Many Montanans Are In Service In World War I
Montanans bolster the war effort with large volunteer and draft enlistments. If war lasts three years, Montana could contribute 40,000 soldiers, well above its current 17,000 in service. The state leads in volunteer enrollments and tops Liberty Bond participation, with rapid, standout county drives in Cascade and Yellowstone. Livingston teachers gain a $10 monthly raise.
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United States
Leonard Wood
Montana
George Washington
Treasury Department
Cascade
Yellowstone County
Washington
Germany Drafts All Available Men for Front Lines
Dispatch from The Hague reports Every Man and Every available man in Germany is being placed into fighting ranks. Munitions factories are working at capacity while other factories close to free more workers for the front.
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Germany
The
Hague
Telephone Lines Taken Over in Plentywood
The Mountain States Telephone Co. announces it has taken over the Northern Montana Ines at Plentywood expanding local service. The move affects residents and businesses relying on telephone access in the area.
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Mountain States Telephone Co
Montana
Ines
Plentywood
Pioneer Cascade County miner dies in Seattle home
John M. Young a longtime Cascade County resident and retired miner died recently at his Seattle home leaving a mark on local mining circles and the Cascade community.
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Seattle
John M. Young
Cascade County
Tobacco Toasting Taste Claims for Lucky Strike
The article promotes toasting as improving flavor, noting tobacco tastes better toasted. It highlights Lucky Strike cigarettes made with toasted Burley tobacco and claims the process gives a mellow, pipe-like flavor.
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American Tobacco Co
Teddy Blue to Be Historian of Old Cattle Range
E C Abbott known as Teddy Blue at the Stock Growers convention recalls his Texas trail days. He rode Montana ranges in the 1880s and now writes a book of range stories from Lewistown area. The memoir promises to be a noteworthy Montana volume.
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Teddy Blue
Stock Growers
E. C. Abbott
Fergus County
Montana
Blue
Texas
Treasure State
Charlie Russell
Lewistown
Butte Boy With French Aviators Recounts World War I Flight
Ben Harwood, a Butte youth serving in a French escadrille, describes directing artillery fire from a Salmson and engaging in missions with three‑man crews. He notes battles around German lines, barrages, raids, and the dangers of low altitude reconnaissance, with six weeks of diary notes ending March 6, 1918.
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Ben Harwood
Harwood
France
Boche
Bocie
Escadrille
Legion of Honor
Leutenant
Bowie
Salmson
Paris
Senate passes sedition bill to curb disloyal acts
The sedition bill prohibiting language or acts of disloyalty, obstruction of the draft, or Liberty loans has been passed by the senate and proceeds to conference with the house. Penalties include up to twenty years imprisonment and a ten thousand dollar fine. enactment is expected soon.
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Senate
House
Ranchers Hail and Fire Insurance Company Overview
Montana based mutual company offers hail and fire coverage to farmers with no stockholder dividends. It claims lower costs, home office efficiency, and no commissions beyond basic member fees, detailing class risk structure, annual dues, and potential assessments tied to losses.
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Montana
Chas. F. Nesbit
Washington, D. C
America
United States
John Doe
John One
Iin
Commissioner of Insurance
Fire Department
Great Falls
Mont
Every Married Woman Speaks Of Another Husband’s Woes
A quip notes that many married women express sympathy for another woman’s husband when discussions arise. The line uses humor to reflect social expectations and domestic talk.
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Livingston
Dr. King
Butte
Allies’ Air Service
Sampson
Sloan
Sloan’s Liniment Etc
Montana Typewriter Co
Butte, Montana
Northrup, King & CO
Norturur Kine&Co
United States Food Administration
Norturup, Kine & Co
Minneapolis, Minn
the Tribune
Roundup
S. C. Huseth
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