Forest supervisors named deputy health officers in Montana
The Montana state board of health, via Dr. W. F. Cogswell, appointed forest supervisors as deputy health officers on June 6 1924 to enforce state health laws in forests and camps. In exchange, health authorities will aid forestry efforts to prevent fires and improve sanitary conditions in logging and tourist camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest
Health Bureau
State Board of Health
Department of Public Health
Helena
W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health and Health
Forestry Department
Abandoned Coal Mine At Lehigh Reported Closed
Superintendent R W Wilson of Cottonwood Coal a Great Northern subsidiary says the Lehigh property will be abandoned permanently. The mines which once employed up to 1500 men before 1920 were shut after a strike and idle due to oil fuel and new fields. Pumps will be pulled and machinery moved to Stockett, the company HQ.
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R. W. Wilson
Cottonwood Coal Company
Great Northern Railroad Company
Lehigh
Stockett
Ford Interests Scout Thompson Falls Mining Prospects
Dr. Cook of the University of Michigan and a Henry Ford representative visit Thompson Falls to inspect mining property. Ford parties seek lead ore and may build a smelter if local properties prove satisfactory, spurred by Fred Sular’s efforts.
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Ford
Cook
University of Michigan
Henry Ford
Thompson Falls
Fred Sular
New Strike Reported at Virgin Ground Mine
Reports say a new silver strike near Bannack in a previously unrunned section of the New Depar ture mine yields about 600 ounces of silver per ton. The vein runs three feet across and the deepest shaft is under ten feet, indicating promising grassroots discovery.
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New Departure
Bannack
Legion Rain Insurance Stirs Fourth of July Show
The Legion insured its July Fourth outdoor show in Butte against rain for 1000 dollars. Rain fell between noon and 8 pm, making it a publicity gain for insurance men and a historic insured event for an outdoor public display.
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Legion
Butte
American Legion
Meadow Lake Storm Tragedy Claims Two Lives
A sudden wind storm on Meadow Lake near Ennis causes three rowboats to capsize. Mrs. Julia Wehrsbaum and Paul Jutzle drown. Elwood Wilson, a Butte druggist, rescues Charles Renner and others after braving the rough waters.
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Julia Wehrsbaum
Utah Avenue
Butte
Paul Jutzle
Evansville
Ind
Meadow Lake
Ennis
Charles Renner
Montana Power Company
Reiner
Sunburst Refining Sues Over Montana Gas Tax Discrimination
Sunburst Refining of Great Falls accuses Montana of discriminating in favor of foreign refining firms by not taxing their gasoline, challenging a 2 cent per gallon license tax for 1923 and 1924. The company says the unequal treatment harms its business in carload shipments and seeks dismissal of the state's action.
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Montana
Sunburst Refining Company of
Great Falls
Sunburst Company
Continentl
Mutual
Texas
Pure Oil
Midwest Refining
Utah
Japanese Engineers Tour Montana on Power Development Tour
Japanese engineers Tsukuda Idzuhara and H Kato from South Manchuria Railway and South Manchuria Technical College visited Miles City in July expressing satisfaction with southeastern Montana. They praised Yellowstone River as a potential power source and saw Montana’s strong agricultural future, emphasizing power development prospects.
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United States
Tsukuda Idzuhara
Light
South Manchuria Railway Company
H. Kato S. B
South Manchuria
Yellowstone
Montana
Fort Benton to Welcome New Iron Foundry Venture
Iron Foundry for Fort Benton George D Vargason and John Muir will open a foundry and iron works in Fort Benton. The wool warehouse at the depot has been secured for the plant. Machinery is arriving daily. The state industries mining interests use a lot of cast iron and the proprietors expect to compete for state business with low overhead and modern machinery. The location allows track loading and room for enlargement. Remodeling is underway and a power line was erected to supply electricity.
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Fort Benton
George D. Vargason
John Muir
Montana Wool Clip Shipping Under Way in 1924
Montana reports its 1924 wool clip of about 18 million pounds is being shorn and shipped. Good feed last winter boosted quality, with shearing starting June 1 and continuing to about August 14. Most of the crop is contracted at 35 to 44 cents per pound, and production has risen from as low as 15 million pounds in recent years.
