Montana Visitor Recalls the Lincoln Assassination
W A McDonald of Montana, last surviving member of the Eighth Illinois cavalry bodyguard, recalls seeing Boston Corbett shoot John Wilkes Booth. He details the pursuit, the prison terms for Mudd, and Booth's final death in 1865, with notes on Booth’s diary entries and the postmortem in Washington.
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W. A. McDonald
Montana
Eighth
Ilinois Cavalry
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
McDonald
Eighth Illinois Horse Regiment
Lincoln
Booth
Boston Corbett
Chenoa
J. W. McDonald
Pine Street
Anaconda
Julia A. Hanks
Nancy Hanks
Laurel
Los Angeles
Eighth Illinois Cavalry
Eighth Cavalry
Illinois
Washington
Ford
Oklahoma
United States
Corbett
Powell
Surratt
Maryland
Daniel C. Harrold
Federal Secret Service Department
Harrold
Harvesting In Full Swing Across Montana Counties
Harvest reports from 19 counties show widespread grain harvest, with excellent yields in oats, barley, rye, and alfalfa. Labor shortages persist in many areas, while pastures stay healthy and livestock movement toward markets continues as weather remains favorable in most regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Greenfield
Park
Yellowstone
Pondera
Dawson
Jefferson
Fergus
Roosevelt
Phillips
Blaine
Toole
Frank Wegner Pioneer Dies Suddenl y in Helena
Frank Wegner a pioneer and former Lewis and Clark County commissioner died suddenly last week at his daughter Mrs Joe Bosslers Helena home He had been ill for some time and died on a rear porch after the Bosslers left to vote Wegner was born in Germany in 1847 and came to the United States as a boy living in Kansas and Virginia City before managing the Wells Fargo express office in 1864 He later moved to Fort Benton and then Craig where he resided for many years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wegner
Lewis and Clark
Joe Bossler
Helena
Bossler
Germany
United States
Kansas
Virginia City
Wells-Fargo Express
Separate Mail System for Parcels Proposed by Madden
Representative Martin Madden proposes a two system approach to the postal service with a distinct parcel post network separate from first class mail. He notes the parcel post should have its own terminals, employees, and transportation, and says a seven member advisory committee will help survey needs over a year, urging fast mail by fast trains and parcel post by slower trains.
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Martin Madden
Madden
Joint Postal Service Commission
House
Senate
Chicago
Post Office Department
Cuticura Talcum Powder Advertises Trio Value
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented, economical powder for face skin baby and dusting uses. It claims to render other perfumes superfluous and notes its place as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
Overland Run by William Kittson to Great Falls
William Kittson arrived at Great Falls to take a Great Northern special agent post after driving a Ford from Indiana along the Indiana Michigan line in seven days. The trip covered just over 2,000 miles for an average of about 300 miles daily, with a best single day of 350 miles. Kittson formerly lived in Great Falls and returns to resume his prior duties after years in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kittson
Great Falls
Great Northern
Indiana
Kittson
Indiana-Michigan Line
Lost gold mine legend ends without treasure in Montana
An aged Indian tells a long story of a father in law who hid a gold mine from his daughter and her cousin. The sole survivor kept the secret, guiding a northern Poplar River trek across the state until a camp by the river yielded no gold. The tale remains a local legend in Northeastern Montana.
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Scobey
Poplar
Wolf Point
Montana
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Samuel A. Mudd
Bowling Green
Fredericksburg
Garrett
Port Royal
Rappahannock
Montauk
Potomac
Arsenal
Edwin Booth
Baltimore
Postum
Postum Cereal Company Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Commission
Butte
Studebaker
Welie
Butte Miner
Chevrolet
Campaign Department
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Butte, Montana
BY Dale Curran
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