Continental Life Insurance Row Elevates West Over East
Bozeman businessman President Reid of the Continental Life Insurance & Investment Co. argues stockholders include prominent western figures and that the company funds western development. He claims eastern firms drain capital from Montana and that Continental supports Rocky Mountain growth, opposed by state agents and Auditor Calderhead.
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President Reid
Bozeman
Continental Life Company
Helena
Montana
Calderhead
Continental Life Insurance & Investment Company
Supreme Court
Continental
James Reid
Bozeman Agricultural College
Reid
Insurance Corporation
Life Insurance Company
Rocky Mountain
Letter From W H Gibbons Describes Pacific Voyage 1904
A letter from W H Gibbons written aboard the steamship Doric on June 6 1904 from Honolulu updates friends in Dillon on his Philippine Islands posting as a government teacher. He recalls three years in Dillon and narrates sea voyage details including Bay to San Francisco views and daily ship routines.
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W. H. Gibbons
Dillon
Philippine Islands
Honolulu
Dork
Pacific Ocean
Ayery
San Francisco
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Dreamland
California
Montana
Doric
W. H. Grssoss
Public comfort committee seeks hosts for Fourth visitors
To accommodate visitors the public comfort committee asks residents with extra rooms or meal capacity to notify them early. It will set up headquarters to direct guests to available lodging and eating spaces, aiming to use every room in town to properly entertain expected crowds.
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Cit
F. M. Poindexter
Fidel Huber
C. W. Robison
Fred Waldorf
W. L. Staudaher
Stolen Clothes Recovered by Mrs. Fitzharris
Mrs. Fitzharris found a cache of clothing yesterday believed stolen from the glass blowers during Monday night thefts. She turned the goods over to authorities after locating them in a barn.
The Men of Seventy-six
A concise vignette from 1904 by T. C. Harbaugh depicting patriotic figures and collective identity tied to American history and the Centennial era, reflecting themes of courage, sacrifice, and national character through brief biographical or illustrative sketches.
The Continental Soldiers Under Liberty’s Arch
A poem celebrating the American Revolution and Washington’s leadership. It recalls Valley Forge Yorktown Brandywine and Bunker Hill, honoring the soldiers who sacrificed under the flag. It envisions future remembrance from sea to sea and the enduring memory of their deeds.
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Hey
Liberty
Washington
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Brandywine
King's Mountain
Argenta Attraction Draws Picnicers to Cave
Last Sunday proved ideal for outings with Argenta cave attracting five picnic parties and about thirty people. The group explored the cave fully and returned home content, though one hatless visitor lost his hat at the cave mouth. The hat suffered satirical mischief from mountain rats along Beaverhead's shadow land.
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Argenta Cave
Beaverhead
Two Men Escape City Jail Through Ceiling Hole
Two inmates escaped the city jail after loosening boards in the corridor and ceiling to reach the roof and drop to the floor. Identified as John A Mack and Henry Dalton, Mack faces an old oats theft charge. A camp near the river supplied provisions, and police pursued the pair in the brush as a sheepherder described their money and attempted gun sales.
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Johna Mack
Henry Dalton
Mack
Sheriff's Office
A. L. Banks
Dillon prepares for bustling Fourth of July celebration
Dillon crowds plan a record turnout for July Fourth with Sioux Indian baseball, a balloon ascent, a parachute leap, parades, and a $100 wrestling purse. Five rock drilling teams compete, and a grand war dance closes evening festivities with ball games and fireworks.
Melrose Tragic Train Accident Claims 18-Year-Old
Dallas Adamson, an 18 year old boy from Butte, was fatally crushed when he was struck by the Pullman of the south bound train at Melrose while attempting to catch rods. Dr Townshend and other physicians treated him at Dillon before he died in the afternoon. The family resides in Wagner Indian Territory and Silver Bow county may seek reimbursement for expenses.
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Dillon Ball Grounds
Dart Hall
W. L. Staudaher
Mr. Staudaher
Butte
Company F
Butte Company
Melrose
Dallas Adamson
H. H. Townshend
Apex
Dillon
Poindexter
H. A. Bond
Wagner
Indian Ter
Silver Bow
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Western Company
T. C. Harbaugh
Whder
Minutemen
Lexington
Argenta Gave
Farlin
Rochester
Butte Miner
Dillon Diamond
Court House
Militia Company
Lerohi Reservation
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