Fat Jack the Butte cabbie dies in California
John Codman Jones known as Hat Jack a Civil War veteran and pioneer of the west died at 76 in Los Angeles after leaving Butte a year earlier. His career spanned barbering hack driving and later autos. He ferried presidents governors and celebrities and was famed for his silk plug hat.
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John Codman Jones
Butte
Montana
Hat Jack
Los Angeles
W. A. Clark,Jr
Rat Jack
California
Mr. Clark
Jack
Will Clark
Roose
Fat Jack of Butte A Lively Western Hack Driver Remembered
A tribute to Fat Jack, the stagecoach driver of Butte, famed for humor and hospitality. He carried distinguished visitors including William Jennings Bryan, Taft, Roosevelt, and Twain, wearing a tall plug hat and blending dignity with western charm. He greeted guests with warmth and equal regard.
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Yuba Bill
Atte
Bret Harte
Fat Jack
Butte
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
William J. Bryan
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Sarah Bernhardt
James J. Jeffries
Richmond P
Two Accidents Mark Transport Career at Rail Depot
The article recalls two fatal incidents in a transport career. The first occurred years ago at a Northern Pacific depot when a trunk toppled, spooking horses and trampling a man named Lund who was digging a ditch, killing him instantly. The second incident follows in the same hazardous period.
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Northern Pacific
Lund
Fat Jack Finnegan of Butte A Figure in Local Lore
Fat Jack, who struck and killed a woman while driving on Arizona Street but was exonerated after an inquiry, married Miss Mariah Finnegan in 1886. She died in Butte five years ago, leaving him as a widower with no children. His New England ancestry traces to 1635, with surviving relatives listed in multiple cities. Known for gambling, he bet freely on any square game and inspired a Homer Davenport cartoon showing him at risk on the line.
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Deadwood
S. D
Montana
Fort Benton
California
Park Street
Butte
Fat Jack
Bangor
New England
Thirteenth
Maine
New Orleans
Washington
Black Hills
Hack
Roosevelt
Taft
W. J. Bryan
Sarah Bernhardt
H. H. Rogers
Bull Run
James Murray
Murray
Charles Warren
John Jahreiss
Clinton H. Moore
Professor Moore
Deer Lodge
Pioneer
Hackman
Velt
Fat
Teddy
Arizona Street
Mariah Finnegan
John Tower
England
William T. Carey
San Francisco
W. J. Bridge
Helmville
Ed Fitzpatrick
P. E. Lee
Spokane
Harold Smith
Livingston
Bert Hickey
William Finnegan
Henry Wiggin
Bellingham
Wash
Porter Wiggin
Stockton
Cal
Homer Davenport
Davenport
Montreal
Cat Creek
Ragged Point
East Brush Creek
Elk Basin
Frantz
Mid-Northern
Mid- West
Standard Oil
Montaeal
Hover-Schwartz
Lucky Strike
Unit Petroleum
Montana Superior
Bitter
Great Western
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