Insurance bills aim to reform Montana scrutiny and publicity
Two proposed laws seek to rename the state auditor as commissioner of insurance and empower the auditor to examine Montana insurance firms. The measures would improve oversight, require no extra cost, and align with practices in other states. Publicity for Montana resources would expand through the Donlan bill, modeled on Colorado and other cities.
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Helena
Montana
H. R. Cunningham
Life
Life and Fire
Cunningham
Lehrkind
Insurance
Shoemaker
Colorado
St. Paul
Spokane
Half a Loaf on Eastern Montana Federal Courts
Representative Pray warns a district may not be feasible in Eastern Montana and urges appointing a second judge to speed docket clearance. The public seeks more court sessions for fair access, not longer travel for trials across the state.
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Billings Journal
One Montana Ozone Tale In Bozeman Spirit
In the Bozeman Republican Courier a local note praises Montana’s ozone for instilling loyalty and optimism. It claims residents believe their region remains warmer in spirit than farther away, expressing thanks for being in Montana.
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Bozeman Republican Courier
Montana
Booze Banned by Pattison? Potent Medicines Replace Spirits
A Carbon County News item notes some people avoid fines by ditching liquor and using strong medicines. It warns that some tinctures contain high alcohol and that whiskey mixed with water, dyes, and carbolic acid can harm even stout stomachs.
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Carbon County News
Dawson County Missed in Dry Farming Delegation
The Dawson County Review notes Governor Norris named about twenty Montana delegates to the dry farming congress but overlooked Dawson county while naming two from Custer. The paper argues Dawson has the county’s lone experiment farm and far more dry farming work, urging representation for Dawson at Cheyenne.
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Dawson County Review
Montana
Norris
Dawson County
Custer
Delgates
Cheyenne
Publicity bill advances in Montana legislature
Senator Donlan introduces a plan for systematic publicity work in Montana. The measure seeks state backed communications efforts as part of legislative business.
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Donlan
Montana
Notice of Forfeiture In Mining Claims Lucky Boy Nos 1 2 3
M E Harrity states co owner must pay 159 dollars within days of service or publication 1909 to avoid losing claim interest under section 2 524 US law on Lucky Boy quartz lode claims Deer Lodge Montana. First published January 4 1909.
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C. F. McElroey
Burke Plays Cinch Role in Payroll Bill Push
Burke of Anaconda is the father of three successful bills to date yet he took a bold gamble by attempting to cover the payroll.
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Burke
Anaconda
The Saloon Keeper and the Water Wagon
A man recalls buying rounds weekly, spending over a thousand dollars in a year, then being refused a $10 loan by a saloon keeper who claimed friendship. He quits drink, noting bar profits rely on repeat customers and that many licensees view drinkers as suckers.
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Carbon County News
Billings
Patsy
Senator Meyers Bill Aims to Cut New Trials on Technicalities
The Tribune endorses Meyers bill to bar new criminal trials on errors and technicalities unless a miscarriage of justice is shown. It argues court records reveal excessive cases and retrials on technical grounds, wasting money and fueling lawlessness. the measure would save taxpayers thousands despite reduced income for some legal professionals.
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Ion Tribune
Meyer
Bill Aims to Simplify Registration and Secure Vote
A Stevensville bill introduces mandatory cross precinct notice to cancel former registrations. It shifts burden from the voter to registry agents to prevent loss of votes due to moved residents. The measure seeks to reduce delay while preventing illegal registrations and likely increase turnout.
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Stevensville
Edwards
Lobby Favors Poolroom and Track Gambling in Montana
The Livingston Post notes a strong lobby at Helena pushing to keep poolroom and race track gambling alive, while opponents urge passage of restrictive laws. It asserts most Montanans oppose these games and warns legislators of clever arguments likely to be offered in defense of the practice.
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Livingston Post
Helena
Montana
Montana Assembly Urged to End Poolroom and Race Track Gambling
The piece condemns poolrooms and race tracks as vicious betting venues and urges Montana lawmakers to pass a law to eliminate gambling. It argues citizens should reject the vice and calls on the assembly to act to sound the death knell of this form of sport.
