Tragic death of US Geological Survey worker near Columbus
Walter E. Knieling, 24, of Denver and a member of the United States Geological Survey, was killed when his westbound passenger train collided with his car at the Pike Pratton crossing. A freight train blocked the view. his car was hurled from the tracks, the motor stuck to the cowcatcher, and four men freed the wreckage. Knieling died en route to hospital. He had been in the Columbus area two weeks, surveying stockmen entries. telegram from his mother at the time noted a happy Fourth of July. His body to be returned to Denver for burial.
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Columbus
Walter E. Knieling
United States Geological Survey
Pike- Pratton Crossing
Kieling
Geological Survey
Denver
Enver
Non-Partisans Nominate Three County Tickets in Three Counties
At county conventions in Chester, Shelby and Fort Benton non partisans selected full candidate lists for county offices entering the democratic primaries. Liberty county names Haaland, Myhre, Klingle, Cargill, McCabe, Silberman, Oakley, Jeppeson, Cartlich, Gau, Poland, Brandt, Laton. Toole county lists Sauby, Fromke, Hart, Moberly, McNett, Johanssen, Hoffman, Perry, Prestigard, Knoble. Chouteau county slate includes Schrupp, Eveleth, Hanson, Bishop, Sturdevant, Marty, Kimmerly, Sea brasse, Losinger, Cassavon, Waite.
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Great Falls
Chester
Shelby
Fort Benton
Liberty County
Jasper Haaland
E. A. Myhre
Arthur Klingle
Wiliam Earl
Henry Cargill
B. R. McCabe
William Silberman
Perry Oakley
Earl Jeppe
Sandy Perry
Oscar Prestigard
Fred Knoble
Chouteau County
Frank Schrupp
George Eveleth
Tom Hanson
Lena Bishop
George Sturdevant
Oscar Marty
David Kimmerly
Ira Seabrasse
John Losinger
Laura Cassavon
A. G. Waite
Lima Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Safety Meeting
Local residents share travel notes with relatives in Pocatello Butte and Dillon while others return from trips to Butte and Ohio. Oregon Short Line safety first committee met at the shops with Rollins stressing employee safety as August plans call for another gathering. Fourth of July was spent with fishing and picnicking at the dam. A horse on C C Gosman’s ranch was killed by lightning. Idaho Falls visitors pass through. Dunn family heads to Jackson Hole with Mrs Shivers.
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Lima
Charley Walker
Pocatello
Fannie Johnson
Butte
Bud Manchkin
Doc Walker
Dillon
Safety First Committee
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Mr. Rollins
Etta MecNinch
Dell
C. C. Gosman
J. W. Hays
Idaho Falls
William Dunn
Jackson's Hole
Ohio
Shivers
Carrie Nation Methods Clean Up Panama Oklahoma Town
Panama Okla. authorities used Carrie Nation tactics as Mrs. T H Bourgeon Oklahoma's first health inspector began a campaign against insanitary conditions. She destroyed cracked dishes burned mattresses and cleared the town of roller towels and drinking cups. Four hotels used by trainmen were given 48 hours to clean up or close.
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Panama
Okla
Carrie Nation
T. H. Bourgeon
Oklahoma
Red Cross to Fight Plague in Vera Cruz
Provisional President Adolfo de la Huerta accepts American Red Cross aid to combat bubonic plague in Vera Cruz Mexico City under Mexican sanitary orders. The unit will operate under Mexican authorities with conditions tied to recent Suez events.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Adolfo de la Huerta
Red Cross
Jury declares HT murder case in Three Forks
In Three Forks, a jury at the Sacajawea club inquest concluded the body found July 4 on the Madison river was murdered by unknown persons. The deceased is identified as Harry L. Walker, a ranch hand last seen leaving Sloan ranch in a purchased automobile. The body was buried in Three Forks cemetery. gold teeth matched dental records.
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Three Forks
Sacajawea Club
Madison
Harry L. Walker
Madison River
Walker
Sloan Ranch
Darlington
Butte
Thompson
Bozeman
Floral Park Church joins Western Congregational Association
The Western Association of Congregational Churches met yesterday at Floral Park church with Floral Park and People's Church members hosting. Dr. B W Edworthy was chosen moderator. Rev. W T Lockwood and Rev. B F Crane joined the ministerial roll. Floral Park was recognized as a Congregational church and reports highlighted pastor shortages during the war and renewed church unity. Dr G J Powell spoke in the evening on pioneer spiritual and physical westward movement, noting sacrifices for principle and justice. A supper followed served by Floral Park ladies.
