Glacier National Park Opens to Mark Fifteenth Anniversary
Glacier National Park opens June 15 marking 15 years since its 1909 designation. The 1500 square miles of mountains and lakes have become a premier summer destination for visitors from around the world. Bureau records show over 30,000 tourists last year with expectations for higher attendance this season. Forest rangers report trails and highways in good condition and newly appointed Superintendent Charles J. Kriebel says the season looks to be the park’s most popular to date.
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Glacier National Park
Uncle Sam
Congress
Rockies
America
Bureau of National Parks
Montana
Forest Rangers
Charles J. Kriebel
County Agents Meet to Plan for Coming Season
W. P. Stapleton, Yellowstone county agent, is in Minneapolis on business after returning May 6 from a southern state county agents meeting at Bozeman. The Bozeman gathering focused on planning next year’s work with M. L. Wilson outlining economic farm factors, R. A. Cooley detailing grasshopper control, and talks by Charles F. Potter on clubs and by A. J. Oganard on seed improvement.
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W. P. Stapleton
Yellowstone County
Minneapolia
R. A. Cooley
Charles F. Potter
A. J. Oganard
Horses Fall 75 Feet at Frenchman Creek
Four horses owned by Willard Wilson on Frenchman Creek near Barr fell 75 feet after a frightened horse bolted from a disc team. The leader plunged over an embankment dragging the others into deep water. Wilson leaped clear and narrowly escaped the plunge.
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Willard Wilson
Frenchman Creek
Barr
Wilson
Aged Tourist Loses Leg In Train Collision Near Billings
Frank Cribner, 68, was struck at a railroad crossing about one mile west of Billings by a moving Northern Pacific freight train. He lost his right leg below the knee, was rushed to St. Vincent's hospital, and placed under care of Dr. E M Farr. His condition was critical due to heavy blood loss.
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Frank Cribner
Northern Pacific
Billings
St. Vincent's Hospital
E M. Farr
Cribner
Death by own action of Drummond mechanic
George Howell 84, a Drummond automobile mechanic, died by own action in his shop on May 3. His body was found by his brother William. The double barreled shotgun used had both barrels emptied and Howell's death followed grief over his father's death a month earlier.
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George Howell
Drummond Automobile Mechanic
Willliam
Howell
Derrick Accident Sends Driller to Hospital in Great Falls
L. A. Castro, a Beck Petroleum driller, suffered serious internal injuries after slipping from the top of a derrick about six miles north of Lothair. He fell roughly 60 feet to the derrick floor and was transported to Great Falls for treatment.
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L. A. Castro
Beck Petroleum Company
Lothair
Great Falls
Low Bid for Crow Agency Bridge Beams Opens
The Crow agency in Big Horn County saw bids opened for two 120 foot steel beam spans and one eye bridge. Roscoe of Billings submitted the lowest offer at 45352 in a public highway commission session.
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Roscoe
Crow Agency
Big, Horn
County
Public Highway, Commission
Billings
Jowest
Sidney Banking Reorganization Plan Sent to Depositors
A plan amid local upheaval outlines a reorganization for First and Sidney banks. Key features include rapid depositors' protections and expected signatures from major stakeholders, with groundwork laid by a regional milling company.
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Sidney
Hier Breas
Eis Epi
Mallis Bringgeatures
Seinen
Thea
Blake Milling Company
Bonds Retired Lifting Teton County Debt
The 1893 county creation financed by a 60,000 bond issue will be retired this July, eliminating 2,700 in annual interest. Over 30 years the interest totaled 94,500 with 54,000 in the first 15 years and 40,500 for the following period.
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Teton County
Sanes
Nathan Arge Nathan Pioneer Clothing Merchant Dies
Nathan Arge Nathan a pioneer clothing merchant of northern Montana died May 6 in New York after an operation. He was 70, born in Germany, came to New York at 15 and to Fort Benton in 1879 where he founded A. N. Nathan, heading the store for 45 years. He moved to Great Falls in 1885 and was the town’s first clothing merchant.
