Montana Legislature Debates Primary Reform and Irrigation Plan
A Montana legislative conference outlines a proposed primary election overhaul to be sent to voters by referendum next June. The plan, modeled after Iowa, would govern city and county primaries and delegate selection while allowing new or independent candidates under specific rules. A separate measure seeks to reorganize irrigation districts with an irrigation commission aligned with the railroad commission. The Arnold bill proposes submitting a separate issue to electors.
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Legislative Bureau
Montana Newspaper Association
Helena
House
Senate
Montana
E. H. Cooney
Cascade
Congress
Constitutional questions and county growth dominate state legislature
Discussion on a constitutional convention, county seat removal thresholds, and county division reforms unfolds. Debates cover hay tonnage standards, tax levy limits for cities, and potential new counties while noting Dr. Clay and Senator Wood figures amid influenza era strain.
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Clay
Phillips County
Malta
M. D
Dr. Clay
Montana Major Sheridan recalls Montana's 163d regiment in France
Major Charles I. Sheridan of Bozeman outlines the 163d Montana infantry’s WWI combat path from Hoboken embarkation December 1917 to Meuse and Argonne battles. He describes trench fighting in Alsace, actions at Fismes and Ourcq, and his own wounds plus service with the 128th and Company A. The piece notes his later return on December 14, 1918 aboard Zealandia and his honors including the Distinguished Service Cross and Belgian War Cross.
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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 nine unit nine foot wide modular chemistry building replacing a fire destroyed facility. The structure includes independent private labs for staff and students, centralized services in each unit, a 20000 cubic feet per minute ventilation system, top floor geology and mineralogy museum, and potential future expansion.
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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 totals
Seed loan applications show 2,566 filings totaling 189,000 dollars and a grand total of 946,000 dollars. The figures illustrate a steady demand in the seed loan program with sizable cumulative funding.
Montana seeks jobs for returning soldiers from 91st division
State agencies led by Scott Leavitt coordinate with the public service reserve the Soldiers and Sailors associations and the Red Cross to place Montana’s 15 000 to 18 000 returns from the 91st division. Employers are urged to keep openings and report details to local offices for compilation and delivery to demobilizing troops.
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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
Uncle Sam after Montana talent declines high post
Harry R. Cunningham, vice president and general manager of Montana Life Insurance Co., Helena, declined an offer to join the bureau of the war risk insurance in Washington. Col. Henry D. Lindsley urged him to relocate, noting the bureau oversees 3,000 personnel and $38 billion in life insurance value, but Cunningham pledged loyalty to Montana Life and his agency. The exchange emphasized the bureau as the world’s leading insurance organization and a chance for distinguished service.
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Montana
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
The Germans who planned to be in Paris in September 1914 are absent in January 1919. Delegates are registered as present but do not participate in proceedings.
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Paris
Influenza Cases and Deaths Reported in Montana
A state health board bulletin shows 37 567 influenza cases in Montana during Oct to Dec 1918 and 2 486 deaths in Oct and Nov. December deaths are not stated. The board cautions a possible surge and urges preparations to combat the illness.
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Montana
State Board of Health
Health Board
Cooperation urged for returning soldiers job placements
Employers reserving jobs for the men of the 91st or other veterans are urged to contact the nearest U.S. employment office or related agencies at once to aid the effort.
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91St
U. S
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Donlan
Missoula
Railroad Commission
Irrigation Commission
James T. Wood of
Meagher
White Sulphur Springs
John R. Slatterly
Glasgow
McCone
Wood
State Senate
Richland County
Land Office
Ivestigators
H. K. Landes
Department of Agriculture
Bozeman Agricultural College
Great Falls
U. S. Department of Agriculture
C. W. Warburton
Blaine
Chouteau
Dawson
Fergus
Flathead
Hil
Musselshell
Phillips
Prairie
Richland
Sanders
E Teton
Toole
Valley Ens
Federal Bureau
Uncle Sam
Montana Talent
Harry Cunningham
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