Sheridan’s Montana Visit A Century Ago On Overland Route
General Phil Sheridan traveled from Corinne Utah to Helena in May 1870, staying three days amid Helena’s border-town bustle. The party then pressed downstream by river, faced swift setbacks including a sunken boat and a faux Indian threat before continuing overland to Fort Totten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Sheridan
Montana
France
Utah
Corinne
Sheridan
Helena
International
Fort Benton
Fort Buford
General Sheridan
Fort Stevenson
Fort Totten
Abercrombie
S J. Cloud
Legislative Review No New Counties to Be Created
Montana lawmakers debate highway bonds of 15 million with federal match and a rising auto license take. A Senate resolution blocks new county divisions, while a House probe targets high living costs and proposed reforms to primary, liquor, and bank-insurance measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Canada
Stewart
McCone
Board of Commissioners
Senate
Goose
No Chance to Absorb Booze Through Scalp Warned
Drug stores and barbers handling products with more than 2 percent alcohol risk seizure under the prohibition act. Barbers were alarmed to learn that hair tonics containing up to 2 percent alcohol are illegal, and they sought guidance from the attorney general. Another claim filed with the state accident board seeks 50 for dental work after an accident near Butte. two natural and two false teeth were needed following an injury while releasing a jam at Mount Fleecer timber company location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nccess
Uncle Sam
Ford
Attorney General’s Office
State Accident Board
D. J. Donovan
Butte
Mount Fleecer Timber Company
Stalin
Butte Aliens Carrying Guns
In Silver Bow county several thousand Bolshevik sympathizers mainly Austrians and Finns are said to arm themselves under secret orders. County Attorney Jackson has agents among them and is arresting hundreds for possession of arms. Alien arrestees face a 1915 law misdemeanor with fines and possible jail. Sheriff O Rourke and Chief Murphy back prosecution. Police blame a reactionary element and note George Vandeveer, once Seattle IWW attorney, may influence the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin S. Booth
Fallon County
Booth, Healey and Lowe
Senate
Higgins, Sinclair and Muth
House
Booth
Butte
Silver Bow
Jackson
O’rourke
Murphy
George F. Vandeveer
Seattle
Vandeveer
Montana Soldier Fellows Honored by War's End Praise
Governor Stewart receives glowing acknowledgments of Montana regiments in the 91st division for valor in France and Belgium. The Wild West division, including troops from the Yellowstone and other counties, earned high praise as reliable fighting units on the Meuse, Argonne, and St Mihiel fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
91St
France
Belgium
Sam V. Stewart
Wild West Division
St. Mihiel
Argonne Forest
Audenarde
Meuse River
Yellowstone
Missouri
Investment Bankers Open Montana Office in Great Falls
The Irving Whitehouse Company, investors bankers with Spokane and Seattle offices, opens a Montana outpost in the First National Bank Building, Great Falls. The firm specializes in high grade bonds including United States government, state, county and city issues and operates a Liberty Bond department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Whitehouse Company
Spokane
Washington
Seattle
Montana
First National Bank
Great Falls
United States
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Whitehouse
Montana House
Montana Bankers’ Association
Investment Bankers Association of Washington
Washington Bankers’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legislative Bureau of the
Montana Newspaper Association
Oregon
Edwin 8. Booth
Edwards
Donlan
Burlingame
Larsen and Kinney
Fallon
Capitol
Gudmansen
Canton
Stillwater
William M. Black
Toole
Native Black
North Dakota
Pembina
University of Wisconsin
Val Indiana
Alfred Atkinson
A. O. Gullidge
Prairie County
Terry
Valparaiso
Indiana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!