German Note in League Pact Sparks Peace Hope and Debate
Germany pushes a security pact with France while seeking exemption from Article 16 in a note to the League. Paris fears treaty revision as Stresemann urges accord. Breach over disarmament and arbitration rights looms. In Dayton, Tenn., scopes of evolution trial ends with guilty verdict for John T. Scopes, pending higher court review. Bryan and Darrow clash as jury convicts.
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Ermany
France
Strescoammi
England
League
Germany
Ahboue
League Council
League of Nations
Europe
Russia
Poland
Paris
Polasd
Czechoslovakia
Hague Court
M. Briand
Reichstag
Herr Stresemann
Belgium
Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Ruhrort
Stresemann
Benjamin Strong
United States Federal Reserve Bank
Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
Jude Raulston
Tennessee Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Walter White
Congress
William JT. Bryan
Chirence Darrow
Bryan
Jonah
Joshua
Darrow
Jardine Sees West Tour Boosting Farm Confidence
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine, after an eight week western tour, reports a return of confidence and says farmers are leaving the shadow of bankruptcy. He expects no major new farm laws and notes cattle and hog sectors improving since 1920, with good wheat prices and careful marketing. Corn belt conditions have reversed, cotton prospects look good, and income is favorable.
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Jardine
West
Washington
Mr. Jardine
Farm income rises to 12.336 billion for year ends June 30
Department of Agriculture figures show U S farmers earned a gross income of 12.336 billion from agricultural production for the year ending June 30, up from 11.288 billion the prior year. Experts attribute the gain largely to higher returns after deducting feed seed and waste from production value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United Sates
Grain and Livestock Sales and War Update Mentioned
The report notes gross income from grain and meat animals excluding direct farm sales rose to 9.78 billion, vs 5.93 billion in 2024, with food and fuel on farms valued at 2.44 trillion. It also covers French lines at the Querqu river, Moroccan attacks focusing on Fez wings, reinforcements, and the arrival of Naulin and Petain as Abd el Krim faces a looming offensive and peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Querqu
Taza
Quezzun
Fez
Naulin
Marshal Petain
Abd-el- Krim
France
Spain
Shanghai Crisis Deepens as War Threat Looms
CAUINESE papers in Shanghai warned of war within a fortnight between Fengchen troops and Chekiang forces ten miles from the city. Foreign concessions reinforced with barbed wire. all foreigners confined to outposts. Hongkong reports two native armies near Canton. diplomats draft settlement proposals including customs revision conference and extraterritorial inquiry.
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Shanghai
Chekiang
Hongkong
Canton
Peking
USTRALLANS Visit Triggers Uproarious Welcomes in Australia
The American fleet arrived at Melbourne and Sydney last week and drew large crowds from across the country. Admiral Robinson led the division at Sydney with a seventeen gun salute and aerial displays, while Sir Dudley Dechair, governor of New South Wales, attended the review.
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Ustrallans
Melbourne
Sydney
Admiral Robinson
Dudley Dechair
New South Wales
Ford bid to scrap unserviceable ships delayed
The bid for the U S Shipping Board fleet of unserviceable vessels is held up after objections by unsuccessful bidders under the first ad. A full sale for junking may be blocked if a Merchant Marine Act violation is found. Chairman O’Connor requested an attorney general ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enry Ford
United States Shipping Board
O'Connor
Van Sweringen Nickel Plate Merger Faces Enduring Scrutiny
The Interstate Commerce Commission continued review of the Van Sweringen Nickel Plate railroad merger last week. A heated exchange occurred between O P Van Sweringen and H W Anderson, counsel for protesting minority stockholders, over projected profits for promoters. Anderson cited a costs and values table, which Van Sweringen said produced false conclusions.
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van Sweringen Nickel Plate Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
O. P. van Sweringen
H. W. Anderson
Anderson
van Sweringen
Postmaster General Signals Mixed Early Postal Rate Results
Hearings opened on postal rates with Postmaster General New telling Congress that new rates in effect April 15 raised May 1925 revenues by 4,131 dollars or 0.91 percent over May 1924. He cautioned that too little time has passed to assess the full impact of changes.
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Congressional Commission
New
Freight Lines Taxed Big Sums By Montana Tax Levy
Freight car companies operating equipment in Montana face a nine month tax totaling 16 548 dollars to the state treasury. The levy applies to private freight car operators across the state and varies from 1 cent to 3500 dollars per car. The Western Fruit Express leads with 38079 dollars, while American Railway Express pays 4d percent on 67240 27 dollars, amounting to 26817 72 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. R. Stone
State Board of Equalization
Uvis
Western Fruit Express Company
American Railway Express Company
Montan
Cobb to Present Miniature Skin Lodge as Local Honor
A Crees council member at Fort Assinni boine near Havre will craft a miniature skin lodge for Irvin Cobb. Cobb, visiting Kalispell from Glacier Park, expressed strong interest in the lodges seen at the Kalispell hotel. Frank Linderman reportedly arranged the sighting and Cobb preferred such a lodge as a souvenir.
