Higgins Bill Launches 200000 Bond for Soldiers Return
The legislative week covers Higgins bill for a 200000 bond to aid veterans, a near solution to Great Falls elevator issues, and a Rasmussen proposal introducing a state budget system. Ways and means outlines timelines for department needs, board of examiners budget prep, and general vs subsidiary appropriations through the next legislature.
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Higgins
Great Falls
Legislative Bureau
Montana Newspaper Association
Helena
Ways and Means Committee
House
Rasmussen
Dawson County
Board of Examiners
State of Washington
Montana
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
State Board of Examines
Fort Snelling and its centennial legacy in Minnesota
Fort Snelling a century old anchors Minnesota frontier memory. The fort’s early history includes Pike’s 1805 purchase of land from Plains tribes for 200 trinkets and 60 gallons of liquor. Distinguished visitors and notable figures linked to the fort through the years illustrate its pivotal role in U.S. military and territorial development.
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Fort Snelling
Dred Scott
Fort Snel
Henry R. Schoolcraft
Constantine Beltrami
Joseph N. Nicollet
Mississippi
John C. Fremont
Frederick Marryat
Montana
Minnesota
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Fort Benton
Fort Union
Fort McKenzie
Missouri River
Dakotas
Northwest
Dr. Emerson
Scott
Harriet
Old Fort Snelling
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Missouri
Zebulon Pike
Lieutenant Pike
Rissue
Pike
Thansanti
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Hudson Bay
Fort Dearborn
Mackinac
Prairie du Chien
John C. Calhoun
James Monroe
Henry Leavenworth
Connecticut
Detroit
Chosen
Bateaux
Forsyth
Leavenworth
Cantonment
Good Hope
Snelling
St. Anthony Falls
Minnehaha
Rum
Winfield Scott
War Department
Zachary Taylor
Franklin Steele
Department of
Wilson
Central Department
Chicago
Bobleter
Middle West
Boy Steals Beef Steers Arrested in Great Falls
John Guernsey, 18, is in custody in Great Falls for stealing 18 fat beef steers. He admits selling the stock to raise funds for a girlfriend’s hospital bill.
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John Guernsey
Great Falls
Barber Regiment Proposed to Deter Bolshevik Push
A speculative remark suggests deploying a regiment of barbers to intimidate the Russian Bolsheviks. The idea hinges on unconventional force perceived as a humorous or rhetorical device rather than a concrete plan.
Butte Mines Strike Ends as Unions Refuse I W W Ties
The Butte strike nears end as larger unions affiliated with the AFL decline to join I W W organizations. Thousands return to work and ore output normalizes. Authorities note 4000 Finnish workers, many longtime residents, with only 300 naturalized, and say some leaders were Russians and Finns imported to spark a Soviet campaign. Deportation talk grows amid calls for citizenship for those with honest motives. Mining firms pledge US citizens get hiring priority, with emphasis on veterans. Government agents patrol the district as unrest subsides.
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Butte
American Federation of Labor
United States
Finland
Russia
Lenine
Trotzky
Falience Seation
Bfuropean Organ Pro
Byron Cooney Made an Institution in Butte and Won
Byron E. Cooney built the Butte American into a local institution through witty, personal writing and clever advertising. He won the county commission race in Silver Bow, proving thoughtful ads can boost business and public service. Cooney is seen as a capable, proactive future county official.
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Byron
Butte
Great Copper Camp
Byron E. Cooney
Butte American
Cooney
Old
Fowest
Northwest
Thaddeus
Lane
Old Bell Company
Byron Cooney
Silver Bow
Montana Road Projects Approved Under Federal Aid Acts
In Montana 13 road projects gain federal approval under federal aid acts. Total agreed mileage is 86.5 at an estimated cost of 244,189.43 dollars with 122,094.71 dollars federal aid. None completed. state federal aid allotment reaches 993,169.32 dollars and 38,383.54 dollars paid to the national road fund. Congress has appropriated 48.5 million dollars to cover the federal share of state road projects, with plans for a substantial increase.
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Montana
National Road Fund
Congress
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Louis Newman
Cascade County
Havre
Abon Ageley
Glasgow
R. R. Purcell
New Jersey
FT. Snelling
Fort St. Anthony
Fortrell
Coldwater
Camp Coldwater
U. S. Infantry
Josiah Snelling
Senator Taylor
Blaine County
Pershing
France
Maine
Libby
Blaine
State Senate
Taylor
Lloyd
Chinook
Farmers’ State Bank
Garfield County
McCone
Dawson
Richland
Garfield
Glacier County
Teton County
Pondera County
Teton
Chouteau
Roosevelt County
Sheridan County
Donlon Board of Control
Senate
Special
State Highway Commission
State House
State Industrial Accident Board
Spriggs
New
Highway Commission
Industrial Board
Frank Conley
State Penitentiary
William Briggs
Lewis and Clark County
Stewart
Cem
Sasunalied
Mont
Boy
Butte Mines
The
Joshers’ Club
Finlen Hotel
Late
Atlantic Bar
Larry Duggan
Billy Gemmell
Ray Ruhle
Tom Walker
Mary Maclane
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