Questions and Answers on Navajos, Electric Meters, and Mint Marks
The text explains the Navajo as the largest North American tribe with about 30,000 members in Arizona and New Mexico. It then describes how an electric meter's aluminum disk rotates due to current in electromagnets, with a fixed number of revolutions equating to one kilowatt hour. It also explains mint marks on silver coins, O for New Orleans S for San Francisco C for Carson City and no mark for Philadelphia, listing mint establishment years.
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Arizona
New Mexico
New Orleans
San Francisco
Carson City
Philadelphia
Carson’ City
Accusations Reach Federal Grand Jury Over Austrian Prince
Los Angeles August 12 reports accuse Mrs Clara Melcher a Vienna laundress that Prince Stanislaus Sukowski of Austria recently married to Miss Mary Louise Freese of this city enticed her to come to the United States for immoral purposes. Dudley W Robinson assistant US district attorney says a federal probe will cover all phases and an indictment could lead to the prince s arrest and return to the United States. The prince his bride and her mother are in Vancouver now.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Melcher
Vienna
Stanislaus Sulkowski
Austria
Mary Louise Freese
Melcher
Dudley W. Robinson
United States
Robinson
Vancouver
The Kaiser's Dress: A Uniform Turnabout on Tour
The Kaiser of Germany is noted for dressing to match his surroundings. Off the British coast aboard the Hohenzollern he appeared on the bridge in a German general’s uniform, yet on land greeted officials in English admiral attire. He then wore a Royal dragoon uniform, and finally a frock coat and tan hat as he reached London.
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Germany
Hohenzollern
Port Victoria
First Royal Dragoons
London
Calgary country prospers as oil and farm expansion rise
T E McKeown of Western Iron Manufactures visits Butte and describes Western Canada, especially around Calgary, as in strong condition with a bright future. He cites High River gas at 439000 cubic feet daily, widespread settlement aided by Canadian Pacific Railway programs, and banks tightening lending due to a real estate restriction. Americans and English are moving in, with reciprocity favored and annexation not hotly debated. The period of greatest prosperity is deemed near.
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Western Canada
Calgary
T. E. McKeown
Canada
Butte
Finlen
McKeown
Western Iron Manufacturies, Limited
High River
Mr. McKeown
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mountain Views and St. Pauls Teams Named in Battery Support
The report lists batteries for Mountain Views with La Duke and A La Duke and for St. Pauls with Hester and Wright.
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KK. la Duke
A. la Duke
Hester and Wright
St. Pauls
Springtime of Life at Ansonia Theater
The Ansonia Theater opens three reel Patheplay The Springtime of Life this afternoon for the balance of the week with a matinee for ladies on Friday and a Saturday show for children The plot follows Gerta a motherless girl rescued by a lover who becomes an opera star and faces a dramatic theater fire ending in a climactic meeting of lovers nurse and girl Also featured are Dave Welington the burlesque juggler and Dave Lubin and company in The Hummin Coon adv
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Ansonia Theater
Gerta
Laéfe
Dave Welington
Dave Lubin
Direct Legislation Measures Delayed by Helena Sessions
Executive sessions by five committees of the state non partisan direct legislation league concluded with plans to submit measures at the league’s Sept 24 meeting. Public hearings are set for Sept 22 in Helena on the metals license tax bill and the water power control bill, with invitations sent to interested parties.
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Helena
Direct Legislation League
Big wholesale firm to open cigar house in Butte
Hemenway and Moser, a top five jobbing house, will open a wholesale cigar house in Butte occupying the former J F Oppenheimer site at Galena and Dakota. The Montana operation will be run from the local house with ties to Salt Lake and branches in Seattle Spokane and Ogden. O G Hemenway Salt Lake is president O G Moser Seattle vice president D J Hamilton Spokane secretary and Charles M Lauer Butte treasurer and manager. Cigars of famous brands will be handled.
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Hemenway & Moser
Butte
J. F. Oppenheimer Company
Galena
Dakota Streets
Montana
Hemenway &Moser
Salt Lake
Seattle
Spokane
Ogden
O. G. Hemenway
O. G. Moser
D. J. Hamilton
Charles M. Lauer
Adv
Eastern Montana Bar association elects officers
The eighth annual meeting in Livingston adjourned after a day with no program runs. Officers named: President John T. Smith Livingston, Vice President F. Goddard Billings, Secretary Harry Laurens Livingston, Treasurer H. P. Samuels Three Forks. EH M Niles filled in for G A Linn to discuss Should Women Enter the Legal Profession. Judge Clements substituted for Charles Hartman on Everything Comes to Him Who Waits. Attendees noted deaths of W F Meyers and Fred H Hathhorn. about thirty members were present.
