Montana Reclamation Contracts Surpass 1.5 Million Dollars
Great Falls reports over 1.5 million dollars in contracts awarded by the United States Reclamation Service for the Sun River project near Great Falls and about a half million for the Milk River project. When summer work begins total government contracts may exceed 5 million, mainly on Sun River and Milk River.
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Great Falls
United States Reclamation Service
Sun River
Glacier Park
Montana
Milk River
MacArthur Brothers
Chicago
New York
Fort Shaw
Sun River Project
Great Northern
Sun River Valley
Bynum
Milwaukee
Montana Power Company
Valley of the Nile
Big Month For Building In Great Falls Many
Great Falls-Many led a record building month with sixty seven permits issued totaling 507 815 dollars compared with 165 080 dollars the year before. Thirty nine permits were for dwellings signaling population growth.
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Great Falls
Helena to Have New Theater
A $250000 theater building will be erected in Helena. Sam Goldflam of Great Falls, president of the Inter Mountain Theatrical association, announced the deal and completed arrangements. Several prominent Helena men are interested in the proposal.
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Helena
Sam Goldflam
Great Falls
Inter-Mountain Theatrical Association
Goldflam
Delivery boy consumes carbolic acid and dies near Bozeman
Louis Nahlinger, a delivery boy who had just lost his job, drank a four ounce bottle of carbolic acid and was found dead in a grove near Bozeman. Authorities say low mood and anger over losing his four year position prompted the act.
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Bozeman
Louis Nahlinger
Melrose Goys Sense of Humor
Butte Miss Ella Crowley county superintendent of schools while conducting an oral examination at Melrose met a pupil with a keen sense of humor. The student answered Mr McAdoo treasury secretary accomplished the marriage of the president's daughter and now she is his wife.
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Butte
Ella Crowley
Melrose
McAdoo
the Treasury
Bedding-out sheep system urged over close-herding
The department of agriculture promotes bedding-out herding on open ranges replacing fixed campsite drives. Experiments show bedding-out lambs average five pounds heavier and ranges hold 10 to 25 percent more sheep. Old system harmed forage by trampling and caused weight loss due to travel and dust in dry weather.
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Helena
Department of Agriculture
National Forest
Department
Reservoir Dams Begun Under Milk River Project
Federal orders authorize immediate construction on Sherburne lake reservoir dam of the Milk river irrigation project. The $400000 dam stands 100 feet high, holds 1000 acre feet, will take two seasons, and is a key project feature. Nelson reservoir expansion and Shoshone dam gate installation are also planned with multi million scale effects.
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Great Falls
F. H. Newell
United States Reclamation Service
Sherburne Lake
Milk River
H. N. Savage
Nelson
Malta
Savage
Dentist Dies Aboard Train En Route to Meeting
Dr J W Cole a Helena dentist died of apoplexy on a Great Northern train between Crig and Cascade while traveling to Great Falls for the annual Montana State Dental society meeting. He was 62, practiced in Montana 26 years, moved from New York to Marysville 30 years ago, then to Helena.
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Great Falls
J. W. Cole
Helena
Great Northern
Crig
Cascade
Montana State Dental Society
Cole
Montana
Marysville
New York State
New Park Hotel Annex to Start in Great Falls
Great Falls, Montana The New Park Hotel company led by Florence R. Van de Putte Dan Tracy and John Moreny plans a 100000 annex as first step toward a full hotel at about 750000 cost to become one of the west’s finest.
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Great Falls
New Park
Florence R. van de Putte
Dan Tracy
John
Moreny
New Park Annex
Milwaukee Hurries Road Building for Great Falls Celebrate
Milwaukee railroad rushes ballast work from Lewis town to Great Falls for Aug 10 celebration using thirty trains and adding more as needed to keep the Minneapolis special on its line.
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Milwaukee
Great Falls
Lewistown
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Railroad
Sheep clip sells for twenty cents in Boston deal
Great Falls report states B D Phillips of Blaine county sold his 1914 clip from 000 head of sheep to Essman brothers of Boston for 20 cents a pound. The clip will total about 350000 pounds making this the highest price announced for this market.
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Great Falls
B. D. Phillips
Blaine County
Essman Brotheers
Boston
Fallon County Fair Dates Set for September
Miles City reports the Fallon County Fair association schedules Fallon county’s first annual fair for September 14 15 and 16.
