Descendents of Famous Figures Tie Montana Kin to History
A. C. Raleigh of Butte claims Sir Walter Raleigh lineage and holds a letter from the explorer. Other Montanan kin include Ignatius Donnelly’s son and Theodore Roosevelt cousin Ferdinand C Roosevelt, with ties extending to Peter Stuyvesant and John Alden among many. Stories trace ancestry through governors, explorers, and frontier figures, including Hugh Glass the famed fur trader whose daring escape features in Montana lore.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Butte
Ignatius Donnelly
Montana
Teddy Roosevelt
Cascade County
A. C. Raleigh
Raleigh
Florence van de Putte
Park Hotel
Great Falls
Peter Stuyvesant
New York
Governor Stuyvesant
Minnesota
Lew L. Calloway
Virginia City
Supreme Court
Alexander Hamilton
Charles J. Copérharve
Anaconda Standard
Peter Copenharve
Java
Netherlands
Copenharve
Ohio
Hocking
Malcolm Clark
Horace Clark
Glacier
Prickly Pear Canyon
West Point
John B. Ritch
Lewistown
Hezekiah Ritch
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Ritch
Georgia
Thomas Flavin
Ferdinand C. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
J. K. Toole
Toole
Rosencrant
Creel
George Creel
Blanche Bates
Wilson
Government Bureau
Alden J. Bennett
John Alden
Calvin E. Hubbard
Hubbard
New England
London
Asia Minor
America
American Fur Company
Hugh Glass
Plains
Pennsylvania
Ashley and Henry
Yellowstone River
Glass
Major Henry
Grand River
Montana Youth Wins Fame For Poem In Contest
Stanley J. Quinn of Butte, son of John M. Quinn editor of the Butte Miner, won third prize in Life magazine’s patriotic song contest with Up With the Way. The piece praises freedom and liberty while recalling his father’s role in Montana’s capital fight for Helena.
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Stanley Quinn
Third Life
John M. Quinn
Butte Daily Miner
Helena
Stanley J. Quinn
Butte
Butte Miner
Life
Young Quinn
Marcus Daly
Anaconda
Quinn
Tammany Hall
New York
New York City
Tammany
One Motor Car for Every Six Miles of Public Road in Montana
Montana statistics show one motor car for every 18 residents, with 1916 motor license revenue at 49 603 dollars and an expected 50 percent rise this year due to high sales. Proposals for perpetual license plates aim to assign a single number to each car, requiring ownership proof for duplicates if plates are lost. Motor touring surged as hundreds of transcontinental visitors passed through toward Glacier and Yellowstone.
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Ward
Fort Union
Yellowstone
Glass’ Bluffs
Glass
Montana
Office of Public Roads of the Deportage of Agriculture
Washingon
Glacier
Skirts Rise, Forcing Corsets Shorter to Cover Knees
The article notes that as skirts grow shorter, designers may shorten corsets to prevent appearance of leg exposure. It emphasizes fashion adjustments tied to hem length and modesty expectations.
Russell Pioneers Safer Triplane For War Use In Montana
I L Russell of Montana plans mass production of war airplanes to fight Germany with a Russell triplane featuring end wing stabilizers. The unit uses 80 horsepower now, aiming over 100 with a new engine. Andre Houpert joins to help teach aviation alongside manufacturing.
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Montana
Ruspany
I. L. Russell
Middle West
Russell
Curtis
Russell Company
Andre Houpert
Bleriot
France
Houpert
Farmer Faker Foils Saloonman With Fake Identity
A man posing as a farmer tricks Paul Sherick into selling him whisky in front of a Butte saloon. The impostor, described with hayseed and desert imagery, buys liquor and flees, but is arrested by Officer Wocasek for selling liquor out of hours.
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Butte
Sahara
Paul Sherick
Sherick
Paul
Jefferson Valley
Ray Rhule
Ray
Hayseed
Waroonman
Wocasek
Not Bragging Yet French Farmer Faces Bust Crop
Alex Lehman meets an old friend in Hilger. A twenty year acquaintance, the French farmer fears his crop will fail this year and jokes about not bragging while admitting the risk of ruin.
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Alex Lehman
Lewistown
Hilger
John
Lehman
Alex
Gar
The Wise Fool Observes Conscience Money
The Wise Fool notes government conscience money recovered is not half what it was, implying less stealing. The Sage adds doubt, suggesting either less theft or less conscience.
Bless Her Heart and Bargain Bags in Town Talk
A woman outsmarts men in town banter as residents debate Smith and his remarks. Jones quips about his stubbornness and habit of bringing fish home. The exchange highlights humorous social gripes and everyday wit.
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Treasure State
Henry
Fort Kiowa
Missouri River
Mandan
Tilton’s Fort
Aricaras
Tilton
Henry’s
Big Horn River
Big Horn
Fort Atkinson
Henry’s Fort
Powder River
The
Platte
Missouri
Prince Maximilian of Wied
Fort Cass
Monana
Kings County
Stanley
Asennenasesenarteene Ees
Farmer
Smith
Jones
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