Russell and His Vast Friendship Network Deepens Montana Artist
Charles M. Russell, renowned Montana artist, is defined by a lifelong circle of friends. From cowpunchers to city writers, his ties to Montana’s landscapes, horses, and Western life endure through time. Neenah the horse remains his loyal companion, joining the extended clan as a living emblem of Russell’s world.
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Russell
Charles M. Russell
Montana
America
London
New York
Range
West
Charlie Russell
Red Bird
Gray Eagle
Monte
Neenah
Two Lewistown Soldiers Win Promotions
Two Lewistown brothers brothers of Judge F K Cheadle gain promotions in the army. Barlow Cheadle, West Point graduate, becomes a major in the regulars while Ned Cheadle, an officer training camp alumnus, advances to second lieutenant. Both are Lewistown high school alumni with a family history of military service dating to the Philippine campaigns.
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Fergus County
Barlow Cheadle
West Point
Ned Cheadle
Lewistown High School
Cheadle
Lewistown Company
First Montana
Montana's Odd Early Laws and the Push for Railroads
A survey of Montana’s 1860s statutes shows laws long lapsed but once defining divorces gambling and corporate charters. It notes 1867 homestead exemptions, ore deposit requirements, and a 1873 rail subscription law urging counties to back lines into the territory, with uneven local participation and veto fights.
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Montana
Congress
United States
First Legislative Assembly
Bannack
Territory of
Legislative Assembly
House of Representatives
Assembly
House
Edgerston
Potts
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Utah Northern
Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin
Meagher County
Lewis and Clark County
Lewistown Jurist Cheadle’s Son Wins West Exam
After serving in the Spanish American War, Sergeant Cheadle resumed law practice in Lewistown, later earning a judgeship. While on the bench, his eldest son passed the competitive examination for West Point, marking a notable family achievement.
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Spain
Sergeant Cheadle
Lewistown
West
Cloudburst Traps Doctor Butler in Flooded Gulch
Dr W J Butler state veterinarian was marooned on high land after a cloud burst flooded Montana canyons. His auto filled with water, he slept in a tent with a cattleman, and avoided the flood by crossing the gulch the next day amid wreckage. Sheep quarantine cases cited in Virginia City and Dillon involve fines for moving imported stock out of quarantine without proper authorization.
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Madison County
W. J. Butler
Virginia City
Sheridan
Dillon
Orr
Poindexter
France
Cadet program at Camp Devens to train 36000 lieutenants yearly
A planned officers training school at Camp Devens will graduate 36,000 second lieutenants annually. The school will admit civilians of draft age who meet education requirements. No prior military training is required, and entrants must have a high school education or equivalent.
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Camp Devens
Kerensky Viewed as Back Number in Paris
Paris men and French opinion view Alexander Kerensky as a back number after he failed to capitalize on the opportunity to lead Russia. The assessment suggests little expected from him given his prior inability to seize the moment.
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Kerensky
Paris
Montana Territory Rail Aid Laws and Custer Tribute
The text recounts historic Montana legislation from 1874 to 1879 including failed railroad funding acts, a 1876 vetoed bond proposal, a 1877 commemorative resolution renaming Little Big Horn river to Custer’s river, sugar beet industry incentives, and a 1879 memorial to Congress for statehood enabling law, noting Congress never acted.
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Montana
Custer
Franklin
Ida
Big Hole River
George A. Custer
Seventh Regiment
United States Cavalry
Little Big Horn River
Little Big Horn
Congress
Finlen Plans Inland Beach Resort At Pipestone Springs
Butte financier Jim Finlen leads a syndicate to transform Pipestone Springs Montana into an inland sea side resort. A grand hotel, hospital, baths, golf, trout ponds, and an artificial beach fed by hot springs will draw guests as the mecca of the west. Partners include Roy S. Alley John Corvette and Ray Rhule with rail access via Milwaukee and Northern Pacific. The project aims to start after the war with substantial summer work planned.
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Canute
Albion
Joshua
Israel
Mahomet
Jim Finlen
Butte
Lotus
Montana
Finlen
Pipestone Springs
Pipestone
Ponce de Leon
Jimmie Finlen
Rocky Mountains
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific
Roy S. Alley
John Corvette
Ray Rhule
Will Ruin Germany Maximilian Harden Warns Germans
In Zukunft Harden warns Germany faces ruin if it does not recover from the malady of world domination. He cites the German Economic League program aiming to make Germany supreme over Baltic and Black Sea ports, Bosphorus and Dardanelles, and territories from the Mormon coast to Gallipoli, the Caucasus to Lorraine and Flanders.
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Maximilian Harden
Zukunft
German Economic League
Germany
Baltic and
Black Seas
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Morman Coast
Gallipoli
Caucasus
French
Lorraine
Flanders
G man deputy Stroebel attacks German policy in Landtag
In a Prussian Landtag speech, Warns G man government critic Stroebel condemns efforts for peace by force. He tells Germans to oust their rulers and expel war makers, warning that America’s millions of soldiers could become an unstoppable force.
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Stroebel
Landtag
America
Draft Board Cleared of Misconduct in Carbon County
The Carbon county draft board was found by the county council of defense to have no misconduct in its affairs after an investigation prompted by the state council. Charges described as startling were not substantiated, per the inquiry's completion.
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Carbon County Draft Board
County Council of Defense
State Council
County’ Council
Washington American Troops Join Russian Intervention Effort
American and British forces cooperate in the intervention in Russia with Washington troops taking part alongside British units.
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Washington
Russia
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Philippine Islands
George Dewey
Major Barlow Cheadle
DR. Butler
James Finlen
G.man
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Great Falls
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