Triangle wheat crop is assured by heavy June rainfall
Northern Montana farmers report about seven inches of rainfall in June with ideal timing for growth. The Triangle area predicts a bumper yield with July rains likely to push Montana wheat production above normal by at least two million bushels. Rail transport is ready, but market flooding could occur if farmers rush sales.
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Montana
Triangle
Great Falls
Saco
Havre
Shelby
Minneapolis
Coast
Gruesome Sprouce murder case linked to missing Luger pistol
Sheriff Jim Smith and Mrs. Ira Danner accuse her husband of double murder of John and Florence Sprouce near Central Park in 1920. Two decomposed bodies found confirm parts of her confession, and a missing Luger pistol becomes pivotal as Danner faces potential premeditated murder charges.
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Jim Smith
Ira Danner
John
Florence Sprouce
Central Park
Danner
Three Forks
John Sprouce
Yellowstone Trail
Bozeman
Gallatin County
Mystery of the Drum Summon Mine Sale in Montana
A historical account recounts the sale of the Drum Summon gold mine in the Marysville district near Helena. It details Tommy Cruse as the discoverer, the complex negotiations involving Colonel Sam Word Jeff Lowry Hugh McQuaid and others, and the million-plus purchase tied to British investors.
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Helena
Mike Renig
R. B. Wallace
John R. Watson
Tommy Cruse
Henry Bratnaber
United States
Marysville
Hugh
Lowry
Jeff
Sam Word
Word
Brataber
Bratnaber
Cosmopolitan
Lowry’s of
Montana
Tommy” Cruse
Dillon
Virginia City
Alder Gulch
Ward
T. J
Jeff) Lowry
Cruse
Hugh McQuaid
Jeff Lowry
Prickly Pear
Bratober
Sam Ward
Chadburne
Cruse Savings Bank
Mr. Cruse
Colonel Ward
McQuaid
London
Montana Historical Society
Denver
Brad
Chad
Henry Brataber
Cuticura Trio Ad Promotes Scented Talcum
An advertisement for Cuticura highlights a scented face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume as part of the Cuticura trio Soap Ointment and Talcum priced at 25 cents each. It urges readers to rely on the trio for toilet requisites.
Organize to Fight Forest Fire in Montana and Idaho
Fourteen hundred men are entering the season as the national forest fire-fighting force for Montana and northern Idaho. About 674 serve as forest guards, with 69 on the Selway and similar numbers on Flathead St. Joe Clearwater and Coeur d’Alene forests. Roughly 700 more work on trails telephones and improvements ready for duty. Last season district 1 fires caused 9 percent of losses at $500 or more. 14 fires exceeded $5,000 and 27 destroyed timber valued between $1,000 and $5,000.
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Montana
Idaho
Selway
Flathead
St. Joe
Clearwater
Coeur d'Alene
Senator Borah Denies Third Party bid in 1930s race
Idaho senator Borah rejects claims he will head a new third party for the upcoming presidential campaign. He says no such plan exists and emphasizes remaining in his current party.
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Borah
Idaho
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North Montana
Sprouce
Thomas Cruse
Drum Lummon
Express
Cherrylane Orchards
Greenacres
Washington
John Scott Mills
Smith River Valley
John V. Potter
White Sulphur Springs
Yellowstone Park
White Sulphur Springs, Montana
T. J. Hocking
Glasgow
Silver Black Fox Ranching
Montana Silver Black Fox CO
Missoula
S. C. Huseth
Montars
Rex
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