Old Gus Nelson Missoula Express Messenger Remains Vital
Gus Nelson, a veteran Northern Pacific employee in Missoula since 1885, is famed across the system as the long serving local express messenger. Now in his seventies, he continues duties, recalls frontier days, and enjoys annual vacations to visit Vermont roots and Chicago, with his trusted horse Dan by his side.
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Northern Pacific Railway Company
Gus Nelson
Missoula
Express Company
Gus
Missoula Station
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Pacific Coast
Green Fields
Vermont
America
New England
Green Mountain
St. Paul
Tacoma
Chicago
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Mississippi Valley
Northwest
Last Chance Gulch
Helena
Daly Farm
Hamilton
Big Hole
Joseph
Montana
Dan
Santa Claus
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Gus Nelson Keeps Fort at Northern Pacific Station
The article portrays Gus Nelson as a stern yet beloved railroad worker who guards night train packages at the station, refus ing interference, and guiding deliveries. He knows train schedules, inspires respect, and remains steadfast despite changes in management and years of service.
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Gus
Gussig
Yellowstone Park railway opens in Montana coal region
A 15 mile stretch in eastern Montana, soon to extend toward Yellowstone, links Mountain Side near Bozeman with Belt mountains, opening coal beds. The Yellowstone Park Railway, a Washington corporation led by Col Turner and Sen Turner, is operated by Northern Pacific with growing coal shipments and Mines like Trail Creek Coal and Land Co and Cook mine already producing. The region features rugged Yellowstone valley views and the historic council tree near the line.
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Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Wonderland
Yellowstone Park Railway
State of Washington
W.W. D. Turner
United States
George Turner
J. C. Williams
Spokane
Colonel Turner
Bozeman
Mountain Side
Northern Pacific Railway
Trail Creek
Yellowstone Valley
M. M. Black
C. W. Hoffman
Hozeman
Mountain House
Charles Brown
Trail Creek Coal and Land Company
Henry Ming
Joseph Koontz
Cook
A. B. Cook
Maxey Ranch
National Park
Poison mysteries and the hard path to proof
Chicago Chronicle reports Chief Ripley reflecting on the Herrick poison case and the Kuhn poisoning at Kuhn's park. He notes the challenge of proving poisonings, the reliance on circumstantial evidence, and the detective mindset needed to uncover hidden poisonings.
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H. H. Holmes
Englewood
West
Chicago Avenue
Adolph Kuhn
Kuhn
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