Missoula Officials Injured in Side-Swipe Auto Smash
Missoula mayor Bracon and ex warden Mrs Beacom were heavily injured in a two vehicle crash at Van Buren and East Cedar streets yesterday afternoon. J W Cole of Deer Lodge escaped with minor injuries. Beacom suffered a severed tendon and scalp wounds, Beacom and Mrs Beacom are under medical care. Cole sustained bruises and shock.
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Missoula
W. H. Beacon
Bracon
J. W. Cole
Deer Lodge
van Buren
East Cedar Streets
Beacom
Cole
Mr. Cole
Mayor Beacom
Myers to Deliver Absarokee High School Commencement Address
Former U S Senator Henry L Myers of Billings has accepted an invitation to speak at Absarokee High School graduation. The class of 13 is the largest in the school's history and in Stillwater county this year, with ceremonies set for May 28.
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Billings
United States
Henry L. Myers
Absarokee High School
Stillwater County
Townsend High School seniors hold class night amid visits
Townsfolk note a class night event for the Townsend high school seniors held after a member went to Missoula. Various residents and visitors from Helena and Bozeman were listed visiting or paying respects, with several plans and weekend trips mentioned.
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Townsend
Missoula
Ann Troutman
Helena
William Hindershott
Logan
H. Rollings
Mae McCormack
H. B. Hirsh
The
Henningsen Co
Butte
E. L. Troutman
Jamita Cheess
Glenn Thompson
Clyde S. Troutman
Edward Gross
Dorothy Britton
D. J. McCartney
Joseph Hammond
Walter Murray
John Blake
War rumors grip China as Chang Tso-lin moves troops
Reports from Peking on May 144 describe growing alarm in northern China as General Chang Tso-lin, a Manchurian warlord, concentrates forces toward Peking while Feng Yu-hsiang, the Sinkiang general, gathers his troops in the capital region.
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China
Peking
Associated Press
Chang Tso- Lin
Feng Yu Hsiang
Man accused of raising small checks by tenfold in Montana
Alvin Lingren, a 50 year old ex convict suspected of forging by adding a zero and a y to amounts, was arrested on a ranch 20 miles south of Dillon after a statewide hunt. Two raised checks and practice writing from Lingren were found. He allegedly worked as a sheepherder across Montana, cashing $4 and $8 checks that later appeared as $40 and $80. Lingren is held in the county jail on forgery charges with warrants in Oregon Washington and Idaho.
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Butte
Alvin Lin- Bren
Montana
Larry Duggan
Burns Detective Agency
Dillon
Lingren
Oregon State
Salem
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana Bankers’ Association
Duggan
Burns
Madison County
Silver Bow
Virginia City
Montana Farmer Demonstrates Novel Two-Wheeled Cart
Lewistown May 15 Charles McVey from Upper Cottonwood Ranch drew city crowds with a new two wheel cart built on a modified auto chassis. A square body seats at the rear and balance is maintained by a tandem mule team, making ranch trips to town smoother than gas buggies.
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Lewistown
Charles McVey
Cottonwood
Missouri
Charley
Two Men Sentenced on Narcotic Counts in Butte
Ray Howard and Harry Murphy pleaded guilty to illegal morphine possession and received sentences of one to two years in the state penitentiary with fines of $500 each. Judge J. J. Lynch imposed the minimum terms after federal narcotics agent E. T. Straw arrested them on March 29. Deputy County Attorney C. J. Kelly handled the arraignments. Murphy showed a cocky demeanor at sentencing.
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Butte
Ray Howard
Harry Murphy
J. J. Lynch
E.T. Straw
C. J. Kelly
Murphy
Lynch
Soused Husband Seeks Annulment After May Wedding
Mike Maconi of Anaconda files in Silver Bow district court seeking annulment from wife Josephine Maconi claiming he was intoxicated at the May 7 ceremony and does not remember marrying. He asserts unsound mind at the time and that they have not lived together.
French Doctor Diogovers Bug To Kill Ticks
In Great Falls on May 13, Dr. C. D. Hitchcock reports a French physician believes an insect may destroy wood ticks, the carrier of Rocky Mountain fever. Hitchcock notes the Bitter Root valley has the highest mortality, vaccines have failed, and spread to Cascade county seems possible. Miles City reports two recent cases.
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Great Falls
Jig
C. D. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Montana
Cascade County
Miles City
Tree Planting Gains Momentum in Roosevelt County
West Point May 13 reports county agent D B Noble notes strong home beautification and windbreak efforts in Roosevelt county. Increased rural tree planting and demonstrations boost activity as farmers and town owners prepare land for shelter belts and aspire to well wooded homes with gardens and small fruit orchards.
