Road program urged by Senator Cowan and Helena meeting
A Havre Promoter report details Senator W. T. Cowan arguing for a funded highway plan. Proposals tax gasoline by usage, reward counties with fuel and license funds for feeder roads, and use federal aid strategically. A statewide initiative may direct 85 percent of new gasoline tax to the highway fund and 15 percent to general funds.
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W. T. Cowan
Hill County
Havre
Helena
Montana Assembly
Cowan
General Fund
State Road Fund
State Highway Fund
Executive Committee
Deputy Sheriff and Poker Club Guard Lived Double Life
After a Gary Indiana man’s death investigators found he served as a daytime deputy sheriff and a nighttime guard at a poker club. The dual roles reveal a strenuous energy balance that challenged the local system.
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Gary
Ind
Predicting Weather Cold Trends Debated by Prophets and Sheepman
An examination of long range weather forecasts notes Montana and the northwest face cold claims but records from recent months show irregular patterns. A northern Montana sheepman disputes animal based forecasts citing wool quality as an indicator, arguing weather remains unpredictable and usable trends are uncertain.
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Montana
Northwest
Los Angeles
Sheepmen Warn Against Neglect in Blizzard Risk
The article argues neglect in covering wool-bearing flocks leads to inferior wool and reduced profits. It contrasts sheepmen with weather-predicting Indians and warns a warm spell could be followed by a severe storm and subzero cold, threatening livestock and wool quality.
Secretary Kellogg Warns of Peril as Countess Kuroly Remains At Large
Secretary Kellogg cautions the nation remains at risk while Countess Kuroly evades capture. Officials say danger persists despite wartime alarms and ongoing pursuit by authorities.
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Kellogg
Countess Kuroly
Norris defies party bosses amid tariff clash in Senate
Nebraska Senator Norris breaks with regular Republicans over La Follette committee rights and tariff tests. He accuses party bosses of censorship, defies them on speech and says he will not act as a whip tool. His stance draws front-page attention in papers nationwide.
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Norris
Nebraska
Robert LaFollette
LaFollette
Senate
Washington
Butler
Stuants
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Treasury Department
Mr. Coolidge
Coe Sea
Therampylae
Reed Smoat
Baltimore Sun
Kaiser gets seven million cash and four castles
The piece mocks Kaiser’s wealth after a destruction claim, notes January as national laugh mouth with Congress in session, and ridicules Montana farmers opposing tax hikes while Chicago grave diggers seek shorter hours and call on bandits.
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Congress
Chicago
Editorial cartoons and sermons on Prohibition disputes in Maryland
The Baltimore Sun reports on clergy and officials debating prohibition enforcement and state conditions. Clarence True Wilson claims local interference against federal agents and courts. Thomas Nicholson predicts mobilization if needed while Admiral Andrews notes Maryland shows fewer violations than expected. The piece contrasts reformist rhetoric with skepticism about Volstead enforcement.
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Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Maryland Free State
Commonwealth
Thomas Nicholson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Lincoln
Stone Mountain Memorial work resumes under Lukeman
Washington December report notes Augustus Lukeman takes over sculptor duties from Gutzon Borglum for the Stone Mountain project. The plan advances with new designs showing a marching army foreground including Union and Confederate soldiers, plus a Temple of Name and thirteen state columns.
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Washington, D.C
Stone Mountain Aemorial
Augustus Lukeman
Gutzon Borghum
Lukeman
Borglum
Memorial Association
Hint
Borgham
Borghat
Stone Mountain
Memorial half dollar drive unites north and south during war memorial effort
The article describes Congress authorizing mint director to strike memorial half dollars sold at a premium to fund a Civil War memorial. It notes the unique equestrian structure with military figures, inscribed to soldiers of the South. Quotas favoring the South and nationwide sales, plus a Girl Feature Contest to boost participation, are outlined.
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Union
Congress
United States
Alcaat
Thealor
South
Arizona
Atlana
Washington
al Jolson
Butler
Massachusetts
Grays
Robert E. Lee
Mst
Montana Prohibition Director Criticized By Press
The Great Falls Leader questions Elias Marsters Montana Idaho prohibition chief quotes him as bitter about enforcement until Montana repeals its prescription law. The piece argues the law mirrors Volstead Act language and claims it lets doctors and drugstores operate like saloons, challenging Marsters honesty.
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Elias Marsters
Montana
Idaho
Bank
Marsters
Verhans
Colonel Marsters
Mottana
Union
Volstead Act! Colonel Marsters Shold
Great Falls
Judge Denies Habeas Corpus For Noted Bandit Chapman
U S district judge Edwin Thomas denied Gerald Chapman's habeas corpus bid to be returned to Atlanta federal prison for a two year sentence before Connecticut may proceed to murder charges. Chapman under second sentence reprieve expires March 3, with appeals likely to the U S Supreme Court if the ruling stands. The court held commutation by President Coolidge does not require acceptance to be operative and Chapman remains subject to Connecticut law.
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Hartford
Coin
Dec
Edwin Thomas
United States
Gerald Chapman
New Britain
Thomas
Chapman Wvas
Connecticut
Chapman
Coolidge
Prince Abdul Kadir Slap Row Sparks Alimony Suit
In Budapest on November 22 Prince Abdul Kadir son of the late Sullev Abdul Wand of Turkey slapped Mustapha Afid after accusing him of aiding Princess Medjidic his chief wife who escaped from Villa hera. The court imposed a 35 dollar fine. Abdul learned the princess was suing him for alimony.
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Budapest
Abdul Kadir
Sullev Abdul Wand
Turkey
Medjidic
Villahera
Abdul
Mustapha Afid
Mustapha
Chicago F. Co. bill for new post office introduced
A bill to build a new Chicago post office at a cost not exceeding 12.3 million dollars was introduced in the House today by Democrat Representative Sayath of Illinois.
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Chicago
Will Tretta Brown Wed Dean Mille
Tretta Jewell Brown widow of West Virginia Representative W. S. Brown is reported engaged to Hugh Mille dean of engineering at Washington University. Brown will not comment on the report and has a history of political involvement at the Democratic convention last year.
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Tretta Jewell Brown
W. S. Brown
West Virginia
Hugh Mille
School of Engineering
Washington University
Brown
John W. Davis
Answers to Questions Answers to Questions
The Washington Information Bureau serves readers daily with any factual inquiry. A Helena Independent Bureau note asks about American Legion chartered boats for Paris 1927, rail passenger classes and reservations, and many general knowledge Q A items with concise answers from experts.
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