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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1925
Page
2
A blast and ensuing blaze leveled the Gillis theatre a five story burlesque house during a nightly film showing. Police and fire officials estimated 30 to 85 of the hundred or more inside were trapped in debris as flames swept through the building. Exits were limited, with only a main entrance and a rear stage exit.
Western railroads filed a brief with the Interstate Commerce Commission asking a 20 percent increase in livestock rates. The move accompanies a case brought by the American Live stock association seeking rate reductions under the Hoch-Smith resolution.
Dr. W. M. Hormaday urged an offensive and defensive plan to rescue wildlife. Fred Morrill noted 2,144,000 acres of Idaho and Montana national forest land set aside as a permanent game preserve and said grazing must be relinquished to protect game propagation.
The Salvation Army foundation in Buenos Aires lays the five story headquarters and training college building in memory of General Booth. It will include a printing shop and officer family accommodations with an estimated cost of 600000 pesos.
Salvage operations continue at Scapa Flow with eight German destroyers raised. Vessels arrive with seaweed and barnacles, to be taken to shipyards for breaking up. A salvage firm plans to start raising the 25 000 ton battleship Hindenburg next year.
The University of Edinburgh awarded the honorary doctor of laws to Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester Minnesota. He travels with a party of American and Canadian surgeons visiting Edinburgh after a tour of Ireland and following attendance at the Interstate Postgraduate Assembly of London.
In Los Angeles Viola Dana famed film actress ages 27 formerly Viola Collins is reported engaged. Also mentioned is Letty Fiyon a former track athlete now married.
Several cattle ranchers narrowly escaped death when the Gros Ventre mountainside collapsed, sending rocks into a valley. The slide razed three ranches and buried livestock as a seven mile long lake formed, with depths of hundreds of feet in places. One rancher fled on horseback to higher ground and watched the event unfold.
Charles S. Hill vice president and receiver of the North and South railway says the line will be built as planned from Miles City to Casper. He met with Judge James H. Burgess and returns to New York for the annual North and South railroad meeting, noting litigation is settling and backing appears sufficient.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled Fargo North Dakota rail rates unfair affecting nationwide shipments. It ordered broad readjustments to take effect by September 11 and found Fargo faced unreasonable discrimination against Twin Cities and Duluth. It suggested similar changes for Grand Forks as well.
University of Michigan expedition at Karunts site in Fayoum uncovers a small pagan chapel with life size frescoes. One wall shows two female divinities flanking a seated male figure, the other wall features three standing figures, a discovery not seen before in Egypt.
William H. Loomis, ousted Park County sheriff, plans a state supreme court appeal after Governor Nellie Ross removed him on misconduct charges. Henry Dallem, former two term sheriff, is named to succeed Loomis per Park County commissioners.
A Muscle Shoals commission is expected to advise the War Department on power leasing at Muscle Shoals Alabama. Members reportedly doubt December availability and push for a report completion before any leases. President Coolidge says leases should not proceed if they hinder final disposition.
President Coolidge on Weeks recommendation authorizes designating six military reservations as national forests. They include Camp Knox Kentucky Fort Brady target range Michigan Fort Meade South Dakota Fort D A Russell Wyoming Fort Huachuca Arizona and Savanna proving grounds Illinois.
Governor Pinchot leaves Harrisburg for a Pacific coast trip planned to last until July. An official itinerary lists eight scheduled addresses, mainly on law enforcement matters and the governor’s grant power project.
A special committee of Mexican chambers of commerce recommends an arbitration based commercial agreement with the United States. The Confederation of Mexican Chambers will present the plan at its next meeting for consideration and potential adoption.
The Montana game commission meeting focused on steps toward a state game farm and a plan for distributing game fish from state hatcheries. It approved 20 deputy wardens and closed several sections to protect eared grouse and prairie chickens due to drainage and habitat loss across Powell and Missoula counties, Bea Horseman Flat Lake area, and nearby rivers.
