Mussolini survives assassination attempt and rises in popularity
Edward W Pickard reports on Benito Mussolini facing an attempted assassination in Rome by Violet Albina Gibson, the reaction of Fascists, and renewed show of strength as Mussolini heads to Tripoli with a grand fleet. The piece notes attacks on opposition presses, battles in Sicily, and other incidents underscoring Fascist dominance. It also covers Prohibition hearings and farm policy discussions in Washington, including testimony on alcohol distribution and a proposed surplus management plan.
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
International Congress of Surgeons
Rome
Violet Albina Gibson
Mussolini
Tripoli
Baron Ashbourne
Duce
Iis
Conte di Cavour
Fascisti
Palermo
Sicily
Naples
Giacomo Matteoti
Sig Modigliani
Matteoti
John Amendola
Cannes
Venice
Senate
Navy
Washington
Senate hearings on Volstead Act repeal debate
The article reports on senate committee hearings considering amendments or repeal of the Volstead Act. Witness General Andrews describes enforcement challenges, bootlegger audacity, and proposed improvements to law enforcement efforts as wets lead the discussion.
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Senate
Bruce
Edge
Andrews
Farm Population Declined in 1925 Report
Department of Agriculture data show US farm population fell by about 500000 in 1925. As of January 1, 1926, about 30.655 million people lived on farms vs 31.134 million a year earlier. Net movement from farms reached 901000, with farm births exceeding losses.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Brookhart Steck Contest Creates Senate Delays
Arguments over the Brookhart Steck contest filled the senate last week with no clear early decision. President Coolidge reportedly told Senator Butler he favored approving the elections committee majority that recommended seating Steck. Brookhart would oppose Senator Cummins in the next Republican primaries, risking a Democratic election and worrying Republicans.
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Brookhart
Prospects for Tacna Arica dispute settlement emerge
Secretary Kellogg’s plan received by Peru and Chile aims to replace the plebiscite. Ambassadors Cruchaga of Chile and Velardi of Peru voiced cautious optimism that new negotiations could succeed.
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Peru
Chile
Kellogg
Cruchaga
Velardi
France Budget Balanced as Dawes Plan Fallout Not Included
AUOL PERET France finance minister secured a major victory as parliament adopted his measures after a week of deliberation. Figures released Tuesday show the budget balanced for the first time since world war start, not counting 52 percent of renovations paid by Germany under the Dawes plan.
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Auol Peret
France
Germany
Peace talks in Morocco falter as Madrid rejects terms
Negotiations for autonomy in the Rif region proceed in Paris but Madrid rejects Abd-el-Krim terms. A French offensive is anticipated unless Krim accepts new proposals from France and Spain. In Syria, French forces clash with Druses and Prince Hamad Atrash, son of Sultan el Atrash, is reported killed at Muarba.
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Morocco
Paris
Madrid
Spain
Abd-el-Krim
Krim
France
Syria
Hamad Atrash
Sultan el Atrash
Muarba
Emigrants in Paris Form Pan-Russian Congress
About one hundred men and women fleeing Russia gathered in Paris for the first Pan Russian congress of emigrants and exiles. Prof. Peter Strouve was elected president and urged Grand Duke Nicholas to lead a return to national Russia and defeat Bolshevik rule in secret conference sessions.
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Russia
Paris
Peter Strouve
Nicholas
Czar
Religious clashes flare across Calcutta amid Indian unrest
In India, Moslems and Hindus clash in Calcutta and other cities as British authorities struggle to restore order. Mosques and temples are destroyed and many people are killed or wounded amid street fighting. The nazim of Hyderabad demands Berar, raising fears of a wider princely revolt. troops are placed in Secunderabad to keep the nazim quiet.
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India
Calcutta
Hyderabad
Berar
Secunderabad
Battle for Peking Intensifies as Coalition Forms
Aces from Marshal Chang’s army bomb Peking despite foreign protests. A real battle for control appears to have begun with reports of a coalition forming among Feng Yu-hsiang Wu Pei fu and governors of Shansi and Kiangsi to crush the Chili and Shantung forces besieging the capital.
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Marshal Chang
Peking
Feng Yu-hsiang
Wu Peifu
Shansi
Kiangsi
Chili
Shantung
Brannon Appeals for Levy Endorsement for Schools
Chancellor MLA Brannon urged approval of a five mill state levy for common schools, linking strong public education to Montana's economic welfare. The state board of education endorsed the referendum in Helena, stressing equal educational opportunities and the university’s foundational role.
