American Legion seeks news on missing World War I servicemen
The American Legion operates a roll call in its Weekly to publish letters from families and friends seeking word about more than 2,000 missing or presumed dead sailors and soldiers from the American Expeditionary Forces. Families hope for any details to reconstruct events, with many cases showing delayed or conflicting notices of death, disappearance, or later presumed return to duty.
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American Legion
Ted
American Legion Weeky
France
War Department
American Legion Weekly
America
Paraaero
Box 116
Holdenville
Raymond Launders
Hotz
Missing-In-Action and Wounded WWI Soldiers Listed
A column lists multiple World War I servicemen with status updates. Names include Private Leonard Delbert Philo of Ninety-fifth Combat Sixth Marines reported wounded near Soissons on July 19, 1918, and others missing or wounded, with family contact details across Michigan Ohio New York Connecticut and New Jersey.
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Leonard Delbert Philo
Sixth Marines
Soissons Drive
Sepber
Philo Lionara
France
H.W. Johna
Glenwood Ave
Battle Creek
Mich
Ninth Infantry
Duncan Campbell
Campbell
West Ninth Street
New York
Joe
H. John
I. M. Adams
East Verona Avenue
Asantville
N. J
Romayne
Whisler
Mary E. Whisler
Hillsboro
Ohio
Ruth G. Morgan
E.R. Bauman
Flemingsburg
Arthur Hill
At-Gonne
United States
W. R. Cawthra
Clay Street
Worcester
Mass
One Hundred Ninth Infantry
Charles James Hunt
John L. “Hunt
Mount’ Union
Fifty-ninth’ Infantry
M.G
Raymond M. Schmidt
Fourth Fela Hospital
Cassey
Matthew Schmidt
Rush Street
Dubuque
Town
U.S
Otranto
Clyde Mott
Curevivors
John C. Doolittle
Savannah
One Hundred and Third Fir Company
Lyle Canady
Culney
Tracy
M. Canady
Park Road
Ambridge
Canady
Twenty-third Infantry
Floyd Holtz
Vaux
Florence Tiviss
Bridgeport Avenue
Devon
Conn
Catholics Make Merry At Picnic In Anaconda
Humidity rather than heat caused distress as Anaconda Catholics enjoyed a Silver Lake picnic. report notes 104 degrees in Billings and 4 degrees at Anaconda. celebrations featured dancing, tug of war, ball game St Peters losing to St Pauls 9 to ?. organizers listed and local dignitaries attended.
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Anaconda News
Main Street
Roach & Smith
Butte
Helena
Misesoula
Billings
Northwest
Portland
United States
Silver Lake
Catholic Societies of
Provost
St. Pauls
St Peters
Bureau to Furey UIC on Hardlig Bad Child ren Plan
Welfare groups in Anaconda consider forming a parents advisory bureau to guide handling of troublesome youths. The plan cites equal numbers of boys and girls in unmanageable cases, stresses early moral focus, and warns against thrashing. It notes thrashing is last resort and urges appealing to reason. It also mentions Isinglass called kanten in Japan and 1917 exports valued at $1,000,000.
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Anaconda
Japan
Dead Men's Club Proposed for Ex Service Casualties
Indianapolis Aug 15 The American Legion reports a possible Dead Men's Club formed from 2000 ex service men officially listed as killed in action. William Watt of Akron Ohio, gassed and left on the field in Picardy, proposed the idea.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
American Legion
William Watt
Akron
Ohio
Picardy
Women Injured In Automobile Accident Near Anaconda
In a highway collision between a light car and a touring car between Anaconda and Butte, Mrs. T Daly of Anaconda suffered a broken collarbone and Mrs Calla of Bell Creek a tibia fracture. Both were unconscious and taken to St Ann's hospital in Anaconda where attendants said they were out of danger later this morning.
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Anaconda
Butte
T. Daly
Calla
Bell Creek
St Ann’s Hospital
Franklin firm makes world's costliest wrist watch oil
A Philadelphia area company markets a wrist watch oil claimed to be the most expensive, retailing at 38,400 dollars per barrel. The product is sold at 75 cents for a bottle containing an eighth of an ounce, promising luxury status in a tiny vial.
