Helena Hanging and Vigilante Skull Exhibit Legacy
In Helena MT the skull of John Keene alias Bob Black, hanged June 7 1865 by Vigilantes at Hangman’s Tree in Dry Gulch, is displayed in the state historical library. The article recalls Keene’s murder of Harry Slater and the swift, public trial and execution that followed.
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E. M. Clipman
Montana
State Historical Library
Capitol
John Keene
Bob Black
Helena
State Historical Society
B. C. Brooke
James A. Sanders
Keene
Broadway
Davis Street
Brooke
Harry Slater
Salt Lake City
Virginia City
Slater
Col. W. F. Sanders
Samuel Schwab
River
Dry Gulch
Sam Greer
Thomas J. Dimsdale
Co. J. D. Curtis
Wood
Sheriff Wood
Reynolds
Great Salt Lake City
J. X. Beidler
Montana Post
D. W. Tilton
Dimsdale
Bill
Farm Prices Steady in Montana May Report
The May 15 Montana farm price index stayed at 102 percent of the 1910-14 base, unchanged from a month earlier. Advances in grain dairy and poultry were offset by declines in meat animals, leaving the overall index up 8 points from a year earlier’s 94 percent.
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Montana
Dan Brooks Narrowly Survives Hay Stack Collapse
Dan Brooks, a 27 year street car conductor in Butte, escaped a 40 foot fall when a loft stack of hay toppled. About four tons of hay, weighing roughly 7,500 pounds, landed on him but he remained conscious and sustained two broken ribs and minor bruises after rescuers spent 20 minutes freeing him.
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Dan Brooks
Dan
Meadow Gulch
Butte
Queen Victoria sped by train at over 100 mph says engineer
A London engineer revealed in a speech that Queen Victoria once traveled by train faster than 100 miles per hour. He claimed the trip was kept secret to prevent public alarm.
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Queen Victoria
London
Speec
Yellowstone Park May Influx Sets Travel Record Peak
Yellowstone National Park reports May visitor increases of 17.7 percent over last year and nearly 50 percent versus May 1937. Supt. Edmund B. Rogers notes 22 240 motorists entered gateways through May 31, with year over year gains and a record May total. The item also includes fashion notes on Pattern 355 and wardrobe details from Claire Tilden.
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Yellowstone National Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Raspberry Glace Lemon Pie Recipe Fragment
A quirky fragment describes a raspberry dish with lemon glaze and a detailed recipe for a glace topping. It lists ingredients like lemon flavored gelatin, hot water, lemon juice, raspberries, cream, and pie shell, with step by step chilling and folding instructions.
Law Review circulation announcement by Montana State University
James Browning, editor, announces the second annual Law Review published by the student Law School association at Montana State University, distributed statewide and to law schools in each state. Also includes a cleaning kit tip about organizing utensils with a tray, shallow box, or basket for easy transport around the house.
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Montana State University
James Browning
Angling Declared America’s Most Popular Sport
The article claims fishing is the leading sport in the United States with about 12 million participants, yet only 6 million people purchase fishing licenses annually.
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America
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