Trees Take Root in Butte a Growing City Myth
A humorous piece highlights Butte Montana’s single real tree and budding attempts to plant more. Residents on West Broadway and surrounding streets plant saplings while debates over rights to trees and future growth unfold amid local quirks.
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UTTP
Butte
West Broadway
J. J. McHatton
Charley Clark
Judge McHatton
T. P. Newton
Dr. Campbell
West Granite
Montana Street
South Butte
Thompson Campbell and His Famous Washington Years
Thompson Campbell of Butte, a noted Montana lawyer, once sat in Breckinridge’s seat in 1851 as a boy beside his father in the U.S. House. He crossed the Isthmus of Panama nine times between 1853 and 1866, recalling journeys from Galena to Washington with vivid detail and meeting Lincoln, Webster, Clay, and Douglas in a vibrant era of American history.
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Hompson Campbell
Butte
Montana
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Page
John C. Breckinridge
United States
Lincoln
Douglas
Campbell
Thompson Campbell, Jr
Illinois
Washington
Breckinridge
Kentucky
Campbell, Jr
Zach Taylor
Mr. Campbell
Galena, Ill
Illinois City
Elgin
Senate
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
House
Stephen A. Douglas
Congress
E. B. Washburn
France
Isthmus
Panama
New York
San Francisco
William Gwin
California
Calfornia
Maximilian of
Mexico
Galena
J. C. Breckinridge
Thomas Drummond
Theorthern
Samuel Ache
Joseph Hoge
O. C. Pratt
James A. McDougall
Ed D. Baker
Oregon
Jones
Iowa
Brown
Oney Gagan's Letter From Thunder Mountain Gold Dig
Oney Gagan writes from the Thunder Mountain district to his friend Sol in Butte. He expresses excitement at finding gold and urges Sol to come over soon to share in the mining fortune.
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Oney Gagan IN
Oney Gagan
Thunder Mountain District
Sol
Butte
Thunder Mountain
Nature's Remedy Aimed at Weak Men Promises Cure
Advertisement promotes Free Magno Appliance and a treatment to cure weakness in men of all ages. Claims quick results and urges immediate action, presenting the remedy as a new, successful solution for sexual vitality.
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Dom
Povgenedy Senn
Chicago
Ad Cook Remedy CO
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Supreme Court
James W. Forbis
Forbis
Boise
Klondike
Polar Bear Society
Dawson
Alaska
Thunder
Skagway
Seattle
Regulators of Thunder
Red Rock
Thompson Campbell
Galena & Chicago Union
Illinois Central
New Buffalo
Detroit
Erie
Butler County
Freeport
Allegheny River
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
Allegheny Mountains
Junietta River
Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maximilian
America
J. S. Beech
Paris
Paris-Morton CO
Minneapolis
Masonic Temple
Mott’s Pennyroyal Pills
Cherical CO
Cleveland
Finlen-Media Drug Co
Martin Drug Ca
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