Heroine of Big Hole Battle Celebrates 50 Years with Sisters
Sister Benedicta of St Joseph's Helena marked half a century with the Sisters of Charity, famed for nursing at the Big Hole battlefield in 1877. Accompanied by Sister Ligouri and Father Palladino, she aided wounded, then held roles at St. Joseph's in Helena and Denver.
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Sisters of Charity
St. Joseph’s Orphan Home
Helena
Montana
Benedicta
Big Hole
Gibbons
Joseph
Leavenworth
Kansas
Mercy
Big Vote
Ligouri
Palladino
Missoula
R. C. Walker
U. S. Army
Deer Lodge
St. Vincent’s Academy
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Denver
Mount St. Mary’s Academy
Helena Valley
St. Joseph's Orphan Home
Big Hole Battlefield
St. Joseph’s,hospital
St. James’ Hospital
Father Palladino
Mercy Mission
Northwest
World News Digest Wraps Up War Era Data
Reports from several cities show global postwar figures: Mexico debt at 264,786,042 dollars. US on hand 50,000 ounces platinum valued at 5 million. Prices and projections cover taxes, production, and wartime assets with multiple nations noting shifts in policy and commerce.
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Mexico City
Siane
Mexico
Washington
Paris
Clemenceau
Topeka
Kansas
New York
Massachusetts
Toledo
Willard-Dempsey
United States
Norway
Berlin
Germany
Chicago
London
Louisville
Brussels
Wilson
Belgium
Albert
Elizabeth
Rheims
Nancy
Soissons
Baker
Denver
Colorado
Congress
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Toronto
Hetty Green
Fifth Avenue
Duke of Devonshire
Ritz Hotel
Rotterdam
Holland
Billings Indian Fighter Samuel Fisher Dies at 72
Samuel Fisher a Billings resident and early Montana figure died at age 72. Born August 10 1846 in Mosses Point New York he crossed to the west as a boy and became an Indian scout freighter fur trader and helped build the first Northern Pacific line in Montana. He served with General Gibbons fought at the Custer massacre and later married Rose Reitzel who died three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Fisher
Billings
Montana
Plains
West
Mr. Fisher
Mossespoint
N. Y
St. Lawrence River
Milwaukee
St. Anthony Falls
Minneapolis
Fisher
Shining Mountains
General Gibbons
St. Louis
Gibbons
Custer
Anti Tobacco Crusade Faces Setback in Court Ruling
Judge James McFarlane Carpenter of the common pleas court refused to grant a charter to the No tobacco corporation. He ruled that the law on corporate charters cannot be used to form organizations for propagating theories on personal habits and their effects. He found the group political in its aims despite substantial church support.
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James McF’. Carpenter
Common Pleas Court
No-tobacco Corporation
Carpenter
Russia and Austria Hungary in the postwar reconfiguration
The text contrasts postwar borders, noting Austria-Hungary reduced to about 6 000 square miles and comparing it to New Jersey. It also references Frazier Hunt describing Russia after recent turmoil, with vivid depictions of upheaval and Bolshevik influence in major cities.
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Paris
Austria-Hungary
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Virginias
North Carolina
Austria
Frazier Hunt
Russia
Ritz
Delmonico’s
Fifth Avenue
Macow
Montana News Roundup From Various Towns
Statewide notes report water tax in Conrad, new school work in Bowdoin, Salvation Army home in Lewistown, and bar association in Roundup. Other items cover postal shifts, grain sales in Great Falls, a bridge plan on the Yellowstone, a fatal Montana Power accident, and local crops and recognitions in Missoula and Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Sun River
Conrad
Bowdoin
Lewistown
Salvation Army
Home Service
State Bar Associaton
Roundup
Whitefish
Helena
Butte
Dwyer
Roundup Oil and Gas Company
Polson
James L. Padgett
France
Great Falls
J. B. Long
Order of Eagles
Grand Lodge
Yellowstone
Huntley
Missouri
Toston
John Rominoss
Montana Power Company
Billings
Charles W. Pomeroy
Kalispell
Montana Knights Templars
Louis Newman
Dandelion Post
Silver Bow
Supreme Court
William Gordon
Gordon Ranch
John Matthews
Gordon
Fergus County
August Westwelt
Forest Grove
Westvelt
Hay
Sapphire mines found by Musselshell farmers claim
Farmers in Arkwright beach country report finding sapphires on their land with up to 140 stones in one day and a pint jar of gems on another farm. The stones lie along a former prehistoric river bed and may lead to a local gem industry if the deposit proves extensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musselshell County
Musselshell Country
Doyle
Arkwright Beach
Flight from Forsyth to Sheridan Opens New Air Route
Joseph Leiter flew his Curtis airplane from Forsyth to Sheridan Wyoming in about two hours, dropping in unannounced at 7:30 am. The cattle grower uses the plane to watch his herds and to attend events, praising the new faster travel and testing the engine during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth
Sheridan
Wyoming
Joseph Leiter
Big Curtis
Leiter
Lester
Health experts meet this week in Montana conferences
State health officers and nurses from Montana and neighboring states convene in Missoula and Glacier Park July 7 to 17 for a series of conferences. Notable out of state speakers include Dr. W A Evans and Dr. J Abbott with Governor Stewart delivering opening remarks.
