Montana BlizzardS Foreshadow Severe Cold Snap
A severe Montana blizzard grips the state with heavy snow and biting winds. West of the Divide temperatures drop sharply, bringing reports of the worst storm in years and extending to Thompson Falls. Lois Herndon, a university freshman from Twin Bridges, suffered frozen hands during a three block walk, the only confirmed casualty.
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Montana
Divide
Diesowla
Lois Herndon
Twin Bridges
Thompson Falls
Miners Escape Toll as Rescue Efforts Continue at Kingston Mine
In Kingston West Virginia on January 26 a blast in Kingston Pocahontas Coal No 6 mine killed fourteen and left fifty-five miners escaped. Rescuers recovered two later, and an inquest set for 10 a.m. noted the victims were scorched. Many underground workers reached safety and walked two miles to the mine offices amid cold conditions.
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West Virginia
Kingston
Helena
W. Va
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Tountain
Fair Pastor Ordered 10 Relay Trip
An investigating committee of the state legislature learned that a $2,500 check given Judge Carlos S. Hardy by Aimee Semple McPherson covered lectures radio talks and advice in a church dispute. The witness, Rev. J. W. Arthur, said the payment came from the legal defense fund and that the word legal was written on the check.
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Los Atgeles
Carlos S. Hardy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Pantor
Angelus Temple
J. W. Arthur
Legislative committees shape budget amid governor’s revenue aims
By Harry G. Baker after three weeks of the twenty first legislative assembly several committees including appropriations are working with Governor J J Erickson to fit budget requests within state income or craft revenue measures The governor’s message continues on page ten with further details
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Harry G. Baker
Twenty-First Legislative Assembly
Ing
J. J. Erickson
Stewart criticized in Senate over Continental Trading deal
Washington January 26 AP Senator Nye Republican North Dakota assailed Robert W Stewart over ties to the Continental Trading company in a probe into control of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The incident followed Rockefeller Jr and Stewart's contest for control as Nye's committee chair pressed further inquiry.
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Washington
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Stewart
Continental Trading Company
Tlan
Stewartman
Senate Neficd
Continental Company
Rockefeller
Keyes' Defense Proceeds in Bribery Trial
Los Angeles January 25 AP The bribery trial of Asa Keyes former district attorney and two co defendants advances slowly as defense counsel reads a lengthy transcript from the trial of former promoters of the defunct Ju Wan Petroleum corporation. Ed Rosenberg one of the bribery trial defendants and a former Julian principal testifies during an earlier Julian fraud investigation.
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Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
Defense Council
Ju- Wan Petroleum Corporation
Ed Rosenberg
Julian
Ihe
Ed Rosen
Julian Corporation
Fear Crew of Trawler Selper Missing After Search
Boston Jan 26 AP Fear that the steam trawler Selper with a crew of 20 has gone down after a three day search by patrol boats failed to find a trace. The vessel has not been heard from since Jan 13 and is believed swamped in heavy Atlantic gales after returning from Georges Bank.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Ihheory
Georges Backs
Atlantics
Snowbound Sick Man Rescued from Park
Jack Worth, 37 year old Missoula caretaker at Old Faithful, was rescued after a long snowbound trek from Norris to Mammoth and hospital in Livingston. A toboggan, caterpillar, and ambulance replaced a bedded sled during the 52 mile journey as park physicians and rangers ensured his care.
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Livingston
Jack Worth
Old Faithful
Mammoth
Northern Pacific
Worth
Norris
Golden Gate
Gardiner
Missoula
Hero of Sea Wreck Tells of Adventure
The diner America returned with two rescued Italian sailors and details of the perilous voyage as Capt George Fried and Harry Manning the executive officer recounted the rescue aboard the ship. Manning, slight in frame, drew praise as the hero of the operation.
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W. W. Chaplin
Associated Press
New York
America
Harry Manning
Weather Outlook for Coming Week in Northern Rockies
Weather outlook predicts frequent light snows across the Northern Rocky Mountains beginning Monday. Temperatures stay below normal with severely cold conditions east of the divide all week.
