Tax Bill Clears Congress Amid Strong Bipartisan Support
Edward W. Pickard notes the tax reduction conference report passes both houses by wide margins and awaits President Coolidge signature. Treasury advisors deem the plan an improvement. debates focus on deficits, surpluses, and minor tax shifts. Immigrant policy and Japanese exclusion also prompt international protests and political shifts in Japan.
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Senate
House
Coolidge
Treasury Department
Mellon
Brookhart
Frazier
Norris
Johnson
Minnesota
Ernst
Kentucky
Moses
New Hampshire
Fenn
Conn
Tilson
Merrit
Mrs
N. Y
Wainwright
McFanden
Philips
Hill
Moores
Ind
Green
Actuary
The
Treasury
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Veterans’ Bureau
Japan
Hanthara
Hughes
Postal Salary Increase Bill Passes Senate
Senators Borah Fess and Willis cast the only negative votes as the postal salary rise moved to the house. The plan boosts 300,000 postal workers average $200 yearly, about 60 million total, with revised scales for clerks carriers special clerks substitutes watchmen laborers messengers marine carriers and railway mail staff plus rural delivery allowances.
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Enators
Borah
Fess and Wills
Senate
House
Navy Bill Advances Eight Scout Cruisers and River Gunboats
The house approved a bill authorizing eight scout cruisers and six river gunboats plus upgrades to six battleships at an estimated total of 111 million dollars. Elevation of guns on thirteen battleships was refused for treaty violation concerns.
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House
Ford Bid Faces Heated Senate Debates Over Muscle Shoals Plan
Advocates press Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals bid to the Senate floor after a committee split. Norris Bill for government ownership blends as a substitute, with Heflin Harrison Underwood supporting Ford and Norris backed by Magnus Johnson and Jim Reed. Ralston abstains.
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Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Heflin
Pat Harrison
Underwood
Ford
Norris
Magnus Johnson
Jim Reed
Ralston
Presbyterian Assembly Backs War Outlaw Pledge
The Presbyterian general assembly in Grand Rapids adopted a strong war outlawing resolution and rejected amendments pledging loyalty to the effort. The Methodist conference in Springfield considered related actions but details are incomplete.
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Oth
Presbyterian General Assembly
Grand Rapids
Mich
Methodist General Conference
Springfield
Mass
Third party threat in U S politics looms over conventions
BNATOR LA FOLLETTE warns Republicans and Democrats he may head a third party ticket if the major parties fail to purge themselves of influence. He notes communist efforts to control the farmer labor progressive convention in St Paul on June 17. He urges progressives to avoid coalitions with communists. McAdoo forces edge toward Carter Glass as second choice with House Baruch and Chadbourne backing. James D. Phelan set to place McAdoo’s nomination, seen as offset to Ku Klux Klan rumors.
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LA Follette
Ekern
Wisconsin
St Paul
al Smith
McAdoo
Carter Glass
Virginia
Smith
Glass
Woodrow Wilson
Ku Klux Klan
Phelan
Pacific Coast
Marx Reappointed to Form German Government After Resignations
After the resignation of Marx of Germany 4 and his cabinet, President Ebert asked Herr Hergt to form a government only if he supported the Dawes plan. he refused, Marx was asked again and accepted. The Reichstag opening session was marred by Communist and Nationalist onlookers trading jibes, with Ludendorff singled out.
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Ca Beep Bor Marx
Germany
Ebert
Herr Hergt
Dawes
Marx
Ludendorff
Memorial Day Observed With Ceremonies Across the Nation
Memorial Day was celebrated Friday with solemn ceremonies and acts of remembrance. Businesses paused nationwide as people honored those who sacrificed their lives for their country.
Montana Stars to Tryouts For Olympic Team
Three state college track stars may join a Boston final Olympic trial, funded by Bozeman businessmen and college supporters. Captain Ed Bunney, Ted Cogswell, and Lester Bachman won Rocky Mountain Conference events, with Bachman holding Montana's two mile record.
