Four Tragic Deaths Linked to Clinton Dotson Plot
A Montana tale spans 1899 to 1902 of Eugene Cullinane slain for hidden gold and Captain Oliver Dotson killed in a staged suicide. Clinton Dotson and Fleming, aided by Charles Oliver Benson and Ellis Persinger, were convicted, with Fleming hanged in 1901 and Dotson in 1902 after a complex chain of crimes and trials.
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Harry Sultzer
Montana
Paris
Eugene Cullinane
American Golch
Pacific
Great Divide
American Gulch
Cullinane
Clinton
Dotson
Helena
Wyoming
Charles Oliver Benson
Benson
Persinger
Deer Lodge City
Deer Lodge Equnty
Buch
Deer Lodge
James Fleming
James McArthur
Fleming
Gallatin Valley
Oliver Dotson
Captain Dotson
Clinton Dotson
Bleming
Per
Ravalli
Miner Berry
Norvy
Supreme Court
April Flu Death Toll Tops 1 662 in State Analysis
State board of health reports 1 662 influenza deaths in April across most counties. Scarlet fever caused 328 deaths and measles 122, with a sample of beverages examined for alcohol content after prohibition. The piece notes adulterated oils feeds and a fined Butte drug peddler for an ineffective flu remedy.
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State Board of Health
Big Horn
Fallon
Powell
Prairie
Richland
Sweetgrass
Toole
Wideaux
Montana
Food and Drugs
W. M. Cobleigh
H. M. Shea
W. K
Food and Drugs Division
Pabst
Heilman
Blatz Pale
Gallatin County
Italy
Butte
Death of Child From Woodtick Bite Reported
The three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hutchins died at the home of Mrs. Hutchins' parents in the lower Flathead valley. A woodtick embedment was found in the scalp after a physician failed to identify a cause. The child was partly paralyzed in the legs arms and tongue and the illness persisted two days.
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Jack Hutchins
Visitors to Spokane Factories Open for Farm Convention
Visitors at the upcoming Farmers' convention in June will tour Spokane factories. Krause’s Candy and True-Blu Biscuit Company will open their Krause candy plant and True-Blu cracker bake shop for inspection. Attendees can watch candy stripes on sticks, automatic kiss wrapping, and chocolate dipping, with tastings available.
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Farmers’ Convention
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad Promises Fresh Skin
An Adv touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and perfuming powder for face skin infants and dusting. It claims to freshen skin and render other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
Warrenton Seaport Rise Sparks Immediate Investment Call
A Warrenton real estate pitch compares the city to Los Angeles and Seattle decades ago, highlighting a fresh water harbor, growing harbor developments, equal freight rates with Seattle Tacoma and Portland, and a future as the Pacific Coast’s largest seaport. The piece cites James J. Hill’s Pacific rail route and urges investors to buy now on the ground floor.
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Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
Insane Asylum
Warrenton
Pacific Ocean
Tacoma
Columbia
Pacific Coast
James J. Hill
Ocean
Spokane
Columbia River
Inland Empire
Pacific Seaboard
North America
Columbia Seaport
Kidney Health Warning Urges Quick Action for Sluggish Organs
The article warns that kidneys failing to function properly threaten health and longevity. It lists signs such as nervousness dizziness sleeplessness back pain and urges immediate help to remove impurities and uric acid buildup before damage worsens.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules Advertised Worldwide
Ancient remedy marketed as a universal cure, claiming soothing oil and herbal strength support. Sold as imported from Holland with a money back guarantee, available in sealed packages in three sizes at drug stores.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Clint Dotson
Grocers
Miles City
Powder ‘River
Roundup Association
Stanton Bank
Great Falls
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