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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1924
Page
5
The Sentinel reports two excellent plays for Chautauqua patrons this summer, including a mystery drama The Gorilla by Jewell Bothwell Tull. Karl Neilson Players will present it with Neilson in a leading role, promising thrills and a western camp terror mystery with comedy and a love story.
Governor Joseph M. Dixon announced the appointment of John W. Cole as warden to replace M. W. Potter who resigned. Cole, 39, is an engineer by training with prison convicts and road camp experience near Drummond and later ran large scale farming near Chouteau. He graduated from Cornell in 1909 and served as a second lieutenant of engineers in the war. he is married with a daughter.
A blast at the Benwood mill mine of Wheeling Steel in Benwood near Wheeling, West Virginia, trapped more than 106 miners minutes after the shift began. Entryways were blocked by rock falls, and four hours later rescuers could not reach the underground passages as the mine burned and fumes filled the tunnels.
The Baker community reports a lively Tuesday evening at the Odd Fellows Hall with a successful play titled Baker Hocne Tafemt, followed by social dancing. Numerous locals including Miss Amma Howard, Mr. and Mrs Alm Hoversam, and many neighbors attended events at several nearby homes and venues.
Fallon County extension summary notes rising dairy interest amid fluctuating markets. Emphasizes use of purebred sires, selection of young stock, and a balanced ration with alfalfa sweet clover and corn fodder. Highlights benefits of irrigated Montana for seed crops and winter dairying profitability.
J O Tretsven outlines dairy herd improvement through purebred sires and careful management. Emphasizes balanced rations with alfalfa or sweet clover, high protein intake, comfortable housing, and winter roughage. Details calf rearing from whole milk to skim milk, feeding times, and remedies for calf scours.
Word from Deer Lodge state penitentiary says Charles Machelle and D H Owens escaped from the road camp near Drummond yesterday afternoon and are believed headed toward Butte.
Friends of Mrs. E A Ingram confirm rumors that she and Captain Ingram of the British army are not living together and have no plans to reunite. The couple's past includes her prior marriage to famed tenor Enrico Caruso.
Walter A. Smith of Ripon College will head Fallon county church vacation school program this spring. Last year’s trial proved profitable under Miss Timlin. programs will be held in Baker Plevna Coalsprings and Westmore for all community children with urging cooperation. Baker Hardin contest ended with Hardin ahead. local attendance short of perfect due to absent classes. aim to beat 125 average attendance next Sunday and invite visitors.
President Coolidge signed the Fort Keogh bills transferring the reservation to the department of agriculture for an agricultural experiment station and grazing area. A superintendent will be sent, and a survey will begin soon to plan needs for the next appropriation.
New York pays last tribute to Charles Francis Murphy at St Patrick's Cathedral marking his 22 year helm of Tammany Hall. Notables Norman C Mack of Buffalo and George F E Brennan of Chicago attend to potentially steer Gov Smith's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.
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