17 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1920
Page
1
Montana reports record injuries from BLT Melchert road crew as a camp cook suffers a boiling oil burn on the foot while repairing the fanover road in Fergus county. The worker faces a two week layoff. This is second in a series of injuries.
Readable fragments describe foot injuries among workers at multiple firms including Urick and Tita, Patrick Creek Mill, and Prank Jacoby & Son. Details are garbled with mentions of trucks, air guns, ink, and saw horses, noting injuries near two inches but lacking coherent dates or outcomes for each incident.
A state capitol hearing before the grain inspection commission reviewed storage and handling costs. The commission decided no advance in the handling charge for grain storing and an increase from two to four cents per bushel was not approved.
Tamwas A. Walsh, collector of internal revenue in Montana district, is reported to be suffering considerable pain after treatment for an abscessed tooth. The molar was diseased and extraction on August 3 led to complications. doctors say recovery is satisfactory and he hopes to leave St. John’s hospital in a few days.
The article notes one more campaigning week before Montana's primary determines nominees for the November general election. It warns of radical efforts to influence the Democratic ticket and critiques gubernatorial candidate Wheeler as a volatile advocate for pro Soviet and radical positions amid an energized campaign in Helena.
Two Essex touring cars carrying U S Mail completed the San Francisco to New York crossing in record times, beating train times in the direction and proving the reliability and endurance of Essex vehicles. The feat, part of a broader effort to demonstrate economy and performance, followed months of testing across 350 cities with 114 hours of continuous strain.
The piece describes political settlement by conservative sponsors aiming to portray K as wary of radical ties, noting Wheeler's finances and property actions. It mentions Wheeler’s hotel in Butte and quiet shifts in his political stance while miners and summer resorts face a tourism traveler dynamic and a Washington influence.
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