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Montana
Bozeman
Boston
Ed Bunney
Belfry
Ted Cogswell
Missoula
Lester Bachman
Bachman
Butte
Dickason
Vancouver
Lolo Forest
Charles Td, Simpson
Lolo National Forest
Washington
Mr. Simpson
E. B. Merritt
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Uncle Sam
Fort Peck Agency
Poplar
Inna
Fort Peck
Brush
Lincoln
Gertrude Caldwell
Livingston
Northern Pacific Railway
Don L. Caldwell
Obituary highlights of Montana frontiers figures
Notices report the deaths of McGinnis a 95 year old Butte pioneer in gold fields. Louisa Dobbins of Keystone with ties to Bitter Root valley. John H. Duffy Anaconda lawyer age 65. Phil C. Gill pioneer Butte businessman who died in Los Angeles at 58.
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Gillis
Phil C. Gil
Butte
Los Angeles
Quotations of Interest to Montanans Week Ending June 7
Montana market snapshot with grain prices and livestock quotes from Minneapolis and Chicago stations. Wheat ranges, corn and flax values, cattle tops and averages, sheep bids, and New York metals prices including silver copper and lead.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Chicago
Livingston
New York
Officials to Chart Streams for Fish Planting
Rangers in the Jefferson National Forest collect data to identify streams suitable for fish planting and improvements needed for normal growth. Initiated by the Montana Sportsmen's Association, local clubs will assist. Instruments sent to rangers in Highwood Little Belt Castle Big Snowys and Little Rockies by forest supervisor W B Willey.
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Jefferson National Forest
Montana Sportsmen's Association
Rangers
Highwood
Little Belt
Castle
Big Snowys
Little Rockies Mountains
W. B. Willey
Two Boys Survive 72 Hours Lost in Montana Wilderness
Two seven and nine year old boys disappeared from home near Wilder and wandered through Fergus county wilderness for about three days. Local ranches joined a large search spanning rugged ravines and rough terrain. The pair were found near Little Crooked store unharmed, after traveling nearly 40 miles, amid wolves and coyotes, a feat viewed as miraculous.
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Missouri
J. H. Bauskey
Wilder
Roy
Fergus County
Bobbed-Haired Whisky Runner Nabbed After Chase
A 24 year old woman rode in the front seat of a Ford car carrying 21 gallon jugs of moonshine while federal officers pursued from near Greyson Springs to the outskirts of Butte. The car was seized by Agent Spear who released the prisoner after she refused to name herself.
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Greyson Springs
Butte
Spear
United States
van Etten
Nolice
Albright Traverses Yellowstone Regions On Foot
Superintendent Horace M. Albright toured Yellowstone from Gardiner to Livingston to Cody and the Sylvan Pass on foot. He reported heavy snow and a blizzard delaying return to Mammoth and noted the trip as the first to Gardiner by a General Motors party.
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Albright
Pass
Horace M. Albright
Yellowstone Park
Cody
Wyoming
Gardiner
Livingston
Sylvian Pass
Yellowstone
Mammoth
General Motors Company
Slaughter of Buffalo and Elk at National Bison Range
National Bison Range near St Tenatius extends open house visiting days through mid June per Warden Frank A Rose. Bureau of Biological Survey reduces herds due to feed shortages from 1200 to be culled by slaughter and sale of 100 buffalo and 200 elk this year.
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National Bison Range
St. Tenatius
Frank A. Rose
Bureau of Biological Survey
New Lewistown Bank Opens Following Empire State Bank
Central Bank and Trust Company received permission to take over the defunct Empire State bank of Lewistown and operate as a full service bank in the city. The new bank is capitalized at 10000 with a 10000 surplus, led by Sam Phillips as president and a board including W T Woodman Tom Stout HA DeKalb Harrison Green John E McMillan and Mathias W Wildschutz.
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New Lewistown Bank
Empire State Bank of
Lewistown
Central Bank and Trust Company
State Superintendent of Banks
Sam Phillips
Old Empire Bank
W. T. Woodman
Tom Stout
HA. T. DeKalb
Harrison Green
John E. McMillan
Mathias W. Wildschutz
New Bank
Cascade Mormon Colony Adopts Barlow Name For Community
Members of the Mormon colony near Cascade have chosen the name Barlow for their community in honor of George Barlow, a respected leader. A communal effort has planted about 50 acres of sugar beets and beans to fund a building serving as a church and gathering place until a dedicated edifice is built.
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Barlow
Cascade
George Barlow
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