Special session adjourns after 9:45 PM without relief bond passage
Helena August 11 The Sixteenth assembly adjourned sine die at 9:45 PM after failing to revive substitute bill 11 the $5 million relief bond measure. House and senate completed business ratifying the woman's suffrage amendment creating two new supreme court judgeships repealing the presidential primary law and forming the Montana Trade Commission.
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Helena
House
Senate
John Hurry
George Patten
Stewart
Cletks
Higgins
Belden
Ireland
Supreme Court
Montana Trade Commission
Miners In Butte Urged Not To Strike In Sympathy
Butte Aug 13 miners in the district were urged not to strike in sympathy with unions allied to the Metal Trades council. The Silver Bow council announced the stance after a meeting with miners representatives told they were not desired to strike now. A seven member strike committee was named and headquarters opened as sentiment barely divides over a possible vote on a $1 a day wage raise offer from Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
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Butte
The
Metal Trades Council
Silver Bow Metal Trades Council
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
James F. O’brien
Montana Metal Trades Council
Cone Chosen State Market Director in Montana Trade Commission
Frank Cone of Hamilton was named market director for Montana by the Montana trade commission formed under house bill No. 14. The commission can fix maximum prices and profits on food and other commodities and will oversee field work. other staff hires were deferred for now.
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Helena
Frank Cone
Hamilton
Montana
Montana Trade Commission
Higgins
Aes Waedt, & Saldiyeor
Trade Commission
Cone
Tavalli County
The
Full of Pep Melodramatic Comedy at Royal Theatre
See Hale Hamilton star in Full of Pep a lively melodramatic comedy at the Royal theatre. The lighthearted piece promises energetic action and engaging scenes for an entertaining evening.
Teton County Special Road Bond Election Proclaimed 1919
The Montana Teton County Commissioners authorize a September 2 1919 special election to issue 150000 in bonds for main highway construction and improvements. The proclamation lists eligible highways including Pendroy West and Yellowstone Glacier routes and sets polling hours from 8 am to 6 pm.
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Chateau
A. C. Burbank
Wm. Cowgill
R. D. Anderson
Board of
County Commissioners
Teton County
Montana
Acantha
Board of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners of
A.J. Wlynn
Charles P. Crane
Teton
State of
A. J. Flynn
M. A. O’neil
Kentucky district votes Republican in historic upset
In Kentucky's Eighth district a Republican sweep ends decades of Democratic dominance. Capt. Swope wins by 1,500 as Harvey Helm’s death prompted a special election. The piece argues a rising Republican undercurrent signals a future political realignment and calls for a strong, unapologetic opposition to Wilsonian policy.
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Eighth
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Harvey Helm
Wilson
Capt
Swope
Oine
Ney
Card of Thanks from Chateau Community
We express heartfelt thanks to the people of Chateau and county officials for kindness and sympathy after the death and burial of our beloved husband and father.
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Chateau
Metal tradesmen strike called across Montana units
J B OBrien and C W Sprague of the State Metal Trades Organization ordered a strike effective tomorrow noon for nine crafts in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls. The action follows rejection of a wage compromise offering a $1 day raise and limited seniority while paying attention to the one big union dispute with the American Federation of Labor.
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Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
J. B. O’brien
C. W. Sprague
State Metal Trades Organization
C. F. Kelly
Anaconda Company
Trades Council
The
Metal Trades Council
American Federation of Labor
Electricians
War Department Slashes Canned Goods Prices
Washington August 13 The war department issued a new price scale for canned goods to undercut retailer prices. Roast beef dropped from 2 13 to 1 90 per six pound can bacon from 35 to 31 cents per pound and No 3 cans of beans from 11 to 9 cents with other items reduced accordingly. The secretary of war approved revising quotas to keep prices below retail levels.
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Washington
War Department
New Citizenship Rules Allow Fast Naturalization for Vets
Under a 1919 act soldiers who served in World War I may be naturalized without residence proofs or fees. They must pass a preliminary exam with honorable discharge and two US citizens, then file petitions in court within a year after troops return.
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Congress
United States
Improved Crop Conditions Helena News Summary
Reports from 12 counties for the week ending August 9 say rains filled water holes and improved ranges. Small grain harvests advance, threshing starts, livestock shipments ease, alfalfa second cutting under way with good yield and quality, and corn forage outlook improves.
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Helena
Chas. D. Greenfield
Full of Pep at Royal Theatre Star Hale Hamilton Next Tuesday
Film feature Full of Pep debuts at the Royal Theatre with Hale Hamilton in the lead. The gripping adventure follows Jimmy Baker as he quells a revolution and earns a heroic reward, promising thrilling exploits for local audiences.
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Jimmy Baker
Royal Theatre
Hale Hamilton
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