Kellogg chosen to lead State as Hughes retires
President Coolidge taps Frank B Kellogg to succeed Hughes and Alanson B Houghton to become ambassador to Britain for the next cabinet reshuffle. C Bascom Slemp resigns as secretary to the president and Everett Sanders of Indiana is named to replace him. The changes come as the administration maintains stance on Russia and League of Nations policy.
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Kellogg
Hughes
Ashington
Tech
Ele
White House
Coolidge
Frank B. Kellogg
Europe
Department of State
League of Nations
League
America
Russia
United States
Great Britain
France
Court of St. James
Alanson B. Houghton
Germany
Berlin
C. Bascom Slemp
Everett Sanders
Indiana
Sanders
Chicago
Congress
Warren Named Attorney General Amid Political Tug of War
President Coolidge presses ahead with the appointment of Charles Beecher Warren to replace Stone as attorney general despite Democratic opposition. Cabinet completion hinges on finding a secretary of agriculture with marketing expertise as Davis and others stay on.
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United
Michigan
Coolidge
Charles Beecher Warren
Stone
Senate
Davis
Loyal Order of Moose
New
Weeks
Haveeen
French Finance Minister Seeks Moratorium and Parity in Dawes Talks
Tienne Clementel presents to Britain a memo agreeing in principle that Britain must demand debt payments to cover its claim on America. He calls for a French moratorium if Germany defaults and equal Dawes plan facilities for Germany. British officials see some justice but may press for U S parity for Britain.
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Tienne Clementel
Great Britain
America
France
Germany
United States
Senate backs Underwood bill replacing Ford measure
After days of wrangling over the Muscle Shoals issue the senate passed the Underwood bill 50 to 30. It becomes a substitute for the Henry Ford measure approved by the house, with final congressional enactment now uncertain. The senate then approved the Underwood bill and substituted the Jones bill for further investigation by a committee.
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Norris
Cain
Ags
Aving
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Henry—Ford
House
Congress
Former Kansas Governor Davis Arrested in Bribery Scandal
Jonathan M. Davis, former governor, was arrested on charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe for a pardon. His son Russell G. Davis and state bank commissioner Carl J. Peterson were also implicated. All deny guilt amid a political clash surrounding the case.
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UST
Kansas
Jonathan M. Davis
Russell G. Davis
Carl J. Peterson
State Bank
Davis
Peterson
Germany forms cabinet under Luther with monarchist tilt
R HANS LUTHER former finance minister presented a minister list strongly monarchist though he pledged to carry out Marx policies as chancellor. Stresemann remains foreign minister and Martin Schele, Kaiserist leader, becomes interior minister with Catholics receiving several portfolios. Republicans, after winning elections, fail to unite and miss gains.
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R. Hans Luther
Germany
Herr Marx
Uodist
Luther
Marx
Stresemann
Martin Schele
House Passes McFadden Banking Revision Bill
The house approves the McFadden bill by 172 to 65 to revise banking laws to favor national banks over state rivals, allowing intracity branches with Hull amendments restricting new branches until Congress authorizes them. In Shanghai a renewed uprising looms, martial alliances form against the Peking regime amid looting and foreign marines protecting foreign settlements.
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House
McFadden
M. D. Hull
Hull
Congress
Shanghai
Chi-Hsieh-yuan
Kiangsu
Sun ‘Chuan-fang
Cheklang
Fukien
Anhwel
Szechwan
Peking
Roy Walsh Set For Hangings In Montana Case
Roy Walsh, 22, convicted slayer of Al Johnson at Renova, has a date set for execution. Judge Lyman Bennett ordered Walsh to be hanged Saturday February 14 between 1 a.m. and 1 p.m. in district court at Boulder after Walsh’s trial and appeal history including escape and return to Montana.
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Roy Walsh
al Johnson
Renova
Lyman H. Bennett
Boulder
Walsh
Johnson
Missouri State Penitentiary
Montana
Supreme Court
Bennett
Arthur Hughes
Deer Lodge
Woman in Butte Ends Life Over Life Struggles
Mrs. William Breckenridge, 28, of Butte, shot herself in the heart in the kitchen of a small restaurant she and her husband bought two months earlier after expressing despair over business troubles her husband illness and impending maternity. On returning from delivering breakfast to her husband at a hotel she used a pistol and died almost instantly as neighbors rushed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Breckenridge
Butte
Deer Lodge
Women fundraiser to finish Kennedy Deaconess hospital unit
Representatives of Havre women’s organizations launch a penny a day pledge drive to repay debt for the hospital’s first unit. A nine day contest awards double the pledge for each participant with the aim of securing the largest number of commitments.
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Havre
Kennedy Deaconess Hospital
Cand
Court Frees Teacher in St. Regis High School Case
Former St. Regis high school teacher F. M. Russell is freed of criminal charges after a preliminary hearing before Justice A. C. Olson at Superior Court. State failed to offer evidence. Russell resigned when allegations arose, though reports claimed he was asked to resign by the school authorities.
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F. M. Russel
St. Regis High School
Superior
Justice of the Peace
A.C. Olson
Russell
Bozeman Colonel Williams Named Adjutant General
Col Williams of Bozeman is named adjutant general to succeed Charles L Sheridan. Williams commanded the state national guard and has long service in the state military organization and will assume office once he qualifies.
