Bear Paw battle reburial linked to Miles chicken hunt tale
The 50th anniversary of the Bear Paw battle recalls General Miles anger at reports that soldiers' bones were disturbed. A forged tale from Havre hunter Miles used to spur reburial at Fort Assinniboine, later moved to Custer battlefield.
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Bear’s Paw
Old Fort Assinniboine
Nelson A. Miles
Chief Joseph
Nez Perces
Snake Creek
Chinook
Joseph
Bear's Paw
Montana
United States
L. V. Bogg
Congress
Lions Club of
Rotary Club
Havre
Scott Leavitt
Fort Assinniboine
Custer Battleae
Big Horn County
Bilngs
Fred Dyers
Great Falls
Twin Falls
Idaho
Oyers
John A. Mills
Third Cavalry
The
Assinniboine
War Office
Washington
United States Army
Hale
Bear Paw Mountains
24Th Infantry
Protestant Episcopal Church
L. K. Devlin
Northwest
Cuba
Philippines
Mr. Broadwater
General Miles
Mr. Devlin
Vlin
Devlin
War Department
Post
Mills
Snake Creek Valley
Fort Assinniboline
Custer Battlefield
James G. Holland
Holland & Son
Battle of the Bear's Paw
Four Presidents Visited Yellowstone and Its Timeless Landscape
A historical overview notes four U S presidents, including Roosevelt Harding and Coolidge, visited Yellowstone. It describes roads hotels and ongoing preservation since 1872, with details on altitude, Lake Yellowstone, native wildlife, geysers especially Old Faithful, and the park’s rugged grandeur remaining largely unchanged.
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Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidge
United States
Yellowstone National Park
Arthur
Yellowstone
Alaska
Miles City Man 96 Reflects on Booming West Life
George Adams aged 96 recalls a life spanning Virginia City 1864 to Miles City 1881 and beyond. He describes mining, wagon trains, vigilante days, flour riots, and the Comstock era while noting his longevity and clear memory at an age when most fade.
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Somerset
Pulaski County
Kentucky
Fort Leavenworth
Southwest
New Mexico
Kit Carson
Rocky Mountains
Virginia City
Mr. Adams
Decess
Last Chance Gulch
Mullin’s Pass
Ophir Gulch
Elk Creek
Montana Territory
Bear Gulch
Hell Gate
Hiland
Butte
Salt Lake City
Bingham Mines
Utah
Comstock
Nevada
Montana
Deadwood
Black Hills
Dakota Territory
Central Pacific Railway
Ogden
Cheyenne
Wyo
Pierre
Missouri River
Northern Pacific Railroad
St. Paul
Mandan
Miles City
Adams
Tere
Pough
Virginian
Hugh O'Neill
Con Oram
Omaha
Charlie Carver
Mr. Carver
Henry Plummer
Confederate Gulch
Fort Benton
Civilization
George Ives
Clubfoot George
George Lane
Boone Helm
Jack Gallagher
Frank Parish
Haze Lyons
Monument Plan Near Billings Urges Rock-Attandment By Visitors
I D O Donnell spoke to Billings Kiwanis urging a pioneers monument on the rim rocks north of the city. Each visitor would place a rock at the site, building a lasting shaft as more material is gathered. He recalled Boothill cemetery lore and Montana history to justify the project.
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Billings
I. D. O'Donnell
Willings Kiwanians
Yellow
Stone Valley
Mr. O'Donnell
Montana
Yellowstone Valley
Boothill Cemetery
Coulson
Mar
O'Donnell
Boothill
George
Deficit Reported At Regional Summer School In Lewistown
A financial report from the recent regional summer school in Lewistown shows a small deficit. The shortfall will be fully covered by the sale of surplus books.
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Lewistown
Burglars Loot Doppler House Safe in Baker Break in
Burglars blew the safe in the Doppler house at Baker and escaped with about $10. The safe was left wrecked as investigators began examining the scene.
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Doppler
Baker
Kentucky man recalls childhood tobacco habit and family distance
A Kentucky man, nearing 100, recalls chewing tobacco for 85 years since age 11. He is among nine siblings and left his family long ago, not hearing from them in over six decades. He claims abstinence from liquor and notes whiskey cost 19 cents a gallon in his boyhood.
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Kentucky
Kentuckey
Ge Wiskey
Peglegged dog and cat show clever prosthetics in Montana
Dr George McCole of Great Falls notes in Osteopathic magazine that an Airedale after a grizzly attack got a peg leg and learns to hunt and defend. A cascade man’s cat with a peg leg used a rubber nipple for balance to stalk and kill mice, then scaled by doctors to ensure survival.
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George McCole
Great Falls
Osteopathic Magazine
Cascade Garage
Cascade Man
Deason
Casacde
Trainman Loses Toe in Hinsdale Coupler Accident
Havre Great Northern railway crew member Edward Levie lost a toe when his foot was caught in a broken engine coupler at Hinsdale. He kicked the coupler while attempting repairs and his shoe was badly torn.
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Edward Levie
Havre
Great Northern Railway
Hinsdale
Levie
Bozeman Pioneer Mrs. Bull Celebrates 91st Birthday
Mrs. A. D. Bull, a Bozeman resident since 1890s, marked her ninety first birthday with a family dinner August 25. She was joined by most children including Fred W. Bull and Mrs. N. A. Bower. Horace N. Bull was absent. A steady health noted, she spends most time at home and receives greetings from relatives and friends.
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A. D.bull
Montana
Bozeman
Horace N. Bull
Butte
Homer F. Hutton
Madison
Fred W. Bull
N. A. Bower
Spokane
Wash
May Bull
Madison County
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Beaver Creek
Wonderland
White House
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Niagara
Mount Washburn
Tower Falls
Howard
Yellowstone Falls
Yser
Old Faithful
Lake Yellowstone
George Adams
J. D. O'Donnell
Cat
Bozeman Pioneer
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