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Fallon County
Miles City
Fallon County Fair Association
Miles City Brewery Site Lent $35,000 Building Plan
The Eastern Brewing company acquired a site in Miles City and will construct a new building valued at 35000 dollars.
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Miles City
Eastern Brewing Company
Great Falls YMCA Fund Grows with Major Gifts
Great Falls Town site company leads subscribers to a YMCA building fund with a $35,000 gift consisting of a lot and a half in the business district. J B Long pledges $25,000 and L H Hamilton of Commercial National Bank adds $7,500, with a dozen other large promises pushing the total toward half the goal.
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Great Falls
J. B. Long
L. H. Hamilton
Commercial National Bank
TOLLS REPEAL ANOTHER VICTORY FOR PRES WILSON
The Senate passed the Panama canal tolls repeal 50 to 35 sending the measure back to the House It includes the Simmons Norris amendment reserving U S treaty rights The vote followed a lengthy partisan debate and a near clash between Senators Vardaman and West on the chamber floor.
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Pres. Wilson
Senate
House
U. S
Washington
United States
O'Gorman
Marshall
Vardaman
Mississippi
Georgia
Chamber
App
Westminster Abbey Bomb Scare Near Coronation Chair
A bomb exploded beside the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey during a speech by Home Secretary Reginald McKenna. The blast caused light damage to the chair and altar screen while crowds fled as police secured the abbey. Sightseers lingered and Verger staff guided visitors to safety amid the panic.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Reginald McKenna
Home Affairs
House of Commons
Edward the Confessor
Polic
His Majesty
Albe
Canoe Capsizes On St. Louis Bay
In Superior Wisconsin on June 13 a canoe capsized after striking an obstruction. Mary Nolan a 20 year old clerk drowned while Ed Callihan a young businessman escort was pulled from the water and barely alive.
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Superior
Wis
St. Louis Bay
Mary Nolan
Ed. Callihan
Democrats and Progressives Nominate Moyle to Defeat Smoot
In Salt Lake City on June 13 the Democratic and Progressive conventions nominated James H. Moyle of Salt Lake for the Senate seat to challenge Reed Smoot. The platforms call for strict election laws a public utilities commission tax reform nonpartisan judiciary workmen compensation national woman suffrage municipal ownership of utilities a state employment bureau and a liquor referendum. The Democratic platform also endorses the national administration including its Mexican policy.
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Salt Lake City
Senate
Reed Smoot
James H. Moyle
Salt Lake
Millionaire estate dispute tests a bank safety box
In Duluth on June 13 Mrs Ophe la Leithhead disinherited daughter of the late Captain Joseph Sellwood seeks to prove that assets over $1 000 000 were given to her brother and sister before his death. Probate court inquiries focus on a city bank safety deposit box containing securities given to Richard M Sellwood and Mrs La Rue S Mershon not listed in the estate inventory.
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Duluth
Ophela Leithhead
Joseph Sellwood
Sellwood
Richard M. Sellwood
la Rue S. Mersho
Car Overturns Injuring Paris Women On Embankment
A Paris Illinois auto crash sent Miss Lola Miller to likely fatal injuries and Haze Lowther to serious harm after the car overturned from a 20 foot embankment. Four other young women were injured while Miss Green escaped unharmed and walked for help. Neighbors freed the trapped victims with help from nearby residents.
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Paris
Ill
Lola Miller
Miss Miller
Haze Lowther
Miss Green
Plan to Blow Up Liner Hinted in Cunard Plot
Joseph Burton alias Henry Wescott a young Black man is jailed in Hackensack after confession of letters seeking $10,000 in immunity for the safety of a Cunard liner. He allegedly planned to place dynamite in the coal to blow up the ship at sea.
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New York
Cunard
Joseph Burton
Henry Wescott
Hackensack
Burston
Remarriage of Jennie Eaton after Acquittal in Admiral Eaton Case
Jennie May Eaton, widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton, has remarried her first husband D Henry Ainsworth, whom she divorced before her marriage to the admiral. The couple faced reporters after the Boston ceremony as details of Eaton’s death and the earlier murder trial resurfaced. The bride, 39, born Jennie Harrison of Alexandria Va, had trained as a nurse and had lived in Washington Guthrie Okla St Louis and Chicago before marrying in Boston in 1906. The 1905 to 1906 events surrounding Admiral Eaton’s death at Assinippi near Boston were widely scrutinized, with Eaton acquitted last October after a sensational trial.
