Beaver and the fur trade shaping early Montana history
The article traces how beaver skins propelled Montana settlement, detailing beaver hats fashion, Dutch fur trade at Fort Orange, and the exploits of Indian trappers. It notes the role of alcohol in exchanges and hints at Hudson's Bay Co. adjusting its policies to compete in the fur market.
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Montana
Europe
America
England
New York
Fort Orange
Albany
New Amsterdam
New York City
Alice Morse Earle
Adrien van de Donck
Russia
Hudson’s Bay Co
Battle for Capital Triumph in Montana History
Montana’s long fight over the capital ends with Helena winning the 1894 vote after fierce battles with Virginia City and Anaconda. Prominent backers William A. Clark and Marcus Daly led rival camps, backed by powerful railroads, newspapers, and copper interests, amid mass public passion and dramatic recounts.
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Gallatin Valley
Meagher County
Helena
Virginia City
Territorial
United States Supreme Court
Territorial Supreme Court
United States
Deer Lodge
Butte
Bozeman
Great Falls
Boulder
Anaconda
Montana
William A. Clark
Marcus Daly
Northern Pacific
Clark
Great Northern
Daly
Anaconda Copper Co
Last Chance Gulch
Prickly Pear Valley
Lewis and Clark
John Quin
Butter Miner
Late John Willis of Glasgow a famed Roosevelt friend
John Willis of Glasgow known as a Montana mountain guide and close friend of Theodore Roosevelt. The story recounts Roosevelt hiring Willis for a hunting trip at Thompson Falls, a near-fatal scramble with a goat, Roosevelt gifting $100 then earning $200 for writing a magazine story, and Willis later visiting the White House. Willis, who left Missouri at 15, survived an encounter with the James and Younger brothers and built a life guiding in western Montana.
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John Willis
Glasgow
Montana
Theodore Roosevelt
Wills
Thompson Falls
Roosevelt
New York City
Willis
Teddy
Roosevelt Memorial Hall
New York
Merrifield
Roose
Velt
John
Milk River Project
Milk River Valley
Washington
Capitol
White House
Missouri
Captain Willis
Prices
Army of the South
James
Cavalcade of the West reviewed in Hardware World
An article by R. C. Henry, former Montanans, Inc. publicity director and now in the armed forces, appears in the July Hardware World. The Montana piece provides a well rounded view of its early history scenic wonders and principal industries.
Older adults highest accident rate while children lowest
The report notes that persons aged 65 and older have the highest accident rate, while children aged 5 to 14 show the lowest group rate. The finding highlights age-related risk differences in accidents.
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Northwest
By Jean Moore
Bannack
Montana Territory
Sidney Edgerton
Nevada City
Alder Gulch
Summit
Edgerton
Legislative Assembly
Industrial Kings
Teddy Roosevelt
Sunny Brook
National Distillers Products Corporation
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