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Glacier Park
Montana
Missoula
W. A. Evans
Chicago
J. Cromine
State Board of Health of
Kansas
Abbott
United States Bureau of Chemistry
Washington, D. C
R. W. Hills
Western Division
San Francisco
James A. Haynes
South Carolina Board of Health
Public Health Service
Washington
Stewart
Graduate Nurses’ Association
Red Cross and Public Health Nurses
Idaho
Oregon
P. H. McCarthy
W. F. Cogswell
State Health Officers’ Association
L. W. Allard
Billings
H. T. Rhodes
Chateau
W. J. Marshall
Polson
O. M. Lanstrum
Helena
State Tuberculosis Association
W. A. Russell
Hardin
R R. Parker
G. A. Funson
Kalispell
Margaret Hughes
The
Red Cross Nursing Service
W. M. Cobleigh
Bozeman
Sara E. Morse
Marion Fox
Frank O’donnell
Social Hygiene Bureau
Morgan's Montana Farm Aims Harvest Despite Drought
The Montana Farming corporation expects to harvest 80,000 bushels from a 7,000 acre tract despite no rainfall. J. P. Morgan linked investors own the firm, which operates at large scale and plans threshing. E. K. Bowman chairs the state hail board and reports progress after tours in Big Horn county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Big Horn County
Montana Farming Corporation
For Sale Two Sections of Prairie County Land
Two parcels of unimproved prairie land offered for sale in Prairie County suitable for small sheep or cattle ranching. Both have grass, good spring water, and one third tillable. price seven fifty an acre. Also a 10000 acre tract with spring water, good grass, tillable enough for winter feed at seventy five dollars per acre. Address H M Wells Miles City Montana and Box 209 Miles City Mont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pol Olli Ee
North’ Dakota
Hinsdale
Montana
Teton County
Yrary & Burlingame
Reat Falls
Iena
Michigan
Howland & Maser Security Company
Montana Building
Lewistown
Montana Ranches
Prairie County
H. M. Wells
Miles City
Mont
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Warrenton
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Bay
Puget Sound
Stanton Bank
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Bob
Ss. O. Huseth
Ars Optometrist and
Opticias
Rosebud
Rowland & Maser Security Company
W. C. McClintock
Custer County Bank
Milee City
Ford & Hollister Ranch (Inc
Darby, Mont
Columbia Gardens
Columbia Floral Co
W. Broadway
Parke, Davis & Company
Detroit
Mich
Livestock Insurance
OD. Watson Robb Co
Rogers Studio
Europe
Eearth
Edwin G. Abbott
Hearst
Cal
KODAK
Hern Studio
Hastman Kodaks
Wheeler Drug Co
Central Avenue
Marchant
Montana Typewriter Co
Butte, Mont
French Dry Cleaners i
CNN
Unique Cleaning & Tailoring CO
Granite
Butte College of Telegraphy
Oop
CIA
Ghovaer & Lhuchars
1St Ave
Revelarh
Salt Lake
Boise
Pocatello
Portland
All Communications
Ida
Great Falla
Rovig Company
Sirat Ave
Seattle
Wash
Blue Prints
Blue Print & Supply Co
Down Bg
Tout & McCarrthy
Ontana
Lewis & Walker
Hoenck
N. A
Wisconsin Colonization Company
Sawyer County
Great Clay Loam
Wisconsin
U. S
Sun Wisconsin Colonization CO
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