United States customs seeks booze runner patrolmen in Montana Idaho
Great Falls July 1 United States collector J W Roberts says a large patrol against liquor smugglers will be organized in Montana and Idaho. He has received hundreds of job applications from men offering detective and patrol skills to help curb cross border traffic. The force will face hazardous work patrolling a difficult region with organized rum runners sending liquor north and south. Roberts seeks steady nerves, initiative and marksmanship, with rifles and sinshooter experience.
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Great Falls
Uncle Sam
J. W. Roberts
United States
Montana
Idaho
Roberts
Canadian
Mexian
Gulf of Mexico
Two Suspects in Jail for Robbing Kid Sheepherder Butte
July 10 charges of robbery were filed against Dan Sullivan and Ted Walsh in Justice of the Peace McNamara's court. Police Officer Calpin and Officer Sullivan arrested the youths early yesterday after Victor Bascom, a young sheepherder, reported being robbed of 230 dollars from his summer savings behind the Arizona hotel. Bascom later identified Sullivan and Walsh in an east side pool hall, confirming their involvement.
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Butte
Justice of the Peace McNamara
Dan Sullivan
Ted Walsh
Calpin
Sullivan
Victor Bascom
Bascom
Arizona
Porse
Ras
Walsh
Closing of Meagher County creeks to fishing announced
A notice posted by the commission and farmers declares Cottonwood stream and the east middle and west forks in Meagher County closed to fishing for three years starting August 20, 1925. Birch Creek and GFE Culler ranches face fishing restrictions during camping and trespass incidents cited as careless.
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Martinsdale
Fish and Game
Cottonwood Stream
Allo Meagher
Birch Creek
GFE
Autos Stolen in Broad Daylight Reported in City
A spate of daylight auto thefts occurred with several vehicles stolen between noon and the afternoon. A Ford touring car owned by John Triderlund was found abandoned near Milwaukee tracks. A car owned by T. Johnson was taken from in front of Conrad Grocers, with license 34793 and engine AZ07S-W2. A 1925 model with straight cord tires was stolen from First Alley North between Third and Forty Streets, license 44973. A Ford touring car traced to Charles Conkha, Morris Apartments, was stolen three blocks from Powder Puff Beauty Shop. license 44900.
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Jade
Trhn Triderlund
Calelips
Teres Vesus
Milwaukee Tracks
T.lauring
T. Johnson
Carter
Conrad Grocers
Third
Fourty Streets
Ford
Charles Conkha
Morris Apartments
Selentidy
Powder Pur
Risberg–Plentywood Two Day Series Set in Montana
Swede Risberg's team to meet Plentywood for two days of games with Scohey. July 10 features John Donaldson bringing his catcher from Minnesota to face Scohey. The original All Nations club challenges Scobey for a series at Scobey or North Dakota with a Friday game in Scobey and Risberg pitching. Northeastern Montana fans await the clash after Scobey's 4 to 1 win in 50 innings last meeting.
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Scohey
John Donaldson
All-Nations Ball Club
Montana
3Rain
Plenttywood
Scobey
Risberg
Citeher
Bobby Marshall
Great Falls
Donaldson
Hin
Minnesota
All Nations Club
Scobey Club
North Dakota
Hing
Canadian Motorists Enter Scobey for Trips to Parks
Tourist traffic through Scobey from Canada is heavy as many autos with camping gear await U S and immigration inspection. Visitors head to Yellowstone and Glacier national parks or travel to friends in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota and other states.
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Scobey
Canada
U. S. Customs
U. S. Immigration Offices
United States
Yellowstone National
Glacier National Parks
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Aged Man Recovers After Novel Cancer Surgery
Clayton Foxall, 67, of Bitter Root valley, has recovered from a long cancer illness. He underwent a bladder cancer operation at Hamilton hospital where a bilateral urethral transfer was performed, the first reported case of this type. Dr Robert Coffey of Portland, who developed the technique, notes kidney secretion is diverted to the bowel allowing bladder removal while preserving kidney function.
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Hamilton
Clayton Foxall
Bitter Root
Hamilton Hospital
Robert C. Coffey
Portland
Foxall
Coffey
Townsend News reads like a town notes roundup
Town residents and visitors populate the week with numerous names and brief travels. John Hoerten and Mr and Mrs Herbert Busch of Minot are visiting at the Joe Hoerten home for several weeks while Bill Cotter retires after a week in Butte. Other locals seen in Helena, Great Falls, Bozeman, and Bel parade include Mrs Labcock, Manon Barrack, Genevieve Mahony, Catherine Allen, Olive Schrine, J N Sterrett, Delos Carver, Clark Hulbert family, Ruth Anderson, Betty Brisco, Mrs Brown, Miss Winfred Mattes, and many more names and short trips among regional towns.
