Frontier justice on rails Major Ronan quells Indian section clash
Major Peter Ronan uses Indian police to disperse drunken Indians who block a Northern Pacific track near Victor Arlee and Ravalli Montana. After arresting the culprits and confiscating whisky, Ronan returns with prisoners and reports continued peril to railway crews, prompting further military help.
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Ronan
Arlee
Redmen
Peter Rowan
Long
Northern Pacific
State of
Montana
Major Rowan
Indiam Agency
Victor
Buckley
Arlee Station
I. B. Cable
Supt
NPRR
Ravalli
St. Ignatius Mission
Horse Plains
Major Ronan
Pen d’Oreille
Indian Agency
P. Ronan
T. B. Cable
Last Overland Stage Driver Sam Getts Remembered
Sam Getts, famed last stage driver on the Overland route, drove for decades from 1859 to 1870s. He witnessed Union Pacific and Central Pacific progress, and the May 10 meeting at Promontory Point marking the transcontinental railroad joining. He later worked in Montana and died near Cascade.
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Sam Getts
West
Getts
Monroe County
Utah
Kansas
Morrison
Cottonwood Springs
Harney
Topeka
Overland
Denver
South Platte
Latham
Rockies
Leland Stanford
California
Pacific
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Omaha
Sierra Nevadas
Iron Horse
Cape Horn
Sierras
Sacramento
Platte Valley
Sherman
United States
Promontory Point
Salt Lake
Fort Crittenden
Stanford
Durand
Laurel
Atlantic
Telegraph
Concord
Ogden
Montana
Salisbury
Cascade
Gett
Ed. Kilburn
Kilburn
Kilburn Killed by Cheyenne Attack on South Platte Stage
In June 1867 near Godfrey's ranch Kilburn, a famed stage driver, was shot by Cheyenne warriors after a warning from Getts. Kilburn died with his scalp intact only in memory, while Getts mourned deeply for his inseparable companion. The piece also notes the moose hair’s buoyancy.
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Kilburn
South Platte
Dover
Godfrey
Getts
Sam Getts
Nagle to Argue Supreme Court Case on Convict-Made Goods
Attorney General Raymond T. Nagle of Montana was chosen by a majority of the 18 state attorney generals to argue Alabama's appeal before the U S Supreme Court. The January 8 Washington review will challenge Congress power and state bans on convict-made imports. Nagle and Pennsylvania AG William A. Schnader led in the poll.
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Raymond T. Nagle
Montana
Alabama
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Mr. Nagle
William A. Schnader
Pennsylvania
Helena
Congress
Public relief need in Tokyo October total 124025 persons
In greater Tokyo 124025 people were found in need of public relief during October. The figure highlights ongoing social welfare demands in the region.
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Greater
Tokyo
Japan
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William Flynn
Flathead
Major Peter Ronan
Virginia City
Corrinne
Sam V. Getts
Rex
REX Flour
Nagle
D. C
James E. Brickett
Brickett
Washington, D. C
Leah Stewart
Samuel V. Stewart
Montana Supreme Court
Stewart
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