American Lake Camp Described as City for Pershing's Army
Article details Montana troops and other volunteers arriving for training at American Lake near Tacoma. It notes the encampment as a self contained city with 50 000-man capacity, 600 officers arriving, 350 stables and complete housing and heating. Tacoma merchants face shortages as supplies rush to the camp.
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Montana
American Lake
Tacoma
General Pershing
France
Captain Ball
Mayor Maloney Promises Full Weight Coal Checks
Butte Mayor Maloney pledges to ensure every coal buyer in the city receives full weight and to launch a system for checking coal weights, aiming to curb shortmeasure sales.
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Maloney
Butte
Farm loan activity in Montana July totals over one million
The federal farm loan board reports Montana July loan applications at 1 032 925 dollars with 628 050 dollars approved.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Montana
Doctor Claims Nuxated Iron Doubles Strength in Ten Days
A doctor in New York asserts that lack of iron causes many illnesses and that taking two five grain tablets of Nuxated Iron thrice daily for two weeks can restore strength. He cites numerous cases of nervous exhaustion improving in ten to fourteen days and touts newer organic iron as safe and effective. The ad claims a $100 donation if iron fails to increase strength by 100 percent within four weeks.
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New York
N. Y
E. Sauer
Boston
Benefi
Sophie
Montana Non Partisan League watch Baer record
Montana members of the Non Partisan League watch with interest the record of John M Baer Fargo cartoonist elected to Congress from North Dakota His rise signals the league's national reach and sparks debate over his socialist leanings and patriotism amid wartime.
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Montana
Dakota
League
Fargo
John M. Baer
Congress
North Dakota
Baer
National Assembly
Washington
Fargo ‘Courier News
Buer
Woman Rancher’s Wife Becomes Hunting Guide In Montana
Mrs. Wiley Donaldson, wife of a Clearwater country rancher, received a state license as a registered hunting and fishing guide for the south fork of the Flathead. A skilled rider and marksman, she has often traveled the mountains with her husband and now intends to guide hunting and angling parties in the region.
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Wiley Donaldson
Clearwater Country
Kit Carson
Jim Bridger
Buffalo Bill
Howard Eaton
Clearwater
South Fork
Flathead
Donaldson
One In Five Montana Marriages End In Divorce
Montana’s 1916 marriage and divorce data show 8,046 marriages and 1,482 divorces with women filing for divorce in 1,062 cases. Ratios vary by county from 28 to 1 in Teton to 4 to 1 in Lewis and Clark, Cascade blamed for many Cascade residents’ divorces.
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Montana
W. J. Swindlehurst
Labor and Industry
Teton County
Deer Lodge County
Cascade
Silver Bow and
Lewis and Clari
Minnesota Blue Laws Reflect Midwest Reform Push
Harry Cunningham of Helena notes continued reform trends in the Midwest. He cites many blue laws still in effect, including a Sunday offense in the Twin Cities for shining shoes for pay.
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Minnesota
Harry Cunningham
Helena
St. Paul
Middle West
Twin Cities
Draft Influences Hiring on Wall Street
New York reports the draft has removed thousands of workers from Wall Street and banks are hiring women to fill vacancies. The Guaranty Trust Company already has 150 men in service and its 1,400 officers are affected, with many positions vacant as drafts continue.
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Wall Street
New York
Wall: Street
Guaranty Trust Company
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