Railroads Seek 15 Percent Rate Increase Across Montana
The Montana railroad commission is urged to grant a 15 percent rate hike, with the public largely favorable. Increases target sugar flour potatoes hay and grain rates, claiming rising costs from wages fuel and materials necessitate funds to avoid delaying Montana development. Prominent voices argue railroads need support to expand and meet state needs, warning against stagnation if rates stay low.
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Montana Railroad Commission
Montana
Butte
Billings
Kalispott
Milk River
Great Falls
Railroa
Northwest
Railroaderu
Point Roads
Fran
American Steel and Wire Comis
Na Manufacturers’ Association
Houston
Texas
Warner's Safe Nervine Ad for Nervous Ills
An advertisement promotes Warner's Safe Nervine as a remedy for nervous exhaustion sleeplessness irritability and headaches. It claims direct action on nerve centers quick relief and safe use with no narcotics while noting availability from leading druggists and samples.
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Warner
Bocents
Teeat
Warners Safe Remedies +Co
Rochester
Navy orders ban on enlistment of boys under seventeen
Recruiting officials confirm no naval or marine enlistments for anyone under 17. The Navy Department cites adequate current enlistments and educational concerns, directing adherence to the 17 year minimum. Steamship inspectors are likewise ordered to withhold certificates for enemy aliens until further notice.
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Oicer Abe Fultz
Navy Department
Nay Department
Naval Service
Theavy
Marine Corps
Naval Reserve Force
Marine Corps Reserve
America
Vignoles Rail Chair Company
A. G. Liebmann
Butte
Senator Andersons Funeral Observed by State Leaders
Lieut. Gov. W W McDowell and W K Reynolds returned from White Sulphur Springs to attend the funeral of Senator B J Anderson who died in California last week. Anderson had been a friend and associate of Reynolds and McDowell for 20 years. McDowell spoke at the services at the family's request.
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Senator Anderson
W. W. McDowell
W.K. Reynolds
White Sulphur Springs
B. J. Anderson
California
Senator Andeson
Reynolds
McDowell
German General Dies at Front in Berlin Report
A Berlin report states General Seal von Vietinghott, former governor of Strassbuiz, was killed at the front. The dispatch notes the death occurred on the Daggh date and comes via Amsterdam and Longon. The notice confirms the high-ranking officer’s demise and the ongoing front-line losses.
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Amsterdam
Longon
Sing
Seal von Vietinghott
Strassbuis
Dis Daggh
Berlin
London
North Sea
Marines Offer Adventure Life in Navy Recruiting Push
A Marine recruiting officer highlights life in the corps with 75 marines aboard battleships and 368 on smaller craft. Recruits face $26 monthly pay with four year terms, ages 18 to 30, and rapid naval service in wartime. Barracks rise in several cities to handle a rush of enlistments as former training paths shift.
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Naval Service
Sergt
Harles J. Rice
Marine Corps
Soldiers of the Sea
Army
Correge
Navy
Gemit
William Pierc
William Beakey
David Quilty
Dawson
John A. Bedal
Dillon
Navy Department
Norfolk
Newport
Chicago
Charleston
San Francisco
Dave Quilty
Gonzaga College
Creighton University
Omaha
Quilty
France
Emery Jones
F. P. Steffel
Rankin Urges Using Married Men to Fill Army
Washington dispatch notes Jeannette Rankin urges draft to skip young unmarried men to protect future fathers. She argues selecting married men would preserve the race and help dependents, opposing plans to exempt married men while drafting the 19 to 25 age group.
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Washington
New York Sun
Congress
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Randall
California
Miss Rankin
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