Treasury mulls melting silver dollars for export trade
Legislation drafted would allow the melt of 150 million silver dollars stored in the U S treasury to supply bullion for export to allies and to pay trade balances. It would also replace silver certificates with new federal reserve notes and authorize the Treasury to buy all U S silver at about one dollar an ounce to spur production.
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Treasury
United States
Montana
Congress
America
Federal Reserve Bank
Baker
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Treasury Issues Fourth Liberty Loan Certificates
Secretary McAdoo announces a new issue of 400 million dollars in treasury certificates of indebtedness bearing four percent interest from January 22 and payable April 22, to be issued immediately.
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McAdoo
Treasury
S. S. Hobson Builds Major Brick and Tile Plant in Montana
The Montana industrialist, aged sixty, completes the Great Falls Brick & Tile plant worth about 200000. Located between the Twin Cities and the Pacific Coast, it will produce 90000 brick daily and 30000000 yearly, plus vitrified sewer pipe and other hollow ware. The four story facility includes eight kilns and advanced drying systems.
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Twin Cities
Pacific Coast
Montana
Simeon S. Hobson
Great Falls Brick & Tile Company
Sand Coulee
Nebraska Teacher Seeks Way To Square Offense For Out of Season Grouse
State Game Warden J L DeHart receives a plea from a Nebraska teacher who shot a grouse out of season while in Montana. He offers options to stay out of Montana until statutes expire or pay a $15 nonresident hunting license for the season. The case highlights a heavy conscience and the moral burden of the act.
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Jake DeHart
Nebraska
Montana
Wild West
J. L. DeHart
de Hart
State Game Warden
Sherman
Clay storage plant powers 200 HP to store 40 cars
A bin building houses storage for 40 clay cars. The facility runs on electricity needing 200 horsepower. Mr. Hobson is the largest stockholder with other interested parties being Great Falls business men.
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Hobson
Great Falls
Montana and region news in brief from Lewistown to Helena
A roundup of Montana items reports Harlem to be lit by electricity in February, Plentywood creamery opening, deaths and marriages, court rulings on minors contracts, land office appointments, farm loans and irrigation projects, highway spending, law enforcement raids, political notices, and fair dates with Pat Carney named board president in Waterman.
Butte Vaudeville Actor Draft Evaded and Arrested
Herbert Esselton a vaudeville actor registered for the army draft at Butte and missing stepped off the Rock Island stage and was taken in custody by a federal agent on a charge of evading the draft. Three Montana counties Jefferson Phillips and Prairie seek federal post road aid. if approved the federal government will match each county’s appropriation. Park county designates February 2 as old shoe day to collect repair and ship footwear to Belgium with autos used to gather shoes and a large pile in the main street.
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O. S. Warden
Great Fails
Skinner
Butte
Herbert Esselton
Rock Island
Illinois
Helena
Jefferson
Phillips
Prairie
Livingston
Park County
Belgium
Valley County Farm Institute Heads To Glasgow
An extension school of the state college of agriculture will be held in Glasgow on February 20 21 and 22 with instructors F B Fuller on agronomy W E Tomson on dairying and Misses Rowe Betz and Olson on domestic science BE Stebbins Valley county agent on local conditions and Professor F 8 Cooley will lecture. Day meetings occur at the courthouse with evening events at the high school as the entertainment committee plans a series of activities. Many farmers are expected to attend to discuss important farming problems.
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State College of Agriculture
Glasgow
F. B Fuller
W. E. Tomson
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