League of Nations restrains Greece and Bulgaria in Balkan standoff
Edward W. Pickard reviews the League of Nations role in forcing Greece and Bulgaria to halt hostilities after incursions into Petrich and Bulgarian towns. The council demands obedience, promises a naval blockade threat, and sends investigators to ensure compliance while a mixed commission probes the causes of the quarrel.
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Edward W. Pickard
League of Nations
League
Greece
Bulgaria
Balkan
Paris
M. Briand
Petrich
Briand
Athens
Suppression of Syrian Druse Rebellion Sparks Global Outcry
Allied and Muslim world protests grow over General Sarrail's bombardment of Damascus. An estimated two to three thousand dead, including Christians and Jews, with reports of indiscriminate shelling and a tank striking the Street Called Straight. Calls mount in Paris for recall and accountability as Pan Islam tensions rise.
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Hough
Syria
Damascus
Sarrail
France
Paris
Mitchells court martial opens in Washington amid ceremony
William Mitchell faces trial for his criticisms of army and navy air services. Congressman Reid challenges three court members for bias. Brig. Gen. Bowley and Maj. Gen. Sladen are removed, and Reid calls for Maj. Gen. Summerall to withdraw as president of the court.
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Mitchell
Summerall
R. L. Howze
Reid
Navy
Reed
William Mitchell
Army
Navy Air Services
Washington
Census Bureau
Congressman Reid
Welinois
A. J. Bowley
F. W. Sladen
Mr. Reid
C. P. Summerall
Navy flier James H. Doolittle breaks air race records at Baltimore
James H. Doolittle with a Curtis seaplane wins the Jacques Schneider trophy defense for the United States by 284.772 mph over 100 km. A British entry places second and an Italian third. Doolittle repeats the feat next day on the same aircraft, racing a 3 km course at 243.713 mph despite unfavorable conditions.
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James H. Doont Tla
Navy
Baltimore
United States
Italy
Doolittle
Bettis
France reorganizes government after Calllaux clash
Premier Palnleve and the cabinet resign over Joseph Calllaux's bitterly opposed financial program. President Doumergue asks Palnleve to form a new ministry. he remains premier and adds the finance portfolio. Briand stays foreign affairs, Bonnot becomes budget minister, the cabinet leans left.
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Oseph Caillaun
France
Palnleve
Calllaux
Doumergue
Briand
Georges Bonnot
M. Herriot
Conservatives Seize Managua as Chamorro Returns to Power
Gen Emiliano Chamorro and supporters captured the fort La Loma and took control of Managua. They demanded President Solorzano dismiss liberal cabinet members and restore liberal power. Solorzano yielded after street clashes, protected by Major Carter and U.S. Marines. Conservatives allege 1924 election fraud.
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Nicaragua
Emiliano Chamorro
la Loma
Managua
Solorzano
Lberal
Major Carter
Governors Press the Repeal of Federal Estate Tax
Governors testified before the House Ways and Means Committee urging repeal of the federal estate tax. A White House spokesman said the President favors withdrawing from inheritance taxation and views the move as beneficial to the administration.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Italy's War Debt Plan Aims at $2 Billion Funding
Italy travels to Washington to discuss funding its war debt to the United States totaling 2 billion dollars. Secretary Mellon and the debt commission review Italy's finances to judge repayment capacity. Senate leader Borah asserts Congress cannot assume foreign debt without explicit public authorization and warns against taxing Americans to cover France's loans.
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Taly
Washington
United States
France
Taft Jr. elected permanent chair at International YMCA convention
Charles P Taft II of Cincinnati son of the former president and chief justice was named permanent chair man of the International YMCA convention in Washington at age twenty eight, the youngest ever chosen. President Coolidge opened the session with remarks, joined by Herbert Hoover and other notables. The commerce secretary warned that war by products and postwar prosperity erode moral fibre and family ties, spur youth crime, and encourage reliance on the state.
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Harles P. Taft II
Cincinnati
United States
International Young Men's Christian Association
Washington
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Britain and Turkey clash over Mosul at The Hague
The International Court of Justice at The Hague hears the Mosul dispute with Turkey declining to present its case unless arbitration is directed by the League of Nations. Britain’s case is presented by Attorney General Sir Douglas Hoge and colleagues.
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International Court of Justice
the Hague
Great Britain
Turkey
Mosul
League of Nations Cobnell
Douglas Hoge
General Edward Godfrey Named Head of Custer Memorial Assn
General Edward Godfrey of Cookstown New Jersey veteran of Indian wars and Seventh Cavalry has been invited to head the National Custer Memorial Association. He would serve as national chairman and lead plans for the semicentennial observance of the Little Bighorn battle at Custer Battlefield on June 25. The association was formed in Billings with regional representatives and railroad and highway partners.
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Edward Godfrey
Cookstown
N.J
Seventh Cavalry
George A. Custer
Battle of the Little Big Horn
National Custer Memorial Association
Custer Battlefield
Godfrey
N. J
A. ‘I T. Bowman
State Department of Agriculture and Publicty
Montana
Billings
Sheridan
Wyo
Hardin
Wyola
Lodge Grass
The
Crow Agency
Musselshell
Melstone
Hysham
Belmont
Cyrus Hunt
Belmont State Bank
Whitefish
C. C. Baldwin
Chamber of Commerce
FE. M. Hutchinson
Washington
Butte
Anton Janear
T. J. Bennetts & Co
Helena
Bozeman
Montana State College
Woman's Clubs of
Eureka
Kootenal Forest
Baldwin
Rexford-Yank
Garey
Missoula
Superior
Coeur d'Alene
Montana Power Line
Milwaukee Railroad
Montana Power Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Gallatin Valley
Logan
State Railroad Commission
Disabled World War veterans exempt from poll taxes in Montana
Under a law from the last legislative session disabled World War veterans receiving government compensation, Montana National Guard members, and reserve corps officers are exempt from poll taxes. Several disabled soldiers and reserve officers in Yellowstone County have used the provision to obtain tax remittances, with the county poor tax of 82 and the city poll tax assessed under the law.
