Precious Gems in Montana Gravel Bars and Pioneer Gulch Diamond
Article notes Montana's gem potential beyond gold and copper with sapphires from Yogo and Rock Creek districts and a claimed diamond found in Pioneer, Powell County. It details placer mining history along the Missouri River bars near Helena, the Emerald bar area, and later discoveries at Rock Creek and Cottonwood, highlighting the state's long sapphire mining significance and rare diamond tale.
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Montana
Pioneer Gulch
Edward B. Reynolds
Ripley
Moasisi
Alway
Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
Mit
Old Placer
Pioneer
Powell County
Bulldog Kate
Calamity Jane
Tamara
Alamonds
Yogo
Rock Creek
Missouri River
J. Lawrence Sait
America
Helena
Canyon Ferry
American Bear
Bearmouth
American Bar
Emerald Bar
Reece
Tehe River
Spokane
Eldorado Bara
French, Dana
Eldorado
Janite County
Philips
Cotto Lodge
Powell v
Fergus County
Cottonwood
Rock Creeks
Ogo
Bureau of Agriculture, Labor Or Industry
Stone Bench
Yogo Fork
Judith River
Tiffany & Co
New Pine Syndicate
American Gem Mining Co
London
United States
Piedora
New $225000 Residence Hall Opens at State University
The newly completed residence hall at Montana State University, designed for upper class women, features 112 beds in two units and will open with an open house in the fall quarter. It connects by a 200 foot tunnel to Corbin hall and includes lounges, sunlit corridors, a main north south build, and extensive staff facilities.
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Montana State University
Monica Burke Swearingen
T. G. Swearingen
Grizzlies
Idaho
Fomeunie
Eepa
Corbin Hall
New Hall
Corbin
F. K. Turner
Caroline Griffith
Catherine McKell
South Hall
Miss McKeel
Bercy
North
South
Swearingen
Miss Griffith
Eleanor MacArthur
New Halls
Catherine McKeel
Gertrude Stewart
Frank K. Turner
Theofox Brantley
Falls Girl Wins Movie Contract
Liseat Falls of Great Falls earned a seven year featured contract with Warner Bros. She will take leading roles in prestige films after training at Pasadena Playhouse and performing in Pasadena and Hollywood stages. Her aunt Alice Hogan of Pasco helped start her dramatic studies.
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Pasadena
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Miss Wrixon
Alice Hogan
Pasco
Wash
Mary Alice
Great Falls
St. Mary’s
Beholdat
Montana sapphires and the Yogo mines prominent in state gem history
The article surveys Montana sapphire deposits near Deer Lodge and Utica in Fergus County, highlighting the Yogo sapphire's bright blue hue, Rock Creek gems, and the industry’s history. It notes production, markets in London and Amsterdam, and uses from sapphires in watches and tools, with notable large stones and high prices.
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Missouri River
Montana
Deer Lodge
Rock Crete
Ego Gulch
Fish Syndicate
Headqu
London
Little Eel Mountains
Utica
Fergus County
Amsterdam
God
Yogo mi
Veterans seek comrade's record in lost World War I file
Spanish War Veterans in Butte search 1917 records for Daniel Sullivan a former Butte resident and Spanish American War veteran who died March 9 1917. They urge locals to recall his unit and any funeral details to help his widow Mrs Sullivan secure a federal Spanish war pension.
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Daniel Sullivan
Butte
Henry W. Lawton
Sullivan
South
Boston
Mass
Holy Cross
John
James
Bartley Kane
Kane Brothers
United States Army
Montana Dwarf Remembers Colorful Life in Missoula
Don Ward, Montana's only native dwarf, now 64 and 47 inches tall, recalls a life of circus—European tours, Ringling shows, vaudeville, and stage work. He plans to enjoy his final years in Montana despite a heart condition, noting a career spanning 19 years in circuses, coaching Mrs. Tom Thumb in Europe, and rare double-leverage feats.
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Don Ward
Missoula
Montana
Tom Thumb
Europe
Butte
Ward
Canada
Victor
Don
Paris
London
Brussells
Edward VII
Ringling Circus
States
Vaude
Windsor
Ontario
Kingsville
Indians Adopt Ways of Whites in New Study
A two year University of North Dakota study shows educated American Indians score as high on intelligence tests as mixed heritage individuals. Vocational education and bureau hospitals raise self sufficiency while franchise rights emerge for Indians in Washington and Idaho.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Uncle Sam
Bureau
Floya LaRouche
John Collier
Washington
Idaho
LaRouche
Dlan
Montana
Flatheads
Water Buster
Gros Ventres
North Dakota
Assinniboines
Crows
Montan
C. W. Telford
University of North Ar Echology Department
Redman
Commenstad
United States Produces Million-RM-F Steel Nickel Plated Annually
Estimates indicate about 1,000,000 RM F steel are nickel plated each year in the United States, reflecting the scale of industrial finishing in the sector.
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United States
Pinkham’s Compound Promises Nerve Relief for Women
For over 60 years Pinkham’s Compound has been advertised as a women's remedy to calm nerves and improve physical resistance. The promotional message claims it helps with quivering nerves and discomfort from female functional disorders, citing over one million testimonials.
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Pinkham
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State University
University Central Office
Falls Girl
Mary Alice Wrixson
Warner Brothers
Zal House
Sony
Ul Vy
Ul Corporation
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Ment
Western Insurance Coms
R. B. Richardson
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