Samuel Stephenson Succeeds Morony as Great Falls Bank President
In Great Falls on July 7 stockholders of the First National Bank elected Samuel S Stephenson to the presidency to replace the late John G Morony a longtime leader and major stockholder. Stephenson a lawyer and former president of the Great Falls Townsite County brings ties to Cooper Stephenson and major regional firms and has farm and land interests in the area. The bank reports capital 200000 and undivided profits of 207000 with about 000000 in resources.
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Great Falls
First National Nk of
Sam S Sephenson
Great Falle
Ft Institution
John G. Morony
Mp Stephenson
Cooper & Stephenson
Anaconda
Chicago
Milwaukee St. Paul
Ional Bank
Cormomtone
Morony
Barr. Stephenson
Miami University
Ia City
Ia City. Soon After Mr. Stephenson
Yenick
Stephenson
Jifighooa State Bank of
Highwood
Hamilton News Briefs Include Fire Loss And Local Moves
Town residents and visitors pass through Hamilton as Winnie Helseth party arrives from San Francisco. A $40,000 home in Three Mile district burned yesterday. insured for $40,000 with only furnishings and Silver saved. Local officials note weather trends with below normal mean temperature and promising moisture for fall yields. Livingston council approves paving district for Second and Main Streets, while Crow Agency site bid awarded to Gagnon company of Billings.
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Hamilton
Townsend
Lula
Charles McCrea
Winnie
Helena
Jen‘ainie Helseth
Otto Johnson
San Francisco
W. R. Forney
Ein Town
Long Beach
Gat
James F. Torrence
Er. V. McBain
Missoula
Charles Carlstrom
C. S. Wagner
Butte
W. H. Merriman
Northern Pacific Railroad
imAgent Willard
Darby
Hamilton Romorrow
Montana
Dix
Livingston
Sote
Phinney
Healey
Masters
Crow Indian Agency
The
Gagnon Company of
Billings
Interesting Talks and Hints at Western Counties Meeting
Trustees from four western counties and state and county superintendents gathered at the university assembly hall for morning and afternoon sessions. Dr Cuthberry of Stanford shared high school problem insights with H A Davee and W S Bailey, while Dr W H Harrison offered medical inspection and rural school follow-up guidance based on broad practice. Miss Gladys Frary of Cornell spoke on the rural school situation and Dr Bricker of Illinois proposed progressive study courses for rural schools. Augusta Evans of the US Experiment Station discussed Uncle Sam’s Boys and Girls Clubs.
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Missoula
University Assembly
Cuthberry
Leland Stanford
H. A. Davee
Bailey
W. H. Harrison
Harrison
Gladys Frary
Cornell University
Bricker
Department of Education
University of Illinois
Augusta Evans
United States Experiment Station Stat
Uncle Sam's Boys
Bozeman News County Officials Shuffle and Fire Fund Discussed
County Assessor Sam N Cowan and assistants finished the assessment books and handed them to the county clerk for inspection before the county commissioners. A new dispatch team will be added at Livingston station due to heavy traffic and more trains on the Northern Pacific. The City of Salesville seeks a 360 fire fund levy, with assessments to be reviewed within fire limits. Claude Henderson remains home recovering from a fishing trip accident when a gun fired accidentally injuring him between the third and fourth ribs.
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Bozeman
Sam N. Cowan
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Miss Ackerman
Deaconess’ Hospital
Floyd
Misa Burns
Rogers
Great Falls
Middle Creek
Nelson
Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane
Salesville
Gallatin County
Claude Henderson
Hs Automobile
Clyde
Hans Bille
William Porter
William Hartung
Hartung
Henderson
Dillon Good Government Club hears Missoula meeting notes
In Dillon on July 7 the Good Government club met with Miss Jean Bishop presiding and reporting on recent gatherings of good government clubs in Missoula. The Chau tauiqua committees and officers were chosen for a July 24 to July 31 event in the city.
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Dillon
Good Government Club
Jean Bishop
Missoula
Chautauiqua
Lara Corno
Lima
District Court
Millia Adams
Billings
Mr. Barry
Butte
Maggie Lovell
Agatha Lovell
Salt Lake
Three Forks News Highlights Local Visitors and Health Updates
Visitors from Grand Rapids and Mitchell stopovers in Three Forks report bad roads between Livingston and Bozeman. Hospitalization includes Thomas Mongol for stomach trouble and Howard Booth recovering from two broken leg fractures. Governor Stewart approves South Dakota arrest warrant for Eral York on assault and property charges.
