19 Homesick Nez Perce Indians Terrorize Northwest Frontier
In July 1878 nineteen homesick Nez Perce, remnants of White Bird’s band, caused panic across Montana Idaho and Washington as rumors spread they would join the fight against whites. Chief Joseph’s legacy and the 1877 bear’s paw surrender frame the tale of pursuit, escape, and fear among settlers and reservation residents alike.
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Eric Thanen
Northwest
Montana
Idaho
Washington
White Bird
Miles
Bear’s Paw Mountains
Joseph
Nez Perces
Wallowa
Oregon
Canada
Rockies
Lolo Pass
Bitter Root
Yellowstone Park
Montana To the ‘Bear's Paw
Nelson A. Miles
Fort Keogh
Howard
United States Army
Dearborn River
Caddette Pass
Swan River
Jocko Trail
Flathead Reservation
Eagle-of-the-Light
Eagle of-the-Light
Wee Bird
Columbia River
Missoula
Fort Missoula
Flathead
Peter Rowan
Michelle
Sitting Bull
Ronan
Clearwater
Seventeen Indians Die While Attempting a Fateful Return
An account recounts the Nez Perce and Flathead bands fleeing to reach their ancestral valley. Michelle and White Bird bands clash with U.S. forces at Clearwater and Lolo Pass. 6 killed and 3 wounded, 19 home sick Indians hunted to death. The tale honors their bravery and defiance without a monument.
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Lolo Pass
Clearwater
Tom Wallace
Fort Missoula
Northwest
1848 Revolutions Undercut Holy Alliance Cohesion
The widespread 1848 revolutions shattered the Holy Alliance formed thirty three years prior, undermining its post Napoleonic unity and influencing European political alignments for years.
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Holy Alliance
1884 Thanksgiving Menu in Great Falls Recalled
W. P. Wren recalls the first Thanksgiving in Great Falls in 1884 amid a tiny population with no churches hotels or saloons. He describes sardines crackers and beer for dinner and a blizzard making a store lunch common. Paris Gibson’s dream of a city began to take shape as the town developed with early merchants and boarding houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Wren
Great Falls
Paris Gibson
Warner
Murphy- Maclay & Co
Billy Warner
Missouri River
Johnstown
E. D. Sargent
Wren
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
Murphy-Maclay & Co
Charteris Hardware Co
Townsite Co
Park Hotel
Central Avenue
Helena
Fort Shaw
Sun River
Fort Benton
Montana Plans Five Water Projects Near Completion
The Montana water conservation board reports five reclamation projects nearing completion to store water for the 1939 irrigation season. Tongue river dam in Big Horn county is 90 percent done and due May 1939 for about 60 000 acre feet to irrigate 30 000 acres. Other works include Big Dry in Garfield county 85 percent done with 3 780 acre feet for 2 000 acres, Sidney pumping plants to irrigate 5 300 acres in Richland county by May 14 1939, West Fork Bitter Root dam due June 1 1939, and upper Musselshell project in Wheatland and Meagher counties due July 1 1939. 235 men were employed Dec 1 with good progress, some work paused for winter.
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Montana Water Conservation Board
Tongue River
Big Horn County
Garfield County
Sidney
Yellowstone
Richland
Bitter Root
Musselshell
Wheatland
Meagher
DeMolay Blood Donors Club Formed in Great Falls
The DeMolay Blood Donors club in Great Falls forms with 120 volunteers ready to donate blood for transfusions. Members will be registered at Deaconess hospital with blood type tests and records to enable rapid summons during emergencies. The initiative mirrors Alton Illinois plans and emphasizes voluntary participation with parental approval.
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Great Falls
DeMolay Blood Donors Club
Deaconess Hospital
Hugh Sutherland
Alton
Sawmill Worker Killed at Schendel Mill Near White Sulphur
James Bryan aged 58 died when a spinning saw at the Schendel mill, near White Sulphur Springs, nearly decapitated him as he cleaned sawdust from beneath the machine.
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James Bryan
Schendel
White Sulphur Springs
Bryan
Accident Victims Should Lie Quietly Until Help Arrives
Bozeman rector George Y. Patten of the Montana Automobile Association urges that in most accidents the injured should be made comfortable and kept immobile until an ambulance arrives. Fractures should be splinted at the scene, avoiding tight bindings, and avoid moving a shocked victim unless necessary. The piece notes winter risks and cautions motorists to aid properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Y. Patten
Bozeman
Montana Automobile Association
Motor Division of
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
Monta
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Lewis Rothe
San Francisco Bay
Treasure Island
Iva Freroud
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Pacific Ocean
Alcatraz Island
Pacific Hide & Fur
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Fox
Peter
Sons CO
Turkey House OF America
Fulton Market
Chicago, Mt
Monroe
Blood Donors Club
Republic
James E Pepper
Coor
Schenley
U. S. Bureau OF Mines
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