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Erickson Nained BE
Wf. Williams
Bozeman
Charles L. Sheridan
Dixon
Williams
National Guard
Montana Electors Cast for Coolidge and Dawes
Montana presidential electors meet January 12 at the secretary of state’s office to cast their vote for Calvin Coolidge for president and Charles G. Dawes for vice president. Mrs. May C. Bartos will deliver the votes to the electoral college in Washington. Electors are Dr. James W. Irwin of Great Falls, Mrs. May C. Bartos of Helena, George E. Snell of Billings, and W. D. Kyle of Butte.
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Montana
Secretary of State
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
May C. Bartos
Washington
James WI. Irwin
Great Falls
Helena
George E. Snell
Billings
W. D. Kyle
Butte
Shipping Nags Out of State
Railroads grant shipment rates to move hundreds of wild Montana horses to Rockford til where they will be slaughtered for dog feed. Hind quarters will be tinned and shipped to Europe for human consumption.
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Montana
Rockford
Til
Europe
Miner George Shull Dies as Train Strikes at Meaderville
George Shull a 55 year old miner was killed instantly when struck by a Union Pacific coach at a Northern Pacific east of Butte switching point near Meaderville. The tragedy occurred at the Meaderville vicinity as the train moved through the yard.
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George Shull
Meaderville
Union Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific
East Butte “Y
Mead Erville
Mother deserts newborn at Butte hospital after birth
A woman, wearing an overcoat with stockings and shoes, fled a Butte hospital six hours after giving birth to an eight pound baby, leaving the infant behind. Night staff were distracted with another patient and did not notice the departure. A woman claiming to be a friend of the mother took charge of the baby.
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Butte
Reappointed Examiner Named for Montana Board
Dr. Elva V. Daniels of Bozeman was reappointed by Governor Erickson to the Montana state board of chiropractic examiners. Ronald Roland er and Nick Petkoveck, both Roundup residents, serve terms in Ismay jail for purse snatching from two women in a local restaurant. William Weaver, injured on a hunting trip near Livingston, faces possible death after foot amputation. Western Canning and Dairy company articles of incorporation filed in White Sulphur Springs with $500,000 capital. Frank Angelo and crew escaped a train collision near Plevna. foreman sprained ankle. Newton L. Jackson awaits a new trial for murder in Lewistown. Knute Husted of Judith Gap pleads not guilty to bank deposit violations. bond set at $2,400. Aber oratorical contest set for March 4 at University of Montana with $30 first prize and $20 second prize. Plevna National Bank to Baker relocation approved. Ed P. O'Brien arranging move and new Baker offices. Wibaux Methodist church fire caused notable damage but structure saved by volunteers. Thelma Douglas of Carlyle dies after burns from clothing fire. Chinook banks report deposits over $1,000,000. total cash resources $40,493.43. Charles Green held on $5,000 bail for alleged statutory assault on 14-year-old Myrtle Heney. Four Anaconda children near starvation. probable removal to Twin Bridges. Attorney General L. A. Foot’s brother Stanley R. Foot to become assistant attorney general in Choteau.
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Elva V. Daniels
Bozerhan
Erickson
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Ronald Rolander
Nick Petkoveck
Ismay
Hunter
Willam Weaver
Livingston
Helena
Organize Canning Company
Western Canning and Dairy Company
White Sulphur Springs
Newton L. Jackson
Allison McCain
Lewistown
Coffee Creek State Bank
Knute Husted
Judith Gap
Thursted
University of Montana
George Boldt
William Aber
Plevna Bank
Baker
First National Bank of
Plevna
National Banking Department
Ed P. O'Brien
First National
Charles Green
Myrtle Heney
Green
Hall
Anaconda
Joe Menault
Thomas Nelson
Foot
L. A. Foot
Stanley R. Foot
Choteau
Atorney
Teton County
L. C. Ketter
Sidney
Montana Legislature Opens Second Week With New Committees
The nineteenth Montana legislature moves into week two with 26 new house committees and 8 senate committees named. Lawmakers plan measures to cut expenses, abolish the state land agent’s office, and transfer duties to the state board of equalization. Several bills touch warrants, registration, and education spending while the Senate targets university leadership and railroad commission pressures.
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Montana
Hrickson
Mesage
Assembly
House
Senate
James H. Lyle
Irom Luke County
Ralph R. Tower
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Helena
Bricken
House of Representatives
Railroad Commission
Commission
State Board of Equalization
Wis
Kire
University of Montana
State Railroad Commission
Consolidated Boards and Board of Examiners
Department of Education
McCarty
Dawson
State Highway Commission
Graybill
Cascade
Lincoln
Finthend
Ericksor
State Board of Education
State School of Mines
Butte
Committee On Education
State Board of Examiners
Senate Financia and Claims Committee
Board of Examiners
Blackfeet Die in Snowstorm Near Browning
Two Blackfeet Indians died of exposure as a snowstorm swept the Browning district. Black faced Man perished while crossing the storm with four companions, and John Red Fox died after becoming separated from his party en route to a dance. Patrols reported over five feet of snow in many sections of the Blackfoot reservation.
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Browning District
John Red Fox
Blackfoot
Lawmakers to Place Four Year Session Proposal on Ballot
Representatives Wuerthner Cascade and Loble Democrat Lewis and Clark will introduce a bill to submit to voters a proposal that legislative sessions be held every four years instead of biennially. The measure advanced in the senate and house with Leuthold Stillwater and others also introducing a budget system for counties cities and towns.
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Wuerthner
Cascade
Loble
Lewis and Clark
Senate
House
Leuthold
Stillwater
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Allied Financial Conference
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