Montana suffrage notes from local and statewide events
Montana Equal Suffrage records detail April 10 1914 activities in Butte Libby Conrad Glendive Miles City and Chicago coverage. Reports note high woman voting in school elections a Rankin visit and Lincoln county fervor plus May 2 demonstrations and suffragette vaudeville. The Potomac Clipper features a joke about shop houses.
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Montana
State Central Committee
Butte
Libby
Lincoln County
Jeannette Rankin
Edythe O'Leary
Glendive
Walace Perham
Gilmore
Miles City
Miss Swanson
Spokane
Chicago
Kwok's Tango Role Dims Preston Gibson Rivalry
A stray line notes that Mr. Kwok undermines Preston Gibson as a rival by introducing a tango in stock and feet, marking a shift in ambassadorial competition and signaling Kwok's growing influence.
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Mr. Kwok
Preston Gibson
Revolt Against Pain Urged By Doctor Inge At Charity Meet
Doctor Inge, dean of St. Pauls, urged not shrinking from pain at the Southwark branch annual meeting of the Charity Organisation Society. He argued pain is beneficial, a safeguard, and a purifier essential to moral order and progress.
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Inge
St. Paul's
Southwark
Charity Organization Society
London Globe
Fisherman Tells Tall Tale of 100-Pound Sturgeon Rafted Ashore
Frank Maxwell, a forest service engineer in Boise, relays a yarn about a 100 pound sturgeon carried by a raft lashed by an Austrian worker. The fish supposedly pulled a man to camp after being left to swim on a raft. A fish menu was served that night at Ox Row tunnel camp.
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Flying Tribe
Boise
Idaho
Frank Maxwell
Forest Service
Ox Row
Snake River
Oregon
McPherson
McPherson Ranch
Quinine in India Could Boost World Supply Says Doctor
A Chicago doctor at Hotel Safford notes India uses about one sixth of global quinine. He cites Java as the top producer and warns that expanding cinchona cultivation in India could protect its interests and stabilize world prices. Exports from Ceylon dropped from 15,000,000 pounds in 1886 to 80,000 in 1910, risking price hikes.
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India
Chicago
Safford
Java
Ceylon
Wig Color Sparks Question of Divorce Grounds
A social rumor notes the debate over whether choosing a sea green or violet blue wig could be considered grounds for divorce. The item reflects evolving views on personal expression within marriage.
Real Estate Transfers and Public Land Listings
A long list of property transfers records trades in various towns with prices from $1.00 to $3,500 including lots in Cowgill addition at Chateau Conrad Townsite and other section township land transfers. U S land patents to multiple owners are noted with detailed section and range descriptors. Also included is a Montana examination schedule for Fourth Class Postmasters with locations and dates across several states.
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Conrad Townsite Co
Emma J. Ryan
Conrad
James M. Ryan
Ryan Land Company
Lulu B. Pendrey
W. H
Wellenstein
Ney
J. H. Sherburne
C. E. Trescott
Karl L. Johnstone
Mack
Krist Olson
Adolph Martin
Andrew Martin
Mary B. Aldrich
Mary T. Lawler
Chas. Fleck
Sam H. Ziegler
Cowgill
Choteau
Andy G. Kale
Nelie V. Stemper
William
D. Vincent
U. S
George Franklin Stillman
Josie B. Yeager
Frances M. Anderson
Kate Wellenstein
Sey
Sister Talk and Quarter Wager at Boston Transcript
The dialogue centers on a caller named Bobby and a veiled claim about what the sister says. A line about turning a dime into a quarter is used to urge secrecy. The piece evokes a social exchange angle typical of gossip columns in the Boston Transcript.
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Bobby
Boston Transcript
Panama Canal Compliment Overshadows Channel Deepening
A prominent compliment to the Panama Canal surpasses the decision to deepen its competitor at Iuez from 32 feet to 39. The report notes the canal's strategic value and the rival project’s advancement, highlighting ongoing debates over navigation capacity.
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Panama Canal
Iuez
Examination Notice by Commission
Examination will be examined subject to approval of applications if they appear for examination at 2 place on a date scheduled in section 3. Location of the examination room is the post office at the place of the examination. By direction of the Commission John A McIlhenny President.
