Editors and Newspapers of Early River Press Tales
A veteran recounts Fort Benton’s River Press in its heyday 30 years ago. He recalls editors Har ker and chemidlin, printers Gordon and McLaughlin, and the intimate daily life of a tiny town paper that once served as a bustling hub for a frontier audience.
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River Press
Fort Benton
Harker
Coxey’s Army Herald
Old River Press
Butte
Chemidlin
Tom Gordon
George McLaughlin
William McKinley
Harber
The
Reduction of Freight on Copper Protests Hit Coast Lines
San Francisco commercial groups protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission against proposed east bound copper freight reductions set to take effect Aug 5. They say the rates are not compensatory and would shift shipments from Pacific coast routes to the Panama canal via rail to the East. Tacoma chamber later withdrew its protest. ICC will decide by Aug 25 on suspending the reductions.
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Washington
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Utah
Montana
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Tacoma, Wash
Chamber of Commerce
Tacoma
The
C. C
Air mail night and day service test complete
The first westbound air mail test flight finished in San Francisco at 6 24 PM Pacific time after nine pilots carried mail from New York to Reno then across the continent. The Reno leg marked the final arrival in California.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Air Mail
Reno
Nev
Pacific
New York
Air mail pilot completes record eastbound flight
Associated Press dispatch from Hempstead shows Pilot C Eugene Johnson landing at Hazelhurst field at 4 14 PM EST with mail from Cheyenne Wyoming. He flew from Cleveland to relieve Pilot Wagner, setting a three hours and 12 minutes record for the first eastbound leg after a break near Laramie 59 miles west of Cheyenne.
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Associated Press
Hempstead
N. Y
C. Eugene Johnson
Air Mail Service
Hazelhurst Field
Cheyenne
Wyo
Transcontinental Air Mail Service
Laramie
Johnson
Cleveland
Wagner
Flying mail pilot lands early at Fort Crookfield
Omaha report says Jack Knight completed the second San Francisco to New York flying mail leg and touched down at Fort Crookfield at 10 20 p m, one hour and 25 minutes before his scheduled arrival time.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Jack Knight
New York
Fort Crookfield
New Records Set for Both Parks in 1922 Season
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Glacier National Park surpassed all prior seasons by August 15 with record visitors and Yellowstone logged 102,926 visitors, a new high, exceeding the 1922 total of 98,223 visitors.
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Standard
Washington
Glacier National Park
Park
Yellowstone
Coal Factions Make No Move to Avert Walkout
Atlantic City dispatch reports officials of the miners union and representatives of anthracite coal operators, after wage talks broke down, kept vigil in separate hotels awaiting potential government mediation. John L. Lewis warned of a Sept. 1 stoppage while Samuel Warriner sided with arbitration, as no direct message from the U S coal commission arrived. Washington moved to secure substitute fuel supplies, with F R Wadleigh inviting state governors to discuss distribution to cover an anticipated production halt.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Miners’ Union
United States Coal Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Samuel D. Warriner
Washington
F. R. Wadleigh
Montana Press Association to Meet in Butte for Sixth Time
Oldtimers gather as Montana State Press association convenes in Butte for the sixth time and first in 18 years. The three day program includes mine tours, smelter visit, a banquet, and a reception for editors from across the state. Notable past figures like Yerkes and Gordon are absent, replaced by a new slate, while Ed Cooney and Harry Mitchell are expected to attend and participate in the lively proceedings.
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Montana
Montana State Press Association
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Telegraph
Sang A. K. Yerkes
Yerkes
Sam Gordon
A. B. Keith
Joe Gilbert
Johnny Cole
Johnny McMurray
E. Peterson
Association
Ed Cooney
Harry Mitchell
Bob Sutherlin
J. R. Widmyer
Anaconda
Gregson Springs
Party of Buffalo Hunters Winners in Fight for Life
A buffalo hunt on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake ended with four leaders of the herd slain and hunters scattering the rest after a furious attack. Those present included Henry C. Lund former city judge Alvin B. Niles and Joseph Robinson. The surviving party reached Lagoon, Utah, for a barbecue later that night.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Death Pass
Mr. Beardslee
Lagoon
Henry C. Lund
Alvin B. Niles
Joseph Robinson
Berlin Must Pay Reparations Before Ruhr Evacuated
George F. Shelton, well known Montana lawyer and former U S attorney, found dead with two bullet wounds near his heart in Napton apartments. Police say nervous strain from illness may have caused death. wife discovered body shortly after 7 am. Shelton, aged veteran of 1917 army enlistment, was partially clothed and had an automatic revolver nearby.
