William A Clark’s rise from ox team to fortune in Montana
In 1863 a young William A Clark drove an ox team from Colorado to Bannack, Montana, drawn by rumors of rich placer diggings. He mined, cooked, and saved, then branched into merchandising, cornering tobacco supply between the mountains and civilization. His early success funded later ventures in banking, gold, and railroading, helping him become a dominant Montana figure and one of America’s wealthiest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannack
Colorado
William A. Clark
United States
Montana
America
Placer
Central Ci
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Boise
Helena
Nuxated Iron Promises New Age of vigor and beauty
National ad quotes doctors from St Elizabeth's Hospital and Manhattan State Hospital praising Nuxated Iron as an organic iron supplement. It claims rapid strength gains, improved endurance, and rosy cheeks for women, with testimonials from Dr. Jaques, Dr. Howard James, and ex Chicago Health Commissioner Kerr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler C. Jaques
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
New York City
Howard James
Manhattan State Hospital
New York
Brooklyn State Hospital
Wm. R. Kerr
City of Chicago
N. Y
Tore
Ferdinand Xe
America
Wm. R. Bert
City of
Chicago
BE. Saver
Boston
Lee Careeen
Inurope
Clark of Butte and His Wide Mining Empire
The narrative follows Samuel E. Larabie and J. Ross Clark as they expand in Butte during the 1870s, opening a bank, developing quartz mines, and building the first stamp mill. Clark diversifies into smelting, copper ventures, railroading, and utilities, creating a vast holdings network from Montana to Arizona and beyond, earning a reputation as one of the nation’s wealthiest men with global enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Nathaniel Hill
Colorado
Butte
Pearce
United Verde
Jerome
Arizona
Imart
United States
Croesus
State Red Cross chapter organized and local notes
Fairfield joins Red Cross chapter as McCabe bids open for a new schoolhouse. Enrollment in public schools reaches 5,000. Helena's Day tours the state for Red Cross. Livingston reports $165,000 in war loan subscriptions. Butte expects disaster victims, and Mile City notes 1,000 carloads of farm implements delivered. Northern Pacific to hire women telegraphers and start training at Billings and Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Red Cross
McCabe
Helena
BE. C. Day
Livingston
Geraldine—Pike Stockman
Butte
Kingston
E. W. Shaw
Park County
Peoria
Ill
Oe Fm
Poplar
E. D. Mossman
Fort Peck
Indian Agency
Laurel
Northern Pacific
Billings
Missoula
Winifred
Farmers’ State Bank
First National Bank of
Montana
Great Northern
Seventh Cavalry
Yellowstone National Park
Miles City
Good Government Clubs
Jeannette Rankin
Congress
Yellowstone River
Shields Valley
Fails to Explain State Hail Law and Equity Positions
The press attacks the state hail law as unsound while the American Society of Equity challenges its interpretation. Farmers seek clear answers on expenses, fund use, and constitutionality, with North Dakota’s system cited as a cautionary example. The Equity backs discussion of the O'Shea law and notes rising immigrant carload impacts. Great Falls Morony Natatorium opened as a memorial gift from Mrs. John G. Morony, design to keep children from Missouri river dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Equity
North Dakota
Equity
Montana
Bowman
State Hail Board
Great Falls
Morony
John G. Morony
John Morony
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Rogers - Templeton Lumber
Great West
Horse Prairie Creek
Clark
Hel
W. A. Clark
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Columbia Gardens
Bitter Root
Paul Clark
Mexico
Central America
Equity Society
Symons
Cushman Binder Engine
H. P. Cushman
M. N. A—Wk
Boulder HO
Sea Bend
Ideal Beauty
Beckman Bros
O. Huseth
Mont
Photos
Gibson Studio
Falls
DRY Cleaners
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