Letter From A R Connor St Nazaire France May 19 19
A. R. Connor writes from St Nazaire about furlough return and long uncertain postwar departure. He describes riots of troops leaving, counts 1209 men gone in a week, and speculation on when their outfit will depart Asia. He recalls sightseeing Paris Bordeaux Bayonne Lourdes Toulouse Lyon Reims Verdun Chateau Thierry Versailles and Belleau Wood, praising sites and front experiences.
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St. Nazaire
France
Tene
Son
Asia
Bordeaux
Bayonne
Barritz
Lourdes
Toulouse
Tarascon
Marsailles
Lyon
Paris
Rhiems
Verdun
Chalons Sur Marne
Chateau Therry
Versailles
Biarritz
Bay of Biscay
Effel Tower
Arch of Triumph
Chateau
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Alden writes from France about return, Versailles, and home
Alden describes travel through Paris and Versailles, notes plans to share war photos, and reflects on America first. He recalls talking with fellow soldiers, hopes for peaceful homecoming, and mentions quarantine for diphtheria while doing general detail duties. He ends with warm regards to family.
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Bertha
Paris
Versailles
France
Europe
America
New York Harbor
Miss Liberty
Broadway
Bing
Sandy Trog@hot
Page
Pughella
Colors of 362nd Infantry to Be Repatriated to Montana
Adjutant General Phil Grennan announced that the regimental colors of the 362nd Infantry will be shipped to Montana. The colors, carried in Fusice campaigns, symbolize Montana men in the regiment of the 1st division. Grennan will place them in the historical library after receipt, joining the existing colors of the old Second Montana, later the 168th Infantry.
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Hexena
Phil Grennan
Home Wedding at May 26 1919 in Walier
Miss Florence Leech and Captain Frederick J. Murray wed at the Leech home near Dupu yer in a high moon ceremony with Rev J A Alford presiding. They sail that evening on the Orient Limited to Walla Walla after a celebratory dinner, stopping in Glacier Park en route.
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Dupuyer
Florence Leech
Frederick J. Murray
New York City
J. A. Alford
Walier
Leech
Oriental Limited
Cut Bank
Walla Walla
Washington
Glacier Park
Eugene E. Leech
United States
Valerian
GOAL SHORTAGE LOOMS OVER TRANSPORT AND GRAIN
Railroads face equipment retirements and a looming goal shortage. Officials warn fuel transportation will grow difficult as grain crops advance and demand more movement. Analysts urge action to avert supply disruptions and price spikes.
Coal situation warned as coal rates and shortages loom
W B Innes urges Montana coal customers to buy and store coal now to avert a severe winter shortage. He warns of potential coal price rise, labor emigration reducing production, and a looming railroad car deficit, urging immediate orders to prevent transport bottlenecks.
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Montana
Food Administration
Railroad Commission of Montana
No Sound From Giraffe Odd Fact Attracts Notice
Animal trainers say giraffes never make a sound. The long neck is cited as the reason, with reports noting the animal remains silent even in illness or injury. Scientists speculate extreme neck length hinders vocalization.
Villa Attacks Chihuahua City in Mexican War News
Reports from Juarez and El Paso describe Villa and Angeles attacking Chihuahua City, with fighting ongoing and communications cut. Carranza officials evacuate and Yaqui Indians reportedly join Villa, driving Juarez residents to flee toward the border as Mexican authorities assess the evolving crisis.
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Juarez, Mex
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Villa
Angeles
el Paso
Texas
Garcia
Mexico City
Carranza
Torreon
Jiminez
Douglas
Ariz
Agua Prieta
Tonichi
Guayamas
Montana Gives Full Armenian Relief Drive. 100 Percent Typed
Helena Montana May 31 1919 The people of Montana subscribed 90823.27 from all counties for Armenian relief as the state completed its drive toward a 90000 goal part of a 30000000 national fund The letter thanks county chairmen clergy and volunteers and urges continued giving to save Christian lives amid famine and misery faces.
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Montanan
Chateau
Mont
Montana
United States
Wobblies Strike at Eureka Lumber Company
In Helena on June 3 the I W W faced off with the Eureka Lumber Company over a mass discharge of 82 workers. Displaced men lacking I W W cards joined a log drive stoppage that briefly halted operations. Sheriff intervention prompted the malcontents to move on, ending the tie up as W J Swindlehurst, labor commissioner, reported from Lincoln county.
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Lincoln County
Mr. Swindlehurst
Alaska voters choose territorial delegate as Sulzer successor
Juneau June 3 Alaska voters selected a territorial delegate to Congress to replace the late Charles A Sulzer Democrat George Grisby former attorney general leads the Democratic ticket Labor unions in Ketchikan and other towns back E O Jones former Ketchikan school superintendent Republicans have no candidate with James Wickersham contesting the election claiming he was the rightful winner as former delegate.
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Juneau
Alaska
Congress
Charles A. Sulzer
George Grisby
Ketchikan
E. O. Jones
James Wickersham
Sulzer
Wickersham
Sale of State Lands Brings in Nearly a Million
Five land sales totaling 838000 have been conducted by the state land department in 1929. The latest sale at Glasgow Valley county on May 29 brought 123284.39 from 8482 acres at 14.62 per acre. The next sale is set for Pondeta county June 18 offering 21329 acres, followed by 25000 acres in Teton county with Choteau as the sale site.
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Teton County
Choteau
Gale
Liner George Washington Ordered to Sail on 12 Hours Notice
Brest, June 3. The liner George Washington, used by President Wilson for Atlantic crossings, ordered to be ready to sail on 12 hours notice after midnight June 5. The Mount Vernon with 6,000 guards from the Sixth division under Major General Walter H. Gordon sailed for New York. The Siboney and the Orizaba, each with 4,000 men of the Eighty first division, sailed last night for Newport News.
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Brest
George Washington
Wilson
Mount Vernon
Walter H. Gordon
New York
Siboney
Orizaba
Newport News
Baptism Sunday Observed With Large Baptisms
Sunday June 8 will be observed as Baptism Sunday with many baptisms and a church birthday observance. The note urges all to celebrate the birth of the church dating from Pentecost, inviting unbaptised children to come for baptism. Services at 11 o’clock and Sunday School at 12.
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Church
Episcopal Church
Methodist
Catholic
Presbyterian
Church of the Apostles
Such a Little Pirate at the Royal Theatre Sunday
Lila Lee stars in Paramount’s Such a Little Pirate at the Royal theatre, playing Patricia Wolf with charm while commanding a ship and leading an attack to save her grandfather. She shares scenes with Sinbad the orangutan who features prominently in the drama.
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Lila Lee
Paramount
Royal Theatre
Patricia Wolf
Sinbad
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Alden
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National Armenian Relief Committee
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