War Work Council Mobilizes Y M C A Funds in Montana
Montana Y M C A chapters rally to raise 20000 of the national 3000000 goal to support Army and Navy relief and recreation efforts. Campaign overseen by state officers with 13 districts, local committees, Helena headquarters run by Charles Poehler and P L Corbin. Funds administered via the National War Work council. camps get specially built Y M C A facilities with reading tables, moving picture machines, phonographs, and game tables for soldiers and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Montana
Army and Navy Y. M
State Association
Montana War Work Council
Helena
Charles Poehler
P. L. Corbin
Army and Navy
National War Work Council of
New York
State Office
Army Y M C A plans two Montana unit centers
The article notes Army Y M C A buildings serve 5,600 soldiers each with a unit of one building and five secretaries costing about $10,000. It calls for 1,100 trained staff nationwide and reads daily mail and reading materials for soldiers. Two Montana units are required to cover all boys from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Y. M. C. A
National Organization
War Department
Montana
Fair Home at Montana State Fair Brings Pioneer Era Alive
The log cabin erected by the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers served as a pioneer rest room. Senator Walsh laid the door jamb and Miss Burton opened the door for the first time. A donated flag from J. W. Blair, a 50 year old rocking chair by D. T. Goodell, and an old warming pan decorated the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Walsh
Miss Burton
Butte
Sons and Daughters Association
J. W. Blair
D. T. Goodell
Montana
McAdoo and Marshall Coming to Montana
Vice President Marshall as Secretary of the Treasury and McAdoo have put Montana on their fall schedule. The treasury head will be in Butte next Sunday to address Montanans and the vice president will appear as a speaker on the copper camp lyceum course November 22. An extensive program is planned for entertaining the president's son in law as he discusses the second Liberty Loan and kicks off the Montana bond campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Treasury
McAdoo
Montana
Butte
Auto story tale ends with car wreck in Montana
Miles City recounts a remarkable Montana auto tale where a Ford stunt car allegedly used by Col. Sam Gordon behaviorally malfunctions. A family outing near Allen ends when the car veers, tips, and crashes after a comical chase, leaving occupants unhurt as the vehicle wrecks in a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Montana
Ford
Custer County
Thomages
Sam Gordon
Gordon
Jim Hennels
Frank Kulhar
Hennery
Allen
Iron for Today Woman The Nuxated Iron Claim
An old medicine advertisement urges iron deficiency women to take Nuxated Iron to boost strength and endurance. It quotes Dr Jaques praising the formula and notes guarantees of improved strength or money back, targeting nervous weakness and fatigue with endorsed medical authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand King
New York
America
Ferdinand’ King
Anadmia
Soundé
Rey
Schuyler C. Jaques
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Newark City
Europe
Masked Woman Farling Guards White House in Suffrage Era
The article profiles Sarah V. Farling, known as the Masked Woman, a key security figure protecting the White House. She is noted for disguises and stealth, has no police baton, and can subdue a man with a grip. Farling supports woman suffrage and warns against rough tactics by opponents. Johnny Jameson praises his sister’s extraordinary work and mentions her night escorts of underage girls formerly out with revellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah V. Farling
Johnny Jameson
Butte & Superior
Butte
Johnny
Wilson
White House
Washington
Farling
Bruce Bielagki
Secret Service
Major Pulman
Major Pullman
Department of Justice
British Recruiting Men Seek Doctors for Army
Canadian recruiting branch in Montana under Major J C Biggs seeks British subjects who are medical graduates to serve in overseas forces. Over 200 men from this district have joined the Canadian army since offices opened in Butte Great Falls and Spokane. Two scouting parties will search Montana towns along the Great Northern and along the Northern Pacific and Milwaukee railroads with bases in Great Falls and Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. C. Biggs
Medical Department
Overseas Forces
Biggs
Butte
Great Falls
Spokane
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Montana Apples Get Better Rates Across State Lines
The Montana Railroad Commission granted the petition of the Montana Fruit Distributors Association and the Montana Society of Equity to establish joint apple rates. Eastern Montana markets become more accessible to Western growers, ending prior Washington-favoring discrimination and reducing freight charges as an adjustment in rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Railroad Commission
Montana Fruit Distributors Association
Montana Society of Equity
Washington
Wenatché
Local Montana Notes: New Hotels Projects and Economic Happenings
A roundup of Montana items: Frazer opens a 19 room hotel. Park County hospital adds 2000. flour mill restarts. Cooke City smelter to resume. Great Falls appoints Joseph Barker as land office register. Other notes cover a cabaret ban in Bozeman, new hotel construction in Hardin, a 5 percent farmer loan association, and surveys by federal land surveyors this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Becker
Burlington Depot
Southern Montana National Loan Association
Jordan—A
Party of Federal Land Surveyors
Missoula
Dixon- Polson
Northern Pacific
Tabor
Kalispell
J. W. Walker
Western
Montana
The
Elks
Dillon
Montana Meat Company
Livingston
J. A. McFadden
Spokane
E. M. Riton
Helena
A. L. Reeves
Elihu Root
Troy
Great Northern
Twenty-Fourth Colored Infantry
Twenty-fourth
Texas
Gladys Bradley
Joe Collins
Arysville
George Curtis
Hamilton
Bitter Root Valley
Snake River Sheep Company
D. D. Bush
Pocatello
Ida
Metzel and Rife
Duff
Northwest
Columbia Falls
James Peters
Col White Boosts Flathead Country In Montana
Col A A White of St Paul holds vast Flathead lake real estate after buying Wild Horse island two years ago and villa sites on Flathead. He backs Montana tourism as the Northern Pacific branch Dixon to Polson expands, inviting eastern buyers to summer homes in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. White
St. Paul
Wild Horse Island
Flathead Lake
Butte
Montana
Northern Pacific
Dixon
Polson
Commonwealth
Anaconda Standard
Embarkation Camp in New York Under Major Stivers
Major D. Gay Stivers, ex Anaconda Copper staff, leads construction of a large embarkation camp in New York state north of Tenafly for 35 000 soldiers. Over 1 000 workers cleared land, built barracks, and installed water mains telegraph and independent phone links. The project, costing millions up to 5 000 000, will be handed to a major general upon completion with a staff including two majors two captains three lieutenants and medical and signal officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Gay Stivers
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
New York State
Tenafly
Stivers
Washington
National Guard
Signal Corps
Medical Corps
City requires sixteen year old drivers despite appeal
Missoula judge upholds ordinance requiring drivers to be at least 16. F H Cooney says case will be appealed after his boy, age 14, was arrested for driving. Crow Indians petitioned on drafting wards. officials promise only free patent Indians will be drafted. Montana reports show 56,854.02 spent on admin and 4,622 accidents investigated from 1915 to 1917 with 63 deaths, 32 in mines. Federation of Women's Clubs outlines fall winter plans with officers from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Theodore Lentz
F. H. Cooney
Hardin
Chief Plenty Cops
Russell White Bear
James Hill
Robert Yellowtail
Yellow Brow
Washington
Helena
State Industrial Accident Board
A. E. Spriged
R. G. Poland
W. J. Swindlehurst
Montana Federation of Woman's Clubs
W. T. Perham
Glendive
J. F. Wilduff
Malta
E. M. Cary
T. E. Allen
F. L Powers
Bozeman
C. M
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Gibson Studio
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