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Baker
Browning
Columbus
Crow Agency
Dodson
Harlowton
Plentywood
Rexford
Shelby
Thompson Falls
Townsend
Virginia City
Anaconda
Bellefourche
Dak
Billings
Bozeman
Butte
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Forsyth
Fort Benton
Glasgow
Glendive
Great Falls
Hamilton
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Missoula
Red Lodge
Roundup
Sandpoint
Idaho
Wallace
Williston
N. Dak
Montana
Acton
Alberton
Alder
Alhambra
Alma
Alton
Alzada
Argenta
Armington
Armstead
Augusta
Babb
Ballantine
Barrack
Barber
Basin
Bearcreek
Bearmouth
Belmont
Benchland
Bigfork
Bighorn
Blackfoot
Bloomfield
Bonner
Box Elder
Boyd
Boyes
Brockton
Buffalo
Burns
Able
Camas
Cameron
Cardwell
Carter
Cartersville
Chico
Chimneyrock
Circle
Clancey
Clydepark
Coberg
Cohagen
Collins
Comanche
Cooke
Corbin
Corvallis
Sorwin Springs
Crane
Custer
Deborgia
Deer
Eek
Glacier Park
Gracevine
Grassrange
Gregson
Greycliff
Hall
Hathaway
Haugan
Hawarden
Hedgesville
Helmville
Heron
Hoffman
Homestead
Hunters Hotsprings
Intake
Inverness
Iron Mountain
Ismay
Jackson
Jeffers
Jefferson City
Jocko
Joplin
Julian
Kendall
Kevin
Kila
Kimball
Kremlin
Lame Deer
Sandusky
Watchwood
Lee
Lennep
Lilacs
Lima
Lincoln
Lindsay
Lloyd
Lodgegrass
Lodgepole
Logan
Lo Lo
Loma
Lombard Lothair
Luther
McAllister
March
Martinsdale
Maryville
Maudlow
Melrose
Melstone
Mildred
Moccasin
Monarch
Musselshell
Nashua
Neihart
Nihill
Norris
Orrville
Osborn
Oswego
Ovando
Paradise
Paxton
Perma
Piedmont
Plevna
Polytechnic
Pompeys
Pillar
Pony
Potomac
Powderville
Power
Pray
Proctor
Pryor
Race Track
Cadersburg
Ravalli
Raynesford
Reedpoint
Reichle
Ridge
Rimini
Ringling
Rockvale
Rollins
Rosebud
Ross
Rothiemay
Ruby
Rudyard
Ryegate
Saint Ignatius
Saint Regis
Saltese
Sanders
Savage
Scobey
Sedan
Seventynine
Shawmut
Silverbow
Silverstar
Sioux Pass
Sixteen
Spion Kop
Springdale
Sterns
Stipek
Straw
Sumatra
Sun River
Superior
Sykes
Tampico
Telstad
Toston
Trident
Troutreek
Troy
Union
Utica
Vaughn
Virgelle
Waco
Walkerville
United State Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Pereons
Commission
John A. McIlhenny
Range for lease for five thousand sheep in Montana
Summer range offered for five thousand sheep with ample range and water. Landowner will lease range or allow sheep to be run for the season. Contact S. L. Malone in Choteau Montana for details.
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S. L. Malone
Choteau
Montana
Teachers Examination Dates Announced for April to May
Teachers examinations will be held at Chateau and Conrad on April 30 and May 1 2. Nellie R Brown County Superintendent announces the schedule. In France the phrase the hand that rocked the cradle now carries a gun reflects wartime sentiment.
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Sandpoint
Wallace
Idaho
Wiliston
N. Dak
Bellefourche
S. Dak
Montanay
American Union of Swedish Singing Societies
Minneapolis
Malmo
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Russia
Chateau and Conrad
Nellie R. Brown
France
Dusty ballusters and clean stair-rails noted
Mrs Watts Mary Ann comments on dusty bal lustres while Mrs Johnson’s home after church impresses with stair-rails like glass. Mention of three small boys adds context to household cleanliness.
Knox introduces tango to stockholders feast
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes Mr Knox arranging an event to allow both sons in law to live at stockholders expense, highlighting a clash between social spectacle and corporate finances in a period-appropriate tone.
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Mr. Knox
Chicago Record Herald
Miss Kit-See Miss Evokes Egotistical Pose Observation
A fragment quotes a National Monthly remark on Miss Kat I and Miss Kit See, noting how removing an I reveals ego. The tone mirrors a light literary aside about vanity and self image in a brief literary snippet.
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Kit
Miss
Kat
National Monthly
Question of marriage acceptance in a dated post
A snippet from the Houston Post quotes a man asking if his daughter can be asked to marry him. The reply asserts confidence in the proposal yet mentions she would not marry the addressee even if he were the last man on earth.
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Houston Post
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Elmer Genger
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Henry A. Young
Warren J. Brown
Henry Guerin
George A. Norman
John J. McDonald
New
Clementina EK. Joiner
New Sey
Walace B . Martin
Chas E. Sanborn
Jacob W. Theisen
Isaac J. Holland
Teton County Abstract Co
Farmer Corntessel
St Simlin
Washington Star
Washington Herald
St.Paul
St. Paul
Bygdelags
Twin Cities
Brooklyn
Christiania
Norway
Singing Societies
Great Northern Trains
E. E. Chamberlain
Oran
J. T. McGaughey
Gnea Nor Railw
Creet Northern
Stickney
Clem E. Bowers
Chouteau
Mont
Montana Transfer Company
Harry E. Adams
Chateau
Bair Block
Choteau Meat Company
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