Montana Story Sparks Geographers And Children Alike
A Montana exhibit at the United States Land Show at the Coliseum impresses visitors and a Chicago class of eighth graders. They note Montana’s harvests and farms, seeing the state as an agricultural empire with homesteaders, cattle, farm equipment, and an expanding market network.
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Hic
Glacier National Park
Doc. Ltd
Gaett Noviltern Ailway
Northwest
Ain Atimy
JC. Leedy
Great Northern Railwias
Minnesota
Dakatis
Montina
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Chicago
Creasure
Mimsy
Chis
Tae
Monta
Virgin Sea
Great Northern
Middle Northwest
Sand L a y Roads And The Time
A United States Department of Agriculture report notes about 86 000 miles of sand clay roads exist mainly in the South. Best construction during damp spring soil. delays raise repair costs. Details outline mixing sand and clay, surface shaping, crowned depth, drainage, and maintenance to keep the road firm and durable.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Office of Public Roads
U. S Department of Agriculture
Public Roads Cost Comparisons in Florida Projects
A discussion notes road hauling distances and costs. A Gainsville project shows 1 mile by 14 feet with 9 inches of sand clay surface costing 881 dollars per mile. A Tallahassee sand clay road 16 feet wide and seven inches thick costs about 470 dollars per mile.
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Munnias
Office of Public Roads
Gainsesilie
Florida
Tallahasse
Co-Partners Form Farmington Percheron Horse Co
Certificate certifies that John A Carlson Frank EF Carlson James Drinkwine and William Chalmers of Farmington Montana form a co partnership doing business as Farmington Percheron Horse Company in Farmington Te ton County Montana. Partnership members sign this on August 16 1913.
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Frank FE. Carlson
James Drinkwine
William Chalmers
Farmington
Teton County
Montana
Farmington Percheron Horse Company
A. D
John A. Carlson
Frank EF
Carlson
Wm. Chalmers
Notary Public Proof of Acknowledgment in Montana
On August 16, 1913 John A Carlson Frank K Carlson and James Drinkwines ington appeared before Notary Phil J Cole in Teton County Montana and acknowledged executing the instrument. Cole certified the acknowledgment and affixed the notary seal noting commission expiration October 5 1923 5.
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County of Teton
A. D
Phil I. Cole
Montana
John A. Carlson
Frank KE. Carlson
James Drinkwine
William Chalmers
Farmington
Teton County
Phil J. Cole
State of
Chateau
Desert Land Claim Notice for Chateau Montana 1913
Ralph Carson of Chateau Montana filed notice to prove final Desert Land Entry claim No 01942 with the U S Land Office Great Falls. The hearing before U S Commissioner A C Warner is set for February 5 1914 in Chateau with witnesses Robert Twiggs Albert Twiggs Reuben Knapp Schuler M Carson all residents of Chateau Montana.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Mont
Ralph Carson
Chateau
Montana
Wysby
New Sey
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Robert Twiggs
Albert Twiggs
Reuben Knapp
Schuler M. Carson
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Homestead commutation proof filed for Montana land claim
John S. Lillard of Blackleaf Montana filed notice of intention to make commutation proof to establish his homestead claim on the N14 NWY and N%A Nk4 parcels in section 8 township 26 north range 7 west Montana, before U S Commissioner A C Warner at Chateau Montana on February 5 1914 with witnesses Sidney Campbell Herman Vieting Bert Groves and Walter Ellard names listed.
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Department of the Interior
U. S S
Great Falls
Mont
John S. Lillard
Blackleaf
Montana
Township
Range 7 West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Chateau
Sidney C. Campbell
Herman Vieting
Bert Groves
Walter Ellard
Blackleat
Notice of Intent to Prove Homestead Claim at Chateau
Walter H Haskell of Chateau Montana has filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish a homestead claim on Wi4LEY WANEM Section 21 Township 24 N Range 3 West Montana Meridian. Proof before U S Commissioner A C Warner February 24 1914 at Chateau Montana. Names Edgar J White Charles Hauxwell Walter S Wood Benjamin P Gordon all of Chateau. First Pub January 21 714. 18-5
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Walter H. Haskell
Chateau
Wi4ley
Wanem
Township
Range 3 West
Meridian
A. C. Warner
U. S
Edgar J. White
Charles Hauxwell
Walter S. Wood
Benjamin P. Gordon
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Wilson skips fishing for golf near the capital
Old timers question the administration's priorities as President Wilson travels sixteen miles to play golf, neglecting the excellent fishing at his doors.
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Wilson
Control of meat supply spans here and Argentina
A query notes how one firm appears to dominate meat supply in both the local market and Argentina in South America. The remark suggests concern over single‑firm influence on pricing and availability across regions.
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Argentina
South America
New York City Mayor Receives Overwhelming Advice
The new mayor of New York City would likely welcome less unsolicited guidance as residents and commentators flood him with opinions on policy and governance. Public voices push for reform on crime housing and transit amid high expectations.
