Toomey Breaks In And Rises In Army Rank
Montana attorney Ned Toomey faced a year of setbacks before securing a waiver from the secretary of war to enlist as a private. He was soon promoted to regimental major in the Eighth Division, serving in the division judge advocate’s office and earning high regard from officers and men. From Helena to Camp Fremont, his long, determined path into the regular army culminated in a high nond commissioned role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Galen
Montana
Toomey
Helena
Islands
Koester
Fort Harrison
McCoy
Ned
Ned Toomey
State Staff Corps
Division No. 1
National Army
Camp
Fremont
Cal
Jay
John F. Morrison
Eighth Division
Regular Army
United States
Montana Warns Against Pro German Propaganda War Bond Talk
A Montana official denounces pro German and I W W propaganda claiming the war is for the wealthy. The piece promotes the War Savings Loan as a mass citizen effort with stamps, bonds, and a June 28 National War Savings Day to show unity and loyalty. It emphasizes self denial to free resources for the government and urges all Montanans to pledge support and oversubscribe the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Treasury Department
State of
Montana
Harry W. Turner
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
National War Savings
War Savings
War Savings Loan
Banker predicts strong treasure state growth in Montana
John R. Clay of Clay, Robinson & Co. spends a week in Montana forecasting bright prospects for Montana and Wyoming. He envisions $15,000,000 from wool and $100,000,000 from wheat shaping a thriving stock industry, and praises U S soldiers after returning from Britain. He and A. H. Marble tour Billings as the Montana National Bank rises on Broadway and Second Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Clay
Banking and Commission House of Clay, Robinson & Co
Montana
Wyoming
Clay
Great Britain
Scotland
Mr. Clay
United States
Billings Bank
Billings
A. H. Marble
Cheyenne
Montana National Bank
Broadway
Second Avenue
Montana and Wyoming Finances Face Strain and Recovery
Mr. Clay spoke on Montana and Wyoming finances strained by last year’s dry season. He noted livestock shipments and feed shortages affected banks, cotton pricing drew money south, but wool sales will bring 15 to 22 million dollars. He forecast Montana wheat possible at 50 million bushels and praised irrigators over range men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Wyoming
South
FEMALE ENEMY ALIENS TO REGISTER JUNE 17
Beginning Monday June 17 at 6 a m registrants include native born American women married to enemy aliens. Registration runs daily 6 to 8 pm through June 26 except Sundays, with postmasters as registrars except nine cities where police chiefs handle duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Montana
Police
Hélena
Billings
Great Falls
Livingston
Bozeman
Butte
Anaconda
Kalispell
Missoula
Missing O Leary sought in west by federal reward
United States Marshal J L Asbridge announced a 250 dollar reward for Jeremiah O Leary who is missing in New York and facing federal charges for alleged conspiracy to obstruct the draft It was unclear if he fled to Montana but New York officials believed he went west Farmers in Valley county welcomed a second timely shower praising prospects for a bumper crop after last year’s failure and noting the soil moisture and favorable conditions for a strong harvest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Leary
Montana
United States
J. L. Asbridge
Jeremiah O'Leary
New York
Valley County
Seaplane Flight from Philadelphia to Hampton Roads
A navy seaplane with two Liberty motors carried five passengers on a three hour and fifteen minute trip from Philadelphia to Hampton Roads, marking a notable early long distance flight for naval aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hampton Roads
Seed loans to Montana farmer report shows $312,434 total
Montana seed and feed loan program under Mason law totals $312,434 through May 24, with Valley County receiving $90,000 as the largest share. Richland, Phillips, and Lewis and Clark followed, averaging $172.03 per loan outside Valley. Thirty four counties participate, with Valley leading the fund totaling $90,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley County
Mason Law
Montana Council of Defense
P. Lindsay
Agriculture and Finance Committee
Council
Mr. Lindsay
Richland
Phillips
Lewis and Clark
Blaine
Broadwater
Coreg E. Cetteesiternatis
Cascade
Chouteau
Dongor Wise
Deer Lodge
Flathead
Granite
Gallatin
BE Pega
Jefferson
I Actresses
Eagher
Asselshell
Pee Oe
Preedeligeee
Richland Wu
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Sanders
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone
Valley
War Risk Insurance Rate Cut Sought for Merchant Crews
The War Risk Insurance Bureau recommends lowering life insurance rates for merchant vessel officers and crews in war zones from 2.50 to 1.50 dollars per 1000 dollars of coverage as danger from submarines declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
World War News Digest From Around The Globe
Reports from Amsterdam Washington Fort Worth Moscow and other cities detail deaths, revenue policy, harvests, crop sabotage, naval activity, donations, offensives, ship arrivals, nurse training, shipbuilding, coast patrols, nobility distress, troop deployments, and suffrage meetings. A German submarine enters a Spanish port.
Montana Man May Run For Governor of N. Y.
Friends of Colonel Medora Boyce Thompson urge him to enter the Republican primary for New York governor against Governor Whitman. Thompson, a Montana native born in Virginia City, built wealth via copper ventures, moved to New York a decade ago, and aided the Red Cross. He has funded the American mission to Russia and supported early Soviet-era relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medora Boyce Thompson
Whitman
Colonel Thompson
Montana
Virginia City
Butte
New York
Red Cross
Russia
Weather observers begin training for France in College Station
The first group of one thousand men to be trained as weather observers for the U. S. army in France has arrived at College Station Texas as crews were sent inland due to mechanical troubles. Zurich reports Bulgarian troops moved the train carrying Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary through Bulgaria on his way from Constantinople. Washington notes Irish-Americans are under surveillance for possible Sinn Fein-German plot connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
U. S. Army
France
Zurich
Switzerland
Charles of
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Washington
Ireland
Nervous Debility Cure Claims With Bitro Phosphate
An advertisement asserts thin, nervous people improve with Bitro Phosphate, a five grain tablet to take with meals, claiming it strengthens nerves, promotes weight gain, improves sleep, and restores vitality. It notes Buro-Phosphate and Euro-Phosphate as additional aids and warns against use by those not seeking flesh gains.
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B. M. Bower
Baldwin
Jet
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Canada
Prairies
Ypres
Vari Hases
McKee Stationery CO
Mont
Oor
Oor— McDowell Co
B. BE. Catkine Co
Mont. Butte
War Savings For
U.s.marine Corps
WAR Defense Fund
THE
Amsterdam
Johanes Kaempf
Ashington
Congress
Fort Worth
Moscow
Ukraine
Virginia
Navy Department
Rockefeller Foundation
Paris—I
Aisne
Paris
Pacific
Faith
Thas
Shipping Board
New England
Military Committee
House
General Pershing
Sioux City
Mississippi Valley
N. Y
Norway
DeKalb Avenue
Brocklyn, B. Y
Clapper Machinery CO
Billings, Montana
BIG Bull
Williams
Vulcan
Eastman Kodaks
Kenyon & Wheeler
Great Falls, Mont
Crimmins & Peirce CO
Summer Street
Boston
Mass
First National Bank
B. Martin
I Son
Aunier
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