Global Happenings From Washington to Rome This Week
This condensed news digest reports Pearl Pearce awaiting U S ties with America in Washington while Japan’s ships Ivumo and Yakumo arrive at Balboa with 260 midshipmen. Jugoslav mobilization warnings surface as unemployment fears grow in London and Bogota approves a US treaty prize.
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Melbourne
George Foster Pearce
Australia
Washington
America
Panama
Ivumo
Yakumo
Saito
Balboa
Tokio
Yoshihita
Japan
Vienna
Honolulu
United States
Colombia
William B. Leeds
Anastasia
Greece
William RB. Leeds
King” of
Richmond
Ind
Xenia
London
Mexico City
Castillo
Vera Cruz
Signornet
Puebla
Paris
General Pershing
Westminister Abbey
Rome
Massachusetts
Washington News Highlights From Capital Reports
The House rules committee hears a demand for a Klan investigation by Rep Tague Massachusetts. President Harding issues executive order establishing a veteran preferential policy for postmaster applicants. The National Conference on unemployment adjourns sine die after forming a standing committee. A US relief aid draft system for Russia is eyed after Kameneff backs it. Senate Finance Committee approves tax bill amendments including repealing all transportation taxes and preserving the corporate capital stock tax. A ship sanitation and first aid manual for merchant marine licensure is due soon. Senator Philander Knox dies at home after a stroke in Washington, returning from Europe in good health.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Tague
Massachusetts
Harding
National Conference of
Russia
United States
American Relief Administration
Riga
M. Kameneff
Senate Finance Committee
Philander C. Knox
Europe
New York German exchange hits record low quote
A New York German exchange Thursday showed a historic low of 10 percent for 100 marks, down from last week’s 78 cent record. The drop signals a sharp depreciation of the mark against the dollar amid foreign exchange pressures.
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New York
Cleveland
Marion McArdle
Eva Katherine Kaber
Daniel Kaber
Newport Newe
Hampton Roads
Officials survey strike as railroads face potential shutdown
Washington officials from the President to departmental chiefs monitor a looming general railroad strike set for October 30. The public railroad labor board proposes immediate freight reductions tied to wage cuts, while Postmaster General Hay notes mails will be moved and government service will not be halted. The War Department reports 80,000 army trucks ready in case of a total tie-up.
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Washington
Harding
Secret Service
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hayat
Hays
Whitehouse
Railroad Union
Corps Area
War Department
Poindexter
Republican
Congress
Governor Dixon to Speak Armistice Day in Helena Shrine
Governor Joseph M. Dixon will deliver the Armistice Day address in Helena at the Shrine temple on November 11. KE Toomey, Legion program chairman, says the event blends veteran recollections with the Washington arms limitation conference significance and includes talks from veterans who served on the 1918 firing line.
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Helena
Joseph M. Dixon Wi
American Legion
Shrine Temple
KE. G. Toomey
Legion
Toomey
Washington
Harding
Shrine Auditorium
France
Dixon
57000 Trucks Ready For Strike In New York
A fleet of 57000 motor trucks will be mobilized to deliver New York daily 1500 carloads of foodstuffs if a long railroad strike occurs. Health Commissioner Copeland announced Monday.
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New York
Copeland
Governor Wood Sees Need to Improve Island Courts Manila
Gov. Gen. Wood criticizes slow justice and underpaid judges in the Philippines and calls for more judges. He plans to address special subjects in separate messages after outlining financial conditions. He blames the Philippine National Bank crisis on both Filipino and American mismanagement and incompetence.
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Manila
Philippines
Gen. Wood
Islands
Philippine National Bank
Mme Curie’s niece found dead in Chicago office
Coroner Peter Hoffman ruled Helen Dluska niece of Mme Curie and daughter of Dr Casimir Dluska Polish delegate to the Paris peace conference was asphyxiated accidentally after being found dead in a Chicago Polish newspaper office Sunday.
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Mme. Curie
Chicago
Peter Hoffman
Helen Dluska
Casimir Dluska
Prohibition Cuts Jail Population in Helena Montana
Governor Dixon says Montana penitentiary and county jail populations have fallen by about half since prohibition began. He told the Newspaper Enterprise Association in a telegram to Cleveland Ohio asking if prohibition works here and why. In Helena editing work continues on a new map with Missoula forestry staff aiding A H Abbott and the Helena forest supervisor.
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Helena
Montana
Joseph M. Dixon
Newspaper Enterprise Association of
Cleveland
Ohio
Union
F. J. Cool
District Forestry Office
Missoula
J. B. Yule
A. H. Abbott
Felena Forest
Helena Fores
Helena Invites Marshal Foch to American Legion Convention
Helena extends welcome to Marshal Foch commander in chief of allied armies in World War I as he plans to attend the third annual national convention of the American Legion in Kansas City on October 31 to November 2. A delegation from Kiwanis Rotary Commercial and the American Legion will extend the invitation.
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Helena
Marshal Foch
American Legion
Kansas City
Rotary Club
Commercial Club
Crow Named to Succeed Knox as U S Senator
Philadelphia Governor Sproul announced Monday the appointment of State Senator William E. Crow of Uniontown to fill the United States Senate seat left by the late Philander C. Knox. The move elevates Crow from state to federal office, replacing Knox who had died.
