Price committees urged to curb profiteering in Montana
A telegram from Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer urges Montana to revive wartime food administration tools. He asks Alfred Atkinson to form county price committees including grocer and dry goods reps, producers, housewives, public members, and a wholesaler, to determine costs and fair profit margins without legal power, and report findings to the federal government.
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Montana
Federal Food Administration Organization
A. Mitchell Palmer
The
United States
Alfred
Atkinson
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Brands of Montana Cattle and the Old Range Legacy
The Montana cattle brands once marked stock across vast open ranges. Brands show history from Theodore Roosevelt to ancient ranches, with many designs and methods used to deter theft. The record notes how branding shaped identity, value, and weight, shaping open range life and later changes.
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Montana
Helena
Theodore Roosevelt
Hernando Cortez
Mexico
Tehuatepec
Cortez
Roosevelt Memorial Association appoints Montana chairman
William Boyce Thompson of New York City, president of the Roosevelt Memorial Association, names Thomas A. Marlow of Helena as Montana state chairman to lead efforts to build a monument in Washington.
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Bhs
William Boyce Thompson
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Washington
New York City
Thomas A. Marlow
Helena
Montana
Helena Turns Gold Mine Profit For City Treasury
Helena's city council endorses a lease to Wilkin son who operates a placer mine in the heart of the capital. Each month his crew extracts gold dust, with 10 percent of profits paid to the city. The scheme draws old miners and supporters who recall Last Chance and other gulch riches.
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Helena
Providence
Raleigh Wilkinson
Yesteryears
Wilkinson
Last Chance Gulch
Last Chance
Montana
Phillips County Attorney Scores 33 Convictions in 36 Cases
Gabriel of Malta Phillips County prosecutes with high efficiency, delivering 33 convictions from 36 appearances and 32 guilty pleas. He travels the county with camping gear, gathering evidence to push for pleas and avoid wasted county funds. He emphasizes thorough investigation, minimal trials, and deterring crime through strong evidence.
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Phillips County
Gabriel
Horn
Fred C. Gabriel
Malta
United States
Roosevelt Memorial Campaign Planned Across States
A nationwide drive from October 20 to 27 seeks 10 million dollars for a Theodore Roosevelt memorial fund. Funds will erect a monument in Washington D C and buy maintain a park at Oyster Bay and a future Roosevelt home at Sagamore Hill. A regional conference August 18 will include Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon committees with a national committee member present.
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Mittee
National Committee
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
D.C
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Ill
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Gabriel's Town Talk Draws In Malta Visitors
A note invites travelers near Malta to share stories with Gabriel, who welcomes a good tale and always has time to listen.
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Malta
Gabriel
Lsten
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Eome Price Committee
Alfred * Atkinson
Organization OF Food Administration
Palmer
Alfred Atkinson
State Agricultural College
Enor
Ontana
Roose
Wheither
New York State
Luther Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Aloe
Tol
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