Treasure State Name Steeped in Antiquity and Montana’s Origin
The article traces how the name Montana emerged as a territorial name debated in Congress during 1858 1864. It notes Roman Latin roots meaning mountain region, the key role of James M Ashley Sidney Edgerton and Wilbur Sanders, and the bill's passage by Lincoln in 1864. It ends asserting Montana’s descriptive, musical name endures.
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Montana
Union
Congress
Earth
Seven Hills
Rome
Pliny
Livy
Caesar
Missouri River
West Virginia
Louis P. Sanders
Montana Volunteer Infantry
Helena
Manila
P. I
Eighth
Montana Infantry
Colorado
Kansas
Cherry Creek
Denver
Josiah Hinman
Clear Creek
Montana Kantner
Deer Lodge
Golden Gate
Golden
Colo
Bannack
Virginia City
Territory of
Pike's Peak
Montana del Norte
Mountains
James W. Denver
Washington
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Douglas
Idaho
Lewison
Sidney Edgerton
Ohio
House
Ashley
Cox
Webster
Maryland
Committee On Territories
Senate
Howard
Michigan
Wilbur Edgerton Sanders
Historical Society of Montana
Union of States
Billings Early Baseball Teams and 1899 Championship Run
An older Billings baseball overview recalls a 1899 professional club that built a city team through local funding. The squad won 17 of 22, swept Montana foes except Helena, beat Sheridan and Ogden, and earned the Northwest title on a barnstorming tour. Ladies attended games as a novelty in those swaddling days.
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Billings
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Northwest
Helena
Sheridan
Wyo
Pocatello
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Yegen Brothers
Billings Sugar Co
Yegen
Midland
Wyoming
Eagles
Yellowstone Park Travels Toward Record Visitors in 1939
Yellowstone Park expects a new travel record with 276385 visitors counted on July 31. Edmund B. Rogers said the season would likely top the half million mark unless travel slows. The 1939 total is 10.6 percent ahead of 1938 and 6 percent ahead of July 31 1937. South gate entries rose 19.3 percent.
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Yellowstone Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Billings Father Son Join Backyard Telescope Club
Denis H O'Brien, a Billings insurance agent and band director, and his son Denis Jr a Montana State College sophomore, are active members of T N telescope nuts. They ground a six inch lens in 85 hours and test the mirror with light rays. Their home observatory features a six inch main telescope and an R F T instrument. Mars appears as a bright orange disk with a dark spot, visible ice cap sometimes, as they view from the back yard under clear Montana skies.
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Denis H. O’brien
Billings
Denis Jr
Montana State College
T. N
United States
O’briens
O'Briens Elder
T.N
O’brien
Saye
O'Briens
Mars
Earth
O'Brien “Observatory
T. N.s
Montana
O'Brien Sr
O'Brien
Inland Empire lumber council names officers at Kalispell convention
Nelson Weaver of Somers was elected president of the Inland Empire district council of lumber and sawmill workers at the Kalispell convention. Other officers include R. R. Ricketts of Kalispell as vice president E. L. Terlson of Lewiston Idaho as secretary Otto Greip of Libby Mont as conductor Perry Decker of Troy as warden and Norbert Rossignol of headquarters Idaho as a three year trustee.
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Nelson Weaver
Somers
Inland Empire
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By Elno
Uist
Dour
Solons
Ar Aential
Territorial Supreme Court
Edgerton
Wilbur F. Sanders
Central Ave
Great Falls
Sored
Reading Secft
Charles Wheeler
Dan Platt
Jack Powers
Enos Nelson
Fenno Deckert
Merl Nelson
Ed Burger
John Altier
Great Western Sugar
Jimmy Logan
Slim” Hyatt
Bill Hough
Tobe Heater
Fred Galloway
Dick Walters
Gerry Light
Sunny” Barker
John Duncan
Charlie Cook
Steve Lynch
Billings Eagles
Frank Freeman
W B. Calhoun
Billy Harker
Arnold
John Oberweisler
Denis H. O'Brien SR
Denis
Tethte Tate Oeound Ag
Pinkham
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