Billings Mayor-Elect Names City Appointments
Billings on May 2 reports Mayor-elect W M Johnston choosing the city officers. Appointments include J M Bresnahan as city clerk, B M Sneckenferger as city engineer, C E Shipman as assistant city engineer, J H Johnston as city attorney, Dr L Allard as health officer, and John Gault as street commissioner. He aims to avoid opposition to confirmations and emphasized non partisan, democratic leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
W.M. Johnston
Hooming Council
J. M._ Bresnahan
Yellowston County
B. M. Sneckenferger
C. E. Shipman
J. H. Johnston
L. Allard
John ‘Gault
Johnston
Funeral procession carried by toboggan in snowbound West
White Sulphur Springs May 2 Funeral services were held in the Catholic church for Mrs. W. Wood who died at the Wood ranch on Tenderfoot. To remove the body a box was built from schoolhouse floor and packed in ice. Neighbors arrived by snowshoes and hauled the casket up Tenderfoot mountain as four feet of snow lay on the ground.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. ©. Wood
Wood Ranch
Tenderfoot
Tenderfoot Mountain
LW W at Somers May Start Things
Helena May 2 Unwilling to start anything at Eureka because of soldiers the LW W Clement has gathered at Somers and has influenced the Stillwater drive Kalispell citizens are alarmed by I W W activities and fear trouble may occur as at Everett Wash
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Helena
Eureka
LW. W. Clement
Somers
Stillwater Drive
Western Department
San Francisco
Kalispell
Everett
Wash
Mary Cook Taken In Charge After Grade Raid
Sheriff Wyman took in charge Mary Cook a 16 year old girl from Brings into care after a report she had left home. A recent raid yielded multiple defendants sentenced to 30 days in county jail. Frank Hazelbaker to Anaconda as lodge delegate. May festival set for May 4 at normal college campus with 1000 plus students. District court heard First National Bank of Miles City versus Martin Barrett over a horse note. Governor Stewart appointed J B Monroe G T Paul and J H Gilbert for Beaverhead County to support service army and painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
C.K. Wyman
Grant
Mary Cook
Perrin
Miss Cook
Kennison
Frank Hazelbaker
Anaconda
Sineltec
Re. L. P. Stevens
Stevens
Olmstead-Stevenson Company
Normal College
First National Bank of
Miles City
Martin Barrett
R. ©. McChord
Bozeman
Haseen
State Council of Defense
Stewart
J.B. Monroe
G. T. Paul
J. H. Gilbert
McChord
Service
Beaverhead
First National Bank
Marlow theater contract awarded to Lois Johnson
Helena May 2 contract for the excavation and foundation of the Marlow theater was awarded to Lois Johnson. Work to be completed in 40 days with remaining contracts to follow. Theater planned to open in November. A submarine kiss is defined as a kiss underwater during bathing and was invented by a Chicago preacher.
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Marlow Theater
Helena
Lois Johnson
Chicago
Two Fine New Buildings To Be Erected In Billings
Billings May 2 Actual construction started on two major blocks with an aggregate outlay over 500000 dollars The First Securities company builds a five story modern office block at First avenue north and Twenty Seventh street costing 350000 with a basement designed to support a future extra five stories A complete story will be set aside for Securities offices The National Bank of Montana razes three one story brick structures at Second avenue north and Twenty Eighth street to rise a finest bank building in the northwest costing 150000 finished in marble with a 20 foot first floor height Plans approved by John Clay of Clay Robinson Con The project includes warehouses garages private dwellings and an extension to the Northern Pacific freight house bringing total outlay to millions
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Billings
First Securities Company
First, Avenue North
Twenty-Seventh Street
National Bank of Montana
Second Avenue North
Twenty-Eight Street
Theron
Northwest
John Clay
Clay, Robinson & Con
Commission Merchants
Northern Pacific
Appointment dispute over Butte assembly seat and warrant hold
Willie reins may watts of Butte was entitled to the Fifteenth assembly seat, appointed by Governor Stewart. Judge W H Poor directed State Treasurer Hart to honor Cutts' warrant for services. Judge Poorman questioned the quorum of its own members. The warrant was held up per Attorney General Ford instructions, with an appeal planned.
