Major Andrew Dawson Frontier Figure of Montana
A historical profile honors Major Andrew Dawson as a premier Montana frontiersman noted for calm nerve and skill in dealings with Indigenous peoples. Born 1817 in Dalkeith, Scotland, he rose from Scottish lineage to prominence, tracing links to the Erskines, with early career moves from Edinburgh to New Orleans before joining frontier trade networks along the Upper Missouri.
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Major Andrew Dawson
Dalkeith
Scotland
Erskines
Erskine
England
Andrew
Ediburgh
Edinburgh
New Orleans
St. Louis
Monument to Buffalo Bill to rise at Cody Wyoming
A monumental statue of Colonel William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill will be unveiled in Cody on the Fourth of July. The tribute honors the frontier era and the band of intrepid scouts and traders who ventured into the Great West. The feature outlines Dawson’s career and ties to local fur trade history and early Missouri River posts.
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Hudson Bay Company
Upper
Missouri
Kenneth McKenzie
Berger
Alexander Culbertson
Buffalo Bill
Cody Town
Cody
Wyoming
William F. Cody
Colorado
Montana
Utah
South Dakota
Idaho
Nebraska
Great West
Promised Land
St. Louis
Morgan
Dawson
Althouh
Fort Pierre
Ft. Pierre
Ft. Clarke
Pierre Garreau
Colonel Cody
Writer Peter C. McFarlan Dies by Suicide in San Francisco
Peter C. McFar lane, famed writer, shot himself in San Francisco after learning he had a terminal disease. He left a note stating he was dynamiting the ruins.
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San Francisco
Peter C. McFarlane
Leopold and Loeb Enter Not Guilty Pleas
Chicago's Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, heirs to wealth, pled not guilty to the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks despite confessions. The case centers on a sensational juvenile crime aimed at thrilling the killers, with the youths denying the charges.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Murderer Walsh Story Tied To Escape And Renova Rage
Roy Walsh a Boulder Jefferson county jail escapee now held in Missouri penitentiary is tied to a long troubled life. He recalls roaming Montana Idaho and Seattle before landing in Butte and being convicted of murder. He blames Mrs Sarah Hughes for blocking revenge and claims a man from Renova killed Albert Johnson though authorities dispute his tale.
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Roy Walsh
Jefferson County
Boulder
Missoula
Roy
Walsh
C. L. Clifford
Butte
Mr. Clifford
Clifford
Milwaukee
Albert W. Schoonover
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Seattle
Missouri Penitentiary
Albert Johnson
Sarah Hughes
Arthur Hughes
Johnson
Renova
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Maj. Dawson
By Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Martin L. Hutchens
Ft. Union
Ft. Benton
Thomas H. Benton
United States Senate
Culbertson
Benton
Major Dawson
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
American Fur Company
Messers Carrol and Steel
Liverpool
James
Thomas
Robert Morgan
Ft. Garry
Manitoba
Isabel
Malcolm Clarke
T. J. Hocking
Glasgow
Kemp Radio
Helena
Ment
Mgrs Sigeerede
West
Lewis JT. Eaton
Stewart
Ford
Great Falls
The
T. C. Power Motor Car Company
Studebaker Distributors
Helena, Montana
Great Falls, Montana
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