Sergeant Joe Irving Dies. Beaverhead Mourns War Hero
Beaverhead county commemorates Sergeant Joe Irving a Scottish born soldier who became an American sheep farmer in Centennial valley. Enlisting with a Scottish regiment after Britain declared war, he served nearly four years on the French front, was wounded and gassed, and survived through heavy combat including Vimy Ridge. His death was linked to lingering gas injuries.
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Joe Irving
Beaverhead County
Centennial Valley
Great Britain
Germany
Canada
France
Vimy Ridge
Farmers and stockmen face foreign surplus under Fordney McCumber law
The piece argues that the Harding administration and Republican Congress protect farmers by compensating for Canadian and other suppliers. It cites 1921 tariff actions and current surpluses in wheat oats cattle from Canada, asserting without the act tariffs these markets would flood U S prices and hurt producers.
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Republican Congress
Harding
Congress
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Canada
A Friend at Court and Montana Voters Favor Harding
The piece argues that A Friend at Court is a highly desirable asset and that Montana voters should back the Harding administration. It endorses Riddick for the Senate as part of the political stance.
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Montana
Harding
Riddick
Senate
Harding era sympathy shapes vote in state
The article argues that McCormick and Riddick stand with the president and cabinet, while Wheeler and Evans oppose them. It claims voters favor the Harding administration over a disorganized opposition and expect friendly courts to aid beneficial measures for the state.
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McCormick
House
Congress
Riddick
Wheeler and Evans
Washington
Harding
George’s American Friends Rally Behind Lloyd George
The Welsh statesman Lloyd George has many American friends who hope for success in his bid for supremacy in England. He is perceived as Europe’s ablest leader and has shown skill handling wartime crises. He has appealed for a confidence vote and is expected to prevail.
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Lloyd George
England
Europe
Mason Replies On Free Trade Cattle and Hens
Illinois Congressman William E. Mason rebukes Sunset Cox on the Mills Free Trade bill. He mocks Mississippi remarks about cattle and hens, declaring free trade would spoil dairy and egg production and harm American farming.
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William IE. Mason
Illinois
Sunset Cox
Mississipi
New England
Editorial mockery over Walsh cold claim at Great Falls paper
The Great Falls Call editor ridicules Senator Walsh over a cold cited while campaigning for his ally, suggesting the stunt risks chills and hints the illness mirrors past campaigns two years earlier. The piece targets Wheeler as the source of the jab.
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The
Great Falls Call
Wheeler
Senator Walsh
Gas and gas oil differ in use and weight
Gasoline and gas oil are distinct crude petroleum products. Gasoline is mainly fuel for internal combustion engines while gas oil is heavier and used to enrich artificial gas for lighting and heating.
Record shows 26000 new oil wells drilled yearly
The American Petroleum Institute reports about 26,000 wells are drilled yearly for crude supply with around 7,500 as dry holes. The note compares such risk to Democrats uneasy about their party ticket in the current election.
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American Petroleum Institute
Campaigners Welcome In Beaverhead Tour Rounds Up Rallies
Republican candidates tour Beaverhead county this week and next with rallies at precincts. The Tonney Baxter orchestra provides music as speeches lead to a dance and banquet. Ten candidates join the Lakeview Monida trip amid predicts of a landslide. Apex hosts 175 for midnights supper as crowds pack the hall.
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Beaverhead
Tonney-Baxter Orchestra
Lakeview
Monida
Apex
Dewey
Wisdom
Jackson
Mill Point
Grant
Armstead
Dell
Lima
Dillon
Rankin Speaks to Large Crowd at Dillon Rally
Attorney General Wellington D. Rankin addressed a City hall audience in Dillon on a Republican rally night. He covered tariff impacts, Congress debt reduction, and a history of the party in an hour and a half of remarks. State Senator George F. Porter accompanied him. T. E. Gilbert introduced the speakers.
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Wellington D. Rankin
Dillon
Congress
Republican Party
Rankin
George F. Porter
T. E. Gilbert
Missing Guard Saved by Medal Weight at Sea
A Boston Transcripts note recalls life guard Bill who died after falling into the water off duty. An elderly mariner explains that the weight of his medals dragged him down, ending years of service and life saving honors.
