States Wildest Horse Buggy Rides Staged in Montana
Wild buggy exhibitions in Montana during Hay-Burner days featured Butte liverymen and Granite town riders racing two horse rigs. A dramatic chase after a funeral left six carriages wheel-less and two drivers injured, while a Granite to Philipsburg run ended in a fatal crash for two horses and serious injuries to the drivers.
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Montana
Butte
Philipsburg
Charle Langlois
West Granite Street
Jae Hawk
East Broadway
Five Mile House
Three Mile House
Marysville
Silver
Gus Johnson
Denny Hynes
Billy Ryan
Granite
Granite Moon- Hynes
Quartz Street
Granite County
Dutah
Fred
Denny
Don People
Hardingway
Hynes
Ryan
Bill
Main Street
Quartz
Mercury
Hos
Onen
Pallpshire
Public Welfare Funds Used for November and December
The Montana public welfare department withdrew 271123 dollars from the state treasury to cover November and part of December expenses and some forms of assistance. Administrator I. M. Brandford estimates December old age pensions at 228000 dollars and aid to dependent children at about ???
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Montana Public Welfare Department
State Treasury
Department
I. M. Brandford
Milk Bottle Breaking Banned in District of Columbia
A DC law makes it illegal to break a milk bottle. The regulation specifies penalties for damaging dairy containers within the district.
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District of Columbia
Kicking Bird the Kiowa Chief Remembered for Daring Raids
The article profiles Kicking Bird, Kiowa chief famed for bold Texas raids, siege with Custer over two white women, surrendering at Fort Sill, and later leading tribal loyalties. It notes his alliance with the Comanches, school mission at Kiowa camp, and his controversial rise as head chief under President Grant, ending in rumored poisoning and a grand funeral at the Sandhills.
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Montana
Three Forks
Missouri
Dohasan
Texas
Tane-on-hoe
Kicking Bird
Joseph
Nez Perces
Miss Morgan
Custer
Fort Sill
Lone Wolf
Grant
Tatham
Mr. Tatham
Batty
Lone Olf
Fort Larned
Colonel Inman
Santa Fe
Plains
United States Army
Inman
Hancock
Rangers
Washington
Byron
Blackfeet Reservation
White Calf
Mountain Chief
Blackfeet
Montana Class A Basketball Schedules Set At Butte Meet
Montana's class A athletic directors met at Butte to set schedules and discuss plans after the state football title. The event also covered expense allowances for basketball players and the push to use a specific ball, with opening games outlined for December and January across multiple cities and schools.
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Montana
Butte
Billings
Clyde Carpenter
Gus Wiley
Havre
Kenneth Smith
Miles City
Harry Dahlberg
Frank Little
Glendive
Wiley
State Board of Control
Anaconda
Bozeman
Lewistown
Great Falls
Helena
Dillon
Livingston
Butte Central
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Chinook
Butte High
Anaconda High
Kalispell
Whitefish
Winter Patrol Warns Drivers To Slow Down On Snow Roads
State highway patrol warns that only slow drivers survive Montana winter roads. Supervisor Lou Boedecker notes a string of fatal and near fatal accidents as frost and snow arrive.
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State Highway Patrol
Lou Boedecker
Montana
Forest employes qualify in exams in Deer Lodge forest
Three forestry school graduates in the Deer Lodge national forest passed junior range examiner and junior forester civil service exams with high honors. Edward Dobrenz and Arnold Boley from Montana State University and David Mole from Idaho State University now join the eligibles list. They previously worked as administrative guards or in lookout posts during summer vacations.
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Deer Lodge National Forest
L. M. Stewart
Edward Dobrenz
Arnold Boley
Montana State University
David Mole
Idaho State University State
Dobrenz
Anaconda
Boley
Missoula
Mole
Butte
Forest Service
Stewart
Forest School
School of Forestry
Winter Driving Precautions Urged Across State
State officials urged strict winter driving care to reduce traffic fatalities. Drivers should slow down until accustomed to winter conditions as icy highways cause accidents. Roads on Boulder hill and MacDonald pass were treated after 6 to 7 inches of snow. Motorists were told to dress warmly and carry chains or shovels for emergencies.
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Allmes
Highway Department
Boulder Hill
MacDonald Pass
Branding irons from Montana reach Arizona collector
Brandenberg rancher Terrett sent Circle J branding irons to John P. Hale in Mesa Arizona to join his growing collection. Hale, featured on a hobbies radio program, collects irons from the United States Canada Mexico and even South America. The set includes irons from the former Prince of Wales ranch in Alberta and from Will Rogers who ranched near Claremore Oklahoma.
State Funds Boost School Transportation Aid
Counties will receive about 225000 dollars from the state to meet pupil transport costs for the second half of the last school year. State superintendent Ruth Reardon notes district transportation funds were raised by 275682 dollars as the state reimbursed half the first half expenses. About 27000 pupils were eligible for transportation during that period.
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Ruth Reardon
Scots Guards Abolished Regimental Status in 1830
The Scots Guards, once a famed unit in the British Army, were formally abolished as a regiment in the year 1830. This change ended their long-standing designation as a separate guard unit within the armed forces.
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Scots Guards
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