Grass Range and Tributary Country Profile
Grass Range sits at the center of a prime agricultural and stock region with strong cattle shipments and expanding dairy stock. The area supports corn and hog farming, wheat, oats, barley, rye, alfalfa, and forage crops. Despite a tough crop year, Grass Range handled nearly 500000 bushels of wheat at local elevators last fall.
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Grass Range
Montana
Lewistown
White Rebuttal of Slayton Over Fergus County Ailments
Senator White sharply refuted Senator Slayton’s portrayal of poverty in eastern Fergus county in a personal privilege reply. He acknowledged hail and bad weather caused losses but praised the farming and stock region, contrasting Slayton’s despairing view. Rumors persist Musselshell seeks a land strip from eastern Fergus to influence McKinley county opposition.
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B. C. White
Dan Slayton
Slay
McKinley County
Fergus County
Senator White
Senate
Musselshell County
White
Fergus
Slayton
Partisan Debate Over League of Nations Plans
The article notes bipartisan congressional opposition to the League of Nations over the Monroe Doctrine, with hopes that constitutional tweaks can avoid power clashes. It highlights optimism among supporters that the league could prevent wars despite European power concerns and mentions President Wilson's Boston visit and a narrow Senate vote on the McKinley county bill.
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League of Nations
Congress
League
Europe
McKinley County
Senate
In Charge of a Hospital for Contagious Diseases
In a letter from R B Vrooman he states he runs a hospital ward for contagious diseases at Is-sur-Tille France and that returning home within six months is unlikely. He notes approaching the firing line near a million others of the A E F and recalls seeing the barrage, transport, and mud filled roads at Toul and Metz front sights.
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R. B. Vrooman
Is-sur-Tille
France
Metz
Toul
Yours
Optimistic Thought The schoolmaster's chair as republican throne
A focused aphorism likening a teacher to the throne of a republic, implying faith in public education as the foundation of democratic governance and civic virtue.
Lewistown Normal School Bill and County Split
Senator B C White issues a public statement to Lewistown citizens detailing legislative maneuvers over the Lewistown normal school bill. He notes finance committee control by Edwards Larson and Kinney and the McKinley county bill opposition by Speaker Belden. He urges informed action without faulting Belden.
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Democrat
Lewistown
Fergus County
Edwards
Senate
McKinley County
House
Belden
B. C. White
Senate adopts conference report on veterans uniform travel allowance
Washington February 22 The senate adopted the conference report on a bill letting men discharged from military service keep their uniforms and pay them five cents a mile for travel home from discharge sites. The house is expected to follow in a few days.
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Washington
The
Senate
House
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