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Montana
Satan
Assembly
Governor Norris urges economy before legislature
Governor Norris warns the Eleventh assembly to cut out new appropriations as state receipts and expenditures are projected to barely break even for the next two years. He cites fragile calculations and urges stern economy regardless of politics.
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Great Falls
Norris
Leader
Eleventh Assembly
Hunters Decry Head Hunting Threat to Game
Kalispell residents urge action against non resident and resident hunters who kill animals and take only heads while leaving bodies to waste. They warn that continued head hunting will exterminate game within years and call for ending licenses for head hunters.
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Kalispell Inter Lake
Lower
South Fork Country
Correction issued over blaze report apology demanded
The Red Lodge Picket retracts its midnight blaze story about a young singer at the moving picture theaters. It states she escaped in night clothes was incorrect and apologizes for the error.
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Red Lodge
Focal Moving Picture Theaters
Budas House
No State Advertising Boom, Signals Oppose State Spend
The Sanders County Signal opposes a proposed appropriation to fund statewide advertising. It argues real estate boosters push a brief boom that harms Montana, wastes public money, and attracts unqualified settlers. The paper urges reliance on natural resources and existing information channels.
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Sanders County
Montania
Miung
Montana
Department of the State
Jit
Montina
Helena Ledger Reflects Rising Anti Poolroom Sentiment
The Helena Independent notes growing anti poolroom sentiment as legislators fail to enact effective gambling laws. It observes intensified pressure in the current session and more active lobbyists, though no advocate has yet offered a convincing justification for the continued existence of pool rooms.
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Helena
Perpetual Poolroom
West Side Petition Puzzle Faces County Reckoning
A scornful note accuses west side promoters who misled the public into signing a petition they described as for a railroad but which sought county division rights. The piece signals upcoming consequences for the alleged duplicity.
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Red Lodge
Legislature considers consolidating state schools in one town
John Willis reports from Helena that a busy session is likely. Senator Charles McDonnell plans a bill to unite all state educational institutions in a single town and ban saloons within five miles of it. Disused sites would become a home for elderly and injured miners and a refuge for distressed workers. County division schemes are spreading with prospects of several new counties.
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Valley County News
John Willis
Helena
Charles McDonnell
Willis
Senator Edwards Proposes Registration Law Reform
Red Lodge picket cites J Edwards Rosebud county proposing a bill in the upper house to change registration laws. The editor notes merit, criticizing current laws as farcical and cites Carbon county as a recent example.
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Red Lodge
Bk. J. Edwards
Rosebud County
Carbon County
Edwards Bill Aims to Ease Voter Reentry Across Districts
The proposal would simplify registration for voters moving from one precinct to another. It requires the registration agent to notify the former precinct’s agent to cancel prior registration, reducing self liberation duties and encouraging registration in sparsely settled counties.
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Edwards
Donlan’s Bill Fails to Deliver Popular Senator Choice
The Fort Benton River Press notes Senator Donlan of Missoula introduces a bill in the state legislature that claims to allow voter selection for United States senators. It argues the measure does not truly empower the people and remains a partisan ploy while parties push for popular vote via constitutional amendment.
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Fort Benton River
Donlan
Missoula County
United States
Montana
Congress
Legislature Promises Economy in Montana Session
Helena reports the legislature pledges to be economical and avoid unnecessary appropriations following the governor's recommendations. The real test will be in adjournment when practice may diverge from promise, a common conflict in legislative conduct.
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Kalispell Inter Lake
Helena
Columbia Fails Republican over Flathead County split
A reader proposes dividing Flathead county into many counties by making each town a separate county and county seat to settle the dispute. The suggestion reflects a sectional approach to local governance and county designation.
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Columbia
Flathead County
Dawson County Likely Safe from Territorial Change
The Glendive Independent reports limited prospect of Dawson County losing land as Senator George McCone and Representative Dave Maxwell gain backing from a united constituency. Several new counties may form this session, but Dawson will not be altered.
