State inspectors to be replaced by state employees in Helena
The Montana board will not appoint inspectors under the compensation act. State Grain Inspector J E Templeton will inspect grain warehouses and movators coal mining inspector John Anderson will inspect coal mines, quartz mining inspector William Orem all quartz mines, Holler inspector Terrey Brown rail stationary steam plant and traction outside. No provision for electrically operated devices. About 2 1/2 applications on file. Legislative appropriation 50000 for two years, about a tenth spent mainly on blank forms. Washington board cost 150000 first year. Montana board seven employees. Local notes describe travel and visits by Garrison and nearby towns with various residents and trips.
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Washington
Montana Board
Huntley project anniversary picnic eyed with governor to attend
Farmers of the Huntley project plan an August 21 grove picnic to mark the eighth anniversary of settlement. Governor Stewart is expected to attend. A separate note discusses a forest resources plan to support road building and potential federal mortgaging of forests for cash. Snow and weather details from Red Lodge area appear in a brief, with sheep and grazing remarks showing the district’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Huntley
Worden
Stewart
Department of Agriculture
Lillings
Red Lodge
Ferguson
Deutooth “National Forest
Guardian Resigns. Brandegee Appointed in Montana
Helena Montana district court accepted the resignation of Father J J Carroll as guardian of Mrs Murphy an Incompetent and appointed E N Brandegee to take over. Carroll, ill in Chicago, could not attend duties or predict recovery to return to Montana. Brandegee assumed guardianship of all of Murphy's child assets and care. In Washington Postmaster appointments Montana names include Jessie J Haden Prairie City and others with multiple resignations and reassignments noted.
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Helena
Aug
J.J. Carroll
Mary “Murphy
District Court
E. N. Brande Zee
Fath Carroll
Chicago
Montana
Brandegee
Murphy
Annion
B. Nett
Standard
Washington
Jessie J. Haden
Prairie Gig
de Massick
Ernest Eder
Riebeling
J. W. Gray
Margaret M. Mor Kethen
Wolsey
J. Carrier
Woodmen of the World open four day session abroad
Oakland California August 5 head man agers of the Woodmen of the World opened a four day session of the order for the first time outside their Denver headquarters. Principal business will be the investment of 150000 dollars in western securities. I S Boak head consul presiding.
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Oakland
Cal
Woodmen of the World
Denver
West Securities
I. S. Boak
Papal Delegate Welcomed at Helena Cathedral
In Helena on August 5 Mgr John Ronzano, papal delegate to the United States, expressed gratitude for religious tolerance. He was greeted by Bishop Carroll, clergy, and Gov. Stewart as he toured Catholic institutions and attended a cathedral service and a Madison Avenue dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Bishop Carroll
Madison Avenue
Governor Stewart
Fourteen Year Old Bride Seeks Annulment In Missoula
Mrs. George Mabary, age 14, files for annulment in district court after her husband obtained a marriage license claiming she was 18. Edna Selby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jamon Selby, testified to the age. The ceremony occurred August 4, but Mabary’s parents protested and forced the daughter to seek annulment.
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Missoula
Aug. S
George Mabary
Deer Lodge News A Busy Week Of Local Moves And Trips
Deer Lodge notes a busy period with travelers and visits. Joseph Kennedy returns from Seattle trips. Mr and Mrs Andrew Devine back from Lola hot springs. Local schoolhouse contract awarded to Jess Simkins of Helmville. plans by HB Grant. F G Pascoe visits from Dixon. Leo Kemp family from Haugan depart for Escanaba and Milwaukee trip. Mr and Mrs El Cleveland return from Wisconsin. several residents travel for health and family reasons. The 40 hours devotion concludes at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. County commissioners to meet Friday and Saturday for equalization duties.
