Senator Carter and the Marysville Stage Hold Up
The late Senator Thomas H. Carter recalls staging a bank robbery to trap criminals during a Wells Fargo hold up near Marysville. He and allies swapped bullion for lead, waited in timber, duped the leader of the gang, and helped capture the pair, with the leader later jailed for life and his partner released.
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Senator Carter
Thomas H. Carter
Marysville
Carter
Wells- Fargo Express Company
Helena, S
Two Men Plot Wells Fargo Stage Holdup
In a wooded gulch near the mountain road, a bold stage holdup was planned. A ranch pair studied bullion shipments and the driver’s route, while one partner feared for his life and resisted countermeasures.
Penwell says no wool for civilian use this year
Louis Penwell announces that no wool will be available for civilian use during the current year, signaling likely supply restrictions and policy impact for consumers and mills.
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Louis Penwell
End near for Germans as reserves drained
A Paris dispatch to the New York Times says belief grows that Germany is near the end of its tether. Wastage on the Aisne Marne and Somme forced pulls from interior depots and drafting youths of the 1920 class into production work. German reserves on the Somme are exhausted and retreat costs will rise if delayed.
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Paris
New York Times
Aisne-Marne
Somme
Government Threshing Inspectors Called to Montana Idaho
The grain corporation assigns federal threshing inspectors to Montana and Idaho to supervise grain threshing, prevent waste of wheat, and ensure proper handling. The inspectors will monitor operations and report any irregularities to authorities.
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Grain Corporation
Montana
Idaho
Villa Veteran Hired by Great Northern Operator
Jay H. Damascus, a veteran of Villa’s army, accepts employment with the Great Northern as an operator after arriving from Mexico where he was a wireless operator. He said he would only join an army to fight the Huns and noted Villa’s friendly stance toward the Allies and anti German sentiment. Damascus claims Villa is in Mexico City and that a truce with Carranza is in place pending fall elections.
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Villa
Montana
Jay H. Damascus
Great Northern
Damascus
Mexico
Mexico City
Carranza
Pulp Mill Project for the Flathead Country
The Flathead lake area may host a Minneapolis backed pulp mill after the war. R P McLaughlin of the forest service reports favorable conditions and timber near Big Fork, with final disposal of pulp refuse unresolved due to lake pollution concerns and lack of alternatives.
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Flathead Lake
Minneapolis
R. P. McLaughlin
Forest Service
Missoula
Rutledge
E. E. Carter
Washington
McLaughlin
Lakes
Flathead
Big Fork
Montana War Industries Quota Raised to 5980 Men
Men for Industries Montana is tasked to furnish 5980 workers for war industries, boosting the previous quota of 3060 per official instruction to Charles D. Greenfield secretary of the state council of defense from the federal employment service. Many will work within the state but a large portion may go elsewhere. No farm, mine, or railroad workers are to be taken. Unskilled and skilled labor are needed.
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Montana
Chas. D. Greenfield
State Council of Defense
Federal Employment Service
Promotion for Von dem Busche elevates Montana figure
Popular West Pointer Carl Von dem Busche rose from regular army first lieutenant at Fort Missoula in 1915 to lieutenant colonel at Camp Seg ier North Carolina. The Montana bar graduate and rapid wartime leader commanded a machine gun regiment at Camp Hancock Georgia and served as senior instructor of the officers machine gun school. He is praised for loyalty to Montana ties and universal popularity among enlisted men.
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Carl von Dem Busche
Fort Missoula
Montana
Camp Segier
North Carolina
Camp Hancock
Busche
Treasure State
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Camp Custer
Mich
Brave Montanan to Be Decorated for Bravery
Captain J. J. Snell of Kalispell and Company H is to receive the French cross of war for saving women and children from a burning ammunition train during a refugee flight under shellfire. Though wounded, he aided refugees as German artillery continued. A French officer pinned the cross to his blouse and pledged official notification would follow.
