Montana lawmakers seek referendum on new primary law
A Montana legislative briefing details a revamped primary election measure modeled after Iowa law. The plan, backed by house and senate privileges and elections committees, would be decided by a June referendum and allows party conventions and independent nominations while limiting cross-nomination after a defeat. E. H. Cooney of Cascade tunes the bill for introduction.
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Legislative Bureau
Montana Newspaper Association
Helena
House
Senate
Montana
E. H. Cooney
Cascade
Congress
Question of a constitutional convention in Montana killed
A long report covers bills and political maneuvers in the Montana legislature. It notes a proposed hay tonnage standard, a change in county seat removal thresholds, shifts in primary ballot rules, irrigation district reforms, and county division plans. It also describes a tax levy limit bill for cities, a surge of new counties, and a striking influenza era anecdote about Dr. Clay. The piece ends with gasoline price drops, a living-cost probe, and milling-industry studies aided by a federal expert.
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Helena
Cen
H K. Landes
Department of Agriculture
Bozeman Montana State College Adds Advanced Chemistry Building
The new chemistry building at Bozeman's Montana State College replaces a fire-destroyed structure and introduces a nine-foot unit system with independent rooms and complete in-room services. It features a top-floor geology museum, a large lecture room for 250, and private instructor offices with labs, plus extensive ventilation, piping, and future expansion plans.
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Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Bozeman
Mississippi River
Geology and Mineralogy Museum
W. M. Cobleigh
The
State College
Edmund Burke
Montana Experiment Station
Burke
Nutrition Laboratory
Soil Laboratory
State Board of Health Food Laboratory
Cobleigh and
Fred Willson
Cobleigh
Montana State College
Irrigation District Formation Under Arnold Bill
The railroad commission would automatically become the irrigation commission during federal control. An irrigation district may be formed if petitioned by 65 percent of landowners in a district. Upon commission approval, the district may issue bonds to fund building an irrigation system. The Arnold bill proposes submitting this to the electors.
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Donlan
Missoula
Railroad Commission
Irrigation Commission
State Regiment Story of Sacrifice and Frontline Service
The narrative recounts a regiment's experiences in France during World War I. It describes movements from Longres to Montreichard, then Alsace trenches, and combat at Fismes, St. Maxent, and the Ourcq river. It notes wounds, hospital stays in Paris and Bordeaux, a 31 days front line, and return home aboard Zealandia in December 1918.
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Point St. Maxine
Champagne
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Ourcq
Fismes
Oureq
Anderson
Twenty Eighth Regiment
St. Gauden Forest
Argonne Forest
Meuse
Verdun
Bordeaux
St. Nazaire
Zealandia
Montana Major Recalls War Service Across Front
Major Charles L. Sheridan of Bozeman on sick leave after wounds recalls service with Company A of the 163d Montana infantry. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross, Belgian War Cross, and the Congressional Medal of Honor, and describes the 163d as highly cited, noting the regiment never reached the front as a unit but fought through the hardest battles with many killed and wounded. The interview covers sailing from Hoboken December 14, 1917, landing in Liverpool, and initial movements to Montrechirard and La Havre, with a first train ride in French troop cars.
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Charles L. Sheridan
Bozeman
Montana
163D
Montana Infantry
Sheridan
Hoboken
N. J
France
Liverpool
Winchester
Montrechard
la Havre
la Cocourtain
Seed loan applications near million mark in Montana
At the Great Falls office 2,566 spring wheat loan applications covering 189,000 acres have been approved, totaling 945,000 dollars under U S Department of Agriculture oversight led by C W Warburton. Statewide Montana figures continue to be updated with current application totals.
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Great Falls
U. S. Department of Agriculture
C. W. Warburton
Montana
Montana soldiers' return housing and jobs drive
State agencies and volunteers organize to place approximately 36 000 Montana service members after the war. Scott Leavitt leads the effort with public service reserve enrollment agents, soldiers and sailors associations, and Red Cross support to compile job openings and report them to arriving soldiers in New York or at demobilization camps.
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Montana
91St
Scott Leavitt
U. S. Employment Service
Public Service Reserve
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Associations
The
Red Cross
State Office
the Employment Service
New York
Eee
Montana Life Official Declines War Risk Post
Harry R. Cunningham vice president and general manager of Montana Life Insurance in Helena declined an offer to join the bureau of war risk insurance at Washington. He cited his under contract with Montana Life and loyalty to his agency as his first obligation in these times.
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Harry R. Cunningham
Montana Life Insurance Company
Helena
Insurance Department
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Col
Henry D. Lindsley
Texas
United States
Government Commission
France
Bureau of the War Risk Insurance
Cunningham
Lindsley
Montana Life
Anxious to Get Him The Lind sley Telegram to Cunningham
A telegram from Colonel Lind sley to Mr. Cunningham notes that his services are desired in a major capacity within a government insurance operation. It describes a 3,000 person staff and the conservation of thirty eight billion dollars in life insurance converted into permanent form. The message calls it the most important insurance organization in the world and invites a personal conference in Washington.
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Lindsley
Washington
Germans Fail to Engage in Paris Talks Postwar Return
In January 1919 German delegates attend Paris discussions but abstain from participation. They had aimed to be in Paris in September 1914, yet remain largely withdrawn from negotiations, reflecting persistent restrictions on their involvement in the peace process.
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Paris
Influenza Cases in Montana Rise in Late 1918
A state health bulletin shows 37 567 influenza cases in Montana during Oct to Dec 1918 and 2 486 deaths in Oct Nov. The normal monthly death rate is 500 from all causes. The board warns of a possible resurgence and urges preparations to combat it.
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Montana
The
State Board of Health
Health Board
Employers urged to hire returning soldiers at once
The notice calls for all cooperation from employers reserving positions for the 91st and other men who have served. It asks them to contact the nearest U.S. employment office or other listed agencies to aid the transition and placement of returning soldiers.
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91St
U.S
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John R. Slatterly
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