Stearns Seen as Key Influence in Coolidge Administration
Frank Waterman Stearns, Boston merchant and closest ally of President Coolidge, emerges as a pivotal advisor shaping early policy. He entered Coolidge’s office first after takeoffice and has guided access, with potential influence on attorney general selection and Massachusetts backing boosting the new administration.
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Stearns
Coolidge
Washington, D. C
Isrank W. Stearns
Boston
Colonel House
Woodrow Wilson
Executive
Presidential Hotel
Justice Sanford
Supreme Court
Boston Merchant
Washington
Harding
Frank Waterman
American Trust Company
Providence Institution of Savings
Congregationalist Church
Chi Psi Fraternity
Massachusetts
Middlesex
Algonquin
Brae Burn
William M. Butler
Daugherty
Butler
Weeks
Bay State
James B. Reynolds
New England
House
Gillette
Winslow
Greene
Treadway
Rogers
Lodge
Senate
Congress
Frank Waterman Stearns
Frank W. Stearns
William M. Butley
Frank
Alaska
Mia.Harding
Will Hays
Czar
Electric Shock and Fire Alarm at Metlen Hotel
A girl using an electric iron at the Metlen hotel was shocked when a broken wire buzzed and she cut the cord with scissors. The cut wires ignited cloth on an ironing board but the fire was extinguished before the fire department arrived. She remained dazed after the shock.
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Metlen
Narrow escape from lightning at Wood Livestock yard
A storm struck the Rattle Snake ranch risking a hay crew. Lightning hit an overshot stacker tooth and ran down a cable to an old mower frame, killing two horses and knocking the driver from his seat. The stacker operator Ben Logan fell near the edge and was hospitalized but expected to recover. John T Poole said no human life was lost despite the mishap.
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Wood Livestock Company
Hellting
Ben Logan
John T Poole
Glen
Jensen family ends visit with Stimpsons at Dillon ranch
Mr and Mrs George H Jensen and Mr and Mrs Vendal Solomon with children Vera Kenneth and Belma Jane return to Salt Lake City by motor after a week with Mr and Mrs George Stimpson at their ranch near Dillon last Thursday.
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George H. Jensen
Vendal Solomon
Vera
Kenneth
Belma Jane
Salt Lake City
George Stimpson
Dillon
West Pocket Rodeo Opens in Grant After Showers
Grant hosted a West Pocket edition rodeo staged between showers before a heavy downpour ended the program. Sam Freeman and “ube” Flynn organized events and gauged the wild riders. Beverhead bravehearts impressed, and some Saturday performers, including Tom Cox of Pow Wow fame, shone Sunday.
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West Pocket
Grant
Sam Freeman
Tom Cox
Light rate cut announced by Union Electric
The Union Electric company of this city cuts the rate two cents per kilowatt hour effective September 1. The old rate drops from 16 to 14 cents per kilowatt hour. A ten percent discount for early payments remains, increasing to twenty percent during winter months.
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Union Electric Company
Pays Brief Visit From Mrs. Roland Lape at Dillon
Mrs. Roland Lape of Great Falls arrived in Dillon Tuesday for a brief visit at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Baker. Rev Ira Rankin of Delaware Ohio and Mrs Julius Knudson of Cottonwood Minnesota also visited, and a reunion dinner was served Wednesday evening. Mrs Lape returned to Great Falls Thursday.
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Roland Lape
Great Falls
Dillon
J. S. Baker
Ira Rankin
Delaware
Ohio
Julius Knudson
Cottonwood
Minn
Lape
Flying Circus At Dillon Sept 12 Promises Thrills
Beavenhead Post American Legion contracts with Federated Flyers for a two hour event featuring a three plane aerial circus with George Babcock, parachute jump, auto polo, and multiple motorcycle races at the Dillon fairgrounds on September 12. Local drivers and teams from Minnesota North Dakota and Iowa expected to compete in speed and novelty events.
