Fires hold steady in Western Montana reports
From Missoula August 28 reports on Western Montana fires show steadier conditions with few new outbreaks. Most fires under control, only one new blaze near Fish Creek 40 miles west of Missoula. Bitterroot blaze near Belway, Blusjoint and Coat Creeks worries supervisor Wilfrid White as recovery hinges on quelling the important timber area.
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Missoula
Stontana
Ahaldano
Fish Creek
Shesoulac
Belway Forest
Blusjoint
Coat Creeks
Wilfrid White
Milhis er Leaves Sugar Factory
Milhiser, a departmentary official, resigns from the Billings sugar factory. He leaves Nebraska where he has planted about 130 acres. John Mater will succeed him, having previously led the company’s seed farms in the district.
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S. Milhiser
Ney
Mr. Milhiser
John Mater
Increase Weight and Vitality with Phosphate
A historical health blurb advocates fixing thinness and nerve exhaustion with phosphate. It claims weak nerves cause fatigue and low mood, promotes pure organic bitrophosphate as a nerve-supporting remedy, and warns cautious use for relief of nervousness while urging readers to consult authorities and druggists.
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Aki
Public Benefactor Says Mayr Remedy Helps Doctor
A physician with long stomach trouble endorses Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He claims it cured years of suffering, enabling him to eat normally again and feel newly born. The ad promises a simple harmless preparation that cleanses the intestinal tract and reduces inflammation, with a money back guarantee.
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Mayr
Bogni to face court on moonshine charge in Boulder
Helena Aug 28 John Bogni Elk Park notes proprietor was bound over by a justice of the peace for trial in district court at Boulder after a preliminary hearing on selling moonshine whiskey Ambrose Noon of Butte died after drinking the potion at a dance at Elk Park on Aug 16 Witnesses included J Connor Joe and Emmett Sullivan of Butte Bogni pleaded not guilty and said he veiled no liquor.
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Helena
John Bogni
Elk Park
Boulder
Butte
Ambrose Noon
J. Connor
Joe
Emmett Sullivan
Pbogmt
Bik Park
Montana Bar address on Vital Statistics visited Lewistown
Dr J J Sippey state health epidemiologist addressed the Montana Bar Association on the legal Value of Vital statistics though not on the program. Mayor Charles J Marshall named vice president for this Judicial district. E McDonnell, a well known Lewistown witness, married a California man and departing for San Francisco. A bid to license gasoline stations drew protests from auto dealers, likely killing the plan.
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Lewistown
J. J. Sippey
State Board of Health
Montana Bar Association
Charles J. Marshall
E. McDonnell
Francisco
Infornia
Philipsburg News Highlights Local Updates and Fires
The Rev Ar Calvert attended the Methodist Episcopal conference in Glendive. Attorney Cummins of Deer Lodge is in town. Clayton Bentley returned from Willow Creek where a forest fire is raging with reinforced crews. Missoula County Clerk Harry Rawas and Mrs Rawas visit Philipsburg and he attended the Great Falls Masonic Grand Lodge. Clerk William Calhoun issued two marriage licenses this week for Edwin G Smith and Teresa B Harrington of Blackfoot and Harold T Steele and Elizabeth Semens of Philipsburg. The couple wed Tuesday before Judge Sayer.
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Philipsburg
Ar. Calvert
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Glendive
Attorney Cummins
Deer Lodge
Clayton Bentley
Willow Creek
Missoula County
Harry Rawas
Rawas
Newspaper man heads to California tale from Bozeman
The Bozeman Courier reports a local newspaper man and his family moving to California. The note, dated August, mentions Mrs Meculleye and a largely new assignment or venture, with details unclear but indicating a career shift and relocation.
William Anderson Joins Billings Polytechnic Institute
Prof. William Anderson of Lebanon Virginia joins Billings Polytechnic Institute as principal, a post created by the trustees last May. He will oversee general management and align plans with Educational Director Lewis T. Erion to broaden development efforts.
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Billings
William Anderson
Lebanon
Billings Polytechnic Instituter
Anderson
Mhany
Lewis T. Erion
Novel Plea Halts Trial of Ed McCoy
Helena reports a novel plea halting the Ed McCoy trial as attorney W D Rankin for Carlson resumes work on the case affecting a theft from a physician. The proceedings stalled with a postponed testimony date and ongoing legal maneuvers in Helena.