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State Board. of Education
Helena
State Board of Education
C. I. Foot
Kalispell
Frank Ettel
Dillon
Mla. Brannon
Greater University of Montana
Jeneer
Montana County Notices and Local Updates in February Reports
Sheriff Edsall enforces midnight closing for Saturday dances amid county complaints. February crude oil production in Cat Creek field notes government royalty share. Yellowstone opening eyed as Coolidge aids. Roosevelt rumored to perform duties. Tick fever cases rise in western Montana. Perrin family incident at WW McDowell school. Mrs. Elizabeth Weyle services held near Laurel. Copper mint donates bronze marker for Stevensville church. Graves death in store fire under investigation. Seventh Cavalry plan for state convention at Fort Bliss. Real estate brokers require licenses April 1 with growing demand. De O M Lanstrum group takes over Montana Daily Herald, Republican evening edition. Mrs. Thurza Coombs dies near Laurel. Biological survey to study Elk transfer from Montana to Massachusetts. Elk sale debated due to Montana forage limits.
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O. J. Edsall
Garfield County
Cat Creek
Coolidge
Yellowstone National Park
Teaddy Roosevelt
Montana
Perrin
McDowell
Anaconda Copper
Campipy
St. Mary's
Stevensville
Ro HK Wirsin
de Groot
Jims
Graves
Scott Leavitt
United States Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Pexsas
State Department of Aoriculture
de. O. M. Lanstrum
Riefenrath
Helena
Montana teverd-Herald
Helen
Thurza Coombs
John W. Coombs
Laurel
Coombs
Senate
Massachusetts
Try to Burn Jail Strikes Again in Poplar
The article reports a second jail arson attempt in Poplar within two weeks. Both efforts were interior forays by prisoners named Droopy Robbins and George Burshin. No major damage occurred to the cement building beyond burned bedding and inmates were found nearly suffocated by smoke.
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Poplar
Droopy" Robbins
George Burshin
State board backs off cuts after court ruling
The state board of examiners will not enforce their proposed budget cuts following a Montana Supreme Court decision on university appropriations. Governor Erickson informed the board, which then instructed H. H. J. Mensemer to open two new cottages at the Boulder school for the deaf blind and feeble minded. Each dwelling houses about 600 inmates and is fully equipped but unused due to limited funds. Bond funds authorize $18,700 in expenditures for maintenance at the institution.
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State Board of Examiners
State Supreme Court
Montana State University
Erickson
State Board of Education
Board of Education
HH. J. Mensemer
State School For Deaf
Boulder
West Visit By Legion Leaders Hit By Masked Cowboys
National Commander John R. McQuige and National Adjutant James P. Barton on a Montana swing were halted by 80 masked gunmen near Glendive and Terry before the Gendtive bridge. The bandits demanded Legion awards which were produced, then the pair received the golden key to the city from Mayor Danskin and Stetson hats from Dawson post commander G. G. Toole.
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John R. McQuige
American Legion
Glendive
Terry
Montana
West Coast
Avay
Gendtive
MecQuige
Legion
Barton
Danskin
G. G. Toole
Dawson Post
McQuigg
New Road Over Priest Pass Feasibility Survey Underway
Engineer M Hulee of the bureau of public roads visited Trelens to discuss a safer pass between Gare risen and Helena on the Park-toluiark highway. The survey aims to eliminate the dangerous Priest Pass road or ease its grade so cars can cross safely with county and federal cooperation for a first class highway.
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FE. M. Hulee
Bureau of Public Roads
Trelens
Ann Oensy
Gare Risen
Helena
Park-toluiark
Priest Pass
Lewis and Chirk County
Health Camp Planned for Eight Week Summer Program
Plan calls for a health camp in Pine Pills summer season for eight weeks. Mrs. Sara Pe Morse of Helena Montana Tuberculosis association outlines the plan. The camp will house 20 girls aged 9 to 14 with a nurse and teacher on site. Girls will come from Thomson Fallon Custer Carter Prairie and Powder River counties.
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Sara Pe. Morse
Helena
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Thowson
Fallon
Custer
Carter
Prairie
Powder River
Birth Rate Unchanged in Montiuna 1925 Vital Stats
The Montiuna year 1925 births totaled 10,042 yielding a rate of 18.8 per thousand. Deaths rose to 4,092, a rate of 0.4 per thousand, with the birth rate remaining exactly as 1924. Records come from the state bureau of vital statistics.
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Montiuna
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Montana Declares Forest Week April 18 24
Governor Erickson proclaims Forest Week inviting public officials associations forest owners schools and citizens to join a nationwide effort to raise interest and knowledge about forest preservation and regrowth across the state.
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Montana
Erickson
First service held at St Joseph’s Church in Tarlow ton
The opening of St Joseph’s Catholic church in Tarlow ton featured the first service on Easter Sunday, with parishioners and local residents attending as the building opened to the community.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic
Ehurch
Tarlowton
Montana Car Purchases Rise in Early 1926
In the first three months of 1926 Montana residents bought 2 768 new passenger automobiles signaling growing mobility and economic activity in the region.
