Montana Standard Subscription Rates and details
The Montana Standard lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with payments in advance. Rates cover 3 months 6 months 1 year for state readers and post offices outside the region with tiered monthly costs. Includes a note about official status and Associated Press rights. The page closes with a Shakespeare quote.
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Butte
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Stand Up For Rights Restore Protections For Soldiers Abroad
The piece argues Americans abroad are subject to foreign laws lacking U S protections. It cites Formosa riots over Sgt Reynolds and Japan’s potential trial of Sgt Girard, noting unclear authority and status of forces gaps. It urges Congress to back bills by Jenner and Bow to restore constitutional protections and curb concessions abroad.
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United States
Formosa
Robert R. Reynolds
U.S
U.S. Information Agency
Sgt. Reynolds
Japan
William S. Girard
House
Senate
Jenner
Ohio
Bow
America
Delaware Named for the Duke of York and the river
Delaware takes its name from the Delaware River named by Dutch explorers for Lord De la Warr later James, Earl of Delaware. The month June derives from Juno the Roman goddess, a seasonal reference. Robert the Bruce, stirred by a spider’s persistence, regained courage to fight England. George Washington? No. The line about spring and a young man’s thoughts is by Robert Browning. Aix-les-Bains Baden-Baden Carlsbad Bath share spa temptations. 1755 Nathan Hale born. 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, US Marines victory. 1944 D‑Day Allied invasion of France. Webster defines mercy as compassion and mild benevolence.
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Delaware
Robert Bruce
Scotland
Aix - Les - Bains
Baden-Baden
Carlsbad
Bath
Lord de la Warre
Virginia Company
Juno
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Locksley Hall
Dusay
Federal Lottery and Public Opinion Clash With Tax Burden
A survey finds 59 percent favor a federal lottery to cut taxes while 28.6 percent oppose and 12.4 percent are undecided. The piece argues gambling harms the economy and housing for the poor, citing the wider social costs and urging caution over such policy shifts.
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Social workers warn that cheap forms of gambling attract those with little means and distract from jobs and families. The piece notes 19th century Louisiana’s state lottery was abolished for abuses, implying a federal national lottery could cause similar damage before abolition.
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Louisiana
Independence Hall Fire Safety Upgrades Planned
Independence Hall in Philadelphia will receive new electrical wiring a modern fire alert system and an improved sprinkler system. Melford O Anderson of Independence National Historical Park disclosed the upgrades while noting the building remains a fire hazard even after improvements. The fire alarm box bears the number 1776 and would trigger five fire companies in an emergency.
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Philadelphia
Melford O. Anderson
Independence National Historical Park
America
Cradle of Liberty
The
Medical Viewpoints on Extending Human Lifespan
The medical fraternity believes advances could push human longevity toward 150 years. Proponents argue longer life would help individuals settle debts and cover medical costs, though skeptics question feasibility and ethics.
Titanic Thompson and the old time golf slickers
A veteran sports writer recalls Titanic Thompson and rival pool sharks who influenced golf lore. The piece covers caddies like Leo Flynn, Dempsey training, and Thompson's legend, plus real shipboard yarns about Titanic era passengers and public figures.
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Titanic Thompson
Florida
Nevada
Hollywood
Broadway
Madison Street
Leo P. Flynn
Kate
Jack Doyle
Billiards Academy
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
Chicago
Tex Rickard
Evansville con man noted for juvenile offenses in multiple states
Westbrook Pegler reports a business man with a long record from Evansville who traveled through Joplin Springfield Mo El Dorado and Tulsa. He served most of a year for messing with teenage girls and, after release, was seen at a public venue with two young girls in Tuc son.
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Evansville
Joplin
Springfield
el Dorado
Tulsa
Tucson
Dodgers Key to Crews' Move as Giants Holdouts Signal Exit
The Dodgers are the central issue in the NYC area sports draft of teams and cities. San Francisco Minneapolis and Los Angeles compete to lure the Dodgers with offers for a new home. A Flushing Meadows stadium idea is floated but the aim is to keep the Dodgers in town.
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Los Angeles
Dodgers
San Francisco
Giants
L.A
Brooks
Minneapolis
California
Flushing Meadows
Your Birthday Zodiac Forecast Of June 6
Birth date June 6 highlights originality and resolve with a logical, factual approach. Notable figures shared the date, including Mann and Hale, while Gemini to Taurus influences advise cautious business and health awareness and steady, diplomatic action.
Foreign aid unpopularity grows from waste and unclear results
The essay argues foreign aid is increasingly unpopular in the United States due to wasteful spending and lack of tangible outcomes. It cites the Lebanon cow barn folly, U.S. versus British relations, and ICA critiques, noting insufficient intelligence and pride in American achievement.
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United States
Great Britain
Suez
John Foster Dulles
Lebanon
Massachusetts
Harold Stassen
John Hollister
Herbert Hoover
Potomac
Reader’s Digest
ICA
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Afghanistan
Notable 1947 Civic Notices and Local Events
The column lists social visits and travels among residents including Mr. and Mrs. James T. Finlen Jr and guests on a Madison fishing trip with Dr. and Mrs. William A. McMahon of Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie M. Sheridan. It notes Seattle resident Mrs. Thomas B. Scott vacationing with sisters at two addresses, and local residents returning home from Seattle. It covers a Copper League baseball 13-2 game where Walsh and Devine powered North Side. A 1937 murder trial of Ilija Martinovich before Judge Downey is described, along with a ranch injury from hot solder, committee chairmanships for Epworth League dinner, an embalming history address by D. E. Ashworth, a Montana Rural Electrification 73-mile line project bid by Charles Shannon, Montanans mourning Rev. A. R. Coopman, and Butte fire dept delegates to a state convention. Also notes admission to practice of law for Walter G. Wilson and Herbert W. Haugland.
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James T. Finlen Jr
Madison
William A. McMahon
Seattle
Leslie M. Sheridan
Thomas B. Scott
T. J. Crowley
Farragut
J. A. McNulty
Adams
Thomas A. Morgan
S. Idaho
Ilija Martinovich
T. E. Downey
Nicholas Aleksich
Henry Cerise
Elk Park
St. James Hospital
Mountain View Epworth League
Dorothy Lloyd
Beth Curry
Francis Muster
Ellen Cundy
Jack Clucas
D. E. Ashworth
Los Angeles
Butte Exchange Club
Fred I. Root
Charles Shannon
Butte
Montana Rural Electrification Assn
Missoula County
Anaconda
A. R. Coopman
St. Peter Church
St. Paul Church
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Irvin S. Cobb
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By Westbrook Pegler
New York World-Telegram and Sun
Stella
Will James
Thomas Mann
Bruno Oscar Klein
John Trumbull
Samuel P. Newman
Daniel Beach
May Wirth
Gemini
VIRGO
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
George E. Sokolsky
Scott
R. J. Scott
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Dama
BY Fred Neher
Ange
Walsh
Devine
Jim Sweeney
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