Tong War Raggedly Rages Across Cities
Four men killed as Hop Sing and Bing Kong tongs clash in San Jose Seattle and Butte with police warning Chinatown districts amid barricades and stockpiled supplies The fight draws in highbinders from San Francisco and New York while officials vow to seize arms and urge restraint.
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San Jose
Seattle
Butte
Chinatown
Cal
San Francisco
Hop Sing Tong
New York
Bing Kong Tong
Sheriffs’ Force
Oriental
South Main Street
China Alley
Murphy
Duggan
Russell
Bryan
Department of Justice
Tong District
Bing Kong
Pacific Coast
United States
Hop Sing
San Joaquin Valley
Oregon
Montana Leader Predicts Prosperity From Mines and Railroads
J H Neil head of Great Northern western district says Montana will rebound faster than most states as mining and smelting reopen, boosting employment and easing merchant troubles. He cautions slower nationwide recovery and notes railroads aid readjustment with settlement drives and publicized western resources.
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Montana
J. H.neil
Great Northern
Seattle
Central
O'Neil
Washington
America
Pacific Coast
Orient
Hail Loss Payments Update Across Counties
chairman Bowman notes increased cost from widespread losses Musselshell leads with 30 000 and Sergus 27 600 total losses reach 152 494 48 with 2 02114 acres on reduced rates due to drought grasshoppers largest hail tax 120 583 on wheat. 127 273 paid. Oats incur 18 392 loss and 13 177 tax.
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Bowman
Musselshell County
Sergus
Montana Board
State Bail Insurance Board
E. K. Bowman
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine Serene Neers
Broadwater
Carbon Ngetteeee
Carter Preerrereresy
Sheeren
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer Pesegeeseare
Daniels
Dawson
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier Eee Tere
Golden Val
Hill Peer Eedeseeceetene
Stillwater
Yellowstone
Miss Lou Alta Melton Transferred From Missoula Bridge Office
Miss Lou Alta Melton, Missoula’s only woman bridge builder, is to transfer after a year and a half with the bureau of public roads office. A University of Colorado engineering graduate, she is believed to be the only woman bridge builder in America if not the world.
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Lou Alta Melton
Missoula
Bureau of Public Roads
San Francisco
Miss Melton
School of Engineering
University of Colorado
America
Forest Service Plans $878,886 for Montana Roads
E A Sherman associate forester and T W Norcross chief engineer announce the forest service will spend $878,886 on Montana road projects this coming season. They are touring the west to administer forest reserve funds.
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United States Forest Service
Montana
E. A. Sherman
Washington, D. C
Sherman
T. W. Norcross
Forest Service
West
Grasshopper Pest May Be Lessened by Mild Winter in Montana
Montana farmers hope a mild winter reduces grasshopper eggs and spring hatching for the coming crop season. Weather fluctuations during winter eased, suggesting a lower pest pressure next year. In Bozeman the Griffin case against the Milwaukee Road saw a jury award of 20000 dollars to Guy Griffin, who fell from a box car on October 23 1920.
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Mr. O'Neill
O’neil
Northwest
O'Neil
Montana
Bozeman
Guy Griffin
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Companys
Griffin
Gallatin Valley
Milwaukee Road
Farmers Seek Five Year Loans and Government Oversight
Hill county farm bureau finance committee drafts resolutions urging Congress to enact a five year loan guarantee and foreclosure protection for drought stricken farmers. They call for Agriculture Department supervision of farm operations and restricting protection to residents actively farming. The measure cites past government seed loans, continued drought, and heavy 1918 1919 indebtedness.
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Congress
Hill County Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Hill County
State Timber Sales Receipts Reported by Forester
State Forester McLaughlin announces total timber sale receipts for July 1 to February 15 amount to 75215.74. Distribution favors the common school fund at 30636.95 and the Capitol building fund at 22027.34 with other funds receiving smaller sums. He notes the areas yielding these incomes are managed to grow another crop worth equal or greater value over 30 to 80 years, while administration costs 4829 to scale and supervise the sales.
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State Forester’s Office
McLaughlin
Capitol Building Fund
Common School
Agricultural College Fund
State Normal School
School of Mines
State Reform School Fund
Scobey Leads Northwest Wheat Shipments in Grain Receipts
Morgan Burke of the Imperial Elevator company says Scobey Montana is the top primary wheat shipping point in the northwest and possibly the world. He notes Scobey along with Wolf Point Richey Glasgow Nashua as major grain centers with Scobey ahead by a wide margin. Burke cites Wolf Point and Richey as near second place and praises the quality of Durum wheat from Wolf Point and Richey.
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Scobey
Northwest
Morgan Burke
Grain Department
Imperial Elevator Company
Montana
Wolf Point
Richey
Glasgow
Nashua
Burke
Malcolm W Clark Dies Browning Postmaster and Blackfeet Leader
Malcolm W Clark postmaster at Browning and noted Blackfeet leader died at his Browning home after a long tenure in the tribe. He was the son and namesake of the famed Malcolm Clark a pioneer and West Point cadet who helped settle the region.
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Malcolm W. Clark
Browning
Malcolm Clark
West Point
Woman Butcher Serves Bitter Root Valley in Montana
Mrs Hatfield, wife of a market proprietor, stands behind the block as Montana’s only all-around woman butcher and expert meat cutter. She not only cuts meat for customers but also offers guidance on preparation and cooking for best results.
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Hamilton
Bitter Root Valley
Montana
Hatfield
California Fig Syrup Advertises Bowels for Children
An old style aid promotes California Fig Syrup as a remedy to ease constipation in infants and children. It claims a teaspoonful can prevent illness tomorrow and stresses asking for genuine California Fig Syrup with correct labeling to avoid imitation.
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California
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TONGS
Great Northern Official
Bayer
Nandy
State Hail Insurance Board
Federal Department
Chickering, Vole
Krausch & Bach
J & Co. Fischer, Kimball
Apollo
Victrolas
Victor
Anaconda
Great Falls
Lewistown
Orton Bros
Rawhide Rawlins Stories
Charles M. Russell
Rawhide Rawlens
Montana Newspaper Association
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