Chinese hotelier in Montana tied to Chinese revolutionary plot
Billie Kee, a well known Montana Chinese hotelier who built wealth in Helena after arriving about 25 years ago, was executed for complicity in a Chinese uprising. He later returned to China six years ago to spend old age, became involved with Sun Yat Sen and later opposed Yuan Shikai, ending with a note on imagined true love.
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Lombard
China
Billie Kee
Montana
Kee
Helena
Carter
Sun Yat Sen
Yaan Shi Kai
Yuan
Linderman’s Indian Why Stories Praised by Critics
Montana author Frank B. Linderman gains strong praise in eastern and European reviews for Indian Why Stories published by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Letters from readers, including a European crown official, highlight the book’s educational value and its portrayal of Blackfeet Chippewa and Cree lore with art by Charles M. Russell.
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Montana
Frank B. Linderman
East
Europe
Charles Scribners’ Sons
Linderman
Helena
Niagara Falls
Yosemite
Mississippi
Charles M. Russell
Old World
America
War Eagle
Old-man
Manitou
Greece
Rome
Doing More for Beef Industry Than Any Other Man in State
Montana’s William Owsley, 70, former Butte mayor and Twin Bridges discoverer, claims the world T-bone record. He reportedly eats three steaks daily, breakfast through night, totaling about 43,800 steaks over forty years, spurring beef industry support despite Alaska voyage misadventure.
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Butte
Montana
William Owsley
Twin Bridges
Jack Henshaw
William Davy
Bill’y Owsley
Mr. Owsley
Phil Gillis
McGovern Club
Platinum Find in Carbon County Attracts Attention
A placer prospector in Carbon county named George Peoples reports a rich platinum and gold discovery at the mouth of Pat O Hara creek. From two yards of dirt he yielded 15 dollars in gold and an ounce of platinum, signaling potential wealth as platinum prices rise to around 90 dollars an ounce.
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George Peoples
Carbon County
Pat O’hara
Peoples
Red Lodge
Montana's projected wealth surge for 1916
Montana will add over 300 million dollars to world wealth this year led by mining with 146 million. Agriculture will contribute 82 million and livestock 29 million with other industries making up the rest. A grain expert foresees wheat output rising tenfold in ten years, and mining and agriculture are expected to grow steadily, astonishing observers.
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Montana
Butte
Chicago
Kansas
Why the Kingfisher Wears a War-Bonnet
In autumn on the upper Missouri River War Eagle tells Little Buffalo Calf how Kingfisher gained his headgear. A winter chase of an otter ends with Old Man laughing at the bird, who survives the blow and imposes a war-bonnet on Kingfisher and his descendants.
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George ‘Albert
Mr. Linderman
Missouri River
Montana
War Eagle’s Lodge
War Eagle
Kingfisher
Old-Man
Wolf
Oldman
First National Bank Issued Charter in Judith Gap
Washington comptroller grants charter for First National Bank of Judith Gap Montana with 25000 dollars capital.
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Washington
First National Bank
Judith Gap
Mont
Fifty Year Old Wooden Mains Power Virginia City History
In Montana's Virginia City a 50 year old wooden water system survives. Faced with freight costs for steel pipes, a carpenter devised bore-and-tar joints from pine poles to create wooden mains. Six months after completion, mountain spring water flowed to the town, proving the plan worked.
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Virginia City
Montana
Territory
Corinne
Utah
The Bremen Captured Rumor Recited in Verse
An American returns from England claiming the Bremen has been captured and lies in Falmouth harbor. The poem-like tale humorously imagines the Bremen’s voyage with emperors, mermaids, and a capricious captain, ending with a question about the ship’s fate.
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Robert Strother
Montana Newspaper Association
England
Bremen
Falmouth
Germania
Lusitania
Neptune’s Palace
Palace
Coral Arbor
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Senator Carter
Joseph Dixon
Jawbone Railroad
Judith Basin
Milwaukee Railroad
Jawbone Road
Boston Advertiser
George of
New York
William . Owsley
Nome
Owsley
Seattle
Alaska
Bill Owsley
Elk Basin
Wyoming Boundary Line
First National Banks
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