Prominent Montanan Dies of Bullet Wound
Well known Montana attorney and oldest American to join World War I enlisted men was found dead by his wife yesterday morning. Two bullets entered near his heart and a revolver lay by his feet. Mr Shelton, who held high legal positions, gained national fame in the war as a private at 61 and worked on Newport News docks. Mrs Shelton found the body after shots were heard, as neighbors and police searched for the scene. The couple had just returned from a trip to Helena Balings and Bozeman for legal matters.
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Shelton
Newport News
Germany 10 Get No Reduction If Paris Not Aided
Paris Aug 22 Germany can obtain evacuation of the Ruhr only by paying reparations and cannot win a reduction in what it owes France unless allied creditors credit France equally for its debts. Premier Poincare replies to Curzon note, rejecting Hague reference and urging continued negotiations to execute the treaty. Continued on Page 2, Column 4.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Ruhr
France
Premier Poincare
Marquis Curzon
Months of Horror on Alaskan Island Suit Filed
Charles Sellow, crew of the Mowena, sues Alaska Codfish and Union Fish for 30500 damages in federal court. He recounts being sent in a rotten dory from Lost Harbor in April 1922, a wrecked vessel, waves knocking him down, a three month marooning on an island with a wolf, and survival on roots and berries, claiming lasting health effects.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Dory
Charles Sellow
Alaska Codfish Company
Union Fish Company
Sellow
Lost Harbor
Alaska
Sellows
Montana Pioneers hold fortieth convention day with prison tour
Special Dispatch reports Deer Lodge Montana August 22 as the Montana Pioneers stage their fortieth annual convention. veterans visit state prison and hear bands from the prison and Butte Mines. talks by association leaders cap a day of tours, concerts, and sunshine amid Western Montana scenery.
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The
Standard
Deer Lodge
Butte
Montana Pioneers
Montana
Business conditions improving say Anaconda leaders
Great Falls Montana August 22 John C Ryan chairman of the board of Anaconda Copper Mining company declares business conditions of the country are improving arriving from the East with Cornelius F Kelley president and J R Hobbins vice president they inspect the companys properties here Ryan to attend a Montana Power managers meeting at the Great Falls dam with about one hundred power company employees and officials including F M Keer and Frank Bird who will address the conference
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
John Ryan
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Ryan
Cornelius F. Kelley
New York
J. R. Hobbins
Butte
Kelley
Mr. Hobbins
Montana Power Company
F. M. Keer
Frank Bird
Kiwanis Leader Urges Optimism For Nation At Butte Meeting
Edmund F Arras international president of Kiwanis urged 260 members at a joint Kiwanis Rotary meeting in Butte to abandon pessimism and believe in America's future. He warned that shadows from war era persist but progress and time will lift humanity to a higher plane. The address followed a noon luncheon at the Silver Bow club with local officials presenting Arras roses and copper keepsakes from Butte mines.
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International
Arras
Rotary and
Kiwanis Club
Butte
Edmund F. Arras
Kiwanis
Columbus
Ohio
Silver Bow Club
America
Arias
W. EB. Pierce
Putte Club
Mr. Ar
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Benton
Missouri
Capital
White House
R. B. Creager
Texas
Coolidge
Mexico
Mexico City
N.Y
Cleveland Hempstead
Chicago
Enn
Chenne
Roc A
Spring Wye
Elko
U. S. Coal Commission
UATE
Party OF
Buffalo Hunters
Fight For Life
Bret
Navy
United States
Cowes
England
F. W. Wead
Peoria
R. Irvine
Brooklyn
David Rittenhouse
Minneapolis
A. W. Gorton
Providence
R. I
C. W. Fox
Fliers
Italy
Berlin
George F. Shelton
Army
Napton Apartments
George H. Shelton
Lord Curzon
Hague
Alaskan
TRAIL
Silver Bow County
Senator Clark
J. R. Russell
Butte Mines
Frank Conley
William Coleman
Society
John C. Ryan
Kiwanian
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