Legion Conclave Reaffirms Duty to Disabled Vets and Orphans
The American Legion convention in Dillon opens with National Commander Drain urging dedication to care for disabled veterans and dependent children. Delegates hear reports of improved finances and rising membership as Dillon hosts joint Legion and Auxiliary sessions amid parade plans and fireworks delayed by rain.
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Legion
Drain
American Legion
The
Madelon
Stars and Stripes
Andrue
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Legion Auxiliary
Newton J. Gilliland
Forsyth
W. W. Hawkins
Beaverhead
Comander Gilliland
Montana
Lou J. Molumby
Great Falls
Gilliland
Yellowstone
Roscoe Cornell
America
Dillon Post
Frank Hooks
C. P. Davis
Sneed
M. Doyle
C. L. Sheridan
T. B.B. Gilbert
Sam Crawford
Ray Curry
C. J. Salo
Loy L. Molumby
E. J. Cummings
Charles Emery
G. L. Houchins
H. M. Johnson
George B. Banta
C. H. Lynch
Lester Jessen
J. M. Gault
Walter Finchsenhare
Co. L. Smith
C. K. Fox
O. P. Davis
C. E. Larabie
George Banta
C. FE. Griffin
J. O. Hart
J. F. Roadhouse
J. Ward Croaby
William AL. Jones
William J. Murphy
L. E. Myres
J. A. Liveingston
Frank L. Hooks
Co. L. Sheridan
Women's Auxiliary
Francis Vallmer
John Heater
Mert Brooks
American Legion Auxiliary
R. D. Curry
T. E. Gilbert
H. B. Green
R. M. Porter
Electrical workers in Butte greet Seattle convention delegates
A two section special train carrying International Electrical Workers delegates arrives in Butte for the Seattle international convention opening August 17. The group traveled from Chicago August 10 with stops so far at Great Falls and Helena, with B. W. Parsons of Pocatello among those boarding in Butte.
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Butte
International Electrical Workers
Seattle
Milwaukee
Chicago
Harlowtown
Great Falls
Montana Power Company
New Finlen Hotel
Boston and Montana Mining Expands Elkhorn Crew
W R Allen president of Boston and Montana Mining says Elkhorn mine operates on 250 and 1000 foot levels with about 175 men producing 200 tons daily. Crew expands toward 400 men as capacity rises to 750 tons daily with ore valued at 50 dollars per ton. Allen plans several days in Butte before returning to Elkhorn.
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Boston and Montana Mining Company
Elkhorn
W. R. Allen
Butte
Eill
Allen
Aller
Pioneer session in Bozeman honors Gallatin county history
About 200 Pioneers and their sons and daughters gathered for the first session in Bozeman. A. H. Stafford welcomed visitors and praised Montana’s heritage, noting Vigilantes, education, and frontier dreams. Thomas R. Moore praised community efforts and urged faith in the region’s future.
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Gallatin County
Montana
A. H. Stafford
Pioneers’ Society
Union
Stafford
Thomas R. Moore
Society of Montana Pioneers
B Stafford
Bozeman
Mr. Moore
Gallatin Valley
Missoula Plans Next Meeting and Pioneer Exhibits in Bozeman
Bozeman hosts Aug 13 report rumors of Missoula inviting the next Society of Montana Pioneers and Sons and Daughters meeting. A pioneers camp and multiple relics are shown by local residents including a Montana Post issue from 1867 and items linked to John M. Bozeman, Dutch ovens, chairs, and newspapers careers.
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Bozeman
Missoula
Society of Montana Pioneers and Sons and Daughters
Main Street
Black Avenue
Montana Post
Virginia City
Montana
H. A. Mardis
John M. Bozeman
EF. Frazier
Robert F. King
Gallatin Valley
Butte Post
Butte Miner
Washington
Oregon
California
Naional Press Association
Tional Press Association
Butte
Deer Lodge
W. J. Beall
the Elks' Home
Lewis Silent On Coal Situation In Philadelphia Visit
John J. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers arrived in Philadelphia for an undetermined stay. When asked about developments in the anthracite dispute he said it looks like rain and noted the headquarters transfer was mainly for mechanical convenience to stay close to the coal fields.
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Philadelphia
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Atlantic City
Confession Admitted in San Francisco Parental Objection Case
Dorothy Ellingson admitted to killing her mother as evidence in the trial of the 17 year old known as the jazz girl. The case stems from parental opposition to her performing in San Francisco night life and took place in August.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Relentless North Delays Birmen Supply Flights
Beitstad fjord offered the best hope for caching fuel and food, but Byrd warns against flying there while snow and fog persist. MacMillan reports a near disaster when a plane threatened by an iceberg narrowly escaped destruction. More bergs are expected, and ten flights will be needed once weather improves to stock a temporary base.
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Beitstad Fjord
Byrd
MacMillan
National Georgraphic Society
Mustapha Kemal Sends Wife Home Divorce Report
The Turkish president Mustafa Kemal decreed a divorce affecting his wife Latiff amid rumors of her seeking separation. Latiff, educated in the West, had once aided his safety after a bomb threat years earlier and lived openly in Turkish public life.
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Mustapha Kemal
Sheik Al-Islam
Turkey
Mme. Latiff
Latiff
France
Chislehurst
Engand
Smyrna
Latiffs
Trousseau
Paris
Fires Containable Yet Fierce Across Montana Forests
Heavy storms and hot heat hinder crews battling Rode and Salmon river fires as two miles of trench were lost on the Rodeblaze. More than 600 firefighters scramble to build camps and restrain spread while Canadian, Idaho, and local fires show varied progress across multiple forests and thousands of acres burned.
