Montana and Idaho shaken by major earthquake
June 27 reports from the Rocky Mountain district indicate severe damage in Montana and Idaho with no lives lost. Milwaukee and N P rail lines and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul tunnel at Lombard suffered damage. towns from Butte to Helena reported shocks and widespread concern.
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Rocky Mountain
Montana
Idaho
Milwaukee
N. P
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Lombard
Butte
Great Falls
Billings
Anacada
Livingston
Helena
Bozeman
Estern
California
Newlyweds in Quake Attend Trout Stream Campout
Mrs. Robert Yokely reports via her daughter Laura Owens that newlyweds Lloyd and Mrs. Lloyd Owens were camping along a trout stream when a tremor hit. They learned of the earthquake from a farmer and described a landslide altering the river's course. The trout remains in the river and Lloyd leapt in to save it, though the tale ends with the fish still present.
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Robert. Yokely
Laura
Lloyd J Owens
Lloyd
Farm Tours Planned for July Highways and Dinners
Three farm tours are scheduled for July 7 8 and 9 with routes from Plevna Ollie and Baker Webster Willard and Westmore. The county agents will mail schedules to farmers and display copies at the county agents office. Each day includes farm visits a picnic or dinner and a brief breeding demonstration on capon raising.
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Baker
Ollie
Plevna
Westmore
Westmore Ladies Aid
H. B. French
A. J. Jersfield
Bain Wiseman Hind the Music Tune to Jose a Calf
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a tune or song linked to Bain and Hind with lingering references to Jose and a valuable calf within a week. No clear event or full names present.
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Bain “Wiseman
Jose
Wheat Crop Outlook Mixed As Market Trends Cited
Babson Park observer Roger W. Babson challenges government crop figures, arguing stock market cycles shape crop reports. He predicts a likely fair wheat crop with good prices for western farmers, while pessimistic reports may be exaggerated as markets turn upward.
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Babson Park
Roger W. Babson
Mr Babson
Wall Street
United State
Miss Martha Ramme Arrives in Baker to Live with Father
Miss Martha Ramme has moved from West Allis Wisconsin to Baker to reside with her father Lew Rammie. The Christian Science service is held at Ven Hubbard Hall Sunday at 7 pm with the topic God. A Wednesday service is planned for 8 pm following a 10 am session.
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Martha Ramme
West Allis
Wisconsin
Baker
Lew Rammie
Christian’ Science
Ven Hubbard Hall
Two Bakerites Wed in Miles City then Tour West
Laura Yokely Gall and Lloyd Owens united in marriage at the Presbyterian canon in Miles City at high noon. They begin a month long western tour visiting Livingston Great Falls Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Mrs. Owens daughter of Fallon County ranchers and Mr Yokely County Commissioner reside in Baker and Price Hardware employee Owens. They plan to be at home August 1 at their new residence on the south side.
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Baker
Miles City
Caiton
Aliss
Laura Yokely Gall
Lioyd Owens
Western
Mohans
Livingston
Great Falls
Owens
Undertakers
I Yellowstone
Glatier
Robert Yokely
Fallon County
Yokely
Owen
Price Hardware
Neeweek
The
Sentinel
Commercial Club Luncheon Moved Ahead for Crop Tour
The Commercial Club luncheon shifts from Tuesday to Monday July 6 at 12 15 PM to allow Baker residents to join the crop viewing tour leaving Plevna Tuesday morning July 7. The venue is Lew Jim cafe.
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Sauna
Plevna
Lew Jim Cafe
Robbins Bros Big 4 Ring Circus Comes to Town
The Robbins Bros Big 4 Ring circus will perform twice on Sunday July 12 in this city with an afternoon and an evening show. It claims a 1000 audience capacity, 300 horses, 200 animals, three herds of elephants, and a street parade. It is promoted as the largest circus in the world, twice its former size, expected to draw a huge crowd.
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Robbins Bros
Old Ironsides Saved by Navy in Boston Yard
Fragmentary OCR reports that the famous ship Old Ironsides in Boston was saved by the Navy yard efforts. The garbled text mentions protection and the ship’s status, with unclear referencing to events or dates.