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Reins
May Watts
Butte
Fifteenth Assembly
Stewart
W. H. Poorman
H. L. Hart
Cutts
Poorman
8. C. Ford
Cow Tree of Venezuela Yields Milky Sap When Notched
A local plant known as the cow tree or milk tree in Venezuela reportedly contains a milky sap in its stem that oozes out when a notch is made. The tree is referenced as having a fluid resembling milk.
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Venezuela
Corporal Wright in a bad scrape at Ringling
White Sulphur Springs May 2 Corporal Harold G Wright of Company C Montana national guard was taken to Helena to be tried by co arts for shooting Russell I Hughes at Ringling Tuesday Wright, under liquor, sang songs in saloons and used veiled German taunts. A cowboy named Hines confronted him and Wright called him vile names. Hughes stepped between them, Wright drew a revolver and struck Hughes with the barrel. gun fired wounding Hughes below the right shoulder. Witnesses cannot say intent. Wright resisted arrest and used indecent language before women. Gun described as a d2 caliber not a U S service gun. Wright held at White Sulphur Springs until Captain Anderson extradited. County attorney's office substantiates the facts.
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White Sulphur Springs
Corp
Harold G. Wright
Montana National Guard
Helena
Anderson
Company K
Coar
Russell I. Hughes
Ringling
Wright
Tipperary
Hines
Germany
Russell Hughes
Hughes
United States Service
White Sulephur Springs
Fukishima acquitted in white slavery case at Livingston
A Livingston district court jury found Fukishima not guilty of white slavery after the state failed to prove that money given by White women employees of the Japanese man was turned over in this county. He was rearrested on another charge. The report also notes a Navy deserter, local church events, flag gifts to schools, and temporary acting mayor Dan Healy as Mayor Bradford attends a Northern Pacific meeting.
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Fukishima
Ernie R. Arangal
Navy
Bremerton Navy Yards
Seattle
Epworth League of the
Methodist’ Church
Iis
Society
Missoula
RD. Shorthill
Frank Richard
James W. Whitield
Henry A. "James
Bernice Kapp
Martha Cummings
Women's Relief Corps
C. P. H. Bielenberg
Deer Lodge
Montana
Manila Bay
Dan Healy
W.M. Bradford
Tacoma
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Joe Schofield
Springdale
Fatality near Mission prompts inquest and club elections
A man named Scho field was killed yesterday afternoon east of here when struck by a Northern Pacific stub train No. 220, suffering a fractured skull. Coroner James Whitfield will hold an inquest today. The Woman's club elected officers at a meeting yesterday with Mrs. B. O. Johnson as president and other officers named. Despite many residences being built, housing remains in short supply as workers are employed in shops and on the road, with dwelling outlays this year surpassing $100,000.
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Mission
Here
Northern Pacific
Schofield
James Whitfield
Woman's Club
B. 0. Johnson
B. C. Johnson
E. A. Allan
Jerome G. Locke
Vinton McBride
D. A. McCaw
Two Montana Men Held as Witnesses in Dunn Murder Plot
In St Paul on May 2 Brown of Billings and F Fredig of Forsyth Mont were jailed as material witnesses in the Dunn murder plot investigation. They told police Dunn instigated the plot to kill his wife and await further testimony after lodging statements with Police Chief O Connor. Dunn denies the charge and claims private detectives in Montana will uncover a new angle. Fredig earlier moved to Minnesota with officer Lavalle and owned the Oakes cafe.