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Idaho
Kaniksu
Dominion
Clearwater Forest
Bernard Creek
Kootenai Forest
Cross Mountain
St. Regis
Lolo Forest
St. Joe Forest
Ramblers to Play A C M Clerks at Columbia Gardens
The Hennessy Ramblers face the A C M office force this evening at Columbia Gardens. The Ramblers have won every game this year and aim to add the clerks scalp to their perfect record.
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Ramblers
Hennessy Ramblers
Columbia Gardens
Wisconsin voters face progressive machine in campaign critique
The passage attacks a group arrangement and a “progressive” faction in Wisconsin, accusing them of inflating state costs to build a political machine and claiming they would centralize power in Congress erasing civil liberties. It denounces backroom control and a three-person plan to place allies in key offices.
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Congress
Wisconsin
Progressive Movement
Senate
Barker of Butte defeats M. Kall to reach state final
Barker of Butte advances to the state championship after defeating M Kall in the latest rounds. Mulroney of Missoula beat J E Dobbin after extra holes, with many matches decided on the final hole on the rugged 18 hold course.
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South
Mulroney
Missoula
J. E. Dobbin
Billings
Merkle
Butte
Nather
Helena
Hammond
Morrow
Anaconda
Brown
Blakeslee
Great Falls
Gaines
Morgan
Allan Briscoe
Lewistown
Murphy
Dobbin
Barker
Girl Scout Camp Pageant Lights Up Basin Creek Event
Big doin at the Girl Scout camp on Basin creek tonight. The Land of Everywhere pageant features a king and queen and an elaborate royal setting. Cast includes Crystal Faulkner as queen Louis McIntyre as king and many others with a large supporting committee and a final registration for the last week open at the YMCA.
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Basin Creek
Portola
Crystal Faulkner
Queen
Louis McIntyre
King
Betty Thomas
Story Teller
Dorthy Pearson
Dorothy Boardner
Flolen Morris
Genevieve Elliott
Elane Sullivan
Elizabeth Thetheway
Sunbeams
Catherine Murphy
Mary Roberts
Dolores Davis
Margaret Roberts
Ruth Perham
Dorothy Cloke
Brownies
Dorothy Storbeck
Eleanor McIntyre
Helen Scott
Catherine Rand
Betty Sage
Dolly Jackson
Rainbows
Molly Jackson
Lauretta Willard
Sheila Brown
Elizabeth O'Donnell
Margaret Houston
Isabel McCarthy
Wild Roses
Barbara Bacorn
Maxine Fleming
Margaret Winters
Constance Gosselin
Grain
Helen Ralston
Elizabeth Perham
Catherine Daugherty
Winifred Sage
Esther Pearson
Elsie Olson
Edith Hall
Fdna Westars
Elma Nyland
Polly Baird
Earth Children
Eleanor Stephenson
June Johnson
Lilly Thomas
Catherine Geraghty
Edith Tweedy
Jane Jaccard
Maxine Hodgkiss
Catherine Jackman
Amera Sullaway
Gertrude Bacorn
Little Basin Creek
Oregon Convicts Still at Liberty Esacape Search
Salem and surrounding areas continue a manhunt after three convicts escaped from the state prison on Wednesday evening. Tracks found near Shaw resemble prison shoes as authorities sweep about 75 square miles with armed guards at every road.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Bert Jones
Tom Murray
Ellsworth Kelly
James Willos
Shaw
J. W Lite
Vrattum
Button magnate touts US spend 150 million on buttons
Robert J. M. Zorge of B. Blumenthal & Co, New York, visiting Butte, calls buttons a staple, noting Americans use over a dollar’s worth per person annually. He carries 18,000 samples and has sold more than 10 million dollars of buttons. He tours the Northwest yearly and plans eastward after leaving Butte.
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America
Robert J. M. Zorge
Mr. Zorge
New Finlen
B. Blumenthal and Company of
New York
United States
Czecho-Slovakia
South America
Australia
Missouri
Mississippi
Slovakia
Zorge
Central Empires
Butte
Chicago
Butte Kiwanians greet President Moss on travel stop
Butte Kiwanis members greet John Y. Moss of Milwaukee en route to Vancouver for Harding memorial dedication next month. Moss notes Kiwanis aims focus on North America with future work limited to United States and Canada and discusses potential clubs.
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Butte
United States
Canada
Moss
Anyong
North American
Oss
Probiee
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Ninety-first Division
Andrus Hotel
Gang of
Powder River
St. James Guild Hall
Dillmont Park
T. Fisher
Veterans’ Deer
Eugene Feneron
Setion
National Organization
Department
Boston & Montana
Elks
Coolidge
Roy P. Wilcox
Kall
F. C. Murphy
Allen Briscoe
Roberts
Roundup
Claude Wilson
We Butte
Faris
Spokane
Henderson
Oe Billings
Mapes
Helena Kaufman
Capron
O'Connor
FP. Jones
Staunton
Lemmon
Tucker
Young
Denver
Rice
Woodard
Watson
Maisbury
Peckover
Oswald
Farnsworth
Jackson
Ross
Kalispell
C. B. Wilson
Havre
Holter
D'Autremont
Gately
Crosby
Kirk
Veblen
Mowbray
Cohan
Rennes
E. Church
W. Smith
Bowen
Sheehan
Gallwey
Power
Margaret Nucholls
White
Branscombe
Smith
Ann Harris
Lanstrum
Watkins
Larsson
Cochrane
Head
Good
Kessler
Wiley
Keane
Hasley
Beveridge
McIver
van Ostrum
Florence Catlin
Oakes
Sam Goza
Catlin
Holbrook
Newton
Downs
Price
Wall
Tippett
Livingston
Stephan
Wade
Orton
Pickell
Ned Goza
Hample
Whittinghill
Stout
Butte Kiwanians
John H. Moss
City
Germany
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