Butte asylum report clears most charges on care
The Butte Good Government club report finds the state asylum for the insane generally well run and clean. It notes some issues and recounts an incident with a violent patient and muff restraints, while Dr. Ragsdale and attendants adjust practices. Tuberculosis nurse Miss Peoples urges targeted treatment and prevention measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Asylum For
Butte Good Government Lab
William Kennedy
Kennedy
Dr. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Miss Peoples
Antituberculosis Society
Club
Buite
Butte
W C T U Elects Officers at Great Falls Session
The W C T U held its annual meeting in Great Falls October 12 and 13 selecting Havre as the next gathering site. Mrs Matthew W Alderson of Bozeman was re elected president with officers including Mrs Ira D Snell Lewistown general vice president and Mrs W H Marshall Columbus recording secretary. Mrs W C Dawes Bozeman was named treasurer suffrage. The text notes the prominence of a New York bar member and her controversial passport issue tied to marriage to Eugene Boissevain.
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Great Falls
Havre
Matthew W. Alderson
Bozeman
Ira D Snell
Lewistown
William Rice
Suffolk
W. H. Marshall
Columbus
W. C. Dawes
New York
Europe
Eugene Boissevain
Ford
Helena Hosts Noted Senator Helen King Robinson
Mrs. Helen King Robinson, the only woman senator in the United States, spoke in Helena under the Woman's Wilson club. A national figure, she traveled with Henry Ford on a peace mission to Europe and spoke at conferences in neutral countries. She aligns with the Jeffersonian party and draws heightened interest after recent European travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen King Robinson
United States
Helena
Woman’s Wilson Club
Reforms Montana Jail Put In Place By Matron Turner
A Butte matron, Frances Turner, has transformed Silver Bow county jail by ensuring female supervision for women inmates. Officials and public sentiment now favor women in charge of women and children facilities, noting cleaner, more orderly, and better behaved inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Turner
Silver Bow
Butte
Helena Hosts Inez Milholland Boissevain Speech
National figure Inez Milholland Boissevain spoke in Helena on October 15 advocating national interests during a visit last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Helena
Local P. E. O. Chapter E Organized Here
Mrs Olga M Iddiels organized Chapter E of the Montana P E O with Ina HT Rossiter as president and Mary Harkell as vice president. The local chapter, the fifth in the state, aims to improve women socially and mentally. Officers named include Edith Bray recording secretary Grace Murph corresponding secretary Agnes Soule chaplain Jessie Mc Campbell guard Opal J Lamb journalist Maude Hays Williston treasurer.
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Billings
Montana
Olga M. Iddiels
Ina HT
Rossiter
Mary Harkell
Edith Bray
Grace Murph
Agnes Soule
Jessie McCampbell
Opal J. Lamb
Maude Hays Williston
Great Mystery Solved From North Town Hog Feed
Hugh Phillips and Fat Shook kept hogs in a field north of town fed by an automobile. The hogs were found to run across the field each time they heard a car, believing it to signal feeding time. The mystery ended when Hugh discovered the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutton
Hugh Phillips
Fat Shook
Hugh
The Down Trodden Father Satirized in Domestic Outlook
A humorous piece contrasts a father kept by a teasing double standard. It notes how the mother scolds him for staying out two nights and then for staying home three nights, highlighting the absurd cycle of parental expectations.
The Days of Road Sport and Town Editor Visits
The old time custom of dropping in on the town editor with gifts like potatoes apples or maple syrup is noted as having advantages in a Pittsburg Ga Gazette Times feature.
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Pittsburg
Montana Y A C A Plans Great Falls Convention
The third annual Montana Y A C A convention will be in Great Falls from November 9 to 12. Delegates from six city associations, five student associations, eight Indian groups and a construction camp will attend, with speakers from New York and Chicago. The event will elect state committeemen, set a policy for the year, and introduce a new boys and students division worker, P L Corbin of Louisville who will speak. Current officers include F B Reynolds of Billings and E C Day of Helena, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Montana Y. A. C. A.’s
Great Falls
Montana
Helena
Charles Poehler
P. L. Corbin
Louisville
F. B. Reynolds
H. M. Allen
G. M. Miles
Miles City
W.E. Harmon
Bozeman
G. E. Snell
C. I. O’neil
Kalispell
Willam Lutey
Butte
Bruce B. Johnson
C. B. Pfeidder
J. C. Borgers
Missoula
W. W. Clarke
W. W. Beeman
Flour Crisis and Miners Riot Then and Now
The article recalls a 1863 Virginian riot over flour priced at $145 per hundred pounds and notes prior mortgaged meat reliance. It mentions Utah Mormon flour supply and routes to Fort Benton, with price normalization after demand matched by home production and historical price records at Florence City and Salmon River mines. It closes with a Saving Daylight anecdote about Mr. Wilson’s 8-hour day ending early.
