U S Leads World in All Phases of Telephone Usage
A 1928 Bell System report shows the United States holding 63 percent of the world’s telephones with 22.9 million in use, led by New York City and Denver in urban density. It compares per capita availability and notes privatized systems dominate globally.
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U. S
New York City
Europe
Germany
Omaha
Minneapolis
Denver
San Francisco
Cal
Los Angeles
Washington
Bell System
Pubic
Telephone and Telegraph Statistics
United States
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Chicago
France
America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Italy
Japan
Canada
Den
New York
Berlin
Paris
London
Stockholm
Abandon Search for Whitehead Brothers in Glacier Park
Chicago mother Dora Whitehead offers 500 dollars for the recovery of sons William and Joseph missing since August 24 after leaving Granite Park station for a hike in Glacier National Park. Authorities have led searches through glaciers and mountains but no trace found as snow came, with families and lodge and railway officials pledging rewards totaling 1 700 dollars for their recovery.
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Glacier National Park
Chicago
America
William
Joseph Whitehead
Granite Park Station
Lewis Hotel
Lake McDonald
Glacier Park
Dora B. Whitehead
Warren Avenue
Masonic Lodge
Louis Hill
Great Northern Railway Board
Last Stand of Bull Elk Rivals Storybook Tales of Wild Game
In Thurston County Washington a legendary bull elk ended his days after a dramatic rampage. Nine herd mates forced him out and he terrorized loggers and a schoolhouse while crews climbed trees to safety. The county game commissioner intervened, trapping the 600 pound carcass for dispatch in Olympia.
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Skookumchuck River
Thurston County
Washington
Olympia
Body of Cyrus D. Gatton Rested in Romayne Grave
Bozeman friends learn of Cyrus J Gatton found buried in Romayne cemetery France. Lt Gatton, missing since November 4 1918 in World War I, served in U S Army Air Service and earned Croix de Guerre. Gatton Field at Montana State College honors him. mother Mrs M A Gatton of Bozeman later in Seattle.
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Boeman
Cyrus D. Gatton
Union
Romayne
France
Bozetin
Inez Smith
Louise Ryan
Gatton
Gallatin County High School
Montana State College
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Air Service
United States of America
111Th Aero Squadron
First Day Bombardment Group
Montmedy
Body found near farm after mass of flames near Saully Par Carignan
Local residents reported a mass of flames at a farm near Saully Par Carignan where one man’s body was found. A search in the heavy forest failed to locate the others, and Bozeman had not received news of Lieutenant Gatton’s body until two young ladies reported seeing the grave.
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Saully Par Carignan
Bozeman
Gatton
New York Firm to Fund $1,000,000 Chromium Mines
Capital from F. Smi thers & Co of New York will finance chromium deposits near Nye in southern Stillwater County. T C Benbow Columbus EB and P J Rogers hold a $300,000 option on seven claims. Chromium is valued as an alloy for steel and may bring new industry to the region.
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Nye
Stillwater County
F. 8. Smithers & Co
New York
T. C. Benbow
Columbus
P. J. Rogers
Butte
Pioneer Dies En Route to Covered Wagon Show
David Welsh, a pioneer railroad man who came west in the 1860s, collapsed near his Mill Creek home while walking to Anaconda to see the film The Covered Wagon. A physician arrived but he died shortly after.
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David Welsh
Mill Creek
Anaconda
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Bitter Root Valley
van Slyke
Metropolitan Bank Bldg
Minn
Clear
Michel & Michel
Arizona St
Pompey's Pillar
M. H. Schmitt
Edframe & Bradford Lumber Co
Elk
Montana
Hingling Dairy Ranch
White Sulphur Springs
Chateau
Frary & Burlingame
Great Falls
Rambouilett
B.C. White
Buffalo
Lister
Sultana
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Sultana Co
Levington
New Mexico
Walters Publishing Co
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Chilren
la Sale
Plentywood Novelty and Specialty Co
Plentywood
Fisher
G. W. Fallon
Whitetail
Kingwood Orchards
Salem
Clarges
Darsh & Greenfield Co
Larrison Avenue
Montana Meat and Commission Co
Butte, Mont
R. A. McNown
Wilkingon Bldg
T. J. Hocking
Royal and Corona Typewriters
Glasgow
Barber College
Montana National Barber College
Arizona Street
Yurs
Hoenck
Agwis & Walker
Wyoming
Mont
E i Iil
Ube
Victory ‘Tire Co
South Wabash
Trappers’ Exchange
Boise
Idaho
Fordson
Ford Dealer
Jay Bee Sales Co
Dist. Mgrs
Richey
N. A
Salisbury
N. C
O. W. Bean
Center Street
Oregon
Coyoth
Rappers’ Exchange
Smith Ferry
Alto
Cleaning and Dyeing CO
ILO le Unique Cleaning & Dyeing CO
Parcels Post Service
Whitlock Press
Whitlock
Price F.o.b
Great Palle
Montana Printing Co
AT. Mary's Home
ST. Mary's
Mother Superior
He Ave
North
Co Entral
Budd
Calif
Gasingss Beiat
Tor Generis
Mexico
New Orleans
Vienna
Rome
S. C. Huseth
Billings Polytechnic
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Lewis T. Eaton
Dirseter
Cyrus D. Gratton
Wis
U.S
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Smith-Hughes
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F. A. Asbury
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Ray KE. Cameron
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Melvin Conklin
Jordan
Harry N. Kaufman
Kalispell
Stanford Hannah
Ryegate
H. B. Hoffman
Miles City
John Lillard
Moccasin
M. M. Oliphant
Big Timber
R. P. Oerth
Belt
M. K. Luther
Whitehall
W.N. Purdy
Gallatin Valley Seed Company
Bateman
Harlem
Gustafson
Purdy
Milk River
Pompeii
Arriva
G Novelty CO
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DeGraw
Brooklyn
N. Y
NEW Mines
Pioneer
Vordon
Montana Land
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Lewistown
Tanan
Frary& Burlingame
Rother
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Tor
Greenfield Advertising Agency
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of al
Big Lake Field
Willian Hepp
Midwest Refining Company
William Hepp
Hepp
Mother Nature
Kevinsonburst
Kevinsonburst Field
A. C. Beaupre Farm
Landowners Royalties Company
Beaupre
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