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Family ties fray as relatives recall Bill U and the Klondike crowd
In a candid interview a sister recalls Bill U’s descent into debt and wild behavior. She paints him as money obsessed and unreliable, recounting a run from Tacoma with his niece, lavish spending, and failed marriages. The piece mentions further kin who married into Klondike wealth and a sharp critique of his character. The obituary notes Cal Bean’s funeral with Salt Lake attendees, and a June 21 social dance at Renshaw hall led by W F E Sielaff with the Montana State band.
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Dawson
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States
Seattle
Baldwin
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Bil
Tacoma
Frisco
Gues
Aister Grace
Bill U'll
Europe
Nellie
Cal Bean
Hackman
Montana Undertaking Rooms
A. H. Henry
Salt Lake
Butte
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Renshaw Hall
W. FE. Sielaff
Montana