Butte Native Becomes Youngest Major in National Army Artillery
Former Butte resident Harry F. Wanvig, once manager of the Pacific Coast Fire Adjustment bureau in Butte, earned a major’s commission at Plattsburg as the youngest artillery major in the national army. His rapid rise follows earlier work with Yorkshire Fire Insurance in Chicago and New York, and a marriage to Miss Kate Clendennin of New Haven.
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National Army
United States
Harry F. Wanvig
Montana
Wanvig
Plattsburg
New York State
Major Waning
Pacific Coast Fire Adjustment Bureau
Northwest
Chicago
Yorkshire Fire Insurance Company
Middle West
Sececretary
Yorkshire
New York
Vate
Waning
Hadley
Yale
Yale Field Artillery Battery
Major Wanvig
Kate Clendennin
New Haven
Havre
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Great Northern
Great Falls
Lewistown
Charles O. Jenks
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Artillery
Wanvng
Montana Coal Prices Hold Steady Despite Federal Fix
Montana coal buyers and sellers fear price controls will not ease costs. Butte dealers say retail coal will shift little, while Carbon county Bear Creek operators threaten to suspend mines and protest to Senator Walsh. Many hold 1000 tons of coal and paid up to 4 dollars per ton.
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Butte
Carbon County
Montana
Wyoming
Bear Creek
Senator Walsh
American Engines to Russia Boosts Eastern Front
Military authorities announce one thousand locomotive engines are being sent to Russia before Christmas to assist the Russian forces in moving troops, potentially affecting 1,500,000 German soldiers on the eastern front.
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Washington
Russia
I W W Threat Prompts Possible Montana Extra Session
The piece reports growing talk of an extra Montana Legislature session to authorize a state constabulary after National Guard withdrawal. Gov Stewart opposes unless essential, but fears of unrest persist. The State Council of Defense notes I W W threats, bridges and tunnels risk disruption, and high guard costs push toward decisive action.
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Montana
Stewart
Norris
Portland
Sclons
State Council of Defense
Brough
Butte
Eureka
Libby
Missoula
Helena
United States
Sheriff Locked In With Deputy By Night
Cascade county Sheriff Lou H Kommers and Deputy L D Fulmer became their own prisoners after a locked cell door trapped them for nine hours in the Cascade county jail corridor. They had moved an insane prisoner to a padded cell and forgot to be relieved as the night crew left.
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Sheriffs
Montana
Lou H. Kommers
Cascade County
Kommers
L. D. Fulmer
Fulmer
Konmers Bougiss
Kidders
Farming Land Listings Across Montana for Sale
A long classified listing thread offers 160 acre fully irrigated ranches near Helena with 518 acres Churchill Home ranch on the Missouri River, 70s irrigation plant at 40 per acre, and multiple Fergus Fergus county options. Buyers are urged to contact Bowden and Junod Helena and John A Coleman Lewistown for details.
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Junod
Helena
Mont
Fergus County
John A. Coleman
Box
Lewistown
Montana
Judith Basin
West Pree
Farmera Land Co
Geyer Bedhone CE Loy
Plataparterscftens Co
Great , Falls
Fergus ‘County
Henry
C. Gorham
Fifth Ave
Chicago Contractor Exiled Over Treasonous Paper
Marching orders were given to William Stocker a Chicago cement contractor after a weekly paper he circulated was linked to Mayor William Hale Thompson. Fifty business men forced him to leave the city amid treasonous content alleging President Wilson sought royal power.
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Aurora
Wm. Stocker
William Hale Thompson
Stocker
Wilson
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