Labor rally pits American unity against Soviet influence
At the AFL convention in Atlantic City President Green denounces Moscow backed aims to split the labor movement and urges unity against communism. He cites the Russian internationale and calls for solidarity while supporting the child labor constitutional amendment and reform of national defense under a single cabinet minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
Great Britain
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Arthur A. Purcell
International Federation of Trades Unions
Atlantic City
Russia
America
Abraham Lincoln
Samuel Gompers
Gene Debs
Green
Communist Party
Moscow
Trade Union Educational Legatie
Red Internationale
American Labor Movement
Organized Labor
President Coolidge Urges Tolerance at American Legion Convention
President Coolidge spoke at the American Legion convention in Omaha urging an end to racial, religious, and sectional intolerance. He warned that without de mobilizing hostile attitudes, postwar unity would fray and the nation would fail to lead globally. He emphasized tolerance as the starting point for preserving civilization at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
The
American Legion
Omaha
Hiis
Earth
International inquiry into Shanghai riots opens
Judge EH Finley Johnson of Michigan presides as the international commission, with American British and French judges, faces Chinese opposition amid claims of British domination and a biased outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ITH
EH. Finley Johnson
Michigan
Philippines Supreme Court
International Judicial Commission
Shanghai
Locarno talks stall on Germany eastern frontiers
At Locarno Switzerland allied and German statesmen press a security treaty but fail to settle the eastern frontiers of Germany. Briand seeks France guarantees under arbitrated treaties with Poland and Czechoslovakia while Chamberlain champions Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stresemann
Luther
England
Germany
France
Lthough
Locarno
Switzerland
Briand
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Italy Fascists tighten grip on industry and labor unions
Fascists forge close cooperation between employers and labor unions, and the grand council frames constitutional changes granting government control of industry police and administration. A compulsory arbitration board is created and strikes become death penalties. Violent actions target Freemasons amid disorders in cities including Florence with several killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Confederation of Industry
Federation of Fascist Labor Unions
Grand Council of
Fascists
Fuscisti
Freemasons
Florence
Insubordination case leads Mitchell to naval air court
OL William Mitchell appeared before a naval court investigating the Shenandoah incident on the eve of a court martial. He arrived in full uniform with counsel Congressman Frank Reid. The court refused his oath request as he declined to testify. The air board debated a separate air force and heard Rear Admiral Moffet advocate for improvements. The board adjourned to attend air racing at Mitchelfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell
Adjutant General of
Army
Naval Court
Shenandoah
Frank Reid
Winds
Admiral Jones
Mitchell
Air Board
Defense Department
Moffet
Bureau of Aeronautics
Mitchelfield
Federal Shipping Board ousts Palmer as Fleet Corp head
The Federal Shipping Board removed Leigh C. Palmer from the Fleet Corporation presidency and ordered Elmer E. Crowley to succeed him. Palmer declined a vice presidency in European affairs and severed ties. Rear Admiral Cone retired as vice president and general manager and resigned, stating he cannot serve an organization defying the President’s policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Shipping Board
Fleet Corporation
Leigh C. Palmer
Elmer E. Crowley
Palmer
Cone
O’connor
United States
Forces close in as French Spanish advance trap Rifs in Morocco
French and Spanish troops drive a junction in eastern Morocco trapping the Rifs with French forces moving from Kifane north and Spanish from Alhucemas bay. Rain complicates Abd el Krim's resistance as Jules Steeg becomes resident general of French Morocco after Lyautey resigns. In Syria, French tanks and air raids rout the Druses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rench
Morocco
Kifane
Alhucemas Bay
Abd-el-Krim
Jules Steeg
French Morocco
Marshal Lyautey
Syria
Death of Christy Mathewson Shocks Baseball World
Prominent pitcher Christy Mathewson is dead at Saranac Lake after tuberculosis worsened following gas exposure in World War I service. His passing comes as fans mourn the loss amid the start of U S T World Series between Washington and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ust
Washington
Pittsburgh
Christy Mathewson
Saranac” Lake
N.Y
Montana Supreme Court Voids Chapter 19 Law On Appeals
The Montana Supreme Court declares Chapter 19 of the 1925 laws void, faulting its title for not stating its purpose and thus invalidating the statute that required a 60 day transcript filing after bill of exceptions is settled. The ruling questions implied revisions to section 9732 and notes inconsistency with the six month appeal window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Montana Drives Record Auto Licenses in 1925
September added 1093 new passenger cars bringing Montana’s year total to about 12000. First nine months total passenger vehicle licenses reach 81150 and overall receipts exceed last year by 128000 with three months left. Funds go back to the counties under 1925 appropriations, after administrative costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lienses
Montana
Bozeman Boy Joel Rickman Named City Editor
In Bozeman locals note Joel Rickman, once with the forest service and a reporter for the Butte Daily Post, Billings Gazette, and Anaconda Standard, has become day city editor of the San Francisco Herald under the Vanderbilt family. He previously wrote feature articles for the Herald before the promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Joel Rickman
San Francisco
Sumatra gains Rosebud County Record publication site
