Ex Service Men Hear the Call of the Old Life
A wartime recruitment piece extols Marines as lifelong callings for ex service members. It praises rapid officer pathing, travel with ships, and post discharge civilian advantages. It emphasizes camaraderie, discipline, and varied trades from aviator to cook, inviting men to visit the U S Marine Corps Recruiting Office for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
U. S. Marine Recruiting Bureau
Jack” Pershing
Marine Corps
Haili
Honolulu
China
Philippines
Corps
Cook
United States
Germany
Mae Rine
Mae Rines
Fng
Don
U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Preparations underway for Gallatin county track meet
Montan a news from Bozeman reports final preparations for the annual elementary track meet of Gallatin county to be held in Belgrade on May 7 and 8. R H Johnston of Logan chairs the host committee with Bernal Alexander and Harley Stephenson. Nine rural and five city groups participate. Free entertainment and lunches are planned for all contestants and chaperons. The prelims start Friday at 1 pm at the Belgrade athletic field, with finals Saturday at 1 pm. Spelling and declamation contests follow on Friday and Saturday evenings at the city Auditorium.
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Bozeman
Gallatin County
Belgrade
R. H. Johnston
Logan
Bernal Alexander
Harley Stephenson
William Fitzstephens
City Auditorium
Union Workmen Strike in Miles City
Union laborers in Miles City including electrical workers, about 50 to 100 men, strike for higher wages. Electrical workers seek 8 dollars daily from 7. Cement workers also demand more. A dispute at the city electric plant arose when non union men were hired. Superintendent J J McGill allowed a temporary vacation to allow talks. A conference between builders and contractors was held to seek a speedy settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
J. J. McGill
Pupils Surprises Principal With Morris Chair Tribute
In Bozeman on May 6 the Gallatin county high school pupils staged a surprise assembly for KH J Parkin, presenting a Morris chair and praising his leadership. Speaker William Moore credited the school with many honors across athletics and debate while Esther Beck lauded the student body’s loyalty. Parkin, retiring at year’s end, expressed pride in the pupils and promised ongoing interest in the school’s success.
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Bozeman
Gallatin County High School
KH. J. Parkin
H. M. Wirt
Genevieve Cooley
William Moore
Parkin
Esther Beck
Gus Faulbaum
Morris
Miss Beck
Helena Man Named Director to Antituberculosis Board
May 6 Harry K R Cunningham of Helena was elected a director of the National Anti Tuberculosis Association at the St Louis meeting, announced by Mrs Sarah E Morse Montana Anti Tuberculosis secretary who just returned from the session.
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Helena
Harry KR. Cunningham
National Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Ihes
St. Louis
Sarah E. Morse
Montana Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Hurd Declares No Election Expenses in Montana Filing
Helena May 4 George F Hurd democratic candidate for presidential elector said I made no expenditures in his statement of election expenses filed with the secretary of state on Wednesday He is the first to comply with the election law requiring cost disclosures.
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Helena
George F. Hurd
Hurd
International joint commission to rule on Milk and St Mary rivers case
Ottawa May 6 the argument in the Canada United States dispute over Milk and St Mary river waters between Alberta and Montana is finished. The international joint commission will soon issue its decision. It leaves Ottawa tonight to begin hearings at North Bay Ontario on the St Lawrence navigation and power scheme before moving to Sault Ste Marie.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
St. Mary
Alberta
Montana
International Joint Commission
North Bay
Ontario
St. Lawrence
Sault Ste. Marie
Democrat Vanhook Files Candidacy For Railroad Commissioner
Helena May 6 Democrat C G Vanhook of Missoula filed his declaration of intention to run for state railroad commissioner in the August primaries.
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Helena
C. G. Vanhook
Missoula
State House
Helena Democrat A G Sabre Files for Secretary of State
Helena Democrat A G Sabre of Helena has filed for the office of Secretary of State on May 6, signaling intent to seek the Democratic nomination. The filing underscores Sabre's bid within the state party landscape and potential contest with other candidates.
