Million dollars to aid Montana farmers seed program
Bozeman December 26 a million dollar advance from the federal government to Montana farmers funds seed grain purchases for the next crop. Professor F S Cooley of Montana State College led efforts in Washington to secure immediate release and arrangements to keep costs low. Government plans include $500000 for flax barley and oats seed and about the same for seed wheat through the grain purchasing corporation led by Julius Barnes of Minneapolis.
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Bozeman
Uncle Sam
Montana
F. 8. Cooley
Montana State College
Coo
Congress
Cooley
Taele Sam
Washington
Julius Barnes
Minneapolis
Red Cross Bandages Found Poison Plot Exposed in Cleveland
Cleveland authorities halted a scheme to poison Red Cross bandages bound for soldiers. Three thousand four hundred surgical dressings reportedly infected with greenish poison were burned after discovery en route from Toledo to Cleveland. The batch was part of Red Cross shipments across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, tracked by justice agents. A separate Paraguay climate note and a fatality in Montana followed in the news bundle.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Red Cross
America
Rtment of Justice
Toledo
Take
Red Cros
Indiana
Kentucky
Refund excess coal charges since August ordered
Helena December 26 The Northern Producer company of Great Falls has charged excess commissions on coal sold through it since last August to a farmer group called the Farmers Exchange of Conrad. Administrator Swindlehurst said the commission of 78 cents a ton is to be refunded, with penalties possible if the order is ignored.
Vaccination in Bozeman Faces Objectors
Bozeman citizens press for strict smallpox quarantine as the board of health enforces vaccination to curb a mild outbreak. The city cites state guidance but many object to quarantines and watchfulness over smallpox patients, amid several scarlet fever and whooping cough cases with no fatalities.
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Bozeman
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Cit
Bozeman News Items Include Obituary and Legal Notices
Funeral services for Edna Phillips were held at First Baptist Church with many classmates attending. Lawrence and William Quist were jailed in Laurel and brought to Bozeman for failure to support their mother, pled guilty and received parole after paying a fine.Bozeman Lodge officers for the year were elected, led by C. C. Walker. A $3,500 injury suit against Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound near Lennep is noted. Divorce suits filed by Mary Louisa Roe and Catherine E Grossman cite non support. Attorney for Roe is Frank J Roe. Carlson represents Grossman.
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Bozeman
Edna Phillips
First Baptist Church
Lawrence Quist
William Quist
Laurel
Gray
Frank M. Gray
Bozeman Lodge
Alf
A. M
C. C. Walker
A. MacKenzie
L. Bergen
Cook
F. B. Lew J. Poetter
G. Tol
J. Hopkins
Tyler
Raymond Kyser
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Lennep
Mont
Mary Louisa Roe
Frank
J. Roe
Toft
Wash
Evolution of the Typewriter Through Early Inventions
A concise history notes English records from 1714 and 1829, with W. A. Burt’s typograver, then French and English efforts aimed at aiding the blind, and Milwaukees Charles S. Holes leading to the Remington machine finished at Ilion, New York.
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Brooklyn Eagle
America
England
W. A. Burt
France
Charles S. Holes
Milwaukee
Remington
Ilion
N. Y
Best Grade of Sand for Bronze Statues Found in France
A description notes the world’s finest bronze statue sand is cast in France. The sand contains about 80 percent silica and 20 percent alumina, making it highly valued for foundry use.
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France
North Dakota Governor Denies Refusal to Speak in Montana
Gov Lynn Frauler of North Dakota sends a formal letter to Gov Stewart of Montana denying a report that Frauler refused to speak at a farmers meeting in Great Falls. He states he has not received such a statement or managed a speaking tour, and calls the report entirely false.
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Helena
Lynn J. Frauler
North Dakota
Gov. Stewart
Montana
Eat
Falls
Goernor Stewart
Governes
Stewart
Great Falls
Fone
Tam
Lewistown Divorces and Local Social News
Judge H L DeKalb grants divorce to Sarah and Robert Cotton for failure to provide. Richard V- doorn and Harriet V- doorn obtain divorce on desertion. Dr Arthur Long and Consuella Schlee secure marriage license. Hugh Cameron and Mary Brown to wed after church ties. Judith club invites for thirteenth annual New Year’s reception. Richard S Baker to officers training camp in Des Moines IA. Tom Stout to speak on war in France and Belgium. Fergus Relief officials return from Tacoma after soldiers’ dinner. Antone Musetti seeks draft exemption in Helena. Forest Supervisor Seely says vast wood could be shipped from Lewis and Clark forest to ease fuel needs. Potential operations require investment for dam, cleaning streams and transport. Locations include Lewistown Helena Fergus County and nearby streams.
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Lewistown
H. L. DeKalb
Sarah Cotton
Robert Cotton
Cottons
Ontario
Canada
Richard Verdoorn
Harriet F. Verdoorn
Verdoorns
Arthur Long
Consuella Schlee
Juarth Theater
Hugh S. Cameron
Mary Brown
Judith Club
Richard
Baker
First National Bank
Des Moines
Iowa
Butte
Tom Stout
France
Belgium
L. C. Clark
Fergus War ‘Relief’ Association
Tacom
Fergus County
Tacoma
Helena
Vee
I. B. Seely
Fuel Administration
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Seely
McClellan Creek
East Helena
Ellister
Blackfoot
Decreased Haulage Reported on Montana Railroads
Helena December 28 Commuters hauled on Montana railroads in October showed a decrease of 9 093 carloads against the record a year ago of the same. SEITZ THORNTON. Vancouver Washington December 26 A marriage license was issued here today to R H Seitz 26 of Portland and Hazel Thornton 24 of Livingston Mont
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Helena
George Melvor
Winston
Broadwater County
Melvor
Montana
Railroads Face War Time Control and Conflicts
Washington reports that government control of railroads is seen as a major wartime fix. The rail board led by Fairfax Harrison coordinates traffic, pooling cars and tracks to ease congestion. Western and eastern lines express support as President Wilson moves to run the system with McAdoo, while railroad presidents urge cooperation and anticipate benefits to the nation and the industry.
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Washington
Prince
Railroads War Board
Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railway
Howard Elliott
New Haven
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania
Hale Holden
Burlington
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
War Board
General Operating Committee
Brotherhood
McAdoo
James P. Clark
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Wilson
Edward Pennington
J. M. Hannaford
United Cessful
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern
President Wilson
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington , Quincy Railroad
National Unncil of Defense
Railroad
New York
Frederick D. Underwood
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Loral. CO
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Ansonia
Bozeman News
Son
Lewistown News
Dew
Antone Musetti
Taly
Tamafrala
Jack Wi
Peter Pan
Francis Carpenter
Virginia Corbin
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