The Rosebud County Record will be published in Sumatra instead of Forsyth after a recent move by publisher and editor Richard Knappen. The paper began in Rosebud then Forsyth in 1923 under Georgia True and later the present editor’s father. Forsyth now hosts two weekly papers, the Times Journal and the Independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Rosebud
Forsyth
Richard Knappen
Georgia True
Sumatra Sun
Times-Journal
Independent
Refinery Produces First Montana Petroleum Coke Bricks
The Arrowl and Refining company at Lewistown released the first petroleum coke bricks from its Dubbs unit, the first fuel of this kind in Montana. The plant will produce coke bricks routinely and has received offers from Great Falls and Butte, though initial distribution will be local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowl and Refining Company
Lewistown
Dubbs
Montana
Great Falls
Butte
Forsyth Drug Gist Walter B Dean Buys Dowlin Sweetser Building
Walter B Dean of Forsyth acquired the remaining half interest in the Dowlin Sweetser building from W E B Dowlin. The structure, described as one of Forsyth’s best, is a brick construction completed in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Dean
Forsyth Druggist
W. E B. Dowlin
Dowlin- Sweetser
Forsyth
Tourist Park Season Attracts 7760 Auto Parties
City Treasurer Clara M. Hunt reports 7760 automobile parties found accommodations at Billings Tourist Park in the just ended season. The season opened May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Clara M. Hunt
Border Booze Running Not Good
Federal officer J. R. Thompson reports on the Montana Canadian border saying the open country area is well blockaded. He spent a month along the line and notes no vehicles attempted bootlegging in his section, as past efforts showed such ventures unprofitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Thompson
Thompson
Montana Power Takes Over White Sulphur Plant
The Montana Power company assumes operation of the Castle Mountain Mining electric plant at White Sulphur Springs and will integrate it with the statewide system. Charles Sherman retains the plant, site, and water rights for potential irrigation or industrial use, while T. T. Arthur leads crews to install transformers at White Sulphur Springs and Loweth. power lines expected to be active in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Mountain Mining Company
White Sulphur Springs
Montana Power Company
Charles Sherman
T. T. Arthur
Loweth
Fires Kill Husband and Wife in Roundup Home
W. A. Pennington, 53, a Roundup bar figure, died from fire and smoke. his wife Ada Pennington, 50, perished in the blaze that consumed their Roundup home. Ada Pennington, 18, escaped uninjured. The couple reentered for belongings, then both collapsed outside as Ninth Road firefighters and bystanders tried to revive them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Pennington
Roundup
Ada Pennington
Pioneers Day Recognized by State Education Board
David Wilger of the state historical library urges that public schools observe the first Monday in November as Pioneers Day, noting the 1908 law and the state board of education’s duty to award a gold medal for the best Montana pioneers essay each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wilger
Whrartin
State Historical Library
Elty
Vohiter
Ma. Wilger
Attenton
State Board of Education
Montana
Beaverhead Rancher Discovers Omitted Assets in Tax Return
Beaverhead county tax officers say a Beaverhead valley rancher claimed a $1700 savings account was omitted from his assessment. About a month later he reported 24 cattle were overlooked and should be added to his holdings for tax purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead Valley
Merk
Mrs Aliles Romney Dies at Burlington Washington
Obituary notes the death of Mrs. Aliles Romney at Burlington Wash wife of Miles Romney Sr publisher of the Western News Hamilton. She had long resided in the Bitter Root and died unexpectedly while visiting a brother's home after a period of ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Wash
Aliles Romney
Miles Romney
Western News
Hamilton
Cameron Manufacturing Company Incorporates in Billings
Articles of Incorporation filed for Cameron Manufacturing company to manufacture and sell automobile parts and accessories. Authorized capital stock of 25000 dollars. Principal place of business in Billings. Incorporators are M. A. Cameron of Broadview and W. R. Dean and Albert Anderson of Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Manufacturing Company
Billings
M. A. Cameron
Broadview
W. R. Dean and
Albert Anderson
Beacon light tragedy at Winifred elevator claims rice hens
The beacon on the Montana Dakota elevator at Winifred guides travelers from Lone Tree and Gilskey in darkness but during a late storm many rice hens were killed as they flew toward the light seeking shelter, striking the elevator structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred
Lone Tree
Gilskey
Infant dies from kitchen fire injuries in Anaconda
Margaret Helen Harrison aged 21 months died six hours after suffering fatal burns while playing with lighted papers near the kitchen stove at her parents home in Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Helen Harrison
Anaconda
Public Drug Co Wins National Window Display Prize
Judges in the Saturday Evening Post national contest awarded the first prize of 50 to the Public Drug Company of White Sulphur Springs for the best window display of goods advertised in the Dost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Public
West Gallatin Road Set for October Completion
The West Gallatin federal aid project from Bozeman to Yellowstone National Park boundary will finish by October 1. The 60 mile section will be a completed highway built by counties, the state, and the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin Road
West Gallatin
Bozeman
Yellowstone Park
Bureau of Public Roads
Missoula
The
Park
Boundary
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Nework
Wil Slaine
Cace del Jd
Edward J. Whitewich
New Orleans
Orville Wright
New School of Aeronautics
New York University
London
Federation of Labor
Mr. Coolidge
Legion
Hhbberty
Sduarller
St. Louis
Air Service
National Defense
Philadelphia
Paris
Montana Power
Diogenes
Systeler
Nips
Gok
Yonger
Bellans
Peterson
Electropode Co
Lima
Ohio
Muldoon
Idabe
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