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Western Association of Congregational Churches
Floral Park
People’s
B. W. Edworthy
W. T. Lockwood
B. F. Crane
Western Association
Floral Park Church
G. J. Powell
Abraham
Pilgrims
Edworth
Springfield woman raises 28 children amid care
Mrs. Katherine Glover of Springfield Illinois, described as a prize family raiser, adopted seven of her own and took in 21 other children to raise. Fifteen were Black, five white, and one Mexican infant. She worked for a living and cared for the children out of love for babies.
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Springfield
Bronze inlays highlighted ancient Greek ornaments
The Greeks frequently adorned bronzes with inlays of gold silver or precious stones, showcasing their skill in metalwork and decorative arts.
Conan Doyle Defends Spiritualism Against Church Critics
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle replies to four bishops of the English church, arguing that materialism opposes progress and spiritualism offers definite proofs of post mortem existence. He cites mental health trends, personal survival, and the growth of spiritualist groups, challenging clerical claims and urging openness to new evidence.
What 4 Bishops Said About Spiritualism
London. Here are the opinions of four bishops on spiritualism. Hereford says ordinary people find investigations mentally and morally draining and heavily shadowed by fraud. Norwich emphasizes Christ’s fellowship as comforting beyond the veil. Truro suggests life would be hard to bear if the future were not veiled. Lichfield aligns with Canon Wilson opposing controls and mediums.
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London
Hereford
Norwich
Truro
Lichfield
J. M. Wilson
Spiritualism and fortune telling debated by church leaders
The speaker argues earnest spiritualists oppose fortune telling and discourage it, noting some claim detailed coming events beyond chance. He cautions foreknowledge could harm if evil, and ties prophecy to spiritual gifts mentioned by St. Paul. Bishops are urged to study a sympathetic book on the subject.
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St. Paul
Toiled years to buy a ranch ends as wife dies en route
Baker Oregon report of Jonathan Lee and wife who spent two decades saving to buy a four to five acre ranch. They moved from Huntington after fifteen years to settle in comfort, but Mrs Lee died from complications soon after beginning their new life, leaving Jonathan to pursue the dream alone.
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Baker, Ore
Jonathan Lee
Huntington
Abbey imperiled by high cost of upkeep in London
The Daily Express says Westminster Abbey faces a funding crisis as fixed income cannot cover repairs. Prewar annual outlay for security and upkeep was about 15 000 but building costs rose 150 percent, leaving officials with a gravity-laden problem. The piece notes economic strain and mentions cattle breeding elsewhere.
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London
Westminster Abbey
British Empire
Daily Express
The
Express
Aboriginal Funeral Customs Tie Hands Of The Dead
Australian natives reportedly bind the hands of deceased individuals to prevent the dead from rising or working their way out of the grave, reflecting traditional burial practices and beliefs about spirits and afterlife.
Farm Hands Moving Westward In Harvest Drive
A land army of 100000 farm hands recruited by the Department of Agriculture is moving westward over the northern belt to harvest the nation's grain crop. Workers from Atlantic and Allegheny regions are drawn by a $7 for a 10 hour day wage and have gone west of the Mississippi to join the drive, reports to the department indicate.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Allegheny
Mississippi River
German Cabinet to Decide on Armistice Demands Today
Allied terms demand immediate disarmament fight against weapons in civilian hands, abolition of compulsory service, surrender of arms above treaty limits, and a Ruhr occupation threat if the army remains over 150000 by October 1. Fehrenbach and ministers left the Spa conference agitated as the German cabinet convened.
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Germany
Ruhr
Fehrenbach
Dr. Simons
Herr Gessler
Pine Woods
British engineering giant converts ammunition works to locomotive factory
One of the country’s largest engineering firms has repurposed its vast ammunition plant into a new locomotive production facility. The move signals a shift from wartime munitions to peacetime railway machinery, reflecting industrial scale and strategic restructuring.
Ancient skill shaped gold into sheets and wires
The ancients mastered gold making it into thin plates and drawn into delicate wires, demonstrating early control over the metal through precise craft.
British Oil Firm Secures 60-Year Persia Concession
A British oil company has secured a sixty year exclusive concession granting rights to petroleum gas and asphalt in Persia. The agreement raises prospects for long term resource development by the British firm within the Persian territories, subject to regulatory approvals and compliance terms.
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Persia
Oil well town near Winnett isolated by washouts and floods
Winnett Montana July 8 two wire strands kept the town connected to Lewistown after a cloudburst washed out railroad tracks and cut wire lines west of here. Oil camps kept 12 hour shifts as crews battled a failing Frantz well producing 400 barrels daily and worked to anchor the casing amid high gas pressure. Decker Collins rig resumes drilling to test lower sands of the Mosby structure after underreaming and setting casing at 1288 feet.
