Washington battles over League policy and tax plans
Congress opened with debate on foreign policy, ratification of the League of Nations, and the world court. President Coolidge urged restraint, endorsed Mellon tax cuts, opposed excess profits taxes, and backed veterans and wheat measures while warning against tariff overhauls.
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Gillett
World Court
Senate
League of Nations
Russia
Coolidge
United States
Great Britain
Mellon
Progressives Hold Balance in House Deadlock Over Speaker
EKACK factions clash as the House seeks an 80 day run to test liberal rule changes. The progressive bloc, around 17 members, backed Cooper of Wisconsin for speaker while Democrats backed J. Garrett of Tennessee. Nicholas Longworth of Ohio leads the majority. The minority is led by Garrett with solid Democratic votes backing him.
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Ekack
Cooper
Wisconsin
Tints J. Garrett
Tennessee
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Supporters back Coolidge as South Dakota primary favors him
South Dakota Republicans back President Coolidge by a 23 089 to 77 000 vote margin over Hiram Johnson with Arthur Capper as VP pick. Democrats favor McAdoo over Ford and Girard for second. La Follette backs Farmer Labor. British election hints Baldwin likely loss. Liberals gain. women largely defeated. France moves to withdraw from Ruhr and restore German control of railway lines.
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South Dakota
Hiram Johnson
Arthur Capper
Kansas
McAdoo
Henry Ford
James W. Girard
New York
Baldwin
Liberal Party
Lady Astor
Susan Lawrence
Arthur Henderson
Aving
Ruhr
Belgium
France
Prohibition Agents Lacking Civil Authority Says Willebrandt
Mrs Mabel Willebrandt assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition and tax cases reports to Attorney General Daugherty that litigation under federal prohibition laws surged with 49 021 criminal and 4 109 civil cases started in the last fiscal year. She notes 42 370 criminal cases were disposed of while 23 052 criminal and 4 064 civil cases remained pending. She calls rum smuggling the most gigantic criminal problem on the high seas.
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Omaha
Prohibition
Mabel Willebrandt
Daugherty
Russian scientist claims salt turns to ultra strong wire
A Moscow dispatch reports Professor Joffe has found a method to make rock salt into a wire far stronger than steel. By heating salt to alter crystal structure, decay is arrested, increasing durability and ductility up to 300 times. If scalable, the discovery could revolutionize metal use worldwide.
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Moscow
Joffe
Prosecutions Planned Over Veterans Bureau Irregularities
Attorney General Daugherty announces criminal prosecutions will be started by his department and a special senate committee into alleged irregularities in the veterans bureau under former director Colonel Forbes. Facts will be placed before a federal grand jury. Gen. Frank T. Hines seeks Legion aid to place rehabilitated ex servicemen in suitable jobs. About 71,000 in vocational training, with roughly 10,000 completing in three months.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Forbes
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
American Legion
Hines
Montana Notes Treasure State Tales Loosely Told
The Miles City land office led U S in November business with 225 new applications, mostly for homesteads on agricultural land. A First State Bank of Win Nett and First National Bank of Winnell merger forms a stronger Fergus county bank under state charter. Missoula hosted a reception for Mrs. Dickinson on her eighty fifth birthday, noting her as Missoula’s first school teacher. Alfalfa seed growers expect over 40 000 in Treasure county, rains in October limiting yield. Approximately 250 Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad shop workers in Miles City returned after layoffs as repairs reopened. Savage hosted a turkey day to promote local poultries with strong exhibits. Unbroken horses sold at an average of 4 a head after roundup costs. Great Falls will host the 1924 state Christian Endeavor convention June 12 16. Western Montana fair profits near 2000 with total receipts to come.
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Montana
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Montana Pioneers on the Last Long Trail
JT S Pearce an original gold discoverer on McCleland Creek who came to Montana from Tahoe died in Medford Oregon at 88 years old.
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JT. S. Pearce
Tolahoe
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Medford
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William Joseph Stevens Lifelong Public Servant Passes in Anaconda
William Joseph Stevens, a native of Illinois who moved to Anaconda in 1884, helped form one of Montana’s first volunteer fire departments and spent his life in meritorious public service as a peace officer before dying in Anaconda.
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William Joseph Stevens
Iinois
Anaconda
TSS
Mrs Talitha Clay Calvin Dies in Santa Barbara Accident
Talitha Clay Calvin longtime Miles City resident died in an io accident in Santa Barbara California after recently moving there. The 25 year resident was identified in local records and mourned by friends and family.
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Talitha Clay Calvin
Miles City
Santa Barbara
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Malta Project Largest In U S
The Malta irrigation district petition has been granted by Malta district court. Commissioners for the district are to be named. Judge John Hurley of Glasgow acted for petitioners and I E Roddis represented the U S Reclamation Service. The district spans 70 642 acres from Dodson dam in Phillips county to Vandalia dam in Valley County.
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District Court
John Hurley
Glasgow
I.E. Roddis
United States Reclamation Service
United States
Dodson
Phillips County
Vandalia
Valley County
Judith Basin County Center of Montana Population Shift
The center of population in Montana moved over 20 years from near Helena to the northeast corner of Judith Basin County. The 1920 census places the center nine and seven tenths miles southwest of Utica, with 1910 locating it near White Sulphur Springs and earlier decades showing smaller shifts. The Montana geographic center lies in Fergus County, near Lewistown, while Wyoming's center is in Fremont County near Lander.
