Montana Textbook Commission Ends Session With Adopted List
Helena dispatch reports the Montana textbook commission completed its five day session adopted textbooks for 16 studies while five more await action. President Welch and Secretary authorized to sign contracts in the commission name as work on contracts progresses.
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Helena
W. W. Welch
Hamilton
Monroe
Lenning
Harmon
Lewis
Commission
Spellers
American Book Company
Ginn & Co
B.H. Sanborn & Co
D. C. Heath & Co
State Publishing Company
Maynard, Merrill &Co
Rand, McNally & Co
Montana
Whittaker-Ray Company
Scribner & Co
Silver, Burdett & Co
Lightning Strikes House on Eighth Avenue
A lightning bolt during a hailstorm struck John Soule’s home at Eighth Avenue and Thirteenth Street. It smashed dishes on the kitchen table, bored a small hole in a wall, traveled along a wire clothes line to the woodshed, burning the line. The residents were downstairs and unharmed.
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Standard
Great Falls
John Soule
Eighth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Mosquito Pest Burdens Northern Montana
Havre reports a severe, sun obscuring mosquito season along the Milk river and tributaries. Both people and livestock suffer as clouds of insects hover over Big Sandy bottom lands, with dry August expected to end the worst season in years.
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Standard
Havre
Chain gang organized to rid town of hoboes
Livingston reports hoboes clogging streets for two months. Police efforts fail as a chain gang is formed to put hoboes to work on the streets, with officials expecting displaced vagrants to seek towns with softer methods.
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Standard
Livingston
Miss Nora Flynn Applies for Admin on John Flynn Estate
Kalispell June 20 Miss Nora Flynn of Minneapolis seeks letters of administration for the estate of John Flynn sister of the La Salle murder victim Public Administrator Swaney also files for admin rights The hearing is set for June 27 with the estate valued at 4000 dollars
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Standard
Kalispell
Nora Flynn
Minneapolis
John Flynn
la Salle
Swaney
Billings Shipment of Broken Horses Heads North
Billings on June 20 reports William Chapple and Frank Miller of Shoal Lake Manitoba shipped four cars of broken horses from Billings overnight. Many in the lot are described as fancy drivers.
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The
Standard
Billings
William Chapple
Frank Miller
Shoal Lake
Manitoba
Reverend Hamilton Leads Bozeman Park Tour
The state evangelist for the Christian church is gathering a company of Bozeman residents for a park tour. This marks his first vacation since arriving in the state.
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the Standard
Bozeman
June Y
FE. Hamilton
The
Christian Church
Hamilton
Italian King Emmanuel to Paris. Loubet Rome visit unclear
Paris officials reject official decision on a Loubet Rome visit amid reports of Vatican complications. Signor Prinetti indicates Italy expects a reciprocal visit if King Victor Emmanuel travels to Paris. The July 16 to 18 stay includes fetes, a military review, state banquets, and opera.
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Paris
Loubet
Rome
Vienna
Victor Emmanuel
M. Loubet
Signor Prinetti
Delecasse
Italy
Francis Joseph
Humbert
Signor Prinett
Vatican
Man Arrested for Attempted Robbery Bound Over in $400
The man arrested last evening for cutting the pocket from Dan McKeown's trousers in a drunken attempted robbery appeared before Judge Stafford in justice court today. He said he would plead guilty at the district court and was bound over in $400, with a probable hearing Monday.
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Dan McKeown
Justice Court
Stafford
District Court
Insurance Agent Arrested in Billings Petit Larceny Case
W A Fraser a San Francisco based special insurance agent was arrested by Undersheriff Gayles on a petit larceny warrant issued by Justice Mann. Fraser allegedly took two policy registers from Justice Alexander Fraser's office between 8 and 9 am. He pleaded not guilty, posted bond, and the case was set for Monday. The fraud case involves the American of Boston and the Firemen's of Baltimore.
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The
Standard
Billings
W. 4A
Fraser
San Francisco
Gayles
F. L. Mann
Alexander Fraser
Justice Fraser
Justice Mann
Bond
W. A. Fraser
J. Stovall
American
Boston
Firemen's
Baltimore
Pope Shows Vitality As He Recovers in Rome Audience
Paris reports the pope in Rome today received Archbishop of Cologne Mgr Fischer and a group of German Catholics. The event follows a day of almost no food and headaches, yet the pontiff demonstrated quick recuperation and renewed energy.
