State notes across Montana reflect farming, fire, and civic plans
A survey of Montana communities shows Miles City purchasing 500,000 pounds of wool, the Sweet Grass county chamber forming, a Butte streetcar fare hike proposal, Stockett Hotel fire losses, Grasshoppers appearing in Corvallis, uniform forest rangers in Mossmaine, depot fire at a major rail joint, and Broadus lumber sales. Other items include a waterworks bond vote in Scobey, a page in the Washington House, a new Deer Lodge city hall plan, Butte finance advisory board, and Montana Federated Women’s clubs arrival. Additional notes cover a Manchester woolen mill reopening, rendering plant cost studies, Crow Indian World War burial, and local aviation discussions in Lewistown. A Mexico longhorn shipment to Glendive for July roundup and a fatal kerosene explosion near Four Mile are also listed, along with Fred Allen suing over flour substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Guy
Lone
Sweet Grass
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Stockett
Corvallis
Missoula
Forest Rangers
Washington
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Miles City
Broadus
Scobey
Lewistown
William Edgington
Glendive
Montana Federation of Woman's’ Clubs
Great Falls
Manchester
Helena
W. J. Butler
D. C
Billings
Stephen C. Knight
Custerfield
Custer
Civic Improvement Committee
New York
Wolf Point
A. W. Woods
Four- Mile
Richland County
GALE
Thalf
Wright Land
Dunn
Great Falla
Oregon
California
Arizona
Spokane
Wash
R. F. Bohart
Wilsall
Mont
R. B
J. W. Hefferlin
Albemar Hotel
Livingston
BR. BR
Albermarle
Canadian Pacific Railway
Warhol, Wallard, Sask
Canada
Spokane County
City of Spokane
Edwards & Bradford Lbr. Co
Dik
Montana
20Th 6Th Ave
Judith Basin
Barmera’ and Co
Montana congressional action probes federal bills and judgeships
The article surveys numerous Montana related measures in Congress. Senator Meyers pushes a 200000 federal building appropriation for Anaconda and timbered homestead law amendments. Other bills address Flathead lands, public buildings at Billings and Glasgow, new federal judgeship for Montana, Crow reservation entry, and various tribal and land issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Billings
Glasgow
Montana
Congress
Meyers
Senator Meyers
West
Flathead
Benjamin Kerlee
F. A. Carnal
Ada Lewis
George A. Robertson
G. W. Kates
J. C. Conley
Walsh
Helena
Crow Indian
Secretary of the Interior
Custer County
Miles City
Court of Claims
Fort Peck
Lewis and Clark County
Helena National Forest
Otto F. Blank
Meredith
M. H. Neil
Kenneth Romney
Representative Stout
House of Representatives
World War I era brief roundup of global events
A wide array of reports covers Austria trimming its army to 15 000 men Hungary executing suspected counter revolutions along the Danube Havana sees union leaders jailed sparking a general strike San Francisco machinists refuse to join national strikes Los Angeles shipyard workers strike Washington plans to ship overseas troops by July 12 and a jewel heist in San Francisco Old Bay liner Virginia burns in the Potomac Baltimore 1 2 billion in railroad aid sought Columbus Ohio goes dry Atlantic City pilots perform high altitude rope ladder stunt Yakima crowds seek Ruth Garrson in jail incident Minneapolis Indian affairs critique Lewisite chemical weapon development and Cleveland area plant secrecy of wartime poison production
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Austria
Brettin
Germany
Havana
San’ Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Shipbuilding Company
Washington
France
San Francisco
Baltimore
Virginia
Potomac River
Railroad Administration
Hines
Bloomington
James W. Hare
McLean County
Ill
Oklona
Budapest
Danube
Spain
Columbus
Ohio
Union
Bridgeport
Atlantic City
N. J
Lieut
Locklear
Air Service
Army
Yakima
Wash
Ruth Garrison
Miss Garrison
Bureau
Berlin
Cleveland
Australian view of American valor in war described
Colonel Milton Mandall recounts an Australian remark about American soldiers being "common murderers." The tale notes Australians were once seen as the most violent fighters, and the Yankees took that honor away from them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Mandall
Northwestern University
Indian appropriation bill backs Montana tribes irrigation funding
The interior bill allocates funds for Montana projects including Flathead irrigation 376000 Fort Peck 100000 Blackfeet 505000 and agency support across Fort Belknap Crow Northern Cheyenne Tongue Rivers and Rocky Boy. It permits limited leasing of mineral lands and sets Blackfeet tribal roll and allotment rules with a six month roll closing and inalienability of homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Montana
Flathead Irrigation
Fort Peck Irrigation
Blackfeet Project
Fort Belknap
Flathead Agency
Fort Peck
Blackfeet
Tongue Rivers
Rocky Boy Band of Chippewas
Secretary of the Interior
Big Horn Valley
Blackfeet Reservation
Congress
Local Trades and Services in Butte Montana Classifieds
Multiple small ads list hat cleaning and blocking by Nickerson 112 West Park, hatters and fur services by Hoenck and others, fur remodeling by Hoenck's Fur House, assayers and chemists firms including C TOUT, McCARTHY, Lewis and Walker, fumers, livestock insurance by OC Watson Robb Co., and breeders for Flemish Giants and rabbits at 1521 B Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tout & McCarthy
Butte
Montana
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Mont
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Ines
Boulder
Ivid Johnson
James Reynolds, Jr
Irving Whitehouse Company
Third Street
Hugh D. Cook
Bret An
Daisy FY Mla
Venient
Spi
Gaaran
Daily Express
Senere
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Caticara
Dept
S. C. Huseth
Life Collections
Helena Adjustment CO
Nordyke & Marmon
Silver Creek
H. L. Vineyard
Rovig Company
Biret Ave
Seattle
KODAK
Fern Studio
Lastman Kodaks
Wheeler Drug Co
Central Avenue
Iponers Studio
Great Alls
Marchant
Sfypewriter Co
Butte, Mont
French Dry Cleaners
Louis In
OO CE
Unique Cleaning & Tailoring CO
Granite
Nickerson
West Park
Blue Prints i
Blue Prints
Blue Print & Supply Co
Drafting Supplies
Dunn By
Hoenck
Minneapolis
W. H. Pierce
Frary & Burlingame
ACR
Railway Town
W. C. McClintock
Custer County Bank
Farm Mortgage Corporation
808 Securities
Bid
Bord & Hollister Ranch (Inc
Darby, Mont
OC. Watson Robb Co
Haddit Creeders
Flemish Giants
Rocky Mountain Rabbitry
B Street
SLI al le
Darsh & Greenfield Co
Columbia Gardens
Columbia Fdoral Co
W. Broadway
Pee
Butte College of Telegraphy
Utte
Grover & Leuchars
1St Ave. S
Revelare Secret Service
Northwest
Salt Lake
Boise
Pocatello
Portland
All Communications
Ida
L. A
State Nursery & Reed CO
Helena, Mont
Wisconsin
Colonization Company
Sawyer County
Great Clay Loam
U. S
Shegem Wisconsin Colonization CO
1St Ave
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