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Washington
Jennie May Eaton
Joseph G. Eaton
Admiral Eaton
Massachusetts
D. Henry Ainsworth
Mrs. Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Guthrie
Okla
St. Louis
Chicago
Aeronaut Killed When Parachute Fails Over Richmond
J O Gill an aeronaut of Mt Sterling Ohio was killed at Richmond Indiana when his parachute failed to open after he detached from a balloon at about two thousand feet.
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Richmond
Ind
J. O. Gill
Mt. Sterling
Ohio
Jones Nears Governorship of Federal Reserve Board
May Head Reserve Board Washington June 13 Thomas B Jones a Chicago lawyer former member of the Princeton university trustees and a personal friend of President Wilson has practically been elected for governor of the federal reserve board It was unofficially said his nomination would go to the senate Monday The other members of the board are likely to be Paul M Warburg W P G Harding A C Miller and H C Simmons
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Reserve Board
Washington
Thomas B. Jones
Chicago
Princeton University Trusttees
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Paul M. Warburg
New York
W. P. G. Harding
Birmingham
Ala
A. C. Miller
San Francisco
C. Simmons
St. Louis
Democratic County Central Committee Meeting Called in Bynum
A Democratic County Central Committee meeting is called for June 19 1914 at 2 p m in Bynum Montana. Full attendance is desired and each precinct should have a representative. Members unable to attend may proxy to a present Democrat. All Democrats invited. Secretary John Guetzel.
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Democratic County Central Committee
Bynum
Montana
John Guetzel
Secy
Senator Bradley on sovereignty and canal funding debate
A Indianapolis News quote notes Senator Bradley of Kentucky questioning sovereignty over the canal and criticizing public money spent on free schools, highlighting taxpayer concerns about federal themes and education funding.
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Bradley
Kentucky
Great Britain
Indianapolis News
Nell and Belle Spark Tension in Naked Truth Exchange
Two women in a Philadelphia Record snippet clash over propriety and honesty. Nell calls out Hes as prudish while Belle suggests the truth shocks her, framing a playful social confrontation.
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Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Record
Unoriginal New York and the Becker affair
A brief satirical note recounts New York's quick shift from Thaw coverage to focusing on Lieut. Becker, highlighting the city's media appetite for sensational crime stories and public intrigue.
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New York
Becker
Premier Issues Statement as Greece Faces Greek Refugee Crisis
In Athens on June 13 the Greek government demanded Turkey halt Greek persecutions and repair damages. Premier Venizelos warned of near war as thousands of refugees have reached Greece and about 100,000 more await transport. Reports from Mitylene say Turkish forces attack Aivalik risking a massacre of Greeks.
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Athens
Greece
Turkey
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Wnth
M. Venizelos
Trymen
Balkans
London
Mitylene
Asia Minor
Aivalik
President Off For Reunion Class Of 79 In New Jersey
President Wilson departed Washington for Princeton New Jersey to attend the reunion of the class of 79. He travels to participate in commemorative events with fellow alumni and relatives awaiting his return.
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Washington
Wilson
Princeton
N. J
Public Land Scrip for Quick Sale
Quick sale of 320 acres guaranteed land scrip offered by Shafer Investment Co. for vacant government land including isolated tracts homesteads and desert claims at 10 dollars per acre. Contact Room 11 McDonald block or Beaupre Hotel for details.
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Shafer Investment Co
McDonald Block
Beaupre Hotel
Loan on Teton County farm lands offered
An advertisement states a $100,000 loan on Teton County farm lands offered by J. Be. Ritchey of Conrad. The note appears in the local classifieds.
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Teton County
J. BE. Ritchey
Conrad
Child’s fate as healer noted by Detroit Free Press
Quip remarks that a girl expected to aid her parents grows up to teach them healing. The Detroit Free Press records a humorous turn of phrase about a child becoming a caregiver.
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Detroit Free Press
Monroe Doctrine Ends Say Huerta and Many In U S
Huerta's view that the Monroe Doctrine is finished mirrors a widespread American sentiment. The New York World notes that enough vitality remains in the policy to deter a dictator from forming foreign alliances.
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Huerta
United States
New York World
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Assinippi
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