Sitting Bull the Sioux Leader and His Blazing Humor
The piece portrays Sitting Bull as a shrewd yet humorous Hunkpapa chief who traded with traders at Poplar Creek and Fort Buford, outwitting white traders as Indians prospered. It notes his leadership, reluctance to stay at agencies, and influence on ghost dance beliefs amid broader conflicts with other tribes.
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Sitting Bull
Poplar Creek
Missouri
Tabor
God
Fort Buford
Yellowstone
Coulee
Daniel Webster
Canada
Pontiac
Tecumseh
Sioux and Cheyenne Allies Help Push Nez Perce Battle
The text describes Sioux and Cheyenne collaboration with General Miles against the Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph. It details scouts reporting Nez Perce camp, warriors preparing for battle, and scenes of dramatic disguise and readiness. It also recounts Harvey's controversial actions at Fort Union and a grim tale of his reported mercyless killing of a wounded Indian.
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Custer
Miles
Idaho
Wallowa Valley
Joseph
Bear's Paw Mountains
Nez Perce
Desperado Alexander Harvey of the American Fur Co
Montana history recounts the ruthless exploits of Alexander Harvey a six foot tall fur trade operative famed for violence. He terrorized Fort McKenzie Fort Union and Fort Chardon committing beatings shootings and a Blackfeet massacre aiding Chardon and surviving repeated assassination plots while remaining in employer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Culbertson
Fort Union
St. Louis
Alexander Harvey
American Fur Co
Fort McKenzie
Old Fort Benton
Mr. Chouteau
Fork Clarke
Fort Pierre
Isodoro
Isodore
Isadore
Chittenden
Northwest area forecast improves for 1941 fourth quarter
G H Shafer reports to the Northwest Shippers Advisory Board that carloadings in the fourth quarter of 1941 are expected to rise by about 8.0 percent over 1940. He notes gains in hay and agricultural products, implements, vehicles, and chemicals driven by the defense program, with a national rise around 11.8 percent. State vice chairmen highlight favorable agricultural and business conditions across Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Shippers Advisory Board
G. H. Shafer
St. Paul
Shafer
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Cloud
Little Big Horn
Larpenteur
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining CO
Missoula, Mont
West
Munson
Henry Plummer
Plummer
Francis A. Chardon
Chardon
McKenzie
Brule Bottom
Judith River
Fort Chardon
Mfe
Berger
Heerees
Sunny Brook
Kentucky
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
Lydia Pinkham
Lydila Pinkham
Uncle Sam
Southland
AIR Lines
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Helena
Butte
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