DRIVE ON LUXURY TAXPAYERS TARGETED IN DELINQUENT TAX DRIVE
Flying squads of 175 internal revenue officers will visit Butte and other large cities to pursue delinquent taxes including luxury, soft drink, admission, manufacturer, jewelry and toilet articles taxes. The campaign aims to recover millions with strict penalties for willful evasion and lax record keeping.
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Internal Revenue
Butte
Montana
Jas. A. Walsh
Bureau of Internal Revenue
William M. Williams
Special Revenue
United States
Butte Population Whispered As Census Figures Linger
Montana faces questions over census counts as whispers claim Butte population is far smaller than prior years and may spark a recount. Officials caution drouth and floating residents skew urban totals, with southern states benefiting from winter migrations and calls for supplemental agricultural data.
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Butte
Montana
Washington
Great Falls
J. M. Falls
Dame
Fauls
Mr. Faulds
California
Florida
Los Angeles
Yellowstone Park Limits Trout Catch For Visitors In 1920
New regulations at Yellowstone in 1920 reduce daily catches to ten fish within two miles of park highways, with a twenty fish limit beyond that zone. No license required, hooks and lines only, and fish under eight inches must be released if not seriously injured. Fire risk from nearby forests prompted the fishing ban in several streams.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
H M. Smith
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Great Park
Bechler River
Falls River
Mountain Ash Creek
Yellowstone Park
Bureau of Fisheries
National Park Service
Stampede and baseball event planned for Glasgow
The Milk River Stampede company of Hinsdale schedules a three day event at Glasgow July 8 to 10 featuring bull dogging bucking roping and wild horse races. Noted riders Monty Denham Curly Seeley Ailie Seeley and Long George Francis will participate with 75 horses 50 steers and 20 riders expected. Baseball tournament to be held at the city ball park with fast teams promised. The Valley county fairgrounds host the stampede while dancing and music by Glasgow band led by Professor Malanes.
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Glasgow
Milk River Stampede Company
Hinsdale
Shimmey
Valley County Fairgrounds
City Baseball Park
Stampede
Hester
Glasgow Band
Malanes
Firemen’s Hall
Rainmaker Hatfield Brings $6000 by Rainmaking Try
Hatfield the California rainmaker earned $6000 by creating over an inch of rain near Ephrata Washington about 100 miles wide. He planned to complete the job in 10 days but it took 11, with W S Herman noting the method involved atmospheric chemicals and bombs.
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Hatfield
California
Ephrata
Wash
Wenatchee
W. S. Herman
Great Northern
Wool Center Move Prompts Chicago Market Push
William Rea Jr of Billings urges shifting Montana wool trade to Chicago to reduce storage costs and grow Chicago as the U S wool market. He backs western senators' plan for Federal Reserve financing to support the wool growers until a new market for this year's clip forms.
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William Rea, Jr
Billings
Chicago
Montana
United States
Federal Reserve
Washington
Rea
F. R. Marshall
Salt Lake City
National Wool Growers’ Association
Marshall
Federal Reserve Bank
Harding
Montana highway work set to gain another million
Montana state highway commission plans to add about 1 million to road projects this year, with approximately 3.25 million in contracts let since last October. July lettings include 95A Havre to Hill county line and 65A Cascade county part of the Chateau Sun River project, plus 18 foot paving Lewistown to Roy and a Big Spring creek bridge on July 2.
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State Highway Commission
Montana
Richard 8. Zahniser
Mr. Zahniser
Wool buyers invade Beaverhead territory for 26 cent price
Wool buyers from eastern firms have invaded the Dillon area offering 26 cents for Beaverhead clips. J. E. Hample contracted for a large county clip. Other active buyers include William Rea Roscoe Wilson R. W. Boone and R. E H. Foster. Wool delivery to the local warehouse increases as weights are prepared for shipment.
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Thearger
Dillon
J. E. Hample
William Rea
Roscoe Wilson
R. W. Boone
R. E H. Foster
Wool market plan backed by Massachusetts growers
The wool growers unanimously support a plan to establish a U S wool market in Chicago. They say financing for the current season should be feasible and the move would lower handling costs by removing freight steps from summer street warehouses to Boston factories.
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T& the
Chicago
Boston
Marshall
United States
Massachusetts
Summer Street
Oldest Montana State Senator Henry Ellingson Dies in Big Timber
Henry Ellingson long served Montana the Sweet Grass county area, coming from Norway in 1846 born, arriving in 1881 to Gallatin county, later a Big Timber merchant with a large garage on the Yellowstone Trail. He leaves three sons and three daughters and 22 grandchildren.
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Henry Ellingson
Sweet Grass County
Montana State Senate
Big Timber
Senator Ellingson
House
Ellingson
Senate
Norway
America
Chicago
Pine Woods
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
Gallatin County
Montana
Melville Valley
Yellowstone Trail
Motor Driven Machine Aims at Winding Armatures
A new motor driven device advances winding armatures for electric motors. The project highlights improved efficiency and compact design, showcased by engineers unveiling the mechanism and outlining its potential applications in industry and robotics.
Natal Sets New Peak with 185000 Tons of Sugar Produced
Natal finished the season with a record 185000 tons of manufactured sugar. The surge reflects strong output across the sector and signals rising efficiency in processing facilities.
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Natal
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Sam
Dame Rumor
Yellowstone Lake
Shoshone Lake
Lewis Lake
Grocens
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Greek
Mich
William Shea, JR
Beaverhead
Ellingsen
Mutual Oil & Gas Company
Standard Oil Company
Midwest
Ohio
Mutual Oil & Gas CO
McKadd Michels & CO
Bai
P. O
MccFadden-Michels & Co
Linentes
McFadden-Michels & CO
Breen Bik
Mont
City & State
Roundup Mutual Oil & Gas Co., Breen Block
Great Falls, Mont
Miles City
Miles City, Mont
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