Draft Evader Paul Erdman Sentenced to Five Years Hard Labor
Paul Erdman of Somers is sentenced to five years at Alca traz military prison with a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of all pay for desertion from the army. He disappeared after notification, went to Wisconsin, returned to Kalispell, and was arrested by the sheriff. Otto Schultze, another Somers native drafted to fill Erdman’s vacancy, died of wounds in a German prison.
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Alcatraz
Paul Erdman
Somers
Montana
Erdman
Flathead County
Wisconsin
Kalispell
Fort George Wright
Spokane
Otto Schultze
Thin People of Montana Bitro-Phosphate Ad
Bitro-Phosphate promises a small steady increase in healthy flesh and brain nerve support. It replaces nerve waste and creates new energy. Sold by druggists with a guarantee of results or money back.
Pioneer Health Cries From Montana Homesteads
A United States Children’s Bureau report on maternity care in a Montana homesteading county details dire isolation with no hospital, few physicians, and long travel to care. One fifth of mothers confined away from doctors, eight childbirth deaths, and 14 infant fatalities signal urgent need for rural hospitals and nursing services.
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America
Montana
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Plains
Bureau
Amer
New Zealand
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Off Capsules Claim Kidney Health Relief
A 200 year old remedy advertises Haarlem Off Capsules as safe treatment for kidney liver and urinary disorders. It promises three to four capsules daily to cleanse poisons restore normal function and prevent relapse with continued use after recovery. Sold at all drugstores.
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Haarlem
Mac
Aedal
Bank of England to turn profits back to government
In London the Bank of England plans to return all wartime profits to the government. The move aligns with postwar financial policy and aims to fund public expenditures.
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London
Bank of England
Germany Plans Massive Damages Bill Against Entente
A US delegation member reported from Paris that Germany is preparing a large damages bill against the Entente to offset Allied claims for damages. The plan aims to balance reparations sought from Germany by the Allies.
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Germany
Paris
American Commission For Investigation
Entente
Teutons
Factory Workers' Wages in New York State Rise Slightly
The average weekly wage for factory workers in New York state is 22.20 dollars, up 13 cents from February but 98 cents below the December 1918 peak.
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New York State
Review of Montana Statutes Enacted by 16th Legislature
Senator Edwin Booth reviews recent Montana laws including code revision, school part time programs, and a sedition act. He notes a budget system, protection for discharged service members against foreclosures, uniform bread weights, and state control of flour mills.
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Edwin
Booth
Sixteenth Legislative Peng
Legislative Assembly
United States
Montana
Supreme Court
Great Falls
Montana Law Praised For County Agent Program
W A Lloyd of the U S Department of Agriculture lauded Montana’s new law on county agents and farm business during a Bozeman conference. He oversees county agent work in 33 northern and western states and saw how Edwards bill provisions allow incorporation of county farm bureaus to coordinate with local and state agencies for community development and agricultural progress.
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Montana
W. A. Lloyd
Agricultural Department of the United
Edwards
Board of County Commissioners
Said
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
United States Department of Agriculture
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Pain
Sloan
Federal
Survey OF Children
Icans
State Board of Education
Board of Examiners
Assembly
Veterans’ Welfare
Colon
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Trade Commission
Sion
County Boards of Health
Montag
Rocky Mountains
Carl E. Spatz
Helena
Spatz
Hercules
Montana Macaroni Co
Eleventh Avenue and
Thirteenth Street North
Lloyd
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