1915 WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM U.S. ATTORNEY WHEELER MONTANA to MARSHAL ST. PAUL MN

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This listing is for an original Western Union Telegram from U.S. Attorney Burton K. Wheeler in Montana, to the U.S. Marshal in St. Paul, Minnesota. The telegram appears to discuss a witness in the Hitchcock case. I included Burton Wheeler's bio below. The telegram was two hole punched, has wear, soiling, and small tears/paper loss from age and storage. It displays nicely as shown in the photos. I will be listing other telegrams from this period that were found in an old military and law enforcement collection. Shipping will be .50 to the U.S. only. Good luck!!
Burton K. Wheeler was one of Montana's most famous Democrats and was considered a champion of organized labor. He supported Thomas J. Walsh's winning bid for the Senate in 1912 and was rewarded with a U. S. Attorney appointment. He ran for governor of Montana but lost the election by a large margin to fellow progressive Joseph M. Dixon. At 31, Wheeler became the nation's youngest federal district attorney. The Missoulian newspaper's list of the 100 most influential Montanans of the past century ranks him in seventh place.