Admiral Coontz to Attend Montana Encampment
The Montana encampment of veterans groups at Great Falls will include Admiral Robert Edward Coontz. National VFW commander and former chief of naval operations, his long career spans from 1888 to 1919 with commands from Guam to the Georgia and the Puget Sound navy yard.
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The
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Grand Army of the Republic
Great Falls
Robert Edward Coontz
Charles Regan
Admiral Coontz
Navy
United States
Coontz
Nebraska
United States Naval Academy
Guam
Georgia
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Order of the Carabao
Rice W. Means
Colorado
Means
Ladies of the Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
Shoe Production in Canada Rises Over Year
Canadian shoe production shows notable improvement from a year ago with higher output and stronger activity across manufacturers. The report cites gains in volume and sector recovery as markets stabilize.
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Canada
Col Vaughn Lost Two Days in 1859 Blizzard Near Fort Benton
In 1858-59 Colonel Vaughn the Blackfeet Indian agent at Sun River trekked toward Fort Benton with an interpreter to issue rations for starving Piegans. A blizzard struck driving them apart. after two days and nights exposed to extreme cold they were found near the Missouri falls. Vaughn survived and was carried back to the agency as rescuers ventured out to locate the interpreter.
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M. E. Plassmann
Vaughn
Sun River
Marins
Montana
Sunriver
Colonel Vaughn
Falls
Missouri
Great Falls
Montana sheep shipments eased by state health rules
States vary in accepting Montana feeder sheep without direct inspections or health certificates. Some require permits or range inspections, others accept shipments direct to points or farms, while Idaho and Wyoming impose full health credentials. The note follows a Rotary Club talk on Montana Supreme Court powers and other statewide railroad maintenance plans and a Montana mortgage case affirmed by the Supreme Court.
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Snell Brothers
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Livestock Company
Vanishing Blizzard Trail End Story Of Vaughn Interpreter
Colonel Vaughn led a perilous journey through a heavy storm aided by instinctive horse guidance. An Indian scout completed the route and found the interpreter dead in the snow as told by W. B. Napton. The fate of the starving Piegan on the Marias remains unknown.
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W. B. Napton
Colonel Vaughn
Marias
Minneapolis Gas Official Seeks Lower Rates Hearings
Conrad Minne sota Northern Power official F R Gamble of Minneapolis met with the local gas committee to pursue lower rates for consumers in Conrad Valier and Chateau. He was in Missoula on business regarding rate reductions. The committee hopes the state utilities commission will order a public hearing at Conrad with delegations from Conrad Valier and Choteau to testify.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota Northern Power Company
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Missoula
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28 Rustic Cabins Ordered for Park
The Superior Buildings of Columbia Falls has ordered 28 cedar rustic finish cabins for the Many Glaciers area of Glacier National Park. Lumber is milling at Columbia Falls plant and the cabins are to be erected early in July.
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Superior Buildings Company
Columbia Falls
Glaciers
Glacier Park
Hungarian constitution expert Victor Concha dies in Budapest
Dr. Victor Concha, a noted Hungarian authority on English constitutional law and longtime holder of the chair of political science at Budapest University for six decades, has died in Budapest aged.
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Victor Concha
Budapest University
Budapest
Strike Silver Vein Reported Near Kalispell Area
James Bergman and his son report finding a grass roots silver vein about one mile south of the Flathead mine in Hog Heaven territory. The vein runs 10 feet wide with low grade ore 18 ounces so far, with depth awaited. Bergman plans deeper testing and has seven acres along a ledge likely to pay if silver prices rise. An assay outfit will be installed for thorough testing.
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James Bergman
Kalispell
Hog Heaven
Flathead
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Bergman
Unwritten British Constitution Defined as Evolving Legal Set
The British constitution remains an informal, indefinite collection of rules and principles. It comprises acts of Parliament and outcomes of judicial decisions, shaping governance without a single written charter.
Winter wheat sowing expands in north China this season
North China sees larger winter wheat sowing area this season compared with last year as farmers boost planting to secure yields amid seasonal conditions and market signals.
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North
China
Mines crew repair road to Helena via old White road
The Humming Bird, Paymaster, and Miller mines begin opening the old White road to ease travel during high waters in Confederate creek. A caterpillar tractor, six horses, and a large crew will pace rock work and bridge builds, seeking volunteers to finish in 7 to 10 days for ore concentrates to be sent to Helena.
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Confederate Creek
Humming Bird
Paymaster
White Road
Miller Mine
Helena
Missouri Valley
Snow Depth in Augusta Mountain Area Impacts Growth
Snow remains waist high in the high forest sections above Augusta with little growth in the higher elevations. Forest ranger Ben P. Martin notes heavy snow and cold weather. foothills report good grazing for cattle and game.
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Augusta
Ben P. Martin
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