Farm relief battles end in Senate clash and new shipping aid
A cooperative marketing bill passes the Senate without a record vote after many competing proposals fail. It creates a new Agriculture Department division for cooperative marketing and allocates 225000 dollars. The House sped through a 45000000 dollar deficiency bill and approved a five year air expansion program with an estimated 250 million dollars for national defense aviation.
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Edward W. Pickard
Congress
Senate
House
Agriculture Department
Republican Party
Repubican
Frank O. Lowden
Tllinois
Sweden
Chicago
Coolidge
Shipping Board
Jardine
Department of Agriculture
Hoover
Department of Commerce
O’connor
Lincoln C. Andrews
Ciry
Army
Senator Caraway Words Stir Illinois Primary Fight
Senator Caraway attacked both McKinley and Smith factions in Illinois alleging vast money sums and bribed public trust positions to sway votes. He named Insull and labor leaders as donors while immunity was used to claim falsehoods. Wisconsin Democrats gear for prohibition stance and labor support. Italy enacts drastic measures to boost production and cut imports effective July 1, including longer workdays and limits on publications and luxury construction.
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Caraway
Mlinois
McKinley
Smith
Samuel Insull
John H. Walker
State Federation of Labor
Frank Farrington
Reed
Earthquakes Shake the Mediterranean and Floods Hit Transylvania
Last week severe earthquakes struck Mediterranean nations and islands with casualties in Sumatra and Greece. Crete and Rhodes suffered destroyed villages while Santa Barbara saw a temblor on the quake anniversary causing one death. Transylvania faced floods killing about one hundred and destroying thousands of homes. News reports claim a conspiracy against the Spanish directorate led by Gen. Primo de Rivera with over 200 plotters under arrest as authorities hunt others.
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Mediterranean
Asia
Sumatra
Europe
Rhodes
Crete
Santa Barbara
California
Transylvania
Primo de Rivera
Tarragona
Cadiz
Crown Prince of Sweden Visits Minnesota Swedes
Ustusav Adolphus and the crown princess enjoyed a warm welcome among Swedish descendants in Minnesota. The local Swedish community led the cheers as the royal visitors toured and mingled with old home folks and their families.
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Ustavus Adolphus
Crown Prince
Sweden
Minnesota
Boston financier offers $100000 salary to Hungary
Jeremiah Smith of Boston after reorganizing Hungary's finances presents his salary of 100000 dollars for two years of work to the Hungarian people.
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Jeremiah Smith
Boston
Hungary
Auto Death Toll in Montana Rises Across Years
Vital statistics show automobile deaths in Montana more than tripling over 12 years from 1914 to 1925 while per car fatalities decline. Deaths reached 660 directly or indirectly, with a rise in car ownership from one per six residents. Road deaths remain a leading cause after tuberculosis and other diseases.
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Tl. J. Benepe
Helena
Montana
Mr. Benepe
Bondsupply Law Warnings for School Districts
The article reports that data on school district bonds should be reviewed by authorities in Helena. Register of state funds Mr. Uivandford urges districts to submit the bond question to the attorney general or state treasurer before placing it on ballots to avoid trouble.
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Uivandford
Helena
Arcorncy General
Register of State Hinds
Butteites Protest Paving Plan for City Center District
The Butte city council received protests from enough property owners against the paving district. The proposed district covers T4905 square feet with protests totaling WIT square feet, about 52 percent of the area. The center section, likely the only unpaved core in a city of its size, draws supporters.
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Butte
Thre
Oil Field Notes From Kevin Sunburst and Nearby Wells
Reports from the Kevin Sunburst field note Elds formation reached at 1 488 feet on Big West Allenwell No 19. Niinots Pine Vine six inch trunk line to Shelby predicted early. Black Butte test well near Lewistown being prepared by Mineral Research. Utah Western Ohio well near Pendroy advancing with depth over 1200 feet. Eleven derricks in Big Lake field 30 miles NW of Billings with four oil wells active and others drilling. Collins Oil Co wells in Kevin Sunburst yield high gravity oil at $2 per barrel. current Kevin Sunburst price $1.05. Great Western Oil Co plans a 3200 ft well south of Milk River near Malta if no earlier production.
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Kevin-Sunburst
Elds
Niinots Pine- Vine Company
Shelby
Mineral Research Company
Black Butte
Lewistown
Utah Western Ohio
Pendroy 5
Big Lake
Billings
I. C. Bennett
Seattle-Flatwillow Company
Winnett
Milwaukee railways proposes Bee Line bus service
A proposed daily motor bus route along the Y4 Bee Line between Ringling and Glider Park is sponsored by the Milwaukee railway and slated to begin with the park season next year, per reports.
