Russell's Friends Count Many in Montana Artist's Circle
Charles M. Russell, famed Montana artist, prized for lifelong Montana friendships. The circle spans cowpunchers, ranchers, traders, and notable city contacts, with horses like Nee nah his longest lasting companion. Even as fame grew in London and New York, Russell stayed tied to Montana and its people.
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Charles M. Russell
Montana
Russell
America
London
New York
West
Charlie Russell
Red Bird
Gray Eagle
Monté
Neenah
Two Lewistown Soldiers Win Quick Promotions
Quick promotion arrives for Judge E. K. Cheadle's two Lewistown sons. Barlow Cheadle, West Point graduate in the regular army, becomes major, while Ned Cheadle, an officer training camp graduate and recent second lieutenant, is promoted to first lieutenant. Both are Lewistown High School alumni with heritage of military service.
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E. Kk. Cheadle
Fergus County
Barlow Cheadle
West Point
Ned Cheadle
Lewistown High School
Cheadle
Lewistown Company
First Montana
Montana’s Strange Old Laws and Early Rail Road Fever
The piece recounts Montana territorial laws that lapsed or seemed odd to modern readers, from 1865 divorce acts and counterfeiting limits to early railroad bond schemes and a 1866 gambling ban. It notes congressional reaction to private charters, a 1867 homestead exemption, and a 1873 county railroad subscription law with varied county contributions.
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Montana
Congress
United States
First Legislative Assembly
Bannack
Territory of
Legislative Assembly
House of Representatives
Assembly
House
Sidgerton
Potts
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Utah Northern
Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin
Meagher County
Lewis and Clark County
Cloudburst Traps Doctor Butler Amid Flooded Gulches
Dr W J Butler state veterinarian faced a night marooned in a car between two gulches as a cloudburst drenched Madison County. With floodwaters roaring he moved to higher ground and bunked in a tent with a cattleman. The next day crossing required driving through feet of water and mud. The storm continued with hail before he reached shelter.
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W. J. Butler
Guiches
Virginia City
Sheridan
Dillon
Orr
Poindexter
France
Lewistown Lawyer Sergeant Cheadle and Son Win West Point Entry
After serving in the Spanish American War and returning to Lewistown, Sergeant Cheadle resumed law practice. He later became a judge, during which time his eldest son passed the competitive West Point examination.
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Spain
Cheadle
Lewistown
West Point
Camp Devens to train 36000 second lieutenants yearly
Plan calls for 36000 second lieutenants a year at Camp Devens officers' training school open to civilians of draft age. Applicants must have a high school education or equivalent. prior military training is not required.
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Camp Devens
Kerensky Seen as Back Number in Paris Opinon
Paris opinion ranks Kerensky as a back number after his failure to seize the opportunity when he held full control in Russia. The French view him as unable to leverage the moment.
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Kerensky
Paris
Finlen Plans Inland Beach Resort at Pipestone Springs
Jim Finlen of Butte leads a syndicate to transform Pipestone Springs into Montana’s premier inland resort. They will build a hotel, hospital, baths, golf, trout ponds, and a large artificial beach fed by hot springs. The project aims for completion after the war, leveraging Finlen’s hotel leadership and partners Roy Alley, John Corvette, and Ray Rhule.
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Canute
Albion
Joshua
Israel
Mahomet
Jim Finlen
Butte
Lotus
Montana
Finlen
Pipestone Springs
Pipestone
Ponce de Leon
Jimmie Finlen
Rocky Mountains
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific
Tie
Roy S. Alley
John Corvette
Ray Rhule
Will Ruin Germany Maximilian Harden Warns
In Zukunft Harden warns Germany will be ruined if it does not recover from the malady of world domination. The German Economic League aims to make Germany supreme over Baltic and Black Sea ports, the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, and extend from the Morman coast to Gallipoli, and into Lorraine and Flanders.
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Maximilian Harden
Zukunft
German Economic League
Germany
Baltic and
Black Seas
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Morman Coast
Gallipoli
Caucasus
French
Lorraine
Flanders
Socialist Deputy Stroebel Attacks German War Policy
In a Prussian Landtag speech, Deputy Stroebel condemned the German government for seeking peace by force. He warned Germans to oust their leaders and send their war hungry politicians to the devil, lest America's millions of soldiers overwhelm them.
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G.man
Stroebel
Landtag
America
Carbon County Draft Board Cleared of Misconduct
The Carbon county draft board members were found not guilty of misconduct after an investigation by the county council of defense. The inquiry, prompted by the state council, labeled the charges as startling but the findings say they were not substantiated.
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Carbon County Draft Board
County Council of Defense
State Council
County Council
Washington American Troops Aid Intervention in Russia
American forces collaborating with British troops participate in the intervention in Russia, signaling allied military action amid the crisis and aimed at stabilizing the region.
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Washington
Russia
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Philippine Islands
George Dewey
Insular
Major Barlow Cheadle
DR. Butler
Madison County
Franklin
Ida
Big Hole
Custer Wight
Custer
George A. Custer
Seventh Regiment
United States Cavalry
Little Big Horn River
Little Big Horn
James Finlen
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Great Falls
Montal
Ist National Bank
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