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Montana
Pissenger
Bill to enlarge Absarokee Gallatin and Yellowstone lands
Senator Wheeler introduces a bill authorizing the Interior Secretary to accept monetary or land donations and to exchange public lands for state or private lands to expand Absarokee Gallatin and Yellowstone national forests and park.
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Absarokee and
Gallatin National Forests
Yellowstone National Park
Wheeler
Secretary of the Interior
Replanting Plan Put Forward For Burned Big Creek Lands
Lolo national forest will replant 600 acres of pine fir and spruce on government land in Big Creek near Haugan. Supervisor Charles D. Simpson says the area burned in 1910 and logged before being burned again by last year’s fires. Reforestation faces slow, limited recovery after a second burn.
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Lolo National Forest
Big Creek
Haugan
Charles D. Simpson
Beets and Livestock Link Boosts Montana Fattening Prospects
Livestock Investigator Louis Vinke reports Montana beet pulp from three sugar factories could have fattened at least 11,000 cattle and 80,000 lambs, with waste molasses unused. He notes beet production and livestock feeding complement each other and Montana's hay, straw, and nearby feed stock support fattening despite Colorado ties.
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Montana
Louis Vinke
Mr. Vinke
Colorado
Vinke
Central West
Roosevelt County Farm Bureau reelects leaders at Lanark meeting
At the annual Lanark gathering the Roosevelt County Farm Bureau re elected H C Bjorge Culbertson as president Edward Carey Mineral Wells as secretary Mrs Lucy Curran Poplar to direct women’s activities Alvin Warrior Poplar A F Toars Wolf Point Ole P Olson Froid George Piercy Bainville named to the executive committee The group backed county extension service programs opposed higher freight rates and urged a national agricultural policy to handle surplus crops It favored USDA crop outlook studies and a Bainville grain testing lab and urged a Montana State College radio broadcasting station for farm information
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Roosevelt County Farm Bureau
Lanark
H. C. Bjorge
Culbertson
Edward Carey
Mineral Bench
Lucy Curran
Poplar
Alvin Warrior
Indian Farm Bureau
A. F. Toars
Wolf Point
Ole P. Olson
Froid
George Piercy
Bainville
County Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Montiana
Montana State College
Upper Musselshell Wool Growers Affiliate With State Group
Following an address by Murray Stebbins the Upper Musselshell Wool Growers association voted to affiliate with the Montana Wool Growers association. Stebbins cited market outlook as sound and urged producers to avoid rushing to sale. The meeting favored pooling wool. John P. Bonham and Leon L. Lake estimated about 500 permittees in the Jefferson forest reserve with roughly 75 cattle and 1,100 sheep each.
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Murray Stebbins
Helena
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Upper Musselshell
Leon L. Lake
Four Mile Station
Jefferson Forest Reserve
Rural telephone plan eyed to link Brockway and Terry
In southern McCone county Brockway farmers consider a cooperative rural telephone system. A committee of 10 works on the 81 mile long line to connect to Terry in Prairie county.
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Brockway
McCone County
Terry
Prairie County
Montana Dairy Output Rises With Butter Shipments Expansion
Montana valued its milk and milk products at 7.282 million dollars in 1924 and 8.859 million in 1925. Butter sold in San Francisco in 1925 nearly tripled 1924, totaling 1.896 million pounds, leading the coast states with Oregon at 1.195 million and Washington at 496 thousand pounds.
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Montana
San Francisco
Oregon
Washington
Fergus county sheepmen form fleece pool with May first deadline
A group of Fergus county sheepmen organized a wool pool that closes on May 1. It will operate only if 25,000 fleeces are signed, with over 4,000 fleeces already signed by the meeting's end.
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Fergus County
Lima bean start boosts early harvest plan
Early Lima beans begin with four seeds planted edge down in a five inch pot. This method encourages an earlier crop and increases potential yield for home gardeners.
Farm Family Lends Safety and Stability to Farming
The family living from the farm provides safety and stability to the farm business and farm life. It helps the farmer reduce cash living costs and weather lean years that would be ruinous if purchases of all living expenses were required on the market.
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New York
Spitabergen
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Representative Hill
Edwards
Castle of Trevano
Lake Lugano
Louis Lombard
Edward W. Pickard
Cohol
Ile
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Antisaloon League
Prohibition Enforcement Organization
Buckner
New York City
Canada
Buckcher
Federal Building
Alfred J. Talley
Court of General Sessions
Hudson Maxim
Ware
Pennsylvania
Willam C. Woodward
Chicago
American Medical Associate
Anton J. Cermak
Orn-Belt
South
Jardine
Brannon
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