Bozeman Couple to Lead Red Cross Food Production in France
Arete Arnett and wife of Professor Claire N. Arnett will sail early January to organize and supervise food production for base hospital farms in Red Cross France. John D. Ryan directs the effort. Arnetts leave Bozeman amid prior delays and expect to depart around January 9.
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Arete
John D. Ryan
Red Cross
Bozeman
Claire N. Arnett
Montana State College
Willeave
New York
Jn. 9
Arnett
Red Cros
France
Professor Arnett
Rat Arnett
Animal Industry
Lowa State College
Ames
Rocket Insitute
Gallatin
San
Roundup News Roundup and Local Blizard Heroine
The Musselshell county exemption board and legal adviser discuss veteran exemptions. W Johnston’s Snowy mountains ranch house burned, sheltering hunters and fishermen. owned by Mrs A W Eischein. Miss Wallace of District 9 sheltered and wrapped several children during a blizzard, delivering them to a nearby farmhouse despite extreme cold.
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Musselshell County
Mich A Claire
W. Johnston
Snowy Mountains
Fedibiece
Maryee
A.W. Eischein
Wallace
Musselshell
Auction for Red Cross Pork Aids Musselshell County
Record price marked for a pig auctioned by President Morris of First National Bank to aid the Red Cross. The 26 pound hog sold five times for 1208 with proceeds going to Pioneer club for New Year’s dinner. The sale netted 1558.51 with highest bids on the pig and cup contents 45 and 35 respectively. Price per pound estimated near 28.20.
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Red Cross
Morris
First National Bank
Pineau Starch
Musselshell County
Pioneer ‘Club
Tx New Years
Tor
Iso
Lewistown News presents a string of city deaths and local matters
Lewistown reports the death of Mrs Rosalie Walker in California at 78, and Hugh B H Taylor of Judith Gap dies from injuries in an automobile crash. David Trepp’s silver lead mine near Goldfield grows valuable as a sale looms. Roy Avers cites Oscar and Mary Fremere for contempt over a 16 year old daughter’s probation. An unknown woman at the poor farm is identified as Mrs Hicks Bishop, wife of a Lana Point man, with $220 found on her. Helena dispatch notes auto licenses valid to Feb 15 1917. Great Falls records the frozen body of Peter Moore found at his northwest ranch home.
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Lewistown
Grant Robinson
California
Mr. Robinson
Rosalie Walker
E. J. Kaul
Fargo
N. D
Hugh BH. Taylor
Judith Gap
John Reis
Aberdeen
S. C
David Trepp
Goldwela
Repp
Welin
Roy B. Avers
Oscar
Mary’ Frembere
Herena
A la Crosse
Wis
Helena Independent
Hicks Bishop
Lana ‘Point
Idaho
Great Falls
Peter “Moore
Gashier sues bank for value of his contract
A district court suit from W T Call, cashier of J T Marcum & Co, claims 59800 for salary, share of unexpired contract and goodwill after his forced ouster and transfer of assets to Marcum State Bank. He seeks 4800 salary, 20000 goodwill share, 10000 value of the bank, 20000 exemplary damages. Great Falls note mentions bank cashier move to Chinook.
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Gashier
BANK
Cascade
J.T Marcum & Co
Marcum State Bank
W. T. Call
Aseault
J. E. Marcum
Helena
Hhe
Mr. Marcum
Bronte
Wee Binning
Marcum
Damaren
Larry C. Marshall
Great Falls National Bank
Chinook
First National Bank of
Montan
State Hail Insurance Board Money Maker
The State Board of Hail Insurance completed its first year with all claims paid and a $40,000 reserve. It insured 265,482 acres of grain and 2,702 acres of hay, with premiums $106,591.44 and losses $61,548.20. Total expenses were $4,700.78. Losses by county and largest losses are detailed, including Fergus, Stillwater, Chouteau, Toole, and Musselshell counties.
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Helena
State Board of Hai Insurance
Thore
State Board of
Hall
Carter
Silver Bow
Levery County
State Hall
Broadwater
Carbon Chouteau
Custer
Fergus Hinee
Musselaiveli
Richland Rosebud
Sheridan
Stillwater
Teton Toole Valley
Wheatland
Yellowstone
Fergus County
Chouteau
Toole
Fergus
R. & Wilson
Melstone
Musselsiell County
Army Death Rate Drops With Large Training Force
Surgeon General Gorgas releases figures showing 900,000 soldiers trained nationwide from Sept 21 to Dec 14 suffered only 13 percent deaths from all causes, averaging under two per 1,000. Army strength averaged 916,722. regulars had 144 deaths, national army 494, and national guards 753 among 327,480 guardsmen.
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Gorgas
United States
War memoir fragment from a German hospital ward
A distorted memoir recounts life in a Cologne hospital during World War I. It mixes German and Allied perspectives, notes beer rations and maps, describes Zeppelin flyovers, prisoner exchanges, and daily routines, and ends with a wounded narrator awaiting further treatment and a future continuation.
Congress backs inquiry on jobs and war measures
Congress leaders return to Washington from Christmas break to push major business. Panels plan rapid review of war registration rail regulation and naval and ordnance inquiries while confirming Hoover and other witnesses. Senate and House will adjourn for Memorial Day, while rail and treasury bond programs move forward.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Military Committee
Crozier
Lewis
Sun Ry Baker
House Naval
Bainbridge Colby
The
Shipping Board
Senate Commere
Senate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce
Hall
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Newslands
Hathriel
Ohio
Pittman
House
Rotary of the Treasury
Minneapolis clerks push for 25 percent wage rise
In Minneapolis on December 20 resolutions demanding a 25 percent wage increase were adopted by about 500 post office clerks and carriers at a meeting. Efforts by Mayor Thomas Van to deter attendance were noted.
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Minneapolis
Thomas van
Bandits kill man and wound paymaster near Mercedes
Brownsville reports that Gordon Parmalee was killed and Charles Greenslade, paymaster for Borderland Sugar, wounded when their car was ambushed from brush by alleged Mexican bandits. The car carried thousands in payroll. Greenslade escaped after grabbing the wheel as shots pierced Parmalee. A posse hunted the attackers that night.
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Brownsville
Texas
Goton Parmalee
Charles Greenslade
Borderland Suzar’ Corporation
Mercedes
Parmalee
Dolware
Greenslade
Ten Years of Pure Food Act Enforced, Report Says
Washington reports a decade of enforcement under the Pure Food Act of 1906. The Bureau of Chemistry notes the act improved public health by policing drug and patent medicine trade and curbing unclean foods and harmful products. More than 5,000 prosecutions ended in court, thousands of factories inspected, and 760,000 shipments of foods and drugs examined.
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Washington
Ant
Department of Agriulture
Bureau of Chemistry
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Apatriotic Society
Cleveland
Haker
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State Hail Insurance Board
Real Sport
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Assoc
New York Tribune
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Forsyth
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Pevelty
Te ‘En Simons
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Sitwart
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Bate
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Gretnfeld
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Germany
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