Flathead irrigation project deemed a failure
The Inter Lake notes the federal irrigation project in the Flathead reservation is called a failure after a decade of delays and setbacks. It contrasts private enterprise efficiency with government handling and urges completion or accountability for the funds and promises to settlers who risked years and money.
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Preconvention campaign probes wrap up with glitter
Borah sparks a verdict that the Republican preconvention campaign spending probes reveal little beyond glitter. The senate inquiry produced pages of testimony about primaries, yet no decisive conclusions emerge as candidates claim they paid their way. The public sees little beyond campaign showmanship, with plans to resume talks after the November election.
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Senate
Washington
Next Week May Tell On Prohibition Court Action
The supreme court will adjourn next week and may rule on the eighteenth amendment. A decision declaring unconstitutionality or exposing flaws could spur party platform planks on prohibition. A referendum restriction in states with constitutional referenda is noted, making next week potentially telling.
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Old Familiar Faces Drift From White House Circle
A Chicago Tribune style notice notes estrangements among political figures. Colonel House and President Wilson drift apart after Wilson’s rise, with Harvey and the former New Jersey governor unrelated since the governor's race. James Smith Jr. and Colonel Harvey once allied in Wilson’s rise but no longer associate with the president. McCombs and Watterson also show cooled relations, leaving the White House tonight with fewer familiar faces.
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San Francisco Chronicle backs Hi Johnson in campaign
The San Francisco Chronicle states the progressives erred four years ago but now supports Hi Johnson, urging readers to move past past disagreements. The paper invites residents to consider the candidate and implies a shift in stance despite earlier positions.
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In Face of Discouragement on the Flathead Reservation
A reflection on the Flathead Indian reservation as a vast domain with great distance and potential for a glorious harvest and abundant promise, expressing discouragement yet emphasizing the land’s capacity for bloom and prosperity.
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Flathead Indian Reservation
Roar of Battle Diminishes as War-Era Laws Repealed
The House votes to repeal most war-time measures with three objections, keeping the Lever Act and trading-with-the-enemy act. The measure moves to the Senate, likely to pass before adjournment. President Wilson backed nullifying the war acts, while debates on peace and the League of Nations continue amid postwar reconstruction and public fatigue.
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World Opinion and Mexican Turmoil in Vetted Snatches
A collection of quotable takes and commentary spans United States and Mexico, with Bryan, Cox, and Wilson cited on nominations and mandates. Observers in Chicago Washington and elsewhere offer cautions over Obregon and Carranza as Mexico’s unstable path unfolds amid international reactions.
Humorous Fragments and Banter from 19th Century Cartoons
A collage of quips and jokes from old London and American papers. Cartoon captions and witty exchanges cover mistaken terms, runaway cooks, poets in love, and social misfires. The snippets capture light humor and social foibles of the era with playful banter and punchy one liners.
Six Rules to Cut Living Costs Issued by Boston Club
The Boston Women's City club information bureau offers practical cost saving rules. Do not wear silk gloves stockings or underwear and avoid fashion shoes. Wear longer outfits and avoid being a dressmaker's slave. Men should skip stiff collars and fancy shirts, choose sensible shoes, and press own clothes. Keep coats on hangers and mend socks, polish shoes, and even kids can go barefoot in summer.
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Telegram protests target service bonus bill debate
International Representative Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming reads about 1000 telegrams received in recent days protesting a proposed bill to award bonuses to ex service men. Messages come from supporters and opponents, many objecting to the method of raising the required funds.
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Frank W. Mondell
Wyoming
Congress plans adjournment signals quiet in halls
A Montana press summary notes the Associated Press report that Congress plans to adjourn Saturday as the nation weighs political chatter. Across editorials, comment shifts to France’s president Deschanel and domestic concerns from sugar prices to public policy and elections nationwide.
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Associated Press Service
Bozeman Chronicle
Ouija's Tale Of Triple Murder Proved Bloomers
The Ouija board told of a triple murder on the third floor attic. Mrs Henry, operator of the board, alerted police after the eerie claim. Officers found no bloodstains and detained the mentally deranged woman for care.
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Pittsburg
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Charities Department
Preacher Delivers Sermon While Church Roof Burns
In Traverse City Michigan Pastor I W Minor of the As bury Methodist church continued his sermon as firefighters climbed to the burning roof. He reassured a calm congregation that they were not in danger and that if danger arose services would be halted before resuming the sermon.
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Missoula
Traverse City
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Asbury Methodist Church
Rhyme and Reason Legislates Lovers in Verse
A playful verse imagines a king for a day enacting a single law to spare hearts. The speaker vows to ban yellow flowers in hair after a doomed romance between Phelim Clancy’s daughter Kate and a youth, warning of heartbreak and consequence.
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