Ger ard’s My Four Years in Germany Shapes View of War and Peace
Gerard’s memoir on Germany outlines political quirks in the empire, Zabern incident context, and social customs. It argues for American patriotism as World War I looms and notes ties to Bitter Root travels and Daly family.
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James W. Gerard
Germany
Montana
Jimmy” Gerard
Marcus Daly
Bitter Root Valley
Gerard
America
Reichstag
Prussia
Empire
Berlin
Saxony
Hungary
State Department
Free Rail Rides for Soldiers Tied to Land Grants
Analyzing the 19th century land grants, the piece notes the Northern Pacific and other railroads received 31.7 million acres, enabling troop movements and sustained transport for U.S. forces. It highlights government oversight, free or reduced rates, and the vast logistics of moving troops to camps and fronts.
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United States
Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Northern Pacific
Iron Horse
Seacoast
Great Western Railroads
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Burlington
Uncle Sam
Congress
Wabash River
Lake Erie
Stephen A. Douglas
Chicago
Dubuque
Ohio River
Mobile
Sacramento
Portland
Ore
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Arkansas
American Lake
Camp Greene
Washington
San Francisco
England
Germany
Montana Cow Brings Big Sum at Kansas City Show
A Montana cow named Lady Panama, owned by A. B. Cook of Helena and bred near Townsend, sold for 1250 at the Hereford sale during the American Royal Live Stock show in Kansas City. She ranked second in value among Herefords and helped Cook win numerous blue ribbons as bidding ran high.
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Montana
A. B. Cook
Helena
Townsend
W. T. Leahy
Pawhuska
Okla
Kansas City
Panama
Sixteen Montana Girls to Be Red Cross Nurses
Sixteen Montana nurses are ready to depart for France on short notice per the Montana Red Cross committee. Names include Anna Christian and Marguerite Blankevort among others from Livingston Helena Miles City Great Falls Billings Glasgow and Missoula. Montana has already sent three Red Cross nurses to the war.
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Montana
France
Margaret Hughes
Montana Red Cross
Red Cross
Europe
Washington
Anna Christain
Livingston
Marguerite Blankevort
Helena
Louise Lindberg
Miles City
Margaret McCauly
Alice Becklin
Red Lodge
Lucy Walters
Glasgow
Air garden promises big yield from vertical vegetable frames
James Swartz of Hotter Dam near Wolf Creek Montana unveils a new vertical frame garden system. The oblong eight by twelve foot structure holds stacked V shaped troughs for crops like cucumbers tomatoes and lettuce. He notes gains in space efficiency easier soil prep less bending and potential two crops per season with frost protection via canvas or burlap and a stove for mild warming. Swartz claims patents on his design and reports strong results observed in October fields.
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Swartz
Montana
Montana Girl Who Was Countess Anna Robinson Dies
Anna Robinson, Montana girl turned famed actress and international society figure, died a penniless charity patient at Manhattan State Hospital on Wards Island after a life that spanned Broadway, London and European aristocracy. Born near Minneapolis in 1871, she rose from a miner camp boarding house to marry the Earl of Rosslyn before a rapid decline in fortune.
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Castle
Meegher County
Robinson
Minneapolis
Anna
Anna Robinson
New York
England
Europe
Earl of Rosslyn
Manhattan State Hospital
Wards Island
Meagher
Broadway
France
Belgium
Millonaires
South Africa
Earl of
Rosslyn
Monte Carlo
Earl
Frohman
London
Duke of
Manchester
Paris
Leopold
Harry Thaw
Sherry’s
Thurso Castle
Scotland
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Ilinois Central
Mobile & Ohio
Ilinois
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Intermountain
National House of Representatives
Iowa
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Kit Carson
Fremont
U.S
National Army
Yuma
Ariz
Fort Riley
Kans
National Guard
Atlantic Coast
K. C
Great Falls
First National
First National Bank
Air Montana
James Swartz
Montana Power Company
Hotterdam
Missouri River
Wolf Creek
Fortune
National Life Insurance Company of
Legal Reserve Company
Daly Bank
Butte, Mont
the Banking Corporation
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