First Battalion Fourth Infantry Starts Long Hike to Fort Missoula
The First battalion Fourth Infantry U S A will begin a six o clock march from Butte to Gregson Springs in the doughboys' summer maneuvers. Under Major Blair Robes the unit completed a 140 mile grind to reach Butte and will camp at Gregson before moving toward Anaconda and then Missoula.
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Butte
Fourth Infantry
Gregson Springs
Fort Missoula
Butte-Anacond
Blair Robes
East Broadway
Gregson
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Missoula
N. C. Caum
William French
E. E. Elliott
F. B
Harding
Butte Spirit Seen From Overseas A Street Episode
A London reviewer touts Novak of Butte as a world class golfer who learned the game as a caddy on Butte links and rose to rival names like Sarazen, Hagen, and Hutchinson. The piece notes Butte’s rich sports legacy, from horse racing to boxing, rugby, skating, and baseball, and ends with a street scene of a boy and a balloon rescuer.
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London
Wilds
Montana
Our Rock
Novak
Bute
California
Joe
Jock Hutchinson
Gene Sarazen
Walter Hagen
Fleet Street
Butte
Stanley Ketchel
Harves
Butte Links
Italian Priests Kidnapped as Bandits Loot Sungho Area
Two Italian Catholic priests were kidnapped when bandits pillaged the district near Sungho. The town of Tsaoshih was looted and the Catholic church burned. Italian and British consuls at Hankow protested the incident.
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Associated Press
Hankow
China
Sungho
Tsaoshih
Leaders of bootleg ring seized in Savannah wholesale sweep
Washington reports that the largest bootleg ring in the United States has leaders captured in a Savannah Georgia sweep under federal direction. Officials name William Haar as principal leader of a flotilla operated from cement-lined storehouses along Georgia and Florida coasts, with expected further arrests and possible state and federal officer involvement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Savannah
William Haar
Georgia
Florida
Three Drown in Lake Bomoseen Launch Explosion
An AP report from Castleton Vermont on August 16 details a gasoline tank explosion on a motor launch carrying 11 passengers. The vessel sank and three people died while eight were rescued by nearby cottagers who launched boats to help.
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Associated Press
Castleton
Vermont
Lake
Bomoseen
Here
Mass of oil and paper may reveal $600000 loot
A decayed suitcase found under a Beverly Hills bridge, stuffed with mud oil and paper, may hold securities worth $600000 from a February 13 bank robbery and murder. Police, who have arrested nine suspects, pursue the actual bandit while cleaning the alleged loot.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Beverley Hills
First National Bank
Sam McGee
Salvadore Martinez
Martinez
Liberty Bonds
Jall
State Golf Tournament Opens With Sensational Scores
The seventh annual Montana State Golf association tourney opened at Butte Country Club with excellent weather and strong crowds. Notables included Martin Kall of Butte with 70 leading EB Barker of Butte by three strokes. Hiser of Anaconda shot 69 in the state open. Women showed high scoring with eight leaders posting 60 to 64 for 12 holes, signaling a keen chase for the ladies' title.
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Montana State Golf Association
Butte Country Club
Butte Club
Martin Kall
Butte
EB. J. Barker
Barker
Hiser
Colin Kidd
Joe Novak
California
Kidd
Denver Man Dies in Auto Wreck at Downey
Downey Idaho Aug 16 W F Fox believed to be of Denver was killed and an unidentified man seriously injured when an Oregon Short Line train struck the automobile they rode in near Downey.
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Associated Press
Downey
Idaho
W. F. Fox
Denver
Denies Rumor Chancellor Stresemann Slain
A Paris Reuters dispatch reports an unconfirmed rumor that German Chancellor Stresemann was assassinated, circulating in Paris and London. Berlin dispatches deny the report as untrue.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Paris
Dr. Stresemann
Berlin
Stresemann
Armament treaties become effective at noon tomorrow
Washington Aug 16 The five power naval treaty and the four power Pacific treaty concluded in December 1921 will take effect at noon tomorrow with a simple ceremony at the state department to deposit ratifications. Secretary Hughes will represent the United States and charges d affaires from Britain France Italy and Japan will attend.
