Desperate Quantrell Men Sail Richmond Up Missouri Fort Benton Mission
A lone witness recalls the 1867 voyage of the Richmond steamer from the Red River to Fort Benton carrying Quantrell’s desperadoes. The crew sought revenge on Farmer Peale, captured gambling towns, and later dispersed as federal agents closed in.
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Quantrell
Missouri
Fort Benton
Gulf OF Mexico
Missouri River
Towa
Mississippi
Montana
Legion
Richmond
Red River
Louisiana
Twain
Stephenson
Farmer Peale
Mexico
Maximilian
Peale
Texas
Gulf
H. J. Wackerlin
Charles M. Pray
Great Falls
St. Louis
Rocky Mountains
Far West
St. Joe
Wackerlin
Miller
Peter Valston
Deer Lodge
Powell County
Mandan
N. D
Judith River
Benton
Helena
Sioux City
Idaho
Cheyenne
Government may plow land under reclamation plan
Reclamation service may plow land for farmers on U S projects who cannot fund cultivation. Plowing done at actual cost with repayment after harvest, limited use this year, several thousand acres prepared in Montana and nearby. Officials call it a war measure to boost food production and may provide seed in exceptional cases.
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United States
Willis J. Egleston
Reclamation Service
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Helena
Egeston
Mr. Egleston
Tax Commission Proposes Constitutional Tax Reforms in Montana
A joint Montana Tax Commission and Board of Equalization meeting calls for year round tax authority and a state board of financial control to oversee taxes and expenditures. Proposals include a registration mortgage tax and the Ohio method of property assessment with sworn returns and penalties. Legislature would need to amend existing laws for effectiveness.
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Montana
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
Charles R. Leonard
Ohio
Montana Man Killed in Casper Race Track Accident
Julius H. Cohan formerly of Butte died in an automobile crash at a Casper Wyoming race track when a racing car struck a loose board and overturned. He worked in brokerage and had lived in Casper about four months.
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Julius H. Cohan
Butte
Casper
Wyoming
Cohan
Montanans Urged to Join the Red Cross
Governor Stewart issues a proclamation urging Montanans to join the Red Cross as a symbol of civic duty and emergency readiness in the state. The call stresses nationwide relief work and local preparedness through volunteer service.
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Red Cross
Stewart
Montana veterans recall horrors of Andersonville prison
Montana Union veterans recall Captain Wirz the demon of Andersonville, recounting torture, killings, and executions at the Georgia prison. Tom Pearson of Belt survives and testifies as Wirz is tried, convicted, and hanged for war crimes.
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Montana
Hell Upon Earth
Andersonville
Georgia
Wirz
Washington
Henry Wirz
Tom Pearson
Belt
Johnson
Thomas C. Alcock
Wright
Eighth Missouri Infantry
Alcock
Lee
Richmond
Jefferson Valley boom spurs sugar beet factory plans
Whitehall and Jefferson Valley towns surge as a one million dollar sugar beet plant is planned and 6000 acres of beets contracted. Land values rise, dairy and farm revenues expected to boost Butte area economy, with notable Butte figures investing in chic show farms and river valleys.
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Whitehall
Northern Pacific
Jefferson Valley
Virginia City
Gaylord
Parroté Mining Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Parrot Mining Company
Parrot
Anaconda
Amalgamated Company
Piedmont
Milwaukee Road
Three Forks
Butte
Montana
John B. Welcome
Daly and Clark
Welcome
Andrew J. Davis
Waterloo
Whitehal
Roy
Alley
Davis
Mr. Alley
William Irvin
Pipestone
Bruce Kremer
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Soldiers of
Fortune
The
North
Belgium
France
Germany
Europe
Atilla
Alva
Hell At
George W. Cray
Minnesota
Stamps
Old Capital Prison
Washington, D. C
Valley
Elk Run
Herefords
West
Thomas Melvin
Elk Run Ranch
Highwood
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
1St National Bank
National Life Insurance Company of Montana Legal Reserve Company
Daly Bank
Butte, Mont
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