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Montana
Taxes Not Deductible For Mine Net Proceeds, Supreme Court Rules
The state supreme court held that taxes and insurance on milling and reduction works are not deductible items in determining mine net proceeds. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company sued O H Junod, state treasurer, to recover 3449 dollars in taxes paid under protest after the state board of equalization refused to allow deductions for taxes and fire insurance.
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State Supreme Court
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
O. H. Junod
Anaeconda Company
State Board of Equalization
Treasure State Farm Success Promises Montana Prosperity
Wallace W. Blaine of Salesville recounts a life story from arriving in Montana in 1876 with 108 wagons to farming success. He details land purchases, crop yields, dairy operations, alfalfa cultivation, record keeping, and cash farming. He praises the Federal Land Bank for affordable credit and urges farmers to use it.
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Montana
Wallace W. ‘Blaine
Salesville
Webster City
Iowa
Joe Brown
Bozeman
Dillon
California
Idaho
Alaska
United States
Yukons
St. Michaels
Koserefsky
Kattag
Minneapolis
Swalesville
Federal Land Bank
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Sleeping Car Population Grows to 33 Million Passengers
The Pullman company reports more than 33 million people rode sleeping cars in 1923, averaging over 90,000 travelers daily. About 6,000 cars operated each day with 21,200 employees. New cars add more dressing room for women and feature sliding panels instead of old foldaway headboards.
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Pullman Company
Quickness Wins A Provocative Thought on Thought Speed
A scientist argues that slow thinkers may endure longest, a proposition that resists proof amid busy street intersections and everyday noise. The piece ponders how speed of processing ties to endurance in public spaces.
Jack-in-a-Box Rescued by Birds After Tea Party Fright
A request by a mistreated jack-in-a-box causes birds to discover and free the toy. Robin Redbreast and others debate danger while Puss the cat hides. The box is opened, Jack leaps out and the birds plunder his hat and whiskers, then depart as his owner arrives to reclaim him.
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Robin Redbreast
Puss
Robin
Jack
Jacl
Mr. Sparrow
Have You This Habit
Brown returns to Centre Newtown and meets John Smith now a powerful man. He plans a tragic play inspired by Smith and Lucy Gray, realizing Smith’s insistence on his own way has shaped their fates and doomed Brown’s project. The tale ends with Brown foreseeing a tragedy born from control and deceit.
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Centre Newton
Brown
Smith
Julius Caesar
Lucy Gray
Lucy
Jocosely
Centre Newtown
John Smith
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
The Dropped Dishrag and the Sign of Visitors
A Victorian era observation compares the dropped dishrag to the self-unscabbarded sword, linking domestic superstition to male guard myth. It notes regional variations in the United States and Canada, citing Maine and the South, and traces the belief to ancient European customs and literary references.
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United States
Canada
South
Maine
Europe
Scott
Douglas
James
Margaret Douglas
America
McClure
Sidonie and Sidonia a historical name thread
The piece traces Sidonie and Sidonia as feminine forms linked to places and Roman names, noting Sidonius and Sidonius Calvus as a famed bishop, with feast day August 23, and cites cultural spread from France to Germany aided by George Cable. It adds coinage of Sidonte as a talisman stone and assigns Monday as a lucky day and a lucky number.
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Sidonie
Sidon
Sidonia
Calus Sclllus
Sidonius
Clermont
France
George Podlebrand
Silesia
Zedena
Germany
George Cable
Sidonta
Sidonte
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Life of Railroad Spikes Durability varies with track and traffic
Railroad spikes show durability tied to track type and traffic level. Heavy spikes may last about fifteen years while light spikes endure twenty-one to twenty-five years. For general repairs about thirty-six spikes per mile per month may be used.
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Charles T. Stewart
Silver Bow
Cascade
Lewis and Clark
Petroleum County
Fergus County District Court
Fergus
W. F. Garry
J. Li'Martin
Industrial Accident’ Board
George W. Craven
School of Mines
Supreme Court
OLSON
Madison County District Court
Rae
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Copenhagen
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H Irving King
John Kendrick Bangs
Beth
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