Billie Kee Patriot of Montana Executed in China Plot
Billie Kee once ran a Lombard hotel in Montana and grew wealthy before returning to China to support republican movements. He aligned with Sun Yat Sen, then fell out with Yuan Shikai as China shifted from republic to strongman rule.
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Lombard
China
Billie Kee
Montana
Kee
Helena
Carter
Republic
Sun Yat Sen
Yaun Shi Kai
Yuan
Linderman book praised as landmark in Indian legends
Reader letters and reviews hail Frank B. Linderman's Indian Why Stories as a major literary contribution. East and European critics, including Boston Advertiser, applaud its native American myths with animals and nature, illustrated by Charles M. Russell, and note its broad educational value for children and adults.
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Montana
Frank B. Linderman
East
Europe
Charles Scribners’ Sons
Linderman
Helena
Niagara Falls
Yosemite
Mississippi
B. Linderman
Charles M. Russell
Old World
America
War Eagle
Manitou
Greece
Rome
Butte Man Eater of Steaks Bets on Beef Industry
William Owsley former mayor of Butte Montana and discoverer of Twin Bridges is celebrated for eating more T bone steaks than any man in 70 years. He reportedly consumed about 43 800 T bones over forty years and attributes much of his vigor to daily T bone meals. He recounts Alaska trip in 1898 sparked by Nome discovery but he left Alaska after poor steaks.
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Butte
Montana
William Owsley
Twin Bridges
Jack Henshaw
William Davy
Bill’’ Owsley
Hats
Mr. Owsley
Phil Gillis
McGovern Club
Nome
Owsley
Seattle
Alaska
Bill Owsley
Old-Man
Wolf
Kingfisher
Oldman
Platinum Find in Carbon County Sparks Miner Interest
Placer prospector George Peoples reports a rich platinum deposit in Carbon county while panning near Pat O Hara creek. He washed gold and an ounce of platinum from two yards of dirt, drawing attention to the area amid Red Lodge and other towns as plans for oil, coal, and potential platinum developments unfold.
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George Peoples
Carbon County
Pat O’hara
Peoples
Red Lodge
Elk Basin
Wyoming Boundary Line
Montana's Yearly Wealth Surges Beyond 300 Million
The article notes Montana will add over 300 million dollars to world wealth in the year, with mining at 146 million, agriculture 82 million, livestock 29 million, and other industries making up the rest. It highlights tenfold wheat growth potential and a dramatic rise in grain production within a decade, alongside expectations of more miners in the Butte zinc sector.
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Montana
Butte
Chicago
Kansas
Why the Kingfisher Wears a War-Bonnet Legend
Autumn nights on the upper Missouri unfold a tale told by War Eagle to Little Buffalo Calf. Old-Man and the Wolf chase food on ice as Kingfisher laughs, prompting a war bonnet punishment. Kingfishers thereafter wear war bonnets to honor the laughter and a long-remembered insult.
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Missouri River
Montana
War Eagle’s Lodge
War Eagle
War Hagle
Kingfisher
First National Bank Granted Charter in Judith Gap
The comptroller of the currency issued a charter for the First National Bank of Judith Gap Montana with 25000 dollars in capital.
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Washington
First National Bank
Judith Gap
Mont
Virginia City Wooden Mains Endure Since Founding Era
Fifty years ago Virginia City faced high freight costs for iron water mains. A carpenter devised wooden pipes from pine poles with tar joints, enabling a gravity system. Within six months mountain spring water flowed through the wooden mains, serving the town reliably.
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Virginia City
Montana
Territory
Corinne
Utah
The Bremen Dream of a Final Cruise
An American recounts a humorous dream about the Bremen being captured and sailing into Falmouth harbor. The tale imagines the captain in the hold and German sailors brimming with nautical spirits amid mermaids, wine, and a secular sea voyage.
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Robert Strother
Montana Newspaper Association
England
Bremen
Falmouth Harbor
Germania
Lusitania
Neptune’s Palace
Palace
Coral Arbor
Falmouth
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Patriot's End
Senator Carter
Joseph Dixon
Jawbone Railroad
Judith Basin
Milwaukee Railroad
Jawbone Road
Mr. Linderman
Boston Advertiser
New York
William. Owsley
First National Banks
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