Nautical novelties and early American naval lore
The piece surveys historical naval facts from a 18th and 19th century lens. It notes the salvaging of the Royal Savage, claims on early American sea power, the evolution of distress signaling with the letter T, and highlights events from Washington’s soldier navy to the Sultana disaster and Navy Day. It also mentions Haiti’s occupation and the Savannah’s transatlantic voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Memphis
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Caperton
Continental Congress
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
First National Bank of Dillon Montana Financial Statement Fragment
Partial balance sheet for First National Bank of Dillon Montana shows assets including loans and discounts, U.S. government obligations, securities, real estate, and miscellaneous items. Liabilities include demand and time deposits, public funds, deposits of other banks, and outstanding notes, with capital accounts and reserves noted. The document references pledged securities and state Beaverhead County metadata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Dillon
Montana
United States
Banking House
Banking House Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
U. 8
U. S
Bank Cashier Swears to Truth of 1934 Financial Statement
I J W Rees cashier of the above named bank solemnly swears the presented figures are true to the best of my knowledge. Subscribed and sworn before me in October 1934 by R Notary Public for Montana, Dillon. My commission expires Feb 11, 1936. Correct Attest: J H Gilbert G D Combs W W Hawkins Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. W. Rees
J. W. Rhbs
State of
Montana
Dillon
J. H. Gilbert
G. D. Combs
W. W. Hawkins
Montana Livestock Board Seeks Disease Free Herds Under Jones Conally Plan
The Montana livestock sanitary board promotes the Jones Conally bill to aid stockmen with free Bang’s disease testing and compensation. Provisions mandate culling reactors, quarantines, continued testing, and adherence to federal rules with payments capped at 320 for grade animals and 60 for registered stock. Misrepresentation risks criminal penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Livestock Sanitary Board
H. F. Wilkins
Bang
Secretary of Agriculture
Oldest U S Marine Band Founded in 1789
The U S Marine Band holds the distinction of being the United States oldest military band with its organization dating to 1789 The U S Navy Band formed in 1919 and the U S Army Band in 1922 establishing a lineage of service music across branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine Band
United States
U. S. Navy Band
U.S. Army Band
Navy unit lays fuel oil pipeline along Clyde Canal in Scotland
In summer 1918, 106 navy enlisted men from Pennsylvania oil fields and four piecers including a doeter laid a mine-inch, all screwed fuel oil pipeline along the Clyde Canal from Glasgow to the Firth of Forth, about 36 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Navy
Pennsylvania
Clyde Canal
Scotland
Glasgow
Firth of Forth
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Marion Muir
Acorn
Charles “Pretty Boy
Floyd
Desperado
Liverpool
Ohio
Bill Shepherd
Western Maryland
T. W. Wickham
Col
Wood F. Axton
Axton-Fisher Tobacco Co
Elisha Balatkova
Chicago
H. L Petter
Seagram's
the Royal Savage
Lake
Champlain
Keelson
Benedict Ont Bi
George Washington
Boston
Navy
China
Shanghai
Claudia Faust
School of Dancing
South Pacific
Total
Beaverhead
UCI
Nts
Montana Livestock Board
Helen Hayes
Madge Evans
Brian Ahern
Barrie
Chester Morris
Marion Nixon
Robert
Montgomery
Maureen O’sullivan
Hawaii
Jack Benny
Honolulu
Warner Baxter
Terry's
Idaho Street
Sugar Bowl
First National Bank
Dillon, Montana
Northwest Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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