Sheriff In Shootout Chases Lincoln Thief Across County
Lewistown August 12 Sheriff Tullock exchanged shots with a fleeing auto thief. The chase spanned Main Street to Spring Creek as deputies trailed the stolen Lincoln. A bullet pierced Tullock's trousers and the gunman escaped into the brush after crashing a lighter car with gasoline, dynamite and welding gear found in the stolen vehicle. Police believe the fugitive may be among recent Denton holdup suspects.
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Lewistown
Tullock
Saidin
Beasley
Roundap
Rounduy
Sherif Don Crowley
Main Street
Fifth Avenue
Spring Creek
Pat McEnerney
Ross Brown
McEnerney
Sheriff Tullock
Tullork
Harold Frott
Denton
Northern Montana corn show eyed to boost state crops
Glasgow publisher Joe Hocking says Northern Montana will showcase corn at a Glasgow show, with Meontana Trade Journal noting strong regional agriculture. He reports wheat yields of 20 to 25 bushels per acre and expanding corn acreage, while commercial groups push for regional development and state-wide markets.
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Billings
Montana
Glasgow
Joe Hocking
Meontana
Mondana Retail Merchants Association
Horking
Arest
Miles City
Cocert
Hocking
Jule
General Scott to Attend Road Meet
Great Falls August 12 Mephinn Mingh b Seat C A retired woman of the New Jersey state Highway department will attend the convention of the SoG Ber Lue as secretary at White Sulphur Springs Nugist 17 The information comes to Ta 1 Janes of Great Falls secretary of the association from Foe Campbell superintendent of the Clarkfeet Indian reservation at Brews and will accompany hunt to the VG ane avalanceing The party plans can track Great Falls at about 1 Saturday afternoon.
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Great Falls
Mephinn Mingh
New Jersey
Hyghway Ranunisaen
Trey
White Sulphur Springs
Janes
Assornitond
Foe Campbell
Clarkfeet
Brews
Hunt
VG Ane
Anaconda Prohibition Raid Nets 11 Arrests at Soft Drink Parlors
In Arconda the federal prohibition squad under E. M. Welliver aided by U S Marshal J B Platt and local police swept soft drink establishments. Within an hour 11 men were arrested for alleged liquor sales to a man named George F Roe during July and August. Warrants issued by U S Commissioner J H Brass covered sales on July 3 28 29 and August 6.
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Arconda
Certas Parte
Anaconda
E. M. Welliver
Helena
United States
Marshall J.B. Platt
Cullen
J. H. Brass
George F. Roe
Roe
East Third Street
Moonshine raid ends with struggle near Scobey dance
Sheriff Lawrence broke up a moonshine party at Scobey during a community hall dance. Martin and Todd Fadness added to the commotion on return trips to their car, a rock grazed the sheriff, and a farmer was injured in the melee. Arrests to follow as authorities pursue the group. Todd Fadness wed a schoolteacher from senshi community in Glasgow. bride receives car, but charges pending. Sheriff vows to curb rowdyism in the county.
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Scobey
Lawrence Boke
Martin
Todd
Lawrence
Martian
Todd Fad
Thas
Seahey
Todd Fadness
Glisgow
Sheriff's Office
Lochimar
Sherif Lawrence
Wobbly Organizer Opens Scobey Shop
A wobbly organizer opens a Scobey shop related to labor efforts and wartime work camps. The piece notes members, supply channels, and tension among organizers and workers as harvest fields and local labor needs draw attention.
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Scobey Shop
Making Ready for Routs in a Wild Card Bout
A confused report outlines a boxing event with references to mimenich and Samenich preparing for a bout near August 28. It mentions possible opponents and uncertain dates, with manager comments about lineup choices and matchups for an Oakland or September venue.
Butte Union Men Endorse Plan to Rebuild Schools
At a large Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly meeting Aug 12, members unanimously endorsed restoring schoolhouses demolished in Gallatin County after the recent earthquake. A committee was named to meet other groups at the Chamber of Commerce that evening. The Montana Federation of Labor supported school construction efforts. A report alleged Boyeman canning plants employ children and a committee will report next meeting. Labor Day preparations were set for Sept 7 with subcommittees formed.
