John D Ryan Joins Red Cross War Effort as Director General
John D. Ryan of Butte, president of Anaconda Copper and Montana Power, joins Red Cross as director general of military relief. He will oversee base hospitals abroad and home cantonments, directing large operations from the United States with potential duties in France.
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John D. Ryan
Butte
Anaconda Copper Company
Montana Power Company
Red Cross
Mr. Ryan
Jefferson R. Kean
United States Army
Military
Kean
War Department
Ryan
Germany
National move bans stale bread returns across nation
A nationwide pledge by 23,000 bakers ends returns of unsold stale bread to bakers. Montana retailers join the move to cut waste and boost wartime employment, with guidance urging housewives to adjust buying to a three or four loaf pattern weekly. A. W. Shaw credits broad cooperation as a Yankee wartime effort.
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United States
Montana
A. W. Shaw
Commercial Economy Board
Reynolds Wins Motor Race Over Boulder Hill Thriller
Jimmie Reynolds of Boulder Hot Springs hotel raced J Stanley Smith of Martinsdale on a 10 mile mountain road from Boulder to the Butte Helena highway. Smith’s Bluebird aircraft-like speed left the ground as his car left the road, badly damaging the vehicle while Reynolds in a Super Six finished the graded course in 18 minutes. All bets fell after the accident, and the race, noted as dangerous, will be run again.
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Boulder Hill
Butte-Helena
Jimmie Reynolds
Boulder Hot Springs
J. Stanley Smith
Aviating Flockmaster
Martinsdale
Smith
Reynolds
Boulder
Doctor claims nuxated iron doubles strength in ten days
A Boston physician extols organic iron as a cure for nervous weakness and blood iron deficiency. He asserts iron supplementation can double strength and endurance in two weeks, and offers a money-for-strength guarantee to prove the claim.
Mike Sullivan and His Fists in Butte Run
Mike Sullivan, mayor of Alhambra and famed Montana pugilist, strides into Butte at William Scallon’s urging, tangling with Heinze's editor as Alhambra evolves into a notable state pleasure spot. His Irish roots and prizefighting pedigree color the tale of this Western mass moment.
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Butte
William Scallon
Heinze
Alhambra
Mike Sullivan
Montana
Ireland
Mike Sullivan Beats Odds to Ride Montana Into Politics
The narrative traces Mike Sullivan’s rise from a boxing trainer at a training farm near Helena to a property owner at Alhambra Springs and a political actor in Jefferson County. His early years, encounters with wealth, and clashes with Amalgamated Copper’s William Scallon lead to pivotal moves from boxing gloves to influence in far flung Montana.
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Montana
Alhambra Springs
Jefferson County
Mike Sullivan
Marcus Daly
William Scallon
Amalgamated Copper Mining Company
Scanlon
Iene City
Helena Girl Seeks National Guard Title From Hoover
Gladys Mary Sickle, seven, of Helena, writes to Herbert Hoover wishing to join Montana National Guard. Hoover replies he cannot grant Scout medals but will send an official bean button after her beans grow. She started a bean garden as part of a nationwide student food drive urged by Hoover to promote a clean dinner plate.
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Montana
National Guard
Hoover
Gladys Mary Sickle
Helena
Uncle Samuel
Herbert A. Hoover
Miss Sickle
Washington
Mr. Hoover
National Guard of
Boy Scouts
Food Administration Department
Woman cluttering exits with predictable hiding spots
A woman routinely hides her house key under the door mat or on a nail beside the door and then questions how burglars locate it. The habit reveals a pattern of insecure key storage and invites unauthorized entry. Neighbors advise using a secure lockbox or changing to a keyed entry system.
If People Lose Their Tempers Advertised Each Time
A humorous observation notes that if individuals had to announce every temper loss, newspapers would swell by about 200 pages. It playfully argues against constant public apologies or notices for every heated moment.
Flour scarcity Leaves Man Crusty and Doughless
A playful note links flour shortages to a crusty demeanor. The quip suggests a lack of dough translates to a gruff mood in a lighthearted way.
Shoulder Your Own Responsibility
A compact proverb urges individuals to own their actions rather than fault others, warning that excuses about failure reveal character and accountability. It emphasizes self-reliance and personal duty in pursuit of outcomes.
Mike Seeks Reproof Sparks Amalgamated Office Tale
Alhambra Springs market launch ignites Sullivan to head a health farm akin to Muldoon’s institute. He told his employer, later acquiring the venture and turning it into a popular Montana playground. He credits a Muldoon reprimand for steering him to Montana and seizing opportunity.
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Mike
Alhambra Springs
Sullivan
Muldoon Institution
Montana
Muldoon
Montana News Digest Highlights From Helena To Missoula
A Montana snapshot reports Helena mourns a pioneer in the Masonic home while Butte markets peak at 80 14 cents in 25 years. Across the state, floods of topics: Flowering flax in Plentywood, a fire destroyer at Manley garage in Walier, and sheriff Majors sending prisoners to farm labor. The Milk river irrigation dries on the north side, Deer Lodge sees $12 million in assessed value, and Anaconda hosts the 1918 metal trades meeting. Old Drum Summit mine restarts for 20 steam, Mrs. Manchester dies in Butte, Red Light law stirs Havre row, wheat in Glentana looks good after showers, mosquitoes surge in Livingston, and Major Stivers departs for federal duty. The state fish car Thymal lus releases 130 000 rainbow trout near Red Lodge, Elks raise funds for a Red Cross ambulance, Kalispell division records 48 hours of car crashes with no injuries, and James Shea is sentenced in Butte. Forsyth endures $100 000 fire loss including a liquor house and post office, Judge Clark to decide in September, army seeks 2 500 bakers in Butte, liquor links spike into Montana from Washington, and a rail suit follows Granite Mountain fallout. James Brennan’s death by suicide found on Milk River, dog catcher storms city, and labor tensions in Butte spark AFL fears of underground conscription. Missoula names Dr Edward O Sisson university president elect, while Deer Creek jail keeps Fred Roberts for failure to register. Butte notes new bank charters issued statewide, and Montana magnetizes Pennsylvania capital interest in manganese as January shipments surge.
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Helena
Louis Williams
Butte
Walier
Manley
Majors
Malta
Great Falls
Montana Metal Trades Council
Anaconda
Iee
P. A. Manchester
Woman’s Relief Corps
Havre
Shorty” Young
Deer Lodge
Glentana
Livingston
O’gay Stivers
James Shea
Harry Godfrey
Forsyth
Choisser
William A. Clark
Hoverson
Montana
Washington
James Angelo
Great Northern
Butte—Wer
Granite Mountain
Germany
Austria
Montenegro
Harlem
James Brennan
Batte
Idaho
Deer Fred Roberta
Roberts
Cleveland
Goodwin
First National Bank
Brady
First National Bank of
Brockton
First National Bank of Whitehall
Hysham
Savage
Pennsylvania
Granite County
Absent minded man forgets self before the poor
A saying notes that a person who neglects the needy because of absent mindedness still consistently recalls themselves, reflecting on self-centered habit rather than compassion. The remark contrasts concern for others with self preoccupation.
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