Mystery of the Crows and their distant origins
The article traces Crow history from southeastern origins near Georgia or the Carolinas to migration via the Flint River in Kansas around 1750. It notes legends of Welsh ancestry, early white encounters like John Colter in 1806, and ties to the Paducas, with the Crow nation continually at war as their history unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone River
Toda Montana
Nort Platte River
Madoc
Prince of Wales
Mississippi River
Missouri
Plains
Upper
John Colter
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Coast
Clark
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Kansas River
Flint” River
Kansas
Lewis
Upper Platte
North Fork
Platte
Crow and War Chief Losses After Great Plague and Raid
The narrative recalls the 1822 Crow massacre by Sioux and Cheyenne forces, killing about 5 000 Crows and destroying 1 000 lodges. Survivors rebuilt amid mourning and shame, as many fled to the mountains and self harm faded with a new war council in spring.
Spokane Land Bank Sells 1 095 Farms
The Federal Land Bank of Spokane loaned 829 500 for 242 farm purchases in 1940, a 4 percent rise from 1939. The bank sold 924 of its own farms and 171 owned by Federal Farm Mortgage Corp. on mortgage and contract terms, totaling 1 095 farms for 2 515 300 dollars. Combined loans and sales raise total farm financing to 3 344 800 dollars for 1 337 farms in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
R. E. Brown
Federal Farm Mortgage Corp
Bloodfeud Story Of Crow and Blackfeet War Preceding Great Falls
A Blackfeet account recalls a sequence of raids by the Crows into Sioux and Blackfeet lands, capturing hundreds of women, and a later Sun River battle. The narrative details a treaty ruse, the murder of the Strong Man, and a bloody three day engagement where five hundred Blackfeet died and the Crow losses matched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Man
Little Plume
Sun River
Medicine River
Belly River
Yellowstone River
Judith Basin
Missouri
Skoon-a-tape-e-guan
Council
Great Falls
Surgeons Report Semi Biblical Miracle In Speech Restoration
A report at the Southeastern Surgical Congress in Virginia describes a new operation to restore speech by reorganizing neck muscles and nerves. Dr. T. King of Seattle told colleagues that speech was fully restored in 21 of 26 patients, with many previously silent or whispering speakers gaining vocal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Surgical Congress
And
Ane Brien T. King
Seattle
Death on Strike in State in 1920
Montana undertakers faced poor business as the death rate fell in late 1920. The Montana Funeral Directors association met in Helena and reported expenses unmet, with some firms idle and others compensating losses in funeral work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Funeral Directors’ Association
Helena
Montana Second For Traffic Safety In West Division
The National Safety Council named Kansas City Missouri and Dallas Texas as top cities in traffic safety for 1941. Connecticut led states with the grand prize, while Montana earned a second-place honor in the West division. Kansas City posted a 6.0 death rate per 100 000 and Dallas a 7.4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Kansas City
Dallas
Tex
Connecticut
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
East
Massachusetts
South
Oklahoma
Midwest
Minnesota
Nebraska
Oregon
Civil Service Tests For Architects And Engineers
Civil Service examination for architects and engineers will be held. Three branches design, specifications and estimating offer salaries from 2000 to 4600 dollars annually. To qualify as junior architect at 2000, a four year college course in architecture or architectural engineering required. Closing date for applications in Washington DC is May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blackfeet
Anaconda Sales Company
Anaconda, Mont
Spokane Land Bank
Anaconda Sales CO
Conoco
U. S. Patent Office
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