Americans Doing Marvelous Work in France
Captain Mark D Hoyt, formerly of Glasgow now in a base hospital in France, praises American efforts in the war zone. He highlights seven Red Cross nurses decorated by France, their dedication, and their willingness to stay abroad despite hardships. He notes French soldiers as formidable and explains the esteem shown by French honors.
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Red Cross
U. S
United States
Mark D. Hoyt
Glasgow
France
Hoyt
Great Falls
Fritz
Capt
McKenzie
Captain McKenzie
Miles City
Mesopotamia
Captain Hoyt
Fitch
Rochester
N. Y
Lewistown
Don Kelley Nominated Head of Anaconda Copper
The rise of Don Kelley from boy in Butte to head of the Amalgamated Copper and then Anaconda Copper Mining Company is recounted. Kelley studied law at Ann Arbor, served in Montana politics, led legal work for Amalgamated, aided in the Heinze elimination, and became vice president before assuming overall leadership in Montana as the company restructured.
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Con F. Kelley
Anaconda
Butte Mines
Don Kelley
Ann Arbor
Butte
Silver Bow County
William Scallon
Marcus Daly
Amalgamated Copper Company
Kelley
Amalgamated
F. Augustus Heinze
United States
John D. Ryan
Ryan
Heinze
Amalgamated Company
Thomas F. Cole
Duluth
Arthur J. Shores
Hill
New York
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
America
Wilson
Red Cross
Mon
Tana
Con” Kelley
W. A. Clark
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Company
Letter from a Montana pilot before the great offensive
Former Senator Lee Mantle cites a letter from Lieutenant Arthur M. Welrick of the American flying corps just before France’s July offensive. Welrick, born in Helena and educated at Shattuck and Penn State, reflects on duty over fear, choosing honor over safety, and hopes to return home able to live a stronger life.
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Butte
United States
Lee Mantle
Camp Lewis
France
Montana
American Flying Corps
Chateau Thierry
Arthur M. Welrick
Helena
B. B. Welrick
California
Army
Weirick
First National Bank of
Lewistown
Shattuck Military Academy
Pennsylvania University
New York State
Werrick
Mantle
States
Mother Lode of Bannack's Gold
Traditions tell of a hidden mother lode on Grasshopper favoring Bannack placer mines. Jim Olafson, once said to reveal a vein with rich quartz, died in an Idaho asylum after claiming vast gold. Old prospectors debate its existence, while Grasshopper and Bannack yielded millions in dust and nuggets without locating the vein.
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Bannack Placer
Jim Olafson
Big Hole
Old Baldy
Mother Lode
Idaho
Grasshopper
Bannack
Alaska
South Africa
Montana Becomes First State to Fill Nurse Quota
Montana tops the nation by filling its student reserve nurse quota with about 260 to 270 completed applications sent in. About 50 more applications remain on file, and organizers expect the state to enlist around 500 student nurses soon, giving Montana the first call to service.
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Montana
United States Student Reserve
Sherlock
College Program Offers Montana Youths Army Training
The War Department expands the Students' Army Training Corps at Montana schools to train 18 or older grammar school graduates as officers and technical experts. Participants receive pay during enlistment, uniforms, and may advance to officer camps or other technical roles, with education supported and draft integration. Applications via the University of Montana School of Mines and branches.
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War Department
Students’ Army Training Corps
Army
Eitier
America
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DR. Hoyt
Leutenant
H. H. Rogers
Lieutenant Arthur M. Weirick
Student Army Training Corps
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Monta
Ist Nations Bank
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