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Montana National Guard
Reserve Corps
United States Army
Yellowstone County
Mackay Publishes Book on Cow Range and Hunting Trail
Mackay publishes a new volume titled Cow Range and Hunting Trail by Malcealm B Mackay. The book draws on twenty years in Carbon county and New York City with photographs by the author and drawings by Charles M Russell, appealing to frontiersmen and wildlife enthusiasts.
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Red Lodge
Carbon County
Malccalm
Mackay
New York City
Charles M. Russell
Salvage Timber Bids Planned for Fire Scarred Forests
Assistant District Forester Elers Koch says roughly 12,000,000 feet of salvageable pine timber may be available in Kaniksu and Clearwater NF burn areas. Forest Service plans advertisements in the near future to salvage timber damaged by fires.
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Kaniksu
Clearwater
Forest Service
Elers Koch
Browning Gets New Newspaper The Browning Citizen
E F McRae who started the Columbia Falls Forum has launched a Browning Montana paper named The Browning Citizen. The eight page six column issue opens with heavy advertising and the publisher reports a favorable outlook for the venture.
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Browning
E. F. McRae
Columbia Falls Forum
Browning, Mont
Browning Citizen
Death of Civil War Veteran Daniel Johnson 81
Daniel Johnson an 81 year old Civil War veteran who served three years with the Thirty third Missouri Cavalry died after a fractured hip suffered recently. He had lived in Ballantine for 12 years and died in a Bill ings hospital.
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Daniel Johnson
Thirty-third Missouri Cavalry
Ballantine
Billings
Car Inspector Jesse Agnew Drops Dead in Billings Yards
Jesse W. Agnew a car inspector for the Northern Pacific railway died of heart disease while working in the railroad yards at Billings. He was about 50 years old.
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Jesse W. Agnew
Northern Pacific Railway
Billings
Mann elected grand patriarch at Miles City encampment
Butte resident M. F. Mann of Miles City was chosen grand patriarch of the T C C F at its grand encampment in town. The grand lodge and the Rebekahs assembly adjourned after the degree of chivalry was conferred at the Masonic hall.
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Butte
Campbell appeal postponed to February term in mail fraud case
In the Gor don Campbell oil operator case the submission of arguments to the San Francisco circuit court of appeals has been postponed from Great Falls. Campbell was convicted in the Great Falls federal court of fraudulent use of the mails to promote an oil syndicate. The postponement is noted by S Ford, Campbell’s counsel.
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Coolidge
Washington
Treasury
Winston
Great Falls
San Francisco
Miner George McCareney Killed by Rock Fall at Republic Gold Mine
George McCareney, 23.8, a miner employed by Republic Gold near this city, was killed when rock collapsed in the mine. He was single. Rescue efforts are underway to recover his body from the debris.
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George McCareney
Republic Goal
Montana seed show moves to Miles City in January
The Montana utility seed show, part of Farmers week traditions at Montana State College, will be hosted in Miles City for a State Corn show during January, continuing the event’s years long sequence.
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Bozeman
Montana
Montana State College
Miles City
Many Grapes Shipped Into Montana This Summer
Shippers report 270 carloads or 3510 tons of wine grapes moved into Montana in late summer. Butte received 140 carloads totaling 1421 tons and Anaconda 31 carloads totaling 403 tons. Potential production from this fruit includes 351000 gallons of first wine and 351000 gallons of second wine plus 70200 gallons of brandy.
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Montana
Butte
Anaconda
Court Upholds Schools Stand in County Funds Case
Montana Supreme Court upholds county liability for money deposited by school and irrigation districts with county treasurer. In Rosebud county case No. 4 the court withdraws earlier opinion and rules all money in treasurer’s custody becomes county funds and subject to loss. The ruling rests on statutes including the latest legislative session.
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State Supreme Court
Rosebud County
Matthews
Meteor strike reported near Musselshell with widespread sighting
A spectacular meteor impact south of Musselshell was seen by many observers including Hysham residents. Reports confirm sightings from Belmont and nearby areas as the event drew keen attention across central Montana.
Accident injures Havre residents at highway crash
Havre residents Havre Willi am Erskine and Gail Homan are in Sacred Heart hospital after a highway collision west of Havre. Erskine suffers a broken collarbone and several broken ribs while Homan has a wrench ed back and bad bruises.
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Havre
William Erskine
Gail Homan
Sacred Heart’ Hospital
Mr. Erskine
Mr. Homan
Anaconda and Deer Lodge Valley Sell Vegetables at Low Fall Prices
Vegetables in Anaconda and the Deer Lodge valley are offered this fall at the lowest prices noted, with buyers expecting unusually affordable produce this season. The report highlights strong demand and price stability across local markets.
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Anaconda
Deer Lodge Valley
Life Suggests New Magazine Idea Amid Identity Crisis
Excerpt notes a person feeling displaced, admitting attempts to fit in have failed. Life magazine hints at creative release by proposing a new magazine as a possible solution to the personal struggle.
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Life
It Doesn’t Fatten a Hungry Man to Make Him Laugh
A brief aphorism notes that humor alone cannot satisfy hunger or provide sustenance, contrasting laughter with basic needs and welfare in a concise reflective line.
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Nicholalev
Economic Life
Chicago Grain Exchange
Custer Memorial Assn
Treasure State Tabloids
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Florida
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Weiller Livestock Commission
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