John C. Coolidge Funeral in Plymouth Vermont
John C. Coolidge father of the president was laid to rest in a snow covered Plymouth Vermont cemetery. The president Mrs Coolidge their son and officials attended a stark simple service in the farm parlor with a white casket and lilies from the president. Six national guardsmen served as bearers and the ceremony followed Colonel Coolidge’s wish for no ostentation.
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Coolidge
John
Green Mountain
White Farmhouse
Colonel Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Episcopal Church
John White
Sherburne
Union Meeting House
National Guardsmen
Coronel Coolidge
Adolphus Andrews
Billings
Vermont
William Stickney
Sargent
James F. Coupal
White House
Exempt Mothers From Poll Duty Reported in Adelaide
A March report from Adelaide notes that a woman of childbearing age requests exemption from poll duty. The article outlines criteria for exemptions and the social implications of women’s civic service during the period.
Gooding Demands Probe of the St. Paul Mess
Senator Gooding introduced a resolution calling for a full inquiry by a special Senate committee into the St Paul railroad receivership and alleged conspiracy by Kuhn, Loeb and company to wreck the road. The measure asks for an investigation into federal election law enforcement and the road’s financial reorganization plans amid Montana tax figures showing income tax up about 10 percent.
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Gooding
St. Paul Mess
Cate
Washington
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Senate Committee
Good
Idaho
Terstate Commerce Commission
Montana
C. A. Rasmussen
Internal Revenue
Senator Gooding
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
New York
Prosperity in Montana Seen in Tax Returns
Prosperity in Montana is indicated by higher tax returns from both single and married individuals. The surtax and normal rates have declined since last year, as more corporations filed taxable returns. Individuals earning over $5,000 appear to have seen income increases, signaling improved financial conditions and thriving Montana business.
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Rasmusson
Rasmussen
Montana
Tangle Over Per Diem Dispute Clarified by Montana Officials
Montana county commissioners and their attorney met with Attorney General L A Foot and assistants at the state house to clear up procedures on per diem payments for duties. The session focused on per diem for road inspection work and related taxpayer concerns, aiming to set future guidelines.
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Montana Association of County Commissioners
L. A. Foot
State House
Furnace blast at Woodward Iron kills sixteen at Birmingham
A furnace explosion at Woodward Iron in Birmingham causes instant deaths of sixteen workers and injuries to nearly twenty others. Five die in hospital, with one man missing. The eighty foot furnace failed without warning, sending molten metal in all directions and wrecking pipes and structures.
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Birmingham
Ala
Woodward Iron Company
Wolten
Lincoln
Neb
Harriette Sharp
Sharp
Fremont
Trade wives for vodka in Russia report
Leningrad March 20 reports from Odessa province describe a barter system where husbands and wives are exchanged for vodka with apparent local sanction. Two cases show a man traded for two bottles by a neighbor, and a wife exchanged for one bottle worth about 50 cents, illustrating grim barter dynamics.
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Leningrad
Odessa
Seperenko
Okopna
Woman Mayor to Try to Clean Up on Barber Shops
Seattle reports mayor-elect Bertha Landes plans to clean up barber shops. She pledged customers should see sterilized razors and clippers. shops would be policed, with patrons receiving reports if laws were not observed. The effort aims to reform shop hygiene and enforce standards.
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Seattle
Bertha K. Landes
World Honors Aged Harvard Prex on 92nd Birthday
Cambridge Massachusetts March 20 The world paid honor to Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard University on his 92nd birthday today. To his simple colonial dwelling on Brattle street hundreds of telegrams came from every part of the country and abroad. Several of his children and grandchildren visited during the week to offer birthday greetings, while avoiding fatigue for him.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Brattle Street
Weather Outlook for the Coming Week in the Northwest
Washington reports a forecast for the week starting Monday. In the Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions expect scattered showers in the first half and again later, with temperatures mostly above normal.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Only Church Shapes Us in Debacle Says Bishop Freeman
Bishop James E. Freeman of the Episcopal diocese of Washington announces a commission on evangelism in the church. He blames the failure of reforms on low moral character and calls evangelism the supreme need of the hour. He asserts faith and Christ's principles are essential to saving the world.