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Rocky Mountain
Divide
Miss Summertime Leads Paris Fashion In 1928 Attire
Paris fashion notes from January describe Miss Summertime arriving in Paris in outfits evoking leafy bowers, with costumes praised for luxury labels. The piece outlines her sunburnt, alluring style, the allembracing 1920s silhouette, and a penchant for feminine cuts that defy fixed measurements. Continued on Pages 1 and Section 2.
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Paris
Lapital
America
Tess
Great Railway Merger Moves Rail Lines Forward
Washington January 26 The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the New York Central to consolidate leases with Michigan Central and the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway as part of a broader merger plan The commission also required the New York Central to offer fair purchase terms for six short lines that connect with the system.
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Washington
CAPI
Insterstata Commerce Commiission
New York Central Railroad
Tnder
Michigan Central
Cleveland, Claelinati, Uncago and St. Louis Railway
New York Central
Flood survey bill targets sixteen states including Montana
A house bill to authorize the secretary of war to make preliminary examinations of streams in sixteen states to control floods was passed today and sent to conference. The surveys include the Yellowstone River in Montana.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Eixteen
Yellowstone River
Montana
American priest Edward Young reportedly kidnapped in Kiangsi
Bishop O Shea of the Catholic mission at Kanchow said communists abducted the American Reverend Edward Young near Nonganfu Kiangsi province. A ransom of ten thousand dollars was demanded.
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Peking
O'Shea
Catholic
Kanchow
Edward Young
Nonanfu
Kiangsi
Uncle Dam Sends Aid to Venezuelan Quake Victims
Cristobal Canal Zone January 2 AP The U S S Nitro delivered tents and cots valued at 190 000 from Canal Zone reserve stock to aid quake victims near Cumana Venezuela The relief team led by Colonel Craig with four enlisted men spoke Spanish 190 Marines aboard previously stationed in Nicaragua accompany the mission After unloading at Cumana the relief will proceed to Trinidad and Tobago and to Venezuela's minister in Caracas
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Canal Zone
Cumana
Venezinrla
Craig
Venezuela
Ncaragua
Curauna
Unio
Tlampton Reals
Henry Rogers Weds Virginia Lincoln in Cleveland Ceremony
Henry Truddieston Rogers Jr, youngest son of Col. Henry Hf. Rogers, and Miss Virginia Lincoln daughter of Dr. Williams R. Lincoln, were wed at the Unitarian church in Cleveland. Attendants included Rogers Sr, Millicent Rogers Ramos, the former Countess Salm and Arturo Ramos. Rogers, an Oxford graduate, met his bride while a mechanic at a local electric plant. Mrs. Lincoln was a student and collector with the Gage galleries.
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Cleveland
Henry Truddieston Rogers, Jr
Henry Hf. Rogers
Virginia Lincoln
Williams R. Lincoln
First Unitarian
Puesta
ST. 1. Rogers
Millicent Rogers Ramos
Rogers
Countess Salm
Artura Ramos
Oxford University
Mrs. Lincoln
Gage Galleries
Toll to Rule in Yellowstone Toll to Rule in Yellowstone
Secretary West announced Edmund Rogers of Denver will be superintendent of Rocky Mountain National Park, succeeding Roger Toll who becomes Yellowstone's new superintendent.
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Yellowstone
Washington
West
Edmund Rogers
Denver
Rocky Mountain National Park
Roger Toll
Yellowstone National Park
Great Northern Income Rises in 1928 Reports
New York Jan 24 AP Net operating income of the Great Northern railway rose to 21,294,064 in 1928 from 29,202,540 in 1927. The Chicago and Northwestern balance sheet showed net operating income of 23,225,685 versus 20,207,604 in 1927.
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New York
Great Northern Railway
Chicago and Northwestern
President May Lose in Tiff Over Navy
Washington reports the Senate backed the House cruiser construction provision requiring eight of 16 new warships to be built in government yards. A showdown looms next week over President Coolidge’s bid to expand a 1931 star on the naval program. Leaders counted moves as the vote nears on whether to curb the president’s authority to fulfill and carry out the cruiser program amid a divided Senate and House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tha
Coolidge
Navy
Andie
Mrs Julian Youg Talmadge for Daughters of the American Restitution
Mrs Julian Youg Talmadge of Athens Georgia is a candidate for president general of the Daughters of the American Restitution. The final convention meets in Washington DC on April Mes. Talmadge has served as an officer of the OTA for 18 years and has the unanimous endorsement of officers and chapter of her state.