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Fort Assinniboine
Havre
Irvin
Cobb
Kalispell
Glacier Park
Frank Linderman
Moutapa TP
Petition to create Rainbow county dismissed by board
County commissioners dismiss the Rainbow county split petitions after a review by lawyers finds 857 names signed on withdrawal petitions short of the required 1252. The process halted on Fergus county’s Northwestern portion subdivision plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow County
Fergus County
Chiat Shere
Billings Boy Killed by Train
Eight year old Deovre Maxwell was killed instantly in Billings when a westbound freight struck him while he watched an eastbound Burlington train on an adjacent track. The body was severely cut at the lips. Dodd Stith, who stood nearby, escaped by jumping down a steep embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deovre Maxwell
Billings
Burlington
Dodd Stith
Manswell
Marker for Stage Driver Grave Unveiling
A monument will mark the grave of an early stage driver near Plevna. The ceremony features a pageant titled The Pageant of Dread Man's Butte staged by Pleasant Valley Cane mining crew. A large granite column will support a bronze tablet detailing the event.
Reserve Officers Camp Held at Fort Missoula
Reserve officers of the 416th Infantry gathered at Fort Missetta for the state’s first encampment of its kind under Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Reynolds of Lewistown. An extensive program continues to fit officers for immediate service in case of emergency. Officers of the Fourth Infantry, Fort Missoula, act as instructors.
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416Th Infantry
Fort Missetta
Ralph Reynolds
Lewistown
Fourth Infantry
Fort Missoula
War Veteran Ends Life at Fort Harrison Hospital
TI. R. McDonel of Helena a World War veteran shot himself at the United States veterans service hospital Fort Harrison. Despondency over ill health prompted the act officials say. He leaves a widow in Helena. McDonel served overseas in Company B 341st Tank Corps.
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TI. R. McDonel
Helena
United States Veterans’ Service Hospital
Fort Harrison
McDonel
341St Tank Corps
Young man survives lightning near Denton ranch
Osborn, a ranch resident 10 miles north of Denton, escaped death during an electrical storm while plowing. A bolt struck the team, killing three of seven horses instantly and throwing the plow from the furrow while Osborn was left dazed but not seriously injured. Reports reached Lewistown.
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Osborn
Denton
Lewistown
Quake Destroys Cliffside At Miners Lake Near Wisdom
Three Butte fishermen Sam Clark Walter Brammer and A S McDonald describe a northern Idaho style quake near Wisdom south of Jackson and 150 miles from Butte that toppled a cliff along Miners Lake wiping out the lake and burying upper Miners Lake under boulders and soil.
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Rocky Mountains
Wisdom
Jackson
Butte
Sam Clark
Walter Brammer
A. S. McDonald
Miners Lake
$200000 Oil Land Sale in Kevin Sunburst Field
Nine hundred acres in the Kevin Sunburst oil field were sold for 200000 dollars announced at Great Falls. Purchaser Capt A R Collins of London England represents both English and American capital. Sale from Pilling Roy alty company Shelby. Associates include James T McDermott of Chicago and William Mansfield Kevin Sunburst operator. Mansfield negotiated and gains proprietary interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
A. R. Collins
London-England
Pilling Royalty Company
Shelby
Captain Collins
James T. McDermott
Chicago
William Mansfield
Kevin Sunburst
Mansfield
Calendar of Coming Events
Kiwanis state convention in Helena August 7 8 golf tournament in Helena August 13 14 15 16 reunion of Society of Montana Pioneers in Bozeman August 13 14 75 Montana Conference of Methodist churches in Great Falls August 26 Masonic Grand Lodge in Missoula August 17 22 convention of Yellowstone Glacier Bee Line highway at White Sulphur Springs August 17
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Helena
Society of Montana Pioneers
Bozeman
Montana
Conference of Methodist Churches
Great Falls
Yellowstone Glacier
White Sulphur Springs
Montana Optometric Association meets in Butte elects officers
The eighteenth annual Montana state Optometric association convention was convened in Butte to declare a more intensive public service program. Officers for the new year include BW Keller of Kalispell who was re-elected president.
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Montana
Montana State Optometric Association
Butte
BW Keller
Kal-ispell
Permit Granted for Scobey Line Poercussion Upgrade
Interst Commerce Commission grants a permit for a new line from Bualaville to Scobey Montana. Great Northern railroad will finance part of the construction through stock sales to farmers and business interests in the region.
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Poercussion
Bualaville
Scobey
Montana
Great Northern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Council of Red Men Annual Sessions at Butie
Members of the Improved Order of Redmen from Monana gathered in Butie for the annual sessions. Delegates included representatives from eight tribes and four contingents of the degree of Po evbontas, marking a statewide meeting.