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Glendive
Dawson County
George McCone
Dave Maxwell
Dawson
Whipping Post Use Questioned in Montana Divorce Law
In the Livingston Enterprise an opinion questions the value of a whipping post for wife beaters. It contrasts the two year old law allowing incompatibility of temperament as grounds for divorce with current practices. The piece suggests a strong man with a healthy wife can obtain a divorce more quickly than punishing her with whipping.
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Livingston Enterprise
Montana
Carter Replies to Chamber Protest Over Land District Split
The Billings Journal reports Senator Carter has replied to the Billings Chamber of Commerce protest against dividing the land district and will consider the issue. It urges a united protest from Montana residents to representatives in Washington and calls for business and local residents to write or wire. The proposed bill would remove people about 150 miles from a post office and offer few facilities, harming many in the Billings area.
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Billings Journal
Carter
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Washington
Billings
Billings Land District
Public whipping post debate mocks wife duties
A tongue in cheek parliamentary rant questions domestic labor by wives and the implied punishment of husbands in a hostile joke about marital chores. The speaker jokes that husbands deserve occasional relief by being allowed to beat their wives, criticizing one sided marriage burdens.
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Bozeman Republican Courct
Bluelands
Speaker
Norris Eyes Bank Guarantee to Curb Fly by Night Banks
The Great Falls Leader reports Governor Norris backs a bank guarantee system aimed at private banks, while Anaconda Standard criticizes the move as insufficient without addressing unsafe private banks. The exchange frames Montana banking safety as tied to private banks lacking supervision.
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Great Falls
Norris
Montana
Nortis
Senator Long Faces Meyer Amendment Clash
A Montana senator from Flathead, Long, has seemingly not read an Anaconda Standard editorial backing Senator Meyer’s amendment to remove technical flaws in criminal cases before opposing the proposal in debate.
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Great Falls
Senator Long
Flathead
Senator Meyer
For Rent and Local Services in Butte
Short ads list 5 room modern homes, unfurnished rooms for offices or parlors, a barn at 315 N Jackson, and a private hospital midwife at 427 S Main Butte. Also offers to bid on household goods and ads for hairdressing and skin care at 134 W Broadway.
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Butte
Ladies Private
Walmer
Main
Feldtmaan’s
W. Broadway
Ind
A. Masery
Egypt
Baltimore
Calder Rutledge
Colorado
Butte. S
Dressmakers Opening Offer At Brown School of Dressmaking
Openings for first class dressmaker rooms and free advertising. The Brown School of Dressmaking in Bozeman Mont invites applicants. Also seeking a girl for general housework with wages five dollars per month for a two person family. Apply P O box 421 Hamilton Mont.
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Brown School of Dressmaking
Bozeman, Mont
Moe
P.O
Hamilton, Mont
Experienced accountant seeks extra bookkeeping work
Situation wanted from a qualified accountant skilled in corporate mercantile bookkeeping and cost protems. Desires additional set of books to manage. Address X Standard Butte. Also seeks a position from a well educated young man with two years banking and real estate experience, sharp at quick surveys and shorthand. Address ss Standard Butte.
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Butte
Standard
Furniture sales and notices in Butte listings
Local newspaper classified hints offer high cash price for furniture and requests for furnished cottages or suites. Numerous ads market sale or trade of household items, an Oliver typewriter for sale, and machinery and mining equipment from Butte firms.
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Ind
Bell
Hall
S. Main
Butte
Butte Furn
Main
Real Estate and Loans Ad by W. V. Lawlor
W. V. Lawlor offers real estate listings and money to loan services at 120 West Granite. Rents and property opportunities are advertised for potential borrowers and landlords seeking financing.
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W. V. Lawlor
Granite
Very Desirable Grade Floor Office Space for Rent
Desirable office space available in Granite Butte at 16 W. Slemons Booth offers a grade floor environment suitable for professional use. Prime location with high visibility and accessibility for clients and staff.
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Slemons
Booth
Granite
Butte
Thomas Buggy Assayer and Chemist Listings
Assayer and chemist Thomas Buggy at 4390 N Main St Butte, also Meyer Assayer and Chemist N Montana Butte. Lodgeroom for rent by the night with steam heat and reasonable terms offered by Legs the Jeweler, Butte.
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Thomas Buggy
N. Main St
Butte, Box
Butte
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