Multiple Craze Is Over on Our New Reign Supreme
The era of twelve and sixteen cylinder engines fades as four cylinder cars rise to prominence. Despite early experiments with two and six cylinder, engineers favor four cylinders for cost and efficiency. Manufacturers now plan more four and six cylinder models for 1917, noting even entry and luxury cars run on fours.
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United States
Montana in Brief: Lands sale and local notes
Lewistown hosts state lands sale on October 18 while Belgrade marks agricultural day October 6. Whitefish reports a murder victim found unidentified with initials N. P. B. Laurel enlarges Northern Pacific yards at $25,000. Reads on wheat yield near Belgrade and a boy injured in Livingston. Missoula hosts university alumni moves and a Mexico border assignment. Whitefish reports deportation of Japanese leper. Missoula fields political petitions. Helena chamber of commerce plans bylaws. Bozeman indicts Rich for living unlawfully with a woman. Sheep company expands Clear Range ranch. counterfeit money order spotted at Billings. Havre notes Industrial Workers of the World disruption. Missoula to unveil Gold Creek monument with Stone and Stewart.
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Lewistown
Belgrade
Whitefish
Milwaukee
Laurel
Northern Pacific
D. A. Gilchrist
Here
Livingston
Fred Banmyard
Missoula
Alex G. Swaney
The
University
Montana
First United States Cavalry
Flathead County
Seattle
Missoula County
A. M. Getchell
James L. Wallace
R. J. Whitaker
Harley C. Johnson
Hellgate Township
Helena
Louis Newman
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bozeman
F. F. Rich
W. D. Wallace
Rich
Oklahoma
Story & Work Sheep Company
Clear Range
White Sulphur Springs
Baltimore
Havre
Fom
Rudyard
Chester
Hingham
Gold Creek
A. L. Stone
School of Journalism
University of Montana
Stone
S. V. Stewart
Jessie P. Rowe
Frank D. Brown
Good Roads in Montana Make a Case for Dirt Finally
An argument favors Montana adopting practical dirt roads over costly pavement. Advocates cite low costs, local rock and granite supplies, and a rising auto-driven push for better routes. Builders like Os ear Bohn in Silver Bow County showcased economical boulevard work costing about 500 dollars per mile.
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Montana
United States
M. John A. Wilson
American Automobile Association
Butte
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Powell
Pennsylvania
Ear Bohn
Rohn
Europe
Farmer Sells Muskrats to Earn 5303 Dollars
Madison reports licensed muskrat farmers in Winnebago county and nearby took 58 435 animals in the year ending June 30 and sold hides for 25 220 dollars. The licensing law applied to premises for this purpose and requires reporting to the conservation commission. The top farmer sold 12 125 hides totaling 5 303 dollars.
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Madison
Winnebago County
Conservation Commission
Lusitania indemnities and stalled claims in 1915
The United States seeks indemnity from Germany for American lives and property lost in the Lusitania sinking. Nearly six million dollars across forty suits are involved. Secretary Lansing aims to settle Lusitania claims once Ambassador Bernstorf returns, but negotiations have been repeatedly interrupted by the Arabic Sussex incidents and Germany’s submarine methods.
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Ashington
United States Department
Germany
Lansing
Bernstorf
Washington
John Drysdale 120 Years Old Still Chipper in Charleston
Charleston reports John Drysdale aged 120, visiting Mrs. J. H. McClung in Richwood before returning to Balorsville McDowell County to live with his son. He married at 70, and recalls pulling a loose tooth and a later decline in eyesight, with later improvement.
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Charleston
John Drysdale
J. H. McClung
Richwood
Balorsville
McDowell County
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