War materiel sale to Mexico sparks U.S. debate
Edward W. Pickard reports President Coolidge approves limited arms sales to Obregon’s government amid Senate and House opposition. The issue frames a broader clash over U S policy toward Mexico and Central America, as Mexican in civil conflict and foreign policy maneuvers unfold.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Washington
Coolidge
State Hughes
House
Senate
Fairchild
New York
Norris
King
Hiram Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Mexico
Hughes
Central America
South America
Vera Cruz
Cardenas
Jalisco
Navarro
Guadalajara
Pacific
Puebla
Balkans Tension Rises After Ferdinand's Return
The Balkans face renewed instability as ex-King Ferdinand is allowed to return to Bulgaria. Ingo-Slavia protests Sofia over the move and alleged army buildup near Aegean ports. Serbia mobilizes troops on the frontier amid the mounting threat.
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Balkans
Jugo- Slavia
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Germany
Ingo-Slavia
Sofia
Aegean
Congress Work Resumes Amid Tax Debates and Soldier Bonus
The House resumes after holidays with the Ways and Means Committee tackling the treasury tax reduction. A January 15 target follows, then action on the soldiers' bonus bill. Chairman Green insists revenue measures wait until after the bonus. The farm bloc proposes a surtax cut from 50 percent to 87 or 42 percent, hoping for broad GOP support and some Democratic backing.
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Treasury
Green Beleves
Farm Bloc
Dickinson
Iowa
la Follette
Representative Upshaw Seeks End to Diplomatic Alcohol Access
Upshaw introduces a House resolution calling on foreign governments to stop sending diplomats who distribute intoxicating liquors to Americans. He urges the State Department to request compliance and proposes a pledge of total abstinence for federal appointees and removal of any intoxicated congressmen.
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Tle
State Department
Four oil firms under fire in veterans losses probe
OW Leonard Wood Jr and associates in four oil companies face questions as ex service members lost money investing in the concerns. The federal government is investigating, and the matter may be raised in Congress when Congressman Frear's delegation discusses it.
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Leonard Wood, Jr
Leonard Wood
Congress
Frear
Inquiry into Wood administration and possible sons actions
The investigation of General Wood in the Philippines proceeds and is expected to expand to cover the conduct of his two sons. The inquiry may broaden to include related actions by the Wood family.
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Mand
General Wood
Philippines
Immigration bill extends quota restrictions in western hemisphere
Secretary of Labor Davis forwards a bill to extend quota limits to all western hemisphere nations and revise entry standards. Italy protests a proposed 2 percent native born quota rule as unjustified discrimination. In Britain, Labor party prospects dim the pound, with tensions between leaders and unions shaping post election decisions.
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Davis
Senate
Italy
Japanese premier Yamamoto resigns after prince regent attack
REMIer Yamamoto of Japan and his cabinet resigned after the attempted assassination of the prince regent. Viscount Elego Kiyoura, president of the privy council, was asked to form a new government but two days later announced he could not form a ministry due to lack of party support in the diet.
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Pernik
Serbia
Bulgaria
Aegean
Grecian
Thrace
Saloniki
Kiume
Italy
Greece
Belgrade
Plastiras
National
Bank of England
Remier Yamamoto
Japan
Elego Kiyoura
Privy Council
Ele
Franco Belgian German Rapport Promises Ruhr Cooperation
Rance and Belgium reply to the German note with conciliatory tone and willingness to cooperate on Ruhr and Rhineland administration. Occupation forces reduced to protect customs and reparations exports while German and French industrial leaders trade coke and iron ore independently. Henry M. Robinson, on reparations commission duty, met with Secretary Hughes and the President and travels to Europe.
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Rance
Belgium
Dberlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Reparations Commission
Hughes
Washington
Europe
Imperial Klan leader calls nationwide congress in Atlanta
W. Clarke known as "imperial giant" urges a national Ku Klux Klan congress in Atlanta on February 26. He asks the kings to gather and prayerfully consider methods to eliminate evils or disband the organization, following the founder's example.
Turkish relief withdraws after customs protest
The Turkish government demands full customs duties on American donated food clothing and medical supplies for the destitute in Turkey causing Near East Relief to withdraw completely from Turkey.
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D‘stric
Hughes
Turkey
Montana Ranchers Ship Large Steer and Hog Lots
Beaverhead county shipped nearly 3000 head of cattle to Los Angeles as fat cows sold at four and a half cents and heavy steers at seven and a quarter to seven and a half. Hogs from Suffolk headed to Spokane after a summer on sweet clover and fall fattening in corn fields. Fortunes in hogs hinge on Suffolk methods, while missing Miss Kerstin sparks fear after a Casper train wreck as a body is found. Great Falls hosts the state poultry show with Stanford show grounds, Kalispell refines plans for a 2K barrel refinery, and wolves and coyotes menace Toole county stock with a government trapper sent in. Seventeen bean growers pool harvest of about 700,000 pounds. Roundup high school begins military training under Captain Renner, and Montana delegates join the Northwest development conference. A granary fire at Seely destroys 1,200 bushels wheat, 1,400 bushels oats, and 270 bushels mixed grain. Five pool halls closed by local law enforcement. tar and feathering incident near Lindsay sparks mystery. Powder River county alfalfa seed crop totals near 140,000 pounds. regional growers raise about 58,000.
