Cornish Miners Shaped Early Northwest Copper Industry
The article profiles Cornish hard rock miners who built the early Northwest copper industry, with Captain Tommy Couch guiding Great Falls smelter development. It notes mass immigration to Illinois before 1848, their strong communal ties, dialect, customs, and famed Cornish pasty and saffron cake.
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Tommy Couch
Great Falls
Cornish
Illinois
Northwest
Jacks
Montana
Butte
Michigan
Great Lakes
Cornwall
Church of England
Republican Party
Sil
Tommy” Couch
Butte Cornish
Tommy
Swansea
Francis Clyma
America
McCormick Named Captain in State National Guard
Washington J. McCormick has been commissioned as captain in the national guard by Governor Stewart. He will succeed Captain W. H. Swarthout as commandant of the cadets at the state university.
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Washington J. McCormick
National Guard
Stewart
W. H
W. H. Swarthout
the State University
Hepner Named Chairman of District 1 Draft Board
H. S. Hepner has been named chairman of the board of appeals for the selective draft in district No. 1 Helena. He succeeds Albert Galen in the post.
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H. 5S. Hepner
Board of Appeals of the
Selective Draft
Montana’s Fine Showing in War
Montana leads western states in voluntary enlistments at 600 percent of quota, with Idaho Oregon and Washington at 300 percent and New York at 200 percent. The Spokesman-Review editorial defense notes western patriotism, naming states, percentages, and wartime contributions.
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Idaho
Washington
Oregon
New York
Montana
Spokesman-Stevien
Spokesman-Review
Atlantic Coast
New Jersey
California
Massachusetts
Dakotas
Carolinas
Glendale Camp May Come Back
Rich silver ores in Glendale may revive the old Hecla mines as George B. Conway gains options on the property. After decades of decline from silver slumps, the town once home to 6000 people and a thriving smelter now shows signs of potential reopening with rising metal prices and renewed mining interest in Beaverhead County Montana.
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Glendale
Montana
Butte
Hecla Mining Company
George B. Conway
Hecla
Henry Elling
Virginia City
Noah Armstrong
Elling
Knippenberg
Henry Knippenberg
Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
Dillon
Beaverhead
Hielena
Conway
Ittle Beaverhead
January chinook sweeps Montana snow eastward
The January chinook, a remarkable visitation, has begun to melt snow across central Montana and is gradually moving eastward as the snow disappears.
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Montana
May Seize Coal Under State Authority
The state fuel administrator gains power to seize and divert coal shipments for domestic use and public utilities during acute shortages, acting as the judge over applicable shipments.
Silver Production Pace At Anaconda Copper Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company reports silver output of 10,000,000 ounces per year. The firm maintains a steady production rate as it continues operations at its mining sites and processing facilities.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Enlistment Closed Under Draft Rules
The war department ruling states a man subject to the draft cannot enlist and must await his call rather than joining the military.
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War Department
Furs Repaired and Raw Fur Prices Stressed in Ad
Hoenek Fur House in Butte Montana offers fur repairs and top prices for raw furs. The ad notes former business as A Rauh and invites direct sales to the manufacturer.
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Montana Automobile School
South Main
Butte
Montana
Miumuteturer
Hoenek Fur House
Butte, Mont
A. Rauh
Weather maps halted by weather bureau reorganization
The Weather Bureau will stop printing daily weather maps in U S interior cities except Chicago due to higher labor and supply costs. A bulletin with max min temperature precipitation and river stages will be mailed on a postal card to those requesting details. Established offices will still receive standard data by wire and mark records on a map for local forecasts.
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Weather Bureau
United States
Chicago
Trade schools and job offers flood Portland ad pages
An assortment of vocational ads promises quick training in auto and electrical fields for $50 course fees and weekly earnings claims. Listings push shrub sales profits, exclusive territories, and free outfits, along with telegraphy and engineering programs in Washington and Seattle areas.
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Opportunity Directory
World’s Mirror
Beaumont
Texas
Hemphill's Trade Schools, Inc
Hawthorne Ave
Portland
Ore
Washington Nursery Co
Toppenish, Wash
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Passing
Jack
L. A. Copeland
McCormick
Hepner
Kelley-How- Thomson Co
Randklev and Company
Fosston
Minnesota
Kelley-How-Thomson Co
Duluth, Minn
Dalath, Mina
Butter
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alberta
J. J. Bakly
Dunn Bock
Great Palls
Judith Basin
Mariners Land Co
Lewistown
Mont
Poland
China
Bartwood Farm
Hamilton
M. L. Johnson
Photos
Jausrud
Helena
Electric City Conservatory
Certified , Accountants
WM. B
Finlay
First National Bank
Wallding
Great Falls, Mont
Auto School
Equity News
Victor Ario's
First Ave
Chas. FE Morris Co., Inc
Dept ., Great Falla, Mont
Store
Coburg
M L. Johnson
Accountants and Auditors
Harley Clark & CO
Tod Block
Western Hide & For Co
Poutenney & Probst
Wyatt Bldg
Casper
Wye
D. A. Thompson
Pitth Avenue
Lethbridge
Alta
Canada
H. P. Reeves
John Deere
Chateau, Mont
American Junk & Machinery Co
Second Avenue South
Montana Plano Co
Robt. L. Rowell Co
Central Ave
Timothy Hay
Carba Lota
Architecta
Sam's
Henry Haas
Steele Block
Third and Central
Great Wales
Tout & McCarthy
Butte, Ont
Lewis & Walker
Hardin, Mont
Wenatchee
Wash
Everett
Red J. George
Capital City
W. Lloyte
State Street
STORN
Gooing Oo Ranch
Wuntsberger-Giveng Co
Salso
Great Malls
The
World's Mirror
Sals
Pratt & Heath Co
Great Falla
FURS
Uncle Sam
WIK
Erate
Delco Tenition
Ste. Atte
Bush Motor Company
Bush Temple
U.s.health Bureau
Boc
DET Chemical Closet CO
Telede
Wees
Wood-Safford Machine Works
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company
Apply A, S&s
Seattle Engineering School
Seattle
Butte College Telegraphy
Utte
Bennett & Terrell
Billings
Hilger Loan and Realty Co
Frary & Burlingame First Nat'l Bank
Third St. Be
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