Paris war debt settlement dominates House action
The House passed the Ton bill ratifying the French debt settlement after rejecting a recommit motion. Ninety-eight Democrats and some Republicans opposed, while others supported. The measure heads to the Senate, which will wait on French parliament action before winter.
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House of Representatives
United States
Foreign Debt Commission
Amhiessador Derenger
T Birton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rreneh
Senate
Treasury
Italy
Great Britain
Senate approves army air service bill and naval expansion
The Senate passed the House bill to build up the army air service and create the office of second assistant secretary of war to supervise the air corps and coordinate with agencies. It also approved the navy air expansion bill, with both measures sent to conference.
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Senate
Army Air Service
Air Corps
Representative Tinkham Seeks Probe Into Anti-Saloon League
Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts urges the House to investigate the Anti-Saloon League payroll in Congress and require disclosure of campaign expenditures. Wayne Wheeler denies the charges, saying wet organizations deserve scrutiny as well.
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Tinkilam
Massachusetts
House
Capitol
League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Iowa Senate Rivalry Intensifies In Primary Campaign
The piece reports sharp exchanges in the Iowa Republican senatorial race. Reed accuses Brookhart supporters of sending campaign literature in franked envelopes. Brookhart denies wrongdoing, calling it a frame. Campaign managers clash over funding and independence.
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Harges
Iowa
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
Bronkhart
Brookhart
Daugherty
Major Land
Missouri
Cummins
Poland faces uncertainty as Pilsudski declines presidency
The Polish leader refused the presidency after election by the m ilional assembly and pressed constitutional change. The assembly then named Ig natz Moselski as president, while Warsaw notes a lack of clear plans from Pilsudski and rising opposition threatening a new coup.
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Arshtatl Pilsudski
Poland
Milional’ Assembly
Ignatz Moselski
Lemburg College
Warsaw
Chicago Tribune
Marshal Pilsudski
Pilsudski
Omen Attends Paris Suffrage Alliance Convention
In Paris the International Suffrage Alliance convention saw a clash between the National Woman's Party of America and the League of Women Voters of America. The conservatives won by excluding NWP delegates while the League prevailed on industrial protections. Outcome includes two measures seeking equality in certain industrial laws.
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International Suffrage — Alliance
Paris
National Woman's Party of America
League of Women Voters of America
Woman's Party
Congress
Belmont
Native American Wins British Amateur Title at Muirfield
Jess Sweetser becomes the first native born American to win the British amateur golf championship at Muirfield Scotland. He then helps the Walker Cup team at St Andrews by taking three of four two ball foursomes in the first day and securing three of eight singles on the second day. The British side wins four and one is all square.
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Borah
Idaho
Baltimore
Coolidge
White House
Flor
Jess Sweetser
Muirfield
Scotland
Sweetser
St. Andrews
Yankees
Portugal Bloodless Coup Ousts Cabinet and President
Military leaders in Portugal seize control after a bloodless coup. President Machado and the cabinet resign as Commander Cabecadas General Gomez i Costa and Senator Carmona take control of the government.
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Portugal
Machado
Cabecadas
Gomez i Costa
Carmona
Goodyear III Wins Gordon Bennett Trophy Race
In challenging conditions the American balloon Goodyear III secured first place in the Gordon Bennett trophy race that began in Belgium, with another American entrant finishing second.
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Goodyear III
Belgium
Farmers Called for Crop Reports in Montana
Federal crop statisticians in Helena issued blanks to more than 480 Montana farmers asking for the average planted this year and acres harvested last year. The two questions provide data for the July grain plantings report and future crop estimates. The information is analyzed to support state crop assessments and checks on estimates.
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Jay C. Diamond
Helena
Montana
Remains of Custer Trooper Found Near Little Big Horn
Workmen uncover bones of an unknown Seventh Cavalry trooper during road excavation between Custer’s battlefield and Reno Point in Iorn county. The skeleton, sans skull, was found about 150 yards north of a marker for Lt McIntosh of Reno’s command. Two bullets and several buttons were buried with the remains, likely overlooked in the burial and later eroded into a coulee.
