Westward Expansion Skepticism in Early U S Debate
In early Congress, senators doubted western settlement and rail links before gold discoveries changed policy. Speeches from McDuffie, Webster, Benton and Dickeson denounced the west as inhospitable and unprofitable, opposing opening up lands beyond the Rockies.
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Daniel Webster
South Carolina
Senate
Aeir
Pacific Coast
Boston
Benton
West
Rocky Mountains
Republic
Terminus
Dickeson
New Jersey
Great West
Federal Road Work Control Ordered for Montana
The federal government takes charge of all road and bridge work in Montana with the state highway commission handling plans. Counties and towns must submit proposals for 1919, which, if approved, go to the United States Highway Council before material is supplied. Priority favors military value and national economic roads, then unfinished contracts and locally important streets.
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Federal Highways Council
State Highway Commission
Montana
State Commission
United States Highway Council
Federal Council
Novel Plan to Raise Funds for Red Cross
Miss Roma Connor and Lawrence Connor of the Gilman district devised a boat rental scheme at the family trout lake to raise money for the Red Cross. They nearly reached 100 dollars before Mr. Connor, Sr. topped up the amount, sending a draft to the Lewis and Clark Red Cross chapter in Helena. Lawrence studies in Great Falls, and Roma plans to depart for the University of California in a month.
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Montana
United States
Rocky Mountains
Republic
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Coast
Congress
California
McDuffie
South Carolina
Columbia
Indies
Roma Connor
Lawrence Connor
Gilman
Red Cross
Connor
Mr. Connor
Lewis and Clark Red Cross
Helena
Lawrence
Great Falls
Miss Roma
University of California
Montana Delegates Named to Gold Conference in Spokane
Montana Governor Stewart appointed L. S. Ropes R. A. McCray and William Muth of Helena as Montana delegates. Muth reported the Northwestern Mining association gold conference met September 5 and 6 in Spokane with many delegates from Montana and neighboring regions to find ways to boost gold production.
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Montana
Spokane
Wash
Stewart
L. S. Ropes
R. A. McCray
William Muth
Helena
Mutiny Reports Grow Over German Troop Mutinies
Reports describe increasing mutiny among German troops with multiple accounts across fronts. Observers note breakdown of discipline and possible impacts on operations as Allied forces monitor developments.
Railroads Chief Orders Dining Car Meals Cut to One Dollar
Director General of Railroads McAdoo issued a directive cutting dining car meals to one dollar, aiming to lower travel costs. The order applies to all routes, with meals priced uniformly across the system.
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McAdoo
Tour the State in Good Cause Montana Visit
Sergeant T A P Frost, a noted Canadian soldier orator released by the Canadian government for a speaking tour of the United States, is touring Montana. He plans to visit every town of consequence in the state in the coming weeks to spread messages of goodwill and fraternity from his France service.
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France
Montana
T. A. P. Frost
Canada
United States
Soldier poet hero Atherton dies after daring trench raid
1915 narrative recalls Captain William Atherton leading a detachment into German trenches to seize a French flag, killing nearby Germans. He earned the Croix de Paris and the Military Cross, and he was killed about ten days ago while on a hands across the border mission to foster US Canada goodwill. Sergeant Frost and Sergeant J. J. Atherton accompany him as figures of valor and lecturing allies.
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Calais
Frost
J. J. Atherton
Western Canada
William Atherton
Atherton
Vimy Ridge
United States
Canada
Suffrage Advocate Mrs. Thompson Heads to Washington
Mrs. Tyler B. Thompson, a leading Montana figure and member of the Montana Council of Defense, left Helena for Washington in response to a request by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Suffrage Association.
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Tyler B. Thompson
Montana Council of Defense
Montana
Helena
Washington, D. C
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Suffrage Association
German U-boat commander who sank Lusitania captured
The German U-boat commander credited with sinking the Lusitania has been captured, marking a major development in naval warfare recognition and Allied pursuit of key submarine leaders.
First Homestead Entries in Montana's Early Days
The article traces Montana's first homestead filings starting August 1, 1868 with David D. Carpenter of Helena for a northwest quarter in section 18, 10N 83W. It notes the first woman filers Margaret Maccumber in 1870 and Catherine Canady later that year, with Finnie Campbell as the third woman. It names early male entrants including Reuben Rader in Meagher County and others near Helena, Madison and Bozeman districts as territorial land rules expanded.
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Reuben Rader
Meagher County
Margaret Maccumber
Gallatin County
Montana
Helena Land Office
David D. Carpenter
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Gallatin
Catharine Canady
Madison County
Finnie Campbell
Deaconess
William Warfield
Carlos Warfield
Territory
Helena Land District
Bozeman District
Urges Training in the Schools for Reconstruction
Montana governor J S W Stewart calls for immediate training in schools to prepare for postwar reconstruction. He urges maintaining prewar school efficiency, expanding higher education, and continued studies by youths to ensure a skilled workforce for teachers artisans and professionals after victory.
World War Era Briefs From Across The Globe
A compilation of terse dispatches notes postwar dynamics. Brevity covers U S shipbuilding records, air mail milestones, German HQ shifts, Bolshevik actions, and wartime propaganda concerns. Also reports on Lenine’s assailant execution, shest shock treatment, and welfare drives with a November fundraising push.
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Washington
London
Constantinople
Spa
Belgium
Bonn
Germany
Spokane
Chicago
New York
France
Boston
Poeta
M. B. Kelleher
Grant Park
Baker
John D. Ryan
Gorgas
Amsterdam
Dora Kaplen
Lenine
United States Army
Mount Vernon
Paris
Governor S V Stewart Affixes Great Seal at Helena
A historical document notes the governor S V Stewart signing and affixing the Great Seal in Helena on August 31, 1918. The inscription references a pledge of victory and a military triumph on a battlefield as part of the oath. The formal act is performed in the capital city with the Great Seal of the State.
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Helena
S. V. Stewart
Persians under Cyrus Had Mail Service in Sixth Century BC
Historians state that ancient Persian forces under Cyrus employed mail service during the sixth century before Christ. The assertion highlights early organizational logistics in Persian military and administrative practice.
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Cyrus
Christ
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Calgary
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
St. Julien
Sergeant Ty. A. P. Frost
Frost and Atherton
America
THE
Deavor
National Catholic War Council
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board
American Library Association
Salvation Army
Copenhagen
Hindenburg
Switzerland
Holland
Denmark
Sure
Funsten Bros. & CO
International Fur Exchange
Bidz. O
St. Louis, Mo
Ata
Puritan
Ruel
Lawrence-Willi
Cleveland
Concord
Jonathan
Wagner
Rome
D’anjou
Express
Hanse
Boyd
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