Merchants of State Galen Fined Forty Nine Then Back
Helena Jan 16 retail merchants of Montana meeting here expressed support for the anti discrimination act and opposed the fading stamp evil. Officers outlined the legislative committee list as they prepared to push bills in the Montana assembly. A banquet at the Auditorium drew hundreds as J R Yates and others spoke on cooperation and public service while Helena stores planned an early closing for a lecture by Stanley D L Krebs on service to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
J. R. Yates
Stanley DL. Krebs
Philadelphia
Te Legislative Committee
State Association
Montana Assembly
TR. J. Grove
Red Lodge
SL. Smithers
W. C. Baidon
R. M. Edgar
Bozeman
W. P. Lakin
Miles City
B. P. Kegrin
Harlem
E. M. Sybert
Livingston
E. V. Graybeard
Casade
M. V. Prosser
F. A. Sell
W. M. Lentz
Deer Lodge
C. C. Wagon
Roberts
T. M. Wall
Roundup
H. G. Coy
Anaconda
A. J. Galen
Alderson and
Northwestern Trustee Company
Louis H. Haven
Butte
Haven
H.C. Smith
D. M. Kelly
J. H. Davien
Sidebotham
Davies
Stern Ward
Great Falls Tribune
Alderson
Wilmot
Wheeler
Lake McDonald
H.R. Atkinson
Great Falls
Sid
Henry
Lawson
Cosgrave and Ridge
Garret
Campbell
Congress
Rates dispute over railroad charges to Great Falls
A consortium including the Great Falls Sewer Pipe and Tile Co, the Mutual Oil Co, and the Great Falls Commercial Club allege unreasonable Burlington and Great Northern rates on Crowley and Greybull shipments to Great Falls, Butte, Anaconda, Helena. They seek a 20 cent rate replacing 60 cents to Butte Anaconda Helena and a 45 cent rate to Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Washington
Great | Falls Sewer Pipe and ‘Tile Company
Mutual Oi ‘Company
Great Falls
Governor names Mrs. Ridge to state board of charities
Helena Jan 16 Governor today named Mrs Robert Allison Ridge of Billings to succeed Mrs E B Welrick of Butte on the state board of charities and reforms. Ridge has studied sociological problems in Iowa and abroad and belongs to the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames. Other board members are Rev J B McNamee of Helena and Rev W W Van Orsdell of Great Falls.
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Helena
Stewart
Robert. Allison Ridge
Billings
State Board of Charities and Reforms
E. B. Welrick
Butte
California
W. W. van Orsdell
Great Falls
Changes in Governor for Mont City Administration
Helena Jan 18 News from the Montana Municipal league outlines radical government changes for Montana cities. Proposed is the consolidation of departments and a new department of public welfare to oversee amusements. L D Conkling of Bozeman spoke on pavement types as engineers toured the Antlers theater motion pictures on municipal engineering. The engineers will elect officers and close their meeting with a banquet Wednesday evening.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Municipal League
Montana Senators Back OShea for Bank Registrar Post
Washington dispatch reports Senator My ers and Montana delegation members, along with former Democratic State Chairman Thomas Arthur, urging the Federal Farm Loan Board to appoint State Senator D. J. O'Shea of Red Lodge as registrar of the Northwestern Land Bank in Spokane at 4000 dollars yearly. Each district state gets one official. O'Shea is the delegation’s unanimous pick. Myers also favors W. M. Townes of Ingomar as a temporary director of the Spokane bank.
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Standard
Washington
Myers
Montana
Thomas Arthur
Deral Farm Loan Board
D. J. O'Shea
Red Lodge
Northwestern Land Bank
Spokane
O'Shea
W. M. Townes
Ingomar
Spokane Bank
Sheep Loss From High Wind Strikes 450 in Milam
In Jainings on January 16 C L Wilcox reports a severe wind event causing a band of sheep to mill and 450 animals die before control. Estimated loss exceeds $5,000, with many more injured or scattered. The incident highlights the harsh weather impact on local livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jainings
C. L. Wilcox
Butte Couple Married in Helena License Event
Elena Jan 18 marriage licenses issued in Helena to GeorgA Pra and Georgia Collins of Frank Eugene Martin Vermont and Elizabeth McCord Bozeman. The ceremony marks a union amid Montana records.
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Butte
Elena
Georga Pra
Georgia Collins
Frank Eugene Martin
Vermont
Elizabeth McCord
Bozeman
Helena
Great Falls Plumbers Settle Trouble
Great Falls January 15 an official announcement signed by C M Harris for the master plumbers and Jack Brentson for the Journeymen says the strike has been settled and the men will return to work tomorrow. They had been out since January 1 following an agreed pause for talks and a wage increase to eight dollars for eight hours. The Royal mill strike remains unsettled with no negotiations pending.
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Great Falls
C.M. Harris
Jack Brentson
Royal Mill
Black defendants sentenced after Judith Gap incident
Judge Matthews delivers sentences for seven Black people linked to a Great Northern freight train attack near Judith Gap last October. Hall, Gibson, and Fairley face execution on February 16 at White Sulphur Springs. Foster and Hall receive life terms. Rogers gets 15 to 20 years. Bridges 10 to 12. Miller and Christensen, I W Ws leaders, found guilty of assault in the second degree and to be sentenced tomorrow.
