Braley Poems on Wilhelm's Six Army Sons
Poet Berton Braley writes about the Kaiser Wilhelm II and his six sons Haitel Adelbert August Joachim Oscar and Fred all serving in the German army during the war. The piece notes widespread mourning in German families as casualties mount and predicts the Kaiser may be dethroned and imprisoned as brothers fall.
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Berton Braley
Butte
Broadway
Hohenzollerns
Kaiser
Germany
Haitel
Adelbert
August
Joachim
Oscar
Fred
House of Hohenzollern
Adalbert
Eltel
God
Apronio
Estel
Wilhelm
Local Frost Kills Big Blackfoot Potato Crop
Frost devastated the potato crop in the Big Blackfoot valley with severe losses. Fields along the valley rim escaped damage, leaving those areas still viable.
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Big Blackfoot Valley
Milwaukee extension to Winnett near completion date
The Milwaukee line from Grass Range to Winnett should finish about September 10 but track laying is delayed by the non arrival of steel.
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Milwaukee
Grass Range
Winnett
James Barton Adams Urges Rain as Sunbeat Fades
Poem by James Barton Adams laments extreme heat and drought from a blazing sun. He pleads for rain to revive crops and restore public cheer, calling on Jupiter Plavius to wake the sky and lift the parching land.
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James Barton Adams
Jupiter Plavius
Sol
Montana Marvels Then And Now At Glaciers And Caves
Montana holds vast wonders from Glacier and Yellowstone to Jefferson county Morrison caves with multicolored stalactites and grottoes. The state features ancient rock peaks, mysterious mounds, hot springs near burning sulfur and the Great Falls and Anaconda smokestacks, plus the Giant Springs on the Missouri river. A Highwood ranch bull named Percy also appears among the notes.
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Montana
Glacier
Yellowstone Parks
Jefferson County
Morrison Caves
Great Falls
Anaconda
Missouri River
Highwood Mountains
Percy
Neighborly Chorus Sparks Amateur Cornet Clash
The Old Fogg quips about loving your neighbor while the Grouch questions how to handle a neighbor who is an amateur cornet player. The exchange hints at social tensions and humorous neighborly friction.
Nuxated Iron Promoted By Doctor For Health Strength
Dr Howard James of the Manhattan State Hospital of New York and former Brooklyn State Hospital physician touts Nuxated Iron as essential to converting food into living blood. He says without it one remains weak and pale like a plant deficient in iron, claiming users gain vigor and youth with the product.
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Howard James
Manhattan State Hospital of
New York
Brooklyn State Hospital
Malcolm Clark
Horace Clark
General Sherman
West Point
Montana
Malcolm
Carlisle
James A. Perrine
Wealthy Blackfeet Prosper On Reservation Trails
On the Blackfeet reservation near Glacier Park, many Indians and mixed bloods own fine homes and cattle, with Wolf Tail and Owl Child among notable prosperers. Bron Browning hosts a modern community at Browning, where education and Carlisle graduates abound.
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Tepees
Blackfeet
Blackfoot Reservation
Glacier Park
H. E. McFatridge
United States
Browning
Indian Agency
Carlisle
Wolf Tail
Owl Child
Charles Devereaux
Kalispell
Charles Bird
Charles W. Buck
Levi J. Burd
J. J. Galbraith
Charlie Henderson rises from clerk to sheriff in Butte
The account details Charlie Henderson, a former M. J. Connell clerk, who led clerks in a 19th century strike, was jailed during a picket, and propelled to sheriff by Republican support. His ascent followed a sequence of union backing and a high profile campaign.
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Clerks Union OF
Butte
Charles Henderson
Henderson
M. J. Connell
Silver Bow County
Charlie Henderson
Charlie
Clerk’s Union
da Hennessey
Merchant Prince of
Hennessey
Hennessey House
Miners’ Union
Clerks’ Union
Union
Eddie Booth
Real estate group repays investors in Butte suit
Representatives of a McAlester Oklahoma real estate exchange settled all funds with 19 investors in Butte. The suits claimed money was absorbed by false pretenses and unlawful gains. About 93 700 dollars was involved in the transaction.
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Tanda
McAlester
Okla
Butte
Epp
Nancy Hanks
Redlight
Northern Pacific
Montana
D. D. McFarland
McAlister
Oklahoma
Lim
Nervous vs. nerve in old proverb verse
A quatrain contrasts how some men misdefine nerves by claiming nervousness when they mean a lack of nerve, noting the distinction between speech and actual courage.
Montana Briefs From Helena to Butte On Local Affairs
A compilation of Montana items notes Cascade county treas ury at 400000 dollars Great Falls. Butte earnings for last quarter reach 85761. Geraldine lifts include 24000 in dividends and 320 acre farm sale at 1675 per acre. Be wary of fires in southeast rivers and rail issues. Second Montana regiment 2002 enlisted 150 waiting. Hay markets rally in Beaverhead up to 15 dollars per ton. New state tax commission forms in Helena and Governor Stewart attends Northwestern governors meeting. Several trials and relocations headlined by Strewn incidents including a barn fire death and a self inflicted death in Butte.
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Antelope
Great Falls
Cascade County
Butte
Livingston
Geraldine
Equity Elevator Company
Kalispeli
Geraldine Electric Company
Helena—Iit
Helena
James Hawke
Colonel Broadwater
Albert Taylor
J. O
Missoula
Polley
John Ilger
Jena
Montana
Dillon
Big Hole
Annie Houser
Milwaukee
Adolph Frank
Army Medical Corps
Beaverhead County
United States Army
Chicago
Elmet B. Gurngey
Butte School of Mines
Annapolis Naval Academy
Howard N. Stockett
Northwestern Grain Dealers’ Association
Rollo Duncan
Salt Lake City
Lewis and Clerk County
Boulder
Carl Allenberger
Eagle Butte
Clear Lake
Hamilton
Washington
Army
Navy
Mark Poindexter
Allies
Amy Schugeral
H. Miller
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Jammer
Rgnanee
Symons
O. Huseth
Mont
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Boulder Hot Springs
Smn
Boulder Springs
Reynolds
Pacaphiets
Young Ladies
Academy School of Music
Miss Kelly
Photos
Gibson Studio
Braudie
Ave
Harold Somers
DeKald Avenue
Brooklyn
Reat Salis
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