Montana Faces Higher Taxes Under New Revenue Bill
The proposed federal revenue measure would raise Montana's tax burden significantly. Income taxes would rise with brackets from $5,000 to $100,000 and beyond, and a 20 percent tax on clothing above set prices would hit purchases like suits over $50. Corporations face 18 percent net income tax with dividends taxed, plus an 80 percent excess profits option. Inheritance and excise taxes expand, and auto, tobacco, and gasoline levies rise as the state braces for adjusted costs.
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Montana
Federal
Congress
Montana Builder Rebuilt Halifax and Expands Montana Reach
A. B. Cook, a Montana contractor based near Helena, built a 3,000 acre Meagher County ranch and now oversees Halifax reconstruction. His career spans western Montana railroads from Whitehall to Twin Bridges and major Canadian lines, earning wealth and a global reputation. He recently finished the Montreal Water Works valued around $12,000,000 and now undertakes a major city rebuilding project.
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Meagher
Helena
Montana
Canada
Halifax
Northern Pacific
Whitehall
Twin Bridges
Milwaukee
Dominion
North America
James J. Hill
Thomas Shaughnessey
Wiliam MacKenzie
Donald Mann
A. B. Cook
Tom Hinds
Butte
Great Britain
Mr. Cook
Montreal
Montana cattle breeder Mr. Cook linked to Townsend farm
The article notes Mr. Cook, a renowned Montana breeder of prize cattle, owning a Townsend area farm. It mentions haltingly a munition ship explosion in Halifax harbor and references Mr. Cook's prominence in livestock shows nationwide.
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Halifax Harbor
Mr. Cook
Montana
Townsend
Lean Days for Montana Lawyers Amid War Effort
The war drains law practice as hundreds of Montana attorneys answer the call for military service. Courts slow, litigation drops, and many firms close or switch to other work while lawyers collect debts and foreclose mortgages. The bar anticipates a long-term impact on legal activity.
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Montana
U. S. Army
France
Slack
Gold Mining Declared Essential War Industry
The priorities board resolves that gold mining is an essential war industry, entitled to preferential treatment in supplies including tools machinery and equipment as well as transportation service fuel and labor.
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Priorities Board
Men and munitions rush to the Czecho Slovaks in Siberia
Reports indicate a convoy of men and arms is being sent to assist the Czecho Slovak forces stranded in Siberia amid the broader European conflict. Soldiers, weapons, and supplies are moving to bolster the allied relief effort.
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Siberia
John Baker of Montana on Union Labor and the War
Helena nationalist John Baker, dean of the art preservative in Montana, lauds union labor for backing the war and reports 4,308 Typographical Union members in military service with 77 having died. He urges unity, arbitration over strikes, and notes the union going “over the top” for national security and reconstruction.
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John Baker
Montana
America
Helena
International Typographical Union
Baker
Tom Baker
Virginia City
International
LT. U
International Defense Fund
The
Beefless Days Called Off For Heavier Ship Beef Needs
Washington announces end of voluntary beefless days and urges public to limit beef use to cattle under 475 pounds so heavier grades remain for soldiers and export. Retailers urged to buy lighter cattle and consumers to adapt despite habit of eating heavier beef. The policy aims to conserve heavy cattle for military needs and aid drought areas.
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Washington
Food Administration
Montana General Election Proclaimed by Governor Stewart
Governor Stewart proclaims a Montana general election for November 5, 1918. Voters will decide a constitutional amendment exempting debt evidence from taxation, whether 250000 bond issues for a Great Falls terminal grain elevator pass, and authorization of chiropractic practice with a state board. County officers in Wheatland and Carter to elect clerks and commissioners. several district court clerks face election due to court precedents.
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Sam V. Stewart
Great Falls
Chiropractic Examiners
Wheatland and
Carter
Supreme Court
Sanders
Patterson
Missoula County
Montana
I. S. V. Stewart
United States
Congress
The
Broadwater
Cascade
Chateau
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Granite
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Mineral
Missoula Ravalli
Richland
Rosebud
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Teton, Toole
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone
Lewis and Clark and Meagher
House of Representatives
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Custer
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallen
Gallatin
Hill
Lewis and Clark
Meagher
Missoula
Musselshell
Park
Phillips
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Second
Tenth
Sixteenth
Girl Lost in Yellowstone Park Reunited With Family
The daughter of Charles W. Spear of Billings became separated from her family in Yellowstone National Park and was missing for 36 hours. She spent a night near silver tip bears before searchers located her and returned her to her parents.
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Park
Charles W. Spear
Billings
Yellowstone National Park
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Weere
Ete Ee
Treasure State
Uncle Sam
Cers
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Monta
FAOE
National Bank Bria
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