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Matthews
Mike Freeman
Great Northern
Judith Fap
Hall
Gibson
Fairley
White Sulphur Springs
Foster
Rogers
Bridges
Max Miller
G. Schristensen
I. W. Ws
Kenneth Hay
Walter Young
Judith Gap
Rasault
Englishman patents two-handed grass trimmer resembling Norse clippers
An English inventor secures a patent for a grass trimming tool operated by both hands, featuring design elements reminiscent of Norse-era clippers. The device aims to improve balance and cutting control for lawn maintenance.
Polish Hand Beauty and Night Farm Lighting Device
Polish beauty of their hands is praised for gracefulness. A portable generator has been specially designed to provide electric lights to permit farm work to be done at night.
Harmony scheme sparks Republican split in New York
In New York on January 16 efforts to harmonize Republicans and progressives provoked protests from leaders George W. Perkins and Everett Colby. William R. Willcox proposed a supplemental committee to oversee party affairs, replacing the joint campaign body. Perkins denounced the plan as old-guard orchestration and called for a full committee meeting while Hemenway and others defended the move and John T. Adams as vice chairman, citing West regional organization needs.
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New York
Vefenas Cnartman
Willcox
Union League
Per= Kins
Republican Executive Committee
Perkins
Republican National Committee
Old Guard
James A. Hemenway
Indiana
Mr. Perking
Mr Perkins
F. W. Estabrook
Gillett
John T. Adams
Cornelius N. Bliss Jr
Adams
Housewife's Economy Keeping Warm O' Nights
A 1917 McClure Syndicate piece advises practical winter warmth for sleepers. It contrasts old window-sealing habits with sleeping porches and recommends warm beds, newspapers under mattresses, bed socks, and lighter flannel nightwear. It notes dainty cashmere sacques for cool nights and mocks elaborate lingerie as protection against cold. A Lansford lightning strike on a telephone pole is noted in a separate item.
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McClure
Lawmaker Lawson Details Wall Street Pressure and Rumors
Lawson testifies before a congressional committee about pressure from financiers to reveal information, a push for a broad inquiry into stock market dealings, and alleged leaks involving Baruch Lansing and Bernstorff. He claims he paid experts and urged investigators to summon Wall Street players to disclose inner transactions.
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Avepre
Sve
Lawson
Henry
Money Trust
Henr
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Lansing
Bernard Baruch
Count von Bernstorff
Baruch
Democratic Party
Lan- Sing
Bernstorf
Mysterious A Curtis Letter Tied to Wood Leak Inquiry
Reproduction of the enigmatic A Curtis letter to Joe Wood, linked to the peace note leak. The document appears as part of ongoing inquiries into the apparent leak and the broader peace note controversy. Further context remains unclear from the fragmentary text.
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A. Curtis
Joe Wood
Lawson at hearings details urges to reveal leak names
Law son testified about a letter from Mrs Visconti and a possible payment to Price and Tumulty, denying intent to publish secrets. He described pressure to reveal confidences, a confrontation over names, and a plan to postpone disclosure amid a heated committee session and luncheon recess.
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Lawson
Ruth Thomont
White House
von Bernstorf
Mr. Lawson
Henry
Patton
Price
Visconti
Patten
Eleven Arrested at Palm Cafe on East Broadway
Eleven people were arrested after midnight at the Palm cafe on East Broadway. C. W. Bassett and H. L. Wilson, proprietors, faced charges of operating a disorderly place while nine others were charged with frequenting a disorderly house.
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Hueven
Palm Cafe
East Broadway
C. W. Bassett
HL. Wilson
Carpenters gain finger clips to speed up tasks
A new invention named Magueseen yuan x0 De castened to a finger with clips promises time savings for carpenters by enabling quicker拾取 of tools and materials. The device attaches to the finger, keeping hands free for cutting and measuring while holding small items secure.
Coastbound Weasel Tale Sparks Unclear Maritime Image
A fragmentary line speaks of waveseas and a chain around Australia, mentioning a weasel until out of touch, leaving a cryptic coastal scene. The readable text hints at maritime confinement and distant contact but lacks concrete facts or events.
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Australia
Caterpillar Carts and Invention Advancement
A description notes the application of a cacerpumar creasormelpe to a segment of English invention designed for travel over the softest ground, indicating a new mechanism or material aiding mobility in difficult terrain.
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Galen
Mont
Colby
Dhe
West
Frances Marshall
Lansford
Telehone
McAdoo
Tumulty
Price and Warburg
John O'hara
Cosgrave
New York World
Belmont Hotel
Donald McDonald
Mr. McDonald
Tim
Beth
Biltmore
Mr. Henry
Isa
Star Chamber
Taaid
Warree
Hearments
von Bernstorff
Lenroot
Republica
Archibald
White
Pliny Fisk
Fisk
aMair
Harvey Fiske
C.D. Barney & Co
Aleik
Quareis
Ewing
Mara
Darwen
Thie City
Baruch Dimmaeaalind
Copesner
Uwe
Urfee
Cas
Bronson
Tng
Ttes
Rerx Telephone Company
Ae Septern Onion Telegraph Company
Ome
Ant
Rane Invention
Iit
Deoks
Ane
Ana
Ovoos
eLiestine
Ascien
Ton
Poll
Representative Pou
Mr. Pou
Law
Ridgeway
Tee
Teveral
Tenry
Ymittee
Tm Lawson
Samual Untermyer
O ° Gorman
Owen
Untermeyer
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