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Paris
Rome
the Temps
Mgr. Fischer
Cologne
Mer. Fischer
Dada Martin Released After Reward Debt Confession
Edward Dada Martin the Fort Benton sheepherder who rescued Hans Anestad’s body from the Missouri was arrested while attempting to claim a reward. He owed Warren Barr $25 and H McGraw $15 and paid 74 cents, then six bits, before walking away in search of work claiming honesty despite poverty. He had planned to send a $40 draft to Benson.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Barr
Dada
Iar
Benson
Rumors Of Bulgarian War Turmoil Reported In Cologne Gazette
The Cologne Gazette cites rumors from Berlin on June 20 about 40 wounded soldiers moved from the palace in one night. It says troops suppressed disturbances at a school, killing or wounding several students, and notes Bulgarian ships are under close watch.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Constantinople
Cologne
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promoted in Anaconda
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal kidney and bladder cure. It explains how to test kidney health by urine sediment and urges readers to try samples and a free book by mail, listing Binghamton New York as the address.
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Walter
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Anaconda Sunday Standard
Dr. Kilmer
Binehamton, N
Naval honors planned for Alfonso visit to Cartagena
A Madrid dispatch says King Alfonso's arrival in Cartagena will trigger notable naval honors from the Mediterranean fleets of France Russia Great Britain and Portugal. The French squadron was ordered today to proceed to Cartagena.
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Paris
Temps
Madrid
Alfonso
Cartagena
France
Russia
Great Britain
Portugal
Irish MP McHugh Freed After Contempt Arrest
Sligo Ireland June 20 P A Mc Hugh MP and vice president of the Irish league was released from jail today after being arrested June 6 on a warrant for contempt of court.
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Sligo
Ireland
P. A. McHugh
M. P
The
Irish League
Brothers Track Murder Suspect Across Canada
Mary Sansseuvier case remains unsolved as County Attorney Pray revisits the slaughterhouse well where six feet of mud hid debris. Hunters pursue Hunting Dog, a Cree Indian accused by a dying informant, with reports he fled toward Great Bear Lake and Mackenzie province while the victim was mother to a Fort Shaw basketball player.
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The
Standard
Navve
Mary Sansseuvier
Pray
Great Bear Lake
Sansseuvier
Sansseuviers
Milk River
Miss Sansscuvier
Fort Shaw
Montana
Mackenzie
Kit Carson Arrested on Gambling and Running Games Charge
T R Carson known as Kit Carson proprietor of the Mint saloon in Great Falls was arrested on gambling and running games charges filed by County Attorney Berry. Sheriff Benner made the arrest. bail set at 200 dollars. Carson waives hearing and may be arraigned Monday. backers are a local law and order group with timing linked to a State Epworth League meeting.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
T. R. Carson
Kit Carson
Mint
Berry
Benner
Carson
Law and Order League
Epworth League
Milling Operations Set to Start at Jardine Mine
Livingston reports milling at Jardine will begin within a week. Cyanide plant installation nears completion and the Stamp mill has been ready. Initial work will process tailings with promising values. Prospectors flood the Jardine area, and word of a $10,000 to the ton strike at the Legal Tender property is circulating but unverified.
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Standard
Livingston
Jardine
Kimberley-Montana Company
Dutch Church Affiliate Move for Local Presbyteries
Bozeman June 2 The presbytery of Helena met after a special call to act on requests from the First and Second Holland Presbyterian churches to transfer to the Christian Reformed Church of America. The churches seek Dutch language affiliation and ministers educated in Dutch. E M Gardner of Bozeman was named trustee to oversee the transfer.
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Standard
Bozeman
Helena
First
Second Holland Presbyterian
Christian Reformed Church of America
E. M. Gardner
Indian School to Close for Literary Exercises and Picnic
Fort Belknap Indian School will close on June 2 for a day of literary exercises and a picnic. Students from Havre will participate in the event marking the school’s scheduled closure.
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Havre
Fort Belknap
Rheumatism Cure Promoted by S S S Remedy
An advertisement extols S S S as the supreme blood purifier and tonic for rheumatism, claiming it dissolves acid deposits in muscles and joints, purifies the blood, and offers a free Rheumatism booklet. It features a customer testimonial from Oxkolona, Mississippi, and a Chicago company imprint.