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New York
James E. Freeman
Episcopal Diocese of
Washington
Episcopal Church
Freeman
Ruger Killing Gage Consigned to Jurors
Michael Riser faces murder charge in death of Policeman Frank Draper after officers entered his apartment without a warrant. Trial progressed with jurors hearing judge J C Huntoon instructions and both sides presenting arguments in a packed courtroom.
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Ruger
Gage
Riser
Tight
Koehler
Coolidge
Cinderella Girl Loses Her Sister Cinderella Girl Loses Her Sister
Mil dred Spas, 23, sister of Mary Louise Spas once called Cinderella girl of Edward Browning, died in Denver from tuberculosis. Accompanied by Mary Louise Spas, the body was sent to Astoria, Long Island, for burial.
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Denver
Mildred Spas
Mary Louise Spas
Edward Browning
Mary Louse
Astoria
Long Island
Vote tally on prohibition in The Independent poll
Readers cast 3601 votes with most favoring federal control or modification of the Volstead Act. Women voters aligned with wets. ministers largely supported change. Statewide results show strong move toward modification, far surpassing the earlier Literary Digest poll.
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THE
WETS
Independent
At & O'Clock
Rimini
Culbert~ Son
Literary Digest
Prohibition Poll Indicates Vast Majority Craves Change
The nationwide prohibition poll by Newspaper Enterprise Association and The Helena Independent shows support for changes to the current act while opposing reinstating saloons. Totals include 15,053 for the present act, 525,628 for its repeal, and 829,340 for modification, with state breakdown forthcoming next week.
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
Helena
Amusonian Hunters Devooured by Bears
Moscow reports five hunters killed and eaten by bears in the Lena river valley Siberia. A sixth hunter was severely mauled and could barely recount the fate of his companions. Heavy snows and food shortage drove bears toward towns in Russia this winter in search of food, leading to frequent attacks.
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Moscow
Novya
Lena River
Siberia
Russia
Four Infants Found Body in Deserted Attic
Martinsburg West Virginia March 20 Investigators probe the concealment of four infants bodies found in an unoccupied Cherry Hill house attic with Morgan County officials saying arrests may come within a day No signs of violent death were observed and the house had been occupied for years by a middle aged couple with grown children
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Cherry Hos
H. G. Allen
Y H. W. Hovermale
Morgan County
Allen
Substitute Bill Coming On Grazing
A new grazing measure, agreed by Senator Stanfield and Secretaries Work and Jardine, would perpetuate the grazier right on public lands with priority to major uses, aiming to stabilize the livestock industry for public welfare. The bill applies to Montana, excludes Wyoming lands, and mirrors the original Stanfield objective with expanded stability.
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Washington
Stanfield
Senate Public Lands Committee
Work
Jardine
Orginal Stanfield
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Threats to Kill His Wife Alleged in Chicago Case
Chicago March 20 A Stamford Conn man J Meredith Towne a parual adventures are cited in court records as threatening his immigrant wife Dorothy Ravin Towne. Judge Sabath ordered temporary detention and set bond at $5,000 while Mrs Towne seeks separate maintenance and a restraining order on Towne over his $600000 estate. The wife testified that Towne threatened to kill her after they moved to Chicago and he demanded she obtain a divorce in Mexico, saying he would kill her for five or ten dollars.
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Chicago
J. Meredith Towne
Stamford
Conn
Dorothy Ravin Towne
Sabath
Towne
Libel Filed Over Canadian Gasoline Schooner Pescanha
Portland March 20 The United States government filed libel proceedings to obtain possession of the Canadian gasoline schooner Pescanha and her cargo of 1 053 cases of whiskey seized by the coast guard cutter Algonquin off the Washington coast in February 1925 Captain Robert Pamphlet and five crew members were found guilty recently of conspiracy to violate the liquor tax.
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Portland
United States
Goverment Today
Coast Guard
Washington
Robert Pamphlet
Pescawha
Spokane Manufacturers Oppose Walla Walla Pen Factory Plan
The Spokane Manufacturer's Association voted to protest a reported plan to manufacture wooden pulleys or other commercial products in the state penitentiary shops at Walla Walla.
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Spokane
Walla Walla
Spokane Manufacturer’ Association
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