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Nathan —Arge Nathan
Montana
New York
Nathan S
Germany
Fort Benton
A. N. Nathan
Great Falls
Quotations of Interest to Montanans Week Ending May 10
Montana readers see Minneapolis grain prices with No 1 dark northern at 92 cents and No 1 northern at 88 cents for May 10. Wheat futures show mixed rates while corn No 2 yellow stands at 72 cents. Chicago cattle top 12 35, hogs to 7 60, sheep and lambs up to 17.00. Bar silver 64 4 cents, copper 18 8 cents per pound.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Chicago
New York
Post Office Salaries Rise in Great Falls Office
Post office salaries in Great Falls will rise by 100 dollars annually starting July 1, reflecting larger postage sales. Postmaster J R Lloyd assistant Howard Crosby and Mall Superintendent Ray Klaue will see increases, lifting their pay to new annual totals and adjusting related office payrolls.
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Great Falls
Ostmaster
J. R. Lloyd
Howard Crosby
Malls
Ray’ Klaue Willcrease
Thes
Sciak
Glendive business men offer premium for dent corn crop
Glendive business leaders announce a $1000 cash premium program for Dawson county farmers. The top 20 acres of dent corn will win a $250 prize, part of optimistic plans for a strong agricultural year alongside generally stable business in Glendive Montana.
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Glendive
Montana
Raymond Hildebrand
Dawson County
Glendive Chamber of Commerce
Dawson
Great Northern Report Reveals Big Rise in Farm Shipments
A Great Northern statistics release via L B Woods shows sharp gains in turkey and hog production across northern Montana in 1923 24 with Chicago as the target market. Turkeys from Great Falls Choteau and Conrad totaled 10 carloads in fall and winter 1923 24 versus none in 1922, while hogs rose to 214 cars in 1923 24 from ST cars in 1922.
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Great Northern
L. B. Woods
Great Falls
Choteau
Conrad
Montana
Nfl
Oil News Treasure State Activity Briefly Recounted
Drilling will begin immediately by Kolfax Petroleum on the WG Baum permit near the Gordon Campbell-Kevin syndicate discovery. Keene-Midwest-Zimmerman well near Shelby smudged. Clayton Keene of Moscow and associates owned property. Betts well on Coal A dzee south of Stockett shows high grade Montana crude with 73.7 percent gasoline content and end point 437. samples sent to Sunburst refinery for analysis.
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Kolfax Petroleum
WG Baum
Gordon Campbell-Kevin
Colfax
Wash
Baum
J. G. Schwab
Kevin
Shelby
Ed West
Craig & West
West
Clayton Keene
Moscow
Idaho
W. E. Burks
Betts
Stockett
Montana
Sunburst
Billings Champs Win State High School Debate Title
In Missoula on May 7 Everett Patterson and Ivan Caraway formed the Billings team to win the state high school debate championship. Patterson earned individual Honors as the best debater in the contest.
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Billings
Missoula
Everett Patterson
Ivan Caraway
Pioneer land man Melsenbach departs Richland for Aurora duties
Center records indicate H. E. Melsenbach, a pioneer land agent from Richland County, is leaving to take a home position in Aurora. He recently severed ties with the land department of the Northern Pacific system and will focus on land suitable for farming, including corn, in Montana's Horn district.
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H. E
Melsenbach
Richland
County
sinvAurora
IIU
Aurora
Oaicannen
Montana
Isaiah and the Blasful Assyrian Faith Saved a City
Lesson outlines how Hezekiah trusted God amid the Assyrian threat. Rabshakeh taunts Judah to bend, Isaiah delivers divine encouragement, and Hezekiah prays. The Lord’s deliverance comes as an angel strikes Sennacherib’s camp, ending the siege and vindicating Yahweh.
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Lusson
Isaiah
Assyria
Judah
Kabshakeh
Stabshakeh
Sennacherib
Egypt
Hezekiah
Rabshakeh
Jerusalem
God
Israel
Jesis
Nineveh
Homebound Reason in a Phil Abroad Pose
Fragmentary note discusses identity and acceptance abroad versus at home. It suggests being reasonable and unselfish toward home complicates how one presents oneself while living overseas. The text reflects tension between outward persona and inner duty.
Fragmentary note hints at Mets Kee preventive edits
A garbled OCR fragment references preventive measures and names like Joubert and Chald, with scattered terms such as Andes to tor and $35.3. The readable parts mention Mets and receptacles, but the text is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome.
