Billings Elks Convention Parade Plans and Events
Nearly 4,000 marchers are expected in the grand parade through downtown Billings with fifty floats from local businesses. P J Moore and J G Rees will offer airplane flights, followed by luncheons, band concerts, a baseball game between Billings and Lewistown, golf, trapshooting, tennis, water carnival, and a grand ball. Governor Stewart will feed the grand march as officers are elected and races run at the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Moore
J. G. Rees
Lewistown
Midland Empire Fairgrounds
Municipal Natscorium
the Elks
Ivean de Villiers
SV. Stewart
Montana Elks Association
Helena Prepares for State Fair Spectaculars
Helena Aug 12 The state fair in Helena September 13 18 promises the largest display in history with extensive county exhibitions Three days are for horse racing and the rest of the week for auto racing Entries include top drivers Auto polo and relay races will entertain while an air show features a noted air-devil switching between aeroplanes at about 60 miles per hour unseen at this altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ftw
Deer Lodge News Briefs and Local Travels
Aug 12 Deer Lodge notes report Mrs. Joseph Coy traveling to Salt Lake City after the death of Mrs. Tsadore Speck. Joseph Gabelhe! filed final homestead proof before the county clerk. Mrs. Charles T. Stewart and H. E. Stewart joined Miss Brown Brantley for a Beveridge orchestra dance hosted by Miss Mildred Toomey. Bridges near Garrison washed out by recent heavy rains. roads in Powell County poor. Henry W. Lehson and family visited the park from Missoula, with C. E. Soper and family in town from Buite. Mrs J J Murphy of Spokane visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Hirst after the loss of her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Joseph Coy
Salt Lake City
Tsadore Speck
Speck
Joseph Gabelhe
Charles T. Stewart
H. E. Stewart
Mildred Toomey
Powell County
Garrison
Henry W. Lehson
Park
Missoula
C.E. Soper
Buite
J. J. Murphy
Spokane
Charles Hirst
Red Lodge Lovers Lane To Be Site For New Auto Park
REI Sell Ea Bloom and A C Prescott were appointed by the president of the chamber of commerce to select a site for a tourist camp near Red Lodge. The suggested site lies near Lovers Lane south of town for easy access to water and electric light as roads improve in Carbon County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lodge
Rei Sell
Ea Bloom
A. C. Prescott
Chamber of Commerce
Lovers’ Lane
Attorney General Ford explains primary law
Helena August 12 Attorney General C Ford issued guidance to county clerks and election judges on the August 24 primary. He notes amendments adopted in 1919 are held up by referendum and take effect only after the November vote. Judges are told not to disclose party ballots and the 1918 general election rule applies at the upcoming primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
C.ford
Legislative Assembly of
Secretary of State
Ford
Superior to Have Modern Hospital in City Plan
Aug 12 Superior will gain a modern hospital as rebuilding starts immediately. Miss Dixie Levy, a four year graduate from New York City, will oversee operations and serve as resident physician with Dr McCarthy arriving Aug 16. The facility will feature an operating room sterilizing room office and culinary department. Levy, niece of Frank Gump of the American Mineral Mining Co, helped spark the project during a visit with her uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Dixie Levy
New ‘York City
Mountain Road
McCarthy
Anaconda
Clin
Orcatter
Red ‘Ase
Levy
Frank Gump
Three Forks News notes travel and weather across town
Claude Wylie visits from Canada to see family in Three Forks while Mrs Maybelle Rockefeller and her mother head to Libby for a sudden death in the family. Rain revives crops after heat. hail damages near Bozeman. Ewers of Richland Center visits. In Billings a fire damages a frame house and rooming house. a lodger injured but recovering. State Lands sales set for nine counties with dates in September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Forks
Claude Wylie
Canada
Jennie Metz
Clyde Wylie
Maybelle Rockefeller
Hood
Libby
Mont
Everett
Superior
Mich
Lindsey
Bozeman
A. C. Lee
Thelma Hare
Berkeley
Cal
Gallatin
Ewers
Richland Center
Wis
Attorney Ewers
Howard Shields
Billings
Missoula
Srepacen
Robert Leavens
Jesce Lyaicn
Powell County candidates file for offices in primaries
