University City Battles Flu as Missoula Quarantines
Missoula endures a severe influenza outbreak forcing closures of nonessential businesses. Missoulians face quarantined homes and a university in lockdown while students study via mail and the Army training corps presses on. Local justice officials Daly and Byrne returned from duty in surrounding towns.
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Missoula
Butte
Larcy Daly
Department of Justice
Frith
University City
Daly
Army Training Corps
BV. Byrne
Department of ‘Justice
Anaconda
Ee Atta
James Hams Severely Wounded in Action
Mrs Enid Ham of 910 Empire Street received a telegram from the adjutant general stating that her husband James Ham had been severely wounded in action on November 4. Ham, 26, left Butte with the first contingent on September 7, 1917, and would not seek exemption despite being married. He was educated in Butte and later worked in the dry goods department of Symons. New civil service examinations are announced for biological assistant and animal husbandry and dairying specialists with salaries from 1200 to 2500 dollars, to be held January 7. details and blanks available at the United States Civil Service Commission, 303 Post Office Building, Seattle.
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Enid Ham
Empire Street
Adjutant General
James Ham
Parthee
Hamis
Butte
United States
Symons
United States Civil Service
Come Mission
Postoffice
Seattle
Wash
Troopship Kroonland Sails From France With 1349 Soldiers
The War Department announced Washington that the steamer Kroonland departed a French port on November 29 carrying 1,349 soldiers. On board were the Seventy-sixth division headquarters and headquarters detachment, ambulance company 804, poss tar detachment Seventy-sixth division, and sick and wounded 704.
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France
Washington
War Department
Kroonland
Seventy-sixth
Posstar
Butte Street Car Fares Raised Before Holidays
The Public Service Commission of Montana authorized a fare increase for Butte street cars, setting adult tickets at six cents and child tickets at nine cents with a ten day grace period before the change. The decision followed hearings on the electric railway’s finances, track valuation, and operating costs, including wage adjustments and Columbia Gardens revenues. Commissioner Hall recorded a dissent. the report notes the need for ticket sales at multiple locations to ease transition and preserve schedules while asserting the new rates reflect investment returns and wartime costs.
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Public Service Commission
Butte St Tem
Butte
Fece
Daniel Boyle
K. McCormick
Ti Railway Company
Tutte
Wanpany
Butte Electric Railway Company
Columbia Gardens
Lumbia
Gardens
United States
Commission
Isue
Electric Company
Butte Electric Tailway Thempany
Public Service Commission of
Montana
Charles P. Cotter
Helena
Mont
Bogie Mick
Itching to Clear Pimples With Blood Purifier Promise
A frontier health ad promises to cure skin ailments such as eczema totter and hives by purifying the blood with a vegetal purifier sold by Swift Laboratory. It claims many sufferers across the country can be freed from pimples and red scaly skin and urges readers to write for free medical advice and address in Ats Adve.
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Swift
Swift Laboratory
Ats Adve
Commissioner H Hall Dissent Cites Order Details
A historical commission record shows Commissioner H Hall refusing to vote on a 1918 fare increase and criticizing fellow commissioners for withholding findings. Hall notes he could not judge the order without complete findings and claims actions were delayed by secretary and secretary’s staff. He threatens a written dissent if future investigation finds the order legal.
Chilean Army Reservists Recalled for Naval Conference
Monitires in Santiago report that army reserves from Iquiquy Siena Antofagasta Tacna and Copiapó released in 1917 and 1918 have been called back to the colors. Naval commanders nationwide are summoned to Santiago for a naval conference today.
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Chile
Monitires
Santiago
Iquiquy
Siena
Antofagasta
Tacena
Coplapo
Republic
Quake Recorded Near Georgetown on Seismograph
An earthquake of moderate intensity, centered about 2,000 miles from Washington, was recorded at Georgetown University. The shocks began at 4 55 a m and continued for about an hour, according to seismograph readings.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Montenegro King Nicholas Deposed by Assembly
London December 2 reports that King Nicholas of Montenegro has been deposed by the Skupshtira the Montenegrin national assembly a Prague message says from Prague received today in London.
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London
Nicholas of
Montenegro
Skupshtira
National Assembly
Prague
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