Lincoln assassin Booth hunted by last surviving cavalryman
Montana visitor and last surviving member of the Eighth Illinois cavalry recalls the chase that ended with Sergeant Boston Corbett firing the fatal shot in Ford's Theater. He details Booth's escape, the barn fire at Port Royal, the pursuit to Bowling Green, and Booth's death on April 15 1865.
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W. A. McDonald
Montana
Eighth Illinois Cavalry
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
McDonald
Eighth Illinois Horse Regiment
Lincoln
Booth
Boston Corbett
Chenoa
J. W. McDonald
Pine Street
Anaconda
Julia A. Hanks
Nancy Hanks
Laurel
Los Angeles
Grand Army of the Republic
Eighth Cavalry
Illinois
Washington
Ford
Oklahoma
United States
Corbett
Powell
Surratt
Maryland
Daniel C. Harrold
Federal Secret Service Department
Harrold
Samuel A. Mudd
Bowling Green
Fredericksburg
Garrett
Port Royal
Rappahannock
Harvesting Runs Full Tilt Across Montana Counties
Across 19 counties reports to Commissioner Charles D. Green show widespread harvesting with tea m yields above expectations in oats barley and rye. Pastures are good livestock in solid condition though labor shortages persist in many counties with some areas reporting drought and the need for rainfall for fall plowing and flax.
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Charles D. Greenfield
Park
tThis
Yellowstone
Dawson
Jefferson
Cascade
Fergus
Roosevelt
Phillips
Blaine
Toole
Frank Wegner Pioneer dies suddenly in Helena home
Frank Wegner a former Lewis and Clark County commissioner died suddenly last week at his daughter Mrs Joe Bossler’s Helena home. Born in Germany in 1847 he came to the United States as a boy and lived in Kansas Virginia City Fort Benton and Craig before settling in Craig for many years.
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Frank Wegner
Lewis and Clark
Joe Bossler
Helena
Bossler
Germany
United States
Kansas
Virginia City
Wells-Fargo Express
Separate Mail Systems Proposed for Parcels and First Class
Representative Madden on a joint postal service plan argues for two distinct mail systems one for first class letters and another for parcel post. He says parcel post needs its own terminals employees and transport. The investigation, by seven experts, targets faster trains for fast mail and slower trains for parcels, with a yearlong survey in major cities.
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Martin Madden
Madden
Joint Postal Service Commission of
The
House
Senate
Chicago
Post Office Department
Cuti cura Talcum Powder Ad Promotes Skin Freshness
Advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims economical convenience and that it renders other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio alongside Soap and Ointment.
Overland Trip Sets Record for Ford Run to Great Falls
William Kittson arrived in Great Falls to assume the duties of special agent for the Great Northern. He drove a Ford from the Indiana Michigan line to Great Falls in seven days, with the odometer showing just over 2000 miles and an average of about 300 miles daily. The longest single day covered 350 miles. Kittson, formerly based in Great Falls, returns to resume his old position after years in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kittson
Great Falls
Great Northern
Indiana
Kittson
Indiana-Michigan Line
Lost gold mine tale from Northeastern Montana legend
An old Indian tells how his mother in law hid a gold mine secret for decades and set a trapping trip up the Poplar River. They seek the site but camp on a rocky bend and the hoped riches vanish with time, leaving only a legend. Northeastern Montana keeps the tale alive.
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Scobey
Poplar
Wolf Point
Lving
Montana
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