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St. Paul
al Brown
Billings
F. Fredig
Forsyth
Mont
Frank J. Dunn
Mrs. Dunn
Montana
Ramsey County
Dunn
Hoth Brown
Fredig
Brown
O'Connor
Percy Godfrey
Forsythy
Aes Zarredig
Asa
Oakes Cafe
Minnesota
Oficer
Peter Lavalle
Oakes
Ryegate
County Attorneys Hold Sack for Two Months
Helena Montana May 2 County attorneys of Montana face unpaid January and February salaries as the state cannot fund from the general account. The Attorney General says claims require a legislative appropriation, an issue neglected by the Fifteenth assembly totaling $3.80. In Washington proposals to strike censorship sections from espionage bills loom ahead as press and speech rights are debated. Captain Yonnyon, a ferry boat snipper between Nyack and Tarrystown, enters his sixty fifth year with the company.
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Helena
Montana
Ford
Keating
Fifteenth Assembly
Ain Ptha
Washington
Congress
Johnson
California
Graham
Pennsylvania
Yonn Uyon
Nyack
Tarrys Town
First American Officer Reported Lost On Vacuum
Washington May 2 Information from the navy department via Consul Washington at Liverpool confirms the loss of Lieut Clarence G Thomas commander of the naval guard aboard the American steamer Vacuum and that four of twelve naval crew are dead. The captain telegram also notes Captain Harris and eight sailors saved, with 23 dead or missing overall including 12 Americans.
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Washington
Navy Department
Liverpool
Clarence G. Thomas
Naval Guard
Vaccum
Thomas
Naval Academy
Annapolis
F. H. Loree
Leslie Hatton
Operasus
Niagara
Wis
Frank J. Verney
Amerian
Algonquin
Verney
Letters From Accused Man Report Continues On Page 1
The narrative describes a confrontation at the stairs where Heth was choked, followed by the accused firing three fatal shots as he felt the victim losing consciousness. Bernard Williams testifies he heard Mrs Vawter declare it was all his fault, and Mrs Vawter is scheduled to testify the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heth
Bernard Williams
Vawter
Jockton
French push to send troops to France urged by allies
Washington May 2 French commissioners reported assurance from the American government of willingness to send troops to France. The allies deem the move urgent and say it depends on how soon they can afford to spare forces.
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Washington
France
United States Plans Small Troop Contingent For Soon Departure
The administration rejects the army general staff’s objection to sending troops before a large force is raised. A small contingent will go to the front soon to provide moral impact, though around 500,000 tons of shipping would be needed for a 24,000 man unit, potentially diverting cargo from food.
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Army General Staff
America
Take People Into Full Confidence Urged
New York May 2 United States may need to put 500000 men on the firing line to assure ultimate success in the war with Germany Pomery Burton of the London Daily Mail told the Merchants association urging America to shape policy for a long conflict He called for an end to censorship and for an energetic publicity drive to explain the war’s full significance to the people and cited Washington authorities should begin right and take the people into their full confidence
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New York
Germany
United States
Pomery Burton
London Daily Mall
Merchants’ Association
America
First British Official to Address Congress Seen Saturday
Washington May 2 Foreign Secretary Balfour head of the British war mission will appear before both houses of congress Saturday a privilege never granted a British official. He will speak briefly in each house while chiefly paying courtesy calls to members and extending greetings of the British Parliament.
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Washington
Balfour
Congress
May Day unrest reported in Berlin and Scandinavia
May Day reports from Berlin describe a largely orderly strike with limited factory stoppages. Stockholm notes the largest socialist demonstration in Sweden with crowds demanding more food and better living conditions, while Christiania reports widespread May Day activities in Norway and public dissatisfaction over high prices.
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London
Stockholm
Scandinavia
Sweden
Christiania
Norway
Bank search for seven men over 1.9 million fraud claim stalls
In Pittsburg on May 2 representatives of the attorney general and city constables made no progress locating seven men accused by Pennsylvania insurance commissioner J Denny O'Neil of conspiring to defraud Pittsburg Site and Trust Co of 1 9 million. Searches will shift to New York. Also a note on biblical snow references in Samuel and Maccabees with remarks on Jerusalem Nazareth snow patterns.
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Pittsburg
J. Denny O'Neil
Insurance Commissioner
Pennsylvania
Trust Company
New York
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