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Snell
Kalispell
J. J. Snell
Company H
Cubana Wettana
Montana
Governor V. Stewart backs Montana Americanization drive
Governor Sam V. Stewart and state officials push Americanization plans by the bureau of education of the department of the interior. Montana, with about 90,000 alien born residents and 14,000 illiterate in English, aims to take a prominent part in the national drive.
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Sam V. Stewart
Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior
Montana
Beardless Fall Wheat Recommendation From Iowa Inquiry
Beardless fall wheat Buffum's No. 17 recommended for Iowa. Developed by Professor Buffum, a sport of Turkey red wheat, tested over ten years, hardy and drought resistant. Priced around $5 per hundred pounds, suitable for non irrigated high altitude lands. could feed about three acres on dry land.
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T. J. Hocking
Iowa
Buffum
Emmer
Alberta Wheat Crop Estimation Falls Short of Normal
The Alberta wheat crop is estimated at 10,000,000 bushels, about one third of normal. Farmers face crop shortfalls amid drought conditions, with local markets watching production prospects and potential price impacts.
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Alberta
Montana Lawyer Turned Band Master Leads Camp Hancock Band
Julius Wuerthner, a Great Falls lawyer and former Algeria Shrine musical director, now leads Camp Hancock Georgia’s official band. His rapid promotion stemmed from an Army and Navy Journal ad and he has roots in Montana legal circles and church and fraternal music scenes. The Camp Hancock unit draws on musicians with grand opera and US band experience, reflecting Montana talent at the nation’s gun training center.
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Montana
Camp Hancock
Georgia
Julius Wuerthner
Great Falls
Sunny South
Soldier City
Wuerthner
Army and Navy Journal
Augusta
Murch and Wuerthner
Algeria Shrine
Helena
First Methodist
Michigan
University of Michigan
United States
Butte Firefighters Form Local 96 Union During War Rally
Butte's Union Firemen formed Local No. 96 of the International Association of Firefighters and affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Members pledged loyalty to the government and war efforts. Officers were elected and sworn in by M. M. Donoghue, president of the Montana Federation of Labor.
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Butte
Butte Firemen
Organized Labor
International Association of Firefighters
American Federation of Labor
M. M. Donoghue
Montana Federation of Labor
New Federal Licenses Tax for Businesses and Professions
Proponents propose a $10 annual federal license for most businesses and professionals, with wholesale heads surpassing $200,000 annual business facing $25. The plan was added Tuesday to the $8 billion revenue bill by the House Ways and Means Committee. Farmers, mechanics, ministers, and teachers would be exempt from the $10 tax, as would concerns with under $2,000 annual business.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Perpetuation of G A R By Admitting All U S Veterans
A Montana posting led by J I McPherson post of Kalispell and endorsed by many posts suggests the Grand Army of the Republic could be perpetuated beyond its Civil War veteran base by admitting veterans of any United States war, if the national encampment approves.
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Grand Army of the Republic
J. I. McPherson
Kalispell
Montana
United States
Suspension of rule on married women as teachers in Great Falls
Great Falls public schools suspend the non-employment rule for married women during the war. The change follows the teachers and salaries committee recommendation and includes employing wives of absent soldiers. Some married women have taught there for two to three years.
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Great Falls
Teachers and Salaries Committee
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Wally’ Evans
Wells-Fargo
South America
Main Street
Wells-Fargo Company
Mount Vernon
Flathead Country
Pierce-Arrow
Silver Bow Automobile Company
Distributors
E. Broadway
Butte, Montana
von Dem Busche
Regular Army
West Pointer
Montana Lawyer
Algeria
Masonic Fraternity
Gombault
Lawrence- Williams
How - Thomson
Thresher
Hickory Dea
Hickory
Kelley-How-Thomson Co. Oe
Butte College of Telegraphy
Westlake Avenue
Seattle
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