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Reno Point
Iorn County
Seventh Cavalry
Little Big Horn
Mctntesh
Reno
Coulee
Films of Grasshopper Point by Livingston Company
A Livingston based film company plans to shoot pictures at Grasshopper Point in Park County and its surroundings. The Pathe company has purchased rights to the film titled SOAP at Grasshopper Hopper Ghocier showing the water spot’s scenery. The Livingston group aims to film all local beauty spots.
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Livingston Company
Ponthes
Gariss Hopper
Pathe Company
Livingston
Park County
Comunley
Montana Guardsmen Begin Annual Camp at Fort Harrison
The Montana National Guard infantry encampment starts this Monday and extends to June 26. Troops will stay on the Fort William Henry Harrison grounds west of Helena where several permanent buildings and a kitchen have been built in recent years.
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Montanas National Guard
Fort Williamentry Harrison
Helena
Oil Field Activities Resume Across Montana Regions
Drilling resumes at Ostlind-Wintertown on the Cherry Ridge structure northeast of Chinook after a pause last year. Barnsdall-Poster’s Big Lake field well near Billings reports a strong gas flow at 8015 feet, with about 20 million cubic feet per 24 hours to be directed toward Dakota sand. Over 35 thousand barrels of crude stored in the Big Lake field as a second pipeline is built to Coombs Siding on the Rapelje branch of the Northern Pacific.
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Ostlind-Wintertown
Cherry Ridge
Chinook
Dr. Wubbert
EF. Coolidge
Montana
Barnsdall-Poster Company
Charles Hepp
Big Lake
Billings
Kalispell Benefit Game Nets 65 For County Roads Fund
A Kalispell charity baseball game featuring the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs raised 65 dollars for the county roads fund. Local teams competed in a spirited matchup to support road maintenance in the area.
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Kiwanis
Rotary
Kalispell
Zonolite Firm Buys Large Kiln for Libby Plant
A rotary kiln fifty feet long and five feet in diameter with a half inch steel shell, suitable for treating zonolite, has been purchased by the Zonolite company at Libby. When installed, it will allow processing a large daily volume of treated zonolite.
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Zonolite Company
Libby
Montana Settlers Needed as State Grows
The 288 page Montana year book from the Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry details resources and opportunities. Governor Erickson calls for high-hearted settlers and homebuilders to reap benefits from vast lands and expanding industries.
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Montana
Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry Division
A. T. Bowman
Pavelay Craighead
John EB. Erickson
Daean Acrent
Woerlily
Matnhyas
Postane
Fuitise
Column River Expedition to Mounts With Pioneers at Benton
A 1926 undertaking named the Column River expedition will travel summer routes from Indy Trent Chicago to Astoria Oregon. Sponsored by Governor Fricksen of Montana and fellow governors, the trek will visit Fort Benton where the Montana Society of Pioneers will hold a reunion.
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Montana
Great Northern Railwayo
Suhier
Upper Missouri
Montana Briefs From Fire Losses to Vaccination Observations
News notes report Western Montana fate dates set for Missoula, air routes planned from Great Falls to Shelby, and a Crystal Carbon plant near Molt starting July 1. Forest fires have burned 1 930 acres. vaccination against spotted fever shows no cases among 600 people in Bitter Root valley and Idaho.
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LecarePs
Yallowstone
Bluntley
Billings
M. Mo
Montana
Missoula
Great Falls
FT. Maddock
J. R. Hyttenburg
Tive
Missour
Thalia
Frank Z. O'Ponnell
Hamilton
United States Public Health Laboratories
Bitter Root Valley
Idaho
Montana Sapphires Valued At Ten Million Dollars
The division of publicity of the state department of agriculture at Helena estimates Montana sapphires mined on Yogo will aggregate about ten million dollars in value.
