Europe peace note aims at united allies stance
Edward W. Pickard reports Britain and France close to a common reply to Germany on security for Europe. The plan awaits Italy, Belgium and Japan review before Berlin delivery, with talks likely to begin among ambassadors and foreign offices in September during League of Nations session.
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Edward W. Pickard
Great Britain
Briand
Austen Chamberlain
Germany
Europe
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Berlin
League of Nations
France
Poland
Russia
Germms
Stresemann
League
Germany asks U S return seized property in war
German ambassador Aron von Maltzan delivered a formal request to Secretary Kellogg asking the United States to return properties seized during the war now held by the alien property custodian. The reply hinges on awaiting congressional action as Congress alone can authorize disposal of seized assets valued around 300 million dollars.
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Aron von Maltzan
Washington
Kellogg
United States
State Department
Congress
Act of Congress
Germany
Lusitania
Rhine
Belgian Debt Talks In Washington Fall Short
Negotiations in Washington on funding the Belgian debt made limited progress last week as each side offered proposals that the other rejected, delaying a settlement.
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Washington
Chicago crackdown on narcotics chief and aides sparks wide inquiry
The arrest of Col. Will Gray Beach, chief narcotic agent, and three aides follows a major seizure after Kitty Gilhooley, famed dope peddler, was captured. Police raid opium joints across Chicago prompt fears of tong wars and inquiries implicating politicians lawyers and policemen in multiple cities.
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Hicago
Col
Will Gray Beach
Hig Aids
Kitty Gilhooley
Chicago
Colonel Beach
Northwest Moroccan Fronts See French Spanish Advances
In the northwest region of the fighting in Morocco, French forces advance northward from the Ouetzan sector while Spanish troops also move in. The report notes coordinated maneuvers by both allied forces as they push toward strategic objectives.
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Morocco
Ouetzan
Indiana Governor McCray Petitioned for Clemency by Officials
Petition to the Attorney General Sargent urges clemency for Warren T. McCray, ex governor of Indiana. Signers include 14 governors, seven jurors who convicted him, 30 bankers harmed by his fraud, plus many others. McCray has served 1 year and 3 months of a ten year sentence, with praise for his long state service.
Weeks Likely to Resign as Secretary of War
Reports indicate John W. Weeks may resign due to poor health after an operation last spring. He visited President Coolidge at the White House but officials say a return to cabinet duties this fall is doubtful.
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John W. Weeks
President Coolidge
White House
Weeks
Washington
Resident Coolidge weighs candidates for Japan ambassador post
President Coolidge considers several men for the ambassador to Japan job left vacant by Edgar A. Bancroft's death. Named as possibilities are Frank W. Mondell William C. Boyden a Chicago attorney and William M. Bullitt former solicitor general under Taft.
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Coolidge
Japan
Edgar A. Bancroft
Frank W. Mondell
William C. Boyden
Chicago
William M. Bullitt
Taft
New York Mayor Race Heated by Heast and Walkers Fight
New York's mayoralty scene features Mayor Hylan backed by Hearst facing demonstration rival James J. Walker in the Democratic primary. A Republican fusion ticket led by Frank D. Waterman contests, with W. M. Bennett again seeking the nomination.
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York
Hylan
Hearst
Tammany
James J. Walker
Frank D. Waterman
W. M. Bennett
Turkish President Pascha Divorces Latife Hanoum
USTAPHA KEMAL PASHA, president of Turkey, divorces Latife Hanoum noted as a leading Turkish feminist. A presidential decree is also issued abolishing the old dress regulations for Turkish women.
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Ustapha Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Latife Hanoum
Kemal
Wheat Export Rate Extended for Montana to November 1925
Montana Wheat Growers gain an export rate extension to November 1925 for shipments to Pacific seaports. The Milwaukee Road extended its tariff to that date, following an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Helena chaired by Yaaminer Bronson Jewell. Probable follow-on extensions by Northern Pacific and Great Northern are anticipated.
