History of First Annual Press Convention in Treasure State
A historical account of the Montana Press Association’s origins and first annual convention in 1885 Butte. It covers founders editors and publishers, early objectives, constitution details, social events, key speakers, and notable member editors who shaped Montana journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasure State
Lucile Thurston
Stanley Thurston
Judith Basin County Press
Stanford
Henry Weare
Montana Press Association
Butte
Miner
Helena
Territorial Press
L. O. Leonard
Frank M. Leonard
Anaconda Review
Montana
Montana Press
Jerry Collins
Little Butte
the River Press
Collins
Press Gang of
James H. Mills
W. W. Alderson
Avant Courier
Bozeman
W. H. Sutherlin
Lee Mantle
Alex Devine
A. J. Pisk
J.D. Matheson
H. T. Brown
J. E. Hendry
Cornelius Hedges
Little Old Court House
Mills
Leonard
The
Press Association
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Union Pacific Railways
State University of Iowa
John Maguire
Butte Grand Opera House
United Press Association
Silver Bow County
Court House
Livingston Enterprise
Hendry
John Russell Wilson
Dillion Tribune
Association
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific Railroads
W. A. Clark
Utah and Northern Railways
J. H. Mills
J. R. Wilson
Grand Opera House
Maguire
Marguerite
Temple of Drama
St. Nicholas Hotel
Billings Herald
Mt. Vernon
Anaconda
Parrot Smelter
Clark
Clark’s Coluss
Moulton
Matt W. Alderson
William
George E. Beos
Montana Livestock Journal
Montanian
Butte Miner
Brown
River Press
Fort Benton
Daily Tribune
Great Falls
C. S. Fell
J. M. Vrooman
Mineral Argus
Judith Basin
Fell
Vrooman
Fisk Brothers
Helena Herald
Robert E. Fisk
Jane
Billings
Billings Gazette
J. D. Matheson
Matheson
Hugh McQuaid
McQuaid
Montana Post
Virgiia City
New Northwest
Deer Lodge
J.B. Read
Butte ‘Miner
Read
Reed
Harrison Spaulding
Missoula County
Montana Irrigation
J. BR. Widmyer
Glendive Independent
Widmyer
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. E. Foote
Dillon Tribune
Foot
Dillon
Will Kennedy
Lambert Molinelli
J. W. Monteith
R. C. Walker
Grand Vineyard
March of Progress
Miss Thurston
Montana School of Journalism
Missoula
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Ernest T. Eaton
President Polytechnic
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