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Helena
A. G. Sabre
Democrat
Supreme Court Grants Bail in Rankin Contempt Case
Helena May 7 1927 Supreme Court admitted attorney Wellington D Rankin to 500 cash bail for 10 days to seek relief from a contempt sentence by District Judge RK Lee Word. Rankin released, attorneys Piggot Smith Spaulding Heywood said to represent him. Rankin led the county bar association and faced $200 fine and 48 hours in jail for contempt during Rainville murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Wellington D. Rankin
RK. Lee Word
Rankin
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Word
R. B. Rainville
Scenario Will Show Part Done By Women
Bozeman Montana May 6 Miss Mignon Quan returned from Washington after being invited by the United States department of agriculture to plan five one reel films for the farm bureau work in the West and Northwest. The scenarios will depict women’s work in Montana and the farm bureau. A motion picture photographer will be sent from Washington to film the scenes. The pictures will be shown in many states, especially in the West and Northwest. Before returning to Montana she visited New York City to see her brother Eugene and sister Marjorie.
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Bozeman
Mignon Quan
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Northwest
Montana
Washington
Quan
New York City
Eugene
Marjorie
Fire Investigator in Serious Condition After Knife Attack
Malta May 6 J E Parker investigator for an San Francisco insurance company is reported in serious condition from knife wounds suffered April 27 in a local restaurant Sam Deniff charged with the assault is free on a $5 000 bond provided by county stockmen Parker released from hospital Wednesday was investigating a hotel fire at Dodson and other recent fires County Attorney Gabriel promises a thorough inquiry with state fire warden officials and underwriters conducting investigations
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Malta
J. E. Parker
al San Francisco Insurance Company
Sam Deniff
Parker
Dodson
Gabriel
Malta Fire Case Described As a Bad Mess
Helena May 6 Reports from Malta to the state insurance commissioner and fire marshal are meager as investigators probe the Dodson hotel fire six weeks past. John Bebb, state fire marshal representative, wired that the affair was a bad mess but offered no details.
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Helena
Malta
Philips County
Dodson
John Bebb
Three Forks News brief notices from locals and visitors
May 6 Three Forks notes include James Toy returning from Sheridan and heading to Los Angeles with Mrs Toy after Seattle, then home to Three Forks. Visitors include Miss Carrie Clark of Missoula and Miss Lois Long staying with Miss Beula Lewis. Various locals—Parker, Dorsey, Dolan, Henslee, Eakes, Sorres, Pippenburg, Smith, Young, O'Donnell, Kelley, Carlson, Davis, Echard, Gilbreath, Johnson, Dallaher—to and through town for business, health or visits.
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Three Forks
James Toy
Sheridan
Wyo
Los Angeles
Toy
Seattle
Carrie Clark
Missoula
Parker
Deer Lodge
Dorsey
Bozeman
Dolan
Rochester
Minn
Henslee
California
Lawrence Eakes
Livingston
Pete Sorres
Lois Long
Beula Lewis
Marie Dallaher
Spokane
St. Paul
Goosebill Oil and Gas Company Listed in Helena Notice
Helena May 6 summary notes incorporation of Goosebill Oil and Gas Company of Fort Benton with capital of 100000 dollars as part of a local corporate filing.
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Helena
Goosebill Oil and Gas Company
Fort Benton
Bill does not provide for road into Glacier
Helena May 6 A sundry civil service bill passed in congress does not allocate funds to improve the road from the south line of the Blackfeet Indian reservation to Glacier national park entrance. Secretary Goodsill of the commercial club cites a telegram from S T Mather of the national parks bureau noting the appropriation was for a road north from Glacier station to the Canadian line.
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Hwelena
Civil Service
Congress
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Glacier National Park
Max Goodsill
Commercial Club
S. T. Mather
National Parks Bureau
Glacier Station
Canadian Line
Goodsill
Banff
Grand Canyon
Blackfoot
I O O F Mark 101st Anniversary in Powell County
On Thursday evening J E Parker of Missoula former grand master of the I O O F gave the principal address at a meeting in the Powell County high school auditorium celebrating the orders 101st founding anniversary. He delivered an eloquent talk before a large audience with W E Keeley county attorney introducing him Miss Edith Jeffers read and Miss Dorothy Coleman played a piano solo.
Death of Joseph Peterson reported in Deer Lodge
Joseph Peterson, 59, brother of Mrs. A J Boyle and Mrs. John Hempstead and Henry Peterson of Race Track, died April 22 at a hospital in Anchorage Alaska. He came to Deer Lodge valley from Salt Lake City in 1867, lived at Race Track, mined in Emery district, moved to Alaska in 1902 to work as a carpenter and mine. The body will be shipped to Deer Lodge.
