Glasgow man chosen as Republican state central chairman
John Tressler of Glasgow is selected to succeed late O M Harvey as chairman of the Republican State Central Committee. Helena notes legislature organized with Belden speaker and Edwards Senate president. Governor Stewart urges tax restraint, police need, and reforms including education and prohibition enforcement. Union of Silver Bow contest could swing Butte delegation toward Republicans in the next election.
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Silver Bow County
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Butte
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Glasgow
Helena Receives 1919 Auto Plate Orders For Licenses
Secretary of State C. T. Stewart reports arrival of 1919 automobile and motorcycle plates and will start issuing them January 15. Vehicle owners must apply for licenses by January 1. late arrivals do not excuse liability to license. Pricing varies by vehicle type and horsepower under SAE standards.
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C. T. Stewart
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Registrar of Motor Vehicles
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Reserve Officers Training Corps expands to Montana schools
District headquarters announces junior ROTC units to be set up at educational institutions in Mantanz Washington Oregon and Idaho. Junior units require at least 100 students over 14. Applications go to Major Patten. Senior units will be at four year colleges with same age rules.
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Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
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Patten
Army Training Corps
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Prosecution Ties Appointed Officials to Montana Murder Case
Ed Jones newly elected county attorney of Park County and former county attorney BE Niles held a conference with Attorney General Ford over proceeding against Joseph E Swindlehurst charged with the murder of O M Harvey at Livingston bound over to the district court under a $10 000 bond. It is understood the case may be turned to the attorney general. The Missoula chamber of commerce fights time zone changes urging restoration of former boundaries. The Helena Commercial Club joins the effort amid rail and travel inconveniences. Judge Bourquin denied Griffiths writ of habeas corpus. Griffith remains in Deer Lodge for sedition.
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Att ‘Orney
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BE .M. “Niles
Ormerly
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Joseph E. Swindlehurst
O. M. Harvey
Livingston
Missoula
George M. Bourquin
United States Court
John A. Griffith
Billings
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Griffith
2000 Bottles Real Beer Flood Anaconda Gutter
Real beer flowed through Anaconda Street gutters and flooded the Deer Lodge county courthouse grounds when the sheriff’s office opened bottles by court order. Two thousand bottles confiscated from the former Turf saloon were ordered destroyed by Judge George B. Winston. A search warrant later found 74 cases unopened 11 uncorked bottles on the bar and one partly consumed in a converted soft drink parlor with alcohol content exceeding legal limits.
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Deer Lodge County Court House
George B. Winston
Warnang
Defending Soldier's Land in Great Falls
Through an adverse General Land Office ruling Captain E Q Forsythe of Great Falls loses his homestead entry. The local council of defense moves to protect his rights as he lies wounded in a base hospital in France.
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Council of Defense
France
Ford Recommends State Sheriff Office
Helena attorney general S C Ford has urged Governor Stewart to create a state sheriff to enforce the prohibition act. Ford vows a vigorous campaign against bootleggers and blind pigs, believing strong law enforcement will yield untold good.
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Helena
S. C. Ford
Stewart
Butte Officials Halt Cashing of City Salary Warrants
Butte City Treasurer Neal Ward announced the general fund is exhausted after months of funding warrants for city employees. Bankers, via a central committee, refused to purchase city paper until an efficiency engineer's recommendations for payroll reductions across departments are adopted.
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Butte
Neal Ward
Disorders In Germany and Bolshevik Rise Dominates the World
Spartacans spark civil war in Berlin seizing arsenals and clashing with Ebert authorities as Ledebour and others take power in a provisional socialist government. Trotzky reportedly seizes dictatorship in Moscow amid Russia's turmoil while Poland and Ruthenia clash over Lemberg and Vilna.
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Russia
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Roosevelt
Soldiers raise flag over Hotel Adlon amid Berlin unrest
A military commission linked to the armistice terms sought shelter in Berlin’s Hotel Adlon and asked General Harries to raise the American flag. A crowd threatened to storm the building if the flag remained, and the flag was lowered at the Ebert government’s demand. Authorities assured patriots afterward.
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Ebert
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War holdups and homecomings frame week in review
Secretary Baker weighs receptions for returning soldiers as a sign against militarism. A Chicago federal court convicts Victor Berger and associates of sedition under the espionage act. Allies plan relief to Poland and the Balkans, with Hoover speeding food shipments. The nation mourns Colonel Roosevelt and Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, noting their lasting impact and service.
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