Montana visitor recalls shooting of Lincoln era Booth
A Montana visitor, W A McDonald of Chenoa Illinois, long survivor of the Eighth Illinois cavalry, recalls seeing Sergeant Boston Corbett fire the shot that killed John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre on April 14 1865. He describes Booth's attack, the pursuit, and the postmortem handling of Booth's body.
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W. A
McDonald
Montana
Highth
Illinois Cavalry
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Eighth Illinois Horse ‘Regiment
Lincoln
Booth
Boston Corbett
Chenoa
Eighth Illinois Cavalry
Eighth Cavalry
Illinois
Washington
Ford
Oklahoma
United States
Corbett
Powell
Surratt
Maryland
Daniel C. Harrold
Federal Secret Service Department
Harrold
Harvesting Agriculture Report Shows Bountiful State Crops
Statewide crop reports from 19 counties indicate widespread harvesting of grain with high yields in oats barley and rye. Some counties report labor shortages while others note adequate labor and strong livestock conditions amid hot spell and rain needs in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Greenfield
Park
Yellowstone
Dawson
Jefferson
Cascade
Fergus
Roosevelt
Phillips
Blaine
Toole
Frank Wegner Pioneer Dies Suddenly in Helena
Frank Wegner former Lewis and Clark County commissioner died suddenly last week at his daughter Mrs Joe Bossler’s Helena home. Born in 1847 in Germany, he came to the U S as a boy, lived in Kansas, Virginia City in 1864 as Wells Fargo express office manager, then Fort Benton and finally Craig where he resided 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
Plan for Separate Mail and Parcel Systems Proposed
Representative Martin Madden urges a dual mail system with fast first class mail and a separate parcel post network. The joint postal service commission, of which Madden is a member, just finished a Chicago session and will study terminals, staff, and transport needs with a seven‑member advisory panel. Madden criticizes current administration and favors fast mail on fast trains and parcel mail on slower trains, with a yearlong nationwide survey in major cities.
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Martin Madden
Madden
Joint Postal ‘Service Commission
House
Senate
Chicago
Post Office Department
Cuticura Taleum Powder Promises Skin Care Simplicity
An advertisement touts Cuticura Taleum Powder as an antiseptic scented multipurpose powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Presents it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio alongside Soap and Ointment with claims of economical convenience.
Overland Ford Trip by Indiana to Great Falls
William Kittson arrived in Great Falls to assume the Great North ern special agent post after a seven day motor trip from Indiana. He drove a Ford nearly 2,000 miles with an average daily run around 300 miles and a top single day of 350 miles. Kittson formerly lived in Great Falls and returns to resume his old duties following years in Indiana.
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William Kittson
Great Falls
Great Northern
Indiana
Kittson
Indiana-Michigan Line
Lost Gold Mine Legend of Northeastern Montana
An aged storyteller recounts a generations old tale of a lost gold mine near Wolf Point along the Poplar River. A mother-in-law guards a dying father’s secret and finally signals a camp where gold might be found, but the quest ends with no evidence and the story becomes local legend.
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Scobey
Poplar
Wolf Point
Ateast
Montana
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Bowling Green
Fredericksburg
Garrett
Port Royal
Rappahannock
Montauk
Potomac
Arsenal
Edwin Booth
Baltimore
Semper
Postum
Postum Cereal Company Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Company
Wey
BY Dale Curran
Six Co
Qmobiles
RTINE
Butte
Studebaker
Butte Miner
Chevrolet
Anaconda
Campaign Department
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Butte, Montana
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