Lioness Escapes Cage Attacks Hunter in Wild Capture
Libby’s Famous Live Animal Trapper M. H. Bakker suffered the loss of a finger when a lioness he had captured bit him during a struggle to muzzle her after she escaped a wooden cage. The lioness and her two cubs fled into the woods after the incident, killing two deer nearby before the cubs were secured and the mother died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Bakker
Libby
Granch
Fisher River
Fin Bakker
Bakker Ranch
Bakker Place
Bakker
Bakior
R. M. Rickard
Newport
Strange Fate of Astor Tonquin Ship and Sole Survivor
In 1811 the brig Tonquin from John Jacob Astor’s Pacific venture met disaster off Vancouver Island as Indian traders attacked. Captain Thorn and most crew were killed. four sailors escaped to a cave then were captured and tortured before death. The sole survivor Lewis lingered wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Astor
Tonquin
Vancouver Island
Seven Seas
Astor
Oe Me Souri
Rockies
Columbia
Pacific
Atlantic
Cape Horn
Jonathan Thorn
U.S. N
St. Lawrence
Lake Champlain
Hudson
Lansingburgh
Manhattan
Thorn
Vancouver’s Island
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Lewis
McKay
Lanoes
Astoria
Britain
United States
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Cheely-Raban ‘Syndicate
Death of Howard Eaton famed Wyoming dude rancher
Sheridan Wyoming last week saw the death of Howard Eaton famous as a Yellowstone Glacier Park tour operator. He led hundreds of expeditions and helped plan summer tourist parties. Macy Rhinehart a writer joined his Glacier Park trips. Eaton was praised by Yellowstone Park Camps Co. manager Howard Hays for his friendliness fearlessness and storytelling. He was known for hunting exploration ranching guiding and frontier tales. Peace to his spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyoming
Howard Eaton
América
Montana
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Eaton
Yellowstone Wonderland
Glacier Park
Mary Roberts Rhinehart
Easton
Theddore “Roosevelt
Medora
N. C
Roosevelt
Pittsburg
Howard Hays
Yellowstone Park Camps Co
United States
C. M. Russell
Custer
Boy Sought Dead Father Deep Underground
Tale centers on 10 year old Harry Howard of Butte who descended 200 feet into a mine to reach his foster father William Medlyn pinned beneath rock. He used matches for light and feared the shaft, later aiding William Williams and another boy in removing the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent
Shaft
William Medlyn
Harry Howard
Butte
Dad
Fred
Wiliams
Freddie
Henry
Cuticura Advertises Baby Skin Care Trio
The advertisement promotes Cuticura products for irritated baby skin. It touts Cuticura Soap for hot baths Cuticura Ointment for itching and roughness plus Cuticura Talcum Powder as an indispensable powder. The trio is presented as essential for gentle daily care.
Shoemaker Named Manager of Midland Empire Fair
James A. Shoemaker of Yellowstone County and leading insurance figure is appointed manager of the Midland Empire fair by the fair commissioners and will assume duties immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings Fair
James A. Shoemaker
Yellowstone County
Fair Commissioners
Shoemaker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles M. EY
Lioness
Hunter
New York
Northwest Plains
Captain Thorn
Alexander McKay
Howard Gaton
Bayer
Aspiris - Batherade
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!