Reign of Montana Highwaymen Ends With Execution of Plummer
In 1863 Bannack miners elect Henry Plummer as sheriff to curb bandits. Plummer uses power to shield kin and loot gold shipments, moves to Virginia City, then is exposed by vigilantes after a police informant reveals his role. He and two associates die on the Bannack scaffold as the band of highwaymen rule collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannack
Henry Plummer
Montana
Jefferson Durley
Plummer
Durley
Banmack
Eliza Bryan
Government Farm
Sunriver
Vail
Express Company
Virginia City
Eldorado
Alder Gulch
Sheriff Plummer
Bill Fairweather
Fort Benton
Dillingham
Buck Stinson
Charley Forbes
Hayes Lyons
Lyons
Stinson
Forbes
Red Yeager
Plummer Plummer
Yeager
Horan
Ray
Ned Ray
World War Warfront Clippings from Global Dispatches
A sprawling digest notes Austro Hungarians captured in Siberia and other war actions across Europe and America. It covers American service flags at embassies, prison camps near Rastatt, a Sask fire loss, Allied labor, and varied incidents from Washington to New York involving troop movements, assassinations, executions, and conspiracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Siberia
Tokio
Japan
United States
Amsterdam
Rastatt
Baden
Germany
Mawer
Sask
Paris
Red Cross
Lieut. Luke
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
George
Washington
General March
Leon Trotzky
Lenine
Duluth
Minn
St. Paul
John Ireland
Woellersdorf
Cleveland
U. S
Atlanta
Karl Buenz
Mexico
Hamburg
Men 18 to 45 invited to join state university SATC program
The war department opens the Students Army Training Corps to men 18 to 45 meeting educational and fitness standards. At Missoula and Bozeman campuses in Montana qualified professionals join, with plans to transfer to officers training camps. Courses mix military drill with allied subjects such as English French mathematics physics chemistry biology geology geography topography and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Training Corps
State University
Missoula
Agricultural College
Bozeman
Mount St. Charles College
Helena
War Department
University of Montana
New Rail Fares Between Cities Promote Shorter Routes
Federal railroad administration plans special through passenger rates between large Northwest cities to steer travel to shorter cheaper routes and save operation costs. Western rail officials in Chicago revise schedules while designating preferred freight corridors St Paul to Chicago and the head of the lakes. Public education efforts will curb nonessential travel as winter congestion looms despite favorable Northwest conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Federal Railroad Administration
Montana
Western and Northwestern
Chicago
St. Paul
Head of the Lakes
Colored Man Commissioned Captain in Billings Army Veteran
Horace W. Bivens, a retired regular army veteran from Billings, announced as commissioned captain after re-enlisting last summer. He served 25 years, rose to top sergeant, retired five years ago, and led a company of colored artillerymen credited with aiding Roosevelt's Rough Riders at San Juan Hill. Bivens holds multiple marksmanship medals and earned several shooting championships during his active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Bivens
Billings
Sergeant Bivens
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Relinquishment Wanted for cash and farm loans offered
A scanned column lists relin quishment for cash with description location and price, plus multiple Montana loan offers. It includes FARM MORTGAGE CORPORATION in Billings, a large ranch loans line by Custer County Bank in Miles City, and Montana Mercantile Agency in Butte offering collections. It also notes sale of harness and typewriters and other miscellaneous classified opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. Meyer
Hart-Albin Building
Billinge
Montana
Mercantile
Montana Mercantile Agency
Daly Bank
Butte
Helena Adjustment CO
Helena
Gallatin Valey
Belgrad
Willard Knadler
Bozeman
St. 1
Dozemag
Aion
Shield River Valley
Livingston
Kingston
Sidney
Herbert A. Hover
Asher Murray
Wadena Minn
Great Falls
Ford
T. A. Roberts
Pendroy
Cornelius
Phoenix Building
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M’'S
Highwaymen
THE
Metz
St. Mihiel Salent
Owen
Wis
Ennis Kreuger
Here
Berne
Switzerland
United Brewers’ Association
Arthur Brisbane
Washington Times
New York
America
Murmansk
Vladivostok
Federal
KODAK
Schoettner Studio
N. Main Street
West
A. Hammer
Stapleton Bldg
Billings, Mont
Uae
Furniah
National Food & Fin Ass Assoc
Violetta
H. M. Johinson
North Main St
Butte, Montana
Judith Basin
Farmers’. Land Co
Lewistown
Range
Teton County
Mt Sturt Co
Steele Block
Fourth Avenue North
Business Training School
Granite Street
M. EH
Benedict
Pennsylvania Block
Potvin
Hard Bros
Mont
Tana
Realty Comereng
Canadian Land Office
Duniblock
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Spring Valley
Eden Creamery
Norby Brothers
C. H. Campbell & Son
Ford & Hollister Rayeh Alue
Darby
Huutaberger-Giveng Co
T. Joseph Moran
Peter
Emontana
Pitman Live Stock Company
EL Paso
Texas
Fred Mudnlyr Saddle “and Harness CO
Larimor
Denver
Colorado
J. W
N. Maln
Nickerson
W. Park
John Rt. Spencer
Wendell
Idaho
Moog Livestock Insurance
Mio
D. Watson Trobb Co
Great Falla
Arke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Mich
Ushdoars Popolol
Lee Wilus-Thurston Motor CO
Great Walls
Va Gains
Maxwell Distributors
Olle Ey “Wick
Montana Pines Co
Butte, Mont
Platt & Heath Co
Lewistown Hide & Kur Co
A. L. Rose
West Park Street
Montana Fur Meg, CO
Bulth, Mont
Hoenck
Minneapolis
Scott
Steele
W. Broadway
Estern Portrait & Film Service
Houndup
Hastman Kodaks
Éenyon & Wheeler
Druggiate
Blue Prints
Blue Print & Supply Co
Dunn Bg
Tout & McCarthy
Mali
Lowis & Walkhr
Wyoming
Harley-Clark & CO
Tod Block
Reat Falls
Wood-Saybord Machine Works
Contractors Lumber Supply Co
Lumber Exchange
Seattle
Wash
Ain Iran
Ness-Theisen Construction Co
LI Cid Tiotel Park
R. Cleason
Prop
City
Bath
Acoma
Butt
Care Bass Hotel
Park Hotel
West Perk Street
Columbia Hothe
S. C. Huseth
Optometrist and
Optician
Great Falls, Mont
Arizona Hotel
Corner Park
Arizona
Robert Metcalf
Montana Farms
Frary & Burlingame
First
Nat'l Bank Bldg., Third Bt. Fe
General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
Seullty
Cates Lage
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