Candidate lists for Powell County show Democrats and Republicans filing for county offices. Notable names include Edward Seharnikow and Dan B. Hertz Jr for clerk and recorder, J. J. Neville and others for sheriff, and George W. Davis for treasurer. Multiple districts list county attorney Edwin J. Cummins and public officials across Deer Lodge, Helmville, and Jens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McTarne
Deer Lodge
J. W. Richardson
Repre Ive
Edward Seharnikow
Deer Ledge
J. H. Lyle
Blossburg
M. J. Madigan
Jens
Sheriff
J. J. Neville
Thomas Mullen
Allan Williams
J. Lemmons
McDonald
Helm Ville
Alfred ‘Stewart
Ovando
Dan B. Hertz Jr
Warren van Housen
N. P
Martin Hayes
A. S. Fee
Blilston
James Kelson
N. P.L
Florence Hill
Hemmick
R. Lee Kelley
Edwin J. Cummins
W. J. Paul
Fred Tallon
Lee Mc Flwain
John B. Moe
J. E. Manley
W. W. Black
D. W. Raymond
Helmville
George W. Davis
E. Warburton
Elliston
William Beaumont
Trene Coughlin
Guy Jeffers
George Kaiser
BR. W. Deer
Lodge
E. Caselton
Nonpartisan picnic and school notices in Superior
Aug 12 Superior reports August events including a Friday picnic in Kellygrove with addresses by W R Duncan and Burton Watson. Judge A L Duncan finishes six months in Mineral county Aug 14. Judge Lentz begins Aug 16. Superior school board names Roy Matehan principal and a full teaching corps for Sept 7. several teachers arrive from Montana towns. Corporal Charles Crehan of Helena earns navy commendation for saving a ship from fire in July. Incorporations listed for Philipsburg and Roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Kellygrove
W. R. Duncan
Burton Watson
A. L.duncan
Mineral County
Lentz
Roy W. Matehan
Moccasin
Mont
Matehan
University of Minnesota
Miss Conn
East Helena
Harter
Drummond
Miss Lane
Fromberg
Miss Metcalf
Clinton
Russ Mai
St Helena
Helena
Charles Crehan
Marines
Navy
United States
S.C
Crehan
Kate Crehan
Horoscope for Priday August 13 1920
Astrology warns of chaotic and destructive thoughts today with malefic planetary aspects. Suspicions may rise and telepathy rumors encouraged. Britain’s autumn warlike prep could stir global anxiety while U S faces possible complications. A hot spell could affect public figures health and fashion dominates debate.
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Priday
Uranus
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Great Britain
John Bull
United States
Ponzi’s Bubble Crashes as Trust Bank Fails
State Bank Examiner reports Hanover Trust capital badly impaired and likely wiped out as Ponzi scheme collapses. State Treasurer Burrel criticizes bank commission for withholding funds while Governor Coolidge demands disclosure of state deposits tied to the closure. Burrel later states state deposits reached 125,000. Ponzi’s exposure widens across New England and New Jersey as investigations reveal mass investor involvement among foreigners and Italian communities. Post Office Inspector Mesby confirms no international reply coupons business and warns public against Ponzi’s lure of 0 percent profit in 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Allen
Hanover Trust Company
Ponal
Fred J. Burrel
Bank Commission
Hanover
Coolidge
Burel
Burrel
Ponzi
New England
New Jersey
Ponat
Postoffice
Hal Be Mosby
Pons
Pont
Mesby
Ponsi
Ponzi investigated business amid publicity to draw attention
Inspector said Ponzi used public intrigue to attract trust as newspapers examined his ventures. He allegedly amassed millions from investors while running an exporting sideline and learning to exploit international reply coupons for large profits. Post office officials noted the method as implausible under regulations. He returned to Lexington and refused to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponzi
Lexington
Urvaillanne
Battle for Warsaw Terrorizes Front as Bolshevik Advance
News from Vilna and Warsaw reports Bolshevik forces securing Bialystok and pressing toward Warsaw. Frotzky claims Western recognition for Soviet Russia and a rising wave of Bolshevism. The Polish peace mission heads home via towns held by Bolsheviks while Jewish parish populations report Soviet and communist governance in occupied areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frotzky
Warsaw
Bialystok
Vilna
Lithuania
Soviet Russia
M. Krassin
M. Kameneff
Great Britain
London
Europe
Polish Army Strength Strengthened by French Guidance