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Boston Transcript
Remote remarks and industry notes loom large
The text records liturgical asides and a judge warning interruptions, then shifts to local industry with Hanover cement plant employing 200 after three shifts, road construction from Lewis Hotel to Glacier Park, three tunnels for Lolo Pass road near Kalispell, and Cascade Oil & Gas drilling six miles northwest of Great Falls.
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Hanover
Three Forks Portland Cement Co
Lewistown
Lewis Hotel
Kalispell
Glacier Park
Lolo ‘Pass Road
Cascade Oil & Gas Co
Great Falls
Montana Spends 51 Million On Highways 1889 To 1922
A Montana accounting notes 51 million dollars allocated for highway construction between 1889 and 1922. The report details funding in early state road programs and the scale of infrastructure development during the period.
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Montana
Beaverhead County Endorsement for County Government Amendment
Voters are urged to support a proposed amendment to county government described as enabling a business like administration and allowing counties to manage local affairs more efficiently. It is endorsed by Republican and Democratic central committees.
Knows His Capacity A Scotsman At Dinner
A Scotsman invited to a dinner is found in a room in misery. When asked his trouble he says he has lost thirty shillings at cards with some visitors. The hostess offers ham and drink but he refuses saying he cannot eat thirty chillin's worth of cold ham.
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Mr. McGregor
McGregor
Edinburgh
Scotsman
Oil promoter named as dangerous character in visit
A foreign visitor asks to see a dangerous figure from the Wild West. Pointing to a prosperous man stepping from a motor car, the visitor is told the man is an oil promoter rather than a cowboy.
Too Valuable to Keep
A wry exchange from the Indianapolis Star frames a moneyed French Count seeking a wife with idealized features. An American friend quips that even if he marries well, her friends may sell her in a pawnshop quickly after the wedding.
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Indianapolis Star
Coated Tongue Linked to Digestive Disorders
Ad claims a coated tongue signals digestive issues and, if untreated, can cause nervousness headaches bad breath biliousness gas and constipation. Promotes Foley Cath arthic Tablets with testimonial from Miss A Walker Dublin War Bold everywhere claiming improved health after use.
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Miss A. Walker
Dublin
Locomotive Marks 12 Years Service After 662000 Miles
A locomotive engine completed twelve years of service and logged six hundred sixty two thousand miles without major repairs, highlighting reliability and endurance for railway operations.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Card
An advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine promotes a local ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic to clear catarrh linked to constitutional conditions. It notes sales by B S Cheney & Co of Toledo and claims four years on the market.
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Hall
B.S. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Mid-Continent field tops U S oil output in August
The Mid-Continent Field, spanning Kansas Oklahoma Northern and Central Texas Northern Louisiana and Arkansas, produced 25 419 000 barrels in August, about 55 percent of U S total. Oklahoma led states with 12 667 000 barrels daily 408 616 barrels, while California followed with 11 849 000 barrels.
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Nent
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
United States
Union
American Petroleum Institute
Oklahoma Wells
California
Pacific Coast
Oil notes on US car use and production history
About 123000 tank cars move oil in the United States with 8000 rail property cars and the rest owned by oil interests. Kerosene was once dominant while gasoline now leads, and the first U S oil well yielded 25 barrels per day in 1859. August output runs 1 493 million barrels daily, 1906 crude production was 126 493936 barrels, refiners could handle that in about 60 days.
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United States
Black Jack mine ships silver ore to smelter
The Black Jack mine on Nigger Hill near Elliston ships silver ore to the smelter, signaling ongoing mining activity in the district.
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Nigger Hill
Elliston
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F. E. Foote
American Press Associatan
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Blackleg
Blacklegoids
Potts
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City Hall
Lazy Larry
Larry
Congressman Bank
W. G. Gilbert
Republican Co
Fred Rife
Democratic Co
Chambray
Levi Strauss
Malone
Jersey
Sox
Rockford
Medlicott
Army
SV Tsoudtoorls
Eliel Brothers
Uncle
Yas
Mid-Continent
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