Montana notes treasure state tales verse ly told
The retrial of George S. Riggs has begun in Billings district court. A fire destroyed the Livingston W. M. Fink factory building. loss covered by insurance. The Northern Pacific Tunnel near Garrison reopened after eight months. Glacier county considers $100,000 road and bridge bonds. Edna Smith wins $5000 in a wrongful death suit in Missoula. Missouri claims largest Montana poultry farm run by Yorbis Brothers. County road funds totaling $92,081.33 distributed from automobile license funds. Italian railway workers in Hell Gate jailed after moonshine raid. Charles Blackman, 14, commits suicide at Bozeman junior high. John Osborn found dead near Miles City after an explosion. Attorney Calhaway challenges bond sale for state terminal elevator at Great Falls. Milwaukee railroad withdraws objection to sewer and water bonds for Ryegate. A Hollander near Shepherd fined $125 for possessing a rifle. Dodson votes $40,000 high school building bond. Conrad approves $180,000 municipal water system debt.
Scientist Conflicts Over Will Within Spirit Theory
Dr Hideo Kimura challenges Sir Oliver Lodge arguing that the will within drives spirit manifestations and that death is a form of subconsciousness. Dr Whinira adds immortality may be willed from within and aims to win Dr Rinn's $5,000 prize by producing a spirit through subconsciousness.
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Hideo Kimura
Sir Oliver Lodge
Doctor Whinira
Rinn
Assorted Briefs Across Customs And Commerce
Wolfskin parchment praised for banjos. Roasted spiders listed as delicacy in New Caledonia. Women gain suffrage in 21 countries. Underdone beef linked to the Spanish king’s favorite dish. British import duties on cutters yield more than 15 million dollars yearly. A London pencil maker’s worker has spent 63 years on one machine.
The Silver Tongue Of Greece Oratorium Tale
A hesitant youth at a club stumbles over a speech and is mocked as Oratorium. He later learns to control his voice through practice and becomes one of the nation's best speakers. Demosthenes inspires the tale of overcoming deficiency with effort and persistence.
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Demosthenes
Greece
Sugar seizure ties fate of county official’s storage case
Federal officers seize 2010 pounds of sugar owned by J. M. Fabian county commissioner of Silver Bow in a Lever Act case. Complaints served on Fabian and the Butte Water company as libelees. Fabian says the sugar bought in December supported a 800-man crew building 323 miles of pipeline. Court date March 29 set to show cause why the government should condemn the sugar.
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Butte
J. M. Babian
Silver Bow County
BB. C. Day
United States
Fabian
Butte Water Company
Big Hole
Divide
George M. Bourquin
Montana High School Basketball Tournament Opens March 10
Bozeman. Sixteen Montana teams compete for the 1920 state title at State College on March 10 with 26 games starting at 2 30 p m. Consolation brackets determine 7th and 8th places. teams losing early can still place in various brackets based on subsequent results.
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Bozeman
Montana
Former Butte Alderman Shot To Death By Thug
Charles Swanson former president of the Butte city council was shot in front of 1406 Harrison avenue as he headed home from 1801 Oregon avenue. He died minutes after Lt. Mike Dwyer arrived. A local resident William Maxwell found the body. Coroner items noted included a watch and chain missing and two dollars on Swanson. Swanson was prominent in business and had been elected alderman from the Seventh ward.
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Butte
Charles Swanson
Harrison Avenue
Mike Dwyer
Swanson
Oregon Avenue
Willian Maxwell
Eastern Montana Junior Pioneers Organized in Billings
In Billings a meeting organized the Eastern Montana Junior Pioneers for sons and daughters of early settlers. Officers elected were A C Todd, president, and B E M Birely, secretary treasurer. A committee including Wayne Vaughn Lewis Salsbury and Frank Flinnigan was named to draft a constitution and by laws for presentation next meeting.
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Billings
Eastern
Montana
A.C. Todd
BE. M. Birely
Wayne Vaughn
Lewis Salsbury
Frank Flinnigan
Highway Contractors Meeting In Helena
State highway contractors gather in Helena to discuss specifications and aims with the highway commission officials and seek greater cooperation across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Highway Commission
Keeton Wins $1 Damages in Flag Kneeling Suit
J E Keeton received one dollar in damages from defendants J A Lovelace Jerome G Locke and others after a Livingston jury of about an hour found in his favor in a $100 000 damage suit. Keeton alleged he was forced to kneel and kiss the American flag in a Livingston street.
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Livingston
J. E. Keeton
J. A. Lovelace
Jerome G. Locke
Keeton
Envious remark and disguise trick revealed
Dialogue notes a character evading suspicion by camouflaging as if drinking. A snappy exchange mentions chewing cloves to give the impression of alcohol use, prompting banter about fooling colleagues. The line hints at social gameplay or intrigue within a group.
Poor Hatch Troubles From Incubator Missteps
The article outlines causes of poor hatch rates from incubators including uneducated operators, improper egg handling, and incorrect temperatures. It stresses ventilated rooms, regular turning of eggs, and following machine directions, noting risks from opening incubators late and regulator misadjustments.
Treat Poultry for Vermin with Dust Bath Method
A dust bath using road dust tobacco dust and sulfur helps keep poultry lice at bay. Mix six parts road dust one part tobacco dust and two handfuls sulfur in a container large enough for several fowls. Dipping chickens in a two percent chlorine solution is also recommended for lice control.
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George S. Riggs
Riggs
W. M. Fink
Northern Pacific
Garrison
Milwaukee
Glacier County
Edna Smith
Missoula
District Court
Carre Bonner
Missouri
Yorbis Brothers
C. T. Stewart
Northern Pacific Railway
Hell Gate
Philipsburg
Granite County
Charles Maurice Blackman
Bozemian
John Osborn
Milwaukee Railway
Yellowstone River
Miles City
T. L. Calhaway
A. Lyman
Greatalls
Great Falls
H. W. Newton
T. A. Strong
Loren W. Loy
Chicago
Milwaukee Railroad
Ryegate
Richard Lagerway
Hollander
Rancher
Shepherd
Justice Court
Langerway
Dodson
Conrad
Girls OF All Nations
Jerusalem
Nice
France
Mediterranean Coast
Maine
Washington
Havana
Wilson
Lodge
Canadian Royal Artillery
Citadel of
Quebec
New Caledonia
Spain
London
Sieze
Silver Bow
Junior Pioneers
Highway Contractors Meeting
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