Republican platform adopts prohibition plank with state option
The platform committee backed a prohibition provision allowing states to choose how to handle liquor under federal supervision, proposing a constitutional amendment for state ratification. The plan seeks to preserve gains while letting dry and wet states proceed differently under federal guardrails, amid years of GOP dispute.
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Congress Hotel
Chicago
U.P
Republican Platform Committee
Platform Committee
Congress advances major bills amid adjournment push
Washington inched toward adjournment as the House passed a 2.4 billion dollar bonus bill and a home loan banks plan, the last Hoover reconstruction proposals. The Senate sent back the McNary farm relief bill to committee, while the Dickinson resolution to probe campaign spending was debated.
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Senate
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Dickinson
Weather Forecast for Montana Soon Cooler East Thursday
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions Thursday and Friday. Cooler air moves into the eastern portion on Thursday.
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Montana
Republican Prohibition Resolutions Text
Chicago June 15 AP the GOP resolutions committee adopted a plank pledging enforcement of the law and national prohibition aims. It argues for Article V amending methods and a nationwide vote on a proposed amendment while preserving federal powers to curb liquor abuses.
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Republican Resolutions Committee
Republican Party
Prohibition Plank Wins Hoover Backing at Chicago
At Chicago the prohibition plank calling for a new amendment to replace the Eighteenth carries Hoover’s full approval. The White House stayed silent but high authority confirms the president’s views align with the plank. Hoover listened by radio and telephone to delegates’ reception as he kept a cautious distance from the convention fight.
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Washington
Chicago
Hoover
White House
Fifty three heirs file claim to Hamilton Baxter estates
Fifty three alleged heirs, assigns or legatees claim a share of the 2,200,000 estate of James L. Hamilton and his sister Elizabeth Baxter. Filing deadlines passed last night for appearances in both estates. A final hearing on distribution is set to occur before Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch in probate court within months as local lawyers prepare.
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Jeremiah J. Lynch
Butte
Armed gunmen free companions held for $90 000 bank hold up
In Ottawa Newfoundland five gunmen overran the county jail freeing three companions held for a $50 000 Union National Bank robbery at Streator on May 16. They fled in cars after kidnapping Gilbert Mitchell, Illinois Power and Electric manager at Marseilles, and left five other men as participants in the Streator holdup in their cells.
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Cloudburst Damages Six Ranches in Bitter Root Valley
MISSOULA June 15 A cloudburst ten miles north of Corvallis in the Bitter Root valley sent walls of water down canyons flooding about six ranches. Gravel and dirt buried crops and a break occurred in the Bitter Root valley irrigation district canal. Roads were impassable, hindering assessment of the break's extent.
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Montana Delegation Endorses Prohibition Plank Ahead of Convention
Montana Republicans approve the prohibition plank in the party platform in a caucus before the convention. The plank mirrors J. M. Dixon and M. S. Gunn proposals, stressing fundamental democracy and logic. Scott Leavitt hopes the Democrats adopt a similar stance and anticipates a proposal from them.
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J. M. Dixon
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Scott Leavitt
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton Moved to Sanitarium
The evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, critically ill and not allowed to see her husband, was moved from a hotel room at Ocean Park to a sanitarium. She had been a guest there six years ago when she disappeared and later reappeared in Agua Prieta, Mexico, claiming kidnapping.
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Political Advertising Cleaned From Butte After Primaries
Butte city council agrees to clear streets of campaign placards after July 19 while enforcing ordinances against defacing the Harrison avenue viaduct and poles. A civic clubs committee will coordinate after the primaries, with police action for violations.
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John T. T. Sullivan
Recognition of Reality Missing at G O P Meet
Editor William Allen White notes the 1922 Republican platform reflects Hamiltonian centralization. He argues the platform promises federal control over interstate liquor traffic and limits state regulation, contrasting Jeffersonian beliefs and calling for a broader national police power. Continued on Page 2.
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Hoover Name Sparks convention buzz in Chicago
United Press report notes Senator Bertrand Snell and Governor James Rolph trigger a hoover uproar at a Republican convention in Chicago. Snell accidentally mentions Herbert Hoover during a pride speech, while Rolph shouts the name, prompting astonished delegates and a quick page turn for continuation.
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Chicago
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Bertrand Snell
James Rolph
Paul Revere
Abraham Lincoln
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Ralph
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Rolph
Republican convention votes to keep dry laws intact in Chicago
Near riots mark a sensational prohibition clash as the Republican convention rejects repeal amendments after a four hour debate. The resolutions committee report urges a future ticket and a voter proposition to modify national dry laws. Delegates erupt in cheers and disputes into the early morning.
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Chicago Stadium
Resolutions Committee
Hooverites win platform vote at convention amid cheers
The Hoover faction secured a majority vote of 681 to 472 on the platform report and adopted the full platform by voice vote. Delegates prepared to return to renominate President Hoover with Charles Curtis on the ticket, endorsing unemployment relief but opposing federal direct relief and reaffirming the gold standard. Continued discussion urged participation in an international financial conference and support for farm relief.
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Charles Curtis
Administration
County primary filings surge as deadline nears
With the filing deadline at 5 pm Saturday, six more candidates joined the county primary race bringing total candidates to over 275 in what is described as the largest ballot in county history. June 18 filing announced by County Clerk James J. Harrington. Democrats John F. Ferry Hugh S. Carroll Mauricio J. English join the legislative slate. Finis F Matson enters race for county commissioner district 2.
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