Pershing Wants Montana Troops for Europe
Pershing seeks the One Hundred and Sixty-third United States infantry from Montana, formerly the Second Montana. The regiment is described as the tallest, entirely volunteer, with a large share of college graduates, lawyers, and newswriters. Major Martin Maginnis notes Pershing’s interest. Montana miners, woodsmen, cowboys, and engineers are among its diverse ranks.
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Pershing
Montana
Fort Assinniboine
Europe
Martin Maginnis
One
United States Infantry
Rocky Mountain Rifle Club
Butte
America
Army
Navy
National Army
Epoch-Making Ives Trial Shaped Montana Law and Order
The memoir recalls the 1863 George Ives murder trial in Alder Gulch Nevada Montana. Don L Byam presided as the judge with W F Sanders Major Baggs prosecuting. Alex Davis J M Thurman and H P A Smith defending. The 24 miners jury found Ives guilty of murder and he was hanged, a pivotal moment in establishing law and order in early Montana. The author notes the trial's dramatic open-air setting amid snow and vigilante threats, the earnest public demand for justice, and the lasting impact on Montana's legal culture and safety.
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W. L. Steele
Alder Gulch
Hayes Lyon
Buck Stinson
Dillingham
George Ives
Don L. Byam
Nevada
W. F. Sanders
Charles 8. Baggs
Alex Davis
J. M. Thurman
H. P. A. Smith
Ives
Vigilance Committee
W. H. Patten
Mr. Patten
Friends of Law and Order
Elime
Colonel Sanders
Montana
Famous Charge of Civil War at Gettysburg Hero Hancock
Major Martin Maginnis of Montana, veteran and later publisher, helped organize one of the war’s famed charges at Gettysburg. The First Minnesota, led by Hancock, charged Confederate lines despite severe odds, saving the day as 262 men faced 47 survivors. After the war Maginnis moved west, engaging in business and politics with the Rocky Mountain Gazette.
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Gettysburg
Hancock
Martin Maginnis
Montana
Congress
Minnesota
Sickle
Barksdale
Wilcox
Maginnis
Rocky Mountain Gazette
Showman’s boast echoes Barnum and Balley blend
A reader notes many men claim a lack of opportunity yet speak as if they owned a show business flair surpassing Barnum and Balley, highlighting paradoxes of ambition and self perception in showmanship.
Canadians Go After Slackers in Western Tour
British and Canadian recruiting officials visit Montana towns to enlist subjects of King George aged 19 to 45, offering roles in infantry, royal flying corps, navy, and support trades. They seek 3,600 slackers in district No 1, with tours from Great Falls to Butte and back, promising repatriation after the war and family aid programs.
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Montana
King George
United States
George
J. M. Donaldson
Co. J. Gillingham
Infantry
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Navy
Great Britain
Halifax
Argland
Donaldson
Gillingham
Great Falls
Butte
Fort Benton
Havre
Malta
Glasgow
Bainville
Plentywood
Williston
Miles City
Forsyth
Billings
Big Timber
Livingston
Bozeman
Postage Rate Is Back Seventy Years After Penny Era
Discussion recalls 3-cent letters from 1851 to 1883 and 1861 to 1883 two-cent era. notes stamp color history with green 3-cent, brown 2-cent, red 5-cent, and color regulations under Universal Postal Union. The 3-cent rate may spur new stamp designs and a wartime symbol stamp.
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Post Office Department
New York
St. Louis
Baltimore
Europe
San Francisco
Panama
George Washington
Columbia
Universal Postal Union
Department
America
Montana Elk Meat Proposed for Army Use Abroad
The federal government weighs slaughtering thousands of Montana elk, curing the meat for army rations abroad. Game Warden DeHart, a conservationist, reluctantly supports the plan only if necessary.
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Montana
DeHart
We Refuse to Back Down We Signal Early X Og Time
We refuse to take a back seat for anybody and proudly announce that now is the time to do your X og early. The message emphasizes urgency and bold action, urging immediate participation and commitment from readers.
Depth charges feared by U boat commanders
American and British destroyers wreak havoc on U boats with depth charges. U boat crews fear this combat method as charges use high explosives timed to explode at depth. Wide African destroyer patrols keep submarines submerged forcing more torpedoes and frequent returns to base.
It Is Said There Is Good in All Men
A reflective line notes that while good lies in every person, the search for it can weary the seeker.
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163Rd Regiment
William Y. Pemberton
Sanders
Wilbur F. Sanders
Safety First
First National
Soaneneee
First National Bank
National Life Insurance Company of Montana Legal Reserve Company
Daly Bank
Butte, Mont
Lewistown
Barnum & Given Balley
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
E Banking Corporation
Helena
Shiga
the Banking Corporation Helena
THE
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Petty and
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