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Virginia
Utah
Fort Benton
Plains
Washington Territory
Virginia City
Snake River
Florence City
Salmon River
Idaho
Bannack
Montana
World in Brief highlights from across the nation and abroad
Reports cover bread made from potatoes and flour, escape from confinement, mill destruction, paper plant aims, war driven shoe prices, dam- age suits by a dancer, grain price changes, rattlesnake trading, infant paralysis study, a Philadelphia expo plan, new daily air mail between Columbus and Colonia Dublan, a fraud crackdown on degree sales, Rockefeller comments on St Paul, Cherokee land claims, a major Chinese canal contract, a railroad figure's death, liquor seizure by fake officers, and Great Northern testimony on northwest development.
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Washington
Salem
Ore
John H. Thompson
Rowley
Mass
Glenn Grist
United States
Chicago
Petrograd
Trenton
N. J
Daisy James
New York
Oxnard
Calif
James Benton
Baltimore
John Hopkins University
Philadelphia
John Wannamaker
Columbus
N. M
Colonia Dublan
Mexico
Pershing
Spokane
Henry Clough
Odessa
John D. Rockefeller
St. Paul
Tulsa
Okla
Congress
Montana Apples and Fruit Growing Milestones Highlight State Horticulture
Montana's fruit industry, though young, has grown from 1865 plantings in Missoula to wide western expansion. The Bitter Root valley leads, with Missoula, Flathead, and eastern regions expanding orchards. 1909 apple yield was 567,034 bushels, with 1915 estimates at 1,040,000. Cherries, plums, peaches, and other crops form a diverse, irrigation-supported sector.
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Montana
San Francisco
Missoula County
Oregon
Bitter Root
Pacific Northwest
United States
Blaine
Missoula
Flathead Basin
Carbon County
Sanders County
Plains
Trout Creek
Lincoln County
Flathead
Mrs McChesney Seeks Cleanup after Hat Incident
Mrs McChesney of Green Street complains about a man who left his hat on her piazza last Sunday morning and tobacco juice stains. She offers payment if the offender comes to the Standard office to clean the mess and apologize.
Pouting in the Park Verse Excerpt by S. E. M.
A playful prose fragment presents a pair of speakers in a park scene. Dialogue centers on seating etiquette and swagger, with humorous asides about cleanliness and social mood. The excerpt showcases stylized voices and period tone.
State Fair Proves Itself With Rainmaking Hope
The State Fair showcases its broad appeal and claims success by weathering expectations and being tested by rain, suggesting the event’s resilience and public interest amid unsettled skies.
Montana in Brief collects statewide town notes
Fergus county records fall election registration at 13 779 with growth from the primary. Lewistown reports 3041 registrations, up since the primary. Roundup sees convict labor for two new county roads north and south of town. Helena notes Second Montana infantry musters out after border service. Gov Stewart visits camp. Billings postal receipts rise 28 percent its highest ever. Geyser reports a dynamite robbery at Coughlin Bros store. posse pursues robbers. Helena describes a snowstorm halting border troops at Fort William Henry Tarvison. Lewistown Sister Camille returns from France with Sister Gerard after hospital service since outbreak. Craig fire causes 45000 loss threatening town. Craig Mercantile building and depot damaged. Butte population estimate reaches 110000 with many unmarried. 22010 under 21, 14383 schoolchildren. Virginia City rancher John L Smith loses reward to mother bear and cubs. Billings discusses interdenominational federation plans and church cooperation. Billings reports purchase of McDowell stationery store by Ruhle and McKee for 60 000 to 70 000 with improvements underway.
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Lewistown
Fergus County
Museslshell County
Ryegate
Helena
Second
Montana Infantry
Stewart
Billings
Coughlin Bros
Second Montana Infantry
Fort William Henry Tarvison
Camille
Daughters of Jesus
France
Gerard
Craig
Craig Mercantile Company
Great Northern
Butto
Maddox
En Butte
Virginia City
John L. Smith
Alder
Ile
Alder Gulch
Roy
B. Guild
James A. Whitmore
New York
R. L. Ruhle
James H. McKee
Butte
Spokane
Samuel and
Percy McDowell
McDowell
Invisible Fishing Lines in Water Said to Be Invisible
Report notes lines made from wild cocoon silk used by Japanese to catch game fish. The claim describes lines that are invisible underwater aiding anglers.
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TTANA
Good Government Club
T. J. Bisson
Pall
Butte, Mont
School OF Quality
Pioneer Business College of Montana
J. Lee Rice
D. P. Patenaude
Women’s Lodge
Mr. Wilson
Bowe
Stampede Pass
Cascades
Peru
South America
Seattle
Don McRae
Snohomish
Kings County
McRae
Louis W. Nill
The
Ramsey County
Grewnin
Yeasly
Mrs. McChesney
Sloan
Telegraph College
Butte College
Block Butte
Mont
Symons
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