Miles City attorney and stockman Farmer Walliams reports extraordinarily good crop prospects in the Miles City region. He says the harvest will clear debts and leave farmers with cash balances as Montana is cited as the best state for modest means to start farming. An acre will yield more net income than other states and can be bought cheaper.
The Equity Elevator Co operative Association of Wolf Point declares a net profit of 12 441 51. Grain and other articles handled are apportioned as follows: Wheat 218 888 bushels, durum 1 144 bushels, flax 14 164 bushels, oats 14 710 bushels, flour 66 800 pounds, and twine 24 983 pounds.
County reports indicate wool quality in Rosebud is above average with fleeces heavy this season. Ingomar clips average 11 pounds per head, overall county yield near nine pounds, and total sheep shearing exceeds 100000 with Ingomar accounting for about 50000. About 85 percent of the 1925 clip is contracted at 42 to 50 cents per pound.
In Blaine county farmers, with the county extension office, grow brome grass western rye grass crested wheat grass sweet clover and mixtures to identify the press that yields the best results under local conditions.
At a special meeting of the Golden Valley county advisory board held in Rygate it was decided to hold the Golden Valley county fair just before the Midlands Empire fair in Billings this fall. Exhibits will be taken to Billings and placed on exhibition.
Bitter Root valley forecasts a large strawberry harvest with about 10 carloads heading to markets in the Dakotas Nebraska and Iowa early in July.
The Yellowston elevator company will begin erecting a new grain elevator in Forsyth to handle the full crop and be completed on schedule.
Valley county farm women organize poultry production with community eggs sent to Butte markets. Shamrock and West Cache Creek lead under Mrs. P. W. Frost and Mrs. Albert Tinney directing. Contact with Butte market linked to last winter's state egg show.
Strychnine treated grain produced good results in Madison County gopher eradication this spring. A follow up shows a clear decrease in gopher damage in areas once thickest and where poisoning efforts were strongest.
The 818,350 acres and buildings on 492 farms in Golden Valley County are valued at 3,815,000 dollars as of January 1, 1925, according to figures released by the department of commerce.
More than 150 earloads of hogs were shipped from Dawson county during the year ending April 30, 1925. Practically all shipments from that county went to Spokane and coast points rather than to the Twin Cities, the reports show.
Assisted by a financial arrangement with the Agricultural Credit Corporation, firmers of Richland County plan to send a representative back east to select a Yearload for purebred Holsteins and milking Shorthorns.
The combined value of crop and livestock production in the United States reached 19.404 billion dollars, up 56 million from 1923 when the total was 12.348 billion.
A fragmented note cites Powder River region crop yields for 1919 with figures like 845 bushels and 1,420 bushels, referencing estimates and bounds. It mentions sources and dates in the late 1910s but lacks full context or clear outcomes.
The Charlo fair on September 22 will display prize exhibits at the Flathead project and Lake county fair in Polson. Charlo seeks the $50 first prize for best community booth and the $100 cup offered by Beckwith Mercantile Company.
The new wool and storage warehouse at Terry Milwaukee is completed. The 32 by 60 foot building has a capacity of 70 tons and will store wool and heavy freight, serving shippers’ current needs.
About 15 county agents from eastern Montana met in Miles City to plan farmer information on crop outlook. The guidance will cover intent to plant and world conditions affecting supply and demand, plus dairy poultry vegetables and auxiliary crops alongside staples.
Prairie county stockmen push spaying programs after demonstrations in Fallon Flat and Cabin Creek. Over 150 heifers were spayed with 22 men trained in the procedure. Montana Extension Service trials show spayed heifers yield higher returns, prompting broader adoption efforts.
The Rygate Farmers' Union forms a county turkey association and plans cooperative shipments from Rygate this fall. Last year they shipped two carloads of dressed turkeys that topped the market and brought high prices. This year they aim for at least four carloads.
Farmers cooperating with the Montana Experiment Station conduct tests to gauge the possibility of seed potato production in Hills County this year. Trials use the Better and Sharpless strains of Bliss Triumph seed potatos are being evaluated for viability and performance.