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Dillon
Beavenhead Post
American Legion
Snyder
Federated Flyers, Inc
Minneapolis
George Babcock
Cavert
Noel
Wren
Joe Westover
Glen Sodin
Wells
Minnesota
Easton
Arthur Peterson
Minneapolia
Art Spavin
Mason City
Towa
Barney
Google
Mattson
North Dakota
Roy Bouchart
Robbinsdale
Arthur T’rteryon
Amusement Committee
First Liquor Law Violator Sent To State Prison
Fred Jackson was taken to Deer Lodge Wednesday afternoon by Undersheriff Frank Kellum to begin a sentence of six months to one year in the state prison. He pleaded guilty to a liquor law violation last Friday and was fined $500 by Judge Bennett in the district court, the first liquor law violator sent to the penitentiary from this county.
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Fred Jackson
Deer Lodge
Frank Kellum
Jackson
Bennett
Bankers of Montana Adopt Resolutions at Yearly Meeting
The Montana Bankers association at Great Falls on August 11 elected officers and adopted resolutions urging active international participation, government grain marketing, and restraint on centralization. Resolutions also oppose tax exempt security issuance and new counties, and call for state supervision of agricultural surpluses. Officers include KE F Stranahan president Benton and T O Hianmond VP Helena.
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Great Falls
Montana Bankers’ Association
Montana
Coolidge
Montana Bankers Association
KE. F. Stranahan
Benton
T. O. Hiaanmond
Helena
A.T. Hibbard
State Bank Section
A. N. Stone
The
American Bankers Association
Sam Stephenson
H. S. Woodward
Hobson
Butte
Trust Company
J. M. Keith
Missoula
Savings Bank
W. Ir. Walden
Billings
State Bank
Henry Good
Whitefish
C. W. Fowler
M. A. Fitegerald
Stevensville
60 Days Jail and $250 Fine for Liquor Law Violation
Everett Scott was arraigned in district court before Judge Bennett and pled guilty to a liquor law violation. He must serve 60 days in jail and pay a $250 fine. If fines are unpaid, time accrues at $2.50 per day and adds to the sentence.
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Everett Scott
Bennett
Beehive swarm disrupts Dillon home drawing no claims
Bees swarmed near the Louis Brahb residence in Dillon last Wednesday after neighbors alarmed by buzzing beat tin pans to ward them away. The stray insects were unclaimed and no one in the neighborhood is known to keep bees.
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Louis Brahb
Dillon
Thie
Renfro Again to the Front in Handicapped Event
Ted Renfro of Monida and Mark Arie of Champagne tied with 196 of 200 at the Grand American Handicap at Southshore Country Club Chicago this week, Renfro vying for more honors.
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Ted Renfro
Monida
Southshore Country Club
Chicago
Renfro
Mark Arie
Champagne
Fishing Without License Arrest in Wis Dom
Clarence Jensen of Butte was fined five dollars after pleading guilty to fishing without a license. He was arrested at Miner's Lake by Game Warden Tom Flmunds on August 15 and brought before Justice B R Stephenson.
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Clarence Jensen
Butte
Jensen
Miner’s Lake
Tom Flmunds
Wisdom
B. R. Stephenson
Marriage License Sought by Stephenson Clerk
Clerk of the Court Stephenson seeks a marriage license on Thursday for Alvin A. Stamper and Eliza Jane Bond, residents of Pocatello.
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Stephenson
Alvin A. Stamper
Eliza Jane Bond
Pocatello
New Electric Line From Sheridan
A large Dillon project brings a 27 mile transmission line from Sheridan to Dillon. Montana Power built a modern line with 488 creosoted poles, Pyrex insulators, and 195 miles of wire to supply 1000 horsepower plus. Construction aims for September 1 with a new step-down plant at Dillon.
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Dillon
Sheridan
Tribune
L. K K. Adams
Ald
Northwest
Thomson Huston Company
H. W.turner
Dillon Light and Power Company
Graeter Electric Company
Montana Power Company
Wnd
Darnitzer Ranch
Giat Point
Darnutzer
Ditton
Blinn and Price Family Return From Western Auto Trip
Mr and Mrs C E Blinn and daughter Dorothy along with Mr and Mrs Charles Price returned to Dillon Thursday after an auto tour through Eastern Montana Yellowstone Park and northern Wyoming.
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C. E. Blinn
Dorothy
Charles Price
Dillon
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
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