Commemorate Lewis and Clark Bronze Statue Plan
The Society of Montana Pioneers aims to honor Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with heroic bronze statues at Great Falls and Three Forks. The piece recounts American Lake training camps, Montana’s historic journals, and the expedition’s routes from St Louis to the Pacific, noting state efforts and historic markers.
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Society OF Pioneers OF
Montana
Alder Gulch
Lewis and Clark
Great Falls
Three Forks
Missouri River
Missouri
Columbia
St. Louis
Old Gallatin City
Great Barrier
Rocky Mountains
Webster
Pacific
United States
Louisiana
Napoleon
Meriweather Lewis
William Clark
Cascades
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clerk Park
Lewis
Clarke
Sacajewea
Jefferson
Russell
Hall of Representatives
Capitol
Helena
Continental Divide
Clark
Belt Mountains
Yellowstone
Billings
Pompey
Baer and the Non-Partisan League a Montana spotlight
Montana voters follow John M Baer the Fargo cartoonist turned congressman whose election from North Dakota sparked national interest. The piece details his rise from farmer to legislator and his support among farmers engineers and artists in the era of the Non-Partisan League.
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Montana
Dakota
League
Fargo
John M.baer
Congress
North Dakota
Baer
National Assembly
Washington
Fargo ‘Courier News
Minneapolis
House
Patrick D. Norton
Iowa
John M. Baer
New York
Butte Mayor Pledges Full Coal Weights Checks
Mayor Maloney of Butte says he will ensure every coal purchaser in his city receives full weight. He plans to inaugurate a system to check coal weights and enforce accurate measurement at purchase.
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Treasure State
Cantonment
Pershing
France
Maloney
Butte
Montana Farm Loans July Applications and Approvals
The federal farm loan board reports Montana loan applications for July totaling 1 032 925 dollars with 628 050 dollars approved.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Montana
Doctor Promises Iron Strength Boost for Delicate People
A Boston physician claims lack of iron cripples health and that two five grain tablets of Nuxated Iron taken thrice daily for two weeks can double strength and endurance. He cites dramatic recoveries within ten to fourteen days and notes a $100 pledge and money-back guarantee if results fail.
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New York
N. Y
E. Sauer
Boston
Montana Woman Guides Hunters
Mrs. Wiley Donaldson, wife of a Clearwater country rancher, earned a state license as a registered hunting and fishing guide for the south fork of the Flathead district. Previously an avid mountaineer, she now plans to guide parties of hunters and anglers in Montana’s famed big game country.
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Wiley Donaldson
Clearwater Country
Kit Carson
Jim Bridger
Buffalo Bill
Howard Eaton
Clearwater
South Fork
Flathead
Donaldson
One Fifth of Montana Marriages End in Divorce
Montana statistics for 1916 show 8 046 marriages and 1 482 divorces with 1 062 filed by women. Ratios vary by county from 28 to 1 in Teton to 4 to 1 in Lewis and Clark and Silver Bow, the latter blaming Cascade residents for its higher divorce rate.
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Montana
W. J. Swindlehurst
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
Teton County
Deer Lodge
Cascade
Silver Bow and
Lewis and Clark
Blue laws in Minnesota and St Paul business trip notes
Harry Cunningham of Helena reports ongoing reform trends in the Midwest and notes many blue laws remain in effect. In the Twin Cities it is an offense to shine shoes for pay on Sunday.
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Minnesota
Harry Cunningham
Helena
St. Paul
Middle West
Twin Cities
Banks Hire Women as Draft Turns Street Jobs
The draft has removed thousands from Wall Street and banks are recruiting women to fill vacancies. Guaranty Trust reports 150 men in service and about 700 of 1,400 employees subject to draft, with 100 slated for the first call. National City Bank lists 150 men in service and 453 subject to draft.
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Montana
American Lake
Tacoma
General Pershing
France
Captain Ball
Wall Street
New York
The
Guaranty Trust Company
National City Bank
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Charles Floyd
John Ordway
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Thomas P. Howard
George Shannon
John Shields
John Collins
Joseph Whitehouse
Peter Weiser
Hugh Hall
Hugh McNeal
Reuben Fields
John B. Thompson
Richard Worthington
Robert Frazier
William Bratton
John Colter
Alexander Willard
William Werner
Silas Goodrich
John Potts
John Robertson
John Boleye
Peter Cruzette
Francis Lubixche
George Drewyer
Drouillard
Pryor
Floyd
Ordway
Gass
Dudley Hvans
Wells-Fargo & Co
San Francisco
Dodd, Mead & Co
Orig
Livingston
New Orleans
Floridas
Mississippi
Spain
James Monroe
Paris
Falls
Gallatin
Albert Gallatin
Treasury
Madison
James Madison
Colter
Potts
Lisa
Big Horn River
Andrew Henry
Missouri Fur Company
Northwest
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Sacajawea
Rocky Moun
John M
Buxton
Grand Forks
Northern Pacific
Florida
Texas
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
Isthmus Canal
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Japan
China
Montana Farm Loans
Montana Woman Guides Hunters
Flathead Country
Ursuline Academy
Young Ladies
Academy School of Muasic
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