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F. G. Pascoe
Dixon
Deer Lodge
Fred
Leo Kemp
Haugan
Vist
EL. Cleveland
Oconto Falls
Green Bay
Wis
Jon Angeles
Thomas Walters
Tacoma
Walter
D. J. "Davis
Missoula
Tupeday
William Atkinson
Anacond
David McEwan
Centennntal Telegraph Company
Mary
Helen Reardon
Butte
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Father Rosswinkle
Helena
Ohio
PA. Jeffers
Guy
Board of County’ “Ommissionere
British steamer Costello sunk in Baltic incident
London Aug 9 reports the British steamship Costello of 911 tons net was sunk in an unspecified Baltic event. The crew, save one drowned man, were saved or rescued, with details to follow.
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London
Costello
Grimharian
Portia
Liverpool
Darian
Body Cut in Two on Great Northern Tragedy
Two fatalities reported on the Great Northern in this state. Henry Talgert, 50, was killed at Carter while attempting to board a train. Steve Puloa drowned in a small lake near the station.
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Great Falls
Great Northern
Helena
Carter
Henry Talgert
Th Station
Steve Puloa
Tom
Lightning-started fires claim ninety percent of blazes
In Missoula during six hours of a fierce electrical storm in the Malo Clearwater district, ninety percent of the sixty forest fires in the Clearwater, Welw find St Joe national forests were started by lightning. Rain then helped put out many fires, leaving others to be battled by human effort.
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Missoula
Malo Clearwater
St. Joe
Focal Forestry
Great Concrete Bridge Masterpiece at Loup Milepost
Missoula notes the Milwaukee cone bridge at Loup as a monumental concrete span in the Northwest. It features a continuous arch sequence with iron girders and cemented gravel, spanning a sharp curve where Nine Creek meets the mountains. The structure rests on a troughlike top with dirt-filled dips, providing a regular track bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Milwaukee
Cone
Loup
Hamilton Notes Quiet Town and Social Roundup
Hamilton residents planned a trip to Spokane and Lemmon with August return. church services paused during absence. Local events included a Baptiste Sunday school picnic at Guy's grave, visits from former Hamilton residents, Miss Tessie Dexeil’s Stevensville trip, and Maccabee lodge picnic. Florence bridge contract awarded to C. E. Peppard of Missoula. Merchants closed stores Monday to allow workers to attend a Hamilton baseball game versus the University of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
J. W
Episcopal Church
Baptiste Sunday School
Guy's Core
Gwew
Hes
Lemmon
Mark Mes FM
Spokane
Cecil “Nixon
Butte
Kalispell
Missoula
Lucy Whitcomb
Charles Carlstrom
Helga Karlburg
Nels Peterson
Tessie Dexeil
Stevensville
Haer Batra
H. L. Capehart
Mr. Capehart
Big Hole
Big Hole Road
Lulu Harrington
Annabelle
Robertson
Sand Point
Maccabee Lodge
Guy's Grave
Presbyterian Sunday School
Grantsdale
Johnson
Superior
Wis
Paulsine Derrisseaux
John
Merchants of Hamilton
Ham
Iton
University of Chicago
Bozeman Paving Move Shaped In Public Petition
In Bozeman a petition supporting paving six blocks along the car he has succeeded and paving reached sixth avenue. John Mitchell, longtime saloonkeeper, sold out his Bozeman establishment The Bozeman. Townsend base ball teams will meet in Bozeman on Aug 15. A northeast Bozeman residence burned at 2:30 am owned by non resident Mrs. John Kruse, likely uninsured, worth $800 to $400. Topeka golf fans number 1,000 as ginger beer fuels the nineteenth hole.
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Bozeman
Aug
Sixth Avenue
John Mitchell
Townsend
John Kruse
Alexander
Elks discuss Lewistown state convention plans
Lewistown August 5 Elks lodge held a business meeting plus a Dutch lunch to finalize details for the state convention slated for August 16 and 17. Delegates named include W Baker A J Baker Chip Rauch and several others with Exalted Ruler A H Stephenson presiding. The itemized list of delegates also features Ed W M Watke Wiedman JH Peterson Emil Sax and Frank Hagatrum. The marriage of Susan Small and Harry Keen was solemnized at St James Episcopal Church with Rev George Hirst officiating. The bride is daughter of Col and Mrs S J Small and the groom a Judith Gap businessman. Frank King was brought in from Danvers to Sheridan authorities and will be returned to Antwood to face a horse stealing charge.
