Honest John McCloskey a Montana baseball legend crippled for life
The storied Montana figure known as Honest John McCloskey was recently struck by an army motor truck in El Paso Texas and left crippled for life. A pioneer in Montana baseball he helped form the Pacific Northwest league with Butte Portland Seattle and others and later led the Union Association.
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McCloskey
Montana
Butte
Union Association
John” McCloskey
Joe Tinker
FE Paso
Texas
McGraw
Keeler
Pfeffer
Jennings
Lucas
Old
Portland
Seattle
San Francisco
Helena
Harrison Avenue
Silver Bow Creek
Mountain Men Song at Delmonicos Christmas Dinner
James J. Montague recites a Rocky Mountain Club tribute to rugged volunteers. The poem lauds mountain men who answered Uncle Sam's call, envisioning glory in victory and enduring spirit against a dark future.
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James J. Montague
Rocky Mountain Club of
New York
Delmonicos
United States
Sam
Girl Operators Save Two Men From Death
Quick action by Miss Gladys Pendergast at Manhattan and Miss Mildred Rathburn at Bozeman saved two drunken men confined in Manhattan jail when a fire broke out. Frantic screams were heard as guards fled.
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Gladys Pendergast
Northern Pacific
Manhattan
Mildred Rathburn
Bozeman
Strunk Sold to Red Sox After Accidental Turnover
Strunk, guided by McCloskey, was taken to Connie Mack for a fair figure. He had not played a game until he joined McCloskey, and along with Bullet Joe Bush and Wallie Schang, was sold to the Boston Red Sox. He ranked as a star in fast company, and McCloskey’s Montana friends lament the accident.
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Strunk
Connie Mack
McCloskey
Joe’ Bush
Wallie Schang
Boston Red Sox
Center Garden
Fast Company
Montana
Fire Bell Sparks Town Alarm Saved Inmates
Miss Pendergast drew attention to the burning jail and rang the Manhattan fire bell. The alarm mobilized the town and the fire department arrived in time to rescue the men. Miss Rathburn assisted her.
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Miss Pendergast
Manhattan
McAdoo Authorized to Aid Farm Loan Banks
Secretary McAdoo is authorized under the revised federal farm loan act to aid the farm loan board up to 100 million dollars. The move follows House passage of the act and expands government support for farm lending.
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McAdoo
House
Farm Loan Board
Senators Urge Wilson to Block Alien Mayor Nomination
President Wilson faced pressure from Senators Watson and New of Indiana to block Fred C. Miller from taking office as mayor of Michigan City. Miller, born to German parents, is not naturalized and is accused as an enemy alien.
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Wilson
Watson and
New
Indiana
Fred C. Miller
Michigan City
Miller
A man who avoids vices stands as a decent fellow
A lighthearted portrait notes a man who neither drinks nor smokes nor chews nor swears, yet outside those habits remains a generally good person.
Bozeman Pioneer's Death Noted in California Remains
Peter Koch of Bozeman, builder of the first permanent house in the Judith Basin and longtime resident, has died in California at age 73. Born in Denmark, he studied in Copenhagen before emigrating to America in 1865. He reached Montana via New York and the Missouri, helped survey the Gallatin and Yellowstone Valleys, and directed a Judith Basin trading expedition before returning to Bozeman to oversee government surveys.
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Gallatin
Yellowstone Vallies
New York
Montana
Peter Koch
Judith Basin
Bozeman
California
Danmark
University of Copenhagen
America
Missouri River
Koch
Fort Ellis
It Is All Right to Laugh and Grow Fat
A proverb-like line contrasts laughter with growth of wealth or size, warning that excess can backfire when consequences arrive. The saying plays on humor and prudence, implying vanity may turn into misfortune.
Montana notes from the state press in brief
A roundup of Montana items reports new banks and church plans, school openings after smallpox, a nurses association formed in Fergus County, Red Cross drive totals, a fire destroys Igel block, and canal of wartime actions. It notes railway and coal policy, crop and wheat concerns, lumber and building activity, and shortages of farm labor for the coming season.
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Whitefish
Lewistown
Scobey
Merchants’ National
Plentywood
Merchants of
Conrad
Great Falls
Montana Live Stock Association
Deer Lodge
Powell County High School
Butte
Red Cross
Montana
Stanford
Igel
Helena
Swindlehurst
Larson
Glasgow
Moss & Moore
Carl C. Nissler
A. C. Birkland
Engineer Corps
Army
Edward
Sloan
Western Union
France
Malta
Troy
Havre
Montan Railway Commission
McAdoo
Bozeman
Alfred Atkinson
Clancy
Jacob Grobe
Bourquin
Edward Crawford
United States
Thomas H. Carter
Flanders
Engineer
Rodersburg
William McCabe
Sixth Artillery
Wilson
Billings
Lee Simonson
Chicago
Food Administration
E. L. Currier
United States Bureau of Labor
Texas
Kotas Plan Diversion of Troops to Montana
A report notes that kota forces are to be redirected in large numbers to Montana, signaling a strategic shift in troop deployment and workload for the region.
New War Revenue Bill Aims Higher Tax on War Gains
A proposed amendment to the existing law introduces a war tax based on actual war gains from 10 to 80 percent. It adopts principles from English German Canadian schemes and promises simpler application with stronger revenue than the present excess profits tax.
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Congress
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Slim” Sallee
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Schalk
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White Sox
Edmonson Dental Specialists
Sess
Edmonson
THE
Edmonson Offices
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Licensed Dent
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Lapeyre
Nontana
Mountain Men
Tr. King
Kotas
Dakota Family Accomodation
Bates
Central Ave
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Butte Floral CO
Alhambra Hot Springs Hotel
Yenur
M J Sullivan
Frank Lemmer
Panama
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P.O
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Huseth
Optometrist
Optician
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