John D Ryan joins Red Cross as director general
John D. Ryan of Butte president of Anaconda Copper and Montana Power accepts the post at the request of President Wilson. He becomes director general of military relief directing base hospitals abroad and in home camps with duties likely centered in the United States. He succeeds Col. Jefferson R. Kean who led army ambulance sections in the war theater.
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John D. Ryan
Butte
Anaconda Copper Company
Montana Power Company
Red Cross
The
Wilson
Eliot Wadsworth
Boston
O. F. Wadsworth, Jr
Great Falls
Army
Ryan
United States
Charles Schwab
Col. Kean
Mr. Ryan
Jefferson R. Kean
United States Army
Military
Kean
War Department
Germany
National Council of Defense
National Liberty Loan
American Red Cross
France
National move ends stale bread returns in war effort
Twenty three thousand U S bakers agreed to stop returning stale loaves to bakers to reduce waste and feed 200 000 people. Montana retailers join in limiting unsold bread as housewives adjust purchases with a four loaf plan weekly per family. A W Shaw chairman of the commercial economy board lauds nationwide cooperation as Yankee resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Montana
Mountana
A. W. Shaw
Commercial Economy Board
Reynolds Wins Mountain Road Motor Race on Boulder Hill
Jimmie Reynolds of Boulder Hot Springs hotel beat J Stanley Smith of Martinsdale in a 10 mile climb along the Butte Helena highway. Smiths Bluebird crashed in the ditch causing bets to be voided. Race to be driven again due to the accident.
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Boulder Hill
Butte-Helena
Jimmie Reynolds
Boulder Hot Springs
J. Stanley Smith
Aviating Flockmaster
Martinsdale
Smith
Reynolds
Boulder
Doctor Claims Nuxated Iron Could Double Strength in Ten Days
Boston physician Dr. E Sauer touts Nuxated Iron as a cure for nervous weakness and “blood lack,” promising strength gains and symptom relief in two weeks. He cites patient cases improving in ten to fourteen days and offers a $100 charity pledge if the product fails to boost strength by 100 percent in four weeks.
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New York
N. Y
E. Sauer
Boston
Ood
Mike Sullivan and His Punch in Butte Encounter
The piece profiles Mike Sullivan mayor of Alhambra and famed for his strength. It recounts an incident in Butte at William Scallon's invitation and notes Sullivan's backstory in Ireland and his prizefighting claim.
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Mike Sullivan
Alhambra
Montana
Ireland
Mike Sullivan’s rise from boxing trainer to Butte figure
A story traces Mike Sullivan’s move from Muldoon Farm boxing bouts with millionaires to joining William Scallon in Montana. Sullivan’s skill and boldness win him a place at Alhambra Springs hotel and influence in Jefferson County politics as Scallon reshapes copper trust leadership.
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Montana
Alhambra Springs
Jefferson County
Mike Sullivan
Marcus Daly
William Scallon
Amalgamated Copper Mining Company
Scanlon
New York City
Hoover letters boost Helena girl's pledge to beans
Gladys Mary Sickle, seven, of Helena, writes to Herbert Hoover seeking to join the Montana National Guard. Hoover replies she cannot join but will receive an official bean button if her garden beans prove worthy, part of a nationwide food effort urging clean plates and home gardens.
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Montana
National Guard
Hoover
Gladys Mary Sickle
Helena
Uncle Samuel
J Herbert A. Hoover
Miss Sickle
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Food Administration Department
Montana Notes and Local Dispatches From Helena to Butte
Summaries of statewide items include Helena death of pioneer Helena Williams and Butte official O G Stivers leaving for federal service. Reports cover stock prices Butter Silver at 80 14, a fire at Manley garage in Walier, county jail labor plan, low Milk River irrigation, Anaconda meeting site chosen, Drum Summer mine back in operation, and several county notices across the state.
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Helena
Louis Williams
Walier
Manley
Majors
Malta
Great Falls
Montana Metal Trades Council
Anaconda
Marysville
Butte
P. A. Manchester
Woman's Relief Corps of
Havre
Shorty” Young
Deer Lodge
Glentana
Livingston
O’gay Stivers
Hure
James Shea
Harry Godfrey
Forsyth
Choisser
William A. Clark
Hoverson
Montana
Washington
James Angelo
Great Northern
Granite Mountain
Germany
Austria
Montenegro
Harlem
James Brennan
American Federation of Labor
Missoula
Edward O. Sisson
Idaho
Fred Roberts
Roberts
Cleveland
Goodwin
First National Bank
Brady
First National Bank of
Brockton
Whitehall
Hysham
Savage
Pennsylvania
Granite County
Woman’s habit of hiding door key invites theft
A woman keeps leaving her house by placing the door key under the mat or on a nail beside the door and then laments how burglars know where to find it. The report notes such predictable hiding spots as a recurring security flaw.
If People Had To Advertise Their Lost Tempers
A humorous note argues that if individuals advertised every time they lost their temper newspapers would overflow with ads. It suggests a light social critique of self control and public airing of personal faults.
Absence of Dough Makes a Fellow Crusty
The saying links flour scarcity to crustiness in a humorous observation about money and baking. It notes that lack of dough leads to a crusty mood in a playful tone.
Shoulder Your Own Responsibility
A compact proverb warns that individuals bear accountability for their own outcomes rather than blaming others such as a shoemaker for failure to arrive with both feet. The saying emphasizes self reliance and personal consequence.
From Amalgamated Office to Montana Health Farm
Mike seeks a reproof at Amalgamated offices. Alhambra Springs market spurred Sullivan to head a health farm, taking over from Muldoon’s reprimand. He developed it into a popular Montana playground, crediting the rebuke for guiding him to Montana.
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Mike
Alhambra Springs
Sullivan
Muldoon Institution
Montana
Muldoon
Absent minded man recalls self over the poor
A reflective line notes a man who forgets the poor yet never forgets himself, highlighting self focus over social concern.
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Heinze
Sullivan and Muldoon
Miladeon
Chauncey
Scallon
Amalgamated
M.ice
F. Augustus Heinze
Reverse
Samuel
Symons
Symon
Réac
Montnas
S. O. Huseth
Mont
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Gibson Studio
Cor
1St Ave. N
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Chrome
Phil Trg
Robert Clinton
Grace Vail
Clinton
Miss Vail
Thermopolis
Carter Sanitarium
West
White Sulphur Springs Mineral Water CO
White Sulphur Springs
J. M. Reynolds
Harry H. McCole
National Association of Master Cleaners
Great Falls, Mont
Great Falls Meat CO
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