Army veterans attend banquet closing three day reunion
Army veterans gathered for a banquet marking the close of a three day reunion. The event highlighted camaraderie among attendees from the Blue and the Gra.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1917
Page
1
Patriotic Addresses Highlight Grand Army Encampment
The Montana Grand Army of the Republic and allied groups closed their annual encampment with speeches at the Auditorium and a banquet at the Butte Auditorium. Attendees lauded Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, urging unity and support for sending a Roosevelt-led division to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Grand Army ‘of the Republic
Theofore Roosevelt
W. B. Rodgers
France
Wilson
J. Bruce Kremer
Woodrow Wilson
Montana
Tom Walker
Khecy
Anaconda and Missoula News Highlights and War Era Notes
Tornadoes sweep through Illinois and an army encampment ends as the day unfolds in Butte. Registration plans and enlistment records surface while hospital campaigns and liberty bonds are featured. Shriners close a meeting as society pages tease local events and wartime efforts across multiple Montana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tllinois
Rand
Butte
Anaconda News
Shriners
Hutte
Service For Nation
Weather outlook for Montana May weekend
Weather forecast from Washington indicates a generally fall pattern for Sunday and Monday in Montana with warmer conditions on Sunday east of the divide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montana
London Battle Raid Kills 76 Civilians in English Town
A Southeast English town endured a brutal German air raid last night. Dozens died and many more were injured as hazardous devices dropped into crowded streets during a brief three minute raid. Most casualties occurred where crowds gathered for a potato sale, with 60 dead and 150 hurt listed pending further search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Associated Press
Toduy
Alon
Viscount Frenel
Royal Fighting Corps
Jardine
Royal Naval ‘Air Service
Dunkirk
Admiralty
Manufacturers' sales tax struck from war revenue bill
Washington May proposals to tax manufacturers gross sales across industries were rejected by the Senate finance committee. The move cuts revenue by millions while preserving the Income tax schedule. A replacement plan may shift the burden to owners via new motor vehicle taxes and other indirect levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senal Finance
House
Ways and Means Committee
Butte Tag Day Huge Success
Butte's patriotic drive on Tag Day drew wide support from all social strata. Women’s Patriotic Association teams and numerous volunteers gathered at theaters, stores, and street corners to raise funds for bandages and surgical supplies for wounded soldiers and hospital use, with shipments already en route to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Sterling
Women's Patriotic Association
Women's Patriotic Association Iso
Navy Ie
France
Mattoon Heaviest Sufferer in Illinois Tornado Toll
Early reports from May 27 describe 42 bodies recovered in Mattoon with widespread damage across central Illinois. Tornadoes hit Decatur Charleston Joliet and others causing deaths injuries and heavy crop losses with thousands homeless and state troops deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Springfield
Mattoon Star
WW. Austin
Dickson
Fatalities and Destruction In Rich Farming District
A spring tornado struck the Central West early this season, causing widespread destruction and reporting more than 100 deaths in a rich farming district near Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Central West
Tornado Devastates Gemoliabed Iron Works Area
Tornado struck Monee Illinois on May 26 causing destruction at Gemoliabed iron works. Six cars were blown from a moving Central freight train nearly a quarter mile from the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monee, Ill
Central Tlinols
Iron Company Gemoliabed
Tlinols Central
Tornado Rips Through Kansas Towns Killing Several
A Wichita report details Friday's 80 mile path tornado crossing Kingman and Marion counties in South Central Kansas. At least 26 lives lost and over 60 injured, with several more likely to die, as the storm devastates the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Atte
Intry
Tetas Slue
Serene Sit
Saeking
Joliet
Will County
Taali
Deatil
Wichita
Kan
Kingman
Marlon Courtties
Mattoon Tornado Death Toll Rises With Hundreds Injured
A Mattoon tornado killed 35 people and left about 35 more buried in ruins and over 200 injured. Rescue squads used lanterns overnight as 2 miles by 4 blocks were wrecked, with half a million in property losses and a homeless population. National guardsmen patrolled as physicians and nurses arrived by special trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Til
Cit
Ghent
Pital
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Mayor Maloney
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S—Society
Bingville
Weather Forecast
Mrs. C
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Muss
McHatton
James Finlen
P. J. Brophy
George Rockwood
Harry Gallwey
Phil Levy
Harry Turner
Donald Campbell
Thomas Lavell
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J. C. Evans
H.H. Hanson
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