County Seat for Half a Century in Gallatin County
Bozeman won the 1867 county seat fight for Gallatin County on Christmas Day by 281 to 274 votes, defeating Farmington and Gallatin City. The legislature had approved a special election and the new seat was initially named Farmington before being officially renamed Bozeman in 1869.
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Gallatin
Bozeman
Gallatin County
Gallatin City
Farmington
W. W. Alderson
Gallatin City First
Three Forks
Missouri River
Virginia City
C. P. Blakeley
West Gallatin
R. P. Vivian
T. B. Gray
Frank Dunbar
Reduction in Rail Service After War Causes Big Savings
A war era study shows 15 states cut passenger rail mileage by 10,657,636 miles annually, saving 1,175,085 tons of coal, 369 locomotives, 1,941 workers, and 203,889 barrels of oil. Nationwide, all railroads reduce service by over 25,000,000 train miles yearly.
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Germany
United States
German False Reports on American Battleships Sinking
German newspapers received in Barcelona report alleged sinking of several American battleships by German submarines with over 11,000 deaths. The German public apparently believes the tale.
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Barcelona
Spain
Race for Power in Lower House
Montana politicians watch the balance of power swing between Democrats and Republicans in Congress as deaths and resignations shrink Democratic seats from 214 to 211. With independents holding sway, uncertainty looms over party control and key House posts while potential resignations and special elections could shift the tally again.
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Montana
House of Representatives
House
New York
Bathrick
Ohio
Ellsworth Bathrick
Clark
New York State
Fitzgerald
Bruckner
Bronx
Griffin
Brooklyn
Murray Hurburt
Hylan
New York City
Charles Martin
Chicago
Adamson
Georgia
Montana Soldier And Food Supply
Montana soldiers report plentiful food at training camps and surplus parcels causing waste. Postmasters warn against overzealous feeding and miswrapped shipments, while sob stories flood camps with letters and parcels.
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Montana
Chinook Wind Still On Job In Montana Climate Yet Explained
Old Montana residents believed chinook winds vanished after the San Francisco quake era but two mild blasts this winter prove they persist. The article explains the phenomenon: dry air descends the eastern Rockies warming by compression, drying the ground as it speeds heat upward from below.
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Pacific
Montana
Rockies
San Francisco
Great Northern
Havre
Butte
Helena
Portal
Alps
Europe
Sahara
London signals planned naval activity to pressure war effort
London announces increased naval operations for the remainder of the war as Germany shifts tactics after submarine setbacks, planning convoy attacks and likely dispatch of raiders soon.
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London
Germany
Army Appropriation Bill Set at 65 Billion Next Year
The army appropriation bill for the next fiscal year will be about 65 billion dollars and is to be laid before Congress around February 1.
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Congress
War stamps sales top eighty five thousand statewide
Helena notes that Montana has sold about 85 000 in war stamps to date. Across towns reports include Bozeman engineers meeting, Poplar arrest, Plentywood enlistment, Great Falls theft sentencing, and several war effort and public health updates reflecting wartime conditions.
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Helena
Bozeman
Municipal Engineers of
Montana
Poplar
Lucian Walking Eagle
Little Crow
Plentwood
A. W. Killman
Board of Health
Fort Benton
Chateau County
Plentywood
M. D. Sheeley
Sheridan County
Great Falls
James Donegan
J. E. Marcum
F. X. Homberg
Lewiston
David Trepp
Goldfield
Nevada
Hogan
Scobey
Wolf Point
Henry Cusker
Missouri
Mary McCabe
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Missoula
Stewart
James Parker
Union National Insurance Company of Pittsburgh
Musselshell
Wallace
Billings
Katherin Fratt
David Fratt
Last Chance Gulch
Percy G. Kinney
Washington
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E. L. Houston
Historian
Society of Montana Pioneers
Mayer Shoes
Meee
Paneae Reerees Aaa
Fargo
North Dakota
North Dakota Experimental Station
United State Food Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Coffi
Beinig Coffee Mills
Samuel
Chillicothe
Camp Sheridan
Burleson
Oklahoma
Kinney
Philipsburg
Phillipsburg Mining Company
Brazil
Phillipsburg
Harold Crary
Anaconda Standard
Army
Sloan
Paln
New Discovery
Dr. King
New Life
Rte
Butte Floral CO. Wnt
Hotel
Dakota
Bates
Central Ave
Mont
Alhambra Hot Springs Hotel
Psuultvan
White Sulphur Springs Mineral Water CO
White Sulphur Springs
Frank Lemmer
Central Avenue
P.O
S. C. Huseth
Ie Optometrist
Optician
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