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Helena
Judith Basin County
Department of Commerce
Utica
White Sulphur Springs
Fergus County
Lewistown
Wyoming
Fremont County
Lander
Mary Zoricch Divorce Case Highlights Domestic Strife
In Great Falls, Mary Zoricch was granted a divorce by Judge Ewing after a history of drunken episodes and quarrels. She threw cooking utensils and a hot supper, refused meals, and finally hurled their bed out the door following a downtown cafe trip.
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Great Falls
Wi “Zorich
Mary
Eli
Ewing
Positive Harrison angler fined for forbidden trout
Wale Harkonen of Harrison argued a stream near O'Dell Creek in Montana was closed during spawning season for Jockleyven trout. Four posted notices blocked fishing. After fishing beyond the posted limit, deputy warden cited him, and Judge Angle assessed a $27.50 fine for taking illegal fish.
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Harrison
Fish and Game Commission
O'Dell Creek
Madison River
Torgonen
State of
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Range horses bring low prices near Rosebud
Range horses around Rosebud faced miserly returns as shippers learn buyers in Nebraska and hog feeders pay only about 2. or 82 cents per head for unbroken stock. A carload of 29 horses netted 1.07 per head. Smaller lots failed to cover freight costs.
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Rosebud
Nebraska
Mammoth Turnip on Display at Winnett Store Window
A turnip weighing 1716 pounds and over three feet in circumference sits in a Winnett store window. Grown by Flatwillow farmer Tom Oliver, it is believed to be the largest turnip ever raised in this region.
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Winnett
Tom Oliver
Printing and Publishing in Montana Industry Overview
Montana printing and publishing engages 22 shops employing 20 persons, producing a yearly output valued at 85,015,000 dollars. The sector supports a sizable local economy and highlights the scale of industrial printing operations in the state.
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Montana
Banker arrested in St Paul over bank funds misapplication
William C. Craig former president of the First National Bank of Ingomar in Rosebud county was arrested in St Paul on an indictment returned by the federal grand jury in Butte. He is charged on several counts with misapplying and abstracting bank funds totaling between 800 and 2600 dollars. The Ingomar bank closed in October 1922. Craig will be brought back for trial.
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William C. Craig
First National Bank of
Ingomar
Rosebud County
St. Paul
Federal Grand Jury
Butte
Craig
Affidavits Filed For New Trial In Parner Murder Case
Five affidavits supporting a motion for a new trial for Seth O Parner, convicted murderer of Mrs Plaranes Sprouse, await death penalty in county jail. Affidavits filed in district court at Bozeman by Justin M Smith representing Danner.
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Seth O. Parner
Plaranes Sprouse
Bozeman
Justin M. Smith
Danner
Tax Revenue From Montana Public Utilities Rises
Montana public utility properties are taxed at 40 percent of value with a 3 mill state levy. Total assessed valuation climbs to 105 million dollars from 95.3 million, funding state general operations and University of Montana through allocations. Predatory animal hunting narrows species takings: coyotes lead with 319 killed in October across agencies including the U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey and state commissions, plus bobcats bears wolves and smaller mammals.
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State Tax Commission
University of Montana
State General Fund
R. W F. Bateman
United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
Montana State Game and Fish Commission
Montana Livestock Commission
Montana Dairy Outlook Sees 1928 Butter Fat Rise
George H. Webster states 1928 may show a 40 percent increase in butter fat production over last year based on nine months of 1923 data. Webster, Montana dairy chief, cites gains and reports from Valley county after purchasing 20 Grade Guernsey cows and two purebred Guernsey bulls in Wisconsin to improve local herds. One bull is highlighted as among the best purebreds, with a dam yielding 616 pounds of butter fat in 12 months.
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Montana
George H. Webster
State Department of Agriculture
Webster
Waul Claire County
Wisconsin
Valley County
Ecalss AA
Montana Sheep Warned On Stomach Worms By State Vet
Dr. W T Butler Montana state veterinarian warns HEP M I EN flocks to watch for stomach worms unseen last year and rising again this year. The disease is fatal to young lambs but less serious to older sheep. Warns that trouble is imported from outside states and advises separation of imported from domestic sheep and copper sulfate treatment.
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Heepmien
Montana
W.T. Butler
Naconda Copper Mining Sues State Over 1922 Taxes
Naconda Copper Mining files suit in Lewis and Clark District Court against O H Junod state treasurer seeking 83449 plus costs. The firm argues the state board of equalization improperly refused deductions for fire insurance and other costs on net proceeds from the Butte Till and Nettie mines for 1922.
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Naconda Copper Mining Company
District Court of
Lewis and Clark County
O. H. Junod
Butte Till
Nettie
State Board of Equalization
Extradition Sought for Barton in Larceny Case
Governor Dixon asks Washington to extradite R R Barton from Seattle on larceny as bailee charges. Barton is accused of appropriating about $3500 in off lease dealings in Great Falls. Deputy Sheriff Guy P Valagia will escort Barton back to Montana.
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Joseph M. Dixon
Washington
R. R. Barton
Seattle
Guy P. Valagia
Barton
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