Mosby Captain in Montana A Confederate Reunion Tale
Col. W H Chapman of Richmond aged 77 arrives in Helena for tax talks with Revenue Collector Whaley. The former Mosby aide recalls the Civil War raids, Mosby’s consular post, and his own wartime leadership while Mosby’s guerrilla cadre harassed Grant. Chapman’s reminiscences place Mosby’s unit in a mixed reputation.
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Helena
Mosby
Grant
W. H. Chapman
Richmond
Virginia
Revenue Service
Montana
Whaley
Col. Chapman
John Singleton Mosby
Shirley
Ashby
Chapman
Ashby’s
United States
Hong Kong
Cleveland
Revenue Department
Chinook Boy Receives Army Commission
Joseph A. Miller, Chinook high school graduate, is commissioned a captain in the new army to assist in France. His father served as a Hussar captain for Germany in 1870 before the family moved to America. Miller studied at Simpson Military School and left Chinook for Fort Snelling after earning his commission.
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Joseph A. Miller
Chinook High School
United States
France
Captain Miller
Hussars
Bismarck
Paris
America
Miller
Chinook
Simpson, In
Germany
Congress
Fort Snelling
Cheerful Man Rings In With Play Ball Spirit
A light verse extols a man who brings cheer at home and on the street. He keeps a friendly mood, pats the dog and strokes the cat, and bursts into good humor when hearing Play Ball.
Farmers Enrolled Under Montana Compensation Plan
Attorney General S. C. Ford informs the Montana Industrial Accident Board that loss 27 section 40(a) of the workmen's compensation act allows farmers and their employers who file a joint election with the board to be bound by and subject to Plan No. 3 of the act. Any farmer and employer pair may come under the act by this filing.
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Montana
S. C. Ford
State Industrial Accident Board
Industrial Accident Board
Liberty Bonds and Montana Bank Offer Farm Support
The Liberty Bonds will absorb much investment money and tax national credit, potentially delaying the Federal Farm Loan System. The Banking Corporation of Montana in Helena offers financial help to Montana farmers seeking farm loans to improve and develop crops for national needs. Contact the bank or local agent for information.
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United States
Banking Corporation OF
Montana
Helena
Farmers urged to sow all possible acres
Government asks farmers to cultivate every fillable acre to secure profits amid high grain prices. The Bankers' Insurance Company of Helena offers crop insurance against failure including drought, rust, hail and pests. Contact your local banker or write to Helena to insure against crop failure.
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Bankers’ Insurance Company of
Helena
Extermination of the Buffalo in Custer County 1880-81
Colonel Sam Gordon describes a systematized slaughter in eastern Montana that killed as many as 250000 buffalo during the winter of 1880-81. He details how bounty hunters and buyers fueled the trade, the rapid skinning and shipment process, and the ruinous losses for the species and local investors amid brutal winter conditions.
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Custer County
Charnel House OF
Buffalo
Sam Gordon
Miles City
Montana
Col Gordon
When Harlem Was Ready to Fight
Chiefs of police and sheriffs mobilized along the high line amid war rumors involving Austrian and Bulgarian railroad laborers. An auto recon team found 100 Greek campers waving flags with the stars and stripes and celebrating a holiday, peacefully allied to the United States.
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Harlem
Matadore
Wagner
Havre
Zortman
Greece
Uncle Sam
Montana Farmers Predicted to Produce 55 Million Bushels
B C White state council of defense leader forecasts 55 million bushels of wheat from Montana with fair weather, plus large potato crop prospects. He notes high seed levels, extensive new acreage, increased tractor planting, and strong farmer patriotism. County agents and college experts bolster guidance and credit access.
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B. C. White
State Council of Defense
Montana
White
Plentywood
Alzeda
Troy
Monida
Bozeman Agricultural College
Silver Bow
Sanders County
Sanders
West
Helena Saloon Keeper Made to Kiss the Flag
Buttermilk John Putz owner of a Helena saloon kissed the flag of the United States twice one day, once in his saloon and once in the street mud. The act occurred before 25 Northern Pacific railroad employees and Helena residents. He then retracted remarks about civil war veterans after his son went to the colors. Police could not locate him as his saloon had closed.
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Castern
Miles City
John Putz
Helena
United States
Northern Pacific Railroad
Putz
Thomas
United States Army
Morgan
Pitz
Buffalo Extinction Declared Amid Western Herds
A historical excerpt notes the buffalo, aside from a few weak captive herds under a hundred, is extinct. It emphasizes there is no room to doubt the dependent fact, despite possible conclusions.
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Mr. Chapman
Meyers
New York
Colonel Chapman
University of Virginia
Baron
Robert von Massow
George Washington
Salt Lake City
Farmers and Compensation
Liberty
Mr. Farmer
Col. Gordon
Prairies
Michigan
B. C
ELK Run Herefords
Elk Run
Duncan McDonald
Mery Highwood
Ford
Great Falls
Mont
Piereford
King Cattle Company
South St. Paul, Minn
Baker
C. B. Power
John Evans
Cascade
N. S. Ranch
SUN River Stock & Land Company
THE
Rocky, Mountain Fire Insurance CO
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