Gerard's Bath Knighthood Sparks Title Debate Abroad
Ambassador James W. Gerard who received the Knight Grand Cross of the Bath from King George faces questions about using the title in U.S. politics. He reportedly contracted rheumatism after the award and was unable to wear the honor until visiting England to receive it in person.
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England
Jame W. Gerard
Berlin
Montana
Marcus Daly
Washington
Great Britain
George
Bath
Gerard
Germany
State Department
State Historical Society
National Museum
United States
James W. Gerard
London Dispatches
Mr. Gerard
Herbert Hoover
Food Administration
Shipping Board
Edward Hurley
Legion of Armor
Famous Bluebird Silver Mine Will Be Operated
Butte sees a silver mining revival with leases granted widely along the long famous silver lead vein from Lovers Roost to Rocker. Old mines like Ger Mania Travonia and Hibernia reopen after years idle. The Bluebird Mine near Rocker, once famed globally, will restart and may profit from current silver prices.
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Butte
Rocker
Germania
Travonia
Hibernia
Bluebird
Messenger Girls Replace Boys in Telegraph Service
The article notes a shift to messenger girls due to war and a boy shortage. Four girls hired in Butte by Continental Telegraph, working day shifts, earning similar pay to boys, with faster delivery and outside work. Law bans under 16 from messenger work, but girls may gain future telegraphy and clerical advancement in Montana offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Continental Telegraph Company
Army
Navy
Montana
Iron Tonic Promises Strength Through Nuxated Iron
A physician endorses Nuxated Iron as the cure for iron deficiency in women. It claims to boost strength and endurance, improve digestion, and restore vitality within days. Advertises money-back guarantees and widespread druggist dispensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdinand King
New York
Medicai dAuthor
Schuyler C Jaques
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
New York City
Europe
America
Iran
Bank President Martinsdale Defalcation Ties to Hunt Family
The article details the $300,000 defalcation by Joseph B. Martinsdale, president of Chemical National Bank, from Miss Ellen D. Hunt, heiress and niece of the late Wilson G. Hunt. It notes Hunt’s prominence in Montana cattle, New York real estate, and Atlantic cable backing, and reports secrecy efforts over the depositor’s identity. It mentions Martinsdale’s rise from clerk to president, power of attorney over Hunt funds, and rumors of poker losses.
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Cyrus W. Field
Wilson G. Hunt
New York City
Chemical National Bank
Hunt
Montana
Treasure State
National Park
Gotham
Joseph B. Martinsdale
Ellen D. Hunt
Martinsdale
Bank
Miss Hunt
Edward Hunt
Brooklyn
Young Martinsdale
Europe
Ellen Hunt
Carnegie library contracts let in Fort Benton
Montana brief highlights projects and incidents across cities. Fort Benton awards contracts for a Carnegie library. Big Timber expands rail with double tracking. Circle to sink shaft for a coal vein. Helena notes infantry name change. Missoula reports bread labeling ordinance. and other regional updates on rail, prisons, fire, and local events.
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Fort Benton
Big Timber
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Mission
Convention of
Baptist Churches
Montana
Bozeman
Gallatin County Poultry Association
Bozeman—t
Gallatin
National Park
Helena
Second Montane Infantry
One Hundred and Sixty Third Infantry
Stevensville
Missoula
Great Falls
Deer Lodge
W. A. Clark
Havre
Great Northern
Butte
Butte Daily Bulletin
Daily Bulletin
Fred Weir
G. BE. Votan
Portland
North Bank
George Norton
Plentywood
Nels M. Olson
Outlook
Morrell and Nichols
Minneapolis
Priest’s Pass
Amil Bourquin
Vancouver
Col White Promotes Flathead Country Real Estate
Col A A White of St Paul visited Butte praising Montana's Flathead lake region as ideal for summer homes. He owns Wild Horse island and many Flathead villa sites and backs this with substantial real estate investments. The Dixon to Polson Northern Pacific branch may boost eastern awareness and local support for his advertising efforts.
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A. A. White
St. Paul
Wild Horse Island
Flathead Lake
Butte
Montana
Northern Pacific
Dixon
Polson
Flathead
Commonwealth
Anaconda Standard
Edward O. Sisson Named President of Montana State University
Edward O. Sisson named president of the state university at Missoula after serving as Idaho’s chancellor of education. Born in England 48 years ago, he trained in England and the U S and holds degrees from Kansas State Agricultural College University of Chicago Harvard and Berlin. He has held leadership posts in Chicago Peoria Illinois Illinois and Washington before moving west to Idaho.
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Edward O. Sisson
State University
Missoula
Idaho
West
State Board of Education
University of Montana
Garden City
Sisson
England
United States
State Agricultural College of Kansas
Manhattan
University of Chicago
Germany
University of Berlin
Harvard
South Side Academy
Chicago
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Peoria
Ill
University of Illinois
University of Washington
Seattle
Local News Briefs From Montana: Wounds, Wealth, and Seed Growers
A man shot himself in the left arm and is expected to recover. In Fergus county, William Barney, 63, sold his Moore section homestead for 77000 and planned a quiet retirement before dying of heart failure. In Helena, Fred C. Sumner was elected president of the Montana Seed Growers association with officers named including W. L. Erwin and I. D. O'Donnell.
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Bourquin
Lewistown
William Barney
Fergus County
Moore Section
Helena
Fred C. Sumner
Clydia Park
Montana Seed Growers Association
W. L. Erwin
Pipestone Springs
Bullet
Bozeman
I. D. O’donnell
Billings
J. P. Nash
Clyde Park
C. L. Wentworth
W. V. Talbot
Armington
Pat Carney
Waterloo
Medal Awarded at World's Panama Pacific Exposition
A medal was awarded at the Panama Pacific Exposition tied to 1015 1001 Central Avenue in Great Falls Montana. The note mentions a P O Box 688 as a contact point.
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Central Avenue
P. O. Box
Great Falls
Montana
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Col. White
Boulder Hot Springs
J. M. Reynolds
White Sulphur Springs
Mae
Frank Lemmer
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Mourtain
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