Strange Birds on Lake Hauser Trigger Near Fatal Capsizing
At Lake Hauser, John Wahrman and Harvey Fister heard eerie cries for minutes before spotting two black dots that proved to be the upper faces of Helena attorney John G. Brown and Harvey Fister. After nearly drowning, they were rescued after their canoe capsized.
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Lake Hauser
John Wahrman
John
Wahrman
Reiad-His- Sun
John G. Brown
Helena
Harvey Fister
Harvey
W. M. Biggs
Cowley Granted Major Commission to Serve Overseas
Stephen J. Cowley Montana lawyer and former chairman of the exemption board at Great Falls has been commissioned as a major in the judge advocate general department for overseas service. He plans to depart soon for embarkation and is part of a trio of Montana lawyers serving in the JAG department alongside Colonel Albert Galen and Major Sidney Lanner.
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Cowley
France
Department OF Judge Advocate
Stephen J. Cowley
Montana
Great Falls
Department of the Judge Advocate General
Major Cowley
North Dakota
Elks
Order of Elks
Elks Clubs
Judge Advocate General’s Department of Our Overseas Forces
Albert Galen
Liberia
Sidney Lanner
Montana Supreme Court
Pershing
America
Marne
Montana Physician Captain A F Longeway Recalled to Active Duty
Captain A F Longeway of the U S medical corps, a pioneer Montana physician with thirty years in Great Falls, is recalled to active duty to report by October 21 at Camp Dodge Iowa. He served at Camp Grant Illinois earlier and will attend the American College of Surgeons meeting in New York before reporting. His son, Lieutenant Forrest Longeway, is an aviation pilot in France.
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East Prussia
Somme
Rhine
America
Appomattox
A. F. Longeway
United States Medical Corps
Great Falls
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Longeway
Montana
Anaconda Company
Great Northern
American College of Surgeons
New York
Rockford
Ill
Longewey
Forrest Longeway
France
Persistent Miller Finally Enlists as Army Cook in France
Ernest C. Miller of Virginia City Virginia, 27, endured five rejections for disability after six attempts at Camp Lewis Montana. A skilled rifleman with prizes, he finally remained after a sixth examination and joined a unit bound for France as a cook. Officials call him the most persistent recruit yet received at Camp Lewis.
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Ernest C. Miller
Camp Lewis
France
Miller
Montana
Virginia City
Christmas Cheer paper planned for Fergus county soldiers
At a Fergus county war relief association meeting the executive committee set preliminary plans to publish a Christmas Cheer newspaper for soldiers and sailors from Fergus county. J B Ritch was named overall supervisor with authority to enlist volunteers as needed, ensuring every county area is represented. A Greenville Texas firm donated 400 dollars to the state council of defense as a fine payment for cottonseed price irregularities.
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Fergus County War Relief Association
Fergus County
J. B. Ritch
Greenville
Texas
State Council of Defense
It's awfully hard on some men's eyes when they look for perfection
A reflective remark on the difficulty men face in seeking flawlessness within themselves, suggesting high standards can hinder self acceptance and growth.
Weather at the Front Promises Change and Foch’s Five-Week Window
A London to New York World cable says weather at the front shows improvement and Marshal Foch may have five more weeks before German troops can settle for winter quarters. Unless winter is severe the Allied policy is to deny the German a rest and spoil plans for a stronger spring defense.
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London
New York
Marshal Foch
Canada Cement Buys Montreal Site for Shell Plant
The Canada cement company acquired a $260 000 site in Montreal to construct a plant for producing 12 inch shells bound for the United States.
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Canada Cement Company
Montreal
United States
Granville Stuart Lead Early Montana Gold Discovery
Granville Stuart, a pioneering figure, helped spark Montana's rush to Bannack and Alder Gulch after co discovering gold in 1857. He settled in the Treasure State from 1857 onward, contributed to its history, served in diplomacy, and inspired a state commission to continue his chronicles before his death.
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Granville Stuart
Montana
Bannack
Gold Creek
Alder Gulch
Stuart
United States
Uruguay
Cleveland
Society of Montana Pioneers
Anaconda
Northern Pacific
Aldergulch
Klamath River
Rogue River
Modoc
California Volunteers
States
Malad Creek
Salt Lake
American Fork
Commonwealth
Montana Girl Wins Royal Recognition For War Relief Work
Miss Jessie Shields, a Montana girl from Conrad, received royal recognition and a medal from Princess Louise for organizing a naval canteen service for mine sweepers in Europe. She aided Red Cross and YWCA efforts and spoke in Kalispell, Whitefish, Eureka, Troy, and Libby before returning to Europe.
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Jessie Shields
Montana
Conrad
Miss Shields
Europe
Germany
Naval Canteen
Queen Mary
Princess Louise
Red Cross
Kalispell
Whitefish
Eureka
Troy
Libby
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Major Stephen J. Cowley
Camp Grant
Ilinois
U. S
Thomas Stuart
Colorado
Centennial State
Boise City
Ida
Robert Stuart
James
California
Neal
Sacramento Valley
Northwest
Military
Naval
Miss Jessie Shields
Naval Canteen Service
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
1St National Bank
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