Going Some Wondering Shoes Tale in Baker Dirt
A town rumor centers on Fred Draper claiming an earthquake struck Baker and that he found George Gutch’s shoes after a slip. Witnesses Henry, Alec Beckman, and Martin Russell are cited as supporting or challenging the shoe claim.
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Fred.Draper
George Gutch
George
Fred
Snp
Henry
Alec
Martin Russell
Baker Women’s Club Executive Board Meet at Millard Ranch
The Baker Women’s Club executive board and program committee drove to the Millard ranch south of Westmore last Tuesday for a special meeting. Afterward President Mrs. Millard hosted a supper for twelve members and several guests.
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Baker Women’s Club
Millard Ranch
Westmore
Millard
Old Ironsides Week Aims to raise funds for Constitution rebuilding
Rear admiral de Steigner heads a nationwide drive urging Elks and schools to raise 500000 for restoring the Constitution. October 12–18 are set as Old Ironsides week with 200000 eight inch reproductions to be placed in schools for pennies and dimes. Secretary Wilbur backs the effort through the National Committee with James Nicholson overseeing the Elk campaign from Boston Navy Yard.
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Admiiral de Steigner
First Naval District
Boston Navy Yards
National Committee
The
Elks
Constitution
Secretary of the Navy
Curtis D. Wilbur
John’ G. Price
Sentra
Hiudred
Issaus
Comgltss
Wilburn
Blue Earth Grand Jury Urges Dancehall Ban
Blue Earth county grand jury urges elimination of public dances and dance pavilions. The report says dances are conducted to be detrimental to youth and morals and asks the county board to refuse licenses. Minneapolis Tribune reports.
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Blue Earth Grand Jury
Wiseman Family andNeighbors Visit Caldwell Sheep Ranch
The Wiseman family and Mrs Votruba and Mrs Correll visited Caldwell sheep ranch Saturday to watch the shearing crew. The Raines Wiseman family spent Sunday with Wm Hubbards north of Baker. Several families visited friends and neighbors, with Co I soldiers returning home from Helena after a fine time.
Methodist Church services and social events in July
Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Union Services through July at the Methodist church each Sunday at 11 a m Rev Sipes of Ekalaka is the next preacher followed by Rev Seeber t on the subsequent three Sundays Congregational Ladies Aid hosted the Methodist group and a party was held for the pastor and wife with a purse presented for the trip. the parsonage family appreciates the gesture amid community goodwill.
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el Liba
Wortships
Sipes
Conpri
Ekalaka
Seebart
Congregational Aid
Congregational Ladies’ Aid
M. A. Shreve
Church and Aid Society
Wrees
Extinct Aniakchak Crater on Alaska Peninsula
Aniakchak Crater on the Alaska Peninsula is a vast volcanic basin with a floor about 634 by 534 miles, rim walls up to 3,000 feet, a 2,200-foot cinder cone, and a 24 mile long lake. Its volume ejecta ranges from 8 to over 16 cubic miles, with no eruption on record in recent history.
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Aniakchak
Aleutian Range
Aniakchak Crater
Department of the Interior
R. H. Sargent
Geological Survey
Alaska Peninsula
W. R. Smith
United States
Tennessee
Kentucky
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Washington Monument
Kilauea
Hawaiian Islands
Crater Lake
Oregon
Hoke Ranch Hosts Zook and Friends Gathering
Last Sunday guests from the Zook and Price families joined Mrs. Hoke at the Hoke ranch seven miles south of Westmore for a long dinner and pool day. Mr Hoke, Montana pioneer for thirteen years, praises the artesian well that supplies water for house, garden, barns, hog pasture, and stock across three sections.
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Zook
Bud
Florence
Lew
Buddie Price
Marks
Brother Blanchard
Christopher
Hoke Ranch
Westmore
Hoke
Baker
Montana
Pointers on Packing and Quirks of Small Town Talk
A rambling, dialect rich fragment notes how vacation packing often includes unnecessary items. It contrasts rural and urban chatter about caution, and hints at family lore such as homemade grape juice and a mother’s cookbook. The text trails into jumbled musings about knowledge and wishes.
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Farm Tours
Commercial Club
Boston
Riks
Alba
Methodist Church
Walter Lee Greer
H.hoke
Pop
Mother
Shade
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