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Beaverhead County
Los Angeles
Suffolk
Spokane
Montana
Leia Kerstin
Troy
Wyoming
Casper
Kalispell
Reliance Refining Company
Kallspell
Toole
Ive
Kingsley
Poste
Broadus
Roundon High School
TL Oa. Renler
U.S. Army
Nussiwest
Helena
Great Pally
Billings
Bozeman
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Butte
Steven
Seely
Poo
Law Enforcement League
John Schoengarth
Lindsay
Powder River County
Montana Pioneers on the Last Long Trail
Obituary notices record the deaths of several longtime Montana residents and pioneers. Woodbury of Great Falls died after thirty years there. Billman of Bannack, a notable early openin gs participant. Mrs. Wirth of Wolf Creek died in Great Falls. Rowe of Park County died in Wilden New York. McCrimmon an early Montana prospector died in Putte. John P. Tabor of Simms, a livestock raiser for forty three years, died at an advanced age.
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Woodbury
Cerula Woodbury
America
Great Falls
Nashoua
N. T
Billman
Andrew Billman
Colorado
Bannack
Big Timber
Wirth
Charles Wirth
Wolf Creek
Danebess
Leon Morris
Rowe
Johnnie
Simms
Montana Woolen Mills Chartered In Butte
A new Montana Woolen Mills company is chartered in Montana with $250 000 capitalization, over 30 operating staff and 75 field staff. Headquarters and plant will be in Butte, operation to begin March 1. Renovation and machinery install to start immediately. Consolidated Woolen Mills equipment from Salt Lake City will move to Butte before January 15. Installation expected to take about 80 days.
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Montana Woolen Mills Company
Montana
Butte
Ae Mill
Consolidated Woolen Mills Company
Salt Lake City
Bean Sorting Drives Billings Gold Rush Plans
River washings of gold platinum and black sand are to be mined by the Gold and Wack Sand Mining Company in spring along Clark's Fork. John Barker and his son Rev Barker have mapped the river, secured land leases, and expect two dredges costing about 878000 each, with lumber needs of 80000 feet and 200 to 800 workers. Dredges aim to profit from gravel yields and favorable assays.
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Clark's Fork
Gold and
John (. Barker
Rev
Barker
Fromberg
Milwaukee
Record Rabbit Killing Sets Hunting Record in Birdtall
Thort Chase of Birdtall near Simims shot a jack rabbit at Crown butte and unintentionally killed two more rabbits while mortally wounding a third. Witnesses say three rabbits sat together, a first for local hunting lore.
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Birdtall
Simims
Crown Butte
Hat Mystery Deepens in Missing Northern Pacific Watchman
Hat found near the pole where the speed er used in his work rested on a bridge over the Clark Park river. Sheriff and deputies with Northern Pacific foremen have searched for days as the Missouri river froze and boats dragged the water with no result. Height's son joins the search and authorities suspect he was thrown from the speeder or pushed in during a robbery.
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Hadley Height
Northern Pacific
Paradise
Polne
Clark Park
Sanders County
Northern Pacific Section
Height
Missouri
Half Dead but Digs From Wreck at Johnson Creek Bridge
Berg a lumber and saw mill man of Superior was en route at night when his car overturned on Johnson creek bridge pinning him beneath. After three hours he opened his tool chest to fetch a jack and, though burned and partially paralyzed, raised the car and crawled free. He dragged himself through snow for over a half mile to a ranch.
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Alee Berg
Superior
Enamp
Johnson Creek Bridge
Berg
Beaverhead Ore Runs High After 50-Ton Washoe Shipment
Beaverhead residents anticipate strong interest in a 50 ton shipment of liver ore from the Washoe summer near Butte. A recent strike at a mining property on Jack Creek in Black Tail district, 20 miles southeast of Dillon, yielded open-cut work. Hand samples show ore values from 40 to 60 ounces in silver and copper content of 14 to 18 percent.
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Butte
Beaverhead County
Montana School Age Population Estimates for 1929
Montana public records outline a tentative 1929 school age count of 155 000 children based on district clerks data and county adjustments. The estimate supports a state population near 526 494, with earlier figures noting 161 626 school children in 1920 and a 1929 drop attributed to regional economic factors and postwar readjustment.
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HPRS
Montana
United States
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Big Horn
Montana Railroads Report Trackage Totals by Company
The Montana Railroad Commission collects mileage figures to October 1, 1928 for the upcoming annual report. Great Northern leads with 8 79.42 miles owned and operated, Northern Pacific 2 284.29, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul 3 5538.88, Oregon Short Line 241.21, Chicago Burlington and Quincy 184.74, Butte Anaconda and Pacific 150.97, Soo Line 61.80, Gilmore and Pittsburg 45.98, Montana Southern 40.02, Montana and Western 92 48, Montana Wyoming and Southern 35.95, White Sulphur Springs 28.87. Northern Pacific reports 15083 miles of double main track. Great Northern 95.49.
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Velve Railway
Montana
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Oregon
Montana and Western
Montana, Wyoming
Great Northern
State Land Board records mortgage payment access option
The state board of land commits that stoners may access payments on the mortgage principal at any time. Recording found opinion Teven WH. VE Ralley, register of state bands, by Attorneys General W. JD. Rankin. If the mortgagor consents, payment may be made prior to interest due.
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He State Board of Land
Stoners
VE Ralley
Register of State Bands
W. JD. Rankin
Mrtgager
Montana Oil Royalties Share and Remittance Details
Montana received royalties from crude oil on public lands for the year ending June 30. The state treasurer D. H. Junod reported a remittance of 90 876.28 dollars. Total government royalties from Montana oil lands were 94 336.75 dollars with 3714 percent returned to the state. In 1923 Montana's oil royalties rose by 12 657.24 dollars compared with 1922, when the share was 78 219.04 dollars.
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Ontana
D. H. Junod
Montana
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