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Deer Lodge
A. J. Boyle
John Hempstead
Henry Peterson
Joseph Peterson
Anchorage
Alaska
Peterson
Salt Lake City
Emery
Deer Lodge to vote on $20,000 city hall bond May 25
A special election will be held in Deer Lodge on May 25 to approve a $20,000 bond issue to finish the proposed city hall. Last fall taxpayers voted $30,000, but the amount proved insufficient for the planned building.
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Deer Lodge
Limiting Bishops Power At Methodist Conference
In Des Moines Iowa on May 6 an effort at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church seeks to curb bishops by requiring them to nominate district superintendents and by letting the annual conference confirm these appointments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
James J. McMahon Dies in Butte at 40
James J. McMahon aged 40, born in Montpelier Vermont, moved to Butte twenty years ago and worked as a shift boss at the Black Rock. He belonged to the Knights of Columbus and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survived by his mother, one sister and two brothers, his remains lie at Daly-Shea parlors and will be sent to Vermont for burial with brother Michael traveling next Monday.
Conference Nomination Logic Sparks Committee Debate
The annual conference may fail to confirm a bishop candidate prompting a new nomination. Spirit ed discussions on itinerancy dominate the committee, with a likely report-out soon. President Hough urged adequate teacher salaries in a Northwestern University address. The state of the church committee favored a resolution to urge officials to send the bishops paragraph endorsing the League of Nations to the President and Congress.
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Lynn Harold Hough
Northwestern University
United States
League of Nations
League
Actual Bluebeard figure Walter A Watton Huirt profiled
A Missoula Sentinel review juxtaposes Walter Andrew Watton known as Huirt with legendary and modern Bluebeards. It traces a lineage of murderous spouses across generations, noting the trope's persistence in crime fiction and real cases from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Walter Andrew Watton
Huirt
Chicago
Los Angeles
Missoula
Woman Sends Roses to Bluebeard Slayer of 26 Wives
Walter Andrew Watson pleaded guilty to murder in a case ending with a grand jury indictment. He faces a court conference with District Attorney Thomas Lee and others, as Judge Willis considers appointing alienists to assess insanity claims. A mystery woman sent a bouquet of red roses to Watson in the county hospital, where he is recovering after the plea.
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Bluebeard
Los Angeles
Walter Andrew Watson
Thomas Lee Oowine
J. Morgan Marmaduke
Watson
Frank R. Willis
Criminal Department of the Superior Court
Nina Lee Delaney
James P. Watson
Mrs Mattie Freyler Expires At 48
Mrs Mattie Freyler aged 48 died yesterday. The remains lie at the home of Mr and Mrs William Nicholson 20 South Emmet street. No funeral arrangements will be made until relatives arrive.
Funeral notices for Hugh Lee and Frank McMullen
The funeral for Hugh Lee aged 58 will be at 9 o'clock from the family home 23 Corra terrace to St. Lawrence church for mass at 9 30 and Holy Cross cemetery for interment. Frank McMullen aged 40 lies at Duggan's undertaking parlors with a funeral announcement to follow.
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M'Mullen
Frank McMullen
Duggan
Obituary notices for Boehme Malvey and Myers family
Elizabeth Boehme 49 of 25 West Quartz street lies in state at Sherman Reed funeral altars with funeral details to follow. Josephine Malvey funeral at 28 Corra terrace Saturday morning to St Lawrence church 9 30 mass and Patrick's cemetery interment. Mrs Richard T Myers thanks friends and Moose members for sympathy during illness and death.
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Boehme
Elizabeth Boehme
West Quartz Street
Sherman & Reed
Malvey
Josephine Malvey
Corra Terrace
St Lawrence's Church
Patrick’s Cemetery
Richard T. Myers
Order of Moose
Irving funeral for William Irving at Walsh's Synores
The funeral for William Irving, age 86, will be held this afternoon at Walsh's Synores at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Russe will officiate. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Irving
William
Walsh
Synores Oneness
R.usse
Mountain View
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Sam FR. White
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Joseph Richards
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Bellable Undertaker and
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