Montana Girl on Historic Voyage to Europe
Harriet Aronson of Great Falls, Montana journeys as a Red Cross nurse aboard the steamship Frederick VIII from New York to Copenhagen with financier Carl Lehto, a paralyzed coal miner funding the trip. strict Halifax embargo delays gifts and UK shore communications amid wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Will
Copenhagen
Count von Bernstorff
Wilson
Montana
Red Cross
North
United States
Harriet Aronson
Great Falls
France
Columbus Hospital
Aronson
Europe
Carl Lehto
Sand Coulee
Finland
Arneson
Halifax
Miss Aronson
New York
U.S
Secret Service
Nova Scotia
George H. Murray
Collector of Customs
Scandinavian
North Atlantic
Miss Aroyson
Dog Saves Man After Battle with Eagle in Montana Hills
In the Black Butte district a prospector finds Tom McFadyen badly wounded after a pack accident. His dog shields him from an attacking eagle, sustains injuries, and the pair are rescued after a long cold night and a 36 hour wait for a doctor. He recovers after months in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McFadyen
John Mainland
Black Butte
Europe
Mainland
Little Belt Mountains
McFadyen
Toy
Mec Fadyen
Montana Girl Crowned Queen at St. Paul Carnival
Miss Lorette Lohman of Montana was voted the most beautiful young woman among St. Paul carnival attending queens. Her father A. Lohman, banker and sheepman of Blaine county, funded coronation robes with $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorette Lohman
Montana
St. Paul
Minnesota
Miss Lohman
Lohman
Blaine County
Butte
Chinook
Curnutt Trades Bulls for Modern Tractor on Montana Ranch
Wesley D. Curnutt known as Wes, a famed Montana freighter and bull whip performer, sells his long horn bull team for a gasoline tractor and a Ford car. He vows to modernize his operations, recounts old freighting days, and recalls a perilous stage coach ride where a gate, a post, and a foxed driver led to a memorable scramble with scrambled eggs flying over a school superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley D. Curnutt
Montana
Wes” Curnutt
Concord
Curnutt
Walier
Benton Lake
Great Falls
Gilt Edge
Lewistown
Townsend
State Superintendent of Schools
Custer Battle News Sweeps Nation After 1876 Tragedy
Montana telegraph and New York Herald sparked a historic 1876 beat as the Far West carried 38 wounded to Bismarck and the dispatches narrated Custer’s annihilation. Editor Lounsberry and pilot Marsh raced copies. Kel logg’s notes aided the 16 000 word flood. Widow’s fund $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Philadelphia
The
United States
Far West
Reno
Missouri River
West
Custer
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Bismarck
Missouri
Fort Benton
St. Louis
C. A. Lounsberry
Bismarck Tribune
New York Herald
J. M. Carnahan
Carnahan
Bismark
C.T
Mark Kellogg
Terry
Grant Marsh
Brisben
Major Brisben
Porter
Marsh
Curley
Charlie Reynolds
Lounsberry
Herald
Roundup Club Drives Civic Revival In Musselshell County
The Roundup Commercial Club, led by H M Robinson before moving to Miles City, mirrors Lewistown ideas to aid farmers. It runs a free farm bulletin, employment bureau, a strict gift policy, and plans a monthly sales day with an auctioneer. The club also promotes a dairy group toward a creamery and cheese factory, serving 215 active members in a city of under 5,000.
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Montana
Lewistown
L. D. Blodgett
Blodgett
Commercial Club
H. M. Robinson
Roundup Commercial Club
Miles City
Robinson
Centralia
Wash
Roundup
Musselshell County
Married men and household expenses in town
A pointed town saying claims that any married man believes his household costs exceed those of all other local men, reflecting humor about domestic finances and pride in frugal living.
Also Mentioned on This Page
von Bernstorfe
Dog
Camptender
Employer
Undertaker
Eagle
Canine
Prospector
American Society of Equity
Insurance Department
Equity Mutual Hail & Fire Insurance Co
Tod Block
Larette Lohman
Story OF Custer Newspaper
BEAT
Helena
Salt Lake
Diamond R. Outfit
Gibbon
Little Big Horn
Roundup Club
Dynamic
Louis Blodgett
Miles City Chamber
Free Employment Bureau
Banking Corporation
Company of Service
Farwell, Oznun, Kirk & Co., Paint Manufacturers
Saint Paul
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