Horse Hedgest and Bear Attack Rescue in Frontiers Tale
In October 1865 Cornelius Hedges with General Meagher and companions crossed into hostile terrain seeking a Blackfeet treaty. After blizzards and hunger they reached Sun River mission, then Fort Benton, where Hedges narrowly escaped wolves and river rapids thanks to his horse. On the return trip a night lost on the trail ended when a bear attacked a camp, a gun battle ensued, and a hidden cache of five hundred dollars was found in the bear’s den before burial of the bones after Christmas.
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Cornelius Hedges
Helena
Thomas Francis Meagher
Mr. Hedges
General Meagher
L. H. Munson
George Wood
Malcolm Clarke
Clarke
Dearborn Station
Paul Verrill
Fort Benton
St. Johns
Sun River
Sun River Mission
Mission
Missouri
Great Falls
Government Station
Hedges
Coulee
Mr Hedges
Hobe
Santy
Beaver
Santa Claus
Henry
Sharpe
Bea
Sizin
Willers
Prince Maximilian of Wied Neustadt Explores Montana Frontier
Early explorer Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, a Prussian prince, joins Charles Bodmer and Kenneth McKenzie on a Missouri ascent in 1833. They reach Fort Union near Bismarck and Fort McKenzie amid Blackfeet Assinniboine conflicts, where a rifle recoil injures Maximilian and prompts retreat. His North American travels advance ethnology and philology with lasting influence.
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Montana
Maximilian
Prince’ of
Wied-Neuwied
Rhenish
Prussia
Brazil
South America
North America
Boston
Charles Bodmer
Missouri
St. Louis
William Clark
Bismarck
South Dakota
Yellowstone
Fort Union
Bodmer
Marias River
Fort McKenzie
Jena
Bec Os Ces
Plegans
Assinniboine
New York
Happiest Man in Montana Pardons Issued for 42 Convicts
Montana Governor Stewart approves 42 pardons in Christmas clemency list from the state board of pardons with four exceptions. Thirty eight inmates at Deer Lodge will receive pardons, easing their confinement at holiday time.
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Montana
Stewart
State Board ‘of Pardons
Deer Lodge
Taxpayers in Treasure State See Income Range Spread
Montana income tax figures show more filers this year with varied incomes. Notable amounts include two taxpayers earning 150 000 to 200 000 and 500 filers at 5 000 to 10 000, with totals for 1916 near 800 filings.
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Treasure
Montana
Peace proposals by Germany offer new hope for end to war
The article notes Germany's first open peace move since 1914 as Bethlehem-Hollweg proposes terms including Polish independence or restoring prewar boundaries. Entente powers remain unconvinced, demanding a permanent peace, while Kaiser Wilhelm belts out a defiant pledge to continue fighting.
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Bethlehem
Germany
Poland
Charceliont von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
William
Creed of the Busy Worker by Elbert Hubbard
The piece states belief in honest work and honest methods, insisting on effort over complaints, progress from today to tomorrow, and faith in self. It celebrates courtesy, kindness, generosity, and honest competition as guiding principles of productive living.
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Elbert Hubbard
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Bedrock
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Mr. Bear
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