Montana Soldier Sends Stirring Front Letter to Helena
Maj Jesse B Roote of the Second Montana to District Attorney E C Day writes from France praising American morale and liberty fighting spirit. He salutes French heroism, foresees victory, and urges Montanans at home to maintain support as troops build a record of valor for state and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Huw
France
Helena
Jesse B. Roote
E. C. Day
Mr. Day
Montana Army Lodge No. 1
Grand Lodge
Montana Army Lodge
Women and trapping as war opens new roles
The exodus of men to war and industry drives women to fill vacancies in trapping. Women discover trapping is healthful, invigorating, and potentially profitable as they learn to replace fallen trappers. The article urges ready adaptation, noting quick proficiency and steady demand for fur, with women poised to earn well and gain experience.
Montana Men Rise to Milwaukee Railroad Leadership
H E Byram and Macy Nicholson,Montana veterans, served as Great Northern officials before joining Milwaukee road leadership. R M Calkins, elected president at a Chicago meeting, has 35 years in railroading, rising from telegraph operator to traffic chief and Chicago executive. All three are praised as top railroad men in Montana.
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R. M. Calkins
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Chicago
Montana
Puget Sound
Donald M. McGeen
Milwaukee Road
Butte
Calkins
America
Milwaukee
Monticello
Iowa
Sigourney
Kansas City
Mason City
Des Moines, Northern & Western
Seattle
Road
H. E. Byram
Great Northern
Havre
Montana Central
Byram
The
Burlington
Macy Nicholson
Great Falls
Washington
Milwaukee System
Louis W. Hill
Nicholson
Monuments Suggested for Montana War Heroes
M M Donoghue president of the Montana Federation of Labor proposes a granite monument to Butte men who died for liberty on the Big Butte west of the city with a winding road to it and a future park surrounding the memorial. He emphasizes lasting memory and civic inspiration for future generations. He notes many Montana towns may erect similar monuments as in other states after the Civil War.
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M. M. Donoghue
Montana Federation of Labor
Butte
Big Butte
Donoghue
Montana
United States
World War Era Dispatches From Global Fronts
Reports from Berlin to New York detail a financial panic in Germany with bank runs, a dissolved German press bureau, and war-related air and sea actions. Notable items include 300000 captured Austro-Hungarian troops, a $1 daily wage rise for coal miners, aviators missing or captured, Dutch and French shore warnings, and a fish cannery expansion in Los Angeles.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Washington
Hun
Switzerland
Spokane
National Park Highway
Garfield
Rome
332Nd
New York
Federal Food Board
Frank Luke
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt Lake City
Harriet E. Phillips
U. S
Krasnoff
Don
Roger Nash Baldwin
National Civic Liberty Bureau
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
California
Amsterdam
War Department
United War Work Campaign
United War Work
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Prussia
Montanans
C. M
ST. P
System
G. N. Butte
Philadelphia
South Bend
Delaware River
Sun Shipbuilding Company
Wim
Tours
Puryear
Overseas
Buffalo
Fort Porter
Presbyterian
Wwe
Paris
Wyman, Partridge & Co
Northwest
Minneapolis
Wyman-Partridge
Wyman-P.e
Department XY
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