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ED M’coy
School Attendance Law To Be Invoked In County
Officials announce the county will invoke the school attendance law if necessary to compel parental cooperation. Local authorities aim to improve truancy compliance and ensure students attend classes regularly amid ongoing concerns about education access and student welfare.
Helena man held on purse snatching charge
Aug well known Custer man denies charges after arrest for purse snatching from a woman in Helena. The case involves a claimed theft and police action with local witnesses and ongoing investigation.
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Helena
Custer
Widow of John Lane Receives Compensation
Compensation paid to the widow of John Lane reflects a death related settlement. The notice notes a payment amount and the responsible agency, indicating a formal widow’s compensation action linked to Lane’s passing.
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John Lane
Fraternal Camps Plan Labor Day Picnic at Bozeman
Bozeman hosts Woodmen of the World Bridger camp and Women of Woodcraft with Livingston camps for a Labor Day picnic at Montana State College. Head Consul J I Boake will attend. events include a parade, band music, a 50+ ball game, other sports, a campus lunch, dances, and a train arrival. About 500 Woodmen and families expected from Livingston. attendees urged to bring families and a friend or a soldier boy. Mayor Sweet to welcome, with speeches by J I Book and E H Goodman and a drum band interlude.
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Bozeman
Bridger Camp
Woodmen of the World
Women of
Woodcraft
Livingston
Montana State College
J. I. Boake
Besid
Mayor Sweet
J. I. Book
Education plan for Billings high school students
The Billings education section outlines a new term plan allowing students up to 18 who finish grade school to attend classes for about one hour daily. The feature notes a proposed program and its scope within the city system.
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Billings
Shopmen urged to accept offer minde by Wilson
Gompers returns to AF of L HQ after Europe tour and meets executive council. The federation weighs labor disputes as steel, railway, and actors' strikes loom. Shopmen's union urges acceptance of Wilson's wage offer pending cost of living relief, warning a general strike could follow if the government fails to curb prices.
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Minde
Wilson
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Executive Council
Federation
Gomper
Steel Workers
Puble
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Railroad Administration
New York
Federated Shop Trades
Deer Lodge Visitors Include Moscow Man and Missoula Guest
George Y. Fox of Moscow Idaho is spending a few days in Deer Lodge. Mrs C N Bielenberg and her guest Eva Coffee of Missoula drove to Butte Monday and spent the day. The Rev John Hosking of Shelby is visiting at the Harry Oliver home.
National swimming records set at Woodmere carnival
The New York Women's Swimming Association event at Woodmere Country Slab, Le I, saw three national records broken. Ethelda Bleibtrey Charlotte Boyle and Ruth Smith led the effort with swift times setting new standards in their events.
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New York Women's Swimming Association
Woodmere Country Slab
le I
Ethelda Bleibtrey
Charlotte Boyle
Ruth Smith
College Hill Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs Luther Cunningham and their young son returned home after visiting relatives in the Dakota. Miss Dovie Bowden spends the week with grandmother Mrs Barbara O Neill on her way from Berkeley to Sandpoint. Karl Kellogg arrives as a new grammar school teacher in Deer Lodge. The junior auxiliary of the Women Missionary Society met at Helen Browns home with many visitors plus 14 members. Lunch served by Mesdames Swank Gur Benson and Wendi. Mr and Mrs C K Hopkins and daughter Katherine Mitchell visited E R Hopkins family after motor trip from Butter Sunday. Miss Dorothy Whitworth leaves Friday for Boston to study physical training at Sargent College. aunt Miss Eva Woolfolk to meet her at Roundup. Mine Whitworth has been
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College Hill
Luther Cunningham
Dakota
Dovie Bowden
Barbara O'Neill
Miss Bowden
Berkeley
Cal
Sandpoint
Idaho
Karl Kellogg
Deer Lodge
Women's Missionary Society
Helen Brown
Mesdames Swank
Gur Benson
Wendi
C.K. Hopkins
Katherine Mitchell
E. R. Hopkins
Dorothy Whitworth
Boston
Sargent College
Eva Woolfolk
Mine Whitworth
Organist remembered and poet discovers vocation
A fragment from a 1910s paper mentions an organist at a Presbyterian church, a general order in Los Angeles Harbor, and Virginia Pearson’s actor William B. Davidson revealing poetry inspiration during lake location work. It notes early rising routines, a printed lyric about hating mornings, and a Connecticut county boasting nearly a century without murders.
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Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles Harbor
William B. Davidson
Virginia Pearson
Catherine
Lake Champlain
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