Dennis to Lead Montana at Atlanta Conference
Chairman Lee Dennis of Montana's railroad commission to represent the state at the national convention of railroad and public service state commissions in Atlanta. The meeting will tackle long and short haul rate disputes with the Interstate Commerce Commission and possible constitutional changes as states and federal powers clash over local traffic regulations. Montana seeks to uphold state-established rates amid federal increases and ongoing Supreme Court considerations.
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Lee Dennis
State’ Board of Railroad Commissioners
Montana
National Convention of Railroad and Public Service
Atlanta
Union
Commonwealth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Court
Supreme Court of Montana
State Commission
Rankin
Dennis
Montana Railroad Commission
West
Chicago
California
North Pacific Coast
State Commissions
Intermountain Territory
Denver
Helena
Salt Lake
Boise
Spokane
Portland
Phoenix
Old Bull Durham will have a new bull story of famous brand
Montana readers learn of a forthcoming profile on Bull Durham tobacco and its branding journey from its Civil War era origins to modern advertising. The piece traces the brand story, the bull trademark's evolution, and William Boyce Thompson’s high profile in Montana politics and finance.
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Durham
the West
Texas Trail
Montana
Bull
American Tobacco Company
James R. Green
Durham Station
North Carolina
Sherman
Green
Johnson
W. T. Blackwell
Perceival S. Hill
Rosa Bonheur
New York City
Mayo Bunker
Vast Roundup coal field could fuel Montana for a million years
U S Geological Survey reports Roundup field holds about 4.07 billion tons of coal with at least 60 percent recoverable. At $2.50 per ton mining could cost over six billion dollars yet field development would help Musselshell county through steady payrolls. Major mines include Republic Coal at Klein and Roundup Coal Mining near Roundup with several smaller operations nearby.
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U. S. Geological Survey
Roundup
Montana
United States
United States Geological Department
Lavina
Musselshell and
Melstone
Musselshell County
Republic Coal Company
Klein
Roundup Coal Mining Company
Bair- Collins
Star
Musselshell
Carpenter Creek
Necon
Geological Survey
Bull Mountains
Rockies
Northern Pacific
Anaconda
Red Lodge
Roosevelt Signature Forgery Claim Hits Estate in Suit
Family members of the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt contest a note for 69000 dollars bearing his signature held by Mrs. Emma Richardson Burkett of Hinsdale Indiana. They allege the signature is a forgery and the note underpins the legal action against the Roosevelt estate.
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New York
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Emma Richardson Burkett
Hinsdale
Ind
Thompson named as ambassador to Germany in New York report
Virginian City, Montana native William Boyce Thompson, a copper fortune magnate and former Republican National Committee treasurer, is urged as Germany's ambassador. Thompson, Montana’s wealth leader, built a career on copper and lumber, helped the state’s early growth, and served as Butte mayor decades ago.
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Butte
Eugene Carroll
Butte. Water Company
William Boyce Thompson
Montana
Harding
Germany
Thompson
Red Cross
Republican National Committee
Virginia
William Thompson
Boulder
Shanes Copper Co
George Gunn
Stast Helena
Ely
Nevada
Ely Consolidated
Gunn
Nipissing Copper
Guggenheims
Thomas Hayden
Hayden, Stone & Co
New York
Rocky Mountain Club of
Russia
Republican National Campaign Fund
Berlin
United States
Virginia City
Illiam Boyce Thompson
Illiam Thompson
Yankton
N. C
Helena
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Pson
Lucky Strikf
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