Montana Soldier Praises Frontline Morale in France
Maj. Jesse B. Roote of the Second Montana to District Attorney E. C. Day shares a stirring letter from the front in France. He commends American morale, lauds French heroism, predicts victory, and urges Montana residents to keep supporting liberty and justice at home and abroad.
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France
Helena
Jesse B. Roote
Montana
E. C. Day
Mr. Day
Montana Army Lodge No. 1
Grand Lodge
Montana Army Lodge
Philadelphia
South Bend
Delaware River
Sun Shipbuilding Company
Washington
Tours
Lieut
Puryear
Germany
London
New York
Buffalo
Fort Porter
United States
Presbyterian National Headquarters
Paris
Montanans Lead Milwaukee Road Trio Rise Fast
H E Byram and Macy Nicholson long tied to Montana railroads also held top Milwaukee positions. G N Butte Division’s G M and M N Nicholson left Great Northern for Milwaukee. R M Calkins became Milwaukee president after a rapid ascent from traffic roles, with a 35 year service span.
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H. E. Byram
Milwaukee
Macy Nicholson
System
G. N. Butte
R. M. Calkins
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Chicago
Montana
Puget Sound
Donald M. McGeen
Milwaukee Road
Butte
Calkins
America
Monticello
Iowa
Sigourney
Seattle
Road
Federal
Montana Railroad
Great Northern
Havre To Butte
Montana Central
Byram
Burlington
Great Falls
Washington
Milwaukee System
Louis W. Hill
Nicholson, Byram and
Women take up trapping as war widens female workforce
The article argues that wartime labor shortages push women to trapping, praising health benefits and profits. It notes women can learn quickly, gain skills, and replace male trappers, with strong demand for fur in markets and good pay for capable trapperettes.
Monument to Butte War Heroes Sought on Big Butte
M. M. Donoghue of the Montana Federation of Labor proposes a granite monument on the Big Butte west of Butte to honor local men who died in the war for liberty. He urges a winding road to the monument and a future park surrounding it to inspire future generations.
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M. M. Donoghue
Montana Federation of Labor
Butte
Big Butte
Donoghue
Montana
United States
World War Era News Wrapup From Around the Globe
A chronicle of wartime events notes Berlin’s banking runs amid panicky Germany, American aviators missing in action, and 30,000 autoists using the National Park Highway. Reports cover Austrian surrender gains, wages for coal miners, and Allied advances in Italy and the Don region.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Washington
Hun
Switzerland
Spokane
National Park Highway
Garfield
Rome
332Nd
New York
Federal Food Board
Frank Luke
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt Lake City
Harriet J. Phillips
U. S
Krasnoff
Don
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National Civic Liberty Bureau
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
California
Amsterdam
War Department
United War Work Campaign
United War Work
Wyman, Partridge & Co
Northwest
Minneapolis
Wyman-Partridge
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