Tragic Accident Claims Harold Wright In Potatoes Incident
Harald Wright, 16, died instantly near the Canadian line when a hammerless shotgun in a wagon discharged as his father, Ald Wright, moved potatoes. The weapon fired into the boy’s stomach as he helped, and the family prepared the body for burial in Dakota.
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Harald Wright
R. Wright
Wright
Mr. Wright
Harold
Tucko
Malta
Dakota
Harold Bas
Case
Irrigation Rights Dispute Talks Between U S and Canada
International Joint Commission to consider definite recommendations on Milk River and St Mary River irrigation rights at Ottawa October 4. Montana officials report progress after Chinook meeting, with governors proposing shared reservoir capacity to assure water. Controversy ongoing since 1909 with possible government referral if no agreement.
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United States
Canada
Milk River
St. Mary River
Ottawa
CSS
Efeidel
Helena
Commission
Lethbridge Canada
Montana
Chinook
Mont
Oscpt M. Dixon
RIKE IS FAVORED BY RAILROAD SHOPMEN
Chicago September 23 The six federated railroad shop craft unions vote to strike only after pending wage rules are issued by the United States railroad labor board Jewell heads the organizers and vows a stronger fight if strike action is needed pending rule details and wage talks before a final decision.
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Hhicago
United States Railroad
Hus
BLM
Jewell
Yelaus
Chcago S!op Workers Sun
Nescot
Towell
Bowdoin Oil Field Sees Renewed Drilling Prospects
Renewed activity at Bowdoin dome signals potential large oil finds. Geologic surveys planned by Guy Norman and Dr. Badger aim to guide future drilling after past wells overlooked conditions. Acreage held by Cat Creek Seventy Five and others eyes leases on Soap Creek near Hardin with development slated for spring.
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Bowdoin
Bowdoin Dome
United States
Guy Norman
Lewistown
Badger
Helena
Messers
Norman
Cat Creek Seventy-five Company
Bozeman
Missgula
Soap Creek
Hard N
Western States Oil Company
Standard
Cattle rustlers halted in action in Phillips county
Reports from Phillips county describe a rustling scheme where cattle from Phillips and Fergus counties were driven across borders, brands altered, and held before return. State stock inspectors and Everett Thompson aided by sheriff, leading to confiscated cattle and raised suspicions among long-time locals about identifying owners.
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Philips County
Valley County
Phillips County
Fergus County
State Stock Inspectors Association
Tom Johnson
Tom
Everett
Tompson
Foundations Begin For State College Gym
Excavation has started for the foundation of the new gymnasium at the State college. The building will be among the finest in the college group. Contractors are also at work on four other major buildings including a biology building engineering shops and the main engineering building.
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Bozeman
State College
Chinese Pheasants to be Turned Loose at Miles City
Miles City on September 21 reports that Thomas Marowe and the Montana Fish and Game Commission are stocking eastern Montana with Chinese pheasants. A shipment of two crates arrived in Miles City for immediate release into the northern country, following a prior southbound shipment. Local sportsmen and the Chamber of Commerce cooperate to stock the area in timbered wild regions for better multiplication and thriving populations.
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Miles City
Thomas Marowe
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Montana
W. F
Swith
Chamber of Commerce
Spokane Car Line Threatens to Quit If Jits Continue
Spokane and Eastern Railway and Power Co faces imminent abandonment of all street car service here if jitney competition persists, says I E K Connors vice-president and general manager after Chicago bondholders meeting. Bond holders authorized him to act when feasible.
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Spokane
Spokane and Eastern Railway and Power Company
I. EK. Connors
Chicago
Burglary-Proof Bed Show Cites Night Light Reveal
New York introduces a burglar proof bed to an electrical show at the 71st Regiment Armory. Attendees see a bed that floods the floor with light when a button is pressed from under the pillow, aiming to deter intruders.
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New York
71 Regiment Armory
Eight Hour Day Ordered for Postmasters
Washington September 18 Postmaster General Hays announced an order requiring postmasters of first second and third class offices to work an eight hour day. The rule applies to all postmasters with no exemption noted.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Hays
Yeggmen Rob Church Safe In Tacoma Heist
Professional yeggs broke into the First Presbyterian church in Tacoma Washington last night using an oxyacetylene torch to crack the safe and取 $55 in money and checks. Police suspect the break in aimed at funds believed to be for a new church construction.
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Yeggman
Tacoma
Wash
First Presbyterian Church
Program at Masonic Meet Hinsdale September 28
Registration 1:15 to 2:15 p m at the Masonic Temple. Call to order 2:45 p m. Address Welcoming Bro R R Black W M Kyle Lodge 96 A F O M. Welfare Association meeting chaired by Bro H M Cosier Northern Light 75 with Vice Chairman Bro H A Schoening Loyalty 121 and Secretary Bro T M Patten North Star 46. Talk Masonry a Factor in Montana History by Bro L L Calloway F G M Virginia City No 1. Banquet 5:00 to 7:30 p m at the Majestic with Toastmaster Bro S M West Kyle Lodge 96. Trains for visitors 7:46 eastbound and 9:45 westbound.
