Spectacular career of Marquis de Mores in the West
A Montana newspaper feature recounts the colorful life of Marquis de Mores, detailing his romance with big game hunting, ambitious but flawed ventures in North Dakota and Montana including a packing plant near Madora, clashes with locals, a fatal shooting involving Frank O Donnell and Riley Lufsey, and later efforts in breeding, stage lines, and tropical fruit projects. It also notes his wife Mrs John G Morony, her charity work, and his cosmopolitan background and later life.
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France
Montana
Marquis de Mores
North Dakota
Europe
Algeria
Dakota
Frank O'Donnell
Riley Lufsey
Lufsey
Marquis
Count Fitz James
Scotland
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Custer Trail
Sargent
Northern Pacific Railroad
West
Madora von Hoffman
Louis von Hoffman
New York
de Mores
United States
Western Plains
Dakotas
Chicago
Montana Line
Madora
Ern Montana
Palmer House
Epicure
Hughknife Cattle Company
Deadwood
Modora
Paris
Vor Hoffman
Passing of Johnny Matheson the old Montanan freighter
Last week at Chico Hot Springs, John 8 Matheson, famed Montana freighter who drove the Lewistown to Great Falls route and rode the Judith Basin trails, died after a long decline. A self-taught reader and philosopher, he preferred Tolstoy to wheat growing and found inspiration in prairie dawns and storms. He survived by his sister, Mrs. William E. Knowles, in the Hot Springs hotel.
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Chico Hot Springs
Montana
John 8. Matheson
Judith Basin
Fort Benton
Johnny Matheson
Lewistown
Great Falls
Chico
William E. Knowles
Hot Springs
Matheson
Charlie Russell
Russell
Tolstoy
Edward Howard Griggs
Montclair
N. J
Civic Club
Griggs
Dr. Griggs
Charles M. Russell
John Matheson
Huge Manganese Strike in Butte Sparks Global Demand
A Davis Daly strike at the Hibernia mine near Butte reveals a 100 foot wide ore body with 700000 to 1000000 tons ready for open cut mining. W L Creden travels east to sell output to two major steel firms while Butte Detroit will mill concentrates, yielding daily profits of 5000 to 7000 dollars. A larger New Republic body nearby promises even greater size, triggering a districtwide manganese rush.
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Butte District
Hibernia
Davis Daly Company
W. L Creden
Colorado
Davis Dnly Company
Butte Detroit Company
Butte
West Butte
Italy Tunes Licenses for Hand Organs
The Old Fogg notes that Italy issues licenses only to in tune hand organs. The Grouch adds that out of tune instruments are shipped to this country.
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Italy
Grim Pirate Marquis de Mores Defeats and Dies in Morocco
The tale recounts the French marquis de Mores ruling an Algerian island of pirates paid six cents a day, then eight under his sway. He dueled a French deputy with pistols at daybreak, then killed a Jewish officer in a sword duel, and died bravely in Morocco after a treacherous ambush, reportedly leaving 12 attackers slain.
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Chamber of Deputies
de Mores
House of Deputies
Meyer
Europe
Morocco
France
Algiers
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John G. Morony
England
Bournemouth
Morony
Montana Power Company
Middle West
Helena
Rocky Mountain
O’donnell
Bismarck
Harmon
Miller
von Hoffman
Fort Lincoln
Siedinemdan
Nell
Waunegan
Minnesota
America
Ae Mores
India
China
Far East
First National
First National Bank
ELK Run Herefords
ELK Run
Duncan McDonald
Mgr
Highwood
Shirley G. Ford
Mont
Angus
B. Power
Helens
John Evans
Cascade
Fanch
Gun River Stooe
Land Company
Pal Cae & Good Strong
Snes
Wes Ora
THE
Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance CO
Buck” Buchgnan
Yogo Gulch
Bill” Deaton
Fergus County
John
Davis Daly
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