Songwriters Cohan and Howard Create Hit "Montana" For Orphans
Charles Cleveland Cohan and Joe Howard wrote the song Montana during a Bohemian gathering in Butte. The pair crafted the words and music line by line, and proceeds supported the Montana Orphans' Home which later planned a second edition. The piece gained national notice with performances from Butte to Helena.
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Mr. Cohan
Joe Howard
Charlies Cleveland Cohan
Butte Daily Miner
Montana
Butte
Montana Orphans’ Home
Orphans’ Home Treasury
Howard
Helena
Cohan
American Expeditionary Forces
Paris
Old City
Charles Cleveland Cohan
Butte Miner
Battle of the Big Hole Hero Myron Lockwood Dies at 76
Myron Lockwood, one of the dwindling survivors of the Battle of the Big Hole and a guide for General Gibbon, died in California at 76. A Civil War veteran, he later ran a dairy in the Prickly Pear valley and freighting before being wounded at Big Hole, ending his business life.
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Myron
Nez Perces
Joseph
Lockwood
Montana
McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Antietam
Burnside
McDowell
Hooker
Gettysburg
Fort Benton
Missouri River
Prickly Pear
Helena
Gallatin Bar
Malcolm Clark
Prickly Pear Valley
Frenchtown
Bitter Root Valley
the Big Hole
Missoula
Gibbon
Big Hole River
Rocky Mountains
Rye Creek
Big Hole
Comba
Sanno
Amos Buck
Myron Lockwood
Joseph and
Looking Glass
Governor Stewart Returns From Governors Conference in Annapolis
Governor W. Stewart returns from the tenth annual governors conference at Annapolis Maryland. He notes emphasis on Reconstruction issues and aiding soldiers returning to civilian life. Cabinet members Newton D. Baker Josephus Daniels Franklin K Lane David F Houston and William B Wilson addressed the conference.
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W. Stewart
Annapolis
Union
Alaska
Newton D. Baker
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Franklin K. Lane
the Interior
David F. Houston
Agriculture
William B. Wilson
Yellowstone herd numbers grow with elk and buffalo
The article notes Yellowstone Park housing over 3,000 cow elk and around 400 head of buffalo, predicting a rising elk herd that may overwhelm park pastures in coming years due to the large wildlife population inside the park.
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Yellowstone Park
Phil B as Last Miner Of A Gulch Of Early Days
The piece tells of Phil B a lone Montana prospector from the early days who clung to his gulch life rather than move to a civilized town A stranger offered riches to move away but Phil refused The watch he wore with a nugget chain was raffled three times and the proceeds kept him alive until his decline halted him.
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Phil
Phil B
Bert
Hfe
Montana’s Dry Reform Era Ends Border State Shift
The piece describes Montana’s transition from wet to dry, closing about a thousand saloons and banning alcohol manufacture and shipments. It recalls past reform waves, the end of hurdy gurdy houses, gambling license repeal, and the rise and fall of horse racing and betting, highlighting Marcus Daly’s era of racing prominence.
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Montana
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Idaho
Alberta
Marcus Daly
Butte
Anaconda
Hamilton
America
Daly
The Steady Subscriber
A humorous verse extols the loyal reader who pays in advance at year’s start. It praises the steady subscriber who funds the paper and brings cheer to the office, noting how welcomed and essential the newspaper remains to the family.
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Ember
Seed Oats Short Prompting Government Purchase
The Canadian government has issued an order in council to buy seed oats for western farmers as the oat crop is very short. It is expected that several million bushels will need to be imported.
Prospector Remembered for Deadly Simple Dignity
Old age and illness felled a prospector who valued home and country over wealth. He died after a brief hospital stay, leaving friends to recall his dependable nature and willingness to share or go hungry rather than take charity. He kept his life simple and true to his early American ideals.
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Prospector
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Billy Edwards
Deer Lodge
Charles A. Woodruff
Leutenant
Vilage
Sherman
West
Washington
Stewart
Elk
Buffalo
Rahe
Matt. W. Alderson
John Barleycorn
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