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Three Forks
charles P_ Irish
Dorothy
S. Blake
Grand Rapids
Mich
Livingston
Bozeman
Thomas Mongol
Little Howard Booth
T. J. Johnson
Helena
Stewart
South Dakota
Eral York
York
Plentywood
Child Drowns in Local Irrigation Ditch
Zoe Ward, 18 months, drowned in an irrigation ditch in front of the Ward family home near Charles. The Ward family had left their child with friends while visiting relatives. Neighbors discovered the child face down in the ditch and attempted revival efforts as emergency crews were summoned.
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Hamilton
Zoe
Society of Equity Holds Convention in Great Falls
More than 100 delegates from about 20 counties attended the first annual American Society of Montana convention in Great Falls to plan rural organization expansion and cooperative farm-product handling. FM Sharp of St Paul led the talks, Mrs Sarah Ceilackman of Hill County offered the official song A Fair Square Deal to All, and J M Anderson of St Paul warned of attempts to thwart equity goals. The meeting closes tomorrow.
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Great Falls
American Society of Montana
Montana
FM. Sharp
St. Paul
Sarah Ce Iackman
Hill County
Montana Equity
J. MM. Anderson
Equity
C.W. McKenzie
Tomor
Congress Members Visit Reclamation Projects Tour
Helena July 7 Subcommittee members of the House Appropriations Committee on reclamation will arrive in Helena tomorrow morning en route to Northern Montana. Senators Walsh and Myers will join the party with Governor Stewart at Logan and Rep Evans at Livingston. Members include Fitzgerald chairman Gillett Borland Mondell. They will tour the city and tributary county aboard a Placer Club breakfast and an automobile ride to Wolf Creek or Craig to view the Great Northern.
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Helena
House
Montana
Walsh
Myers
Stewart
Logan
Representative Evans
Livingston
Fitzgerald
New York
Gillett
Massachusetts
Borland
Missouri
Mondell
Wyoming
Commercial Club
Placer
Wolf Creek
Craig
Great Northern
Missoula Clerks Vote Not To Join Labor Union
In Missoula on July 7 clerks from local stores voted 11 to 73 to remain outside organized labor. The meeting, called by the union, featured talks by Montana labor leader M. M. Donoghue and national organizers. Community focus centered on the Missoula Mercantile boycott with reports that manager C. H. McLeod advised against joining the union.
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Missoula
M. M. Donoghue
Butte
Montana State Federation of Labor
Mr. Haker
Clerks’ Union
Ed Shields
National Union
Missoula Mercantile Company
C. H. McLeod
McLeod
Little Girl Dies in Gun Accident Tragedy
A loaded gun left unattended in a Missoula home was picked up by a young boy. He discharged it, striking a neighboring girl who died that day. The Mait family had been visiting from a nearby homestead after attending a stampede.
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Isas
Somil
AU Hand
John Att
Atlee
Rion
Mait
Missoula
Matt
Atle
Sieh
Lewistown Health Officer to Attend State Convention
Lewistown Health Officer G Wallin was named the city delegate to the state health officers convention July 12 and 13 in Bozeman. The council also set circus and carnival licensing fees, planned alley paving bids, and reappointed library board members C J Marshall and A Moulton after resignations.
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Lewistown
G Wallin
Bozeman
Bila Davidson
Orval Davidson
Bila Avery
Pittsburg
Kaw
Milwaukee
Reeder
Seattle
Naver W. D. Symmes
C. J. Marshall
Public Library Board
David Hilger
Hr. A. Moulton
White Sulphur News items of July incidents
In White Sulphur Springs vendors report July events. Lennard Hoffman of Manila visits his brother George Hoffman amid family news. Mel Toffman, veteran US infanty, returns from 14 years in the Philippines and tours with Manila police. W S Staffanson travels to Anaconda for his brother John’s funeral after a fatal lightning strike while irrigating near Missoula. A hotel intrusion attempt at the Shepard hotel ends with a suspect captured and woman witness identifying the thief who fled with jewelry worth about 4000 dollars.
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White Sulphur Springs
Lennard Hoffman
Manila
George Hoffman
Mel Toffman
Philip
United States Infanty
United States
W. S. Staffanson
Anaconda
John
Missoula
Nentus
Shepard
Lightning Kills Wool Buyer J H Ricker Near Hedgesville
Harlowton July TJ Harlowton wool buyer J H Ricker 38 was struck and instantly killed by lightning on his way to Jennie ranch near Hedgesville The car driven by Frank Blaschke caught fire and upholstery damaged Ricker leaves a wife and three children whose body was shipped to Butte for burial Mrs Ricker will meet him in Butte Welser Idaho is listed as home location.
