Montana 1920 Outlook and Publicity Highlights
Publicity Commissioner Greenfield unveils Montana 1920 with new departments and data on labor for state highways. Montana lumber freight rates face resistance from railroads. Irrigation ditch sale approved for Rosebud Red Lodge district. Federal booze convictions total 31 with fines of 8075 in Montana. Freight scheme threatens fairs. Montana officials participate in national fair associations.
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Montana
United States
Charles D. Greenfield
State Department of Agriculture
Winois
Montana Irrigation Commission
Rosebud
Commission
United States Prohibition Enforcement
Central Freight Association
Horace S. Ensign
Water tests certify railroad drinking water across state
The Montana State Board of Health certifies railroads may use water for interstate traffic after testing sources and lab analyses. Inspectors have reviewed all fill points in Helena and across the state, with six monthly inspections. Certificates cover passenger trains for lines including Gilmore and Pittsburg, Oregon Short Line, Milwaukee, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Health
United States Public Health Service
W. F. Cogswell
Federal Department
Gilmore
Pittsburg
White Sulphur Springs
Yellowstone Park
Oregon Short Line
Burlington
Gallatin Valley
Butte
Anaconda
Pacific
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Compensation Board Bars Bowling Alley Insurance
Helena reports the Montana Compensation Board ruled bowling alleys are not industries and employees cannot be insured under the state act, denying a Kalispell bowling alley’s policy and returning the offered coverage. H J Turner of Bonner seeks compensation after losing the fourth finger from an infected scratch, with hospital care in Missoula and Butte. board officials say employer notification favors payment for time lost surgery and finger loss.
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Turner
Missoula
Butte
Bonner
Supreme Court rules unapproved signature voids paving plan
The Montana Supreme Court held that lack of the mayor’s signature on a notice to create a Deer Lodge Main Street improvement district invalidates the proceedings. Henry Hinze man and J A Kerruish challenged the plan, won on appeal after the lower court. publication before executive approval was premature.
Contagious Diseases Rising in Missoula Area
State health officials note an annual rise in contagious diseases as schools reopen. The weekly report lists 20 smallpox cases, 11 from Missoula city county, 49 measles in Missoula, 40 mumps in Great Falls, and five scarlet fever cases.
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State Board of Health
Missoula
Great Falls
Gallatin Sheepmen Form Pool to Store Wool
Wool from Gallatin County sent to the east on consignment will be held until market conditions justify its sale. The decision was made at a Bozeman meeting of the Gallatin County Sheep and Wool Growers association. George M. Lewis of Manhattan presided. The clip was sent east months ago to be held pending orders from owners.
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Bozeman
Gallatin County
Butte Mine Union Wins New Trial in 1914 Riot Suit
The Helena-Butte Miners' Union No. 1 of the Western Federation of Miners gains a new trial in its suit against the city of Butte for 93000 damages to hall and union property from 1914 strike riots. Supreme Court opinion by Associate Justice Cooper overturns a prior jury ruling on an erroneous theory and orders retrial.
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Butte
Helena
Lifetime In Weaving a Shawl at the Metropolitan Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses a rare Persian shawl about 165 years old. Measuring 11 by 4 feet, it features palm leaf and River of Life designs with mosque stories and colors of garnet brown steel gray and rusty brown. An expert suggests the piece reflects the weavers lifetimes.
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Metropolitan Museum of New York
Nature's Busy Workers in the Great Office of Nature
A compact meditation on nature as a bustling bureaucracy where each flower appears grand yet hides diligent, tireless laborers. The piece likens blooms to workers tallying tasks, showing no time to enjoy frivolity amidst constant duties.
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Nature
Fat in Alligator Pear Noted for High Fat Content
An article in Popular Mechanics notes the alligator pear contains up to 20 percent fat, similar to cream. The human body assimilates this fat readily, up to about four and a half ounces daily.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Moon's Sleep Vision Told by a Child Listener
A three year old girl told her auntie that the moon was going to sleep as she watched a cloud of smoke cover the moon and imagined someone pulling a sheet over it. The quote captures a childlike interpretation of a night sky scene.
Coin slot machine teaches train speed to traveler
An English inventor creates a coin operated device for train passengers to learn their current speed. The mechanism fits in a slot and converts motion data into a user readable display. It aims to provide real time speed awareness during rail journeys.
Music and Medicine Notes From An Old Journal
Music of the shepherds at Bethlehem is cited as a moving night scene with flute as the soul elevating instrument. A Medical Association journal recommends a fruit cake medicine made of senna leaves and dried fruits dosed as a single slice. Norwegian grain ripens faster due to long days and short nights in summer.
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Shepherds of
Bethlehem
Medicine
Journal of the
American’ Medical Association
Norway
Europe
Election Issue in Montana and Joe Dixon
The piece frames the Montana vote as a yes or no choice on a major issue, then champions Joe Dixon as a embodiment of American democracy. It extols sober citizenship and government that serves all people equally.
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Montana
Joe Dixon
Commonwealth
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Hirdy
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Baby
Deer Lodge Street
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Wheeler
Democratic Party
B. K. Wheeler
Nonpartisan League
Montana Nonpartisan
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Democrats
Montana Democratic Club
Eee
Voters of Montana
Thomas Jefferson
A. C. Townley
North Dakota
St. Paul
W. F. Dunn
Dunn
America
L. F. Irvin
Billings
Dixon
Republic
Jos. M. Dixon
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