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Montana
North Pacific
Montana Railroad Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ailway
The
Pacific
Helena
Yaaminer Bronson Jewell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana Commission
Prcifie
Great Northern
Milwaukee
All Montana contest offers letters for home buying aid
The All Montana Development association announces a letter writing contest to promote home buying with total prizes of 200 dollars. Top letters win 100, second 50, third 25, and five more receive 5 each. Open to all residents of Montana, entries due by September 19. Judges include Governor J J Mrickson O S Wardee and St M Hart.
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All-Montana Development Association
Montana
J. J. Mrickson
O. S. Wardee
Great Falls Tribune
St. M. Hart
Hart-Albin Company of
Billings
Association
Rattler Injures Farmer. Parson Saves Self With Quick Action
John Parson, a farmer 15 miles from Winnett, was bitten on the shin by a rattler when he picked up a shock of wheat. He opened the wound, applied a tourniquet, rode to a nearby ranch, then to town where he received medical care. Doctors praise his presence of mind and swift actions.
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John Parson
Winnett
Parson
Prairie Oil & Gas Plans Montana Drilling Venture
Prairie Oil & Gas, a $25 million subsidiary of Prairie OW & Gas of Kansas, will enter Montana to develop Treasure State oil. Its maiden test targets the Mifflin structure in Yellowstone County near the old town of Mifflin, about 22 miles southeast of Billings along the abandoned C B Q railroad line from Toluca to Cody.
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Prairie O & Gas Company
Prairie OW & Gas Company of Kansas
Montana
Treasure State
Mifflin
Yellowstone County
Billings
Toluca
Cody
Wyo
Carbon County Increases Deficit Reduction in Fiscal Year
The county cut bonded debt by 20 000 and reduced warrant indebtedness during the past fiscal year per Clerk C. E. Thompson. County deficiency fell from 153 554 to 137 175, a net gain of 16 379. Expenditures declined for most officers except the commissioners and attorney, which saw small increases.
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Carbon County
C. E. Thompson
Mrs Bernice Thompson Named Powder River County Superintendent
Mrs Bernice Thompson will succeed J S Westphal as superintendent of schools in Powder River county on September 1 due to Mrs Westphal’s ill health. Westphals relocate to Wisconsin for schooling and medical treatment. Thompson, formerly a Powder River county teacher, is well qualified for the new role.
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Bernice Thompson
J. S. Westphal
Powder River County
Miles Cowboy Wins 1925 Bozeman Roundup Title
Miles City rider Bob Askins captured first money in broncho riding at the 1925 Bozeman roundup seventh annual event. Howard Teglund of Salt Creek Wyoming finished second and Paddy Ryan of Miles City, defending champion, placed third.
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Bob Askins
Miles City
Bozeman
Howard Teglund
Salt Creek
Wyo
Paddy Ryan
Executors seek sale of Clark NY residence estate
An agreement filed in Butte district court asks to allow widow Anna BE Clark and daughter Hugette Marcello Clark to abandon their Fifth Avenue home. The court would authorize sale of the New York residence and fixtures under the will, with the widow and daughter occupying until the daughter reaches age in June 1928.
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Belgium
Rome
Italy
Dawes
de Martino
Washington
W. A. Clark
Butte
Anna BE
Clark
Hugette Marcello Clark
Fifth Avenue
New York
New York House
Milwaukee Plans Branch Line Up Blackfoot Valley
The Milwaukee railroad plans a hearing before the state railway commission in Helena to seek abandonment of its Flathead line between McNamara and Douglis. The proposed branch would swing up the Blackfoot river, exiting north of Greenough ranch and Sunset Hill, connecting with the A C M logging road into Elk Creek. Eventually the line aims to ease grades into the Blackfoot valley, reducing the steep climb of the Potomac route.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Blackfoot Valley
Great Falls
State Railway Commission
Helena
The
Milwaukee
Flathead
McNamara and
Douglis
Blackfoot River
Greenough Ranch
Sunset Hill
Elk Creek
Potomac
Montana Land Gains Approval As Farm Investment
Curtis L. Mosher of Minneapolis notes renewed faith in Montana land as a smart investment. A Twin Cities firm bought 10 000 acres in Montana and North Dakota amid improved bank finances in the Ninth District, with current needs down from 56 million to 7 million, signaling stronger financing for farmers.
