Montana man who revolutionized cooking worldwide
A Helena man once mocked as a dreamer by scientists is hailed for creating the Hughes electric cooking range. The piece chronicles George Hughes, once a newspaper man, who built Hughes Electric Heating in Chicago, expanding to supply ranges globally including Montana, Norway, Sweden, and Costa Rica. It notes early skepticism, his persistence, and the rise of a world leading electric cooking device.
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Montana
George A. Hughes
Hughes Electric Heating Company
Chicago
George Hughes
Hughes Electric
Hughes
Union
Norway
Sweden
South America
San Jose
Costa Rica
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Fargo
St. Paul Dispatch
Public Utility Corporation
Alexander Hughes
Northern Pacific
North Dakota
Hughes’ Company
St. Louis
Kiskadden
Captain Slade
Colorado
Overland Stage Company
Virginia City
Slade
X. Beidler
Beidler
Washington Billiard Hall
Kiskakdden
Mrs. Slade
Billy Bay
Great Salt Lake
Malcolm Clarke
Prickly Pear Canyon
Helena
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Annie Adams
Maud Adams
United States
Germany
Billings
J. F. Roche
Montana Power Company
Butte
Hughes Company
Great Lakes
Naval Training Station
Great Falls
Grant Call
Goodridge-Call Lumber Company
First Montana wildcat plan led by James Kiskadden
James Kiskadden, father of actress Maud Adams, organized the Missouri River Portage Co in 1864 to build a road and later railroad around Great Falls Missouri River falls. The venture, backed by Lewis and Chumasero, sought 500000 capital and aimed to link boats below the falls to those above.
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James Kiskadden
Slade
Highwood Creek
Great Falls
Three Forks
Kiskadden
Virginia City
E. P. Lewis
Lewis
Missouri
Missouri River Portage Co
Idaho
Montana
Missouri Great Falls
Said Falls
Madison County
Montana Child Wonder in Mis soula Provokes Awe
Dorothy Claire Garvin a 10 year old Butte girl visiting Mis soula impressed psychology students by taking the Stanford revision of the Binet test. Dr Sylvester later retested her at 13 years 7 months and she scored 147.5, outperforming about 30 Missoula peers and marking her as a marvel of intelligence.
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Dorothy Claire Garvin
Butte
Missoula
Stanford
Sylvester
Real Poetry by Old Range Boss Jack Herford Chases Land
Jack Herford, famed Montana cattleman and lawman turned poet, rode the western frontier from 1876 to Musselshell country. He wrote verse with humor and craft, inspired by cattle life, sheriffly acts, and his brother Oliver Herford’s fame. His poem A Souvenir Spoon reflects nostalgic romance and aging.
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Jack
Herford
Montana
New York Cattle Company
Musselshell
John B. Herford
Oliver Herford
America
Beatrice Herford
Boston
Harvard
Great West
New Mexico
Colorado
Nebraska
Utah
Wyoming
Dakotas
Jim Webb
Yellowstone County
Lavina
Billings
Mystery airplane rumors swirl through Helena at State Fair
Will A. Campbell, Helena Independent publisher, stayed up three nights chasing a first hand story about a mysterious visitor rumored to be an airplane. Sheriffs report a Warm Springs graduate found with improvised mining machinery claimed to be an aircraft, sparking local suspense as residents wonder about night stunts near Last Chance Gulch and the State Fair.
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Helena
Mount Helena
G. W. Maurer
Judson Mining Company
Mr. Maurer
al. Galen
St. Charles College
Charlie Riefenrath
Montana Record-Herald
Louis Thayer
Louis
Brownie
Burke
Capitol
Will A. Campbell
Main Street
Campbell
Sheriff's Office
State College
Warm Springs
Last Chance Gulch
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Placer Hotel
States of the Union
James A. Slade
Lake
William Chumasero
Old Range
Jack Herford
Bankers Loan and Mortgage Company
Montana Oil Company
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