Reparations talks gain ground with American aid plan
Edward W. Pickard reports on a proposed expert committee to study Germany’s capacity to pay reparations. Britain and France signal acceptance with conditions while the United States aids advisory efforts. Poincare insists findings stay advisory and tied to present German capacity. Discussions touch Ruhr resumption, French demands, and political tensions in Germany as Bavarian and Saxon socialist actions unfold.
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Europe
Hughes
Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Poinecare
London
Germany
M. Poincare
Conference of Experts
Reparations Commission
John Bradbury
Poincare
J. P. Morgan
Roland Boyden
Paul Cravath
Morgan
Elhu Root
Degoutte
Ruhr
Krupp von Bohlen
German government teetering as monarchists press bid for empire
Report notes Chancellor Stresemann’s cabinet seen as tottering with Socialists threatening resignation and monarchists seeking dictatorship to restore the empire, a Bavarian driven push dominating the movement.
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PE Eateses
Germany
Stresemann
Kemal Ataturk Elected First President of Ankara Republic
The Angora assembly in Turkey declared a republic last week with Mustafa Kemal elected as first president. Ismet Pasha named premier and formed a cabinet as Britain and France offer loans and concessions over the Mosul question following Lausanne diplomacy.
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Angora
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal
Ismet Pasha
Great Britain
Mosul
Lausanne
Prohibition Treaty Allows British Vessels to Carry Liquor
The United States and Britain reach a pact on liquor smuggling limits. Provisions extend search rights up to an hour from shore and allow British ships to carry liquor into American waters. Senate opposition focuses on undersea liquor transit and constitutional questions raised by Wayne Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon League.
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United States
Great Britain
America
Washington
United States Senate
Wayne RB
Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition Clash: Pinchot Blames Federal Permit System
Governor Pinchot attacks federal permit enforcement as failing to curb illicit liquor in Pennsylvania and argues Secretary Mellon can shut off the source by revoking permits. Mellon replies that the treasury is invoking every available measure.
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Pinchot
Mellon
Coolidge
Melfon
Pennsylvania
the Treasury
Treasury
Kellogg Chosen as U S Ambassador to Great Britain
President Coolidge selects Rank B Kellogg former Minnesota senator to succeed George Harvey as ambassador to Great Britain. British government signals approval despite occasional opposition from old irreconcilables. Senate likely to confirm Kellogg with confidence in his ability and diplomacy.
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Rank B. Kellogg
United States
Minnesota
Coolidge
George Harvey
Great Britain
Kelley
League of Nations
Senate
Mr. Kellogg
Oklahoma Governor Walton Faces Impeachment Charges
Governor Walton of Oklahoma was arraigned before the state senate court on twenty two charges including corruption and moral turpitude. The trial was delayed amid legal skirmishing and defense cites the kiln issue as central. A Muskogee paper alleged bribes of ten thousand dollars to sway verdict, prompting editors to testify before the Senate court.
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Overnor Walton
Oklahoma
State Senate
Muskogee
Senate
Oklahoma City
Navy board cites seven destroyers and 23 Hyves lost in California coast accident
The board of inquiry reports to Secretary Denby on Sept 8 off the California coast. Captain Watson led the grounded Delphi nine destroyers. Lieutenant Blodgett faces a general court martial on charges of culpable inefficiency and negligence. Eight more officers to be tried for negligence.
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California
Board of ‘Inquiry
Deaths of Bonar Law and Steinmetz Mark Losses to World
Former British prime minister Andrew Bonar Law dies in England after a lingering illness. He is described as a solid statesman though not highly popular. In the United States, Dr Charles Steinmetz dies in Schenectady New York, world renowned for electrical engineering achievements and unselfish devotion to science.
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Ndrew Bonar Law
Great Britain
Lloyd George
England
Charles Pp. Steinmetz
Schnectady
N. Y
Masonic Memorial Cornerstone Laid in Alexandria
President Coolidge and numerous officials presided as the cornerstone of a Greek style Masonic memorial to George Washington was laid in Alexandria Virginia. The temple will cost 4000 and serve as a shrine for American Freemasonry housing relics of the Father of His Country.
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Coolidge
George Washington
Alexandria
Japan offers perpetual lease for two acre embassy estate
Japan extends to the United States a perpetual lease on a two acre estate beside the Tokyo embassy site that was destroyed. Ambassador Woods leaves for home with the offer and plans for a fine new building.
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America
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Ambassador Woods
Montana Notes on McCauley Drainage District Drainage Plan
R As Hart of the U S Interior commends the McCauley drainage district near Laurel and Park City as feasible and well laid out. The project would drain about 6 000 acres of land made swampy by surplus irrigation water, improving lowland marshes and swamps.
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McCauley
Laurel
R. As Hart
U. S. Department of the Interior
Park City
Work Resumed at Black Rock Mine After Suspension
The Black Rock mine of the Butte and Superior Mining company resumed production on the morning shift after a suspension that began September 27. The mine normally employs about 1,100 men and will reassign workers quickly as repairs to the shaft were completed over nearly five weeks.
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Butte
Black Rock
Butte and Superior Mining Company
Government buys stock for Indians on Blackfeet reservation
Federal officials announce purchases for the Blackfeet reservation under existing arrangements. Superintendent Campbell states the government has bought 200 heifers 500 sheep 800 pigs and 100 chickens. The livestock will be delivered to the Indians this fall.