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New York City
Suffrage Delegations Reshape Legislative Life in the Round
The text notes that legislature life changed as suffrage delegations began marching around. It highlights how advocacy groups altered proceedings and the pace of lawmaking, signaling a shift from traditional backroom work to visible, organized civic action.
Trusts Move to “Get in Right” With Administration
The text notes that if several trusts speed their alignment with the administration, reforms to anti trust laws might become unnecessary. It frames a potential political shift driven by corporate compliance and policy concessions.
Australians Use Coo ee Sign Across the World
A London Chronicle writer notes the Australian call Coo ee is answered worldwide. The piece cites a New Zealand Wellington sign of origin—holding the hat to the head at street corners—as a telltale signal of a Wellington native abroad.
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London Chronicle
London
Antipodes
Wellington
Old English Roots of Spunk and Punk
The piece traces how spunk, originally rotten touchwood, acquired a sense of quick temper or courage in 18th century English dictionaries. Punk, from spunk, stayed limited to rotten wood, while spunk evolved into a term signifying courage and the derived adjective spunky.
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Samuel Johnsons
Puzzled Over Human Bones Found At Stonehaven
Workmen digging behind a new theater at Stonehaven near Kincardine unearthed sand buried remains of two skeletons. The bones lay in a pile beside an old house, suggesting possible tragedy or body-snatching, with gender details awaiting examination.
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Stonehaven
Kincardine
Chinese Educated in America in New Chinese Ministry
The new Chinese ministry of agriculture and forestry will be led by young technically trained individuals in the United States. Lai Kuei Liang, 1908 graduate of Massachusetts Agricultural College, named vice minister and launching the Chinese Agricultural Journal. FE L Hsieh, 1909 graduate, translates foreign agricultural literature. H Jen, classmate, directs the Mukden agricultural experiment station in Manchuria.
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America
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Britain Gaining Ground as Coasts Erode and Rise
The coast of Britain shows ongoing land loss and gain with 35 year figures: England and Wales lost 4,692 acres but gained 20,752, while Scotland and Ireland made a similar tally. Parliament may not stop the oscillations noted by royal commissioners. Beaches rise and fall dramatically, sometimes defying sea walls.
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Britain
British
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Militant Suffragettes Spark Fear in Isolated Town
London Chronicle quotes in St Helena where the suffragette unrest shocks the Guardian’s stance. The Guardian, once welcoming exile of militants, now fears lawless actions in their defenseless midst.
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St. Helena
The
London Chronicle
Guardian
Napoleon
Dinizulu
General Cronje
What Did the Jury Think in Hog Case
A lawyer argued in a claim and delivery case over possession of 36 hogs. He told the jury they are entitled to all or none and warned against compromising. He noted the number 36 is three times the jury size to pressure a verdict.
Making Stone From Mud Shows New Building Material
The article describes a new process creating stone like adobe from mud. It uses ferruginous schists from mountains, screens it through grizzlies, and tamped into concrete block forms. The material reportedly rivals brick in durability while retaining adobe structure characteristics.
Crumbs of Comfort Amid Summer Heat
A writer in the Atlantic Monthly notes that extreme heat does not prompt crime as cold does and that human endurance falls short of its limits. He cites French tests and historical heat records, arguing we are not as badly off as past eras and suggesting mental comparison with other times.
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Atlantic Monthly
France
Germany
Bela
Western
Europe
Odessa
Wireless limits and distant detection of signals
Prof J A Fleming notes four mile wave crests and detection up to 6000 miles from source. Four stations could girdle the earth, yet commercial use remains far shorter with 2000 mile lines challenging. A British commission demonstrated only one 1000 mile line. firms claim longer potential.
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J. A. Fleming
British Wireless Commission
New York Evening Post
War on Materialism Sparks New French Society
Edmond Rostand Mudterlinck and Camille Flam marion found a society to combat materialism of the present age. The group attracts prominent French thinkers and has already enrolled many committeemen. Branches are forming in provinces and abroad to defend art literature and science.
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Edmond Rostand
Mudterlinck
Camille Flammarion
Tribute to the Horse Lively Nostalgia in New York Racing Return
A quip from Col Franklin P Morgan about New York horseracing returns frames a lighthearted note on the sport. He says racing warms the heart and circulates money while teasing that horse sense lies on the track, not in the betting ring.
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New York
Franklin P. Morgan
Popular Magazine
Remarkable Alpine Road on Napoleon era highway
The water gallery on the Simpson road is an arched structure over the roadway built to carry a stream above ground. Professor McKibben notes its ventilation openings and calls it a notable feature of the international highway. Over ten thousand people yearly cross the Alps by this route despite the railway tunnel carrying most through traffic.
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Simpson Road
Professor McKibben
Napoleon I
Alps
Lights of London to Become One of World’s Best Lit Cities
London plans a new central lamp system using high pressure gas with inverted burners. The upgrade will raise illumination by about 6 000 candle power and save roughly 34 000 dollars annually compared with the old system.
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Lights of
London
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