Montana Football Rivalry Highlighted by 1925 Classic
The piece recalls the 1925 high school showdown between Billings and Great Falls, a 27 27 tie fought at Clark Park. It features the dramatic late game sequence including Linville passes to Josephson, a fumbled punt recovery for a Billings TD, and Worthington’s near tying kick as time expired, with both teams showcasing power and passing.
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Billings
Falls
Montana
Great Falls
Clark Park
Acord
Electrics
Linville
Worthington
McFarlin
Josephson
Carpenter
Alfsth
Teddy
Lux
Armstrong
Chuck” Bergerm
Thanksgiving game ends with rout as team defeats Montes State
On Thanksgiving the Mon erally team defeated Montes State Bill Kaeawa 28 to 7 at the tona University. Wild scoring featured four touchdowns and a single Bobcat touchdown shown by a forward pass. Earlier that day Gunndown’s squad beat Idaho Tech 7 to 0 in Pocatello. Butte high led a 21 to score in a separate race, with junior runners pacing the action.
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Montes State
Bill Kaeawa
Tona Universi
School of
Idaho Tech
Pocatello
Butte High
Taano Lees
Fort Shaw Girls Capture Early World Basketball Title
The Fort Shaw Indian girls team from Montana claimed the women's world basketball championship in 1904 by defeating St. Louis Alumni 17 to 6 and 24 to 3 at the first national tournament. The St. Louis Republic praised their superior teamwork and shooting and invited further world competition.
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Montana
Cage
Fort Shaw
St.Louis Republic
Minnie Leads Fort Shaw In Championship Score
Minnie was the leading scorer for the Fort Shaw team and the crowd knew her as Minnie. She powered the champions with most points and fans flocked to see her perform at home as Fort Shaw’s basketball figure. The article notes the vanishing Fort Shaw and Carlisle schools with Haskell University rising as a prominent institution.
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Fort Shaw
Minnie
Great Falls
Carlisle
Haskell University
Personalities of Tourists Exposed by Glacier Guide
Frank M. Shannon long served as Glacier National Park’s premier guide, recalling famous visitors from Eastman to Mary Roberts Rinehart. He recounts anecdotes of a camera man’s bold demands, a bashful novelist, and the quirks of early 1900s tourism, ending with a note on Ray Shannon’s political return.
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Frank M. Shannon
Glacier National Park
Butte
Shannon
Glacier County
Eastman
Prestons
J. B. Haggin
Montana Copper King
William
Vielen Taft
McAdoos
Don Munroe
Park District
Don
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Guide
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Ray Shannon
Ray
Montana State College Awards 40 Scholars for 40 Scholarships
Advanced honor scholarships have been awarded to 40 Montana State College students who met the three quarter scholastic standard and earned at least 40 credits. Recipients include William Alexander Butte Eva Carlson Elizabeth Craine George Clemon Walter Weedman Billings Dorothy Haverfield Mary Liquin Tom Murdock Vesta Robbins Elise Wipf Lyle Miller Bozeman Evelyn Haigh Donald Scharff Three Forks Paul Harrer Robert Tichenor Belgrade Ruth Egnew Allan Roush Hardin Edwin Hahn William Sparing Jayne Tuttle Helena Gertrude Anderson Deer Lodge Janet Baker Superior Charlotte Benson Plentywood Oswald Brownless Moccasin Kenneth Christian Charlo Gyme English Plains Daisy Flick Dutton Mary Ann Flynn Anaconda Parond Goertz Rowan Armin Hill Bottineau N C Lambert Hruska Lewistown Katherine Kittrell Fort Peck George Loomis Sims Joseph Mitch Missoula George Peikert Buffalo Minn Everett Peterson Poplar George Peterson Waltham Mark Vanderark Manhattan Ben Veldhuis Warm Springs Peter Wilkie Rosebud
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Montana State College
W. H. McCall
William Alexander
Eva Carlson
Elizabeth Craine
Butte
George Clemon
Walter Weedman
Billings
Dorothy Haverfield
Mary Liquin
Tom Murdock
Vesta Robbins
Elise Wipf
Lyle Miller
Bozeman
Evelyn Haigh
Donald Scharff
Three Forks
Paul Harrer
Robert Tichenor
Belgrade
Ruth Egnew
Allan Roush
Hardin
Edwin Hahn
William Sparing
Jayne Tuttle
Helena
Gertrude Anderson
Deer Lodge
Janet Baker
Superior
Charlotte Benson
Plentywood
Oswald Brownless
Kenneth Christian
Charlo
Gyme English
Plains
Daisy Flick
Dutton
Mary Ann Flynn
Anaconda
Parond Goertz
Rowan
Armin Hill
Bottineau
N. C
Lambert Hruska
Lewistown
Katherine Kittrell
Fort Peck
George Loomis
Simms
Joseph Mitch
Missoula
George Peikert
Buffalo
Minn
Everett
Bank Deposits Rise in Montana State Banks
Montana state banks show deposits growing by 3.399 million dollars in the last fiscal year. State Superintendent W. A. Brown reports total deposits at 57.359 million dollars. Bank resources also surged by more than 2.5 million dollars.
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Montana
W. A. Brown
Namesake Signs Stir Glacier County Treasurer Contest
An ad push across the district shocks Ray when banners reading Vote for Shannon for treasurer appear. The printing differs and Ray learns a namesake, Frank M. Shannon, is the rival candidate. The retired official now shifts interest to the oil industry.
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Shannon
Glacier County
Ray
Frank M. Shannon
Helena Fed bank plans new building site and architecture
The Helena branch of the Federal Reserve Bank proposes a new building to replace its inadequate present structure. Architect George H. Shanley of Great Falls will draft plans, with R. E. Towle supervising. Directors include J. E. O Connell of Helena, A. R. McDermott Billings, Peter Pauly Deer Lodge, and H. D. Myrick Square Butte.
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Helena
Fed
Montana
Federal Reserve System
United States
George H. Shanley
Great Falls
R. E. Towle
Beaverhead County Ranchers Optimistic Over Range Conditions
Dillon range reports good in Beaverhead county despite irrigation water shortages. Big Hole basin praised for best condition year after frequent June and July rains. One forest fire caused by lightning over the Fourth of July did not cause material damage. forest officials commend cautious fire use.
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Beaverhead County
Big Hole
Beaverhead National Forest
Wise River
Beaverhead
Beaverhead Forest
1741 New York Bakers Strike Sparks Early Labor Tension
The bakers of New York City led America’s first strike in 1741. Strikers faced conspiracy labels though few convictions followed.
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Bakers
New York City
America
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