Germany Heads Toward Runoff Presidential Vote
German politics loom as seven candidates failed to win a majority in the Ebert succession. Jarres leads in initial support but monarchists plot to place Frederick William on the throne if no right coalition wins. France and republican press fear a monarchist resurgence as April 26 runoff looms. In U.S. news, Burton Wheeler faces bail and political backlash. Oil consolidations create new power for Standard Indiana with Pan-American assets. Prohibition enforcement tightens under Assistant Secretary Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermany
Llerr Ebert
Karl Jarres
Doctor Mary
Herr Thaelmann
Jarres
Stresemann
Dpraun
Marx
Catholic Center
Eric Ludendorff
Fascisti
Frederick William
Germany
France
France and Allies Debate Guarantee Pact and Armament Talks
Dispatches outline Allied views on Germany's guarantee pact and the Rhineland, with France demanding equal eastern frontier guarantees and League of Nations membership. Premier Herriot presses questions while Poincare urges France to resist armament cuts amid security concerns. Kellogg, Daeschner, and Borah weigh in as talks target a Washington conference on arms reduction before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlin
Germany
England
Italy
Belgium
Herriot
France
Rhineland
League of Nations
Poland
Poincare
Coolidge
Paris
Daeschner
Washington
M. Daeschner
White House
State Department
Kellogg
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
King
Utah
French finance minister resigns over plan to add paper francs
Tienne Clementel resigns as finance minister after senate opposition to a proposal to inject 6 billion paper francs into circulation to aid business. Senator de Monzie chosen to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tienne Clementel
Senate
Senator de Monzie
Mitchell reassigned as air officer of Eighth Army Corps
General William Mitchell receives an air officer posting with headquarters in San Antonio on April 26, reverting to colonel. He had favored a separate air service and criticized battleship emphasis. Secretary Weeks cites the need for the best air post for his rank. A separate shipping board sale of five vessels to Dollar steamship interests is approved 4 to 3 for $5,625,000, despite opposition claiming the price is well below cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Eighth Army Corps
San Antonio
Texans
Mitchell
Sixth Corps
Chicago
Weeks
Air Service
United States Shipping Board
Dollar Steamship Interests
California Orient Service
Plummer
Thompson
Benson
Pacific Mall Steamship Company
Congress
Dodge Brothers sale to bankers in a massive 175 million deal
A New York banker syndicate led by Dillon Read & Co secures control of the Dodge Brothers Automobile company from the widows of John and Horace Dodge. The deal exceeds 175 million dollars with a Michigan charter for a new corporation and 100 million in first mortgage bonds planned. A public offering of new Dodge securities may follow. Additional word ties Pan American Petroleum control as of Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Blair & Co., Inc
Chase
Edward L. Doheny
Ian-American
New York
Van-American Eastern Petrolean Corporation
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
New Jersey
United States
Dodge Brothers Automobile Company
Dillon, Read & Co
John
Horace Dodge
J. P. Morgan & Co
General Motors Corporation
Michigan
Dodge Brothers Company
Judge English Impeachment Inquiry Continues
Federal Judge George W. English of the Eastern District of Illinois faces ongoing congressional scrutiny. A subcommittee heard testimony, with English denying some charges and explaining others, and claiming ignorance of the law. Further hearings may follow when the subcommittee reconvenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hether
George W. English
Illinois
English
HP sixth International birth control conference ends in New York
The sixth International neo malthusian conference in New York adopts a resolution urging large families for those of superior stock and forms an international birth-control committee with representatives from England Scandinavia Austria Hungary Holland Germany Japan China Mexico Switzerland and the United States. The body votes to raise funds to pay a 37000 franc fine for Eugene Humbert and his wife to avoid further imprisonment in France for distributing pamphlets. The next conference will meet in Geneva in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Scandinavia
Austria
Hungary
Holland
Germany
Japan
China
Mexico
Switzerland
America
Eugene Humbert
France
Genéva
President Coolidge selects Whitecourt for summer vacation
