Death of General Miles recalls Nez Perce defeat
The article recalls General Nelson A. Miles who died after a circus visit in Washington. It details his Montana campaigns of 1876 77 including the capture of Chief Joseph and the Bear Paw stand, and notes Miles City’s naming after him and his two Montana nephews. It recounts marching orders, battles, sieges, casualties, and the Nez Perce surrender with stark contrasts to Sitting Bull.
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Nelson A. Miles
Joseph
Nez Perces
Washington, D. C
Montana
Miles City
Tfer
George M .Miles
A. W. Miles
Livingston
Miles
5Th Infantry
Tongue River
Fort Keogh
Crazy Horse
Big Horn Mountains
Lame Deer
Rosebud Valley
Iron Star
Savage
Colonel Miles
7Th Cavalry
Sth
Jth Infantry
Magon Carter
Company I
Anny
White Bird
Sitting Bull
Missouri
Brotherton
Secord
Nez Perce
Bear Paws
Charles M. Russell
New Perce
Reclamation Development Stressed by Survey Board
Dr. John A. Widtsoe spoke to Great Falls Commercial club directors about irrigation, urging a continued westward reclamation program. He cited 1902 law, $200 million spent, 35 000 families and projects statewide, with production-based payments and independent boards evaluating four difficult sites including Huntley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Widtsoe
Great Falls
Congress
West
Widtsoe
Great Falls Club
United States
Massachusettes
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Huntley
Chief Joseph and the Bear Paw Battle Summary
The text recalls Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces and describes his forces crossing mountains and plains from Snake River to Montana. It credits General Miles with subduing the group at the Battle of the Bear Paws in the Bear Paw mountains near Blaine County, just south of the Missouri River.
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Chief Joseph
Joseph
Snake Creek
Bear Paw Mountains
Blaine County
Miles
Montana
Colonel Miles
Tongue River
Henry Romeyn
Missouri
Squaw Creek
Alles
Missouri River
Thifteen
Musselshell
Cow Island
Fort Benton
Helens
Acout
Johnson
Hewman
Brotherton
Borden
Little Rockies
Bear Paw
7Th Cavalry
Josephe
Nez Perces
Snake River
Bear Paws
Blaise County
Cat Creek Production Rises as Kevin Sunburst Drops
Montana oil output edges up in March led by Cat Creek gains while Kevin Sunburst falls, yet total state production climbs over February and March 1924 due to Kevin Sunburst growth. Pipeline reports to the public service commission show Cat Creek at 135 837 barrels and Kevin Sunburst at 107 430 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cat Creek
Montana
Public Service Commission
Kevin
Altoona Claims World’s Largest Railroad Shops
Altoona touts its railroad works as the largest and most extensive shop complex on earth. The boast highlights impressive scale and historic prominence in rail industry facilities.
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Altoona
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Hale
Biddle
Moylan
Godfrey
2Nd Cavalry
G. W. Baird
Sth Infantry
Nes Perce
Jerome
Howard
Nez Perves
Canada
Battle Ground
Fort Buford
Fort Lincoln
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