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Harlowton
TJ. H. Ricker Jr
Boston
Jennie
Hedgesville
Frank Blaschke
Welser
Idaho
Butte
French contract abrogated by wire in Great Falls
Former Idaho senator Fred Dubois and associates sue in Great Falls district court for 5000 dollars damages after a wire cancels a 10000 horse contract with the French government. Plaintiffs attach 7000 dollars in a Great Falls bank to securing the claim amid reports of similar cancellations with other dealers.
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Great Falls
United States
Fred Dubois
Idaho
Montana
Dubois
Harlowton Chamber to Incorporate and Plan Local Growth
July 7 Harlowton reports the chamber of commerce will incorporate and begin implementing plans for local advancement. Resignation of vice president C. L Hash triggers unexpired term filled by Ben Stevens, Louis Staveland of Tweedot. The note highlights a Norway family return, a Martinsdale marriage, impressive grain samples, and a livestock theft tied to tuberculosis research using guinea pigs.
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Harlowton
Chamber of Commerce
Hash
Ben Stevens
Louis Staveland
Twedot
Norway
George Olson
Marshall
Martinsdale
Maud’ Hurd
Wabasha
Minn
J.D. ‘Power
Lightning Bolt Strikes Boy Injures Youth at Christensen Ranch
A bolt of lightning entered via the stovepipe at the Christensen ranch near Portage striking 6 year old Harvey Christensen son of Willis Christensen. The boy was knocked unconscious with burns to the lower abdomen and left leg but medical staff expect no permanent injury. Four others in the room escaped harm as the storm raged. The incident occurred about six miles northeast of Portage. The bolt burned a two inch hole in the bedding and mattress.
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Great Falls
Harvey Christensen
Willis Christensen
Christensen
Portage
Holt
Bank Robbery Sparks Shootout in Lonoke County
In a July incident near Little Rock a James gang robbed the Bank of England in Lonoke County and fired on townspeople injuring Town Marshal N W Whitlock. The gang dynamited the bank attempt failed, took $200 from tills, and fled after a car chase.
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Seven Little Rock
Arkaday
England
Lonoke County
Bank of England
Saloonless Nation Seen Within Five Years
Speakers at the Anti Saloon League of America convention predicted a saloonless nation by 1920 as sentiment against liquor grows. Addresses urged continued advocacy to end liquor traffic nationwide.
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Anti-Saloon League of America
Italian Engagements Highlight Heavy Losses and Stalemates
The dispatches report heavy Italian losses as they contest hard in major fronts. Germans claim gains while French sources say they repulsed key wedges with significant casualties. Artillery battles from Arras to the sea continue, with Arras described as aflame after bombardment. Gallipoli sees renewed Turkish attacks fail, allies nearing the Dardanelles.
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Arei
Lemburg
Praemyal
Jaroslau
Woevre
St. Mitel
Holland
Calais
Gallipoli
Dardanelies
Turkish Attack Reported to Have Been a Failure
London July 7 The British official press bureau says the Turkish assault on the Dardanelles began July 4 failed to achieve results. Heavy bombardment at dawn did little damage. Turks advanced briefly, then were driven back as Allied lines held.
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London
Dardanelles
Jan Hamilton
Royal Naval Division
Fere
Unclear Frontline Battles Amid Artillery Fire and Tokyo Alliance Vote
Four trenches were attacked without success as Allied troops held firm with strong artillery support. The bombardment faded after 11 p m and resumed intermittently. Enemy losses remained light while they tried to press a breakthrough. Tokyo dispatches report Japan and Russia nearing a formal alliance with details being finalized.
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Berneren
Pinst National Bank OF
Onpar Falls
Hamilton News
Crop Outlook
AGRON
Bozeman News
Dillon News
Litle
Mrs. SW. Ward
Society OF Equity
Congress
Niagara Falls
New York Central
Michigan Central
Chi
Boson
Wolverine
Michigan Central Limited
Grand Central Terminal
Ceara
Benton
Wyork’ Central A
Lewistown News
White Sulphur News
JH. Ricker
Dines
Alfred Brumberg
Henry Street
Blumberg
Ughtning Bolt
Supreme Court
Judith Plasin Milling Company
James Boys
Undertakers
Wiliam Eilgrone
Sherman & Reed Teratora
Graham
William M. Graham
Maronte Temple
Mount Moriah Lodge
Moun Borlah Cemetery
Sherman & Reed
Guibord
Iriday
Doxgan
St. Patrick's Church
Larry Duggan
M. J. Walsh
Maat Park Street
HULLS
Re Illie
Soclock
Ing Town Avenue
St Joseph's Church
Iman
Holy Crone
Stuart
Hancock Katherine Mary
Stes Hancock
Kimpire Street
Joseph Richards
Laane
Honolulu
Japan
Russia
Tokio
Oder
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