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Washington
State Department
Hughes
United States
H. G. Chilton
Great Britain
Andre de la Boulaye
France
Senor Augustin Rennio
Italy
Hanihara
Japan
Gasoline Price War Lifts Montana Retail Rates
Gasoline prices in Montana moved with the South Dakota price war as 16 cents a gallon appeared at Butte retail stations. Large stations posted 23 cents for standard gas, a two cent drop, while some outlying or credit-basis outlets charged 24 to 26 cents. Wholesale cuts to 21 cents were announced by Mutual and Texas oil firms. The public welcomed the relief, with taxicabs and merchants noting the saving despite minor regional variations.
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Montana
South Dakota
Butte
Continental Ol Company
Denver
Texaco
Harrison Avenue
Harrison Hotel
Mutual
Texas Oil
Continental Oil stations cut gasoline price in Helena
Helena dispatch reports Continental Oil Company filling stations in Helena reduced price by two cents per gallon. The notice appears on the August 18 update with a continuation reference to Page 3, Column 3.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Continental Oil Company
Father and Three Sons Drown in Quarry Pool near Pacolet
In Spartansburg South Carolina Aug 16 Samuel W Rogers of Pacolet a shipping clerk at Pacolet Manufacturing and his three sons were drowned in an abandoned rock quarry pool near Pacolet later today An infant son’s body was found floating in the pool by a local resident.
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Associated Press
Spartansburg
8. C
Samuel W. Rogers
Pacolet
The
Pacolet Manufacturing Company
Mr. Rogers
No Arbitration Sought as UMW Faces Arbitration Impasse
Aug 16 New York. Hopes to avert a coal strike after Sept 1 fade as the United Mine Workers dispute with operators remains unresolved. John L Lewis flatly rejects arbitration while the operators show willingness to an arbitration framework, insisting on retaining wage scales and deferring major decisions to arbiters or a mutually satisfactory panel.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Coal Commission
John Hayes Hammond
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
S. D. Warriner
Warriner
President Coolidge
Shrine recommends boost in initiation fees in Montana
After January 1 next, initiation fees of all Montana temples will be 100 dollars instead of 75 as at present if the Montana State Shrine council recommendations are adopted by the subordinate bodies. The council meeting was led by representatives from Algeria Temple Helena Bagdad Butte and Al Bedoo Billings with three delegates each and the fee increase was passed unanimously.
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Associated Press
Billings
Mont
Montana
Montana State Shrine Council
Algeria
Helena
Bagdad
Butte
al Bedoo
Denver Flood Threaten City After Cloudburst
Denver reports a cloudburst sent flood waters down the Platte toward the city. Police rushed to the river lowlands outside Denver as residents moved to higher ground. No deaths reported. Littleton and Englewood area communications failed. Overland Park and camps along the river were inundated and homes partially flooded.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Platte Canyon
Englewood
Littleton
Platte
Overland Park
Flood Threat Eases After Platte River Cloudburst Near Denver
Denver reports flood danger from the Platte river eased after a cloudburst in Platte canon about 20 miles away. Residents who fled with belongings along the riverfront began returning to their homes at midnight as police warned of rising waters.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Platte River
Platte Canon
Mrs Coolidge Competes In Philadelphia Knitting Contest
Mrs Calvin Coolidge wife of the president sits among thousands in a Philadelphia knitting contest judged by a local yarn maker. She knitted a white baby carriage robe during her summers as wife of the vice president at their Northampton Massachusetts home. The robe features plain stitch and lace panels and is lined with pink crepe de chine.
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Associated Press
New York
Calvin Coolidge
Philadelphia
De Valera Arrest Strains Free State Ties in Ireland
London dispatches say De Valera’s arrest dangers the Free State and may boost his election drive. Dublin reports he will likely be moved from Limerick to Mountjoy, with public safety acts enabling detention. Officials warn reprisals could follow and influence next fortnight’s events.
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Associated Press
London
England
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
Free State
Ireland
Dublin
Daily Telegraph
Ennis
Limerick
Mountjoy
County Clare
Munester
Valera
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