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Livingson
Eastern Montana Bar Association
John T. Smith
Livingston
F. Goddard
Billings
Harry Laurens
H. P. Samuels
Three Forks
EH. M. Niles
Bozeman Lodge Members Arrive For First Degree Work
Twenty-five members of Bozeman I O O F lodge Western Star No 4 arrived in Livingston to perform the first degree. Mrs Albert Gideon injured after falling while seeking the road to her home near Wilsall. A balloon ascent is planned for the Park County Fair’s last three days. Funeral for Rosa mond Beckley held. pneumonia cited. Park county and state officials noted wage and schedule changes. Secretary Alderson vacationing. Buffalo Gold Mining director D G Ross returns from New York.
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Livingston
Bozeman I. O. O. F. Lodge
Western Star
Livingston Lodge
Albert Gideon
Gideon
Park County
Wilsall
A. L. de Maris
State Orphans’ Home
Twin Bridges
Mont
Rosamond Beckley
Thompson
Great Falls
Shields River
D. G. Ross
Buffalo Gold Mining Company
Cooke City
New York State
Bou cher's Semi-Annual Sale Cuts Suits Price Sharp
Bou cher's advertises men’s suits originally $18 now cleaned up to $11.65. The sale offers all sizes to fit all men at 37-39 West Park Street with a semi-annual timing.
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Boucher
West Park Street
Butte Furniture Exchange
East Park Street
Bozeman Sweet Peas Sent to Hotels Across Montana
Bozeman sent 224 hotel tables in Montana arrangements of Bozeman sweet peas via parcel post to promote the carnival on August 28 and 29. Workers spent Monday picking flowers that filled three large tubs before bouquets were prepared.
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Bozeman
Montana
Nicholas Hilger Dies One of Montana's Oldest Pioneers
Helena Aug 12 Nicholas Hilger age 82 died today as one of the state's oldest pioneers. He came to Montana in 1864 with General Sully's Sioux expedition, settled in Helena in 1865, served as deputy clerk and recorder of Edgerton county then. He was probate judge of Lewis and Clark for two terms and later bought 500 acres at the Gate of the Mountains remaining a rancher until years ago. He is survived by seven children including David Hilger of Lewistown and several daughters in Lewistown and Helena.
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Helena
Nicholas Hilger
Montana
Sully
Edgerton County
Silver
Lewis and Clark County
Edgerton
Lewis and Clark
Gate of the Mountains
Hilger
David Hilger
Lewistown
Richard Dougherty
Edward Chandler
R. E. de Camp
Ed Nash
Joseph G
Nicholas D. Hilger
Experts Called In Horticultural Dispute In Hamilton
Bozeman on August 12 Prof O B Whipple of the college horticultural dept and Elwood Morris of the experiment station botany dept were summoned as expert witnesses in an injunction suit. They join against State Horticultural Inspector M L Dean who has condemned fruit trees and seeks destruction over the owner’s objections.
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Bozeman
O. B. Whipple
Horticultural
Elwood Morris
Experiment Station
Hamilton
M. L. Dean
Mountain Views Top St. Pauls 9 to 5 in Pitching Duel
Mountain Views defeated St. Pauls 9 to 5 as both pitchers earned decisions. The game highlighted sharp pitching and timely hitting, with Mountain Views seizing a modest early lead and holding on through the late innings.
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Mountain Views
St. Pauls
Gallatin County Sets Tax Levy For Year
Bozeman officials report Gallatin county commissioners fixed the county levy at 16 mills for county purposes. City taxes in the county are listed as Bozeman 17 mills Belgrade 14 mills Manhattan 14 mills and Three Forks 10 mills for the year.
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Bozeman
Gallatin County
Belgrade
Manhattan
Three Forks
Graceful frock suited for repeated town shopping
The illustrated gown is graceful and highly usable for daily errands. Leaf brown crepe de Chine supplies the versatile fabric, combining prettiness with practicality for extended wear.
Montana hard wheat bought by eastern millers
Montana millers and eastern flour manufacturers seek top grade Montana hard wheat. They boast year to year growing demand and watch crops to secure the cream of the harvest. Their trademark proclaims no eastern concern can beat them to it. First choice hard wheat washed before grinding.
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Montana
Eastern Millers
Minnesota
Dakota
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