Montana Pioneer Farmers Push Wheat War Aid in Congress
Congressman John M Evans told Congress that Montana has supplied more men to the national army per capita than any other state and urged $7,500,000 seed grain aid for settlers in the northwest. He cited rapid population growth, oversubscription to Liberty Loans and Red Cross, and described pioneers eager to farm wheat and repay seed costs, stressing the wheat supply is vital to national efforts.
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Evans
Montana
Congress
John M. Evans
Union
Northwest
Red Cross
Dakotas
Colorado
Washington
Kansas
Townsends Poison Plot Exposed by Vigilant Citizens
Townsend, Broadwater County seat, faced a planned poisoning scheme by county agent W R Gordon. A citizen raid uncovered 200 ounces of strychnine and gear for making edible poison. Gordon admitted intent to poison Gophers and conscript farmers, but mob restraint left no casualties.
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Townsend
Broadwater County
Yeu
W. R. Gordon
Cane made from Ypres Cloth Hall door presented to Wilson
President Wilson received a cane crafted from the door of Belgium’s Cloth Hall in Ypres. The gift was presented by Lieut. Col. W. G. Mackendrick of the British army. Other canes have been given to King George, King Albert, President Poincare, Lloyd George, General Haig, and General Petain.
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Wilson
Ypres
Belgium
W. G. Mackendrick
King George
England
King Albert
Poncaire
France
Lloyd George
Haig
Petain
Man Who Named Bannack and Wrote District Laws
Judge G W Stapleton, early Montana territory figure, christened Bannack name and drafted the Alder Gulch mining laws. Arriving in 1862, he moved from law to mining, earned a fortune, and helped organize a miners meeting that produced laws later ratified by authorities. He practiced in Butte, served in territorial legislature, and died April 25, 1910. He spurred mining law development and influenced early state governance.
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Bannack
G. W. Stapleton
Stapleton
Iowa
Colorado
Grasshopper Creek
Montana
Alder Gulch
Last Chance Gulch
Ophir
Argenta
Quaratz
Butte
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Guy W .Stapleton
John Stone Ancient Argonaut of Alder Gulch
Virginia City past figures include John Stone, known as an early Alder Gulch miner who found a profitable claim. His life intertwined with a Arkansas-born son who searched for his father, a reunion, and multiple marriages spanning Montana and Arkansas before the son eventually inherited his mother’s property.
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John Stone
Argonaut
Alder Gulch
Enoch Arden
Virginia City
Fortune
California
Montana
Strong
John Strong
Arkansas
Stone
Virginia
Aldergulch
Meatless day rule lifted for April nationwide
State Food Administrator Atkinson informs Montana food administration chairs that meat restrictions are removed for April. He cites expected savings in breadstuffs by using meats with potatoes and milk, urging continued bread support. About 2,500,000 draft registrants are in class 1 under the questionnaire system.
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Atkinson
Food Administration
Montana
Miles City figures head to Great Falls stockmen meet
Howard B. Wiley cashier First National Bank Miles City and John B. Collins prominent Custer county land dealer will attend the Montana Stock Growers Association gathering in Great Falls on the 16th and 17th of the month. Both Montana residents since the 1880s have watched livestock grow from infancy to today.
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Elk Run
Herfords
W. L. Velie
Montana Stock Growers’ Association
Great Falls
Minneapolis House
Second Avenue South
Montana
Miles City
Howard B. Wiley
First National Bank of
John B. Collins
Custer County
Collins
Miles Town
Wiley
Boston
Cow Found Safe After Two Months in Root Cellar
A cow owned by Mrs. Murray on a farm near Helena vanished for two months and reappeared inside a root cellar where potatoes had been stored. The cow had broken through the roof of the cellar, and a passing motorist heard it bawling. The animal was rescued fat and sleek, while about two tons of potatoes were missing.
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Murray
Helena
Miles City Banker Wiley Drives Ahead in Montana Stock Field
In early Montana days Wiley shows the grit to succeed as a banker in Miles City. He masters stock business basics and leads a Miles City delegation to Great Falls, with Collins and Wiley in the lead, ready to push forward.
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Montana
Miles City
Wiley
Great Falls
Collins
Butte Soldier of Fortune Returns Home After 36 Years
Michael J. Sullivan, a Montana veteran who roamed the globe from San Francisco to Pekin and South Africa, returns to Butte after 36 years abroad. He recalls being shanghaied, a Pacific sailor, mining in Mexico and South Africa, serving in Villa’s army, and narrowly escaping death. He says the town has changed and he plans to live out his days there.
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Butte
Pekin
Villa
Mexico
South Africa
Pacific
Michael J. Sullivan
Jack London
Montana
San Francisco
Sullivan
Clark’s Bank
Idaho
Wyoming
Frisco
Tropics
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McLean
Milestown
Michael Sullivan
Yellowstone Chemical CO
Mont
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Let Nations Bank
Shorthorn Breeders’ Assn
Stock Growers’ Convention
Great Falls, Mont
Harry L. Summers
Bozeman, Mont
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