Butte Seeks City Ordinance Similar to Great Falls Revenue Plan
City officials discuss adopting an ordinance to fine liquor violators, mirroring Great Falls. Police argue centralized prosecution benefits city revenue, noting 60,000 yearly from saloon licenses before prohibition and police court fines. seek local fines to fund city needs while opposing state-wide shifts.
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Great Falls
Wescure
Murphy
Hutte
Silver Row
Butte
Tom Courtney
Vollee
From Butte Free Law On Heathen Chine Fame
A fragmentary note discusses alleged manipulation and deception by a disrupter, mocking all sacred values. It claims every good achieved is ridiculed and warns against those who distort existing conditions by fair or foul means.
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Barnum
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South Side State Bank Financials and Officials 1918
Bank assets show loans 117206.71 and 117.50 with cash reserves 188.60 and 153021. remains, deposits listed including demand certificates and savings. Paul A. Reichle signs as cashier with notary Poindexter noting sworn statement and directors listed, indicating yearend financials for Montana bank amid pending commission.
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SOURC
Liberty
Honda’ Ict Banking House Furniture and Methyake Syererce
Estes
Montana
Paul A. Reichle
Do Salemnly
Ichle
M. Poindexter
State of
Labor Tactics and Foreign Saviors Stir Debate in Uproar
A heated discussion on labor strategy targets Russian and socialist terms used by self-styled saviors of humanity. Critics deride Bolshevist and Proletarian labels while warning against foreign influence shaping domestic union movements. The piece notes ongoing tensions within the labor federation and opposition to perceived radical plans.
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Grotetarla
Ecient Teataae
Ords
Jean
Rand
Erie
Iit
Great Pale
Federation of Labor
Labor
Ty States
Americanization program opens at Was ton junior high
The Was ton junior high school starts an Americanization program with an evening class from 7:30 to 8:30 and a day session 1:30 to 4:00 to assist foreign-born residents. Superintendent Maddock leads the effort with community support from Rotary, M C A, churches, and local organizations. A $5,000 appropriation funds the project aimed at naturalization and civil government instruction.
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Waston
W. F. Maddock
Liberty Loan
Avings
Butte
Bute
Maddock
Central
Ela
Rotary Club
M. CA
County Council of Defense
Endent
Landmark decision places Labour as official opposition
London reports the Labour party has accepted the responsible role of official opposition to the government. This marks a landmark in English history as Labour becomes the largest body outside the coalition and its leaders prepare to sit on the front opposition bench, forming the alternative to the current ministry.
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London
Jan
Labor Party
Warner in Butte Sees Promise of Oriental Trade Growth
Dudley Warner, longtime Shanghai tea taster for a major American tea house, visits Butte with optimism about expanding American commerce with China. He notes China’s republican movement, transportation needs, and rising influence of American firms in Shanghai. Rail and river routes, lower freight rates, and new American houses spur postwar trade, with Warner planning eastern tours and continued Montana stops.
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Dudley Warner
Shanghai
China
Butte
Warner l
New York
American 1
W. TR. Grace & Co
Pacific Mail Steamship Line
Merantile
Shangha
Kobe
Japa Dld
United States
United States Shippingommission
Warner
Hutte
Montana
Thornton
Wilson defies rest with quiet day in Washington
President Wilson, against medical advice, spent a calm day with a short walk to American mission headquarters where he greeted crowds. He did no official duties and dictated briefly to his stenographers, staying indoors despite fair weather.
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Paris
Wilson
Assembly Holds Short Sessions
The assembly met in brief sessions discussing reconstruction and rehabilitation for returned soldiers. A mileage committee was not named, while Speaker Belden formed a resolutions committee on Captain Orville Anderson’s death. Senate adopted memorial resolutions for former President Roosevelt and Senator Annin. Committees and staff appointments were announced. several bills on tax law revision and a permanent tax commission were slated for tomorrow. War office demonstrations continued with General Robertson addressing grievances, and a government appeal urged patience amid postwar inequities.
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Belden
Orville Anderson
Reading
France
McCormick
Cullidse
Johnson
Dodds and Hathaway
Jevelt
Aenin
Cen Ste
Annin
Luutfold
Theodore Roosevelt
Helena
Jan
Fission
Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
War Office
Robertson
Lloyd George
Great Britain
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