The China War at Alder Gulch in Montana 1880
A forgotten 1880 clash near Virginia City Montana known as the China war involved Chinese workers in Alder Gulch. Two Chinese men were killed by knives during a noisy skirmish. trials followed with biased juries and eventual acquittal amid contested grave evidence.
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Virginia City
Alder Gulch
Madison County
Montana
Henry Plummer
Upper Gulch
Ruby Valley
Lower Gulch
M. D. Platner
Supreme Court
Cemetery Hill
Alderguich
Great State
Falls Catcatcher Gets Advice From Boston Man
Great Falls pound master E. J. McKenzie known for his futile cat eradication campaign has drawn attention from Boston after failing to trap two alley cats that disturb residents. The Boston Globe published the tale and a reader suggested using pulverized catnip set afire near cat gathering sites to lure and deter the felines.
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E. J. McKenzie
Great Falls
Boston
McKenzie
Boston Globe
H. D. Apollonts
Disease strikes beaver in Montana districts
Disease hits beaver in three Montana districts including Roundup Harlo wton and Hardin area. Officials fear the beaver may already be seriously thinned out as the illness usually affects rabbits and fur bearing animals. State fish and game department reports losses have been small so far but concern grows.
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Montana
State Fish and Game Department
Harlowton
Hardin
Liver Eating Johnson Story Told in Montana Frontier Memoir
Col. Jirah H. Allen recounts how John Johnson earned the nickname by claiming to eat an Indian liver after a 1860s fight near a Musselshell river trading post. Johnson, a 6 foot 250 pound former Civil War soldier, later served with Miles in 1877 and survived a famed stand against Cheyenne forces before dying in 1922 in California.
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John Johnson
Montana
Johnson
Jirah H. Allen
Columbus
Colonel Allen
Missouri River
Billings
New Jersey
Missouri
Wood Camp
Musselshell River
Clendenine
Miles
Red Lodge
California
Soldiers
Mummy Trade Sparks Montana to Edinburgh Quest in 1879
In 1879 at Reed's Crossing on the Musselshell River a Scottish lord bought a Piegan warrior mummy for $150 to take to Edinburgh. Reed's wife pursued the case after learning her father was the mummy, and a compromise paid her a $160 bonus before departure.
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Eric Thane
Musselshell River
Reed
Helena
Musselshell
Lord Jamison
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Museum
Plegans
Jamison
Bayer Aspirin Delivers Fast Pain Relief At Low Cost
Bayer Aspirin offers speedy relief from neuritis rheumatism and headaches for only a few pennies per tablet. The ad urges shoppers to buy genuine Bayer Aspirin by its full name and notes it has replaced costly pain remedies in thousands of cases.
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Little Muddy
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Conoco
Continental Oil Co
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