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J. N. Sterrett
Delos Carver
Great Falls
Clark Hulbert
Ben Bembrick
Helena
Bert Tarrant
Toston
George VanFleet
Boreman
Ruth Anderson
Betty Brisco
Townsend
Mrs. Brown
Thurator
Calfornia
Glenn Melherson
J. Serbold
Incomplete Baghdad Railway Amidst Arab Attacks
Reporters note the Baghdad railway remains unfinished as Arab raiders disrupt tracks between Constantinople and Baghdad. Frequent theft and sabotage hinder progress, delaying service and widening tensions in the region.
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Constantinople
Buagdad
White Sulphur Folks Recall Earthquake Sensation
White Sulphur Springs resident P R Wild describes the two week old quake that rattled White Sulphur Springs Three Forks Manhattan and Logan. He notes damage to the court house and an old school burn but says overall no serious harm beyond nerves and public alarm. He recalls being in the yard running a sprinkler when the first shock struck and a dust cloud rose from the courthouse area. The second sharp shock at seven sparked a rush to outdoors as residents marveled at Montana scenery.
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Agai
Montana
P. R. Wild
White Sulphur Springs
Hugo
Three Forks
Manhattan
Logan
Court House
Wool shipments and mining plans headlined Meagher County picks
Two loaded wool cars sent to Boston by Lester Work and Jap Stewart clips and another to the Color Worsted Mills in Providence mark a brisk shipping week. Drilling near Ringling shows gas and oil potential, with $100 plus spent and 4000 feet reached in Kootenai formation. Local sales of farm equipment surge. Bar harvest prep and larger acreage noted. several residents visit nearby towns. tremors prompt cave safety cautions.
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Martinsdale
Lester
Jap Stewart
Hallowell & Jones
Boston
Jen Doggett
Color Worsted Mills
Providence
RTI
Shields River Syndicate
Ringling
J. J. Hardie
Chicago
Kootenai
Normat Holter
Richard Mangar
Dr . C Wellin
Earle Fo Angell
Judge Silver
Castle
Blackhawk
RS. Gile
Lower Main Street
Jo Foster
Woc Hawley
Pbf Stanton
Hher
Howard Squires
Harlowton
White Sulphur Springs
George Fowke
Klock
Wi Pe Galvin
Martins
Mesdames Foster
Stevens
Carroll
Alta Weber
Elena
R . Quigley
Thei Ifelema
John J. Gartland
Arthur Hager
Montclair
N. J
J. Bo Feeley
Florida
F. J. Carroll
Vincent
John Rees
Jack Rees
Laurel
Gins
Myers
Lebanon
Ind
Wiggins
Miers John France
Hol. Trent
Gonville
Gaddis Ranch
Fort Taga
Ram's Torn
Crystal Caves
Arante
Chester Trixson
Raymond Bonesteel
Tames
Florence Johnston
Saten
Ore
Shannon Ranch
Vanich Pen Urner
Dewey Gates
Missoula University
Jack Rich
Helena
Reeves
Kalispell man killed by dynamite blast near Northfork road
Kalispell on July 10 reports Archibald Hanes killed by a dynamite charge while workers prepared to fill a stump on Northfork road about eight miles from the Canadian line. A second blast failed to detonate prompting Hanes to investigate. the explosion blew him across the road, destroying his head, severing an arm, breaking both legs, and collapsing the chest and shoulders. Coroner Campbell cited the casualties and described the gruesome injuries.
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Kalispell
Archibaldd. Hanes
Northfork
Witter
Hanes
Campbell
Transient Murphy Killed Riding Freight Train Westbound
Dennis Murphy briefly rode freight train No 63 westbound near mule post 69 when he fell between cars. The left leg was severed above the knee, and he died at the Big Timber hospital after being found by the crew and treated at once.
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Livingston
Dennis Murphy
Mitchell
Mule Post 69
Murphy
Grey Chiff
Big Timber
Montanan Injured in Canadian Automobile Accident
Kathspell Tuln 19 Mr and Mrs George Wayes and four children motoring in Canada on a vacation trip had a miraculous escape when their car went over a grade reversed twice and landed right side up. Mrs Hayes suffered a broken rib and collar bone, the only injuries. The crash occurred near Kitchener BC as they pulled aside to let another car pass. Mr Hayes plans to return home this week while Mrs Hayes remains hospitalized in Starbrook BC for some time.
