Prohibition Court Fight Over 2.75 Percent Alcohol Content
Edward W. Pickard reviews Congressman John Philp Hill's indictment over home made wine and cider with 2.75 percent alcohol seeking a court ruling on Volstead Act definitions. The piece also notes Bolshevist provocation in the Georgia Azerbaijan revolt, Dawes plan loan talks, and France's October 1 20 percent import tax on German goods.
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Edward W. Pickard Hetler
John Philp Hill
Maryland
Tas
Baltimore
Manila Faces Dry Regime Threat to Liquor Trade
Manila, famed as the wettest city under the American flag, faced a simulated dry regime as U.S. officials barred ships bound for the port from obtaining health bills. Filipino customs circumvented this with nominal fines, restoring normal bar conditions in Manila.
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Manila
United States
Means Confession Duped Daugherty in Senate Clash
The front page centers on Gaston B. Means high profile repudiation of testimony before the Senate Investigating Committee and his accusation that many witnesses perjured themselves. Harry Daugherty dispatched the confession to John W. Davis who rebutted and accused Daugherty, while Means argues the move aims to entangle the attorney general amid the campaign.
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Gaston B. Means
Harry Daugherty
Senate Investigating Committee
Daugherty
John W. Davis
Department of Justice
Davis
Roxie Stinson
Means
Mar
Wheeler
MacMillan counters Cook claim to pole achievement
APT. DONALD B. MACMILLAN reports from the United States after 15 months in the Arctic that Doctor Cook did not reach the North Pole. He quotes an Eskimo guide saying Cook reached Axel Heiberg land within 600 miles of the pole and that Cook could have claimed glory only if his Eskimo companions slept through the ascent. The Eskimo note Cook’s flag-raising occurred 12 miles offshore on the Polar Sea while MacMillan insists the pole remained 500 miles away.
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Donald B. Macmillan
United States
Arctic
Doctor Cook
North Pole
Cook
Axel Helberg
Pole
Doctor MacMillan
Polar Sea
Army aviators complete world flight with stop in California
The airmen finished their global circuit upon reaching Rockwell Field in San Diego after leaving Seattle. At Santa Monica they landed on a rose covered field where each flyer received a $1,000 gold purse.
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Seattle
Globe
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Cal
Santa Monica
Celebration marks 150th Continental Congress site
ARPENTERS hall in Philadelphia hosted a large anniversary event for the first Continental congress meeting and the Carpenters company 200th birthday. Governors from the original 13 states and Revolutionary War era military units attended. President Coolidge gave the main address. The next day celebrants proceeded to Valley Forge for a pageant.
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Continental Congress
Carpenters Company
Coolidge
Valley Forge
Notable Week in Politics and Local Affairs Across States
Deaths of Gen Charles K Sawyer, ex US senator and congressman R J Gamble and W S Green marked the week. Roosevelt renominated for NY governor with anti Ku Klux Klan plank. California and North Dakota battles over La Follette electors and party alignment in pivot states. Montana seeks West Point appointment. Sweet Grass bank reopens. county seat fight in Roosevelt county. multiple local accidents and fines reported.
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Harding Memorial Association
R. J. Gamble
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Oval Smith
New York
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Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
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LaFollette-Wheeler
State Supreme Court
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North Dakota
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Coolidge
Family Deserted at Glendive Tourist Park
A Wolf family from Minot North Dakota consisting of a mother and five children aged 7 to 2 years was found in need at the Glendive tourist park on September 22. The husband left for Canada over three weeks ago and has not been heard from. The family relied on bread and black coffee as their sole food supply.
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United States Military Academy
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Tage
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Clight
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Sensi Wheeler
Senate
Washington
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Poplar
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Roosevelt County
Anderson
Canada
Wolf
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N.D
Montana Railroad Commission
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Miuwaukee
Northern Pacific Railways
Northern Pacific
Town of Victor swept by big fire
A September 21 blaze destroyed much of Victor's business district. The Victor Mercantile building suffered the largest loss at about 380000, with multiple neighboring structures including the Farmer's Bank, Safley Drug, Masonic temple and various offices also burned or damaged. Firefighters battled wind-driven flames for hours amid widespread property losses.
