Calder the Montana Killer and his brazen last words
The article chronicles William Wallace Calder, Montana’s first officially executed murderer, detailing his boastful, fearless demeanor from before his hanging to his encounters with reporters, a priest, and fellow inmates. It notes Calder’s crimes near Musselshell, his prison antics, and his early life with brother Jim and stepfather Sam Smith.
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Wss
Henry Plummer
Slade
William Calder
William Wallace Calder
Montana
James Wilbur
VonTobel Springs
Calder
Central
Fergus County
Halsey R. Watson
Fergus County Argus
Argus
Watson
Albert Pfaus
Pfaus
Billy Calder
Billy
Jim
James Thomas Calder
Sam Smith
Musselshell
Smith
Billings
Calder and Fisher Murder Case Ends with Hanging in Fergus County
In 1888 Billy Calder and James Fisher plotted to kill sheep owner McRae and herder Allen near the Musselshell. Calder shot McRae. the trio moved the bodies, burned them, and fled toward Miles City. After a tale of deception and a jury verdict, Calder was hanged on March 16 1890 amid claims of innocence and a controversial trial record.
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Billy
Bozeman
James Eli Fisher
Wisconsin
Smith Ranch
Fisher
McRae
Allen
Miles City
Farquhar McRae
John Allen
Max Hildebrant
Qim
Ody
Musselshell
Lew Lewis
Sam Smith
Team McRae
Lewis
Smith
J. Waite
Lewistown
Jeff Sherman
Jim Calder
Sherman
Forsyth
Hinde’s
Miles City-Fort Maginnis
Waite
Billings
Lynch
Helena
Fort Benton
Billy Calder
Jim
State Supreme Court
Nichols
Mike Riser
Fergus County
Calder
Robbery at Rudyard Targets Local Stores
The Continental Oil Co. agent M. Wehr's Rudyard shop was robbed of about $80 and a WPA government check. Across the street, the Farmers Union service station was entered and about $2 in change was stolen. An unrelated line notes engine cooling temperature.
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Rudyard
Matt Wehr
Continental Oil Co
WPA
Farmers Union
Canadian Women Teachers Leave on 5000 Mile Western Tour
Sixty six Canadian women school teachers depart Great Falls on a 5000 mile U S journey by three buses. From Alberta Saskatchewan and Ontario they travel via Glacier National Park Crater Lake Redwood City San Francisco to Agua Caliente Mexico then return visiting Grand Canyon Zion National Park and Yellowstone before arriving back around August 20. The Alberta Recreational Society sponsors the trip and passport requirements prompted a rapid start as officials warned aliens must carry passports July first.
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Great Falls
Canada
United States
Mexico
Nichols
Alberta
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Glacier
Arthur Toogood
Columbia Highway
Portland
Crater Lake National Park
San Francisco
Pacific
Los Angeles
Agua Caliente
Grand Canyon
Brice National Park
Zion Canyon
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone
Laurel's City Lot Gains Reported at $100000 Rise
County Assessor T A Cothron reports Laurel shows a $100000 increase in assessed value for city lots and improvements compared with last year, a rise highlighted in official figures and reflected in the Read the Classified Advertisements column.
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Laurel
T. A. Cothron
Doctor at Hamilton Laboratory Nominated For Scientific Award
Dr H R Cox of the Rocky Mountain Laboratory staff at Hamilton has been nominated for the Theobald Smith award by AAAS for outstanding work in medical science. Recognition cites work at Johns Hopkins Baltimore Rockefeller Foundation and Hamilton Laboratory. Cox developed a spotted fever vaccine using chicken egg yolk sacs and contributed to typhus vaccine from eggs.
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H. R. Cox
Rocky Mountain Laboratory
National Health Institute
Hamilton
Theobald Smith
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Cox
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Rockefeller Foundation
Hamilton Post
Lost for Three Days Fisherman Is Rescued
Felix Ray a 65 year old retired pro spect or of Philipsburg was lost three days on Medicine lake country 30 miles southwest of Philipsburg. He was found by Paul and Woodrow Carey ranchers nearby and described as tired and hungry after wandering 25 to 30 miles. Ray survived on fish. 40 civilian conservation corps members and 18 private citizens aided in the search under Sheriff Angus McDonald. london polic e force budget line noted: 40 million dollars annually.
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Felix Ray
Philipsburg
Medicine Lake
Paul
Woodrow Carey
Fred Superneau
Ray
Civilian Conservation Corps
Angus McDonald
Sand Basin
Relief in One Week Claims From Wong Sun's Medicine
Otto Beringer of Ballantine Montana reports years of illness from appendicitis and hernia followed by adhesions. After one week on Wong Sun's Chinese Herb medicines he says all pain disappeared and he gained weight. He endorses the remedies and lists Montana outlets for purchase.
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Wong Sun
Otto Beringer
Ballantine
Montana
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Confederate Guich
T. M. Shaw
J. D. Waite
Missouri
Hamilton Laboratory
London
Won Sun Company
North 27Th Stree
1St Avenue
Masonic Temple Building
Missoula
Lyndale Avenue
Conoco
Argyll
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