Discipline and Whippings on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Captain Lewis and Captain Clark imposed harsh military discipline on the early 1804 expedition in Illinois and Missouri. Desertion or drunkenness led to courts martial and lashings, with 100 lashes for whisky theft and 25 lashes daily for four days for a sleeping sentinel.
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Lewis and Clark
F. E. Stranahan
Kentucky
Dubois
Wood River
Illinois
Missouri River
United States
Mississippi
Congress
War Department
Spain
France
Louisiana
Lewis
Louisiana Territory
Kansas River
Bitter Root
Captain Clark
St. Louis
Fort Mandan
Ruth
Clark
Chevalier De La Verendrye First White Man to See Montana
The article recounts Chevalier de La Verendrye and Pierre de La Verendrye as the first white men to glimpse the Big Horn mountains on January 1, 1743, tracing their 1738 onward journeys from Fort La Reine to the Mandans and Crow villages, the discovery of the leaden plate near Fort Pierre, and later fates of the brothers. It ties their routes to later expeditions by Sully and Custer, and notes historical debates and Yuk history surrounding the discovery.
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Chevalier de la Verendrye
Montana Territory
Montana
Chevalier Verendrye
Sieur de la Verendrye
Big Horn Mountains
Verendrye
Chevalier
Pierre
Fort la Reine
Assinniboine River
Mandans
Missouri River
Mandan
Pierre de la Verendrye
Great Salt Sea
Little Missouri
Powder River
Old Fort Pierre
State Historical Society of
South Dakota
Northwest
Yellowstone River
Salt Sea
Canada
France
Civilization
St. Lawrence River
Lake George
Alfred Sully
Fort Rice
Kill Deer Mountains
Glendive
Sully
Verendrye Brothers
George A. Custer
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Little Big Horn
Public Works Administration allocates funds for projects nationwide
The Public Works Administration announced more than 17 million dollars for construction across 30 states including 13.5 million for rehabilitation. Montana Nebraska Wyoming receive about 300 thousand with Glacier and Yellowstone parks funded for improvements and towers. Loans totaling 12 million to Cleveland and 1.53 million to the coast guard plus 2.28 million to the parks commission were tentatively approved with more projects in the works.
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Public Works Administration
Montana
Nebraska
Wyoming
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Glacier Park
Grand Teton
Devil’s Tower Monument
Ickes
Cleveland
Coast Guard
National Parks, Buildings and Reservations Commission
State sells white pine timber to Libby firm in Flathead County
The state land board authorized sale of about 8,000,000 feet of white pine timber on state lands in Flathead County to J. Neils Lumber Co of Libby at 4.01 per thousand feet and 500,000 feet of standing dead timber in the same area at 1.06 per thousand. The board also extended bid deadlines for funding bonds issued by school districts to Sept 30 and noted bond purchases will likely stay under $500,000. A prospecting permit with exclusive mineral search rights in parts of the Missouri River between Canyon Ferry and Hauser Lake near Helena was granted to John B Hopkins and Ross C Henry of Mecca, California.
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Flathead County
J. Neils Lumber Company
Libby
State Land Board
I. M. Brandford
State Lands and Investments
Missouri River
Canyon Ferry
Hauser Lake
Helena
John B. Hopkins
Ross C. Henry
Mecca
Calif
Public works minimum wage critics spar with Ickes
In response to questions Ickes called the suggested minimum wage levels for public works labor narrow and ill advised. He argued that high wages reflect prosperity and that restoring purchasing power must begin somewhere as delegations from southern and midwestern states report farmers and local businessmen worry the wages will outpace their own pay.
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Midwestern
Ickes
Henry M. Waite
Havre Unemployment Register Sees Large Sign‑ups
Havre unemployed visit the office of Frank H. Hays re employment supervisor to register. The first day brought a large turnout and officials expect many more to sign up as the program begins.
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Havre
Frank H. Hays
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Buddy
Reuben Fields
Reuben
Pacific
Esprit de Corps
E. S. Paxson
Chamber of the House of Representatives
State Capitol
Xfclena
Ria
Red Triangle
Yellowstone
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