Thirty Percent Ready to Certify Dawson County Quota
Helena August 28 The state selective draft exemption board for district No 1 reports progress and expects to certify thirty nine percent of quotas to Adjutant General Greenan by week end. The board notes President Wilson's letter urging exemption for married men may shift many cases. Local boards previously refused exemptions based on marriage and dependency rules. Thirty percent of Dawson county's quota was certified today.
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Helena
Greenan
Wilson
Dawson County
Daring attempt to D up Madden garage round up
A masked man tried to rob the Madden garage in this city last night. Will Mundy, night man at the garage, was aroused and opened the door. Mundy threw the intruder out. the robber fired, wounding Mundy slightly in the left shoulder. The bullet narrowly missed the heart. The bandit wore a handkerchief over his face. Only a small amount was in the safe.
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Madden
Will Mundy
Mundy
Roundup Coal Miners Move Toward Mass Strike
Aug 28 report says local miners expect a district wide strike. No. 8 and Carpenter Creek districts voted last Saturday, about 700 men involved. Red Lodge reportedly endorsed the referendum and Sand Coulee and Belt may follow. If realized, 1,200 workers idle across three camps with payroll around $180,000 monthly.
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No. 8
Carpenter Creek
Red Lodge
Sand Coulee
Belt
Campa
Inky Evans in Trouble Hospitalized After Altercation
Roundup August 28 Kinky Evans once bodyguard to Mucky McDonald in Butte days again in the spotlight and now occupying a room at Roundup hospital. He clashed with two companions and others, leaving E Bailey with severe head bruises and facial injuries, Denny lightly battered, and Wank with a severe arm cut and a scalp gash needing 11 stitches.
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Mucky
McDonald
ILROADS to Raise Coal Rates by Fifteen Cents
Helena Aug 28 A railroad board hearing set for tomorrow will address a flat coal rate increase of 15 cents in the state. The hearing promises a heated contest between shippers and the railroad, with rail representatives from St Paul.
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Helena
Railroad Board
St. Paul
Land rights and service in Montana wartime pledge
A settler asks the state land act board about losing rights if he joins the war next month and returns with victory under the Stars and Stripes. Separately Montana received patent to 28,000 acres near Havre after years held up, with lands chosen 1807 to 1911 on forest reserve front.
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Helena
State Land Act Board
Ihequire
State of
Montana
Havre
Corega Holds False Teeth Firmly In Mouth
Corega prevents plates from loosening by evenly sifting on the dental plate. It firms the plate for comfort and promotes mouth hygiene. Available at drug stores and dental supply houses. druggists can order from their wholesaler. Free samples from Corega Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
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Coregn Chemical Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Myers Urges Action to Stamp Out I W W Activities
Senator Myers urges federal action to suppress I W W influence in the West. He introduces bills to empower government control, argues the group is a criminal menace, cites Montana disruption and labor unrest tied to I W W agitators, and warns of threats to war effort. The appeal stresses protection of copper mines and mining workers amid wartime need.
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Standard
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Menton
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Red Cross
Monta
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Utah
Mr. King
Timber News Briefs From August Record
In Big Timber on August 28, reports detail nine streams sealed and a shipment of trout fry as part of fisheries work. The event notes a sidetracked effort linked to local hatchery activity and club involvement in observing ongoing operations.
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Big Timber
Bozeman News items cover staff changes and travel
James Fitager ald resigns as cashier at Gale latin Valley railway office Bozeman and heads to Canada to join Canadian Pacific. W C Bohart family complete 800 mile auto trip to Missouri and Graham Missouri with weather challenges including hail. Body of Belgrade train victim identified and buried in Bozeman cemetery. Sept 17 franchise vote debated. Municipal Appliance seeks halt. Chrome ore find may boost John Day Valley production and rail link plans.
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James Fitagerald
Galelatin Valley
Northern Pacific Railway
Miswaukee Road
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Cnadian Pacifi Railway
W. C. Bohart
Torsened
Missouri
Meohart
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Katherine
Sioux City
Connell Bluffs
Iowa
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Aberdeen
Miles City
Belgrade
Chapman
Christian Church
Municipal Appliance Company
Civic Tireat
Chamber of Commerce
Helena
John Day Valley
Oregon
Sheri Math
Daring Aviator Offier Saves His Sergeant
Somewhere on the French front Aug 26 Lieut Raoul Lutherry of the Lafayette squadron saved his colleague Sgt Robert Soubiran of South Boston from death during a patrol fight. Soubiran was wounded but the rescuer aided him under heavy fire.
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Raoul Lutherry
Lafayette
In. A
Robert. Soubiran
South
Boston
Soubiran
Four German Albatross Machines Attack Rescue at Sea
Kerry, seeing Soubi in danger, charged four German Machines of the albatross type at low altitude. He broke through, scattering the enemy and enabling Soubi to escape.
Lovers in peril in the Amazon expedition endures hazards
Daniel M. Wise and Bradley Jones, linked to Carnegie Institute in Washington, were reported missing in a South American jungle in August. A later letter from Uchiza, Peru, recounts their hardships on the Silver Huellogu, lacking bread for weeks, subsisting on green bananas, and losing instruments and money after a canoe capsized. They plan to reach the coast by crossing rugged ridges amid fevers and diseases.
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Pittsburg
Daniel M. Wise
Bradley
Jones
San’ Francisco
South America
Peru
South Amerca
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Wise
Chinese Generals Offer 50,000 Troops for Europe War
Gans ing Chi-Kwang and Ku Chin-Tan, commanding 50,000 troops from Yunnan Kwei-Chow and Kwang-Tung, offered their forces for services in Europe. Yunnan and Kwang-Tung provisional governments recognize Peking's war against Germany, as Gen Fong Kwo-Chang’s administration stabilizes. Eighteen provinces approve a national council plan, signaling a broader political shift.
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Gansing Chi-Kwang
Ku Chin-Tan
Yunnan
Kwei
Germany replies to Argentina on submarine demands
Buenos Aires August 28 Germany's reply to Argentina's note on submarine campaign affecting Argentine shipping has been received. Official circles say the report is satisfactory and La Razon reports the German note meets all of Argentina's demands.
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Germany
Argentina
la Razon
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