Old Telegraphers Are Called Back in War Effort
J M Carnahan of Missoula returns to Western Union as Fort Benton manager replacing a call to the colors. Levi Wild of Anaconda, Billie Taylor of Helena, and Wild’s past service span Virginia City to Butte. Taylor, longtime Helena operator, also serves as public administrator after election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Carnahan
Missoula
Fort Benton
Levi Wild
Anaconda
Billie Taylor
Helena
United States
Western Union
Butte
The
Virginia City
Mr. Wild
Montana
W. A. Clark
Marcus Daly
Bill
Silver Bow Club
A. Silex
Washington
Forest Service
Mr. Silex
France
Jack Clifford Sentenced in Beaverhead County Case
Jack Clifford was arrested at Armstad in Beaverhead county on charges of keeping men from the harvest fields and has been sentenced to 60 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Clifford
Armstad
Beaverhead County
Pershing Rifles Origin Told By Nebraska Student Roy Alley
Roy Alley of Butte recalls a Nebraska University incident where General Pershing inspired students to form Pershing Rifles. Cadets chose sky blue and yellow as colors after Pershing suggested a cavalry compliment, using strips cut from his sky blue trousers to decorate uniforms. The outfit persists as a notable midwest military company with lasting colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Alley
University of Nebraska
Pershing Rifles
Cavalry
Butte
Pershing
West Point
University At Lincoln
Alley
Rifles
Middle West
United States Cavalry
One in Thirty Killed in the Present War
Wellesley statistician Roger Babson publishes figures from three years of French army data. He says fourteen of every fifteen have been safe so far and under current conditions no more than one in thirty is killed. Limb loss stands at one in five hundred, aligned with hazardous-home risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Babson
Wellesley
Babson
Montana Students Urged to Study Geology
Montana is rich in mineral resources including gypsum sapphire phosphate building stones and major metals. J P Rowe head of the University of Montana geology department argues students should study geology due to extensive coal oil gas and mineral deposits across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Union
J. P. Rowe
Department of Geology
University of Montana
Row
Iron springs joke leads to gas field rumor
Mike Sullivan of Alhambra plays a prank at the springs by showing a pair of iron buggy springs hung from a tree behind the Sunnyside site. Judge L O Olsen of Sheridan County notices a mud volcano with continuous gas. Sullivan has called in a gas expert and promises a share if the field yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Sullivan
Alhambra
Mike
Sunnyside Hot Springs
L. 8. Olsen
Sheridan County
Sullivan
Olfin
Silent Policemen Guide Montana Traffic To The Right
Montana towns deploy silent police officers at busy intersections to direct vehicles to pass to the right. Officials say this system reduces cross street collisions and injuries by enforcing orderly turning and right side driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Magiatrate
Ftosaon
Montana town votes on incorporation August twenty fifth
The aggregated Montana notices report Hingham voting on incorporation August twenty fifth. Nearby items note crops in good condition after recent rains, wage demands by cooks and waiters, a new Dillon hotel opening September first, and various local business and civic updates across towns including Helena, Butte, Missoula, and Bozeman with names of responsible officials and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hingham
Shelby
Helena
Sidney
Sidney Brass Band
Dillon
Andrus
George Lyman
Helena Meat Company
Judith Gap
Miles City
Julius Liebel
Butte
Aviation Corps
Army
Livingston
William Pippy
Montana
Europe
McDonald
Galen Sanitarium
Bozeman
Mary A. Rust
Red Cross
Chicago
Ray Melton
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Great Falls
Joseph A. Barker
R. N. Sutherlin
Rocky Mountain Husbandman
Deer Lodge
Emma Martin
Jerry Ryan
Story Rock Company
Logan
Missoula
Elmer Chambers
Elihu Root
United States
Republic
Russia
Covington
District of Columbia
Edward Fay
American Lake
Divide
Big Hole
Wise River
Elkhorn
Hamilton
Bitter Root
State Board of Charities
Stewart
J. M. Scanland
Warm Springs Asylum
Cut Bank
S. R. Rigney
Great Northern
Arthur Depue
R. W. Johnson
Johnson
Depue
Iron Strength Boost Claim From Nuxated Iron
An article touts Nuxated Iron as the greatest strength builder. It claims two five grain tablets daily for two weeks can markedly raise strength, with promises of 100 percent gains in four weeks and a $100,000 charity offer if no gains occur for those under 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B. Sauer
Boston
Sauer
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Mount St. Charles College
Capitol Hill
Montana State University
Helena, Montana
Wild
Rettey
Bae Ata
le Pershing
Margaret Hughes
State Board of Health
Aly
Symon
Symons
Rea ‘Son
Companex
Cama
Car
White Sulphur Springs Mineral Water CO
White Sulphur Springs
Photos
Gibson Studio
Cor
1St Ave. N
Éth St
Harry H. McCole
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