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S.S.S
S. S
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Gat
Government Seeks Precedent on Ownership of Partly Built Cruisers
Attorney General Knox prepared a stipulation to be filed with Judge Grinnan protecting the government's interest in the cruiser Galveston. The move aims to settle title to war vessels under construction and protect ownership rights for ships including the Chattanooga, with broader implications for other vessels valued at millions. The government intends to release the ships to federal control and avoid force or duress while pursuing similar actions for larger warships.
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Washington
Knox
Judge Grinnan
Chancery Court of
Richmond
Galveston
Trigg Company
Grinnan
Chattanooga
Elizabethport
Freight Wreck Ignites Tank Naphtha Wreckage
A Wisconsin Central freight wreck east of New Richmond last night caused 12 cars to plunge into Willow River. A lineman dropped a lantern, igniting a tank of naphtha and a massive explosion followed. Louis Anderson suffered severe burns. others were burned but expected to recover as another naphtha car exploded, sending flames high into the air.
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New Richmond
Wis
Wisconsin Central Road
Here
Willow River
Louis Anderson
Fight in St. Louis probate court leaves Johnson injured
In St. Louis on June 2, former probate judge William H. Henderson and prominent attorney John D. Johnson clashed after a heated exchange in court. Henderson knocked Johnson to the floor, causing him to bleed.
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St. Louis
William H. Henderson
John D. Johnson
Henderson
Johnson
Sunstroke Insurance Secret in Summer Health Claims
A cautionary piece on sunstroke linked to summer bowel health. It links heat risk to digestive issues and touts Casaret Candy Cathartic as daily “insurance.” The ad-like article urges readers to take laxative tablets nightly for a cooler body and offers a Sterling Remedy Co address in Chicago or New York.
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Tropics
Tempristas
South Sea Islands
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
University of Cincinnati dedicates new buildings
In Burnett woods near Cincinnati a large ceremony dedicated the Van Wormer library the technical and engineering hall and other new university buildings. President Howard Myers delivered the dedicatory address and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson spoke on agricultural education and received the degree of doctor of laws.
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Cincinnati
Burnett Woods
City of
Cunningham Hall
van Wormer
Technical and Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Howard Myers
University
Wilson
Liberty Bell Welcomed in New York Parade
The liberty Bell returned to Philadelphia from Boston and was warmly greeted in New York. Whistles bands and cannon salutes accompanied the arrival while schoolchildren sang the national anthem. Speeches by the reception committee followed the ceremony.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Explosion wrecks Central Manufacturing plant in Cincinnati
An explosion at the Central Manufacturing company building at Court and Russell streets in Cincinnati today killed owner Fred Paper and fatally injured partner Joseph Kilechowski. Several female workers were injured but none seriously.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Central Manufacturing Company
Court and
Russell Streets
Fred Paper
Joseph Kilechowski
United States Squadron Arrives at Nyborg Denmark
Berlin reports the United States squadron reached Nyborg on Funen Island Denmark today and will proceed with its next assignments. The arrival signals a broader mobilization as Allied forces move through northern Europe.
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Berlin
United States
Nyborg
Island of Funen
Denmark
Warships to Anchor Off Coast Tuesday Afternoon
Readable fragments indicate warships will anchor off the coast on Tuesday afternoon. No further details on ships or location are provided.
Notable Deaths and Illness in Newcastle Ont
Henry Lane Ford of Bridgeport Conn vice president of Adams Express is critically ill from paralysis at his wife’s former Newcastle home where she died suddenly yesterday from brain paralysis.
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Newcastle
Ont
Henry Laneford
Bridgeport
Conn
Adams Express Company
Vancouver steamer Princess May brings Yukon gold dust and drafts
Home From Gold Fields Vancouver reports the steamer Princess May arriving with Yukon travelers as navigation opens. The Humboldtte heads to Seattle carrying about half a million dollars in dust and drafts, totaling a sizable haul for the season.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yukon
Seattle
Sentiment Toward Mr Husekins Prompted Removal
The Washington Star reports a discussion about sending Mr Husekins to Congress. The motive cited was to remove him from risk of engaging in lightning and related schemes that could drain funds from the county. The tone suggests concern over potential corruption or mismanagement.
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Washington Btar
Husekins
Congress
Jones Growls Over Boarding House Complaint
Fragmentary dialogue notes a dispute at a boarding house where a complaint is served seven times prompting Brown to remark on the issue and Smith to question the motive. The snippet references Liver and Bacon from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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the Cincinnat! Enquirer
Smith
Jones
Brown
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