Traffic Rules Emphasized By Judge In Reckless Driving Case
Police Judge Grimes yesterday presided at police court over E R cule line and Victor Swanson charged with reckless driving. Both autos collided near Stain Street and Broadway, narrowly missing the track officer. The judge urged an end to fast driving and warned harshly to horse drivers after hearing about a man whipping a horse on South Arizona Street. He fined three drunks five and suspended their sentences, stating the need to curb dangerous driving and animal mistreatment.
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Grimes
E.R. Cule Line
Victor Swanson
Stain Street
Broadway
Cklees
Butte
Sam Gershar
Arizona Street
Sen
Civic clubs to meet with Rotary at noon luncheon
Butte Rotary hosts a noon luncheon inviting members of the chamber of commerce Butte Advertising club Anaconda and Helena Rotary clubs along with city and county officials to discuss better highways for Montana. A 25 member Helena delegation will arrive by car to seek local civic cooperation for the Geysers to Glaciers project. An inventor has patented a motor driven barking machine.
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Chamber of Commerce
Butte Advertising Club
Anaconda
Helena Rotary Clubs
Butte Rotary Club
Butte Grill
Montana
Helena
Busy Park and Main corner sees five thousand autos daily
Montana newspaper notes at Park and Main the corner handles about five thousand cars each day. Officer Tom Walsh recalls women drivers stay courteous and disappear when warned, while men argue and press on. He observes few women on the road early in the year and that cautious female drivers respect laws, causing little trouble.
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Park and Main Streets
Raffle Oficer
Tom Walsh
Montana
Wounded Soldier Returning Home from Overseas
News comes that George Anderson, a fireman with the B railroad, has landed in New York after heavy fire in the last battles with the Seventy seventh division. He spent three months in the hospital in France and is a son of Mrs Ada Anderson of Rocker awaiting reunion.
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George Anderson
Merly
New York
Anderson
Ada Anderson
Rocker
Free board offer at Colorado hotel sign puzzle
A Colorado town hotel displays a large sign promising free board on days when the sun does not shine. The odd message draws curiosity as locals speculate on the sign’s meaning and the hotel’s marketing stunt.
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Colorado
1912 record marks stretch of sunny days and meals
The note records 2,554 sunny days since 1912 with only three gaps: Dec 4 1913, Dec 18 1914, and Feb 27 1918. It mentions guests could claim free meals on days without sunshine and highlights a notable sunless run within the period.
County Board Cuts Courthouse Telephones
The board of county commissioners ordered removal of all but five telephones in the courthouse to save about 175 dollars monthly amid rising rates. Essential lines remain in the county attorney sheriff and health offices plus the hospital and jail. The plan increases monthly cost to 40 dollars and will force about 20 phones to be removed, with officials noting the public must visit the courthouse for business. Local sheriffs and staff opposed extra lines but few obj ected to the action.
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Board of County Commissioners
Joe Fabian
Board ‘of Commissioners
Sheriff’s Office
Health Department
Sheriffs Force
Anaconda
Helena
Perham Returns From War Time To Auto Centers
Arthur of the Montana Cadillac firm with Perham recently came back from an extended trip to eastern cities including Chicago Detroit and Missoula to expand into the automobile trade. The postwar demand for cars and trucks is unprecedented, factories run at full capacity and labor shortages persist at Detroit plants. The Detroit Free Press notes high wages for unskilled labor and growing demand. Perham expects to secure needed Cadillacs for Montana though demand remains strong and cars are often sold and paid for before production.
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Arthur
Montana
Cadillac Company
Perham
Chicago
Detroit
M Polist Soosrta
Cadillac
Detroit Free Press
Navy Thank-You Notes For Slap отс
A wartime relief effort statement describes the Navy recovering eyewear and binoculars after the war and distributing engraved service certificates to contributors. It notes compensation for losses and honors the owners for their service, while outlining the process to return issued items and recognize historical contribution.
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United States
Isdaea
Chicana
Navy I
Navy
Stefansson Outlines Vast Arctic Plan Before Canadians
Norwegian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson urged Canada to harness the Arctic to avert food shortages. He praised Alaska’s reindeer expansion under Eskimo care, predicted large herds could yield meat milk wool. He warned Canada not to repeat small scale Arctic ventures and emphasized economic independence.
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Ottawa
Camill
Stefanse
Narette
Stefansson
Alaska
Lskimo
Canada
Burko Transportation to Puerto, Juarez Districts
Burko Transportation dispatches indicate planned routes toward Woods area near Clu and Juarez Mexico. The concise outline suggests shipments destined for notable districts in the vicinity with emphasis on cross border movement and local distribution points.
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Burko Transportation
Clu
Juarez
Mexico
Mule Pack System Shifts Burros For Mining Districts
Vice Consul Stephen A. Aguirre reports burros now carry two bundles each weighing about 80 pounds, replacing male packers due to political conditions causing scarcity. Strong mules can bear 225 pounds, but burros are favored to aid mining districts in Northwestern Chihuahua.
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Stephen A. Aguir
Chihua
Beer output in 1918 lower than prior years in US
The calendar year 1918 saw an estimated US beer production of 50,184,584 barrels, compared with 60,817,379 barrels in 1917 and 58,633,624 in 1916, reflecting a drop tied to wartime conditions.
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Mat
United States
Dope Room Workers Show Mild Anemia in Factories
Workers in the dope room of aeroplane factories are found to be affected by a mild form of anemia. The condition is not pronounced enough to be alarming.
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