Athabasca Dick Enlists After Poem Reveals Him
A burly lumber jack known as Athabasca Dick, real name Lyle Darling, enlisted in the US Army infantry at Great Falls and is now at Camp Dodge hospital with a hip injury. Darling inspired a Robert Service poem after guiding Service on a Mackenzie river trek, later learning he was the muse for the work.
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Great Falls
Robert W. Service
Athabasca
Service
Lyle Darling
Darling
Camp Dodge
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie
Peace
Edmonton
Jim
John H McIntosh the Montana sports star of 1902
John H McIntosh, a famed Butte sports writer and Montana athlete, rose to state middleweight boxing champion in Dillon on July 4, 1902. He outboxed the larger blacksmith, earned over 1250 dollars, and became a local hero, later serving as referee in many major events while recalling that day as his favorite.
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Montana
John H. McIntosh
Butte
Northwest
McIntosh
Butte Inter-Mountain
Butte Evening Post
Milly Adams
Catch
Dillon
Pugilist
Idaho
Robinson
Police
Stone
Beaverhead
Langford Peel Deadly Gunfighter of the West at Helena
Langford Peel, famed Nevada gunfighter, died after a long western career marked by daring draws and frontier justice. Born Liverpool, he gained a fearsome reputation in Leavenworth, Salt Lake City, Carson City, and Virginia City, where feuds and clashes with rivals shaped early Montana and Nevada lore.
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Langford Peel
Helena
Montana
Nevada
Liverpool
Peel
Eel
Peel Peel
Kansas
Missouri
Leavenworth
Conley
Rucker
Paul Week
Salt Lake House
Robinson
Salt Lake Hotel
Dave
California
Carson City
Bis
West
Virginia City
Muchacho
Tom Daly
Billy Maguire
Muchaco
Dick Paddock
Paddock
el Dorado
Johnny
Mar
Pat Lannan
Lannan
John Bull
Salt Lake
Bull
Indian Creek
Hurley & Chase
Montana Schools Need Sharing Up
Montana’s state department urges reform in school funding and organization. Posters at the state fair highlight unequal district valuations, 1500 children without access, and the push for a county unit system. Higher teacher salaries, longer school terms, and expanded taxes are proposed to improve education.
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Montana
Helena
May Trumper
Chouteau County
Butte
Fergus County
Committee On Education of the
National Association
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Lac Labiche
Hudson Bay
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Jackpot Jim
John McIntosh
Miller
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Russia
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