Official Directory of State and Federal Officials
A comprehensive listing of national and state officeholders. Includes President Woodrow Wilson and cabinet members plus Montana state officials such as Governor S V Stewart Lieutenant Governor W W McDowell and various jurists and department heads with their home states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Robert Lansing
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
New York
Lindley M. Garrigan
James C. McReynolds
Tennessee
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
Navy
Joseph Daniels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
California
Agriculture
David F Houston
Missouri
Commerce
S. V. Stewart
Helena
W. W. McDowell
Butte
A. M. Alderson
W. C. Rae
J. E. Poindexter
Wm. Keating
H. A. Davee
J. H. Hall
Ik. A. Morley
J. ©. McCormick
W. J. But
Prohibition Gains Ground Across States Says Advocate
The Kansas experience shows thirty six years of prohibition with parties of every stripe now backing it. The Topeka Capital urges voters in states weighing a dry option to heed lessons from Kansas and other states, predicting nationwide prohibition soon and an end to liquor traffic.
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Kansas
Topeka
Eas
Thrice-A-Week World and Acantha Offer
The New York World Thrice-A-Week edition accelerates news from Europe and U.S. politics as the presidential campaign looms. A combined offer with the Acantha lets readers obtain both papers for a year at a reduced price, promoting prompt, affordable coverage.
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THE
NEW York World
Europe
United States
Times
Acantha
Robber traffic restoration threatens Uncle Sam as sharks prowl
A wartime agitation warns that ravenous interests seek to restore robber traffic, endangering the nation as Uncle Sam faces external and internal pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Tralff
Mathews Denies Misrepresentation by Helena Paper
Seattle minister Dr. M A Mathews protests that the Helena Independent garbled his pro prohibition remarks tied to Washington law. He cites corroboration from Mayor Gill and Seattle Times editor Major Methen and notes recent bootlegging fights spurred by outlaw drug stores.
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Seattle Divine
Helena
M. A. Mathews
Seattle
Helena Independent
Independent
Mathews
Washington
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Gill
Hmethen
Seattle Times
Billingsley
Oklahoma
Lillingsleys
Ancient Artesian Well at Camp Verde Described as Engineering Feat
The Montezuma well in Camp Verde Arizona is a deep artesian spring over 500 feet deep, supplying irrigation for centuries. Geologists note prehistoric cliff dwellers carved irrigation ditches feeding a valley water system that left solid stone walls up to three feet thick. The feature, surrounded by natural walls, is under consideration for sale to the federal government.
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Montezuima
Camp Verde
Ariz
Postponed School Opening Suggested For Permanent Change
The text recommends making the delayed start of the school year permanent, noting that children and teachers would not object to starting in the latter part of September.
The Congressman's Yarn on Yard and Foot Pricing
In Washington a congressman and several newspaper men swap tales of unconventional pricing. A merchant recalls selling dry goods remnants by the pound only to see demand shift to yard rates, while meat sold by the square foot prompts bargains. A reporter recalls selling a horse by the foot, fetching 37.50, totaling 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tsev
Town Shop Carnival Sees Dress Decorations Vanish
In a town festival titled A Shop Carnival little girls pose as shop representatives. One girl wore a white muslin frock adorned with garlands of bonbons for the candy store. By the end her decorations have vanished as she jokes she wears them inside.
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Dora
Sandy and donkey Canny Jump Ride Ends in Quirky Speak
Local tale features Sandy Macleod and his donkey famed in their homeland. A ride ends with the animal stopping at a stream edge, throwing Sandy across. After recovering, he assesses the jump and quips with a Scottish accent, asking how he will get over himself.
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Sandy” Macleod
Sandy
The Girl He Left Behind Him Sequel Causes Parliament Concern
A British MP requested a book not in the library. The library reserved it for him and sent a postcard saying the title is now in the library and will be kept until next Tuesday morning, triggering turmoil in the member’s household.
Children outsmart teachers in arithmetic riddle
A teacher jokes that pupils know as much as an encyclopedia. A problem asks how a rich man’s 2 million pounds are divided among wife son brother and hospitals. The smallest boy’s answer is witty: a lawyer.
Thinking and Acting on Moral Urgency in Daily Life
The text urges turning pity and indignation into immediate action to sustain resolve. It warns that unused emotion drains strength and that true change comes when feeling prompts concrete motor actions. Emphasizes James idea that action, not intention, shifts the mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James
Tall Tale Rivalry Over Local Cold Extremes
Two travelers debate who endured the cold more after holiday trips. One recalls a frozen Irish ground used for burying, feet sharpened for hammering. The other recounts a northern town with a hotel fire and no escape ladders, escaping via a makeshift ice icicle slide.
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Ireland
Dry gumbo land will wear out a plowshare in a half day
A compact regional note describes tough soil conditions in dry gumbo land, noting that even a sturdy plowshare cannot endure a full day of work. The observation underscores harsh farming realities and demands for durable equipment.
Helm sues all claimants in real property in Teton County
In the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District of Montana John E Helm files suit against all persons claiming any interest or lien upon the described real property in Teton County asking the court to require appearance and answer to the complaint filed with the clerk of the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Eighth Judicial District
State of Montana
County of
Teton
John E. Helm
John EB. Helm
Notice of Summons and Quiet Title Claim in Montana Land
Sixty days after first publication, you must answer regarding any interest or lien in the SE 1/4 of Sec 10, T23N, R1W, Montana Meridian, 160 acres. Plaintiff seeks a decree that Emma Helm is sole heir of Andrew T Helm and that plaintiff owns the premises in fee simple free of encumbrances. Witness dated September 19 1916. Memorandum lists persons claiming an interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of
Teton
State of
Montana
Montana Meridian
General Land Office
Surveyor General
Emma Helm
Andrew Theodore Helm
A. D
Notice of Filings and Lien Adverse to Property
Legal notice filed in Great Falls Montana by attorney R. M. Armour for plaintiff. Property liens and adverse claims noted with dates of first publication September 27 1916 and final publication November 1 1916. Identifies no persons bound.
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R. M. Armour
Great Falls
Montana
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