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Lewistown
Elks’ Lodge
W. Baker
A. J. Baker
Chip Rauch
Edmund Wright
John Falwaird Rare
Re " Siswonger
W. M. Watke Wiedman
Jay Tacobs
JH Peterson
Emil. Sax
Frank Hagatrum
Roy J. Ayers
A. H. Stephenson
Susan Small
Harry Th. Keen
Ith Gap
St. James' “Episcopal Church
George Hirst
S.J. Small
Judith Gap
Frank King
Danvers
Sheridan Inty
Intywood
McConnell Family Mourns In Idaho. Heines in Big Timber Hospital
Word came late yesterday that R J McConnell, longtime Houlder valley resident, died near Lewiston Idaho. Mrs P N Decker and several relatives depart for funeral services. Emma, 20 months, and Clarence Heines, awaiting appendicitis treatment, remain under care in Big Timber hospital with grave fears for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RJ. McConnell
Houlder
Lewiston
Idaho
P. N. Decker
BB. Miles
E. C. McConnell
N. J. Kozer
Alfred
Emma
Clarence Heines
Big Timber
Recncore
Grand Worthy Chaplain of Eagles Weed of Helena
Spokane reports the newly organized administration of the Grand Fraternal Order of Eagles with Rex B. Goods of San Francisco named grand worthy vice president and others listed. Washington dispatch cites affidavits of ownership for twelve foreign ships to be registered in America, including Lapland and Solveig, with transfers deemed legal. Portland notes jewelry styles to evolve, while Haiti tensions ease as Admiral Caperton reports disarmament plans. commodity prices show wheat rising and Alaska's size noted relative to Germany.
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Spokane
Order of “Eagles
William J.” Grayson
Savannah
Rex B. Goods
San’ Francisco
Ies
ED. Weed
Telena
Ieee
Washington
Ameri N ‘Trans-Atlantic Company
Milwaukee
Hue Snes
Suite Department
Lapland
Barrow
England
Solveig
Mart Spyros Vale Nanos
Laura
Rotterdam
Rygia
Stockholm
Haugherland
Forces of Czar retreating in Poland and Prussia
From Gadela through East Prussia and Galicia the German Austro-Hungarian forces drive the Russian army backward toward Warsaw. By July 1 Russians retreat to the Narew line, Ostrolenka falls, and Radom is occupied as the encirclement tightens. Westward pressure from Bavaria seeks to seal Warsaw while East Prussia and Galicia threaten Cracow. The Russian retreat grows chaotic amid sieges and repeated counterattacks as German and Austrian units press along multiple fronts.
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Poland
Gadela
Mareshal von Mackensen
Lemberg
Trom
Baltic
von Hindenburg
Pra Asnyan
Rass
von Mackensen
Wea
Nicholas
Heresayea
Warsaw
Narew
Ostrolenka
Georgievsk
Warsaws
Radom
Eublin
Leopold of
Bavari Clude
East Prussia
Galicia
Cracow
Praemys
Prae‘Sl
Hungary
Frontline Update as Forces Cross Swinta River
Field Marshal von Mackenson's troops have crossed the Swinta feeding the Wieprz near Lentz and moved heavy basins and ammunition trains in support of advancing troops. To the west of Trangrod Austrian advances faced light losses as outer forts were captured after intense fighting lasting 19.
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von Mackenson
Swinta
Wieprz
Ivangorod Bombardment Sparks Russian Resistance
From Innsbruck reports Carter's Tribune correspondent describes Austro German heavy artillery battering Ivangorod and other fronts in Poland as Russians fight back heroically. Large forces cross the Narew and bombardments continue near Warsaw. Belgian and British observers cite German ambitions for peace before the war. Paris dispatch notes moderate western front activity with heavy losses in Apremont and Vosges, while Italian fronts see repulsed assaults and new guns brought up. Boston notes propose a minimum weekly wage for women over 18 in retail at 850 dollars, with pay scales by experience and age.
