First President of College Dies in New Mexico
Luther Foster, the first acting president of Montana State College when it formed in 1893, died June 17 at his Las Cruces home from a hip injury. A pioneer in agricultural research, he served as professor of agriculture and held leadership roles at Montana State, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico State colleges. President H L Kent lauded him as patriot, teacher, administrator, and constructive builder.
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Montana State College
Luther Foster
Montana
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Bozeman
Foster
Ames
H. L. Kent
New Mexico State College
United States
Kent
King's Regulation Bans Officers Treating in RAF Mess
The King's Regulation prohibiting a British officer from treating a brother officer to a drink in their mess will be enforced in the Royal Air Force. The rule aims to curb informal gifts and maintain discipline within service circles.
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Royal Air Force
Belfast Campaign Targets School Study Programs
A Belfast effort aims to cut back local school study programs to streamline curricula. Officials say the move seeks efficiency and focus in student learning while facing opposition from teachers unions and parent groups.
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Belfast
Ireland
Taft Visit Highlighted by Burleigh in Yellowstone Park
Colonel George W. Burleigh recalls 1907 Yellowstone days under Gen. Young and Secretary Taft aboard a yellow buggy. He tells of Geyser Bob Edgar the old guide, beekeeper beaver restocking with Roosevelt’s involvement, and Burleigh’s meeting with President Roosevelt to express thanks for park aid.
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Taft
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
William Howard Taft
George W. Burleigh
New York City
Burleigh
Yellowstone Park
S. B. M. Young
General Young
Mr. Taft
Colonel Burleigh
Robert Edgar
Edgar
New England
Billy Hofer
Roosevelt
New York State
President Roosevelt
Park
Adirondacks
Campfire Club of America
National Park Service
Park Travel Increase Figures Show July Visitors Rising
Yellowstone visitors during July first half totaled 29 328 up 516 from 1932 with a daily average of 563 cars up from 557 last year. July 2 had the peak day with 3 708 entrants while rail travel dropped to 1 556 from 2 209 the prior year.
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Yellowstone National Park
Drought Does Not Harm Montana Game Adapting to Heat
State Fish and Game Warden Charles B. Marrs reports eastern Montana suffers from drought with breath-stricken country and grasshoppers while western districts show good crops. He notes animals escape heat in summer by moving to mountains and face feeding problems in winter, but overall drought has not harmed game animals this season.
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Charles B. Marrs
State House
Miles City
Billings
Terry
Square Butte
Montana
Rodent Control Office Moves to Billings Montana
The Rodent Control Office shifts operations from Montana State College to Billings with O. E. Stephl in charge from a new federal building office. The change aligns rodent and predatory animal control under dual leadership, a common economy move across the western states, promising financial savings. The old college site may remain as a state headquarters. Hairpin tip offers a tiny kitchen trick to remove a cherry stone by sterilizing and using the rounded end.
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Montana
Montana State College
Billings
O. E. Steph
Steph
Stephl
Pioneering in Early Montana Reminiscences
Oliver Bonnell, a 19-year-old Nova Scotian, travels from Nova Scotia to Yankton and Deadwood in 1876. He recalls harsh frontier life, killings, hangings, and clashes as Montana and Dakota territories form. Bonnell later works trader, drives cattle, and opens a shoe store in Livingston before retiring in Clyde Park.
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Fontana
North Dakota
Territories
Oliver H. Bonnell
Montana
Pierre
Deadwood
Black Hills
Yankton
Big Bend
Missouri
Bonnell
Yellowstone
Doc” Lammy
Bozeman
Yellowstone River
Hemphill
Pony
Mont
Joe Hart
Helena
The
Hemphill and McNaughton
Livingston
Grisby and
Harris
Shields Valley
Clyde Park
Farther Water Rights For Cattle On Range
On dry land range, flood water reservoirs address the rule that cattle may travel up to two miles for water. The setup aims to ensure livestock access without excessive walking, using engineered reservoirs to meet grazing needs.
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