President Coolidge has chosen Whitecourt in Swampscott Massachusetts as his summer retreat. He and his family will travel there on June 13 and will stay in a residence leased recently by Frank W. Stearns, a close friend of the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swampscott
Mass
President Coolidge
Whitecourt
White House
Pennsylvania
E. A. Bancroft
Japan
Imperial Hotel
Tokyo
Coolidge
Frank W. Stearns
Secretary Weeks Invites Bids for Muscle Shoals Power
Secretary Weeks invites bids for the purchase of power developed by the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals. The plan aims to develop and sell power under Army Engineers plans pending final disposition by Congress. About July 1 the dam will begin developing 100000 horsepower daily. Contracts will be revocable by the government on 30 days notice and short in duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Army Engineers
Nelson
Phillips County
Yellowstone
Musselshell
Judith
Missouri
Montana
Helena
Moore
Hepp
Moddrell
Big Lake
Lake Basin
Midwest Refining Company
Glenhoma Syndicate
Buffalo
Ki. B. Karn
Wilder
Idaho
Ielmsville
Orlando
Montana Public Service Commission
Governor Erickson Names State Boards And Commissions
Helena reports appointments to multiple state boards with terms ending in 1929 to 1931 across Livestock, Charities and Reforms, Soldiers Home, Health, Dental, Pharmacy, Osteopathic, Optometry, and Architectural Examiners. New terms include A N Moore, B S Thomas, James Goss, Percy Burney, Dr Bo Porter, C M Orser, Charles J Ghapple, Charles W Mahaffay, Newton Schwetker, T W Roberts, and George Shanley among others. The optometry and dental boards see new and continuing members as commissions reform to three members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Livestock Commission
A. N. Moore
Marton
Flathead County
Percy Williams
Miles City
Moore
D. W. Raymond
Jeffers
Board of Charities and Reforms
Mes
B.S. Thomas
Soldiers’ Home
James BR. Goss
Billines
Tolius Burney
Charles W. Mahaffay
W. ©. Dawes
Bozenan
Board of Examiners
Newton HH. Schwetker
Missoula
TW. M. Roberts
Terry
A. C. House
Billings
Roberts
Nineteenth Assembly
Board of Architectura Examiners
George H. Shanley
Great Falls
Fred FP
Wilson
Bozeman
Wo OR. Plew
Plew
Cohngen
Montana Senator Wheeler and two others indicted in land grant scheme
A federal grand jury in Washington indicted Senator Wheeler of Montana former interior solicitor Edwin Booth and Gordon Campbell on charges of conspiracy to obtain illegal use and possession of government land. The panel, after a two month investigation into land leases granted to Campbell and associates, ended its probe as assistant attorney general Donovan and special government counsel wrapped up testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ok Tor
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Washington
Wheeler
Tam
Couzens
Michigan
Edwin S. Booth
Interior Department
Gordon Campbell
Campbell
Donovan
Sugar Beet Trials Near Helena Seek Adaptability
Sugar beet tests will be conducted this season to judge the Tele nan valley and nearby area for beet culture. If successful, a push to contract 6,000 acres for a one year period will follow, paving the way for a sugar factory by Idaho Utah interests, according to J G DeVore, county agricultural agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telenan Valley
J. G. DeVore
DeVore
Elks Meet in Glacier Park for Montana Convention
The Montana State Association of Elk Lodges holds its annual meeting July 10 at Lewis Hotel near Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. Leon F. Choquette, state president, announced the convention’s official seat in Kalispell with all sessions in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Association of Elk Lodges
Lewis Hotel
Lake McDonald
Glacier National Park
Leon F. Choquette
Kalispell
Park
Sugar Factories Report Sufficient Beet Contracts Found
W P Hogarty manager of the Billings Lovell district of the Great Western Sugar company says both Billings and Lovell factories already have enough sugar beet acreage under contract to run the 1925 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hogarty
Billings-Lovell
Great Westerm Sugar Company
Billings and
Lovell
New Eight Ton Shovel Boosts Rosebud Mine Output
The Rosebud mine at Colstrip near Forsyth has a new eight ton shovel and, with operations back to normal, daily output is about 2,500 tons, topping all prior production since the mine opened in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Colstrip
Forsyth
East Bend Irrigation Project Approved by Public Service Commission
The East Bend plan in Beaverhead County would place 18 460 acres under a ditch. The state public service commission approved the project based on a report by engineer Fred Buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Bend
Beaverhead County
State Public Service Commission
Fred Buck
