Montana Forms Defense Council Under National War Plan
Governor Stewart creates the Montana council of defense to coordinate state and national war efforts. Members include B. C. White Norman B. Holter Charles J. Kelly and others with Mrs. Tyer Thompson and J. E. Edwards among appointees. The ex officio chairman is the governor and the council aligns with the national council of defense led by the secretary of war. The body will focus on war prep farm product advancement and resource mobilization based on a St. Louis conference report to Governor Stewart.
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National Council of Defense
St. Louis
Montana Council of Defense
Stewart
State Council
Secretary of War
B. C. White
Buffalo
Norman B. Holter
Helena
Charles J. Kelly
Butte
Charles D. Greenfield
Hel
Ena
Forsyth
Will A. Campbell
Tyer Thompson
Missoula
Edward C. Elliott
Montana
Houston
Hamilton
Bozeman Agricultural College
Greenfield
Department of Agriculture and Publicity
Tyler B. Thompson
State Council of Defense
Sun River Dreams of a Wheat Wealth Boom in Montana
A 1884 Sun River Sun excerpt recalls Sun River hopes to rival Great Falls and Minneapolis with vast irrigation projects, flour mills, and a new county seat. It highlights early settlers John Sargent and George Steell, the Diamond R freight firm, and the push for county government amid lawlessness, uplift, and future prosperity for northern Montana.
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Sun River
Montana
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
Sun River Sun
Lee M
Shirley
Ford
Robert S. Ford
David B. Hall
Will Hanks
San Agricultural Empire
Missouri
Fort Shaw
North Fork
Teton
Sun
Missouri Rivers
Fort Benton
United States
The
Plegan
John Sargent
Virginia
American Fur Company
John Wren
Chateau
British Columbia
Edmonton
Sasketchewan
Benton
Sargent
Virginia City
Steell
George Steell
Matthew Carroll
Carroll & Steell
Ed Maclay
C. A. Broadwater
Diamond R. Company
West
Mr. Steell
Salt Lake
John Largent
Ulm
Georgg Steell
Sun River Valley
Thirteenth
United States Infantry
Ellis & Steels
Teton Road
Benton and
Helena Road
Mortimer Strong
Taxpayer
Helena
Sun River Country
Chestnut
Meagher
Lewis and Clark
Chouteau
Dearborn
Potatoes and Navy Service Mark Montana Notice
Montana growers led by Patrick Carney urge extra potato planting this spring to ease food shortages. He advocates using winter killed alfalfa ground and planting between May 1 and May 10, stressing cultivation to boost yields. He also discusses Navy enlistment and training benefits for young men.
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Patrick Carney
Waterloo
Jefferson Valley
Montana
Lincoln
Livestock Industry Seal Banner Year in 1916
D W Raymond secret ary of the state livestock board reported at the Miles City stockmen meeting that 1916 was the banner year. Cattle shipped east surpassed previous records by over 30 000 head. Montana held 1 042 006 cattle in tax records with 8 200 new brands recorded. Raymond estimated winter losses at seven percent, the heaviest in Dawson county and among cattle entering the state last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Raymond
State Livestock Board
Miles City
Raymond
Dawson County
Insurance firms seek war loss protection without hampering enlistment
Life insurance companies of America face the need to guard against heavy war losses while not hindering men from enlisting to serve in the war against Germany. Through the national association of insurance companies they coordinate to obtain suggestions from firms nationwide, including Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Insurance Companies
America
Germany
National Association of Insurance Companies
Montana Insurance Men
German monarchy fate hinges on victory says Count von Reventlow
Count von Reventlow, writing to an Amsterdam newspaper, argues that Germany cannot endure without victory to establish a German monarchy. He warns that defeat would imperil the monarchy’s future and the nation’s political structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count von Reventlow
Amsterdam
Germany
Navy Service Offers Education and Benefits for Young Applicants
The text promotes naval enlistment as a career with training on ships and stations, free textbooks, and opportunities to enter the Naval Academy on equal terms with congressional nominees. It outlines pay amid sickness, medical care, potential $100 bonus and medals for heroism, pensions for the disabled, and retirement with partial pay after 30 years. It encourages ambitious youths to enlist and hints at future writings on career advancement.
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United States Naval Academy
United States
Department
Uncle Sam
United States Navy
Butte
John Paul Jones
Admiral Dewey
Navy
Naval Academy
Congress
Naval Service
Army
Marine Corps
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Defense Council
National Council
Minneapolis
Pioneer
U. S. Navy
Eugene Carroll
State
Navy League
P. Carney
Annapolis
Madison County
Livestock Industry
Montana Equity Mutual Hail & Fire Insurance Company
Great Fail Montana
Wake Lata
Hslead Veiow
B. E. Willams
R. J. Whittaker
Charles Comstock
W. E
Whitewater
Harlowton Opheim
Shelby
C. A. Hunt & CO
W. R. Denhart
Windham Bendon Auto & Supply Co
Regen Naee P. WW
Bishop
Kremlin E. Lintz Geraldine F. & Wright Eee Twokoe
Chas Scharfe
Cottonwood J.C. F. McLean Jordan
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