State Treasury Funds and Montana Tax Structure
The state treasurer notes Montana maintains about 110 funds for warrants salaries bonds and trust accounts amid a complex revenue system. General tax revenue plus special taxes and licenses fund schools which total about 10 million dollars annually with land grant income offsetting roughly one tenth of school financing. A university endowment from W W Dixon yields annual income for Montana University. principal remains inaccessible.
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Montana
QO. H. Junod
W. W. Dixon
Montana University
Butte
Missoula
Thompson funds recreation center for Butte near Thompson Park
Native Montanan billionaire now living in New York donates Thompson Inn to Butte. The recreation center sits near Thompson Park on the former Nine Mile road house site. Thompson Welfare trustees purchased the property and gifted it to the city of Butte for public use.
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Mr. Thompson
New York City
Commonwealth
Thompson Park
Harding Way
Butte
Thompson Inn
Nine Mile Road House
Thompson Welfare Trustees
Thompson Inn Given to Butte for Park Use and Recreation
The William Boyce Thompson Welfare League deeded Thompson Inn and surrounding grounds to the city of Butte. Harding Way boosts access to Thompson Park from Nine Mile Creek, linking to the Yellowstone trail. The inn, managed by short term lessees, has grown in use since Harding Way opened, with speculation it could become a winter resort if winter access is improved.
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Butte
William Boyce Thompson
Congress
Forest Service
Thompson
Thompson Park
Harding Way
D. McDonald
Thompson Inn
E. B. Howell
Montana Money Back of Hearst
Montana figures back of Hearst publishing empire with about 25 million from Anaconda mine profits. The piece notes Marcus Daly Haggin and Hearst family financed the Montana project, funding New York papers and magazines. Phoebe Hearst supported Anaconda with a library gift after Montana investments.
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Montana
Hearst
Father
Marcus Daly
Anaconda
Puck
Heart's
California
Haggin
Butte
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anaconda Company
Rothschilds
New York
American
Examiner
Northcliffe of America
Hig
Phoebe Hearst
Tana
Bitter Root Valley
Husbad
Anaconda Jury Convicts Connelly for Beating Weishart Case
A jury in Anaconda convicts John Connelly in a case stemming from a violent attack on Weishart after Weishart killed Connelly’s companion and allegedly ran over the latter’s automobile.
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John Connelly
Weishart
Connelly
Montana Deaths in 1922 Highlight Pneumonia and Heart Disease
Health report by Dr. W F Cogswell shows Montana recorded 6105 deaths in 1922 up from 4696 in 1921. Heart disease led with 585 deaths, pneumonia including bronchitis 547, infant deaths 447, cancer 388, and accidents 394, with 760 infant deaths under five. Male deaths (8154) far outpaced female (1951) reflecting male predominance in the state.
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Montana
W. F. Cogswell
State Department of Pubic Health
Colleges to merge rename Wesleyan to Westminster
The Methodist and Presbyterian committees approved plans to unite Wesleyan college in Helena under a merger. The agreement stipulates the school name change from Montana Wesleyan College to Westminster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan College
Helena
Montana Wesleyan College
Westminster
New Oil Lamp Offered Free to First Local User
An inventor from Chicago offers a free sample of a remarkable new oil lamp that reportedly burns 94 percent air and can heat gas or electricity. He seeks local help to introduce the device and invites inquiries and agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. P, Johnson
Lake St
Chicago
Ill
Agenta
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Treasury
Junod
Lolo National Forest
Haas
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Most
William H. Hearst
San Francisco
United States
Cosmopolitan
Good Housekeeping
Harper's
Billings Polytechnic
Institute
School OF Commerce
Eaton
Polytechnic
Ap Corporation
Chavrot
Brod
Oskinds
Anene
Orbrias
Rite
Raymond
Carnation
Mrs
Mary Blake
Life
Carnation Biscuits
Boston Brown Bread
Carnation Milk Products Co
Stuart Bidg
Seattle, Wash
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