The Echo de Paris from Warsaw reports the Polish army now rivals the Soviet forces in numbers after northern Polish reinforcement urged by General Weygand. In southern Russia Bolshevik units cross the Dnieper near Aleshki on August 7 and push toward Wrangel’s forces, with cavalry columns advancing from Alexandersk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parim
Uimparenes
Echo de Paris
Warsaw
Weygand
Wrangel
Constantinople
Russia
Baron Wrangel
Dnieper
Aleshki
Alexandersk
Babe Burton gambling ring tool Mackarthy charges 27 players
Aug 12 Los Angeles report says 27 Pacific Coast players, former Vernon first baseman Babe Burton, were named in gambling ring allegations. Details include $100 pools among Vernon players to aid pennant, with Rod Murphy of Seattle and Nate Raymond referenced in testimonies about offers to throw games and payments tied to Maggert and Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Baseball Teague
W. Baker
Babe) Burton
Vernon First
W. H. McCarthy
W. H. Klepper
Seattle
Rod ‘Murphy
Surphy
Nate Raymond
Rod
Maggert
Borton
Poland's Plight to America Says Roosevelt
Roosevelt argues for joining the League of Nations to extend the law of nations, criticize neutrality, and rally moral force. He warns that without U S participation Poland faces bolshevik danger and world instability, urging proactive American leadership and end to dangerous neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
America
Roosevelt
League of Nations
Russia
Mexico
Turkey
United States
Harding
Dream interpretation of paper and omen beliefs
A fragmented account blends mystic dream lore with mentions of paper as omen of deception or prosperity. It references colored wallpaper and painted paper as signs of obstacles or good fortune, then abruptly shifts to a casual soda shop vignette about a child, a nickel, and a coconut shell charcoal remark.
Scouts Back From Encampment In Highlands Camp
Seventy well tanned Boy Scouts returned home Wednesday after ten days at the Highlands camp, the first organized trip for Butte Scouts. Daily programs and tests kept boys busy from reveille to taps, with knot-tying, first aid, signaling, swimming, and hikes. Camp life featured camp fires, initiations, vaudeville nights, and two divisions of eight patrols under elected leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlands
Butte Scouts
Benjamin Owen
Red Mountain
Old Highland Ity
Hich
John Grouch
Borneo
Owen
Red Mountain Mystic Circle
Columbia Gardens
Jonathan A. Donvan
Earl Genzberer
T. E. Winecom
J. Rt. Crawford
Ben Gritten
Mr. Owen
Census Statistics Show New Population Figures by County
Washington August 12 census release announces population statistics for Gallatin Rosebud Meagher Prairie Wibaux and Highland counties by minor civil divisions, including figures for several incorporated places and outlining changes since prior reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gallatin
Rosebud
Meagher
Prairie
Wibaux
Hichland
Japanese Agents Aid Bolshevists In Poland Attacks
Riverside dispatch reports Col. Palin Law secretary of war for Korea says Japanese agents aid Russian bolshevists with weapons and ammunition and incite attacks on Poland. He spent weeks in the U S studying defenses and observed aviation activity at March field near Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AI Riverside
Cal
Poland
Col
Palin Law
Korea
March Field
Yarrow Attends Wedding of Ex-Wife in Philadelphia
Walter Keni Yarrow, noted athlete and aviator and ex-husband of Phyllis G. Hare Yarrow, appeared as a guest at the Philadelphia wedding celebration of his former wife to William Frederick Holtzman, a prominent New York broker. Separately, Letvia signed a peace treaty with Russia as reported from Riga via London Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wipe’s
Philadelphia
Walter Keni Yarrow
Phyllis G. Hare Yarrow
William Frederick Holtzman
New York
Letvia
REDS
London
Russia
London Times
Riga
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Ole Vahl
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Bam
Univer
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No. 4
Register of State
Sidney Miller
Glacier
Musselshell
Yello Stone
Stillwater
Wheatland
Fergus
Carter
Fallon
Wmsent
Stan Billings
George Bacon
Toonl
Penn
Moore
Northwestern
Superior News
Incorn
Courtney
McClure Newawaves Syndicate
Specnic Inquirees
Ponai
Ponz
Venzi
Postal Union
Italy
Babe Burton
Gambling Ring
Tool
M’carthy
Los Angele
Lorton
Northern Pacific
Here
France
Cleri
Belgrade
Forsyth
Terry
Fairview Lambert Sidney
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