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Butte
Silver, Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
Ight
Gallatin County
J. T. Erickson
Santos Mitchell
Peter Connors
Charles Whiteley
Chamber of Commerce
Montana Federation of Labor
Helena
State
Montana
Boyeman Canning Companies
Youthful Hiker Sleeps in Jail to Save Money
Francis L. Scott, 17, of Providence Rhode Island, rode a wandering youth tale as he slept in Livingston jail Monday night to save money after arriving from Billings. He prefers riding in cars but traveled on foot when needed, choosing to stay in jail to avoid lodging costs.
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Livingston
Francis L. Scott
Providence
R. I
Tim
Billings
Francis
France
Basin News Rasp Social Notes From Local Visitors
Miss Ethelari and Helen Kilharn went to Duke to meet their sister Lillian at the Normal at Lal lon. Artimy Holmquist of Helena joined Mire 4 S Rilhar's guest. Rev and Mrs Smith of Hanther called. Many locals jetted to Butte, Helena, and Canada for visits and vacations. Families and friends gather at Lowelle hom e and other local spots.
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Rasp
Ethelari
Helen Kilharn
Duke
Lillian
Lallon
Joe Nugent
Jr Artimy Holmquist
Helena
Mire
S. Rilhar
Smith
Hanther
Leonard Courtnew
Trauerman
Butte
Vacatin
Jor Dacs
Anton Han
Lowelle Hone
O Rante Tr Kintte
Carcdwedl
Savte
Helena Mro
Mre
OP Brinten
Jeluldren Masees
Elizabethy
Flosvoice
Charles
Mise Alyeo
Warren Sime
Canada
Tarra
Montana
Fred Hutebarsen
Fir Butte
AS Kilbury
Helen
Bates
Baalder
Joe Matt
NF. Wood
Seattle
Paradise land area in the South Pacific
The report describes a small territory named Paradise in the South Pacific. It covers five square miles and has a population of about 120 residents. No rent system is mentioned and there is a reference to a landholder or leader named Loni Howe Ts.
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London
Loni Howe Ts
South Pacific
Ita
Jts
Conoco
Strange Fish Seen In Yellowstone River For Freshwater Catch
In Livingston on August 12 fishermen report unusual fish in the Yellowstone and Lamar rivers. Some call them shad, others silver salmon, with a long pink stripe along the body, large white scales, and a protruding lower jaw. The meat is said to be not palatable. Experts may need to identify the species to resolve the mystery.
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Livingston
Yellowstone River
Lamar River
Park
Moon Makers Take Chance on Rattler To Ply Profession
Moon Makers Move into Charcoal Gulch near Butte where rattlesnakes once hid. Chief Murphy and Federal Officer Holter found a camouflaged distillery in Mount Flercer area with a 100-gallon still and hundreds of gallons of mash. Officers valued the setup at over $2,000 and destroyed it.
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Rattler
Butte
Murphy
Holter
Mount Flercer
Divine
O Brien Denies Smuggling In Jail Aid To Inmates
Billings Aug 12 T OBrien arrested August in connection with the escape of John Kesserling and Claude Stanley from the county jail pleaded not guilty to defacing the jail and aiding the escape before District Judge O F Goddard. He is held on 700 bail. trial date not set. Officers say he smuggled in saws used to cut bars in the jail window.
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Billings
T. © Obiien
Coneition
John Kesserling
Claude Stanley
Remnty
Kesserling
Stanley
O F Goddard
O’brien
O'Brien
Revisions urged for prayer book changes by church commission
The Associated Press notes a church commission on revision proposes changes to the Book of Common Prayer. They suggest altering terms such as damnation and beasts, reading Trinity Sunday epistle differently, and removing certain words in prayers for childbirth and the Holy Communion. The commission argues language now outdated for modern times.
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New York
Wag
Associated Press
New Orleans
Tecanis Yin
Holy Communion
Christ's Church
State Pioneers Gather in Bozeman Annual Sessions
Bozeman hosts the State Pioneers annual convention with a notable program led by Thomas K R Moore of Lewistown, president of the pioneers society. Moore, born May 3 1853 in Cash Valley Utah, recounts early Montana life and family history, including Katherine and Mary, and the Moore family lineage across Lewistown, Bozeman, and Forsyth with ventures in packing, gas, and autos.
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Bozeman
Tra Blazers
Montana
Thomas KR. Moore
Lewistown
The
Pioneers Society
Moore
Cash Valley
Utah
Virginia City
Raderburg
Boze~man
Helena
Airplane Crashes Striking Tree Near River Find
Two men aboard a aircraft, D. Fiore the pilot and ft Me Kinney, escaped with bruises after the plane struck a tree during a failed takeoff near Ranier Monde. The aircraft, used to haul 4 tons of piping from Iron Mountain to Clearwater placer sites, wrecked near the river bank and was later repaired at Rivulet.