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Kathspell
Tuln 19
George Wayes
Canada
Hayes
Mayes
Th. W. Maller
Jayes
Kitchener
Mr. Hayes
Mrs Hayes
Starbrook
Child Drowns in Ditch Near Joliet
In Red Lodge on July 10 a 48 month old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs Jacob Dietz, drowned yesterday in an irrigating ditch on the Dietz ranch north of Joliet. The body was found three hours later downstream from the accident site. Funeral set for Rockvale Cemetery tomorrow. It appears the child wandered off to play and fell into the ditch. Search began immediately after he was missed but swift currents carried the body away.
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Red Lodge
Jacob Dietz
Dietz
Joliet
Rockvale
Whitefish Hermit Hangs Self in Barn
Whitefish resident Charles Th. Lacklord, a bachelor living on a farm near Twin Bridges west of Whitefish, was found hanged from a rafter in a woodshed Wednesday morning. Neighbors say he had lived alone for 18 years and had been in poor health recently.
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Wallswell
Tate
Charles TH. Lacklord
Twin Bridges
Whitefish
Loroner Campbell
Lockhard
Hin
Water Tank Breaks Injuring Engineer at Pallings Yards
A Northern Pacific Incarnative engineer was seriously hurt yesterday afternoon when a water tank burst at Pallings Yards. A portion of the broken tank crashed through the engine cab as the engine stood taking water. The injured fireman had been outside the cab and is hospitalized in Glen die with a possible fractured skull.
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Avingston
Pallings Yards
Glendie
Murder and mayhem shake Kelso as editor slain
In Kelso Washington a liquor smuggling ring thrives amid graft rumors and two rival mayors. Editor Thomas Dovery planned an expose and was murdered. A. Rune Todd returns vowing revenge and declares himself mayor while detectives recover $75 000 in booze on a barge and trace a $200 000 shipment. The town faces possible martial law as investigations continue.
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Welso
Wash
Thomas Dovery
Cowltz
Kelso
Dovery
A. Rune Todd
Todd
Nat Smith
Trade of Amierige with USSR exceeds prewar figures
Washington reports 1944 commerce with Russia totaling 49 million dollars in exports and imports, per Commerce Department, with the Russian information bureau citing 55.9 million. Agencies like Amtorg in New York direct most trade, including coal, oil, and electrical goods, with 1924 turnover near 17.9 million and Central America group handling over 4 million in fur goods.
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Washington
Associated Press
Moscow
Commerce Department
Russia
Russian Information Bureau
Information Bureau
United States
New York City
Generalrada
Amtorg ‘Trading Corporation
New York State
Au| Ray
Centroroyal-America, Inc
Central Union of Russian Consumers’ Co-operatives
Lax
Russian Union of Agricultural Co-operatives
Whewlso
Selakoyanyan
Fia Furm
Wiiteh
Russa
Ntatlawtice
Tour
Russian textile mills boost cotton imports from U S
Russian textile mills are buying large quantities of cotton from the United States. Last year Russian organizations purchased 25,000,000 dollars in cotton and 2,230,000 dollars in farm machinery. Most purchases are routed through the All-Russian Textile Syndicate and shipments go in cargo lots to Murmansk from New Orleans.
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Alea
Information Bureau
United States
Soviet Union
Murmansk
New Orleans
Stone will leaves all to widow in forty seven words
Warren S. Stone, late president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died June 12 in Cleveland and his will probated July 6 bequeaths a 10000 dollar stock and bond estate to his widow Mrs Carril F E Newell Stone. The August 11 1923 dated will is noted for its extreme brevity.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Carril FE Newell Stone
Knowledge and Cigar Effects in Historical Satire
A fragmented note references a Punch magazine quote on how a cigar smoke could trigger a fire alarm and mentions an enigmatic ocean water volume comparison to land. The text blends literary trivia with a scientific-sounding claim about the Taehie ocean, leaving several garbled terms.
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Taehie Ocean
Revival of Ancient Court Proposed to Hear Oxford Cases
An Oxford undergraduate faces manslaughter charges from a motor crash. A law don suggests reviving the Court of the Lord High Steward, a historic university court, to judge such university offenses with juries partly drawn from the university. The university also maintains the Court of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor's Court for other matters.
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Ancient Court
Oxford
Onfort
Eng
Associated Press
Assize
Blackstone
University
Holy Powers
Berkshire
Head Lettuce is Being Tried Out by Columbus Men
Columbus July 10 Bill Horse wood of the Flaherty Flat has head lettuce with leaves 10 metres across and weighing over four pounds. The head lettuce game is improving in the mountain region near Red Lodge but is usually not so good this far down. The unfortunate part is there is no market for the produce nor storage or shipping facilities.
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Columbus
Bill Horsewood
Flaherty
Red Lodge
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Kid Sheepherder
Plentywood
Townsend News
Meagher County News
London
Montanan
Ponto
Thomas Davery
Right
A. Ruric Todd
Kelco
The
Weekly News
Amierige
USS
Helena Light & Railway Co
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