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West Point
Roosevelt Country
B. Noble
Dismissal in Auto Theft Case Involving Youth
Edward Rookhuben, 20, faced auto theft charges for taking a Ford truck from Glenn Snow. The case was dismissed after restitution and costs were paid, settlement arranged by the youth’s father. Rookhuben was brought from Sheridan, Wyoming, after arrest. he claimed no intent to steal before seeing the truck.
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Billings
Edward Rookhuben
Glenn Snow
Rookhuien
Sheridan
Wio
W. Co. Ward
Rookhuben
Chicago
Harlem Moves to Create Lighting District No 11
At a May meeting Harlem town council adopted a resolution to form a special improvement lighting district to include the entire town. Estimated cost for acquiring the pole line and street lighting system is about 16800 with 500 incidental costs. An option on Harlem Citizens Electric property is planned and a later election will authorize disposal to Montana Power and return engine and generators to the local company. Total projected cost around 25000, but taxpayers to pay no more than 16800. eight-year warrants at six percent interest would raise about 260 annually after tax savings from cheaper power. The district formation is needed to acquire title to the distributing system due to debt limits.
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Harlem
Harlem Citizens' Electric Company
Montana Power Company
Veteran Engineer Suffers a Stroke in Livingston
Veteran Montana Northern Pacific engineer George Eldridge, longtime Livingston resident, suffered a stroke of apoplexy and is in critical condition after recently seeking treatment in St. Paul at Northern Pacific hospital. His wife left Livingston to join him in St. Paul. Eldridge is among the oldest engineers on the Montana division with many years of service.
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Livingston
George Eldridge
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Marysville Notes On Visits To Helena And Nearby Towns
Marysville residents report visits and business in Helena Butte and Unionville. Names include T E Barrows Castle Betor Jack Johns Charles Hull Norman Myrtle Woodend and many others with routine travel and hospital and school events noted.
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Marysville
T. E. Barrows
Helena
Castle Betor
Jack Johns
B. Betor
Charles Hull
Norman
Ed Slightam
Myrtle Woodend
James Woodend
Gus Beaver
Hugh Roberts
Ansessor Martien
Cooney
L. T. Herman
Butte Machinery Company
Ray
Tower of ‘Jet
Lenahan
Winston
Tomeheck
Towler
Charles Lehman
Tea service rises in Parliament with profits posted
Tea drinking among members of the house of commons increased in 1924 with more than 100000 teas served, up from 74059 in 1923. Luncheons and dinners also grew, and a profit of 525 was made on teas and meals in the year.
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M. P
London
Associated Press
House of Commons
Asters and Their Troubles in the Garden
An column on the beauty and hardiness of asters notes pests and diseases. It explains yellows, stem rot, and root aphis, with control methods such as lime or ash soil treatment, tobacco preparations, and late planting to avoid the aster beetle.
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Iit
Bride Freed After Midnight Wedding Annulment
In Great Falls a 13 year old bride was freed after District Judge Stephen J Cowley annulled the Warren Bonin marriage performed April 5 by Justice P J Shields. The decree cites deceit and intoxication of the bride and criticizes the license issuer and officiant. The couple re married next evening with Rev Christopher Keller presiding.
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Justice Shields
Great Falls
John Barlaycorn
Cupid
Stephen J.cowley
George H. Warren
Audrey Bonin
Justice of the Peace
P. J. Shields
Warren
Christoph Keller
First Episcopal Church
Lou Molumby
Great
Rates
Waterspout Sighting by Canoeists on Missouri River
In Great Falls on May 15, two large waterspouts were seen by a group of canoeists led by Dave Stedman. A pillar of water nearly 10 feet rose as a funnel formed on quiet river waters between Second and Third Islands. The vortices moved along the river and caused brief calm then rising waves before fading as the east shore was reached.
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Great Falls
Missouri River
Dave Stedman
Second
Third Islands
Stedman
New York
Tojfittle
Moon Vendor Seeks Leniency From New Judge
Moonshine suspect W. A. Rounds pleads guilty to violating the prohibition law in Great Falls. He asks District Judge Stephen J. Cowley to suspend any jail term to support his family, as Deputy Sheriff Arthur Anderson and a federal agent arrest him in the act. Judge Cowley defers sentence pending county commissioners’ investigation of family needs.
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Great Falls
Stephen J. Cowley
W. A. Rounds
Rounds
Homer G. Murphy
Tus
Murphy
Supreme Court
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