Vigilantes Save Worden’s Riches in Missoula History
Relic hunters can view an old safe in Western Montana National Bank said to be the first safe in Montana. Frank L. Worden brought it to his Hell Gate trading post 73 years ago via the Mullan road from Walla Walla. The safe’s tale links to Worden & Company and the era of road agents near Hell Gate.
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Missoula
University City
Montana
Western Montana National Bank
Frank L. Worden
Hell Gate
Mullan
Walla Wala
Wash
Worden & Company
Skinner
Carter
Cooper
Zachary
Shear
Graves
Henry Plummer
James J. Brett
First National Bank of
Havre
Levi Fossum
Hill County
Fossum
Brett
State Bank of
Victor
Butte Gains Large Share From State Auto Fees
At a conference with Hugh Quinn and Melvin Dempsey the Butte council set a plan to take 50 percent of 73 percent of the county's state auto license fund. The county would receive about 63 34 percent and the municipality 36 percent of the total. Mayor Archie McTaggart and the city council attended. Based on last year’s returns the 1933 city apportionment is estimated between 30000 and 40000 dollars.
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Butte City
Butte
Hugh Quinn
Melvin Dempsey
Archie McTaggart
Outlaws Executed in Hell Gate Robbery Case of 1864
Vigilantes struck at Hell Gate on January 22 1864 seizing Skinner Carter and others. Executions followed on the corral crossbar after swift trials. The old Worden store safe held 1500 ounces of gold worth 65 000 under a gold premium 2 40.
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Plummer
Missoula
Kootenai
Skinner
Old Hell Gate
Hell Gate Canyon
Alder Gulch
Hell Gate Ronde
Worden
Carter
Corral
Worden & Company
Montana Trans-State Highways Nearly Finished
Helena correspondent reports 1316.5 miles of improved two trans state routes Theodore Roosevelt highway No. 2 and Yellowstone trail No. 10 totaling about 1452 miles with most not yet unimproved. Chart by state highway engineer shows progress, reduced grade crossings, and regional mileage by segment from Libby to Culbertson and across to North Dakota line.
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Helens
Helena
Montana
Theodore Roosevelt
Montana State Highway Commission
R. D. Rader
U. S. No
Montana-Idaho
Troy
Montana-North Dakota Line
Culbertson
Libby
Kalispell
Belton
Shelby
Chester
Chinook
Wolf Point
Poplar
Havre
Butte
St. Regis
Wibaux
East Helena
Montana switches to new cash basis for warrants
Montana state treasurer's office begins paying about 76000 in outstanding general fund warrants issued on or before Jan 31 1933. The May 18 call stops interest at that date and aims to return to cash payment basis with warrants paid or exchanged for bonds. State Treasurer James T Brett expects prompt payment and potential bond exchanges.
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State Treasurer’s
James T. Brett
Burns Fatal to Ranch Woman at Gilt Edge District
Miss Birdie Brown aged 62, longtime ranch operator in the Gilt Edge area, died in Lewis Town after being badly burned in a gasoline explosion used to clean garments. She suffered severe burns to the scalp and lesser injuries elsewhere. A Missouri native, no relatives are known.
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Burns
Miss Birdie Brown
Lewistown
Miss Brown
Missouri
Indian delegates arrive in London in European dress
Thirteen Indian delegates to the latest round table conference arrived in London wearing European dress except the lone woman who wore a brilliant blue sari that covered her body and head.
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London
Air Mail Rapid Progress From Early Jennies To Modern Jets
A look back at air mail history from the 1910s Jennies to today’s fast planes. The evolution shows post office operation starting May 15, 1918, with surplus military aircraft and gradual improvements to day and night service, culminating in new three mile a minute planes and coast to coast flights.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Woodrow Wilson
Sidney A. Burleson
National Parks Airways
Salt Lake City
United Air Lines
Atlantic
Pacific
Air Express
Post Office Department
Army
Post Office
Air Mail Service
Air Mail Boosts April Volume Despite Rate Hike
National Park Airways reports higher air mail tonnage in April than a year earlier when five cent rates applied. A Great Falls businessman praises fast service, noting letters from New York at 10:30 p.m. April 22 and responses to credit requests in two days.
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National Park Airways
Montana
Air Mail
Great Falls
New York City
Credit Bureau
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Montana Becomes Home of Beard Shaving Innovation
Walter C. Gatton, once a Montana chemistry student, now Seattle contractor, earned a patent for his beard shaping method after six years of trials. A Seattle company markets B-4 Shave based on ionization theory, promising a harmless product. Gatton hopes the invention brings Montana fame.
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Walter C. Gatton
Montana State
Seattle
Uncle Sam
Gatten
Gatton
Montana
Development of early air mail and passenger routes
The article traces the growth of private air carriers from their 1920s beginnings to 1933, noting United Air Lines as a pioneer division, the expansion of air mail to Montana, Idaho, and west coast routes, and the introduction of night service and tri‑motor transports. It cites 33,733,000 miles flown, 280,000,000 letters, and about 500,000 passengers served across 44 states with 26,893 miles of improved, lighted airways.
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Boeing Air Transport
United Air Lines
Montana
Idaho
New York
Pacific Coast
America
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Air-Mail-Pasenger Lines
Cooke City Road To Be Open Soon
Automobile travel from Red Lodge to Cooke City via the Beartooth mountains will be possible this summer for the first time. A tote road will connect unfinished links with existing roads and a 18 mile section between the river and the park boundary will be built this year. Construction work is to be in full swing by midmonth despite heavy snows.
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Red Lodge
Cooke City
Beartooth Mountains
Yellowstone Park
Clark Fork
Rock Creek Canyon
Crow tribal council mulls oil leases for Soap Creek field
The Crow tribal council discussed the Soap Creek oil field inactive for a decade and a special committee tentatively recommended inviting auction bids for leases. Several oil men have shown interest in the project.
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Soap Creek
Crow Tribal Council
Traditional Chinese bronchial remedy gains new asthma role in Europe
A drug long used in China for bronchial troubles for 4000 years is now part of a European prescription to treat asthma. The development signals growing interest in ancient remedies in modern medicine.
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China
Europe
High Blood Pressure Free Trial Offer from Dr Hayes
An advertisement promises quick relief from high blood pressure with a free postpaid trial of a $1 treatment. It claims safety and compatibility with any diet, urging readers to pay only if greatly improved and to send $1 if not satisfied. Contact Dr Hayes Assn Kansas City Missouri.
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Hayes
Ass’n
Coates House
Kansas City
Kruschen Salts Claim Big Weight Loss Result
Akron resident Harry Robinson reports dropping 18 pounds after one bottle of Kruschen Salts and expects another 18 pounds loss with a second bottle. The pamphlet promises safe fat reduction, health gains, clearer skin, and notes a 4 week jar price and money back guarantee.
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Eid
Harry Robinson
Akron
Ohio
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