Helena and Anaconda battle over state capital history
The piece recalls the long feud over Montana's capital site with Marcus Daly backing Anaconda and W A Clark favoring Helena. It cites rival pamphlets praising Helena as a social center and mocks Anaconda's counterpart, noting past enmities have faded as old actors remain alive and amused at the campaign.
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Biterness
Marcus Daly
Anaconda
W. A. Clark
Helena
Burke
Montana
Butte
Mr. Daly
When Helena and Anaconda Vied for State Capital Site
A satirical sketch contrasts Helena and Anaconda as Montana capital contenders. It lampoons Anaconda’s rough town image and Helena’s refined society, listing imagined flaws and virtues, with a closing flourish about Last Chance Gulch hosting the feud’s memory.
Helena War Finance office closes after four years
The Helena Montana War Finance Corporation office, open since 1921, was consolidated with the Minneapolis office. Loans totaling 14.3 million were issued, now under 600 thousand outstanding, reflecting Montana’s recovery especially in livestock. The policy of lenient collections will continue.
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Helena
The
War Finance Corporation
Northwest
Minneapolis
Montana
T. A. Marlow
National Bank of Montana Trust & Savings Bank
A. G. Johnson
American National Bank
R. O. Kaufman
Union Bank & Trust Company
H. H. Pigott
Endowment Campaign Planned for Intermountain Union College
At a Helena conference of Intermountain Union trustees and church representatives with Dr J W Hancher a state wide drive was decided for next spring. The plan seeks 625000 dollars from Montana residents outside Helena to fund the college endowment.
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Intermountain Union College
Methodist
Presbyterian
J. W. Hancher
Methodist Board of Christian Education
New York City
Helena
Montana
Potatoes Yield Big Season for Blaine County Growers
Blaine county potato growers produced 16 200 bushels of seed potatoes in 1925 valued at over 30 000 dollars announced at Chinook. Twelve carloads were shipped that season and the final shipment brought four dollars a hundred to the growers, the season's highest rate.
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Blaine County
Vast Range of Beauty Preparations On Sale In America
A new estimate shows at least 7 000 distinct beauty products for skin lips and hair are now sold across the United States. The figure reflects a crowded market with extensive variety from numerous manufacturers and retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Natives Use Spider Nets to Catch Large New Guinea Fish
Native fishers of New Guinea weave nets from large spiders to catch fish weighing up to a pound, demonstrating an unusual method of fishing with arachnid spun gear.
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New Guinea
Walker Warns on Utility Valuation If County Assessments Fall
Chairman J. W. Walker warned delegates at the State Association of County Commissioners annual meeting in Billings that if Montana counties again send in assessment rolls showing a drop from 835,000,000 to 40,000,000 the state board of equalization cannot sustain the high valuation of public utilities. He noted livestock values and land values had fallen and public utilities were cut by half a percent.
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Livingston
Helena
Dillon
Gerat Falls
Missoula
Billings
Miles City
Philipsburg
Basin
Bozeman
Boulder
Anaconda
Marcus Daly
Daly
Butte
California
Nevada
Montana Club
Montana
State Board of Equalization
J. W. Walker
Commission
State Association of County Commissioners
Begin Branch Line Soon Between Douglas and Blackfoot
Tearing up tracks between Douglas and Blackfoot junction on the Milwaukee line will start construction of a new 15 mile branch up the valley on the opposite river bank.
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Douglas
Blackfoot Junction
Blackfoot
Milwaukee Railroad
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Byron E. Cooney
Haggin
Kellogg
United States
Helena F
Providente
Northern Pacific Railroad
Forsooth
Felena
Rome
Sant
Casear
Caesar
Nevermore
Luluville
Capital
Finance
WAR Corporation
West
eCnner
Wrighey
W. L
Ter Avenue
Seattle
Dean
Doan
Great Falls
Stobert Rothweller
Ninth Ave
Voster-Milburn Co
Mig.Chem
Buffalo, N.Y
Walker
Bayer Aspirin
BAYER
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