Master criminal Davis says parole hope after Montana bank raids
A. J. Davis, dubbed Chicago Fred, claims reform on his way to Deer Lodge prison for the First National Bank in Valier robbery. He led a nationwide sweep of arrests tied to Montana bank robberies, detailing a Walters Shelby operation, key clues from a Nash car, and loot totaling thousands as investigators trace the Corvette of crimes from Havre to North Dakota.
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A. J. Davis
Chicago
Freddie
Montana
Henry Plummer
Davis
Deer Lodge
First National Bank
Valier
F. A. Shocker
Pondera County
Stockton
California
Butte
Shocker
Nash
Walier
Burns
Havre
Salt Lake
Cal
Johnny Reed
Seattle
Walter
Shelby
Continental Supply Company
Waller
North Dakota
Travois Used to Move Wounded After Little Big Horn
Historical accounts describe the travois method developed by Dakota and Montana Sioux to transport injured soldiers after the 1876 battle and Rosebud campaign. Assistant Surgeon Williams and others detail bed construction, pole materials, and trials comparing travois with mule litters and hand stretchers during the Big Horn and Powder River operations.
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United States
Montana
Wyoming
J. W. Williams
Little Big Horn
Big Horn
Travois
Williams
Terry
John Gibbon
Gibbon
Custer
Ely
Rosebud Crack
A. Hartsuff
Rosebud
G. W. Henry
Curtis E. Munn
Fort Fetterman
Wyo
Gros Ventres
Milk River
One Reason for Nervous Disorders
Your doctor can tell you that nervous disorders are common among Americans. One reason is that they are great coffee drinkers. Coffee contains caffeine, a drug prescribed as an emergency stimulant for the heart and nervous system. It can raise blood pressure cause heart irregularities and disturb digestion.
First Trip Out In Forty Six Years To Great Falls
Mrs. W. G. Jones, among the first white residents of Great Falls, left for the east on a first trip in decades. She arrived in 1878, married in 1883 to Whitman G. Jones, built the town’s first house, and witnessed Great Falls’ early growth including the first townsite office building.
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Great Falls
Husband
Helena
W. G. Jones
East
Jones
Fort Benton
Missouri River
Whitman G. Jones
St. Stetzelandt
Bach-Cory
First Street
Central
First Avenue
T. C. Power and Associates
Don’t wonder dyeing fits with Diamond Dyes
A confident home dyeing claim from a draper advertises Diamond Dyes as guaranteeing successful results for any garment even for beginners. Druggists stock all colors with directions in each package.
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Cracksmans
Army 8
Powder River
Egan
Co. K, 2Nd Cavalry
For
ST. Louis
Washington
Harry Sinclair
Fall
Interior
ARGC
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