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Ringling
Glider Park
The
Milwaukee Railway
Ku Klux Klan to Meet in Livingston on August 5
Circulars mailed to Klan members in North Dakota Washington Idaho Wyoming and Montana announce a five state gathering estimated attendance around 1000 in Livingston on August 5 with local organizers coordinating the event.
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Livingston
North Dakota
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Signatures for Gas Tax Measure Clear
Secretary of State Stewart announced from Helena that the initiative for a three cent gasoline tax will appear on the general election ballot. Official figures show 14 536 certified voter names, well above the 1 825 required, with 23 counties needed but 29 qualified including Silver Bow Cascade and Lewis and Clark. The proposal directs gas tax funds to the state highway department for construction and maintenance and would take effect January 7 1927.
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Stewart
Helena
Silver Bow
Cascade
Lewis and Clark
State Highway Department
Land bank foreclosures spark Montana farm sales
Farm land banks in Montana are selling foreclosed tracts mainly to tenants and nearby farmers. Ward K Newcomb of the Omaha bank outlines a two tier amortization plan with 50 percent over 8? years and the rest via small down payments, both at 4 percent interest. Most buyers are local residents who already live nearby and farm adjacent land.
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Montana
Federal Farm Land Banks
Ward K. Newcomb
Omaha Farm Land Banks
Farm Loan Association
North Central
Tarre
Local Montana Briefs Highlight Dying For Kennedy Daneaness
News notes from Havre Shelby Wallspell Sunburst and Great Falls report a notable death in Havre a land sale inquiry in the northeast and a church project at Wallspell. A two year high school course opens at Sunburst and farmers northeast of Walot receive county road aid. An auto crash in Cascade County kills two and injures one. A large Rocky Mountain train carries 102 cars past Belton Glacier. Wheat movement prep includes 800 box cars on the Milwaukee line. Yellowstone Kelly memoirs arrive at the state historical library. Glacier park expands boat fleet on St Mary and Two Medicine lakes. Fuel oil rate changes to Minneapolis St Paul and Duluth Superior take effect July 9.
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Wolt
Somers Lumber Company
Somers
Herbert Wilcox
Wilford Busson
Paul Collins
Cascade County
State Land Office
Helena
Rocky Mountains
Belton
Glacier
Great Northern
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee
Plans Under Way for Cheese Factory at St Ignatius
Plans proceed to establish a cheese factory at St Ignatius, with development steps underway and local interest growing in the new agricultural venture.
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St. Ignatius
Move to Build New Flathead River Bridge at Polson
A community push aims to construct a new bridge across the Flathead river at Polson. Local residents advocate for improved traffic flow, safety, and regional connectivity as plans move forward.
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Flathead River
Polson
Government stocks Glacier park with 40 million trout
The government has stocked Glacier park waters with 40 million mountain trout over recent years making lakes and streams teem. Tourists are allowed to catch 10 trout per day.
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Glacier Park
Uncle Sam
Montana ranch sale shocks northwest cattle world
The Flying P Ranch company purchases the McDermand Shorthorn herd from Columbus stock farm in Grand View Missouri. The 68 head full-blood shipment includes three bulls 387 cows 12 heifers and 16 calves and marks a major transfer in northwest cattle history.
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McDermand
Child & Ancony
Montana Range
Northwest
McPermand
Columbus
Grand View
Flying P Ranch
Child and
Anceney
Bozeman
United States
Montana farm notes show wide county agricultural activity
Reports from Montana and surrounding counties cover seed potato trials in Pondera, wool pools in Gallatin, ram sales at Helena, and Fallon poultry advances. Dairy cow ratios, barley and alfalfa trials, gypsum alfalfa yield gains, and field improvements highlight statewide farming efforts and cooperative programs across 1920s Montana.
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Montana Purebred Sheep Association
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Helena
Fallon County
Montana
Mosher Ranch
Clemons
Gilman
Adams & Leland
Boston Wool House
Gallatin County Wool Growers’ Association
Canada
United States
Regina
J.O. Pretshen
Montana Extension Service
Montana Experiment Station
Bozenma
Chouteau County
Paugh
Fort Benton
Bruce Mahee
Eureka
J. W. Milligen
Wheat output races in Montana as counties lead state
In Montana the Hill county hopefuls overtake Sheridan as top wheat region while Threshermen tally books approach. Last season Hill county yielded 1,970,000 bushels from 197,000 acres and Sheridan 2,133,000 bushels from 237,000 acres, leading statewide production.
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Hill County
Sheridan County
Montana
Havre
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