Strange River Iron Trail to Montana Gold
A 1867 Richmond steamboat crew of Quantrill era outlaws travels from Red River to Montana by the Missouri and Mississippi. They seek Peale, avenge betrayals, and terrorize towns until federal pursuit drives them toward Idaho. One survivor, H. Fr. Wackerlin, recalls the perilous voyage aboard the Richmond and its brutal, riverborne misadventure.
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Missouri River
Iowa
Missouri
Fort Benton
Mississippi
Montana
Legion
Richmond
Red River
Louisiana
Twain
Stephenson
Quantrell
Farmer Peale
Mexico
Maximilian
Peale
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
H. FR. Wackerlin
Charles M. Pray
Great Falls
St. Louis
Rocky Mountains
Far West
St. Joe
Wackerlin
Miller
Wackerl
Themelves
Mandan
N. D
Judith River
Benton
Helena
Sioux City
Idaho
Cheyenne
Captain Miller
Government Plows Land on Reclamation Projects
Will J. Egleston district counsel for the reclamation service announces a plan to plow unreclaimed land at actual cost for farmers unable to finance field work. This year several thousand acres were prepared with reclamation tractors in Montana Wyoming and North Dakota as a wartime measure to boost food production. Seed is sometimes supplied but not routinely.
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United States
Willi
J. Egleston
Reclamation Service
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Helena
Egeston
Mr. Egleston
Tax Commission Proposes Constitutional Tax Reform in Montana
A Montana meeting of the state tax commission and board of equalization urged radical changes. They endorsed a year round tax commission with broad authority, a state board of financial control to supervise taxes and budget expenditures, a registration mortgage tax, and the Ohio method of property assessment with sworn returns. Legislative action was deemed necessary for effective results.
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Montana
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
Board of Financial Control
Charles R. Leonard
Ohio
Montana Man Killed in Casper Race Track Accident
Julius H. Cohan formerly of Butte died in Casper Wyoming after a racing car struck a loose board and overturned. He was a passenger in the car, involved in the brokerage business and had lived in Casper for about four months.
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Montana
Casper
Julius H. Cohan
Butte
Wyoming
Cohan
Proclamation Urges Montana to Join Red Cross
Governor Stewart issues a public proclamation urging Montanans to join the Red Cross, calling for service and support during emergencies and national needs.
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Red Cross
Stewart
Montana veterans recall Andersonville horrors in war memory
Montana Union veterans recall the Andersonville prison horrors in Georgia where Captain Wirz was commandant. The article recounts trial evidence of cruelties including murder, starvation, and hanging, noting Wirz was hanged for war crimes.
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Montana
Hell Upon Earth
Andersonville
Georgia
Wirz
Washington
Henry Wirz
Tom Pearson
Belt
Johnson
Jefferson Valley Boom Prompts Sugar Beet Factory Plans
Jefferson valley in Montana surges as sugar beet farming expands. A million dollar sugar beet plant is planned near Whitehall with 6,000 acres contracted, bringing rapid land value gains and expected farm income from crops and dairy. Notables from Butte, including John B. Welcome and Andrew J. Davis, invest in show farms along the valley.
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Whitehall
Northern Pacific
Jefferson Valley
Virginia City
Gaylord
Parrott Mining Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Parrot Mining Company
Parrot
Anaconda
Amalgamated Company
Piedmont
Milwaukee Road
Three Forks
Butte
Montana
John B. Welcome
Daly and Clark
Welcome
Andrew J. Davis
Butte Banner
Waterloo
Whitehal
Roy G. Alley
Davis
Mr. Alley
William Irvin
Pipestone
Bruce Kremer
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Soldiers of
Fortune
The
Wackers
Peter Valston
Deer Lodge
Powell County
North
Belgium
France
Germany
Europe
Atilla
Alva
Motley
Wilson
Hell At
Thomas C. Alcock
Wright
Eighth Missouri Infantry
Alcock
Lee
George W. Cray
Minnesota
Stamps
Old Capital
Washington, D. C
Elk Run
Herefords
West
Thomas Melvin
Elk Run Ranch
Bighwood
Valley
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
1St National Bank
National Life Insurance Company of Montana Legal Reserve Company
Daly Bank
Butte, Mont
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