Fisk Had Scoop On Custer Battle Fifty Years After
Helena-based Associated Press report credits Horace Countryman a Yellowstone rancher with riding 180 miles to deliver news of Custer's last stand. Fisk penned the AP dispatch after Countryman reached Helena on Independence Day, with details of the battle, casualties, and the Seventh Cavalry's fate.
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Horace Countryman
Yellowstone
Helena
Associated Press
Andrew J. Fisk
George A. Custer
Battle of
The
Little Big Horn
Fisk
Montana
Uster
Custer
Welena Herald
Bozeman Times
Bismark
N.D
Tribune
Seventh Cavalry
Old Fort Lincoln
Countryman
Muggins” Taylor
Stillwater
Bozeman
Washington
Alent
Orseback
Montana Labor Federation Holds Bozeman Convention
The 29th annual Montana Federation of Labor meeting ends in Bozeman after three days. Delegates name Helena as future meeting site while discussing canneries child labor violations and a protest over the House of the Good Shepherd laundry dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erickson
Helena
Montana State Federation of Labor
Bozeman
Butte
Missoula
Bozeman Canning Company
Barclay Craidhead
Department of Agriculture
Leggatt
Federation
Japan enacts factory law limits child labor in mines
Night work for girls under sixteen and the prohibition of child labor in mines are key features of the new Japanese factory law, reflecting reforms aimed at protecting youth in industry.
Montana Land Values Up in Northwestern Review
The June Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis review notes rising land values in Montana and eastern districts with cash deals and large acquisitions. Demand centers on better farms while cheap grazing land struggles. railroads boost inquiries from midwestern states and outside buyers. The piece also lists Miles City Summer School faculty additions for the enlarged enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern States
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis
Montana
Judith Basin
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Northern Pacific
Miles City
R. H. Wollin
H. A. Veeder
Walter T. Scott
C. W. Grantley
Ruth Lehn
Maxwell Park
Agnes Rossiter
Miss Lindsay
Miss Harrison
Margarethe Janssen
Jeanette Lambert
Agnes Wickersham
Helene Johnson
Campbell’s Case May Be Appealed
Discoverer of Kevin Field may take the case to the Supreme Court after the United States circuit court denied a rehearing in the fraud case. Campbell faces two years in Leavenworth and a $1000 fine after a Great Falls federal conviction for misuse of the mails in promoting the Gordon Campbell Kevin Syndicate No. 2.
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Kevin Field
United States Tribunal
United States Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Great Falls
Gordon Campbell
Uni States Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Associated Press
Bourquin
Campbell
Montana
Supreme Court
High Court
Federal Court
United States
Marshall
Leavenworth
Tests Reveal Steam Cleans Stonework as Well as Sand Blast
The United States Bureau of Standards reports a series of tests on best practices for cleaning stonework. Live steam proved as effective as sand blasting in removing dirt.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Early Day Missouri Pilot to Attend Fort Benton Pioneers Meeting
Captain P. Baker president of the Benton Packet Co of Bismarck N D will attend the Society of Montana Pioneers reunion in Fort Benton in July. Baker a former upper Missouri river pilot is active in restoring navigation. He partnered with C B Power to bring the Mandan steamer to Fort Benton for the July 16 to 18 gathering but low water prevented the trip.
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Commercial Club
Fort Benton
P. Baker
Benton Packet Company
Bismark
N. D
Society of Montana Pioneers
Baker
Upper
Missouri
St. Louis
Washington
Harbors and Rivers Committee
C. B. Power
Helena
Public Service Commission Rules Water For A L Smith Nine New Lawyers Admitted
The Montana Public Service Commission orders Helena to supply water to A L Smith for general use and requires the city to collect unpaid bills. The state supreme court rules a Lake county joint district forms automatically, preserving district status despite boundary changes. Nine new lawyers, including one woman, were admitted to practice in the latest supreme court session.
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Public Service Commission
Helena
A. L. Smith
Missoula County
Lake County
Supreme Court
Missoula
Flathead County
Fathead County
Montana
Smith
State Board
Geraldine O'Hara Grant
Hamilton
Joe C. Giacoma
Walkerville
James
Karnak credited by Seattle woman after relief from indigestion
Mrs. 3 A McDonald of Seattle credits Karnak for dramatic relief from indigestion and stomach pain after years of symptoms. She followed a weary trial of medicines, then four bottles of Karnak eliminated burning sensations bloating and nausea. She notes her mother’s similar relief and urges readers to obtain Karnak via local druggists or mail order at $1.10 per bottle.
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Karnak
Broadway Pharmacy
Billings
Model Rexall
Great Falls
Parden Drug Co
Helena
Smith Drug Stores
Missoula
Butte
Anaconda
State hall insurance pot applications rise amid improved crop conditions
Names from Polson Deer Lodge Anaconda Helena Big Timber feature in the list of applicants to the state bail insurance board as crop conditions improve after recent rains. April oil royalties across Montana reach $32,229.21 led by Rice Oil company and Home stake, far surpassing 1925 and 1924 figures.
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State Hall
State Bail Insurance Board
Sheridan
Roosevelt
Richland
Fallon
Kk. K. Bowman
Insurance Board
Bed Lodge
Kalispell
George F. Stannard
Elizabeth Stannard
Montreal
Southampton
England
Malta
Phillips County
Billings
Great Northern
Bilings
Great Falls
Arthur Hesterly
Peter Jacobie
Mathilda Latsch
Jacobie
Forsyth
Deer Lodge
Sheriff Patterson
Helena
Montana Purebred Sheep Association
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Ceer
Glasgow
Rhoda Jane Dickinson
Congregational Church
Roundup
New York
Europe
Matador Land and Livestock Company
Channing
Texas
Harlem
Missoula
Pacific Coast
Milwaukee Railroad
Bearmouth
Anaconda
Thomas Leonard
Tie
Hull
Americas
Large passenger train takes route over Continental Divide
The largest passenger train ever out of Butte moved over the Continental Divide on the Northern Pacific. It carried 11 baggage cars 12 Pullmans and required three locomotives.
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Butte
Northern Pacific
Forsyth
Joe Overturf
Floyd Konkright
Fair Grounds
Hamilton
Montana Prince Mining Company
Upperera
Shepherd
Victoria
Extention
Grandview
Montana Prince
Elan K. Ravage
Cuba
Tor
King Tut
Smallwood
William Neghborn
Butte High School
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Reno
Gibbons
Saventh Cavalry
Taylor
West
Carnation Milk Products CO
Metals Bank Bldg
Minneapolis Bank
Treasure State
Pioneers” Meeting
Seattle
Ss. A. McDonald
S. C. Huseth
Hotel
Mont
Bates
Sirocco
Montana Life Insurance Company
Sounson
Cominorar
Setana
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