Montana Distrust over Land Office Closure Case
The piece attacks Congressman Scott Leavitt over pressuring to close Helena land offices, arguing it harms western Montana towns and ignores the First district. It claims Leavitt favors eastern voters and seeks higher office, potentially undermining western support for his Senate or Governor ambitions.
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Helena Land Office
Scott Leavitt
Montana
Leavitt
Congress
United States
Helena
Great Falls
Billings
United States Senate
B. K. Wheeler
West End
First
Western End
George Porter
Porter
Helena land office fight reaches eastern papers front
The Montana land office mattered to central Montana residents more than Warren’s sugar trust links, yet garnering front-page attention in eastern newspapers for defending the Montana land offices would have been tougher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Warren
Sugar Trust
Montana Land Offices
Oliver H. P. Shelley
White House
Cal
Driving Industry Away and Income Tax Talk
The piece discusses state income tax ideas in Montana Iowa and Wisconsin. It notes Montana members flirted with an income tax attitude but no bill passed. It cites Iowa debate and Wisconsin officials denying hardship from their tax system. The focus is on political sentiment and regional discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Wisconsin
Offit
Wisconsin Tax Chorus Draws Fire From Simmons Chief
In a letter to Davenport Iowa Mayor the Simmons Bedding President denounces Wisconsin state income tax as unfair to industry. He says it drives investment abroad and harms prosperity while firms route profits through outside subsidiaries to avoid taxes. The piece notes ongoing state actions and political quips touching a Helena land office remark.
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Cial
Davenport
Iowa
Simmons Bed Company
Wisconsin
Simmons Company
Kenosha
Z. G. Slllons
Simmons Red Co
Two Kinds of Heresy and Public Morality Debate
A newspaper column argues that theological orthodoxy is popular but cautions against political and economic heresy as shown by Fosdick. It critiques intolerance, mentions a convict’s first car, Helena bills, an ad claim about cold remedies, and public opinion on Dawes with Will Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosdick
New York
Defense League
UNDECIPHERABLE YOUTH EDITORIAL REFLECTIONS ON AGE GAP
The Omaha Bee notes Marion Talbot praising youth at the University of Chicago convocation for confronting social injustice and relationships, while Mrs. Sherman of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs urges restoring home discipline to fix demoralization. Both illuminate the gap between generations and blame the elders.
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Marion Talbot
University of Chicago
New York
Joh Dickinson Sherman
General Federation of Women's Chibs
Bobby
Dad
Mother
Susie
New York City Seeks Grand Air Hub on Governors Island
The Haskin Letter outlines New York City’s plan to create a world class air complex, with Governors Island at its center. Government officials debate the island’s use for aviation vs military defense, noting fogs and strategic concerns while historians recount its 300-year history from Nutten Island to Fort Columbus.
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Washington, D. C
New York City
Grand Central
Europe
Governor’s Island
New York
Governor's Island
New York Bay
Battery
East River
Brooklyn
New Yorker
Long Island
War Department
Congress
House
Senate
Meditation on Christ and Prayer in Fellowship Text
A devotional meditation outlines Jesus as the unique revelation of the Father and the path to salvation. It emphasizes fellowship with Christ, prayer for deeper obedience, and the aim to know Him more through following His words. Copyright 1925 NEA Service Inc.
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Jesus
Christ
NEA Service, Inc
New York Eyes Governor's Island for Air Terminal
A Merchants Association committee favors converting Governor's Island into a major New York air terminal. They argue its proximity to business districts, and compare with Croydon Le Bourget and Templehof while noting Castle Williams and Fort Jay would be preserved as landmarks. They warn current city access limits hinder mail and passenger flights and stress shorter land routes from Battery.
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Castle Williams
Marly
Castle Wolfiams
Fort Jay
Urtat
London
Paris
Berlin
Croydon
le Bourget
Templehof
Europe
Merchants’ Association of New York
New York
Governor's Island
Leign
Curtiss
Chicago
New Brunswick
New Jersey
New York Post Office
Mineola
LaFollette replaced as senate committee chair amid storm relief notes
In Washington sympathy poured in from abroad for mid west storm victims. Census Bureau places American cotton production for 1924 25 at 14618751 bales. Count Karolyi case presented to State Department and White House. Coolidge to visit New England this summer. Secretary Davis considers Charlie Chaplin's mother's O K for stay past March 26.
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LaFollette
Senate Committee
Washington
Census Bureau
Michael Karolyi
State Department
White House
Coolidge
New England
Davis
Charlies
Menace to Montana in Railway Charges
Spokane reports testimony that Montana wheat mills could lose California flour business if a milling-in-transit charge of 24 cents is re enacted. Millers cited narrow profit margins and competition from Utah Kansas South Idaho and Texas as driving risk. They warn a three cent price rise could cut Montana millers from the market and note wheat must be Montana grown for hard spring blend.
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Spokane
Pacific Northwest
California
Montana
Johnson B. Campbell
LC. C
G. I. Toews
W. P. Theide
Wenatchee
Toews
W. Taylor
Tacoma
Fleet to Stay in Hawaiian Waters After Maneuvers
Washington reports the United States fleet will remain concentrated in Hawaiian waters after the joint army and navy maneuvers end May 1, under a schedule issued by the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hawaiian
Navy Department
Curzon Obsequies In Westminster Abbey
London, March 20 The funeral service for Marquis Curzon of Kedleston will be held in Westminster Abbey with attendance by royal household representatives and members of both houses of Parliament. The body will be conveyed to Kedleston for burial after the ceremony, with a large gathering of national figures in attendance.
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London
Associated Pres
Westminster Abbey
Marquis Curzon of
Kedleston
Great Britain
Royal Household
Land Office Consolidation Sparks Montana Debate
The Miles City land office is to be merged with Billings, a move critics say harms Miles City’s robust business and furthers political aims. The Terry Tribune voices frustration over repurposing offices, praising Joe Scanlan while accusing Congressman Leavitt and party mechanisms of coercive influence.
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Miles City
Billings
Public Land
Miles
Leavitt
Joe Scanlan
Joe
Montana
Great Falls
Terry Tribune
Answers to Questions From The Information Bureau
Questions and answers on topics ranging from adjusted compensation applications to plant care, fireworks history, cleaning violin strings, and Braille invention. The piece interleaves queries with concise expert responses and notes on Canadian horse raising, city manager governments, and biographical trivia.
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Pennsylvania
Bill Brennan
Governor Erickson
Society For Truthfulness
Will Rogers
Charles G. Dawes
The
Omaha Bee
BY Morris
Roy L. Smith
Simpson NM
Church
Minneapolis
Haskin Letter
Tseland
Nutten Island
West India Company
Wouter van Twiller
George Clinton
Lord Cornbury
Hardy
France
Fort Columbus
Jonathan Williams
LaFayette
Fort Colum
Fellowship of Prayer
Rational Capital
Curzon
Frederick J. Haskin
Adjutant General
Department
V. A
LEA
C. W. IK
John Adams
Evermore
W. J. Long
Cooper
Louis Braille
Canada
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Chevrolet
Overland Red Bird
Buick
T.C
Power Motor Car Co
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