Joining of Northern Pacific marks historic Montana milestone
The Northern Pacific railway linked east and west lines near Gold Creek seven miles west of Garrison, Montana, after years of work. Henry Villard led ceremonies with guests from multiple states and nations, amid miner crowds and security challenges, celebrating the transcontinental rail line’s completion.
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Montana
Northern Pacific Railway
Sound
Duluth
Gold Creek
Garrison
California
Fort Union
Missouri
Helena
Great Northern Railway
Idaho
Northern Pacific
Puget Sound
Territorial
Glendive
Miles City
Yellowstone Valley
Bozeman Pass
Mullan Pass
State Fish Hatchery Program Praised in Montana
Fred J. Foster of Seattle regional director United States bureau of fisheries praised Montana’s fish and game department for rapid progress. He met officials in Helena and noted a new federal hatchery for Glacier National Park at Kalispell, with others at Bozeman and Miles City.
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Montana
Fish and Game Department
Fred J. Foster
Seattle
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Helena
Foster
Kalispell
Glacier Park
Feder
Bozeman
Nis
Miles City
Simon Kemper 85th Birthday Honored by Butte Citizens
Simon V. Kemper a longtime Butte resident since 1877 celebrated his 85th birthday. Born at St Joseph Missouri to German and Scotch ancestors he helped found the State Savings Bank and serves as Miners National Bank director. He married Sallie Shields in 1880 and has four children. A letter from Adolphus Ragan of New York expresses affectionate regards from distant friends.
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Simon V. Kemper
Butte
Kemper
St. Joseph
Germany
Virginia
Soc Aal
Adolphus Ragan
Trier Butte
New York City
Ragan
Polson Theater Sold to Howard Gavin
The Lake theater at Polson is bought by Howard Gavin former Stevensville theater manager. E M Nye who ran the Polson house for three years will take a temporary job at Livingston with Simons Amusement Co and may relocate later to Miles City or Coeur d Alene Idaho.
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Polson Theater
Lake Theater
Polson
Howard Gavin
Stevensville
E. M. Nye
Livingston
Simons Amusement Co
Miles City
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
General Grant Commends Miners at Transcontinental Rail Milestone
General Grant received a huge ovation as miners from a 2000-strong audience celebrated the nearing completion of a transcontinental railroad. He praised the miners for twenty years of mining, sending wealth east, and closing the gap between east and west with the last spike telegraphed to New York. Villard is remembered for a dramatic spike display.
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Mullan
Weeksville
Missoula
Cabinet Mountains
E East
Northern Pacific Company
Holland
Germany
Henry Villard
A. 8
Grant
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
West
Washington
Oregon
C. S. McClure
John Noyes
James Mills
Janet
Agame
Willard
General Grant
George A. Bruffey
Villard
Northern Pacific
New York City
Airplane Time East From Falls Lowered in July Schedule
Inland Airlines announces a July 1 schedule change adding eastbound service from Great Falls to northern Montana. Trip 7 departs Great Falls at 9 p.m. for Billings then connects to an eastbound Northwest Airlines flight to Minneapolis by 4:35 a.m. and Chicago by 7:40 a.m. The other flight leaves Great Falls at 1:05 p.m., reaches Billings at 2:40 p.m., then continues to Denver by 8:45 p.m. Airmail flights from the southeast and east reach Great Falls at 12:35 a.m. and 1 p.m. through the area.
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Inland Airlines
Montana
Trip
Great Falls
Aie
Northwest Airlines
Hiline
Minneapolis
Chicapo
Billings
Denver
Golden Spike Moment at Great Lakes Terminal
A historical scene recounts the Golden Spike ceremony for the Northern Pacific completion from the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Attendees include Miss Villard and General Grant with others eager to strike the spike as engines hissed, marking a pivotal railroad east to west union.
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Great Lakes
Northern Pacific
Pacific Coast
Villard
General Grant
Rod Leggatt
Montana
James J. Hill
Minot
Dakota Territory
Helena
Hill
Free Conoco Mile-Dial offers here in town
A local pitch invites residents to try a Mile-Dial device to measure mileage with Conoco Bronz gas. The offer promises a free, air‑clean reading of true mileage figures and emphasizes personal stake in progress and community.
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Conoco
Glendive Swimmer Injured Training in Hudson River
Clarence Giles of Montana sustained bruises after colliding with a river boat while training in the Hudson. The noted record swimmer planned a 288 mile Yellowstone river record attempt but postponed to recover at his Glendive ranch. He aims to resume soon and challenge records from 10 miles up.
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Northern Pacific
Hill
Montana
Missouri
Milk
Havre
Great Fa
Helena
Tonsher Hill
Continental Divide
Spokane
Hudson River
Clarence Giles
Yellowstone River
Giles
Glendive
Mont
Tombstone Epitaph Mockery Speeds Through City
A grim jab circulates in local chatter as a lighthearted yet macabre line about a speeding departure surfaces. Residents debate whether the quip crosses lines of taste while authorities warn against vandalism and urge respect for memorials.
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Europe
Pacific
United States
Frederick Billings
Simon Kemper
ASMUL
Lydia E. Pinkham
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