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Vietor
Vietor Mercantile Company
Victor Realty Company
Safley Drug
Farmer's Bank
Masonite Temple
Kan
United States Forest Bureau
Jennie Murphy
Will Attempt to Save Life of Brother Who Killed Wife
Shelby Texas article reports Tex Hunter, brother of a man charged with slaying his wife at Sweetgrass on September 8, aims to save his life. Hunter, a Montana fugitive known as Tunter, is a Texas roadmaster and second cousin to Ma Ferguson, with family ties to Max Ferguson, Texas gubernatorial nominee. The piece details his past and hometown links as he seeks clemency for his kin.
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F. BB
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Tral
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Ma" Ferguson
Texas
T. J. Want
Waco
Montana
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Max Ferguson
Washington
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Eve
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Texas & Brazos Railway
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Long Trail
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Little County
Infantile Paralysis Improves in Montana Across Counties
A state health report shows Montana’s infantile paralysis outbreak easing since July. Garfield county reports subsided, Missoula cases decline with only one death in 44. Total cases include 20 more in other counties, with Yellowstone, Gallatin, Ravalli, and Butte impacted. Cold weather may reduce spread.
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Garfield County
Missoula
State Department of Public Health
Yellowstone
Bilnys
Gallatin County
Bozeman
Butte
Ravalli
Dillon
Lima
Many Faiths in Intermountain Student Body
One hundred seventy five students register in both academy and college at Intermountain. Enrollment is expected to exceed 200 as arrivals continue. Though the college is supported by Methodist and Presbyterian denominations, students include Christian Science and Christian, Lutheran, German Lutheran, Baptist, Episcopalian, Congregational, alongside Methodist and Presbyterian.
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Intermountain
Five Men Arrested for Early Hunting Violations at Polson
Federal Game Warden Hamson arrested five men at Polson since opening of hunting season. Four Missoula men Dick Haner John Morgan George De Fersne and Frank De Fersne shot ducks at Nine Pipes reservoir before legal time. another man I I Scott shot after hours. All pleaded guilty before Judge Hitchcock and were fined $25 plus costs.
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Polson
Nine Pipes Reservoir
Missoula
Dick Haner
John Morgan
George
Frank de Fersne
Hitchcock
I. I. Scott
Nervy Auto Thief Nabbed Near Bozeman Hotel
Bozeman sighting on Sept 20 ended with a bold Buick theft in progress. Manager Bob Yetsinga chased the car as a stranger seized the wheel and sped east toward Milwaukee yards, where the driver ditched the vehicle after crashing into ties and vanished.
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Bozeman
Bob Yetsinga
Bozeman Auto Company
Milwaukee Yards
Montana Birth Rate Falls Below National Average in 1928
Montana's birth rate for 1928 is 19 per 1 000 inhabitants based on 10 407 births from a population of 2 172 000 while the national rate from federal figures is higher. Officials note certain counties show especially low reproductive rates though overall mortality mirrors national trends with about 2 deaths per 1 000 residents.
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L. L. Benepe
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Candidates Nominees Advise Formal Acceptance for Ballots
Secretary of State Charles T. Stewart notes nominees must formally accept to appear on November print ballots. Several have accepted. Farmer-Labor ticket lacks lieutenant governor and first district congressman. Sivans declined Democratic ticket. Hampton also declined. State Guard Opens Harlem Unit as vacancy exists. Dr J P Leake to study infantile paralysis in Montana per US public health service directions.
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Farmer-Labor
J. P. Leake
United States Public Health Service
Montana
H. S. Cummings
W. F Cogswell
State Board Health
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