General E S Godfrey Denies Custer Died by Own Action
General E S Godfrey, who served with Custer, writes that Montana school history claiming Custer died by his own hand is unsupported. He recalls seeing Custer’s body on Custer Hill with two fatal wounds and no powder marks, noting the Indians respected his rank and did not scalp him.
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Gall
Standing Rock
World war allies plan German troop drawdown by July
A sweeping roundup from Washington and other cities reports multiple items. Troops to leave Germany by July 1 while U S forces withdraw. In New Orleans Louisiana reports of unemployment among ex service men. Other dispatches note prize promoter Rickard jailed for alleged assault and Oklahoma governor Robertson under indictment for bribery.
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Missouri
House
New Orleans
Louisiana
New York
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Tulsa
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma
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Isaac Moore
Otto Wiedfelt
Krupp Gun Works
United States
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Algonac
Mich
Harriet Lear
Michigan
Harding
Jacksonville
Fla
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Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Los Angeles
California Theater
Anthony Gessel
Boston
Otto Halder Larsen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pauline Virginia Clark
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
London
Ireland
Ulster
Madelynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi Senate
National Women’s Party
F. E. Scobey
San Antonio
Texas
Raymond T. Baker
California Fig Syrup Ad and Custer Battlefield Markers
A vintage advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a laxative for children noting a teaspoonful can prevent illness. The passage shifts to General Godfrey explaining how battlefield markers at Custer’s Last Stand replaced crude stakes once used to mark fallen soldiers, with stakes damaged by weather before marble markers were installed.
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Custer
Godfrey
Reno
Kevin oil town’s boys sell samples in front of Kevin hotel
Albert Gooddertz and Albert Simms, both youngsters, set up a tiny oil stand in Kevin Montana near the Gordon Campbell well. They display a single bottle while keeping a reserve, selling samples to oil men who eagerly buy. The scene marks Kevin’s budding oil enterprise and the day the first oil dollar left the field.
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Kevin
Montana
Albert Gooddertz
Rocky Ridge Dome
Albert Simms
Gordon Campbell
Anaconda Ads End Publicity Run on Tax Talk in Montana
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company wraps up its Taxation Talk series in Montana papers during the week of March 13 18. The ads compare state and local expenditures from 1914 to 1920 and urge taxpayers to seek prudent, thriftful public management aligned with private enterprise principles.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Butte Miner
Anaconda Company
ITBE
American Brass Company
Ito Montana
State wide meet of trapshooters scheduled in June
Montana towns list upcoming events and changes. Butte hosts a state trapshooting meet June 23 to 25. Other notes include bank merger at Antelope, civic and political developments in several cities, and local incidents from Missoula to Butte.
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J. F. McRae
Billings
James J. McCormick
Montana
Paul McCormick
Wolf Point
Eben S. Monroe
Lewistown
Fergus County Creamery Company
Glasgow
Valley County Wool Growers’ Association
John Etchart
Great Falls
Terry
Gordon Campbell L. C. Stevenson
Kevin
Civitan Club
Rotary
Kiwanis
Missoula
McCormick
Homestake Oil Company
Helena
Arthur D. Prouty
Liberty Theater
Rygate
Joe Gilbert
Rothiemay
Reece W. Clawson
Butte Credit Men’s Association
Association
Explorer Freeman plans Yellowstone trip book photos request
Lewis R. Freeman, renowned traveler and war correspondent, has asked the Glendive chamber of commerce for photographs and details to be used in a volume about a 4,000 mile journey he made last summer from the Yellowstone River source down to the Missouri, retracing the historic route.
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Lewis R. Freeman
Globe
Glendive Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone River
Missouri
Freezone Promises Easy Corn Removal Without Pain
An advertisement touts Freezone a tiny bottle that removes hard and soft corns and toe corn calluses without soreness. It claims application on the corn stops pain and allows lifting the corn with fingers, sold by druggists for a few cents.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing for All Fabrics
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as simple to use for wool silk linen cotton or blends. It guarantees even new color on faded skirts dresses waists coats stockings and draperies with no streaks spots fading or running and directs buyers to tell their druggist the fabric type.
Freeman Plans 4000 Mile Trip Appraising Glendive
Freeman writes Lewis and Clark era explorers and recounts a Yellowstone and Mississippi river trip during which he visited Glendive. He plans a full account of his journey highlighting Glendive history current status and future prospects. He asks for no compensation, only to do justice to the town.
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Lewis and Clark
Northwest Territory
Freeman
Yellowstone
Mississippi
Glendive
Birthday Party Marks Missoula Feline Senior
Benjamin Stewart Myers the 20 year old Missoula cat received friendly tributes at his home on his milestone birthday. He belongs to Mr and Mrs H C Myers and is noted for his dignified age and wary view of younger cats. His fame extends beyond Missoula with a feature in the National Humane Review alongside other longtime cats.
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Benjamin Stewart Myers
Missoula
Benjamin
H. C. Myers
National Humane Review
National Humane Society
Philadelphia bulldog valued at $3000 dies
The Philadelphia Bostonia Bulwark, cited as the finest bulldog in the world and valued at $3,000, has died.
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Philadelphia
Bostonia Bulwark
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Ten Company
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