Irishman Foley Raised to Egyptian Dictator Role
In 1881 Arabi Pasha rose amid Egypt’s turmoil to lead nationalists under Khedive rule, then declared war on Egypt in 1882. Patrick Foley, the Montana Irishman later identified as Arabi Pasha, once a gold prospector in Alder Gulch, wielded power over thousands and aimed for Egypt’s independence. The English crushed the revolt, and Arabi Pasha died years later in exile on Ceylon.
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Patrick Foley
Michael Strogoff
Foley
Montana
Britain
Arabi Pasha
Egypt
England
Arabi
Helena Independent
Virginia City
George IV
Ireland
Thomas Francis Meagher
Meagher
Dublin
Montana Territory
Australia
Africa
Desert
Valley of the
Nile
Turkey
Alder Gulch
T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence
Alexandria
Sir Garnet Wolesly
Sir Garnet
Pasha
Engin
Duke of Connaught
Cairo
Three Trappers Fight Sioux In Montana Frontier Siege
In 1875 near Beauvais Creek in the Big Horn mountains three white trappers, Charlie Cooke, Tazewell Woody, and Hubbel, held off a Sioux war party of about 300 to 900 in a hillside siege. They built breastworks, repelled repeated charges, and survived after several hours of intense combat before the Indians withdrew. The tale was later corroborated by Crow and Crow agency reports, adding to its frontier legend.
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Elno
Tazewell Woody
Montana
Yellowstone
Cooke
Crow
Woody
Charlie Cooke
Hubbel
Hubble
Beauvais Creek
Big Horn Mountains
Cooker
Crow Agency
Mission
Livingston
Red Lodge
Bozeman
Emough
Last Indian Sun Dance at The Hump Staged on The Butte Anaconda Road
A 1902 sun dance near The Hump on the Butte Anaconda road drew about 250 participants from Montana and Idaho, including Crees and Flatheads under Chief Sitting Horse. The three day rite featured no meat or drink, a love feast, and a large tent celebration with dances, drums, and ceremonial speeches by Sitting Horse.
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Butte-Anaconda Highway
Montana
Idaho
Butte- Anaconda
Great Falls
Sol Levy
Butte
Flatheads
Sitting Horse
Frank H Woody Pioneer Of Montana Resting Founder Of State Rights
Frank H Woody born 1833 in North Carolina came to Montana in 1856 and settled near Missoula. He engaged in freighting mining and trade, then rose to prominence as a leading member of the bar, embodying the empire builder spirit that shaped early Montana’s development and enduring prosperity.
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North Carolina
Frank H. Woody
Montana
Missoula
Great Northwest
Welfare board protests CCC camp eliminations in Montana
The state welfare board adopted a resolution protesting the elimination of three CCC camps and sent it to the federal Department of Labor. Montana has 22 CCC camps and 11,000 Montana youths have been selected for enrollment in the CCC for April.
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State Welfare Board
Federal Department of Labor
Montana
CCC
State Bonds Retired in Major Total
State bonds totaling 735000 were retired per State Treasurer Ray N Shannon. The issues included 125000 Educational bonds for university buildings 427000 highway debentures and 183000 funding bonds to cover warrant indebtedness.
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Ray N. Shannon
May Sell Insurance by Clerk for School Boards
The Attorney General H. J. Freebourn rules that a school board clerk may act as an agent for an insurance company in securing school insurance. The opinion states the clerk stands before the board as any other citizen since he has no vote.
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H. J. Freebourn
John J. Holmes
Frontier Dance Halls in Montana Divide Good and Bad
George Marsh argues Montana frontier towns had no middle class with only good men and dangerous women. He portrays dance hall scenes in Virginia City highlighting rich payouts, lavish outfits, and the perilous mix of lawmen, outlaws, and temptations as miners settle in and families arrive, reshaping the social order.
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George Marsh
Montana
Thomas Dimsdale
Aykward
Virginia City
George Ives
Henry Plummer
J. X. Beidler
Neil Howie
Law and Order
Percen
Ontana
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Walter ED Taylor
Alderguich
North
San Francisco
Helena
Alwood
Dunn
Central Africa
Atwood
East Africa
Victoria
Old Sol
Sol
Grand Old Pioneers
Volver
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