Precautionary Forest Fire Efforts in Montana and Idaho
The forest service organizes manpower and quick response for fires across Montana and northern Idaho. About 400 workers fight major blazes in Kootenai Yank Ural and Pinkham areas with 300 more on Bolton and Swan River fires. A public safety reel demonstrates forest fire dangers, including the destruction of Sisson California.
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Montana
Idaho
E. D Gardner
Federal
Forest Service
Butte
Posse Hon
Gardner
Kootenai
Yank
Ural
Pinkham
Sisson
California
August 8 1917 Horoscope Warns Of Unrest And Misunderstandings
Friday’s reading warns that planetary alignments bring misapprehension and suspicion, with scandals and criticism in political and military circles likely. It cautions charity fund handlers about nationwide criticism, warns liars and riots, and notes Leo individuals may face business anxieties and ambitious trials.
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Uranus
Mare
Mercury
Leo
McClure Newsnaner Syndicate
Alter Browne Married to Young Girl of Butte
Walter Browne a well known newswriter recently left Butte to Honolulu after announcing marriage to Miss Ethel Dowling a longtime operator at the Butte telephone exchange. They reside in Billings where Browne has taken a position with a department. His previous wife remains a divorced former Butte resident.
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Alter Browne
Butte
Walter FE. Browne
Ethel Dowling
Mr. Browne
Honolulu
Miss Dowling
Wallace
Idaho
Browne
Billings
Butte City to award paving contracts for special improvements
City Engineer Ells outlines costs for paving Montana Park and Broadway corridors in Butte. JC Maguire bids for bitulithic and asphaltic concrete are shown, with totals surpassing $102000 including smaller jobs. Special council meeting to award contracts tonight.
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Ells
Butte
Montana
Park
Second
JC. Maguire
Arizona
Fred Saner
J. C. Maguire
Park Street
Saner
Maguire
Main
Gossipy Dispatches Hint At Austrian Peace Talks
A Zurich-d sourced Wireless Press summary says Count Czernin read Ford's Commons remarks as England seeking peace with Austria. The Vienna note suggests Czernin could mediate Vienna and London, with France and England not hostile to Austria. Deutsche Tages Zeitung believes Germany opposes such roundabout negotiations. The Fremdenblatt says Germany would accept peace via Austria if possible. Washington meanwhile debates suffrage amendments after a Senate session.
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London
Zurich
Switzerland
Vienna
Count Czernin
Ford Hubert Cecil
House of Commons
England
Austria
Count Caernin
Vierlin
France
Austri
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Germany
Fremdenblatt
Proposal to move suffrage bill faces Senate opposition
Predictions circulated that transferring the suffrage measure from the committee to the Senate would provoke sharp resistance. Officials warned that any such attempt could trigger strong opposition in the chamber and among supporters.
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Suffrais Committee
Senate
Beerless Tuesdays Aim to Cut Wheat Bread Sugar and Meat
Washington August 2 the food administration hotel and restaurant committee adopted a plan to make every Tuesday beerless and to curb consumption of wheat bread butter sugar and young animal meat. The committee includes leaders of major hotels and restaurants.
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Washington
Administration
Schooner sunk by German sub near London Australia
The American schooner John Hays Hammond was sunk by gunfire from a German submarine off London Australia. All crew members were saved.
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London
Aus
John” Hays Hammond
Emperor William Holds War Council in Brussels
Amsterdam Aug 2 Emperor William has called a war council of high military and naval leaders in Germany to meet at Brussels today. Berlin via Copenhagen Aug 2 Emperor William telegraphed Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria his congratulations on the German Fourth army's July 31 success, which thwarted the Anglo French coast attack on Flanders.
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Amsterdam
William
Germany
Brussels
Bellum
Berlin
Copenhagen
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Flanders
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