Declare It A Felony Bill Aims to Halt Narcotic Trade
Representatives Fox of Silver Bow and Parkin of Gallatin propose amending the narcotic law to make possession or sale by unauthorized persons a felony. The measure, prompted by a defective prior title, would tighten penalties for drug peddlers and broaden punishment for addicts, with fines from 500 to 3000 dollars and prison terms up to 30 years.
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Thomas Fox
Silver Bow
E. J. Parkin
Gallatin
Taylor
Sheridan
Senate
Supreme Court
Fox
Parkin
East is Interested in Treasure State Campaign Response
W H Merriman district freight and passenger agent of the Northern Pacific returns from St Paul and Minneapolis reporting strong Montana interest. The road’s Montana booklet circulates widely due to demand as thousands inquire about the state and its resources. Merriman predicts improved business nationwide with higher crop prices encouraging farmers.
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Merriman
Northern Pacific
St Paul
Minneapolis
Montana
St. Paul
Chicago
Penera
My Lady Sings to Aid a Blind Man
A fragmented OCR item reports a musical aid by a lady for a blind man. The tale includes garbled names and stray phrases about a railroad, a president, and a peculiar sequence of events. The readable portions imply a charitable or ceremonial context around performance.
Dixon Calls for Intelligent Leadership at Banquet
About 250 dignitaries and state employes gathered at the Placer to honor retiring Governor Joseph M. Dixon with a silver chest. Speakers praised his leadership while Dixon warned against entrusting power to those who deserted the colors, urging intelligent leadership and caution on rural schools, federal aid, and departmental governance.
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State House
Dixon
Joseph M. Dixon
O. M. Lan Strum
Charles Reisenrath
Republican Party
Montana
Machivalli
Agrcultural
State Agricultural College
Thirty Five Senate Employes Selected Heads For Committees
A large applicant pool produced a partial tally of Senate staffers chosen by committees. Names include former Senator Maas as assistant secretary and several clerks, stenographers, and messengers assigned to various desks and roles across the chamber.
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Senate
Coste
Maas
Ome
Bof
Maines Journal
Edwin
Gold Display Attracts Attention In Helena Window
A display of gold nuggets dust and pay dirt from the Gould placer near Rimini, operated by Red Mountain Hydraulic Mining, draws crowds in the Capital Optical window on Main Street. F E A Morley of Butte, president of Red Mountain, and Cal A Peake, consultant, oversee the exhibit showing gold fineness samples and quartz pieces including an assay indicating over $188,000 per ton. The display, with a giant hydraulic system and larger reservoir, will remain until this afternoon.
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Gould Placer
Rimini
Red Mountain Hydraulic Mining Company
Main Street
F E. A. Morley
Butte
Red Mountain Company
Helena
Cal. Amasa P. Péake
Morley
Right Land Needed for Good Farm Fun Seed Meeting
More than 230 visitors attended the annual seed growers meeting where officers were chosen by mail ballot instead of in person. George M. Lewis of Manhattan and A. JoGaard of Bozeman will serve as president and secretary until new officers are named. In the Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute closing session, C. S. Balwood of Valier was elected president, B. C. Lillis of Billings vice president, H. E. Murdock of Bozeman secretary, with W. B. Nelson of Calgary, W. A. Lamb of Helena, and C. F. Farmer of Missoula named to executive posts.
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George M. Lewis
Manhattan
A. Jogaard
Bozeman
Drainage Institute
Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute
C. S. Balwood
Valier
B. C. Lillis
Rangers Short Course at State University Missoula
State University Missoula reports forty men enrolled in the Rangers Short course. Not a regular college class, it offers a three month intensive program for men with forestry experience. Participants include attendees from Craig Alaska Idaho Utah Washington and Wyoming. 28 are new and 12 are returning. The curriculum splits into stock producing and timber regions with tailored training in forest management, lumbering, and forest utilization. Classes run daily from eight to five except Sundays.
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State University
Missoula
Rangers
The
Craig
Alaska
Idaho
Utah
State of Washington
Wyoming
be_fore
Giien
Velvet evening coat with blue and gold silk embroidery
A decorative coat described in ornate terms, featuring an orange silk wrap with Cainese inspired motifs in blue and gold tones. The garment is lined, likely with gold cloth, and the same wrap style appears in patterned fabrics.
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Tegzy
Paris
Sands
Madison University Prof Shot and Lover Kills Self
A Madison University professor shot his former lover after a volatile dispute and then killed himself. The woman, Miss Palmer, was wounded in the abdomen and arm as the professor, Bernard, collapsed with a .32 caliber pistol in his hand. Police recovered a feminine handwrit ten letter signed Lovingly found in his coat.
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Madison University
Miss Palmer
Bernard
French House
Afrs. M. Hanson
Jane
Ponce
Francis N Brenard
Madison
Saul
Maris
Prince of Wales to Set Fashions at Home and Abroad
The Prince of Wales will continue to influence styles, favoring a loose English sack suit, wider shoulders, and subtle waistline changes. Young men may adopt pleated trousers with a one button sack coat and double breasted vest, while colors stay conservative for a season. General Douglas MacArthur is ordered home to command the fourth corps area after arriving from the Philippines, to assume rank of major general on January 17. Chinese business streets derive names from the trades conducted there.
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Chicago
Prince of Wales
G F. Serak
International Association For Clothing Designers
Washington
Douglas McArthur
Philippines
Fourth Corps
Atlanta
Alcohol Control Debates Mark Senate Hearing on Prohibition
Washington Jan 7 The Senate judiciary subcommittee heard criticism and defense of prohibition enforcement amid protests over the Cramton bill. Witnesses urged stricter enforcement but separation of industrial alcohol control from criminal administration. They denied that 6000000 gallons were diverted to illicit use and blamed moonshiners for most illicit liquor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Cramton
Oil Prohibition Administration
Treasury Department
Sterling
Republican
South Dakota
Haynes
Blair
Internal Revenue Bureau
Uct
House
Prohibition
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