Prediction of virulent smallpox reaches the East
An observer in the government health service notes smallpox has arrived in the east with nine deaths in Washington since January. General vaccination resurges as officials and the President seek preventative treatment. Reports spread of virulent cases across multiple states, while Montana sees few mild cases. The piece ends with a jab at home wine guidance and a call for liberty.
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Government Health Service
Washington
Department
Minneapolis
Public Health Service
California
Alabama
Nebraska
Texas
New Jersey
Washington State
Associated Press
National Capital
Public Service
League of Nations Health Department
United States
Russia
Montana
Still a Last Ditch Man Calls for US in World Court
The piece argues many nations reject new conferences to scrap armaments while a strong US sentiment favors joining the world court. It contrasts Missouri Senator James Reed and the anti world court stance with Ludendorff era rhetoric, criticizing iron fist policies and warning against repeating history. It also mocks Dixonites and Montana politics as returning to old Bull Mode tactics.
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United States
World Court
League of Nations
America
James Reed
Missouri
Ludendorff
Reichstag
Bismarck
Germany
England
France
Civic groups push practical reform suggestion
An eastern exchange notes states adjourned and proposes that civic associations, good government leagues and similar organizations lead practical reform efforts. The idea centers on coordinated citizen activism to advance governance improvements.
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The
Lawmakers urged to cut needless bills in Montana
Rotary and Kiwanis push for a movement to reduce legislation. Montana assemblies push more laws while repeals fail. Individuals blame blocs and fads for constant bill filing. The piece argues for watchdog scrutiny and a term with no new bills, focusing on preserving active laws.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
Montana
Loble
Congress
Great Falls Bride Taken Woman Sues For Annulment
Local tale from Great Falls reports a man eluding sheriff and deputies while pursuing his bride and her mother in law. The search ends when the mother-in-law sues to annul the marriage, a situation where lawmen are not needed to reunite family.
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Great Falls
Wisconsin reforms spark North Dakota mood for change
The piece notes Governor Al Smith’s reduction of state boards in New York inspiring Wisconsin voters to push for dropping supervising bodies and lowering taxes. It claims Democratic prospects rise as Republicans face potential shifts in governorship and Legislature, with North Dakota and Montana cited as mirroring Wisconsin’s reforms and urging reformers to abandon political Utopia.
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al Smith
New York
Wisconsin
Al’Smith
North Dakota
Montana
Fall festival plans stir Helena school crowd
The piece jokes about students avoiding neckties as girls roll stockings, and suggests a fall carnival in Helena this fall to warm up September afternoons at the Hot Dog Stand, referencing a chilly scene in Montana.
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la Hollywood
Helena
Montana
Sugar tariff scandal tempers Coolidge policy
In a World series on tariff politics the article argues nine months of inaction by President Coolidge on sugar duties costs Americans $200,000 daily. It traces the push by western beet-sugar interests and the underhanded maneuvering around the Fordney McCumber law, suggesting a purposeful effort to avoid a reported sugar reduction. It highlights commission shifts, political backers, and potential consequences for U S pricing and policy.
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Tariff Commission
Coolidge
United States
Charles B. Warren
Lewis
A. P. Dennis
Hoover
William S. Culbertson
Kansas
Federal Trade Commission
Mexico
China
Roumania
Federal suit tests federal control over interstate highways
A fresh federal action in Indiana seeks to test U S jurisdiction over interstate roads. If won, federal authority could mirror its rail oversight, affecting highway construction, traffic regulation, and state sovereignty. The case hinges on Lincoln Highway damage from a canal dig and federal aid financing, with wider implications for interstate commerce and state rights.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Indiana
Drainage Commission of
Drainage Commission
United Seats
Sargent
Washington
Shreveport
Interstate Commierce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
Ritchie
May Syland
Centralized federal power through Hamilton and Marshall
The passage argues that Alexander Hamilton and John Marshall advanced federal authority at the expense of states. Hamilton’s financial scheme and Marshall’s broad constitutional interpretation fostered latitudinarianism, weakening state sovereignty for centralized control and suggesting states may become mere localities in a national framework.
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Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
John Marshall
United States
Hamilton
Editor Takes Yearlong Vacation From Local Paper
After twelve years as editor the current editor will pause duties and depart with his spouse for Minnesota. The paper is leased to George H. Stout of northern Montana for one year. Stout briefly led the paper last summer and will manage while the editor explores roads and trails in a camping vehicle, planning a year away to learn how others live.
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George H. Stout
Montana
Havre
Great Falls
Stout
Minnesota
Dad
Harlent News
That Riot at Missoula
The Missoulian laments a violent clash at a Missoula women’s meeting and calls for tolerance. It notes blame on both sides and warns religious and racial strife could harm the community, urging the formation of a national peace organization led by Elihu Root to counter such antagonism.
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Missoula
Biihu Root
Missouian
Transportation to Vexing Problem
President Coolidge told a White House gathering of four rotary clubs affiliated with the American Automobile Association that the transportation and industrial problem in cities requires the broadest inclusive view. He warned against solutions based only on traffic movement and urged considering city structure, diffusion, and social organization while planning reforms.
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Washington
Coolidge
American Automobile Association
White House
Public Criticism Forces Montana Fish and Game action
Helena reports state Fish and Game commissioners, under fire from sportsmen, rescinded a 6000 dollar annual lecturer position on wild animal life and related expenses. A legislative inquiry had urged capping expenditures at 1000 dollars unless the governor approved. The board acted without governor input, and the committee suggested funds better used for stocking and habitat work.
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Helena
State Fish and Game Commission
Senate
Montana
Butte
Harriss Named President of New York Cotton Exchange
The Associated Press reports 45 year old Richard T. Harriss named president of the New York cotton exchange, making him one of the youngest leaders of the world’s largest cotton market. Also announced, Lieutenant George E. Brandt says the navy will soon undertake extensive sea bottom exploration under its oceanography advisory committee.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall Street
Richard T. Harriss
New York Cotton Exchange
George E. Brandt
Advisory Committee of Oceanography of
The
United States Navy
Navy Department
Answers to Questions from the Helene Department Bureau
A long Q and A roundup from the information bureau answering common queries. It covers cigarette taxes, ant hill destruction, special delivery scope, shipboard watch schedules, pineapple growth, Hot Springs springs, Pisa tower leaning theories, WWI bricks on planes, and knocking on wood superstitions.
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B_T.P. A
Postoffice Department
America
T .A. Hot Springs
Ark
Hot Springs
Congress
Army and Navy General Hospital
Pisa
Pita
Europe
Birth rate up in 1924 study cites trends nationwide
The census bureau reports a rise in the national birth rate for 1924 while the death rate falls. The American Law Institute cites defects in criminal procedure as directly contributing to crime in the United States. Secretary Walcott denies claims the Langley air plane model was mutilated. President Coolidge tells auto club secretaries the urban traffic problem requires broad action. An order suspending the packer consent decree advances toward possible Supreme Court appeal. H Too Wesley becomes Liberia’s first native African to hold high office.
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Census Bureau
American Law Institute
United States
Walcott
Southsonian Institution
Langley
Orville Wright
Coolidge
Automobile Clib
Packer
District Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
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Negro Republic
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