Haggin Estate Leaves Widow Large Share of Heirloom Fortune
The Haggin will values the estate at about $20.6 million with $18 million after debts and taxes. Widow Margaret Haggin receives $3.58 million, son Louis Haggin $3.72 million, daughter Edith Lounsbury $3.36 million, and grandchildren vary from over $1 million to more than $3 million. Other relatives get $50,000 each. The Haggin Hearst-Daly circle built wealth in copper, later selling to Morgan interests and pursuing Cerro de Pasco in Peru at high altitude.
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South America
James B. Haggin
Marcus Daly
W. R. Hearst
Anaconda Company
Haggin
Margaret V. Haggin
Louis T. Haggin
Edith H. Lounsbury
Hearst
Daly
Anaconda
Cerro de Pasco
Peru
Morgan
Morgans
America
Kennecott
Utah
Braden
Nevada
Haggin-Hearst
Spring tour of Rt. Rev. John P. Carroll stops in Montana
Rt Rev John P Carroll of the Catholic diocese of Helena is on a spring itinerary with stops in Hamilton on May 10 Stevensville May 10 Frenchtown May 11 Bonner May 11 Dillon May 13 Helena May 20 Cut Bank May 20 Holy Family Mission May 21 Whitefish May 22 Columbia Falls May 22 Kalispell May 23 and St Ignatius May 25.
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John P. Carroll
Helena
Hamilton
Stevensville
Frenchtown
Bonner
Dillon
Cut Bank
Holy Family Mission
Whitefish
Columbia Falls
Kalispell
St. Ignatius
The Wise Fool Sage and Fool Exchange Ten Count
A brief exchange frames conflict avoidance as counting to ten. The Sage advises stopping to count to ten to avoid a fight, while the Fool counters that by then the other person will have already gained the upper hand. The dialogue captures a sharp, ironic twist on nonviolence.
Montana's first desperado Harvey's bloody frontier deeds unfold
The article recounts Alexander Harvey a Fort Union hireling who terrorized Montana in the 1830s and 1840s. He killed an unarmed Potts at Fort Union and later Sandoval at Fort McKenzie, aligning with Chardon to massacre Blackfeet near the Judith River, prompting Culbertson to shift forts and triggering a bloody scalp dance before retreating. Harvey dies in 1853 near Cracon du Nez.
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Montana
Alexander Harvey
American Fur Company
Fort Union
Fort McKenzie
Missouri River
Pratte, Chouteau & Co
Alexander Culbertson
Major Culbertson
Harvey
Yellowstone River
Sandoval
Marias River
Missouri
Potts
Arvey
Oliver
Richard Sandoval
Sanderville
Blackfeet Reservation
Culbertson
McKenzie
Fort Laramie
F. A. Chardon
Chardon
Teton Valley
Reese
Bertson
Malcolm Clarke
Prickly Pear Canyons
Jim Lee
Judith River
Fort F. A. C
Clarke
Lee
The
Judith
Fort McKensie
Fort Brule
Blackfeet
Pratte, Chouteau and Co
Thomas H. Benton
Fortenton
Cracon du Nez
Kammerer Montana Placer Miner Enriches Harvard Millions
A Montana placer miner, Charles Kammerer, is credited with deeds that positioned Harvard University as a recipient of about three million dollars in cash. The Alder Gulch operation evolved from hand work to electric dredges, dramatically lowering costs and boosting fortunes for the university.
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Montana
Harvard University
Harvard Treasury
Alder Gulch
United States
Charles Kammerer
Aldergulch
Taily
Harvard
Kammerer
Africa
Yukon
P. N. Moore
St. Louis
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Shaler
Gordon McKay
New York
German Bar Placer Mining Company
Ledman Estate
Junction
Virginia City
Conrey
Toledo Iron Works
McKay
Moore
Julius Baier
Opium and drug shortages loom as war drives demand
Montana faces a looming drug shortage as war needs surge. Opium price surges to 30 dollars per pound, far above normal, with 12 000 tubes and 2 500 morphine bottles feared unmet. Quinine orders may reach 50 000 to 100 000 ounces amid global grabs, while hospital needs push up potassium permanganate costs.
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Eac
War Department
Boston
England
France
Russia
Congress
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J. B. Haggin
Bishop Carroll
Great Falls
First National
First National Bank
ELK Run Herefords
ELK Run Ranch
Duncan McDonald
Mgr
Highwood
Shirley
Ford
Mont
Angus
Halter
B. Power
John Evans
Cascade
N. 8
Ranch
SUN River Stock & Land Company
King Cattle Company
Setth St. Paul, Minn
Harry J. Skinner
Desperado
Chardém
Phil Conrey
Conrey Placer Mining Company
German Bar Company
Conrey Farm
Charlies Kammerer
ARMY
Conrey Company
Montana Equity Mutual Hail & Fyre Insurance Company
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Wells - Dickey Company
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