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Julian Youg Talmadge
Athens
Daughters of the American Restitution
Washington, D.C
Talmade
Gold Grips Western Canada Southern in January Chill
AP reports January may become record cold in Manitoba with sub zero temperatures. Weather watch notes extreme lows and frigid conditions across Western Canada as officials brace for the coldest month on record.
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Winjuper
Man
Manitobe
Gambling losses drive Chicago man to death in Nice
Joseph Jules Marr, 44, of Chicago, killed himself with a revolver while seated in a car in a floral square in Nice. His act was attributed to gambling losses in western Canada over several weeks. The report notes cold weather ahead with 40 below readings in parts of the western dominion. The item includes an unrelated note about Miss M. TR Whitten in Chicago overcoming obstacles to marriage.
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Nice
France
Joseph Jules Marr
Chicago
Junleht
Yiends
Fla Net
Canada
Minndosal
Dominion
APJ
M. TR Whitten
Question Mark ends cross country flight at Bolling Field
The Army endurance airplane the Question Mark arrived at Bolling Field Washington from Greensboro North Carolina at 3 03 pm completing its cross continental flight Its commander Major Carl Spats accompanied by Captain Ira Baker and Hans Adamson on site pilots Second Lieutenant Elwood R Quesada and Staff Sergeant Roy W Hoae arrived with the plane used to transfer funds and supplies Mrs Baker greeted her husband as a crowd gathered seeking autograph and words from the aviators Continued on Page 1 Section 2
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Washington
Army
Bolling Field
Greensboro
N. C
Carl Spats
Pacific Coast
Ira C. Baker
Hans J. Adamson
Elwood R. Quesada
Roy W. Hoae
Booze From Japan Cut Off By Pact
Washington date January 26. The United States and Japan ratified a treaty to prevent smuggling of alcoholic beverages into the United States. The Senate action closes a pact aimed at curbing illicit imports and enforcing trade controls between the two nations.
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Japan
Washington
United States
Senate
Kansas college freshmen mustache protection opinion issued
Kansas Attorney General Toreka Kana Jan. 26 AP says upperclassmen who shave a freshman's mustache may face assault and battery charges or a damages suit. The opinion followed a Tabor College hazing incident in Hillsboro where a freshman had half his beard shaved.
Defense Shaped by Northcott at Riverside Jail
Gordon Stewart Northcott filed scribbled notes in his Riverside jail cell as he attempted to break down the state's three week case in his trial for the slayings of brothers Lewis and Nelson Winslow. He issued subpoenas for Riverside county residents he will call as defense witnesses, many already testifying for the state, asserting there are other things they can tell.
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Riverside
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Lewis
Nelson Winslow
Riverside County
Northcott
Walsh Censure Vote Delayed in Senate
Washington Jan 28 AP The aerate lands committee failed to agree on Senator Walsh Montana Democrat censuring the interior and justice departments over the Sinclair Salt Creek royalty oil contract renewal and cancellation. Opposition grows to language about Hubert Work and William Donovan in the inquiry. Further committee action set for Monday.
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Washington
Aerate Lands Committee
Walsh
Democrat
Montana
Interior and Justice Departments
Sinclair
Salt Creek Royality Oil
Montanan
Hubert Work
Interior
William J. Don
Ovan
Che Sinclair
Interior Department
Donovan
Department of Justice
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Hale
W. Kk. Hale
Pawhuska
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Kenry Roan
John Ramsay
Ife
Leavenworth
Waly
Ramsay
Roan
Wie Hale Oller
Okla
Federal District Court
W. K. Hale
Osage County
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Osage
Nyo
Keyes
Fear
George Fried
Manning
Fried
RPA
Great Railway
Okehed
Uncle Dam
Henry Rogers
Mo Lincoln
Gold Grips
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