Four Tragic Deaths Linked by Clint Dotson Plot
A Montana tale from 1899 to 1902 traces Clinton Dotson and Fleming plotting murder and a prison escape. Cullinane is killed by Dotson, Persinger coerced, Fleming and Dotson later tied to Captain Oliver Dotson’s staged suicide. Both men are tried. Fleming hanged in 1901, Dotson in 1902, leaving a tale of robberies, feuds, and alleged buried loot.
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Harry Sultzer
Montana
Paris
Eugene Cullinane
American Golch
Pacific
Great Divide
American Gulch
Cullinane
Clinton Dotson
Helena
Dotson
Wyoming
Charles Oliver Benson
Benson
Ellis Persinger
Persinger
Deer Lodge City
Deer Lodge County
Deer Lodge
James Fleming
James McArthur
Fleming
Gallatin Valley
Oliver Dotson
Captain Dotson
American Guich
Clinton
Ravalli
Miner Berry
Supreme Court
Woodtick Bite Claimed Cause Of Child's Death
The three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hutchins died at Mrs. Hutchins' parents home in the lower Flathead valley. A woodtick was found imbedded in the scalp after a physician failed to detect a cause. The girl was partially paralyzed in the legs and arms and tongue. The illness lasted two days after onset.
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Jack Hutchins
April Flu Deaths Rise Amid Prohibition Analysis
The state health board reports 2662 influenza deaths in April across Montana excluding several counties, with scarlet fever claiming 328 lives and measles 122. It reviews 70 beverage samples since prohibition began, notes questionable drinks and one whiskey sample, plus adulterated olive oil and feeds. A Butte drug peddler was fined $100 for selling a worthless flu cure.
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State Board of Health
Big Horn
Fallon
Powell
Prairie
Richland
Sweetgrass
Toole
Wideaux
Montana
Food and Drugs
W. M. Cobleigh
H. M. Shea
Labouratory
W. K
Food and Drugs Division
Pabst
Heilman
Blatz Pale
Gallatin County
Italy
Butte
Visits to Spokane factories at Farmers' convention
Visitors in June at the Farmers' convention may tour Spokane factories. Krause's candies and chocolates will be shown from stripe stick candy production to automatic wrapping. The Krause candy factory and True-Blu cracker bakeshop will be open for inspection, offering tastings and a view of both hand and machine dipping.
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Farmers’ Convention
Cuticara Toilet Trio Talcum Powder Ad
An antiseptic talcum powder ad touts Cuticara Talcum Powder as a scented economical skin and baby powder. It claims to refresh and freshen with Cuticara Toilet Trio alongside Soap and Ointment, positioning the powder as convenient and economical.
Warrenton Seaport Boom Promises Pacific Coast Hub Growth
In a bold prospectus Warrenton is pitched as a future Pacific Coast seaport powerhouse. The piece touts Warrenton’s harbor, rising harbor developments, equal freight rates with Seattle and Portland, and strategic location on the Columbia River. It cites James J. Hill’s Spokane Portland and Seattle line as laying groundwork for a low-gradient route to the sea and envisions vast regional trade routed through the Columbia Seaport.
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Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
Insane Asylum
Warrenton
Pacific Ocean
Tacoma
Columbia
Pacific Coast
James J. Hill
Spokane
Columbia River
Inland Empire
Pacific Seaboard
North America
Columbia Seaport
Health and body parts warned to stay in tune
Fragmentary notice stresses importance of organs like the eyes and kidneys to health. It warns that when these parts slow in their duties they fail to perform their functions, urging care and attention to maintain proper bodily action. The text is garbled but centers on safeguarding vital organs.
Unclear health notice prompts urgency for capsules
An illegible historical clipping warns about dangerous disease and gold medal references while urging immediate use of capsules. The fragmentary text mentions storage and safety, with garbled names and terms, and lacks verifiable details or context.
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Clint Dotson
Grocers
Miles City
Powder River
Roundup Association
Stanton Bank
Great Falls
Haarlem
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