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Joubert
Miraculous survival after plane crash near Port Moller Alaska
Major Frederick L. Martin and Staff Sergeant Alva L. Harvey escaped death after their United States Army globe encircling air cruiser wrecked on a fog bound mountain near Port Moller on May 30. They reached a trapper's cabin, rested, and waited for instructions, concluding a week long journey across snow covered terrain in the Alaska peninsula.
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Cordova
Alaska
Seattle
United States Army
Frederick L. Martin
Alva L. Harvey
Port Moller
Chignik
Alaska Peninsula
St. Paul Island
St. Paul Island. the Following Wireless Message From Major Martin
Trapper
Port Moller Bay
Pacific Ocean
Port Moller Bays
Bering Sea
Martin
Victims of mine cave-in found alive near Gilman
Five men entombed at the Black Iron mine in Empire Zinc near Gilman Colorado were found alive Sunday night after rescuers drilled through 25 feet of debris. Rescue attempts continued despite ongoing cave-ins and dangerous gas from the high temperature at the sixth level. The group includes William Nesbit and John Anderson, both 28 and 21 respectively, plus three Mexican workers.
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Gilman
Colo
Empire Zinc Mining Company
William Nesbit
Breckenridge
John Anderson
Leadville
To Grow Rubber in Philippines Announcement
On May 11, Secretary Wallace announced the location of vast tracts in the Philippines suited for rubber plantations. Experts from agriculture and commerce, aided by a $500000 Congressional appropriation, have spent a year seeking new sources of crude rubber to reduce dependence on British and other foreign producers that supply about eighty percent of the world’s supply.
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Philippines
Washington
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Congress
South
Central America
United States
Veterans back plan for joint war tablets at Santa Mesa
Filipino and American veterans support a proposal to erect tablets honoring both sides in the American Filipino war. Existing monuments honor leaders, while battlefields and rank and file service remain unmarked. Santa Mesa, Manila, is suggested as a fitting site where the first insurrection shot was fired.
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Manila
Santa Mesa
Train wreck shakes Hillsdale passengers near Dawheese Lake
Passengers on westbound Lake Shore train No 647 on the Michigan division of the Newark Central railroad were severely shaken when the engine and baggage car jumped the rails and overturned a short distance south of Hillsdale near Dawheese Lake at 7 am Sunday May 11. Fireman H W Dietch of Toledo was injured but not severely.
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Hillsdale
Mich
Lake Shore
Michigan
Newark Central Railroad
Here
Dawheese Lake
H. W. Dietch
Toledo
King Henry VI Saint Sanction Nears by Church Assembly
Labor by many who worked years for canonizing King Henry VI appears to bear fruit as the Church of England assembly is expected to proclaim the king a saint. Eton and Kings College founder is noted with annual ceremonies in memory of the ancient founder.
Castration of Young Pigs Should Be Timed for Best Growth
The guide notes castration of young pigs should occur before weaning to ensure full healing and continued growth. It advises cool days, light feed 24 hours prior, and avoiding distension of the digestive tract. Proper scrotal cleansing with antiseptics or soap and water is essential, while harsh solutions are harmful.
Hemorrhagic Septicemia Threat to Winter Farm Herds
Veterinary guidance from Dr G S Weaver of South Dakota State College warns neglectful wintering leaves cattle vulnerable to hemorrhagic septicemia. The disease often follows weakness, spreads between cattle, and features fever, breathing trouble, and bloody discharges. Prevention through shelter, nutrition, and warm water is emphasized.
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G. S. Weaver
South Dakota State College
Man Held Responsible for Cholera Outbreaks
Government inspector I K Atherton states hog cholera outbreaks stem from owner neglect and improper carcass disposal. He argues birds may carry disease only if owners fail to burn or bury carcasses, and that humane handling by owners stops spread.
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I. K. Atherton
Grinding Experiment Notes on Hogs and Cattle Costs
Fragmentary OCR of a stock raising note discusses experiments with cattle and hogs. Mentions weight gains, economic implications, and costs. References several improvised terms and partial figures, with unclear proportions and an emphasis on feed and earnings.
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Gaia
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Oregon
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Charles Porter
Reion
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Andrew Vo Corry
Mount St Charles College
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Montana State College
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Intermountain College
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