Juvenile Crime Surges in Billings Amid Burglaries
Billings faces a spike in juvenile crime with petty thefts, burglaries, and gasoline pilfering. Five boys aged 16 to 20 were arrested and turned over to state child welfare deputy Harry Mann for examination after raids on a store, service station, welfare institution, and garages. A used car dealer’s vehicle was seized as the youths allegedly planned further thefts. Police say the suspects fled when approached and one was caught stealing gasoline.
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Billings
Harry Mann
George Pierce
Bert Talgo
Reorganization of Montana National Guard Post Spanish War
After the return of the First Montana Infantry the state faced delays in funding and equipment for reformation of the National Guard. Despite shortages, men volunteered, and units A through E organized in 1901 with several captains at Bozeman Butte Big Timber Red Lodge Livingston. In 1902 two more units formed Dillon and Kalispell, bringing seven units but delaying a regimental system. Some members supplied own uniforms while others used old stock from the arsenal in Helena.
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Montana Infantry
Montana
Helena
Orne
Second
Bozeman
Alexander Wessitsh
Wessitsh
Leutenant
Butte
Steve G. Jeans
Big Timber
Red Lodge
Livingston
G. H. Preston
J. Z. Venice
M. J. Walsh
Dillon
J. T. Young
Kalispell
A. W. Swane
Montana Towns Named on Milwaukee Railroad Origin Hints
The Milwaukee Road compiled a list of Montana towns named along its line with origins tied to individuals places and features. Examples include Agawam named after Agawam Massachusetts and Bozeman honoring pioneer John M Bozeman, with many sites reflecting local geography or corporate figures.
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Montana
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Agawam
Massachusetts
Alberton
Albert J. Earling
The
Ambherst
C. A. Goodnow
Armells
Armells Creek
Arrow Creek
Baker
A. G. Baker
Railway
Lorraine
Big Sag
Blackfoot
Bonner
Great Falls Man Named Captain of Battleship
Selection of Capt. Percy Wright Foote of Great Falls to command the battleship Arkansas was announced by the navy department. He is senior inspector at the naval gun factory in Washington D C and a United States Naval Academy graduate. Captain Foote, a native of South Carolina, is married to Genevieve Clary of Great Falls, sister of R F Clary, and is expected to visit Great Falls with Mrs Foote this year.
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Percy Wright Foote
Great Falls
Arkansas
Navy Department
Naval Gun Factory
Washington, D. C
Foote
South Carolina
Genevieve Clary
R. F. Clary
United States Naval Academy
Electric City
Mrs. Foote
No Handout Denied Kiss Plea in Witty Exchange
A dialogue exchanges a beggar’s plea for a kiss and a witty reply refuses the handout on principle. The scene captures a sharp streetwise humor and social interaction between two unnamed speakers.
Second Montana Infantry through 1916 reorganizations and service
The history follows Colonel A F Bray command, officer appointments including Alexander Wessitsh as lieutenant colonel and majors Reif and Walsh, and the unit’s 1903–1916 changes. It covers dispersals of Companies D and E, reorganizations in Lewistown Kalispell Miles City Libby, Adjutant General Phil Greenan’s tenure, 1910 training at Fort Harrison and American Lake, the Dick Militia bill’s impact, and 1916 mobilization for Mexico with notes on forthcoming reports by Colonel Williams.
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A. F. Bray
Alexander Wessitsh
George W. Reif
M. J. Walsh
Second
Montana Infantry
Red Lodge
Livingston
Lewistown
Kalispell
Miles City
Libby
Phil Greenan
Montana
Fort Harrison
American Lake
Washington
Congress
National Guard
Unite
Organization of
Tal
Virginia City
Billings
Big Timber
G.heeps
Geagany H. Kalepel
Chateau
Shelby
Mexico
Williams
Great Falls Denies Gas Franchise to Public Service
Freeholders of Great Falls rejected the Public Service Gas company proposal by 826 to 619. The firm is led by E. B. Coolidge, a noted Montana oil and gas operator. The city remains served by the Great Falls Gas company.
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Great Falls
Public Service Gas Company
E. B. Coolidge
Montana Oil and Gas
M L Matzick Reinstated as Somers Hatchery Superintendent
M L Matzick, suspended last fall for charges of killing more than the legal deer limit, has been reinstated as superintendent of the Somers fish hatchery. He was acquitted and applied for reinstatement after the commission approved building a hatchery in the Great Falls area and deferred other business.
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M. L. Matzick
Somers
Matzick
Great Falls
Come Mission
Bayer Aspirin Relief Ad Markets Plain Pain Care
An advertised Bayer Aspirin promotion presents aspirin as a quick cure for fatigue headaches and everyday pains. It claims two to three tablets with water will restore comfort and says genuine Bayer is safe with proven usage directions for headaches colds sore throat neuralgia and more.
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Bayer
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Sugar City
Erastus H. Adjutant General
State of Montana
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R. M. Calkins
C. M. & St. P. Railway
Canyon
Montana Canyon
Carterville
Carter
United States
Chapman
A. P. Chapman, Jr
Seattle
Choteau
Teton County
Christina
Christina Hilger
David J. Hilger
Coffee Creek
Danvers
Deer Lodge
Powell County
Denton
Donald
Donald A. McIntosh
McIntosh Brothers
East Portal
St. Paul Pass
Bitter Root Mountains
Fairfield
Fergus
Andrew Fergus
Fergus County
Foraker
Forest Grove
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Forsyth
United States Army
Rosebud County
Frenchtown
Gallatin
Gallatin River
Garneill
Neill
Garnet
Geraldine
Geraldine Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Gold Creek
Grace
Grace Penfield
W. H. Penfield
Chicago, Milwaukee
Harlowton
R. A. Harlow
Merino
Haugan
H. G. Haugan
Chicago, Milwaukee & 86 Paul Railway
Heath
Perry Heath
Fatcher
Hibbard
George W. Hibbard
Highwood
Highwood Creek
Highwood Mountains
Hoosac
Berkshire Mountains
Ismay
Earlburt
Westmore
Burt
Isabelle
Mary Peck
George R. Peck
Jefferson Island
Jefferson River
Josephine
Montana Railroad
Judith Gap
Little Belt
Snowy Mountains
Conoco
Stewart
Rea and
Neola
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