Jacob M. Kennedy Dies Noted Montana Leader
Jacob M. Kennedy a longtime Montana Democrat and former state senator from Deer Lodge County died suddenly from uremic poisoning. Survived by his wife married in 1884 in Chicago who recently served as a presidential elector, and two daughters including Mrs. John M. Duthie wife of Captain Duthie.
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Jacob M. Kennedy
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Montana
Deer Lodge
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Chicago
John M. Duthie
Captain Duthie
Senator Kennedy of Montana Dies After Illness
The Montana veteran and newspaperman J M Kennedy died after a recent illness. A state leader in Armenian relief and Democratic circles, he had lived in Libby and Lincoln County and directed irrigation and farm interests. He helped run the wets campaign in 1916 and had long served in public offices including agriculture and publicity. Born in Hamilton Canada in 1864, he moved to Montana in 1888 and later helped publish the Libby Times and the Butte City Bystander.
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Armenian Relief Fund
Montana
Kennedy
Libby
Lincoln County
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Agriculture and Publicity
Senator Kennedy
Helena
Duthie
Ocean Park
Cal
James Semgate
Lohman, Mont
Havre
Canada
J. M. Kennedy
Hamilton
Ireland
United States
Detroit
Anaconda Standard
Butte City
Women Under 29 Should Not Enter Politics Speech
Major Archer Shee attacked granting votes to women under 29 in the House of Commons. He argued such women are captivatingly capricious and irresistibly irrational, among other traits, and that they should not engage in politics until they understand it.
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House of Commons
Archer Shee
Typographical Union Backs American Legion in Great Falls
Great Falls Typographical union No. 256 endorses the American Legion and denounces attacks aimed at discrediting the Legion. The resolution pledges support for Great Falls post No. 3 and calls for copies to be sent to local media and state Legion and labor headquarters.
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American Legion
Great Falls
Great Falls Typographical Union
Legion
Great Falls Post No. 3
American Legion of
Montana
American ‘Legion of Montana
Montana State Federation of Labor
Kennedy a Montana Politician and Publisher in Territorial and State Years
The account traces Kennedy’s career from founding and selling papers in Boise Deer Lodge Anaconda and Billings. He served as magistrate speaker of the house in 1896 and 1900, fought Amalgamated Copper interests, served in the Philippines, and held roles with Montana Ore Purchasing and Butte Evening News before co publishing Billings Evening Journal. He aligned with Elks Pythians and Modern Woodmen.
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State
Evening Mail
Boise
Idaho
Anaconda Standard
New Northwest
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Kennedy
Fifth Legislative Assembly
Smith
First
Montana Infantry
Philippines
Legislative Assembly
Senate
Amalgamated Copper Company
F. Aug. Heinze
Butte News
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Butte
Heinze
Butte Evening News
T. M. Swindlehurst
Billings Evening Journal
Sugar profiteers robbing Montanans of millions a year
The article reports in Montana that sugar price rises have raised costs for households while grocers and wholesalers claim profit gouging by speculators. It notes per capita sugar use of 90 pounds and a potential $6 million annual toll on Montanans, with wholesale grocers seeking DOJ action and refiners pledging to limit sales to a narrow buyer base. Representative Howard plans penalties for sugar speculation after talks with officials.
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Montana
Montana Wholesale Grocers’ Association
United States Department of Justice
Department
Department of Justice
Howard
Oklahoma
Howard Figg
Farm Wages Hit Highs in Montana This Season
Wages for farm and ranch labor reach record levels in Montana with average pay around 75 dollars per month. Skilled hands earn 80 to 90 dollars, and up to 100 dollars in special cases. Sheepherders and lambing crews command similar high rates, with lambing work paying five dollars per day.
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