Reported loss of nine head of cattle in Sheridan County prompted state authorities and several veterinarians to respond. Assistance helped prevent the spread of disease and checked further losses.
Fragmentary text references acres and individuals such as Richard Etcheparea, with garbled phrases about planting and ranks. No coherent event or date can be established from the legible portions.
More than 300 delegates signified intent to attend the sixth annual Custer Battlefield Hiway association convention to be held in Billings August 10 and 11. A caravan from Des Moines will join along the route, starting August 5 under the direction of Secretary W. D. Fisher.
Round up of worthless horses on the Meagher county ranges proceeds under law from the last session. Helena national forest official HH Hendren assists, Henry Lingshire of Meagher County named roundup foreman. Unclaimed animals will be shot or disposed of per regulations.
Pioneer Harold Tilleson, who arrived in Rosebud in 1880 and was well known by Rosebud county old timers, died at Warm Springs state hospital at age 70. He spent two years prospecting in Alaska before returning to Rosebud, aside from a brief period living in Lame Deer.
Miles City supporters back a bridge plan with 270 votes to 28. Custer County electors favor issuing 50 000 in bonds to finance a Powder River bridge replacement for the one washed out by flood waters about two years ago. Returns from country precincts show general favor.
In the 1925 Butte session of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, Billings resident Melvin O. Seitz was elected first vice president of the state organization during the convention just concluded.
Theatre owners in Montana meet at Hanter's Hot Springs to discuss the motion picture exhibition and its impact on the state. The session focuses on business implications and policy considerations for local screens.
Fragmentary OCR indicates an auction of townsite lots at airsays andsLodge, Pole, within the Fort Bepo Indian Reservation, conducted or announced by a secretary of an interior department.
Robert A Brown of Glendive was elected superintendent of schools at St Cloud Minnesota. The announcement records Brown as the newly appointed school leader.
A garbled OCR item mentions a small population around four thousand and an arrest involving confinement days. It also references lodgers and a legal verge with a person open to signatures and an attorney role.
The Montana banking commission was organized at Helena with former Governor Samuel W. Stewart as chairman and Jay Larson as secretary. Members include Stewart, Senator Co H Williams, W A Brubaker, and others to study state banking laws and report to the governor by November 1, 1926 for transmission to the twentieth legislative assembly.
Representatives of organized labor met in Missoula for the Montana State Federation of Labor annual convention led by Stephen Ely and secretary E H Manson. They said no history making action is anticipated and a legislative program will be set next year, though the gathering drew nationally known labor leaders for broader contact.
Musselshell county officials shelved the 1925 fair due to the county's strained finances. A tax levy had begun and committees were formed, but the project was deemed too costly to justify this year.
Four state governors attended the opening exercises at Yellowstone Park with Montana Governor J B Erickson presiding. Idaho Governor C C Moore Utah Governor George H Dern and Wyoming Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross spoke in order. The parade was led by park rangers followed by Indian bands from Fort Hall and Pocatello Idaho along with invited guests and tourists.
Walter Shaw a 46 year old lodge proprietor and Grasshopper glacier promoter drowned in the Gardiner River just above Gardiner. He had resided in Park County since his youth and was known as a host and promoter connected with Yellowstone region tourism. His young daughter watched from the riverbank.
Chief announces a Western thriller to film at Lodge Grass using Crow nation settings. A large number of Crow participate in several scenes as the story unfolds under Hal Roach studios filming.
Ill formatted fragment mentions Grand Army of the Republic and wart veterans holding a joint meeting in Butte with Missoula and Cleveland referenced as places or participants.
Six surveying crews are mapping the new Scobey-Opheim railway project as Great Northern railway officials announce steps forward. The crews work to chart routes and prepare for construction phases.
Fragmentary text mentions polling and a possible beat event with names partially readable. Unable to determine full context or confirm specifics.
A fragment mentions the Knights Templar and a person or term labeled Tye B in a brief notice. Details are unreadable and no further context is available.
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