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Missoula
Ranier Monde
Aj Ternoon
Tame
D. Fiore
Svarcheis
Iron Mountain
Clearwater
Amlineral Coedits
Dian Mountain
Soldier finally finds mother after eight years separation
In Cairo a British soldier, long separated from his mother, has reestablished contact with her through the Salvation Army after eight years of searching. The mother, living in Canada, had believed him lost.
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Cairo
Egypt
Salvation Army
Ving Ty
Canada
Lucky Farmer Unearths Smuggled Liquor Cache
Seohey Aug 2 The farmer O B Dunn Northeast of Seohey found a hollow cache with eight cases of beer pint bottles wine sherry port and sealed whisky all labeled Saskatchewan liquor board. He drove it to Scobey and handed it to the sheriff who will seek a destruction order.
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Seohey
O. B. Dunn
Saskatchewan Liquor Board
Dunn
Scobey
Canada Ships Buffalo Into the Northwest
Ottawa reports the first shipment of Wainwright buffalo reached the Wood Buffalo reserve near Fort Smith on the Slave River after a 600 to 710 mile rail and river trek. Two thousand will move north this summer with a like number yearly until 10,000 are relocated to ease overcrowding at Wainwright park. Buffalo were branded with a W mark, driven into corrals, loaded onto reinforced cattle cars, and ferried via Edmonton to the Athabasca and Slave rivers, aided by steamboats when currents slowed progress. One scow grounded briefly but was freed. animals found shelter in the woods for the rest of their journey.
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Ottawa
Wood Buffalo Reserve
Fort Smith
Slave River
Northwest Territories
Wainwright Park
Wainwright
Edmonton
Alberta
Great Waterways
Athabasca
Shire
Remai
Hilger Recalls Fort Union Meeting and Lewis Monument
Rotarians heard Montana historian David Jolger recount the Upper Missouri Historical expedition from old Fort Union to the Lewis monument dedication. Hilger described Fort Union’s 1834 walls, the fur trade era, a still for squaw corn liquor, and the cost of a $12,000 fine. The talk touched on river traffic, Captain Marsh’s Missouri River exploits, and future publication of expedition findings.
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David Jolger
Montana
Upper Missouri
John J. Dickson
Old Fort Union
John F.stevens
Marins Pass
Great Northern Railroad
Fort Union
North Dakota
Maxoulan
Hilger
American Fur Company
Northwest
Hudson Bay Fur Company
Hudson Bay Company
St. Louis
Great Northern to spend 15000 on Havre stock loading pens
Havre will see stock feeding and loading pens under construction by the Great Northern Railway at a cost of 15000. The new facilities with five loading chutes will handle capacity for three cars and allow eastbound hogs to be fed and tested locally before continuing to St. Paul Spokane and Seattle. The system aims to shift unloading from Whitefish and make Havre a concentrating point for westbound hogs.
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Havre
Great Northern Railway
Whitefish
St. Paul
Spokane
Seattle
Initiation Rule Sparks Cattle Car Ride Demand
Richard Hart, president of the Montana Club at Northwestern University, announced a new initiation rule requiring an applicant from Montana to travel in a cattle car. An alternative remains a very rigid informal initiation. The club comprises 33 members meeting weekly at lunch. Fred Sternagel of Helena is vice president and Erhet Blackford of Lewistown is secretary.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Richard Hart
Great Falls
Mont
Montana Club
Northwestern University
Hart
Fred Sternagel
Helena, Mont
Erhet Blackford
Lewistown
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Abe Moernin
Hout
Prag
Riser Eich
Oakland
Joes
Simeniet
Butte Union
Basin News
Hamner
Baersburg
Forpus County
Lewidows
Aml
Manne
Borrman
Fatty
Katherine
Frank A. Norton
Arton
Springhill
Faw Anna
Epringhill
Mary Monre
Reandup
Monre
Cool
Ligt
Thomas R. Moore
Buffalo
Athen
Greece
Nortawest
Missouri
Captain Marsh
Big Stora
Reno
Hugh Scott
Erickson
Merriweather Lewis
Glacier County
George Fowler
Salt Lake
Henry Good
Kalispell
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Continental Oil Company
Grads Petroleum Tinton
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