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Dynamiter Gravelle Dies After Attacking Governor’s Doorstep
The 1908 case linked Isaac Gravelle to a Montana prison plot by Harry Wilton to extort $25 000 rising to $50 000 from the Northern Pacific. After dynamiting trains and bridges, Gravelle was chased by rail detectives, wounded a guard in Helena, and killed himself at Governor Toole’s residence, ending a statewide era of terror.
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Kid Curry
James Gang
Isaac Gravelle
Montana
Northern Pacific
Montana State Penitentiary
Harry Wilton
Wilton
Gravel
Toole
Northern Pacific ‘Railroad
St. Paul
Board of Directors
N. P. R. R. Company
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Minn
Spokane
Wash
Livingston
Yellowstone
Bozeman
Livingston Bridge
Butte
William Schmidt
John Brown
Helena
Logan
Claspil
Birdseye
Holter Hardware Company
Elliston
Daniel Boyle
Hannaford
Jos
State of
Northern Pacific Railroad
Park County
Gravelle
Governor Toole
Ewing Street
Fifth Avenue
Gen. W. S. Rosecrans
California
Keown
Latta
Monroe
Spurzem
Montana Dynamiter
Ike Gravelle