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Winnett
Lewistown
Here
Oil Town
Brush Creek
Ohio
Decker- Collins
Mosby Structure
Billings Scout Sails to International Meet in London
Donald Weimar 15, a native of Billings, named best Boy Scout in Colorado and now en route on the high seas to London for the international meet starting July 21. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W F Weimar who lived here for years. Weimar won top honors in a Denver competition among 70 Scout troops for best representation of scout ideals.
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Billings
Donald Weimar
Colorado
High Seas
London
W. F. Weimar
Weimar
Denver
Local social and business visits in Three Forks
Miss Cora Viewig hosts her mother Mrs. Louise Viewig of Chicago and guests from Deer Lodge and Great Falls during a busy summer week. Visitors include Mrs. A. C. Lee and son George, Curtis Lee, Mrs. T. J. Young, and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Benjamin, with Master Frank Young staying several weeks. Local events feature the American Legion dance with theater concert, I O O F lodge support, and Chamber of Commerce meetings to elect officers and plan efforts. Notable arrivals include S J Crouch and wife from Long Beach, I B O Brien of Livingston, A F Bayes of Butte, James O Connor of Livingston, and R S Mentrum, state fire marshal, among others.
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Three Forks
Cora Viewig
Louise Viewig
Chicago
A. C. Lee
George
Lee
Curtis
Clarence Burch
Warren
Frank Young
S. J. Crouch
Butte
Long Beach
Cal
Livingston
S. R. Strong
William Roberts
Reed Point
Edwart Lebert
Missoula
R. S. Mentrum
Helena
Austin
Thomas Young
Young
H. L. Gustine
Billings Votes On $350000 School Bonds And 3 Mills
Billings voters face a special election Saturday to approve 350000 for school improvements and a 3 mill tax hike for teachers salaries. In April the 600000 bond for a new high school was defeated.
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Billings
Red Lodge opens large new theater in Montana
Red Lodge unveils a $140000 theater seating over 1000 with Louis XVI decor and a $12500 pipe organ. The project includes eleven dressing rooms, a ladies room, a mens smoking room, two moving picture machines, a maple dance floor, and a November opening for the basement dance hall. Ownership by 150 Carbon county men. Dan Davis key organizer. W C Parker named manager. season planned with road shows vaudeville and pictures starting mid July.
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RED Lodge
Marge O’doud
Marcus
Carbon County
Dan Davis
W. C. Parker
Montana
Misso ula News Briefs: Arrests, Elections and Powwow
Missoula on July 8 reports J. Leach jailed for passing worthless checks totaling over $60. A three cornered Democratic race for sheriff forms for next month’s primaries with J T Green incumbent Hugh B Campbell and KR Whitaker. The Flathead powwow at Arlee features dances, bucking, horse racing and film footage. County Surveyor F Thayer Stoddard seeks renomination as a Republican. A road project over Lolo pass to Lewiston Idaho gains momentum with surveying from Lowell to Lolo Hot Springs and an appropriation for building. Montana doctors attend Helena convention with papers on health education and tuberculosis. Ham Lay, 68, arrests for drug violations yield $500 opium and smoking setup. case turned to federal authorities. A C Townley plans a Western Montana visit Aug 1 with an address at the county fairgrounds and parade permission sought.
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Missoula
J. Leach
Leach
J. T. Green
Hugh B. Campbell
KR. J. Whitaker
Flathead
Arlee
Coast
F. Thayer Stoddard
Missoula County
Lolo Pass
Lewiston
Idaho
FE. E. Avery
Lowell
Lolo Hot Springs
State Medical Association
Helena
H. B Farnsworth
A. D. Knowles
Montana Health Association
Ethel Farnsworth
Adeline Whitcomb
Kate W. Jameson
Ham Lay
Northern Pacific
Butte
West Front Street
Lay
A. C. Townley
Nonpartisan League
Montana
Leaguers
Town Covered by Blanket of Hail in Montana Storm
Great Falls, July 8. A Sunday night hailstorm buried Conrad under a blanket of hail large enough to demolish most northern windows in town. Gardens and nearby fields suffered. about six farms damaged. Heavy rain accompanied the hail, soaking a wider area and likely offsetting some losses.
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Great Falls
Conrad
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Lima News
U. 8S. Red Cross
Western Society of Congregational Churches
Bowen
Banks
Sir Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Globe
Conan Doyle
Spa
Lloyd George
Millerand
Scout
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