Geyser Bob Turns Tables on Park Pranksters
In March 1906 at Fort Yellowstone a prank by Geyser Bob backfired as a bull elk used hay bait to invade the Cottage hotel. The elk held the post in a standoff overnight until a soldier finally ended the siege, yielding elk teeth claimed by the men and lifting Bob’s spirits.
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Geyser
Bob
Fort Yellowstone
Cottage Hotel
Monarch of
Elno Geyser
Geyser Bob
Robert Edgar
Joe de Bar
Joe
Huntley Child
G. Roger Pryor
Old John
John
de Bar
Bull
Pryor
Camppell
Campbell
Gardiner
Livingston
Fragments Hint at Unclear Event Details
OCR snippets show distorted phrases about danger and nets, with no clear people, places, or dates. Readable elements suggest a generic news item or crime note but lack specifics to identify actors or location. The text remains too fragmented for a coherent summary.
Helen P Clark Helena's Two Races Educator And Victim Of Tragedy
Del Leeson of the Helena Independent spotlights Helen P. Clark daughter of Malcolm Clark as a Montana heroine. Born Oct 11 1848 at Judith River she faced Indian violence after her father was killed Aug 17 1869. She rose as a respected educator and superintendent beginning in 1882 while choosing a solitary path due to her mixed heritage.
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Montana
del Leeson
Helena
Helen P. Clark
Malcolm Clark
Leeson
Sieben
Helen
Judith River
Board of County Commissioners
Edgerton County
Little Ranch
Clark
Mr. Clark
Helen Clark
Wilbur Fiske Sanders
Ponca
Okla
Indian Maiden Saves Sublette and Meek From Shoshone
The narrative recounts fur trade clashes between American and British enterprises in the Rocky Mountain era. Sublette and Meek, cut off after a quarrel, are sheltered by Shoshone Chief Gotia and aided by a Shoshone girl Umentucken Tukutsey Undewatsey Gee Mountain Lamb, who helps them escape after a tense village council vote. They ride 150 miles to rejoin their camp near Pierre's Hole, then Meek and Sublette marry Umentucken, with their romance noted as a separate tale.
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Rocky Mountain
Hudson's Bay
Ashley
Peter Ogden
Hudson's Bay Co
St. Louis
Smith
Fort Vancouver
McLaughlin
Oregon
Santa Fe
Bridger
Fitzpatrick
Milton Sublette
William
Joseph Meek
Oregon Territory
Victor
River of the West
Ogden
Bear River
Rocky Mountain Co
North American Fur Co
Vanderburg
North American Co
Rockway
Sublette
Meek
Green River
Medicine Lodge
Gotia
Gotla
Umentucken
Teton Mountains
Pierre's Hole
Umen
Ten
Sublette Meek
Europe war upheaval traps sister of Conrad woman
Letters from Blanche Jones of Conrad recount her sister abroad during the war. The missives describe disrupted travel from Rotterdam to New York via UK ports, canceled tickets, inflated fares, scarce money, and dire weather and food conditions in neutral Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Europe
Conrad
Blanche ‘Jones
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Rotterdam
Los Angeles
New York
New York City
Liverpool
Antwerp
Montana Association elects new officers at convention
Great Falls reports Ed Steifel of Bozeman elected president of the Montana Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries at the annual convention. Other officers named include Joe Sklower of Glimve president, Silten Ferguson of Helena secretary treasurer, Hall Clement of Lewistown director, and Kay Burleigh of Glendive retiring president and director.
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Great Falls
Ed Steifel
Bozeman
Montana Association of Commercial Organization
Joe Sklower
G Mive
Siilten Ferguson
Helena
Hall Clement
Lewistown
Kay Burleigh
Glendive
Clark Gable Raised On Ohio Farm
A brief item notes actor Clark Gable grew up on a farm in Ohio. It mentions his early years and ties to rural settings shaping his later film career.
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Clark Gable
Ohio
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Schenley Distillers Corporation
Treasure State
Seattle
Downs
England
Galveston
Orleans
Finland
Rele Sara Ean
Red Horse
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