Radium Used as Lure in Deep Sea Fishing Off Bermuda
New York naturalist William Beebe reported success using radium as a luminous coating on long sounding hooks for deep sea fishing near Bermuda. A squid was the first catch, with nets showing large scales and elastic stomachs in peculiar fish. Senator Frederick C. Walcott and publisher George Palmer Putnam witnessed Beebe’s expedition at Nonsuch Island and described new specimens and phosphorescent patterns found in the sea.
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New York
Bermuda
Willam Beebe
Beebe
U. S
Frederick C. Walcott
Norfolk, Conn
George Palmer Putnam
Fort Victoria
Putnam
New York Zoological Society
Nonsuch Island
Nonsuch
Walcott
Japan
Australia
Public health survey outlines 1928 29 flu impact in cities
The United States public health service reports preliminary tabulations from surveys in San Francisco Seattle Des Moines Kansas City New Orleans Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Syracuse Boston Farmington MO. The data cover influenza grippe pneumonia and colds with figures per 100 persons canvassed and note diagnostic uncertainties and memory lapses. G L Sewell opens Sewell Meat Market but suffers right hand infection from a workplace injury.
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United States Public Health Service
United States
San Francisco
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Des Moines
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Middle West
New Orleans
Baltimore
Syracuse
Boston
Farmington
Farmington, Mo
Forest Fire Caution Appeal From Beaverhead District Office
J C Whitham appeals to local residents near the Beaverhead National Forest to prevent fires. He notes over 100 acres burned and five of six recent fires were man caused, urging cigarette and campfire precautions and broader community cooperation to protect the forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead National Forest
Montana
Forest Service
J. C. Whitham
Look to Hoover to Curtail Sale of U. S. Printing
Cheyenne Wyoming reports that a National Editorial association convention committee urged curtailment of the Post Office department printing sales to the public as unfair government competition with private printers. The move cites Hoover declarations on free enterprise and government noncompetition.
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Hoover
U. S
Cheyenne
Wyo
Legislative Committee
National Editorial Association
Publishers’ Committee
Post Office Department
Three youths arrested in disturbance after store robbery attempt
Harry Dodd Mercer was arrested and the coat recovered before the owner knew of the loss. Jack Fontaine was arrested by City Officer Bob Gordon with Ed Johnson early Saturday after allegedly attempting to rob the Johnson Trading Company store.
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Harry Dodd
Mercer
Jack Fontaine
Bob Gordon
Ed Johnson
Johnson Trading Company
Smith-Hughes Head Leaves for New Job
Smith-Hughes supervisor departs by motor with Mrs. Thurber and is succeeded by Robert Sales of Bozeman as the new Smith-Hughes head.
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Thurber
Smith-Hughes
Robert Sales
Bozeman
Forest Rangers Fight 12 Big Conflagrations
Forest rangers battled twelve major fires with Elk Creek and Ryanguich among the largest. A careless fire sparked a warning that further incidents could close portions of the Missoula forest. The Pend Oreille forest in Idaho was added to restricted areas yesterday.
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Forest Rangers
Canyon
Elk Creek
Missoula
Ryanguich
Missoula Forest
Pend Oretile Forest
Idaho
Forty Four Graduated at College Committee Plans Display
Forty four graduates are listed for a college show planned as a community event under Dillon Rotary club. A site will be chosen soon as the committee works toward a large flower display with musical sketches and dances. The county board will meet tomorrow to review final budgets and hold a board of equalization and tax levy session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rotary Club
Appraisal Board Adjourns August Session In War Context
The meeting noted a claim upon land to be appraised with regional authorities prepared for wartime concerns. Thistle has been placed with ranchers as part of the discussion. Chairman A. L. Anderson presided as the board adjourned its August session with attendees including Mr Bierrum.
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Tion
Canada
Thistle
Bierrum
A. L. Anderson
Yellowstone Park Records Banner of All Years
Readers learn that Yellowstone attracts vast numbers of travelers with many visitors staying in auto camps and lodges. Hotel figures illustrate the high volume of tourists and the park’s enduring appeal across years.
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Yellowstone Park Records
Park
Yellowstone
Federal highway expansion plan seeks 8 065 miles of surface
The agency reports 7 000 miles of federal highway built last year and a further 1 065 miles to receive a higher type of surface, with the total cost of the approved mileage likely to be detailed in the funding notes.
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Senator Walcott
G. L. Sewell
Sewell
Mr. Sewell
Helen Randolph
Briel’ Store
Fay
Randolph
He Imperial Sedan
Mmieel Ey
Chevrolet
Fisher
Merous
F.o. B
Flint
Mich
Montana Auto Supply CO
Trade Foster
Winifred Derry
Doris Frost
Mary Williams
Glee Club
Claudia Peterson
Gertrude Foster
Dorothy Langdorf
Frances Myrick
Dorothea Arps
Augusta
Blanche Barkenbus
Valerie Burns
Butte
Katharine I. Byrne
Hazel
Bockmeyer Cappions
Corvallis
Hazel Carpenter
Poplar
May E. Clemon
Jackson
Hyla Crawford
Walter
Nellie Cronin
Anna E. Davidson
Anaconda
Charles C. Davis
Isa M. Denson
Galata
Clara Ann Downing
Aura M. Dutcher
Dillon
Lois Edwards
Salmon
Marie K. Egan
Ida Fenton Hardy
Kila
Ruby L. Harrington
Broadus
Verna Higgins
Ledger
Besse Halbert Honey
Lanark
Mildred Howard
Stevensville
Dorothy “Jemison
Edna
C. ‘Johnson
Absarokee
Margaret Lowney
Seley Moore
Hamilton
Anna M. O’brien
Three Forks
Estelle A. Province
Red Lodge
Agnes Cecilia
Fennelly
Walkerville
M. Chrysostom Knox
Helena
Mary Finbarr
Mary Imelda Lindsay
Mary Leonard Higgins
Hel
Ena
Mida McInerney
Sheridan
Wyoming
Viola D. Smith
Sweet Grass
Russell L. Sommers
Deer Lodge
Catherine V. Sullivan
Hilda N. Yarlett
Alberts. Baker
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