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Franklin
Amt
Allaeys
Bradley
Balawis Lon
Bertin’ Jonn
Bentel
A. Uo
Ty Bente
Barbeau
Bracken
Mary
Balle Upettr
Sari Tost
Blaine
Blain Blaine
Blain Ui
Ine
Seo
Batterton
Sally
Ty Aber
Bielenberg
Bielenbers
Elenberg
Bielenber
Ipso Bielenbere
Cartier
B.bes
Campana
Ryenere
Rimi
Rem
Remi
Ferguson
Woods
Eason
Martin
Mardinist
Geary
James
Jamen
Thom
Andrew
I Holloway Herbertt
Horey
Victorico
Victor
Mollana
Hunt
Wal
Hopper
Irving
Anna
Irvine Kate Sa
Townston
Tohnston
Tack
Josephine Aids
Carrie
Ainer
Milles
Mary A.L
Megardner
Metelian
Ay van
McMullin
Nelson
O Rourk
Sma
O'Rourke
Daniels
Quimby
Frank
Pennington
Brouse
Arhur
Prowse
Atenut
Robert
Rosenthal
Richardson
Mt i
Inn
Stile Beatt
Senne
Bterritt
Pritt
Vincent
Stra. A
Wilmon
Ofise
En Sour Imper Sfining ‘Company
Monton
Tale
Am Les BL
C Pion
Minin
Fice
Missouri Avenue
Deer ‘Deer Lode
Halibut Noted as Largest Flat Fish
A historical note identifies the halibut as the largest member of the flat fish family. The remark places halibut above other flat species in size and highlights its distinctive flat body and broad profile.
Constitutional amendment on Montana Board of Examiners
Legal notice of an 1919 Montana constitutional amendment to Section 20 of Article VII creating a Board of Examiners and a Board of Administration with powers to audit, regulate purchases, and define departments, with ballot instructions and certification by Secretary of State J C T Stewart dated July 7, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State of
Legislative Assembly
Ion
Board of Examiners
Board of Administration
Jawa
Native Assembly
Helena
T. Stewart
Montana Constitution Amendment Extends Tax Commission Powers
A transcription of a Montana constitutional amendment outlines changes to Section 15 of Article XII and Section 16, creating a three member Montana Tax Commission appointed by the Governor with Senate consent. It details duties to adjust and equalize property valuations, supervision by the Tax Commission, terms of office, salaries capped at five thousand dollars annually, and authority to review county assessors and boards of equalization to ensure fair taxation across counties and property classes.
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Montana
State of
Frontana
Board of County Commissioners
County Board of Equalization
Montana, ‘Tax Commission
Montana Tax Commission
Senate
Montana Tax
Sha
Niland
Creation of County Boards of Equalization and Tax Commission
Certification of a 1919 Montana act amending Section 11 of Article XII to create County Boards of Equalization and a State Tax Commission with defined powers and duties. The November 1920 election ballots were prepared to vote on the amendment.
Notice of Election Amend Montana Constitution 1919
Montana Secretary of State certifies a ballot measure to amend Section Five of Article Eleven. The proposal would allocate ninety five percent of all school fund interest and rents to districts based on children aged six to twenty one, with five percent added to state public school funds. Separate official ballots to be provided at the November general election.
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State of
Montana
Legislative Assembly
United States OF America
Helena
A.D
T. Stewart
S.cretary
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Second St
Brooklyn
Inez
Bureau
Furey Uic
Postum Cereal Co, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
J. A. Buchanan
C. J. Brownfield
John” Dean
P. A. “Meseher
W. “McDonald
Owen Normand
Pat Powers
Wood
Abs
Alexander Benson
Pearl Hall
Snow
J. L. Sullivan
Frank D. Yuhas
Seth Johnson
G. Johansson
Teresia ‘Swanson
Edward Burke
Ncisco
San Diego
Moses
Champion
Deer Lodge
Taxpayers Commission
County Boards of Equalization
State Tax Commission
State OF Montana
I. C. T. Stewart
A. D
Stewart
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