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Masonic Temple
Welccome
R. R. Black
Kyle Lodge
The
Welfare Association
H. M. Cosier
Northern Light
H. A. Schoening
Loyalty
Bro
T. M. Pat
Montana and Region News Roundup a Sept
Havre man pleads guilty in federal court to selling liquor at his residence fined 100 dollars. Billings police seize four cars with improper plates. A Billings constable report theft of 1300 in currency. Bozeman auto thefts of three cars recovered with one arrest. Military funeral services held in Billings for two soldiers. Helena clerks face risk for dishonored checks per attorney general opinion. Autumn storm brings cold rain across Montana with coldest spots at Helena and Lewistown. Julius Hansen in Lewistown sentenced for a bank theft plans a return after term. Rexford hotel hold-up attempt ends with gunfire. robbers flee. Powell county shop department offers equipment at cost through high school.
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Great Falls
Thomas Foley
Havre
George M. Bourquin
United States
Billings
Alejando Romola
Worden
Mont
Bozeman
Ben
Montana
Helena
Quiry
R. N. Hawkins
Lewistown
Julius Hansen
Hansen
Rexford
Steve Morix
Morin
Deey Lodge
Steger
Powell County High School
Powell’ County
Court ruling limits raids on private homes for liquor cases
Spokane reports United States District Judge Frank H Rudkin ruling that officers may not enter a private dwelling with a search warrant unless they have evidence liquor is being sold. The decision arose in Gus Powells trial for operating a still near Wallexford. The jury acquitted Powell and evidence including a copper boiler and mash seized at the scene was ordered returned.
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Spokane
United States
Frank H. Rudkin
Gus Powell
Wallexford
Wash
Powell
Sylvester A. Garvin
Powell. Co
Garvin
Miudkin
Mob Burns Arbuckle Film In Thermopolis Theater
A mob of about 150 men and boys entered the Maverick theatre in Thermopolis Wyoming and shot up the screen then burned part of the Fatty Arbuckle film. Theatre manager F Z Buzzetti said Purity League representatives had urged him not to run the picture but he refused the request. No damage to the building beyond the screen and no injuries reported to him.
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Arbuckle
Thermopolis
Wyo
Maverick Theatre
F. Z. Buzzetti
Purity League
Mr. Buzzetti
Great Northern Adds 38 Jobs at Great Falls Shops
Great Falls readers learn 38 more workers joined the Great Northern shops on the west side, lifting total employment to 219 the highest since opening. The yard reopened after spring shutdowns, with hires drawn from returning employees rather than new recruits.
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Great Falls
Great Northern
Barnum Sustained Old Game Renewed
Springfield, Mass. John H. Sakelli was lured by two strangers to invest $500 in a so called money making machine. The device with cogs and cranks was fed blank paper and promised to output $1,060 in legal tender within an hour. The con men disappeared with the hour and Sakelli's $500.
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Springfield
Mass
Barnum
John H. Sakelli
Sakelli
John
Reopen Flour Mill at Malta
Sam J. Wright of Hardin has leased the Circle Diamond flour mill at Malta and will start operating it this fall. The six month lease includes an option to buy. Owner is John Survant. Better crop conditions and local demand prompt the reopening to provide employment and broader community prosperity.
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Milta
Sam J. Wright
Hardin
Circle Diamond
John Survant
Terrible Oppau Mine Blast in Germany Kills 800
Mayence Sept 21 reports say eight hundred workers were killed at the Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik plant in Oppau near Ludwigshafen after a series of explosions. The shock was felt up to 40 miles away. many buildings collapsed and relief work faced heavy obstacles.
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Mayence
Germany
Badische Anilinfabrik
Oppau
Frankenthal
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Worms
Appau
Frankfort
Badische Company
Im Oppau
Armistice Day to Unite Delegates and Americans
Washington reports that all delegates to the armament limitation conference will join the American people in Armistice Day observances on November 11. Foreign delegates are expected to attend memorial services at Arlington National Cemetery where President Harding will speak. The conference opens November 12 in the Pan-African Building.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Harding
Ex-Service Men Attend Campaign Effort Disposed
Ninety eight ex service men were taken up and disposed of by the bureau of war risk insurance squad sent out to Glasgow Tuesday noon. Limited notice and untimely campaign reduced results and many cases were not brought before the squad. Another campaign is likely to fulfill the bureau's aim to clear all legitimate claims.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Glasgow Democrat
High School Bans Gum Chewing in Great Falls
Great Falls high school, under Principal L G Cook, ordered a gum chewing ban inside the building. Offenders must scrape gum from desks with glass and sand paper as punishment.
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Electric City
Great Falls
Great Falls “High School
L. G. Cook
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Mark River
R. M. Snell
Blackfeet
Tow Aine
Internationpant Camimesion
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Clarence D. Clark
Marcus Smits
William H. Smith
Secremy
Bowdoin Oil Field
Masonic Meet
Hinsdale
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