Man Known for Montana Founding Dims in Public Memory
James L. Campbell, early Bannack lawyer and lobbyist for Montana's creation, once aided by Lincoln, now near 86 and largely forgotten in Montana. After a career in Chicago and Salina, Kansas, his role in establishing the territory is recalled by few today.
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Montana
James L. Campbell
Lincoln
Campbell
Chicago
Salina
Kansas
Territory
Wilbur F. Sanders
Idaho
Edgerton
Sanders
Lewis and Clark
Washington
Bannack
Virginia City
Deer Lodge
Congress
United States
Shining Mountains
Illinois
Liberator
Ohio
White House
Rocky Mountain
House
Senate
Prairies
Montana Territory Rise and Finger Print Justice Tale
Feature recounts Campbell’s role in forming Montana Territory with Edgerton and others, Lincoln meetings, and the 1863-64 drive. It also details the Gaffney bunco case proving fingerprinting as a crime tool, its spread, costs saved in Cascade County, and pioneer careers in policing.
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Mark Twain
Puddin’ Head Wilson
Butter
Great Falls
Thomas Gaffney
Ole Howe
Cascade County
Hove
Gaffney
Des Moines
Iowa
Bunco
Salt Lake City
Howe
Montana
Salt Lake
Ray Gaunt
Northwest
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Butte
Helena
Remembering Thomas Merrill and the Northern Pacific fight
The article recalls Thomas Gale Merrill a Montana mining leader who blocked Northern Pacific from claiming mineral rights timing the 1890s. It details Merrill’s role in developing quartz mining in Helena and Butte, his Merrill Discovery Company battles, and the U.S. Supreme Court litigation that secured mineral and non mineral land classifications.
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Northern Pacific
Silver
Clancy
Bull
Fort Benton
Missouri
New Orleans
Swansea
Wales
Thomas Gale Merrill
Montana
Merrill
Butte
Merrill Discovery Company
St. Paul Capital
Supreme Court of the United States
Siever
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Voter Eligibility Estimated for Silver Bow County Primaries
In Silver Bow county about 28 000 persons are believed eligible to vote in the forthcoming primaries.
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Silver Bow
Silver Bow County
Montana Pharmacists Aim to Modify Law on Drug Sales
Montana Pharmaceutical Association debates permitting sale of proprietary remedies at its winter Helena meeting. Officials consider whether to extend restrictions that seal beverages and cooking extracts containing over two percent alcohol to drugs and related remedies.
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Butte
8. C. Ford
Montana
Louis Dreibelbis
Newbro Drug Co
Helena
John Barleycorn
South Dakota
Louis Driebelbis
Montana Pharmaceutical Association
What One Montana Soldier Does With His Money
The article explains how a Montana enlisted man in a machine gun company manages his $33 monthly pay. He sends $15 to his mother, $5 on a Liberty bond, and $6.50 for insurance, leaving $6.50. With Uncle Sam supplying most needs, he saves the remaining 21 cents per day in a savings account.
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Montana
Sam
University of Montana Students Serve in Flying Service
Thirty four students and graduates of the University of Montana are listed as serving in the flying service. The article notes their connection to the school and their aviation assignment.
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The
University of Montana
Montana at San Francisco World’s Fair Featured Gem Gifts
Governor Richards appointed Mr. Merrill Montana commissioner to the fair and he underwrote advertising of the Treasure State. During Montana day he distributed 28 pounds of sapphires and rubies, giving each visitor an uncut gem.
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Great Britain
Richards
Mr. Merrill
Montana
San Francisco
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Thomas Campbell
Idaho Territory
Con Orem
Sidney Hogerton
George W. Kellar
Kansas City
Fred Thomas
Oakland
George Kelly
Sacramento
Fred W. Thomas
Sir Francis Galton
China
India
B. R. Henry
City of
London
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Navy
Marines
Customs Houses
Immigration and
Civil Service Departments
Baltimore
Chicago Tribune
Charles N. Wheeler
Harry Gordon Selfridge
American Plan
Sidney Edgerton
James Campbell
Nothrius Bunco Man
Thomas Merrill
Montana City
Monarch Gold and Silver Mining Company
Clark Creek
Jefferson County
Continental Divide
Thomas G. Merrill
Great Falls Brick & Tile
Montan
1St National Bank
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