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Blackfeet Reservation
Campbell
Pioneers Die Across Montana in Several Local Notices
Mrs. George Gray of Beaverhead County died at Milpoint after a heart attack. William Hrugza, a Livingston pioneer, died suddenly of heart disease. Mrs Mary Nave, 82, Lewistown district pioneer, died in San Diego. John Hicklin, Missoula banker and ex county treasurer, found dead in the Missoula river. Dan Sullivan, longtime Big Horn County commissioner, died from complications after a bee sting. John Erbetta longtime Butte Anaconda resident died in Anaconda at 66. Finley M. Cunnard collapsed and died during a morning walk in Dillon. Wesley M. Bigger, former state senator, died in Helena after a period of illness.
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George Gray
Beaverhead County
Milpoint
Dillon
Hruza William Hrugza
Liv. Ingston
Tie
Livingston
Nave
Mary
Lewistown
Edward Nave
Fergus County
San Diego
California
Hicklin
John Hickon
Missoula
Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
Big Horn County
Pass Creek
Wyola
Erbetta
John Erbetta
Butte
Anaconda
Montana
Italy
Cunnard
M. Cunnard
Ohio
Biggs
Wesley M. Bigger
Lewis and Clark County
Helena
Great Falls Poultry Show Heads to January Dates
The twelfth annual Great Falls Poultry association show is set for January 16 to 20. Local note mentions a hospital burn victim and multiple Montana incidents including theft and a fatal boiler accident at Ragged Point oil test.
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Great Falls Poultry Association
Hess
Chinook
Citizens State Bank of Roundup
Roundup Coal Mining Company
Roundup State Bank
Haines
Whitefish
Kalispell
Spokane
Great Falls
Lewis Benton
Benton
Bert Jolly
Ragged Point
Melstone
Tolly
California ranch traded for Montana mountain swap
G D Selway, Melrose rancher, traded his Imperial Valley California ranch for McCarthy Mountain near Melrose Montana. He notes the move comes from a mix of sentiment and business sense, saying Montana’s winter snow and sheep feed suit him. Local reaction ranges from jokes to congratulations as he returns to ranch life.
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G. D. Selway
Melrose
Imperial Valley
California
Montana
Don Albee
Kabo
Mr. Selway
Treasure County Ships Car Load Alfalfa Seed
The first car of alfalfa seed sent from Treasure county this year was shipped to a Chicago seed firm from Trysham. It carried 60 000 pounds valued at 10000 dollars. Growers listed include George Criswell Ezra Cleaver W M Ferguson Henry Van der Pauwert FE G Timm N A French C W Wright and Harold Barkhoff. Some Sarpy valley growers report 50 percent damage to the second seed cutting but Chick Sweetser yielded about three bushels per acre.
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Chicago
Trysham
George Criswell
Ezra Cleaver
W. M. Ferguson
Henry van der Pauwert
FE. G. Timm
N. A. French
C. W. Wright
Harold Barkhoff
Sarpy Valley
Chick
Interior Department Advances Toole County Irrigation Project
A telegram from Morris Been, assistant commissioner of the Reclamation Service, says work resumes on the Toole county irrigation project. The inquiry into water supply for the Toole county and Cut Banks districts, under congressional authority to set water allocations for Blackfeet lands, began in September and is expected to finish by December.
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Toole County
Shelby
Morris Been
Reclamation Service
Toole County Irrigation District
Cut Banks District
Congress
Department of the Interior
Dee
Winnett Junc
State ‘Public Service Commission
City Water Department
Winnett
Wisdom Wint
Commission
Broadus Bridge Faces Ongoing Structural Trouble
The Powder River bridge at Broadus shows a shifting concrete abutment on the east end with the top slipping several inches. Attempts to shore up the dirt approach were halted when the weight threatened to topple the abutment into the river.
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Powder River
Broadus
Pioneer Woman Plans World Tour From Montana Ranch
Mrs. Laura J. Johnson, pioneer of St. Ignatius, leases her ranch and tours through Montana Washington and South Dakota then heads to New York to spend holidays with her son Wayne Johnson a Gotham attorney. On January 19 she sails on the Resolute for a trip around the world.
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Laura J. Johnson
St. Ignatius
Montana
Washington
South Dakota
New York
Wayne Johnson
Gotham
Johnson
Lady Luck Fueled White Sulphur Springs Car Crash
Dani Allen and Tl. He Vand Dyke of Livingston rode to White Sulphur Springs in a Dodge when the car skidded twelve miles from their destination, overturned down a steep bank and rested on its side in mud. All occupants were unharmed.
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Lady Luck
Dani Allen
He Vand Dyke
Livingston
White Sulphur Springs
Honey production in Big Horn county rises in 1923 yield
Honey production in Big Horn county shows a remarkable rise with the 1923 season marking the most successful yield since the industry began. The eight to ten apiaries in the Big Horn valley will surpass 200000 pounds.
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Big Horn County
Big Horn Valley
State Officials Plan Grasshopper Eradication Drive In 1924
Montana prepares for continued grasshopper control with a 9800 dollar budget. Dr. R A Cooley will supervise eradication efforts while committees in Helena Great Falls and Bozeman coordinate field work and surveys by J I Parker and Stewart Lockwood to locate egg nests.
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R. A. Cooley
Bozemia
Great Falls
Davis
Stewart Lockwood
Billings
Federal Bureau of Entomology
Bozeman
Ito
Helena
Montana
J. I. Parker
Northern Pacific Authorized to Abandon Pony Station
The state railway commission announced that Northern Pacific is authorized to close the Pony station. Officials say business originating at that point does not warrant keeping the station open.
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Northern Pacific
State Railway Commission
Pony
Supreme Court Rules Educational Bond Issue Valid
The Montana Supreme Court recently upheld a $100,000 educational bond issue sold by the state to continue the building program at state educational institutions. R B M Mills of Helena had challenged the issue as violating the Bradford amortization act passed by the last legislature.
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Supreme Court
R. B M. Mills
Helena
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