Gold Imports in New York Reach 6.2 Million
New York reports gold imports totaling 6.2 million dollars announced on Monday. Egypt supplied 850 thousand dollars in foodstuffs payment, France sent 1.84 million, and England contributed four million.
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New York
Egypt
France
England
Montana Apples Push Freight Peak on Northern Pacific Route
Shipping records show 20 000 boxes of McIntosh Red apples daily from Bitter Root valley. Rail officials report apples, potatoes, and sheep heavy on the line with 22 freight crews and multiple train runs. Sheep shipments to Chicago total 11 000 head in double deck cars from Avon Garrison Deer Lodge Drummond and Philipsburg.
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Hamilton
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
William Ren
Chicago
Avon
Garrison
Deer Lodge
Drummond
Philipsburg
Removal action filed against Missoula Sheriff Houston
In Missoula the district court heard Wellington D. Rankin's suit to remove Sheriff W. H. Houston for alleged prohibition violations. The indictment cites alleged liquor sales and accepting whisky payments, plus warnings to bootleggers and witnesses. Judge Lentz ordered Houston to appear and show cause.
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Missoula
W. H. Houston
Wellington D. Rankin
Lentz
Houston
Lewistown to Get Large Spring Creek Fish Hatchery
Local sportsmen won years of agitation ending with state authorization for a Spring Creek fish hatchery. Warden A. Jackawaya and hatchery chief Mr. Brunson inspected the district and chose the Big Spring site. A crew will be sent to build 120 troughs with 800000 fish capacity each, making it a major Montana district hatchery.
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Lewistown
State Fish and Game Commission
Spring Creek
A. Jackawaya
Brunson
Montana
Billings Refinery Opens Blaze of Montana Oil Refinery
The Billings Montana Refining company started operations this month and produced the first carload of commercial gasoline refined from Montana crude oil. The plant runs 1,000 barrels of Cat Creek crude daily with an initial 65 percent gasoline recovery and a 375 degree end point, yielding kerosene distillates and lubricants for the company grease plant.
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Billings
Montana
Montana Refining Company
Cat Creek
Butte City Council Cuts Salaries for City Officers
The city council will cut salaries for all city officers from mayor downward by about 10 percent starting January 1, 1922. Firemen and policemen see reductions from $150 to $125. Some salaries fixed by state law are also reduced where applicable to balance next year’s city expenditures.
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Butte
Montana Trade at Home Formed to Fight Mail Order Firms
The Montana Trade at Home association has been organized to oppose mail order houses operating in the state. Officers include Ray M. Hart as president Leon Shaw as vice president B H Albin as secretary and J L Markham as manager An advisory committee will oversee activities.
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Billings
Montana Trade At Home Association
Ray M. Hart
Leon Shaw
B. H. Albin
Caster
J. L. Markham
Wanger
Monager
Poultry Show Planned in Miles City for November
A poultry show bringing birds from all major poultry regions of the state is planned for Miles City from November 17 to 19. The event coincides with the state corn show, using the showcases to attract visitors.
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Miles City
Montana News Snippets From Across The State
A roundup of brief notes includes a Rosebud county farm bureau drive launching this month, a Livingston accident killing 14 year old George Taylor, Wibaux debating team state honors, Glacier National Park visitor counts, Harry Randall linked to a Butte drug ring, Montana crop and grain loss figures, Sidney mill fire losses, Young Men's Christian Association fundraising in Billings, Ingomar rebuilding plans, a Musselshell failed train hold up, butte school census rise, a Stacy widow’s suicide, pioneer John Hauck’s death, cattle rustling case in Malta, a Northwestern women’s mission meeting in Butte, grain marketing projections, Laurel man’s chloroform intake, and a Bil lings pipeline headquarters opening.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
Late
Railroad Administration
Fort Worth
Texas
Eliasville
Young County
South Bend
State
Munele
Kan
L. E. Worthington
Here
Muncie
Chicgo
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
North America
Pittsburg
Kun
George N. Peck
John L. Lewis
Kansas Miners’ District
Alexander Howat
Kansas Industrial Court
Polo Grounds
Giants
Yankees
Nehl
Astoria
Ore
Columbia River
San Francisco
Roscoe C
Katty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Arbuckle
Seattle
James I. Mahoney
Dennis Russell
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Northeast Passage
North Pole
W W. H. Hammer
Amunds
E. J. Baldwin
Albert F. Snyder
Rosebud Doble Mullender
Sheridan
Wyo
McPherren
Monk Stanton
Earl McKenns
Monarch
Uncle Sam May
President
Cinon
Stewart
Boks
T. I. McDonald
Frank Conley
Rankin
State Board of Examiners
State Hospital For the
Warm Springs
T. V. Bailey
Registrar of State Lands
Tip O'Neil
Township 14
Range
Marshall
Bitter Root
Rosebud County
George Taylor
Livingston
Wibaux High School
Glacier National Park
Park
Naracotic
Harry Randall
Randall
I W. Beir, Jr
Sidney
Russell-Miller Milling Company
Young Men's Christian Aasociation Fund
Ingomar
Musselshell
Milen Paine
Charles Paine
Stacy
John C. Hauck
Moore
Robert Maves
Beaver Creek
C.D. Barton
Malta
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Great Northern Railway
Ray McCrey
Laurel
Ohio Olompany
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