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Montana
Ninth
Federal Reserve District
Ford Fined for Contempt by Montana Court
Judge George M. Bourquin found S. C. Ford of Helena, former Montana attorney general, guilty of contempt and imposed a 300 dollar fine. The contempt arose from errors in the appeal of Gordon Campbell’s trial in Great Falls, where Campbell was convicted of mail fraud. Ford said his secretary included the exceptions by mistake during filing.
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George M. Bourquin
United States District Court
S. C. Ford
Helena
Montana
Great Falls
Gordon Campbell
Campbell
Ford
Arsenic Tax Rule Upheld by State Board
Jardine Mining Co. argued arsenic by product revenue should be exempt from metal mines tax. The state board of equalization ruled arsenic is taxable as a mineral product based on the gross value of merchantable metals and mineral products.
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Jardine Mining Co
Jardine
State Board of Equalization
Mines students seek pardon for hold up case
Harold Seifert and Mark Mills, Missouri School of Mines students, held up George Forsythe in Butte and obtained 3170 dollars. They were sentenced to 12 to 30 years. Forsythe led the push for a pardon, meeting Governor Erickson in Helena and presenting the case to the board of pardons.
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Harold Seifert
Mark Mills
Missouri School of Mines
George Forsythe
Butte
Erickson
Forsythe
Governor Erickson
Helena
Board of Pardons
Firestorms Fanned by Lightning Threaten Shephard Town
Lightning struck the Dutch Reformed church near Shepard, 16 miles northeast of Billings, igniting a fire that menaced a large town section. A sudden wind shift and heavy rain, plus a bucket brigade of 2 to 75 men, halted the blaze. Loss pegged at 5000 dollars, reportedly insured.
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Shepherd
Billings
Northern Pacific Railroad
Fort George Wright Colonel Inspects Fort Mis soula Battalion
Col. Ira W. Welborn commanding officer at Fort George Wright and Capt. Ei A. Easterbrook flew from Spokane to Missoula to inspect the first battalion of his Fourth Infantry command at Fort Missoula.
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Ira W. Welborn
Fort George Wright
Ei. A. Easterbrook
Spokane
Missoula
Fort Missoula
Butte Merger Defeated by Silver Bow Voters
The Silver Bow county vote defeated the merger of the county and city of Butte under the managerial plan. Total 5,741 for and 6,375 against, 56 percent of the registered vote. The measure mirrors last year’s defeat, as the legislature previously amended the bill to elect sheriffs, county attorneys, and assessors rather than appoint them.
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Silver Bow
Butte
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Taleville Woman
Mrs AcNes WIGNALL of Taleville New York says after childbirth she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and found it effective for bladder inflammation and weakness. The letter claims the remedy helped her feel restored and she recommends it to other women. Advertises the product as a tonic and notes it is sold by druggists everywhere.
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Taleville
New York
Len
Liverpool
England
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Brockville
Canada
AcNes Wignall
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dublin Harbor Works Extend Alexandra Dock Depth and Length
The Alexandra dock at Dublin harbor will be extended by 150 feet and reach a depth of 85 feet at low water. The harbor board chairman emphasized the public must know the port can accommodate vessels with large drafts, and that completion soon is vital.
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Alexandra
Dublin
Harbor Board
Men Prefer To Step On Others Instead Of Their Own Merit
A reflective line notes some men choose to undermine rivals to gain advantage rather than rely on personal competence. The observation frames social behavior and ethics with a stark, pithy verdict.
Trouble Is More Tangible Than Happiness
A brief aphoristic note contrasts trouble with happiness, suggesting trouble’s grip feels stronger and more concrete than fleeting happiness. The line conveys a stoic or somber mood about human experience.
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Rattler Nips
Prairie Oil & Gas
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Boston Transcript
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Ree Frank
Ingeton
Mont
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chem
Davaine
Beecham
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