Party Organization and the Lure of Strict Campaign Roles
A historical critique argues that party organization serves campaign needs more than governance. It cites Montana politics where Republicans Ford and Trumper rewarded allies from other states, prompting questions about loyalty and re election prospects under party lines.
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S. C. Ford
Frank L. Woody
Ford
Woody
Montana
Trumper
Rankin
Mr. Ford
Miss Trumper
Japan
Idaho
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Wilson
Poor Jones and the 1916 railway wage and rate upheaval
In 1916 Congress enacted eight hour work for railway workers, triggering wage and rate shifts. Railroads raised freight, passenger and express charges while government control boosted prices. farmers faced higher wheat costs, and workers gained 25 percent wages. The piece ends by asking if the common worker, the Jones with the pick, will forever pay the freight.
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Congress of the
United States
Jones
Where Do We Go From Here in War Mobilization
A contested note discusses wartime labor shifts under General Crowder. It argues for a clear definition of war work, locating positions, and a plan to move workers only when necessary, to avoid chaos and preserve efficiency.
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Minneapolis
Crowder
Thirteen Years Ago Notes From The Pioneer June 196
Miss May Nicholson and Miss May Hateh plan July 6 departure for Portland exposition and friends. A heavy snowstorm last Friday coated Melville with four inches then melted to rain. rivers rose. Firemen announce a grand annual ball on Independence Eve with committees named. Episcopal rector-elect J H Eichbaum will hold first service next Sunday. Sheep trade reports include Custer Sheep Co purchase of Oscar Stevens outfit for 2.40 per head and 40,000 head total, plus other market notes. Shearing resumes after rains. wool hauled daily.
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Melville
W. L. Martin
A. G. Yule
A. Chapdelaine
J. P. Clark
Fred Stickley
Jack Watt
Phil Cook
H. C. Allen
S. A. Perrine
F. Brumfield
J. W. Geiger
Harry Snyder
J. H. Eichbaum
Episcopal Church
Mesers
Rostad & Becken
Howie
C. F. Stocker
Big Timber
Chinook
Hedges & Hopkine
Great Falls
Oscar Stevens
Fergus County
Custer Sheep Co
Stevens
Chiropractor Licensing Petition Sparks Debate Over State Expense
A letter argues against a $10,000 state vote on an initiative to license chiropractors. It contends the measure lowers required education, mirrors osteopathy regulation, risks vows by a self approving board, and questions using funds that could aid the Red Cross. The writer urges rejecting the proposal as unnecessary and ill advised.
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Red Cross
Supreme Court of Montana
Yellowstone Stores Announces Four Daily Deliveries
The firm states urgent cost cuts require four daily deliveries starting July 1. Orders should be placed early. Deliveries will occur at 9:00, 13:00, 2:30, and 5:08 p.m. from Yellowstone Stores Co Cuerehill Amery Dig Timber Supply House.
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Yellowstone Stores Co
Cuerehill & Amery Dig Timber Supply House
Homeland Circle missionary meeting at Mrs Henrys home
The Homeland Circle of the Congressional church will hold a missionary meeting at the home of Mrs. O. W. Henry and Mrs. Frank Henry on Tuesday July 2. A free will offering will be taken. The program features talks on Japan missions and war, with several local speakers and solos.
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Homeland Circle
O. W. Henry
Frank Henry
Japan
B. J. Kleinhesselink
Japan Mission
H. C. Pound
Lelters
J. R. Campbell
Dora Felenzer
Mervin Sell
Six Belgians Executed By Marderens Kaiser
The Ame Belge reports executions at Charleroi where 19 people including a priest and railway workers were tried for spying on German troops. Six condemned to death. families endured days of suspense as victims were identified only after bodies were brought from the prison.
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London
Ame Belge
Charleroi
Sermon and Communion at St. Mark's Church Next Sunday
Morning prayer and sermon by the Rev. J. M. Nelson at St. Mark's Episcopal Church next Sunday at 11 a.m. A Holy Communion service is scheduled at 8 a.m. at the same church.
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J. M. Nelson
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Catholic Services and Flag Blessing in Grey Cliff
Next Sunday Catholic service will be held in the school house at Grey Cliff at 10 o'clock in the morning. Saturday mass marks the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul at 9 o'clock a.m. Sunday evening at 8 o'clock a ceremony to bless a service flag for local young men in the army and navy will occur at the Catholic church with Rev. B. A. Kuhn of Rygate delivering the sermon on Americanism.
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Grey Cliff
Peter and Paul
Army
B. A. Kuhn
Rygate
Liberty Sunday at Congregational Church June 30
The Congregational Church announces Liberty Sunday on June 30 with a 19 a.m. Sunday School and a morning worship service on the theme The Sword of America and of World Liberty. A patriotic program by the school’s youth and children precedes the service. Evening worship is suspended for summer. Rev. W. P. Ames is pastor.
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W. P. Ames
Wheat Conservation Urges Abstaining From Wheat Products
The text urges those with means to abstain from wheat and wheat products until the next harvest to aid a cause. It notes a Food Administration impact reducing reliance on substitutes and suggests buying from Sawyer will not add financial hardship, framing the action as a privilege.
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Sawyer
Wheat in the Diet Warning From Common Foods
A notice lists common foods including White Bread Whole Wheat Bread Graham Bread Crackers Macaroni Spaghetti and all Wheat Breakfast Foods as containing wheat and advises caution for those avoiding wheat.
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Sweet Grass County
Jerome Williams
Beth
The
Pioneer
Charles Lippy
East Boulder
Boulder
J. R. Scyphers
James Andrews
Skillman & Bailey
Wee Er
of Homeland Circle
Marderens Kaiser
Catholic Service
Congregational Church
Barney Sherry
Carmen of the
Alaska
Pathe News
Pauline Starke
Mable Normand
Germany
Gerard’s Stor
Wheat Conservation
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Sparting
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J. A. Lowry
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