Montana Legislature Seeks Fort Harrison Use And School Plans
The Montana legislature eyed Fort Harrison for a veterans school and hospital, seeking federal transfer. Debates included normal school sites, fish hatcheries, and districting moves while lobbyists swarmed Helena and socialist Rep J W Dunn clashed over red flag ideals.
Montana boy to pilot plane in transatlantic flight
Clifford B. Prodger of Great Falls, a leading aviator and president of Prodger-Isaacs Aviation Co. in London, prepares for a transatlantic crossing. He recently captained a Handley Page with 40 passengers over London and may choose a small fast or large seaworthy craft for the spring attempt, aiming at 12 to 21 hours depending on the vessel.
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England
United States
Prodger-Isaacs Aviation Company
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Huns
Lloyd George
Atlantic
London Times
Long Island
When Dr Steele Came to Montana He Met Slade
An 1800s traveler recounts meeting Slade on a Montana route. He describes Slade as polite, polished, and executive, noting Slade’s crew and thefts of mules near Bannack and Virginia. The narrator eventually recovers his mules near Stinkingwater after a long pursuit.
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Laramie Plains
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Plummer
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The Life of Doctor Steele and a Silent Valley Tale
In May 1908, Dr. W. L. Steele spoke of his Montana years and early life, revealing his character through small acts. He recalled receptions by Slade and his later act of selling potatoes, illustrating why Slade said, You just go ahead. Coleage notes his reputation as a square man and his sorrow at heard news.
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Montana
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Doc Steele
Survived Operation Compared to Desert Oasis Quest
The remark weighs on the outcome of procedures in Germany by Dr. Liebknecht noting the patient survived the operation. It also parodies the idea that finding an oasis in the American desert after July 1 would prove greater than the famed explorer Doc Cook.
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Dr. Liebknecht
Great American Desert
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