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Montana Press Old Guard Remembered At Convention
The author reflects on Montana newspapers and the stout old guard of reporters and editors. Names like A. K. Yerkes, George B. Johnson, Sam Gordon, Harry Collins, Major Becker, and others are celebrated for shaping state journalism from Helena to Missoula and Billings. The piece recalls duels, feuds, and the evolution of press warfare through territorial days to statehood, ending with a note on a forthcoming press gathering in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Helena
Deer Lodge
Virginia City
Mills
J. R. Wilson
Colosel Woolfolk
Butte
George B. Johnson
Halcyon
Harber
the River Press
Jerry Collins
The
Great Falls Tribune
Sutherlands
Musbandman
Sam Gordon
Yellowstone Journal
Walter Matheson
Billings Times
A. K. Yerkes
Bozeman Chronicle
Major Alderson
Avant Courier
George Wright
Livingston Enterprise
George Alderson
Post
Tom Baker
Madisonian
Professor Swallow
Helena Independent
Fisks
Herald
J. Ih. Widmyer
Glendive Independent
Guy X. Piatt
Fully Capital
Armstrong Brothers
Spaulding
Missoulian
Sam Robertson
Boulder Bentinel
J. c. Kerry
Harry Collins
Lambert Molinelis
J. Rh. Faulds
James Brevena
Kress
Dillon Exaiminer
Hrund
Eye of the Tribune
Mone
Commonwealth
Powers That Were
Seattle
Lin
Lemion Spectator
Harry
Major Becker
Billings Gazette
Rolle
Billings
Crow Agency
Killings Gazette
Washington
Exchange