Sheridan’s Montana Visit A Border Era Journey
General Phil Sheridan traveled from Corinne Utah by Overland Stage in May 1870 to Helena then Fort Benton and Fort Stevenson. In Helena he enjoyed a three day stay due to a lavish social welcome at the International Hotel and a daylight dance with staff. A river voyage turned to overland detour after quicksand trapped the boat, prompting Sheridan to seek escort from Fort Buford and continue toward Fort Totten Abercrombie and St. Cloud amid a brief Sioux scare.
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Phil Sheridan
Montana
France
Utah
Corinne
Sheridan
Helena
Old International
Fort Benton
Fort Buford
General Sheridan
Fort Stevenson
Fort Totten
Abercrombie
St. Cloud
Montana lawmakers weigh highway bonds and new counties
Montana legislators debate a $15 million highway bond plan with federal matching funds to total $30 million, funded by a $1 million auto license tax. The drive faces opposition to proposed county divisions as the Senate kills 22 division bills, leaving the map unchanged while a tax and enforcement agenda unfolds.
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Montana
Canada
Stewart
McCone
Board of Commissioners
Senate
Gnose
Montana Veterans Rewarded with Praise for 91st Division Valor
Governor Sam V. Stewart receives glowing acknowledgments for Montana soldiers in the 91st division. French corps commanders and an American general laud their deeds in France and Belgium from Meuse to St Mihiel, Argonne, and Audenarde, showing the Wild West regiments’ pride from Yellowstone and Beaverhead areas.
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Montana
91St
France
Belgium
Sam V. Stewart
Wild West Division
St. Mihiel
Argonné Forest
Audenardé
Meuse
Yellowstone
Missouri
Montanang
Prusalan Guards
Barbers Warned Over Hair Tonics With Alcohol
Drug rules bar products with more than 2 percent alcohol and barbers face seizure of stocks and fixtures for violations. Barbers alerted to the illegality of hair tonics containing up to 2 percent alcohol after consulting the attorney general.
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Attorney General's Office
Butte man seeks dental damages after mine accident
D. J. Donovan of Butte files a claim with the state accident board seeking 50 for dental fees after a timber mine stall accident. He says he was employed by Mount Fleecer Timber near Butte and was working to release a jam of mine stalls when a stall struck his face, causing extensive dental work including replacing two natural teeth and two false teeth.
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State Accident Board
D. J. Donovan
Butte
Mount Fleecer Timber Company
Aliens Arrested In Butte Armed Along With Rights
County Attorney Jackson orders arrests of several thousand sympathizers in Silver Bow county amid reports of arms being carried by Austrians Finns and other non citizens. Police claim a 1915 law makes possession of arms by any alien a misdemeanor with fines and possible jail time. Sheriff O Rourke and Chief Murphy assist. officials suspect a reactionary plot and link to Seattle attorney George F Vandeveer who allegedly boasted of ample powder stockpiles in Butte.
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Uncle Sam
Ford
Edwin
Booth
Fallon County
Booth, Healey and Lowe
Senate
Higgins, Sinclair and Muth
House
Butte
Silver Bow
Jackson
O'Rourke
Murphy
Tey
George F. Vandeveer
Seattle
Vandeveer
Niles
Hell
Investment Bankers Open Montana Office in Great Falls
The Irving Whitehouse Company, investment bankers with Spokane and Seattle offices, opens a Montana branch in the West National Bank Building Great Falls. They specialize in high grade bonds including U S government state and city issues and operate a Liberty Bond department. They are members of regional bankers associations.
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Irving Whitehouse Company
Spokane
Washington
Seattle
Montana
West National Bank
Great Falls
United States
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Whitehouse
Montana House
Montana Bankers’ Association
Investment Bankers Association of Washington
Washington Bankers’ Association
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Legislative Bureau of the
Montana Newspaper Association
A. O. Gullidge
Prairie County
Terry
Valparaiso
Indiana
Oregon
Edwins. Booth
Edwards
Donlan
Burlingame
Larsen and Kinney
Fallon
Capitol
Lake Basin
O. M. Gudmansen
Basin
Representative Gudmansen
Canton
S. C
Stillwater
William M. Black
Toole
Representative Black
North Dakota
Pembina
University of Wisconsin
Alfred Atkinson
C. GC. Conser
Plevna
Republican County Central Committee
Stewart II
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