Montana Legislature Enacts Primary Reform Plan for Referendum
The Montana House and Senate committees push a new primary election law. The measure, drafted after Iowa practice, aims for a June referendum and allows party nominations at county conventions and state level delegates. It confines independents and sets ballot access rules, with two challengers per party and filing fee requirements. A separate bill by Senator Donlan reshapes irrigation districts and ties railroad and irrigation commissions together.
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Legislative Bureau
Montana Newspaper Association
Helena
House
Senate
Montana
E. H. Cooney
Cascade
Congress
Legislative shifts stir talks of new counties and tax limits
The piece surveys bills on constitutional convention, county divisions, and a higher levy cap for cities, noting that McCone's county-divison plan gains favor. It details a 65 percent county vote threshold for seat-removal elections, and recalls Sen. Clay's influenza era dedication plus two Wood legislators, highlighting rural and farm ties in the state senate.
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McCone
Clay
Phillips County
Malta
M. D
Dr. Clay
Montana Officer Recalls Hard Fights of 168th Regiment
Major Charles Sheridan of Bozeman details his service with the 163d Montana Infantry in France. He describes long front lines, multiple wounds including a shoulder and arm injury, and the unit’s action from Alsace to the Ourcq and Meuse-Meuse offensives, returning home December 14, 1918 aboard Zealandia.
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Charles IL. Sheridan
Bozeman
Montana
Company A
National Guard of
168D
Montana Infantry
Sheridan
163D
Hoboken
N. J
France
Vaterland
Liverpool
Winchester
Montrechard
la Havre
la Cocourtain
Point St. Maxine
Champagne
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Ourcq
Fismes
Anderson
Twenty Eighth Regiment
St. Gauden Forest
Argonne Forest
Meuse
Verdun
Bordeaux
St. Nazaire
Zealandia
Bozeman College Unveils Advanced New Chemistry Building
Bozeman Montana State College completes a modern nine unit chemistry building replacing a fire-destroyed facility. The design emphasizes modular rooms with independent labs, extensive ventilation, and in floor plumbing. It features a top floor geology museum and private lecturer offices, with future expansion planned and input from Cobleigh Burke and architect Fred Willson.
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Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Bozeman
Mississippi River
Geology and Mineralogy Museum
W. M. Cobleigh
The
State College
Edmund Burke
Montana Experiment Station
Burke
Soil Laboratory
State Board of Health Food Laboratory
Cobleigh and
Fred Willson
Cobleigh
Montana State College
Seed loan applications near million mark
Seed loan totals reach 2,566 applications totaling 946000 dollars with regional breakdowns showing near one million in seed funding requests.
Montana Aims to Place 36000 Returning Soldiers
Montana mobilizes a statewide employment plan led by Scott Leavitt to arrange jobs for returning soldiers from the 91st division. Public service reserve, Soldiers and Sailors, Red Cross teams recruit employers and compile openings for demobilizing troops, coordinating with U S Employment Service to deliver positions in New York and at demobilization camps.
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Tod
Montana
91St
Scott Leavitt
U. S. Employment Service
Public Service Reserve
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Associations
The
Red Cross
State Office
Employment Service
New York
Montana Life official declines key post in war risk office
Harry R. Cunningham vice president and general manager of Montana Life Insurance in Helena declined Col. Henry D. Lindsley offer of an executive post in the U S Bureau of War Risk Insurance Washington He cited his contract with Montana Life and loyalty to his agency as the reason for not accepting the invitation Cunningham noted his seven years of work toward the company's growth and expressed gratitude for the honor Lindsley described the post as involving 3000 personnel and 38 billion dollars in life insurance with vast potential to serve the country in government insurance work He invited Cunningham to Washington for a personal conference if possible
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Harry R. Cunningham
Montana Life Insurance Company
Helena
Insurance Department
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Col
Henry D. Lindsley
Texas
United States
Government Commission
France
Bureau of the War Risk Insurance
Cunningham
Lindsley
Montana Life
No Paris Dinner Delayed by War Yet in 1919
German delegates are listed as present but inactive in Paris as of January 1919, despite plans to reach the city in September 1914. The notes imply continued absence from proceedings and limited participation.
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Paris
Influenza cases and deaths in Montana 1918
A state health board bulletin reports 37,567 influenza cases in Montana during Oct to Dec 1918 with 2,486 deaths in October and November. December deaths are not listed. The normal monthly death rate is about 500 from all causes. The board warns of possible recurrence and urges preparation.
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State Board of Health
Montana
Health Board
Cooperation urged to place returning soldiers
The note calls on employers and organizations to reserve job places for the men of the 91st and other returning soldiers. It urges immediate contact with the nearest U S employment office or other agencies to aid the effort.
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91St
U. S
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Richland County
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Ivestigators
H. K. Landes
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Bozeman Agricultural College
Great Falls
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Blaine
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Sanders
Teton
Toole
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Federal Bureau
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Harry Cunningham
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