Montana Song Authors Tied To Bohemian Gathering
Charles Cohan and Joe Howard wrote the lyrics and music for the song Montana at a Butte bohemian gathering. The tune became a hit, led to a sale to support the Montana Orphans' Home, and earned the home thousands in proceeds. Howard's company later performed it in Helena before the governor and others. The song was widely embraced by Montana troops in Paris.
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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
Myron Lockwood dies. Battle of the Big Hole survivor
Myron Lockwood, a noted survivor of the Battle of the Big Hole and one of 34 citizen volunteers under Captain J. B. Catlin, died in California at 76. He endured a shattered hip in the 1877 Nez Perce clash and later declined a life position in Washington offered by General Sherman, choosing to remain in the West.
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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
White Bird
Wr. Burch
Rawn
Amos Buck
Billy Edwards
Deer Lodge
Charles A. Woodruff
Leutenant
Bradley
Vilage
Myron Lockwood
Sherman
West
Washington
Big Hole
Joseph and
Looking Glass
Governor Stewart Returns From Governors Conference
Governor Stewart concluded the tenth annual governors conference in Annapolis with a pledge to support returning soldiers. The meeting addressed Reconstruction issues and the placement of service members into civilian life, with cabinet members Baker Daniels Lane Houston Wilson presenting upon their departments.
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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
Herd Size in Yellowstone Grows to Thousands of Elk and Buffalo
Report notes more than 3,000 cow elk in Yellowstone Park and about 400 head of buffalo. Officials worry the growing herds will surpass available pasture space in a few years, raising management challenges for the park.
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Yellowstone Park
Phil B- the Last Miner of a Gulch in Montana
In a memory filled tale, Matt W. Alderson recalls Phil B- the last remaining old-timer in a Montana gulch. He mined for gold decades earlier, refused a fortune to move away, and relied on a raffled gold watch as neighbors aided him, keeping him alive for years before his infirmities, and his final days, are told.
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Phil
Matt. W. Alderson
Montana
Phil B
Bert
Hfe
Montana Ends Open Saloon Era With Statewide Dry Reform
Montana has moved into a dry era as lawmakers close about a thousand saloons and ban the manufacture and shipment of alcoholic beverages. The article recalls earlier reforms and notes the prominence of horse racing and figures like Marcus Daly in Montana’s gambling history.
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Montana
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Idaho
Alberta
Marcus Daly
Butte
Anaconda
Hamilton
America
Daly
The Steady Subscriber Pays in Advance
A nostalgic verse celebrates the steady subscriber who pays in advance at year’s start. The poem praises prepaid subscriptions, the cheer they bring to the office, and the glad acceptance by family and readers alike. It extols the value of timely payments and loyal readers.
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Ember
Seed Oats Short Forces Government Purchase
Canada passes order in council to buy seed oats for western farmers as crop runs very short. Officials anticipate needing several million bushels to be imported to meet demand.
Obituary of a dependable prospector who died after illness
An aged prospector died after a brief hospital stay following a period of illness. He was known for independence, home loyalty, and readiness to help friends. He paid his way or endured hunger, avoided charity, and left his door as he found it when away. He inspired those who knew him.
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Prospector
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Harley Cohar
Ters
Treasure State
Charles Cleveland Cohan
Butte Miner
Spa
J. B. Catlin
Trail Creek
Sanno
Comba
Browning
Williams
Logan
Stewart
Elk
Buffalo
Rahe
John Barleycorn
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