crop haul, Billings building plans, and a Cherry Creek ranch fire losses.
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Scobey
Ninth Rifle Company
Montana National Guard
Froid
W. W. McCright
United States Army
C. H. Olson
Polson Kiwanis Club
Brotherhood Investment Company
Cleveland Corporation
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Labor National Bank of Montana
Three Forks
Jack Rowley
Flatwillow
Lewistown
B. F. McCarty
Hardin
Plymouth Rock
Bridger
Kalispell
Custer County
Powder River
Mizpah
Armington
J. C. Brady
R. B. Elliott
Simms
Cherry Creek
Terry
Boys Conference at Bozeman a Success
The fifth annual boys vocational conference at Montana State College Bozeman drew 1015 registrants from six states and one Canadian province. Visitors filled the town, 100 slept in sleeping cars and 150 in the gym. Delegates from multiple regions attended as 300 high schools represented. T C Spaulding spoke on forestry and Dean Stone on journalism. President Atkinson addressed earning a living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Bozeman
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
America
Montana
North Dakota
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Washington
British Columbia
T. C. Spaulding
Missoula
A. L. Stone
The
State University
Atkinson
State College
Montana Wool Production Sets Record in 1923
Montana’s 1923 wool clip topped 17.5 million pounds, up 844 thousand from 1922, with shipments to Dakota points and Chicago Philadelphia and Boston firms. One third to National Wool Warehouse, one third to eastern commission houses, and prices ranging 38 to 52.5 cents in Montana. Montana railroad reports 524 car shipments. Growth outlook for 1924 seen above normal with net prices around 45 cents or more per pound.
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Montana
B. A. Gray
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Butte
Dakota
National Wool Warehouse Company
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Montana Railroad Commission
Gray
Three Montana Almshouses Report No Inmates in 1922
Department of Commerce records show three Montana almshouses had no inmates in 1922. A total of 473 persons were admitted, 341 discharged or transferred, and 90 died, leaving 342 inmates as of December 30, 1922.
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Montana
Department of Commerce
Montana Poultry Wins at Spokane Show
Montana and Wyoming birds swept the Spokane poultry exhibition winning 24 of 85 blue ribbons. Fifty five birds were entered with top awards including Hedrix of Great Falls for White Wyandotte cockerel, Barrick of Hobson for Buff Orpington cockerel, Luke of Wyoming for Rhode Island Reds cockerel, and Hanna of Simms for Rhode Island Reds hen.
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Montana
Wyoming
Rhode Island
H. H. Luke
Ten
Wyo
C. 8. Hanna
Simms
Mont
Montana Leads in Silver Production and Copper Zinc Rank
Montana tops the nation in silver output while also ranking third for copper and zinc. The state’s mineral sector shows strong performance across key metals with silver lead and copper shares highlighted.
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Montana
Market for Rabbit Skins in Glasgow Area
County agricultural agent M. E. Stebbins reports a market for jack rabbit hides. Prices run 40 cents a pound fob railroad station, amid efforts to reduce jack rabbit numbers on farms.
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M. E. Stebbins
Glasgow
Domestication Plan for Montana Grouse Breeding
Forest Supervisor B W Clark orders rangers to salt the nests of six blue grouse pheasants and prairie chickens and ship the birds to Montana State College poultry department. The birds include Canadian pin tailed grouse and will be used in a breeding experiment to see if native grouse can be propagated in captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Clark
Poultry Department of
Montana State College
Zinc Output Pinpoints Silver Bow County Montana
One fifth of the nation’s total zinc production comes from Silver Bow County Montana highlighting its pivotal role in mining activity.
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Silver Bow County
Mont
McCarthy Mountain Sheep Company Formed by Brazier and Selway
William Brazier of Butte and George Selway of Dillon formed the McCarthy Mountain Sheep Company to manage about 50,000 head of sheep on the mountain. Selway bought the mountain flock in exchange for a ranch in California’s Imperial Valley. Brazier is a noted Melrose sheep owner and the Selways are well known in western sheep interests.
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William Brazier
Butte
George Selway
Dillon
McCarthy Mountain Sheep Company
Selway
Imperial Valley
California
Brazier
Melrose
Selways
Montana Farm Size and Irrigation Potential Highlighted
A Montana agriculture booklet notes farms average 608 acres with 198 improved, compares state to Wyoming New Mexico and Dakotas, and argues the homesteading era is past. It outlines irrigable land, water rights, and price ranges for nonirrigated and irrigated farms in guiding buyers.
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Montana
Wyoming
New Mexico
North
South Dakota
State Department of Agriculture
Co. D. Greenfield, Jr
Good Lane
State Irrigation Commission
Labor Surplus Report Shows Needs in Montana Cities
The monthly summary from the Montana division of labor notes a surplus of common labor in larger cities except Butte where 100 men can be used in 30 days for tee harvest. In Missoula woods replacements are being hired daily. Anaconda Copper Mining could likely employ 200 skilled miners immediately.
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Butte
Missoula
State Department of Agriculture
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Meyer Leaves Revenue Service for Lumber Business
Irank E. Meyer resigns from the revenue department after five years of service. He will move to Bellingham, Washington, to work in the lumber trade with his brother. A. P. Engbreston will take over as chief clerk succeeding Meyer, who has served under Collector C. A. Rasmussen since last May.
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Irank E. Meyer
Revenue Department
Bellingham
Wash
Mr. Meyer
C. A. Rasmusson
A. P. Engbreston
Government cadastral survey work in 1923 vast in Montana
About 955 160 acres of federal land were surveyed in 1923 with another 8 000 000 acres of forest reserve to be surveyed. Government cadastral engineers face a heavy task as much of the remaining land lies in rugged western regions where surveying is slow and costly.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Dever
London
C. T. Alrey
New York
Commerce Committee
LaFollette
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Smith
Cummins
Couzens
Bruce
Maryland
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Henry Morgenthau
League of Nation
Greek Refugee Settlement Commission
Greece
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal
Uniou
Kemal
Smyrna
Thrace
States
Canada
Commonwealth
Spokane
State Capital
Treasure State
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