Riels 1885 Montana Return Sparks Metis Rebellion
Montana Louis Riel calls from spring 1885 prompts Metis leaders to take up arms in Saskatchewan again. Fear spreads of united Native nations including Cheyenne Sioux Blackfeet Gros Ventres moving against white settlers. Local reports warn of renewed conflict as Riel leads and mobilizes support.
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Louis’ Riel
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Northwest
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Cheyenne Agency
F. E. Warren
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Rupert's Land
Ottawa
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Calgary
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International Boundary Line
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Miles City
Mr. Stevens
Jack Lynch
Cheyenne Reservation
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Territorial Board of the Stock Commission
Dominion of Canadas
Canada
Tooker
Mounted Police
Dewdeny
Winnipeg
Regina
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River Press
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Assinniboines
Louis Riel
White Cap
Gabriel Dumont
Western Mother Knew Best
The article cites Mrs. Walter E. Cross of Littleton Denver Colorado praising California Fig Syrup with Thora and June for eight years to ease constipation and unrest in children. It then surveys Montana Canada border concerns in 1885 detailing Riel rebellion, Ottawa relations, militia plans, and local settler anxieties with territorial press calm.
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Cross
Walter E. Cross
Littleton
Denver
Colorado
California
Thora
June
Start Clearing In Burned Area Near Lake McDonald
Government plans to remove stumps and scorched trees near Lake McDonald Glacier park with 150 feet of road cleared each side from one mile below the lake to the administration buildings. Better wood will fuel park buildings while debris is burned. Superintendent changes: Eakin leaves Nov 15 for Great Smoky park. M T Scoven to assume duties Jan 1.
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Lake MacDonald
Glacier Park
William Lindsay
Lindsay
Eakin
The
Great Smoky Park
Tennessee
M. T. Scoven
No man except a blockhead ever wrote except for money
A concise remark attributed to Samuel Johnson on literary motive. The quote notes that most writers are motivated by money, a witty reflection on authorship and ambition. The line has endured as a sharp, enduring judgment on why people write.
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Blockhead
Samuel Johnson
Missing horse found alive after four weeks in well
A horse belonging to Lee W. near Stevensville vanished four weeks ago and was thought lost. It was found in an abandoned cistern, survived on morsels of food and water lowered to it, and rescue work began when a trench was dug to free the animal.
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Lee W
Stevensville
Waddington
Light Sheep Losses Reported Across Montana in 1938
State veterinarian Dr. W J Butler says Montana sheep losses this year are unusually light with isolated cases. Most losses stem from poisoning, including 60 of 196 sheep dying near Dixon in Lake county from goldenrod after moving 30 miles for feed. Unripe tomatoes caused two deaths in the Helena valley.
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Montana
W. J. Butler
Washington
Dixon
Lake County
Butler
Helena Valley
Potato harvests loom on Fairfield project amid cloudy harvest weather
Heavy potato yields anticipated on the Fairfield project as showers persist and frost delays diggings. Farmers expect substantial harvest from remaining acres before fall work concludes.
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Fairfield
Youthful deeds spared Turk from life sentence says Ohio State Journal
The Ohio State Journal suggests that a 156 year old Turk credits his long life to never committing actions in youth that could have led to a life term.
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Turk
Ohio State Journal
Forty-Four Defendants Appeared in Federal Court at Great Falls
Forty four defendants appeared before a federal court in Great Falls with thirty eight pleading guilty. Only two received jail terms as others faced long suspended sentences. Most cases involved liquor possession and sale. Court officials say suspended sentences are under review for adjustment.
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Great Falls
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