Forsyth Bank to Pay 5 Percent Dividend
District Judge G J Jeffries signs order enabling D J Muir receiver of Forsyth Bank to pay a five percent dividend from Forsyth Bank of Commerce funds. Payment to be held in abeyance until all intervention complaints by stockholder Mrs Margaret Young are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth Bank
G. J. Jeffries
D. J. Muir
Bank of Commerce
Forsyth
Margaret Young
State Aids Sun River Irrigation Plan in Greenfields District
The state land board agrees to participate in forming the Greenfields Irrigation district in Sun River. In Teton county the attorney general must confirm rights under senate bill 51. The district will cover 128 880 acres with about 11 000 owned by the state, about 30 000 by the government, and the rest in private hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Board
Sun River
Teton County
Greenfields
Rail agency discontinuance denied in Dunkirk Montana
The Great Northern railway company sought to discontinue its agency at Dunkirk Toole county but the Montana railroad commission denied the move. The panel allowed withdrawal at Floweree Chateau county but required a custodian to maintain the station and assist shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Railway
Dunkirk
Toole County
Montana Railroad Commission
Floweree
Chateau County
Car Licenses to Be Checked by County Assessors
County assessors will receive immediate access to car license data this year. The secretary of state sent carbon copies of official receipts for January licenses to each county assessor, with February receipts being prepared for mailing by registered post. This replaces the old method of checking the full printed license list for tax lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Stewart
Steeplejack Dies in Fall At Billings Stack
Ed Callahan a 40 year old traveling steeple jack fell eighty feet to death on the roof of the engine house as he worked on a smokestack at Billings. His body dropped at the feet of his helper A McArthur who stood on the roof with a rope to guide him. McArthur believes Callahan died of a heart attack while on the swing before the seat gave way and he fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selzer
Billings
Ed Callahan
Callahan
A. McArthur
McArthur
Montana Oil Drilling Planned After Acreage Secured
Sever Thompson seeks 75,000 acres for Bitter Root valley oil tests as soon as leases reach about 50,000 acres. Plan to drill in multiple valley sections to evaluate the field and production potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sever Thompson
Bitter Root
Two Montana Women Found Guilty of Slaying in Missoula Case
In Missoula a jury returns verdicts on February 12 with Mrs Clyde Long found guilty of murder in the second degree and Mrs Ora Pierce charged in the same slaying. The trial centered on the death linked to Clyde Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Long
Missoula
Ora--Pierce
Montana Education Association District Conventions Scheduled
Great Falls Dillom and Miles City chosen as host cities for three district conventions by the Montana Education association executive council in Helena. Dates October 29 30 and 31 were set for the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Dillom
Miles City
Montana Education Association
Helena
Speed of Tennis Balls Measured by Scientists
Investigating scientists found that a tennis ball hit by players like Tilden or Johnston exits the racquet at 120 feet per second. At that speed it would travel a mile in 44 seconds and reach about 82 miles per hour if continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden
Johnston
Housewife Thanks Red Cross Ball Blue
A housewife smiles with satisfaction as she admires a basket of clear white clothes and credits Red Cross Ball Blue sold by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
One-Man Government Emerges in Final Application
A public governance note reveals a shift toward centralized rule, stressing that authority rests with a single leader. The report notes implications for oversight and administrative cohesion as the transition unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Government
Also Mentioned on This Page
HEWS
Edward W. Pickard
Russia
Vatican
Painleve
Briand
Caillaux
Lincoln C. Andrews
Treasury Department
Mellon
Moss
J Laynes
Department
Coast Guard and Customs Divisions
Andrews
Ile
Regular Army
Erickson
State Board
Booth, Campbell
Glacier Park
Steeplejack
Bank of
J. R. McKay
H. EK. Richard
W. J. Tobin
State Land Office
U.S
United States Rubber Company
Iona
Monarch Manufacturing Co
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Toledo, Ohio
Silas
Golden Bantam
T. C. Caswell Ravalli
Aspirin
Bayer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!