Fort Fizzle Ambush Marked by Nez Perce Tactics
In 1877 near Lolo Montana Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce outmaneuvered Captain Charles C. Rawn and 44 soldiers at a makeshift fort dubbed Fort Fizzle. Missoula residents feared an attack as 300 warriors and 450 women and children moved toward the Bitter Root valley, prompting militia enlistments and a crowded Higgins and Worden store barricade.
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George M. Casey
Montana
Lolo Canyon
Lolo
Missoula
Charles C. Rawn
Seventh Infantry
Joseph
Idaho
Nelson A. Miles
Bears Paw
Fort Fizzle
Lolo Creek
Sleeman Creek
Bitter Root
Nez Perce
Sun River
Fort Missoula
Rawn
Meagher
Helena
Higgins and Worden
O. O. Howard
Howard
Canada
Fort Shaw
Fort Benton
Nez Perce Foil Fort Fizzle Passage in Bitter Root Valley
Story recalls the 1877 Nez Perce march around Fort Fizzle in Idaho and Bitter Root valley. Chief Joseph and allies slipping past Rawn’s garrison via a hilltop route, avoiding a frontal siege, then trading with Bitter Root settlers as they moved north. The redoubt site, burned in 1934, is now marked by cement piers.
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Fort Fizzle
Joseph
Charles C. Rawn
Fort Missoula
Lolo Creek
Sleeman Creek
Bitter Root
Covered Wagon Travel Readings From 1863 Journey
An 1863 three month plains trek in a prairie schooner documented by Martha Edgerton Plassman describes Omaha preparations, wagon setup, oxen as motive power, rain soaked camps, sleeping in canvas wagons, improvised meals, scarce game, milk from cows, and a mishap with the Sanders baby rolling into a tub.
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Montana
Greece
Martha Edgerton Plassman
Sidney Edgerton
Plains
Omaha
Missouri River
Statehouse
Lucia
Sanders
Ohio
Laramie Mountains
South
Journey Across the Plains Aboard a Wagons Train
An excerpt recalls a rough overland trek with two lawyers a businessman an ex-druggist and a guide among the party. They struggle with cattle learn slowly and rely on a hired instructor as rivers run muddy and days wear hard. Dickens lightens the journey with readings from Little Nell.
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Chipman
Omaha
Nell
Innes
Merrie England
Plains
Montana Employment Service Finds Jobs For 27 210 Workers
Montana's employment service now the state division of the U S employment service reported 27 210 Montana workers placed in 1941, up 5 760 from 1940. Demand is strongest for junior stenographers to fill Washington DC positions at 1440 dollars yearly with ages 18 to 53. Local offices are handling the recruiting.
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Montana Employment Service
United States Employment Service
Montana
O. C. Lamport
Lamport
Washington, D. C
Employment Service
Time disparity across early American cities before standardization
Before 1883 no two cities shared the same local time unless on the same meridian. Washington clocks lagged New York by 12 minutes while New York was 11 minutes 31 seconds behind Boston.
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Washington
New York City
Boston
Peru Sees Shift Toward American Cotton Shirts
A growing number of men in Peru favor American cotton shirts over local options. The trend reflects changing tastes and available imports influencing wardrobe choices across urban centers.
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Peru
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Fort Fiz
Wallowa
Secretary of War
White Bird
Looking Glass
Little Fort
Buffalo Country
Stevensville
Hamilton
Corvallis
Captain Rawn
Platte
Missouri
Western Seed CO
Denver
National Distillers Products Corp., N
Montana Hardware Co
Butte
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