Major Stivers and the General Feature in War Office Tangle
Montana mining and railway prospects loom as Cooke City earns new life with a planned 52 mile metal surfaced line through Yellowstone Park. Major D. Gay Stivers, rough rider hero of prior wars, clashes with a senior general over autos while the war department drives frontier reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooke City
Jay Cooke
Northern Pacific Fame
America
Montana
Secretary of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner
Cooke City Transit Company
Tom Stout
Lewistown
Robert I. McKay
Ohio
Old Camp
Cooker City
Butte
Park County
Cooke
Yellowstone Park
Million Dollar Corporation
Friendship of Montana and Chicago cattlemen spans decades
The piece profiles David G. Browne of Fort Benton and Charles O. Robinson of Chicago, longtime leaders in Montana cattle and banking. It traces Browne’s rise from freighting in the 1870s to president of the Stockmen's National Bank and highlights Robinson’s status as a leading beef selling authority and partner in Clay, Robinson & Co. It recalls early stock shipments, price highs and lows, and predicts strong future demand for beef and breeding stock in Montana.
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Chicago
Montana
David G. Browne
Fort Benton
Stockmen’s National Bank
That City
Charles O. Robinon
Clay, Robinson & Co
Charlie Robinson
Treasure State
Dave” Brown
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Nebraska
J. W. Carroll
Browne
Texas
Clay
Robinson
Milk River
Doc
Dogo
Rome
Italy
Miles City
J. P. Alter
Rawlins
Mr. Robinson
G. F. Swift
Swift & Co
Major Iliff
Colorado
Scott & Hanks
John Harris
Union
Charles O. Robinson
Shipments to Sammies Restricted Under New Order
A new ruling effective April 15 restricts overseas shipments to soldiers on the front unless the recipient requested the article and approval was granted by a regimental or higher commander. Postmasters and express agents nationwide receive copies. land forces only are affected. Marines and Navy shipments are not restricted. Shipments may be accepted without examination locally but will be checked before loading to ensure compliance.
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Express Company
Montana Boy Lifts Into Engineers Heading for France
First Lieutenant Jack Tyler of Great Falls on leave after officer training in Virginia. The Montana native, son of E A Tyler, rose from sergeant at Camp Lewis to officer candidate, praising the engineering corps and its French and British allies. He expects to depart for France soon with keen eagerness to “get over there” and fight the Huns.
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Cooke City
Montana
Horn Miller
Miller
Union Pacific
Jay Cooke
Cooke
Wall Street
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific
Pacific
Rocky Mountain District
United States Engineers
France
Engineers
Jack Tyler
Great Falls
Virginia
Tyler
E. A. Tyler
American Society of Equity
Camp Lewis
Huns
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Jey Ase Raf
Ma Ae Pete
Stivers
Rough Rider
D. Gay Stivers
Secretary of War
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington
Ean Automobile
Blank
War Department
Alaska
Middle West
L. C. Tanzer
Seattle
Columbus
Stillwater County
National Park
United States
Interior Department
McKay
Bayonne
N. J
Gardner
Shoo Fly
Republic
Elk Horn
Nez Perces
Shop Fly
New World
Yellowstone Chemical CO
Mont
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
1St National Bank
Elk Run Ranch
W. L. Velie
Thomas Melvin
Elk Run Ranch, Highweed, Mont
Dave Browne
C. Gotzian & Company
Square Saint Paul, Minn
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