Frontier Hotel at Bozeman and Its Rugged History
The Northern Pacific hotel in Bozeman, built by Guy & Gray in 1868 as the Guy House, hosted notable visitors and events. It witnessed murders and shootings including the 1873 Ford–Dumphy case, sheriff Silas Ralston’s 1878 shooting, and a later incident where Russell B. Harrison intervened in a scuffle.
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Northern Pacific
Gallatin Valley
Montana
Bozeman
John M. Bozeman
Yellowstone
John C. Guy
Thomas B. Gray
Main Street
Guy & Gray
Guy House
Helena
Millard Ford
Elijah Dumphy
Ford
Dumphy
Virginia City
Silas Ralston
N. T. Williams
Ralston
Williams
Russell B. Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
George Smith
Pat Worsham
Harrison
Governor of Old Fort Vancouver Ruled from Rockies to the Pacific
Farnham’s 1839 visit to Fort Vancouver depicts John McLoughlin as the powerful chief factor wielding feudal authority from the Rockies to the Pacific. The article describes the fort’s layout, its 700 residents, the 10 acre apple orchard, the work’s daily grind, and the governor’s dining ritual in Queen’s ware as a model of executive control and fur trade hub life.
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Old Fort
Vancouver
Rockies
Pacific
Montana
Oregon
Fort Vancouver
Hudson’s Bay Co
Thomas J. Farnham
Peoria
Iil
Farnham
Great Prairie
Rocky Mountains
Sweet Vales
Oregon Territory
Columbia River
Columbia
New Hampshire
New England
Boston
John McLoughlin
Agnes Laut
Alaska
California
Pacific Ocean
London
America
Dr. McLoughlin
Governor McLoughlin
Govr
Texas Rangers
Last Chapter of the Northern Pacific Hotel's History
The passage recalls a brutal assault on Harrison by youths, halted by Nelson Story. It notes the hotel’s name change after the Northern Pacific railroad’s arrival, its growth, and a November 3, 1900 parade fire that gutted the interior, ending the hotel’s era.
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Harrison
Nelson
Tenderfoot
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific Hotel
Old Frontier
Train Whistle Pitch Changes With Approach and Pass
The whistle pitch rises as a train nears due to increasing vibration frequency in the car. After passing, vibrations spread out as distance increases, lowering the perceived pitch.
Restoration notes on Michelangelo Last Supper fresco
Retouchings reportedly altered Michelangelo’s Last Supper in the Sistine Chapel, adding garments to the originally nude figures in multiple stages. The extent of repainting reflects ongoing efforts to preserve the masterpiece's appearance.
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Michael Angelo
Sistine Chapel
the. Heashan
A B C s Of Good Health For Young Musicians
The article promotes nutrition basics in simple terms. It advocates daily milk intake, whole grain bread, cereals, citrus fruits, tomato or pineapple juice, meat or alternatives, eggs, leafy vegetables, potatoes, and butter in recommended portions to support growth and health.
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Butch
Buddy
Melody Lane
Old Cattle Raising Days Pictured by Mrs. Stuart
Mrs. Granville Stuart traced Montana’s cattle country origins to the Fergus county D. H. S. ranch meeting with the Hamilton Woman's club. She described the fortlike log house, initial isolation, and Indian concerns.
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Stuart
Montana
Granville Stuart
Fergus County
Big Ranch
Texas
Oregon
Idaho
Nelson Story
Gallatin
Story
United States
Butte Youth Wins National Mining Contest Award
Charles F. Parent a Montana School of Mines geology graduate won a $100 prize in a national student contest sponsored by the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. His paper titled Relationship of Manganese Minerals in the Butte District was written as a student project. Parent son of Mr and Mrs C P Parent of Butte now works for Anaconda Copper Mining Co in Butte.
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Charles F. Parent
Montana School of Mines
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Parent
Butte
C. P. Parent
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Silent Fort Revelry Echoed From Far Fortified Outpost
Interior scenes less spectacular than brigades yet tied furs to a central distribution point. Afterward revelry sounded for many nights from the small village below the fort.
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Frontier Hotel
Neers iii
SE Wiig
Theia
UCG Sia
Boote
Boote's Hatcheries, Inc
Worthington, Minn
Charles M
Montana Newspaper Association
Great Falls, Montana
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