Montana Legislators Push For Fort Harrison Use And Schools
In Helena a flood of bills targets normal schools across towns and new fish hatcheries as lobbyists flood the capitol. The state seeks Fort Harrison for a veterans vocational school and hospital, and lawmakers push for county division, new Garfield and Treasure counties, and motion to ban German Austrian veterans from returning.
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Legislative Bureau
Montana Newspaper Association
Helena
Montana
Fort Harrison
Congress
Senate
House
Newman
Cascade
New York
163D Infantry
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Garfield and
Treasure Counties
Garfield County
Dawson
George McCone
McCormick
Missoula
Treasure County
Rosebud
Johnnie Edwards
James Griffin
Blaine County
Chinook
Montana Boy to Pilot Plane in Trans Atlantic Flight
Montana aviator Clifford B. Prodger of Great Falls, a leading Handley Page expert and World air record holder, plans a trans Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States. He may use a fast small craft or a larger seaworthy model with 12 to 21 hour crossing times depending on weather and aircraft choice.
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Montana Boy
Clifford B. Prodger
Great Falls
London
Prodger
Montana
England
United States
Prodger-Isaacs Aviation Company
Handley-Page
Huns
Lloyd George
Atlantic
London Times
Dr Steele Encounters Slade on the Montana Road
A first-person reminiscence describes Dr. Steele meeting Slade while traveling through Montana. The tale recalls Slade as polished and polite, with a notorious reputation for mule theft, and recounts Steele’s failed mule sale, a breakfast with Slade and his wife, and Steele recovering his mules near Stinkingwater after passing Virginia.
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Dr. Steele
Bannick
Slade
Jules
Virginia
Salt Lake City
Pie Rock
Jefferson
Whial
Shade
Nevada City
Plummer
Remembering Dr. W. L. Steele and his Montana life
In May 1908, at age 76, Dr. W. L. Steele shared memories of his arrival in Montana and early years. He recalled receptions from Slade and a notable act selling his potatoes, illustrating his character. He expressed sorrow upon hearing certain news.
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W. L. Steele
Montana
Slade
Doc Steele
Surgeon’s Trial Aftermath Dubious Oasis Quip
The fragment questions the success of Dr Liebknecht’s operation on Germany and jokes that finding an oasis in the American desert after July 1 would prove greater than the renowned Doe Cook. The remark hints at skepticism toward medical bravado and celebrity diagnoses in a dated tone.
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Great American Desert
Old Doe Cook
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J. W. Dunn
Silver Bow
Linine
Trotsky
Russia
Vicius
State Council of Defense
Butte
Belden
Dunn
F. Augustus Heinze
Rand, McNally,& Company
Jake DeHart
John McIntosh
Cory
Stewart
I. M. Brandford
Missoula County
Rowan
Norway
Minnesota
University of North Dakota
Senator Morris
Edwards
Denver
Cochran
Laramie Plains
Division
Valley Dale
W. I. Steele
Matt W. Alderson
Germany
Dr. Liebknecht
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