Trio Sentenced to State Prison in Laurel Farmhouse Case
Three youths William Nolan 20 Benjamin Dawson 18 and James Kelly 18 pleaded guilty to entering the Frank Williams farmhouse south of Laurel with intent to commit larceny. Nolan and Kelly began serving one year terms while Dawson received a suspended sentence. Dawson had no prior record. Kelly had escaped from the Oregon reformatory last June. Admiral Byrd explored over 100000 miles of Antarctic terrain by air on his latest expedition.
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O. F. Goddard
Billings
Frank Williams
Laurel
William Nolan
Benjamin Dawson
James Kelly
Dawson
Bozeman
Nolan
Kelly
Oregon Reformatory
Doan’s Pills Aid Kidney Fluids And Help Backache
Doan’s Pills are promoted as a long standing remedy for tired kidneys and backache. The copy claims the kidneys pass about 3 pints daily and that flushing the 15 miles of kidney tubes reduces waste. It urges readers with frequent painful bladder passages to act and buy Doan’s Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Gardner Vs Jeffords Ring Upset in 1904 Montana Show
In August 1904 at the Broadway theater a 163 pound George Gardner of Lowell, Mass defeated 180 to around 200 pound Jim Jeffords in the third round. Gardner dominated with quick combinations while Jeffords failed to land meaningful blows. Gardner emerged unscathed as referee counted Jeffords out after a flurry near the end of the third round.
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George Gardner
Jim Jeffords
Mose LA Fontile
Jerry McCarthy
Lowell
Mass
Big Jim Jeffords
Gardner
Jeffords
Billy Nolan
Montana Athletic Club
Billy
Jefford
Lowell Lad
Broadway
Montana State College hosts large diesel short course
More than 50 students statewide attend annual short courses at Montana State College. Forty enroll in the Diesel engines and tractors session running alongside regular agricultural courses. The ten week program targets young men on farms and ranches unable to pursue a full four year college course.
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Montana State College
Montana 1935 tax receipts rise over prior year
Montana total tax income for 1935 reached 6 524 239 98 dollars, rising by over 500 000 from 1934. Gasoline taxes led with 4 740 461 96 dollars, followed by beer license and barrel taxes near 600 000 dollars.
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Montana
McCarthy Beats LaFontise In Butte Prelim Boxing Bout
In a fast 10 round prelim, Jerry McCarthy edged Mose LaFontise amid fan protests as Butte boxing fever rose. Gardner was a central figure in the event’s hype with Curley and Nolan fueling theater buzz and bets contrasting Gardner Jeffords rhetoric.
Yellowstone region lore from early fur traders and explorers
The piece recalls James Bridger and P W Norris shaping Yellowstone history through tales and field notes. Norris, 1878 writings, describes Bridger’s canyon and geyser myths, the beaver lake legend, and a rare road-building effort over glassy obsidian terrain to create wagon access.
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Yellowstone
Park
Monument Basin
Beaver Lake
Obsidian Mountain
Yellowstone Park
Norris
Poultrymen Say Flocks Can Be Profitably Fed
Poultrymen claim flocks can be maintained profitably at a feed cost of 2.33 dollars per chicken for a year, outlining costs and efficiency.
Billings to Host Various Montana Conventions in 1936
Billings will host a series of state conventions in 1936 with dates set for several events. The Montana Wholesale Grocers association opened its annual convention January 13. The state bowling tournament is planned for April, the laundrymen in May, the Montana Medical association and health units July 6 to 9, and the Montana Civic Government association August 14 and 15. Optometrists and druggists meetings are in July, the women's clubs federation in September, the eastern division of the Education association in October, and the tristate convention of the United Commercial Travelers in June.
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Billings
Montana Wholesale Grocers Association
State
Montana Medical Association
Montana Civic Government Association
Montana Optometrists
Montana Druggists
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Montana Education Association
Tristate
United Commercial Travelers
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Bed-Ridden Nick Murphy Recalls 1887 Railroad Work
Nick Murphy a bed ridden 77 year old Butte resident recalls leaving the mines in fall 1887 for a narrow gauge railroad project between Laurel and Red Lodge. He describes Red Lodge’s saloon boom pay day orgies and fights while workers drifted into gambling. He quit days before Christmas and walked to Billings, where a rider turned out to be a saloon keeper’s wife in male dress known as Cowboy Nell.
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Nick Murphy
Butte
Laurel
Red Lodge
Nick
Ganer
Gardner tops big club as Nolan and Curley promote a show
In a surprising main event, Nolan and Curley push the sale with good merchandise despite 2 to 1 odds against the giant. Gardner shows a small man can beat the big club, while Eddie Graney is named referee for the Munroe Jeffries title bout in 10 days at San Francisco. Butte, in the Pacific National league, wins two games from Salt Lake 9 to 1 and 18 to 9 as Piggy Ward plays his last game locally and heads to Birmingham. A banquet honors H N Reno as he moves to Douglas Arizona after years with Centennial Brewing.
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Jeffords
Dunc McDonald
Jeff
Gardner
Kid McCoy
Marvin Hart
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Jack Johnson
Jack Root
Bob Armstrong
Peter Maher
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Flynn
Mike Schreck
al Kaufmann
Butte
East Park Street
Lowell
Jimmy
Willie Fitzgerald
Jerry McCarthy
Walkerville
Mose LaFontise
Jerry
LaFontise
Mose
McCarthy
Butte Boys
Billy Nolan
Ballyhoo
Jimmy Gardner
Gardner-Jeffords
George Gardner
Fitzgerald
Sixy
Jack Curley
Mons. Jacques
Mark Shaughnessy
Nolan
Billy
Curley
Shaughnessy
Eddie Graney
Munroe- Jeffries
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Pete Dowling
Kirby Hoon
H. N. Reno
Butte Gun Club
Reno
Douglas, Ariz
Centennial Brewing Company
Bayer Aspirin Relief Promise and Safety Claims
A promotional note urges readers to choose Genuine Bayer Aspirin over unknown preparations for headaches and rheumatic pains. It claims doctors advised older remedies, praises Bayer Aspirin for speed and safety, and instructs buyers to ask for Bayer Aspirin by name at drugstores.
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Admiral Byrd
Clark's Fork Valley
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
Montana Ring Tales
All America
Main Street
Fifth Avenue
The
Old Quaker Co
Lawrenceburg, Ind
Schenley Products Co., Inc
Schenley’s
Schenley
Yellowstone National Park
James Bridger
Bridger
West
Ead Fortune
P. W. Norris
Far West
Snake River
Otean Pass
Smith
Bonneville
Amethyst Mountain
Grand Canyon
Mount Washburn
Hudson Bay
Cobbs Creek
Continental Distilling Corporation
Bayer Aspirin
Oundup Coal
Roundup Coal Mining Company
Roundup
Northwest
Mont
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