Butte Prohibition Enforcer Melia Quietly Sweeps Bootleggers
John F. Melia, appointed January 1 1919 to enforce dry laws in Butte, has led 42 raids around Big Copper Camp and Walkerville. His team has confiscated over 30000 dollars worth of liquor, and often seized both liquids and fixtures from hidden storage sites as sheriff and city police work pursue violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Copper Camp
Butte
John F. Melia
Melia
Silver Bow County
Walkerville
Court House
Belleau Wood A Roosevelt Memorial Plan For National Cemetery
Colonel William Boyce Thompson chairs a Roosevelt Permanent Memorial Committee proposal to acquire Belleau Wood in France to become an American National Cemetery. The plan envisions interring the fallen American dead, including Quentin Roosevelt, with notable backers like Taft Hughes Peary and Leonard Wood backing the effort and potential cooperation with the American Field of Honor Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Boyce Thompson
Madison County
Montana
Roosevelt Permanent Memorial National Committee
Taft
Charles E. Hughes
Admiral Peary
Leonard Wood
Cardinal Gibbons
John Burroughs
France
Quentin Roosevelt
Belleau Wood
National Cemetery
Roosevelt
Prpof
Lawrence Abbott
Richard Washburn Child
Arthur F. Cosby
John C. Greenway
John Mitchell
Samuel Parsons
W. F. Purdy
Cushing Stetson
Roosevelt Permanent Memorial Committee
American Field of Honor Association
Simeon Fess
Roosevelt Memorial
Colonel William Boyce Thompson A National Business Leader
Colonel William Boyce Thompson rose from Virginia City roots to become a dominant figure in American business. As director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and president of Inspiration Copper, he also controlled Knox Hat and Curtiss Aeroplane, with broad influence in major industries. He funded the American Red Cross Mission to Russia and aided Hoover in Belgian relief, while supporting Roosevelt as a close friend and admirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olonel
William Boyce Thompson
Virginia City
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Inspiration Copper Company
Knox Hat Company
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
New York City
Washington
Montana
American Red Cross
Russia
Herbert C. Hoover
Roosevelt
United States
Montana Pioneer Merritt Penwell 78 Founding Wheat Grower
Merritt W. Penwell, 78, Gallatin county representative, longtime Montana farmer and one of the state’s first commercial wheat and barley growers, helped launch the Gallatin valley grain industry. Beginning in 1864 he and brother O. E. Penwell built farms, established early threshing and milling facilities, and supported a transition from pioneer crops to a flourishing flour and cereal industry in Bozeman Belgrade and Manhattan. Penwell lives at Pennelton near Belgrade, focused on farmer welfare and public service after more than half a century of farming in Montana.
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Penwell
Montana
House of Representatives
Helena
Merritt W. Penwell
Gallatin County
Gallatin
M. W. Penwell
C. E. Penwell
Lewis Penwell
War Industries Board
Washington
Shelby County
Bannack
Alder Gulch
O. B. Penwell
Gallatin Valley
Three Forks
Missouri River
Great Falls
Gallatin River
John Thomas
Utah
Henry Davis
Thomas
O. E. Pennell
Mr. Davis
Davia
Penwells
Salt Lake
Snake River
Davis
Ohio
Missouri
Fort Benton
Ben Besil
Bozeman
Springhill
John F. Roll
McAdow
Belgrade
Manhattan
Pennelton
High Post for Bruce Kremer, Butte Lawyer
J. Bruce Kremer, a prominent Butte attorney, has been named vice chairman of the national Democratic committee. He has long held national roles, acted as secretary in 1916, and helped manage Wilson's campaign in western states from Chicago. He is noted as the youngest person to hold the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bruce Kremer
Butte
National Democratic Committee
Washington
Kremer
National Democratic Organization
St. Louis
Wilson
Walsh
Chicago
Kremen
Montana's Men From Overseas Return Home
The 163d regiment of United States infantry, formerly Montana's Second National Guard, arrived home after fourteen months overseas and joined a Liberty theater gathering with speeches by Col. Thomas L. Landon and others. Demobilization plans were announced as the unit ends its active status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
163D Regiment
United States Infantry
Montana National Guard
France
Liberty Theater
New York
Thomas L. Landon
William Pippy
Frank White
Hugh L. Scott
Famous Basin Camp to Reopen as Major Silver Producer
New York interests announce the Comet mine near Basin in Jefferson County will resume large scale milling. A Pilot 150 ton per day unit will begin spring construction to process 200,000 tons of ore with expected average ore value around 15 ounces of silver plus lead zinc and copper.
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Basin
Jefferson County
Great Northern
Butte
Helena
E. P. J. Burgess
New York
Comet
Burgess
Alta
Clarke, Dodge & Co
Wall Street
Montana
Camp of
Neihart
Silent salute to fallen soldiers from armed forces
A clipped wartime reminiscence honors soldiers who died or were wounded by hostile fire and shrapnel. The piece salutes the honorable profession of arms and their sacrifice for posterity and right.
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Roosevelt Memorial Committee
Watson Boyle
Bruce Kremer
Landon
Toul
First Army Corps
Chateau-Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne Forest
Golden West
New York Capital
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