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Geneva
London
Innsbruck
Tribune
Poland
Ivangorod
von Mackensen
Radomka
Laman
Narew
Warsaw
Paris
War Office
Argonne
Apremont
Vosges
Boston
Aug. O
Minimum
Storm Delays Erie Search Efforts Amid Flood Disruption
A heavy rainstorm hit Erie Pennsylvania halting search efforts for a short period. Gas was restored briefly in mains but shut off again due to many unpiped lines in the food district. Electric lighting remains out, leaving the city in near darkness.
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Erie
Railroad Head Arrest After Ontario Wreck
Edwin J. Dickson vice-president of the International Railway Company was arrested in St Catherine's Ontario in connection with the July 1 trolley car wreck that killed 15 people. He was released on $10,000 bail and faces criminal intelligence charges.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Edwin J. Dickson
International Railways Company
St Catherine's
Ontario
Queenstown
California native killed in Northern France
San Francisco August 9 An announcement tonight confirms the death of Renard Tanfield Vachell a native of California and lad in the Fifth Regiment of the British army in Northern France He was the son of Horace Ansley Vachell novelist and playwright.
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San Francisco
Renard Tanfield Vachell
Pusto
California
France
Vachell
Horace Annesley Vachell
Refugees Seek Haven in Glorussian Capital
Hundreds of refugees from Warsaw arrive daily in Moscow seeking aid at the American embassy as relief efforts expand. Many lack money or sustenance while Russians fear German occupation, yet most residents remain, with travel passages temporarily free for departures but reentry forbidden without a permit.
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Moscow
Petrograd
London
Warsaw
Amesulate
Russian Relief Commission
Panie
Rusell
Russians Held by Teutons in Latest German Advances
Berlin reports German armies under General von Scholz and von Gallwitz push toward the road between Loma Ostrov and Vyszkov, encountering stiff Russian resistance. Many Russians were captured as German forces also defeated Russian cavalry detachments in Courland. A total of 225 Russian prisoners were taken, with activity ongoing between the Upper Vistula and the Bug rivers and German cavalry entering Vladimir-Volynsk on the Bug.
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Warsaw
East Prussia
von Hindenburg
Preasnysse
Les On
Vistula
Petrograd
Berlin
von Scholz
von Gallwitz
Loma Ostrov
Vyszkov
Ostrov
Rozan
Courland
Geneze
Hirsh
Oniskexhty
Ivangorod
Bug
Vladimir-Volynsk
Troops West of Warsaw Ordered to Fall Back
Petrograd reports troops west of Warsaw ordered to fall back on the right bank of the Vistula. Other items note the sinking of the trawler Grimharian and steamer Portia near Liverpool with crew losses, and U S forces taking Port Au Prince fort without resistance. A Canadian prisoner of war list lists Harold S. Kenneway in Germany.
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Washington
Haiti
Caperton
Bortou Prince
Cape Haitien
Tesolve Hobo
Bobo
Port Au Prince
Warsaw
Petrograd
London
Vistula
Port Au i
Connecticut
National Fort
Utionary Committee
Ottawa
Ontario
Harold S. Kenneway
San Berdino
Cal
Germany
Canal scheme to connect rivers Dnieper and Dwina proposed
The plan envisages canalizing the Dnieper to flow into the Black Sea at Kherson and the Dwina to reach the Gulf of Lavonia and the Baltic at Riga. An artificial waterway would link their sources at the divide, forming a 1 540 mile canal length.
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Dnieper
Dwina
Black Sea
Kherson
Gulf of Lavonia
Baltic Sea
Riga
Catia
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Mr. Combs
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Rman
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Samp
Nern
Uy Wireless
Luckerton
Nord Deutsch Algemmeine Zeitung
Brussels
Ned
Edward
del Caase
Bach
Borgo-Levico
Rovereto
Polazgo
Gorka
Anatolia
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