Edwards Re elected at Helena City Hall
Frank Edwards won the Helena mayoral race as an independent candidate with John Dryburgh a distant second and W R Church trailing as a Democrat. Across Montana April 5 elections produced mixed results with aldermen and mayoral outcomes in Billings Anaconda Great Falls and other cities reflecting strong party and issue divides.
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Butte
Anaconda
Glendive
Billings
Missoula
Thomas G. Hatheway
H. M. Small
Great Falls
Albert J. Fousek
Bozeman
Livingston
Deer Lodge
Citizens
T. W. Catlin
George W. Carlton
Helena
Frank Edwards
Edwards
John Dryburgh
W.R. Church
Taxpayers
J. C. Lohman
OSS operative accused in embezzlement flees to Pocatello
Sheriff J K O Rourke travels to Pocatello with a warrant to fetch B B Kinnard former Short Line employee from Divide. Kinnard, charged with embezzlement, was arrested Sunday morning on train No 4 by Special Agent McGarvey and held for Silver Bow county authorities.
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Butte
J. K. O'Rourke
Pocatello
Divide
B. B. Kinnard
McGarvey
Silver Bow
O’rourke
Kinnard
George Mudd Case Dismissed in Butte Court
The Anaconda Standard reports that rancher George Mudd faced grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing a steer from Wm. H. Calvert. County Attorney W. H. Trippet moved to dismiss, stating insufficient evidence and no likelihood of conviction.
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Anaconda Standard
George Mudd
Big Hole Basin
Best in the West Butte slogan sparks mall peels
A fragmented line calls out slogans about Butte and Red Lodge with mentions of picking or peeling and a garbled reference to westward pride. The readable bits suggest critique of slogans not resonating beyond their own city. No clear event or outcome is established.
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Butte
Red Lodge
Ayer
J.C Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Portant Water Power Site Bill Aims to Prevent Monopoly
Washington sources report the senate public lands committee agreed on a water power site bill benefiting Montana. It recognizes state water ownership, allows presidential withdrawal of sites, and shifts development rights to states on application. Restrictions prevent monopolies by banning sale encumbrance and by periodic price setting. any leasee monopoly attempt triggers forfeiture and land revert.
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Edwin L. Norris
Montana
United States Committee
Anaconda Standard
Washington, D. C
Washington
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Dixon
Senate
United States
Tracklaying Delayed Then Progress Across 20 Miles
The Recorder notes a car crash halted tracklaying at Mike Meier's crossing delaying work until Tuesday noon. By Tuesday afternoon crews laid a mile of track and have advanced steadily toward Sunfield, with 20 miles to Salmon and ample steel and ties available. The Missoulian mentions wireless telegraph range enabling global talking.
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Mike Meier
Gilbert Yeaman
Recorder
Sunfield
Salmon
Armstead
Idaho
Wireless record broken with Cameroons in South Africa
The wireless station at Nauen reports successful long distance contact with a Woermann steamship near the Cameroons in South Africa, 4,000 miles away. Operators claim constant communication from Hamburg as the vessel sailed down Africa’s west coast, with no interference from the Alps or the Algerian high plateaus.
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Nauen
Prussia
Cameroons
South Africa
Woermann Steamship Line
Hamburg
Africa
Alps
Algerian
French Aviator Killed in Exhibition Flight
French aviator Herbert Leblun, formerly a notable automobileist, died during an exhibition flight near the royal Miramar palace in San Sebastian. His plane, at 140 feet altitude, suffered motor failure and crashed into rocks after attempting an emergency glide.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Herbert Leblun
Royal Palace
Miramar
Smoking Said to Boost Health and Guard Against Meningitis
Paris report states a military doctor claims statistics prove smoking is good for health. He argues tobacco should be welcomed and that smokers are nearly immune to meningitis, urging nicotine as a cure for those at risk.
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Paris
Montana Land Designated for Settlement by Secretary Bal linger
Approximately 42 870 acres in Montana were designated for settlement under the enlarged homestead act. The land was declared not susceptible to irrigation from any known water source. This brings Montana’s designated total to 28 888 240 acres.
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Washington
Montana
Ballinger
Senate approves 100000 for rifle practice in schools
Washington April 3 The senate passes unanimously the bill to appropriate 100000 for rifle practice in the county schools and universities and among civilian clubs. The measure is endorsed by the war department and the National Rifle association and has the support of President Taft and former President Roosevelt.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
War Department
National Rifle Association
Taft
Roosevelt
Diggs Negro Disfranchisement Bill Advances in Maryland
Annapolis April 4 The Diggs disfranchisement bill passed the Maryland house tonight after Senate approval earlier today. It is expected the governor will sign the measure tomorrow.
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Annapolis
House of Maryland
Senate
Woman Hatpin Law Proposed in Congress
A Missouri representative introduces a bill in Washington to arrest any woman with a hatpin protruding beyond one inch from her hat in the District of Columbia. The item cites a trend of bank failures caused by careless spouses and notes social attitudes toward husbands and wives.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Coudrey
Missouri
Wisdom in Quitting and Starting Too Late
Forsyth Times Journal ponders whether wisdom lies in knowing when to quit or in choosing when to start, suggesting that caution might have saved effort and regret in many cases.
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Forsyth Times-Journal
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