Three Trappers Defy 1,500 Sioux in Pryor Mountain Fight
The 1875 Pryor mountains encounter near Fort C. F. Smith saw Taze well Woody Lew Hubbell and Charles Cocke fend off 1,500 Sioux with a barricade on Beauvaix creek. They held out through a day of relentless fire, killing a war chief and escaping 100 miles while pursued.
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Montana
Big Hole
Custer
Joseph
Bear Paw Mountains
Sully
Pryor Mountains
Big Horn County
Nez Perces
Fort Fetterman
Fort Phil Kearney
Forsyth
Forsythe
Roman Nose
Pryor Mountain
Tazewell Woody
Lew Hubbell
Charles Cocke
Yellowstone Valley
Livingston
Woody
Pryor’s Gap
Beauvaix Creek
Big Horn River
Old Fort C. F. Smith
Hubbell
Cocke
John Yancey
Gardner
Black Hills
Pryor Creek
Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt
No Strike Reported by Butte Miners Amid Wage Demands
In Butte tensions rose as Tom Campbell and union leaders pressed for a six dollar per day mine wage. Federal authorities prepared for a possible strike and bull pen, but local miners largely stayed loyal while recent wage gains and patriotism shape sentiment. The timing linked to welcome events for aviation officials and war effort support, with miners largely supportive of the American cause.
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Butte
Tom Campbell
Campbell
Butte Hill
America
John D. Ryan
Montana
Wilson
Ryan
United States Army
Don F. Kelley
Anaconda Company
Kelley
W. A. Clark
East Butte
An&tohda Company
Piedmont Company
Defense Council Back of League Aims to Rally Montana
Montana loyalty league opens HQ in Helena with a campaign during the state fair. The group seeks pure Americanism and urges thousands of members, including next of kin of service members, to join and back government war efforts within 60 days.
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Montana Loyalty League
Helena
Montana
League
America
Germany
Peck
Montana State Council of Defense
Butte Strike Diminished by Miner Support and Government War Urgency
The crowd cheered Mr. Kelley as strike talk faded and Campbell union urged miners to stay at work. Government commandeers copper for war munitions, reducing potential mine walkout to about 350 miners, while most workers stayed employed.
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Mr. Kelley
Butte
Campbell Union
War Department
Campbell
Opportunity for Women in Federal Nurse Reserve
The government seeks 25 000 women aged 19 to 35 to join the United States student nurse reserve. Accepted applicants are sent to one of 1 000 training schools for two to three years with full living expenses clothing and a small stipend. After graduation they become trained nurses with high pay, applications to Mrs Henry L.
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United States
Henry L
Sheriff Names in Montana County Posts
Sherlock of Helena, Mrs. Harry Mitchell of Great Falls and the nurse reserve chairman are mentioned as county postings. The text lists individuals filling roles in multiple counties.
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Defense Council
Ecorse
Mich
Sam Stephenson
W. A. Brown
J. B. Taylor
W. N. Smith
Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Co
Great Falls, Mont
Liberty Bonds
War Savings
County General Fund
John E. Dawson
Geo. H. Shanley
Alfred Malmberg
Leo P. McMeel
Sec’y-Treas
A. H. Gray
C. H. Williams
T. J. Walsh
Business In Force
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park Camping Company
Livingston, Montana
Pul Macullott
Mncee
Servet Arts Gale
Boyd
Hbase
Butte College of Telegraphy
Butte, Montana
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