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Great Council of Red Men
Order of
Redmen
Monana
Butie
Reverend Shorter Elected Moderator at Montana Conference
The Reverend Fred W. Shorter of Great Falls was elected moderator of the Montana Congregational conference held in Billings during the annual assembly. He succeeds Rhoda Jane Dickinson of Roundup as moderator. Reverend N K Hannant of Judith Gap was chosen vice moderator and Reverend E R Albright of Hardin as scribe.
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Fred W. Shorter
First Congregational Church of
Great Falls
Montana Congregational Conference
Billings
Rhoda Jane Dickinson
Roundsap
N. Kk Hannant
Judith Gap
Er, KE Albright
Hardin
Car Fire Damages Vehicle Near FHinsdale
A farmer south of FHinsdale nearly lost his new car when the sun through a windshield ignited the cushions. Heat from the blaze caused significant damage, but quick action extinguished the fire before it spread further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rog Sith
Fhinsdale
Tie
Mrs Musselman Lectures Across West at Forsyth Talk
Mrs William Musselman of Billings renowned lecturer recently completed a tour through Wyoming California and Oregon under the Parent Teachers association and the Woman s Christian Temperance union. She filled the Presbyterian church at Forsyth in the pastor s absence Rev C A Marshall was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Musselman
Billings
Wyoming
California
Oregon
Parent-Teachers Association
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Presbyterian Church
Forsyth
C. A. Marshall
Bank in Shelby Fails and Falls to State Examiner
The First State Bank of Shelby failed to open and is now under the control of state bank examiner with Deputy A. L. Ritt in charge. Its last reported deposits stand at $300,000. The institution previously failed in 1928 after the Dempsey Gibbons bout, and was reopened in 1924.
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First State Bank of
Shelby
State Bank Examiner
A. L. Ritt
Bridge progress on Yellowstone river span at Glendive
Concrete flooring on the first span of the new Glendive bridge over the Yellowstone River has been completed. Three spans in total have been laid and are ready for flooring.
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Yellowstone River
Glendive
Fire Loss in Billings Shrinks in Early 1925
Loss from fire in Billings during the first six months of 1925 was 19332 dollars, according to figures of Chief Vin erent Hf. Steele. The same period in 1924 showed a loss of 40021 dollars.
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Billings
Vinerent Hf. Steele
Nash elected president of Montana veterinary group
Dr. E. D. Nash of Helena was elected president of the Montana Veterinary Medical Association at the closing meeting of the association's seventeenth annual convention in Helena.
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E. D. Nash
Helena
Montana Veterinary Medical Association
Cement Plant to Reopen at Hanover near Lewistown
The Hanover cement plant at Lewistown is set to resume operations after a year’s closure. About 100 men will be employed as repairs begin in the coming days. The gypsum plant and mine have been operating continuously, and the cement plant will run for an indefinite period.
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Hanover
Lewistown
Woman Overcomes Ills After Pinkham Remedies
Covington Kentucky woman describes weakness back pain and inability to stand. She credits Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and Sanative Wash from Lydia E Pinkham with restoring strength and cold sweats relief. She offers to answer letters and advise neighbors about the medicines.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Harry Ashcroft
Beech Avenue
Covington
Kentucky
Air Turbine Windmill in New Jersey Meadow Tract
A wind turbine in a New Jersey meadow uses vertical axis blades made of canvas that deploy at wind edgewise. Sheets detach from the frame in strong winds, leaving the metal frame intact. Each blade tier, called a unit, can generate five to six horsepower in a 25 mile wind, with automatic brakes to regulate speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Meadow
Red Cross Ball Dine In The Laundry Ad Controversy
Advertisement urges participation in a Red Cross Ball with a laundry theme promising a dainty well-groomed appearance for girls. It emphasizes social polish and feminine appeal as a selling point.
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Red Cross
Quite True Mrs. Roberts on Gift Etiquette
Conversation reveals differing views on accepting expensive gifts from men. Marjorie argues generosity, while the mother cautions about propriety and propriety concerns. The exchange highlights social expectations in gift giving.
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Mrs. Roberts
Marjorie
Austrian chemists create elastic glass Pollopas
Two Austrian chemists successful after years of patient work in producing elastic glass made from carbamide and formaldehyde. The material named Pollopas reportedly has all glass properties except hardness.
British coal survey urged improvement of industry
British coal owners call for reforms as a joint committee of employers and workers conducts a survey to identify steps to improve Great Britain's coal industry.
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British Coal Survey
Great Britain
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Minentonietta di Martine
New London
Edward W. Pickard
Nan
Puiniere
Vrancee
United States
M. Callmax
Henri Frankli-Bouillon
Kiwanis
Masonic Grand Lodge
Missoula
Optometrists
Scobey Line
Say
Bayer
Faliiey
Coleg and
Chem
Wis
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Y
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