Treasure myths debunked by biologist on Treasure Island
Dr. George Finlay Simmons of Montana State University spoke at Missoula to calm treasure hysteria. He described gold caches said to be on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island as still intact but buried under a landslide. He noted a Brazilian map led nowhere and estimated removal costs around a million dollars.
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Captain Flint
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Missoula
George Finlay Simmons
State University
New Water System Progress at Glendive Plant
Work on the federal aid water softener at Glendive’s municipal plant on West Bell and the river bank advances. The new deep water well is finished, 8 inches in diameter and 105 feet deep, yielding a strong flow with adequate soda content.
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Glendive
West Bell
Mountain States expands Fort Peck service with new central office
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co adds to service in Fort Peck Montana moving central office to a new 320 line switchboard. Copper circuits from Glasgow were installed earlier in 1934 to link Fort Peck with the world amid rapid growth as government construction continues. New toll switches at Glasgow and moves in Townsend and Fort Benton are planned for December with extensive line and cable replacements across Montana.
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Fort Peck
Mont
Paul Bunyan
J. N. Whittinghill
Montana
Glasgow
Townsend
Fort Benton
Belgrade
Bozeman
Fort Union-Havre
Cut Bank
Missoula- Darby
Missoula-Clarks Fork
Billings-Lewistown
Vaughn-Augusta
Casper-Billings
Helena - Calgary
Pocatello - Butte
Butte-Garrison
Three Forks- Butte
Clyde Park
Billings
Helena
Missoula
Drummond
Harlem
Wilsall
Hard Shooting Men Would End Bandits
Ely Cap Laird of Lindbergh Lake urges the Department of Justice to employ straight-shootin west men to quell gangsters after two DOJ agents were killed and Baby Face Nelson’s death looms. He argues quick and sure Montanans would deliver faster results, citing the Nelson case and a harsh stance on outlaws.
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Department of Justice
West
Ely
Cap” Laird
Lindbergh Lake
Rockies
Laird
Baby Face
Nelson
Montana
Powder River Jack and Kitty Lee Launch Cowboy Song Volume
Nationally famed Deer Lodge duo Powder River Jack and Kitty Lee publish a 50 song volume with complete piano parts and illustrations. The book includes Russell paintings, three color cover, and notes on song origins. A life size bronze bust of Powder River Jack by Frederick Schweigardt is exhibited in Hollywood.
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Powder River Jack
Kitty Lee
Deer Lodge
Charles M. Rusell
Russell
Fisher Thompson
Butte
Powder Rick Jack
Powder River
Jack
Rio Grande
Buffalo Bill
Charlie Russell
Trails End
Frederick Schweigardt
Carnegie Institute Works of New York
Careton Way
Hollywood
Calif
Cowtry
der Meister Singer
Master Singer
Charles M. Russell
Einstein
Roosevelt
Kitty
McKee Printing and Engraving Company
Montanan Named President of National Wool Marketing Group
Charles Redd of Lasal Utah elected president of the National Wool Marketing corporation at the board of directors meeting. Sol Meyers of San Antonio Tex. Guy Stambaugh Deer Lodge named vice president. D F Judd Boston secretary treasurer. Col H H Embach Boston re elected general manager. Embach warned the wool market is gloomy with prices around 25 cents per pound and costs about 30 cents.
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Charles Redd
Lasal
Utah
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Sol Meyers
San Antonio
Tex
Guy Stambaugh
Deer Lodge
D. F. Judd
Boston
Col. H. H. Embach
Embach
Road work to continue on four miles of graveling
Engineer William Brittain has been instructed to proceed with graveling four miles of road extending from the bridge to the Broadus Wyoming highway, continuing the project.
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William Brittain
Broadus
Wyoming Highway
Japanese Rice Growers Say Price Rise Too Late
Growers in Japan protest that higher rice prices arrived too late to aid their fields and livelihoods, arguing delayed support undermines planting and profits in the current season.
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Japan
Escape Amid Gunfire Spurs Debate on Firepower
A man escaped after bullets from small pop guns were poured into his body by officers who then used their own car to flee. The author says a single high powered rifle shot from the many West men could have killed him and saved two officers, sparking calls to curb bullet waste and improve aim.
Work Commences at Logging Camps West of Ovando
Operations have begun at the Woodworth logging camps of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company twelve miles west of Ovando in the Blackfeet valley. One hundred twenty men are employed in a territory expected to yield 500,000,000 feet of timber for the Bonner sawmill plant. The camps are modern with two miles of piped water and lumbermen housed in specially fitted bank cars.
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Woodworth
Spider spins five of the seven silks known
Scientists note that seven kinds of silk exist in spider spinning but no single spider has been found that can produce all seven. Observations show one spider can spin five of the seven varieties.
Workmen Strike at Spring Hill Mine Near Helena
About 35 miners walked out a few days after three workers were dismissed at the Spring Hill gold mine near Helena. Gust Carlson, vice president and manager, said the strike occurred without notice to him or the mine foreman. The Spring Hill unit, part of Montana Consolidated Mines, has about 70 employees and resumed operations last September after a three year shutdown and mill destruction.
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Spring Hill
Helena
Gust Carlson
Montana
Montana Consolidated Mines Corporation
Duluth, Minn
Fifty Buffaloes Slain Over Feed Shortage At Molese Range
The note reports that forest fire destroyed hundreds of acres of feed on the national bison range at Molese causing the slaughter of 50 buffaloes. A carload of dressed meat is prepared for eastern and midwestern markets amid grazing concerns.
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Molese
Government Watering Place Plans Old Water Well
Relief workers operate at a site where a water well, once an artesian oil well yielding about 20 000 barrels a day with 5 000 barrels daily prevent flow, sits on government land designated as a public watering place. A 10 inch casing, debris removal, and ground flush are under way ahead of US Geological Survey work to remove the well.
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Minnesota-Flatwillow Petroleum Corporation
Department of the Interior
United States Geological Survey
Wells May Furnish Blaine County Water for Towns Farms
Geologist Darwin Harbicht told Havre city officials that an adequate pure water supply for Blaine county towns and farms could come from wells about 200 feet deep in gravel and glacial debris. He outlined drilling plans, test hole locations, costs, and possible funding options with the Milk River valley as the guiding water source.
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Blaine County
Darwin Harbicht
Milwaukee Railway
Havre
Harbicht
Chinook
Harem
Chain of Lakes
Blaine
Dodson
Malta
Harlem
Interior Department
Reclamation
Machine Courses Open At Montana State College
Preparatory courses at Montana State College Bozeman begin January 3 1935. Offerings include general industrial auto repair diesel engine machinists and boiler operators along with trade extension units. Courses run six quarters of 12 weeks, no high school diploma required though eighth grade education desired. Information from Department of Vocational Education Montana State College Bozeman.
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Montana State College
Montana School of Trades and Industry
Bozeman
Department of Vocational Education
Harlowton approves 19000 bond for sewer upgrades
Harlowton taxpayers vote 136 in favor and 12 against a 19000 bond issue to fund sewer improvements in the recent election.
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Harlowton
Compton Outlines Seven Mountain Cosmic Ray Stations
Prof. Arthur Compton of the University of Chicago is formulating plans to establish seven permanent cosmic ray observation stations on mountain sites worldwide. The initiative aims to advance high altitude measurements and collaborative international research.
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Arthur Compton
University of Chicago
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Great Falls, Mont
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Kentucky
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Wool Marketing Group
Rample Free
Caticura
Dept.b
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Mass
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Dodge
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Fleck Motor Sales, Inc
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Blackfoot Land Development CO
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Chicago
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Postal Telegraph
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