Beale’s Acting Career Highlighted in Helena
Richard Beale, longtime Montana resident and state capitol worker, rose from early stage tours with John McGuire to prominent Shakespearean roles with Frederick Warde and Maud Adams. The Helena figure reminisced with Warde during a visit, and plans amateur charity performances and a possible dramatic school at the state capital.
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Richard Beale
State Capitol
Montana
Peo Ples
United States
England
Helena
Beale
John’ McGuire
Diane Bucault
Bucault
Frederick Warde
Paris
Romeo
Sulfet
Warde
Maud Adams
Joseph Jefferson
San Francisco
Ada Scott Siddons
Canada
Victoria
B. C
Bozeman
Dick Beale
Shake Spearian
Capitol
Montana Sixth in Home Ownership Across Nation
Census figures show Montana ranks sixth in home ownership with 60.5 percent of 139 912 homes owned. Of the 81 840 owned homes, 43 776 are owned free while 35 550 have mortgages. 2 505 are unknown, and only 55.2 percent of owned homes are free, representing 33.4 percent of all Montana homes.
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Montana
North Dakota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Idaho
Minnepote
Utah
New York
Montana broncs and buckaroos tour Missouri shows
Southeastern Montana riders led by the Askin brothers of Ismay and Howard Tegland of Miles City joined a touring wild west show. The display featured bronc and steer riding that drew crowds in central and southern Missouri and amused residents with authentic Montana frontier acts. It was praised as entertaining and worth the admission.
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Montana
Tom Mix
Big Muddy
Mississippi
Askin Brothers
Ismay
Howard Tegland
Miles City
United States
South
Pacific Coast
Missouri
Harrison
Plan Colony Sought on 12000 Acres in Shields River Valley
Northern Pacific cooperation advances a colonization project in Montana to settle about 12 000 acres with irrigation potential. Ts W Thordarson reports favorable talks with NP officials and a $25000 stock issue to fund the venture with eight percent preferred stock and common stock on par in five to seven years. Local committees and investors back the plan as a community revival measure.
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Shields River Valley
Shields
A -Holding
Wilsall
Ts. W Thordarson
Ie Tin
Northern Pacific Railway
Thordarson
Jordan & Robertson
Northern Pacific
State Agricultural’ Department
Hutchinson
Wilsall Commercial Club
G. A. Briebach
O. E. Lahr
Dairy Industry Showing Growth in Montana
The Montana dairy sector shows marked improvement with prices more uniform. Farmers express growing interest in cooperative creameries and purchasing dairy cattle, especially Guernseys, as regional demand rises and banks fund new stock.
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Montana
George H. Webster
Webster
Minnesota
Freeborn County
Ramsey County
Rocky Mountains
Cuticura Ad Promotes Soaking Hands in Soap
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for soaking sore hands then drying and rubbing in Cuticura Ointment. It notes removing excess Ointment with tissue and claims Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum serve all toilet purposes.
78 Year-Old Bailiff Celebrates Birthday At Fort Benton
John S. Murphy, district court bailiff at Fort Benton, marked his 78th birthday with a cane due to a fall. A Civil War veteran, he served four years then moved west with the regulars and lived in Montana, stationed at Fort Shaw and Fort Benton. N T Schemidlin also turned 78 on the same day, both born within hours of each other in Ireland and Switzerland respectively.
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John S. Murphy
Fort Benton
Murphy
Montana
Fort Shaw
Chouteau County
N. T. Schemidlin
Seattle
Ireland
Mr. Schemidlin
Switzerland
Schemidlin
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Rip. van Winkle
Juliet
John Maguire
Census Bureau
Charles M. Russell
J. F. Lewis
Pasadena
Cal
Mount Wilgon
Carnegie Observatory
Paxton
New Orleans
Ilinois Central
Old FT. Shaw
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