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Division of Publicity
State Department of Agriculture
Helena
Montana
Railroad plans bus route from Three Forks to Old Faithful Inn
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad formalized a bus line plan running from Three Forks to Belgrade then Bozeman Hot Springs Salesville and West Yellowstone with the terminus at Old Faithful Inn.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & S. Paul Railroad
Three Forks
Belgrade
Bozeman
Hot Springs
Salesville
West Yellowstime
Old Faithful Inn
Diversification grows in Montana farms says extension expert
W D Golman of the Montana extension service notes a shift from sole wheat farming to diversified practices. Official livestock counts show dairy cattle rising from 158000 to 192000, hogs from 167000 to 260000, and sheep from 2083000 to 2837000, while horses fell from 669000 to 576000.
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W. D. Golman
Montana Extension Service
Bozeman
Ayr
Montana lagging in county agricultural extension reach
A federal report shows Montana with 26 agricultural agents, five home demonstration agents, one club agent and one assistant. Nationwide there are about 2,000 county agricultural agents for 3,002 counties, roughly 70 percent in extension work.
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Montana
United States
Clib
Sheep Shearing Gains, Buyers Watch Wool Market
Sheep shearing is in full swing across the state with limited early buying. Traders expect activity to rise as shearing progresses and note wool market instability keeps prices uncertain. Montana clips are heavier than last year, offering partial offset to weaker 1924 prices.
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Montana
Fastern Montana Woolgrowers Plan 1926 Wool Sale
Members at Glendive finalize plans to sell the 1926 wool cup consigned to the association. Since the May 1 organizational meeting more than 5000 pounds of wool have been consigned, as eastern Montana reports a large lamb crop and healthy sheep conditions.
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Fastern Montana Woolfrowers' Association
Glendive
Montana
Roundups in Montana Territory Gain Approval
Reports say recent wild horse roundups between Circle and McCone, near Parris and Purewater in Garfield County, were successful. District estimates put the herd at about 14,000 horses occupying range territory thought to belong to domestic livestock, and disposal efforts receive broad support.
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Circle
McCone County
Parris
Purewater
Garfield County
Cooperative crop bureau sends sheep estimate survey to Montana
The state and federal agriculture departments in Helena have mailed a questionnaire to 400 sheep growers in Montana. The form will serve as the basis for forthcoming state Ovestaeck report estimates on flock numbers and wool production.
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Cooperative Crop Reporting Bureau
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Helena
Montana
Dairymen Sean McNicol and Art Saunders Boost Havre Milk Supply
Sean McNicol imported a car load of pure bred Jerseys and Art Saunders added a carload of high grade Guernseys to their herds. Both are dairymen in Hit county and supply whole milk for the Havre market.
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Sean McNicol
Art Saunders
Hit! County
Havre
Volunteer potato crop grows after mild winter near Great Falls
A volunteer crop of potatoes at a Great Falls area field, planted last year, germinated due to dam age and a milder winter, with ground not fully freezing. The farmer did not dig the previous crop, allowing new plants to thrive instead.
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Great Falls
Lake County cow testing group adds nine bulls and two heifers
Members of the Lake County Cow Testing Association expanded their herds last month by adding nine pure bred bulls and two pure bred females in a herd improvement effort inspired by the association's activities.
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Lake County
Midwest crops seen below normal in several states
Forecasts indicate a normal Montana wheat crop but yields may fall short in Illinois Iowa Missouri and Nebraska trailing the 10-year average. The report notes crop conditions and regional differences influencing overall output.
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Montana
Illinois
Towa
Missouri
Nebraska
Wheat Disease Ravages Montana Crops Over a Decade
The article notes that stem rust destroys crops in Montana each year, impacting wheat oats barley and rye with losses averaging a 10 year period. It cites aggregated annual damage figures and highlights the severity of the disease on major grains in the region.
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Montana
Demonstration Planned in Peatrie County for Seed Potato Trial
A Peatrie County demonstration will test high quality Bliss Triumph certified seed potatoes this year to assess production potential and viability for local farmers. The event focuses on evaluating seed stock and growing outcomes in regional conditions.
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Peatrie
Bliss Triumph
Cooperatives Pool Sheep Flocks for Summer Grazing
In Lonepine Sanders County farmers unite to solve summer grazing for small flocks by forming larger units and hiring a single herder, sharing costs proportionally after a meeting last month.
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Lonepine
Sanders County
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