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...first man nom inated for the presidency by a Republican convention, but he did not bother to campaign actively, and he lost to James Buchanan in 1856. His business ventures were disastrous. Toward the end (which came in 1890), only the writing of Jessie Frémont, one of history's sturdiest examples of the devoted wife, kept the two from want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pathmarker | 6/4/1956 | See Source »

While an Indian quintet wailed the rhythm, a squaw named Evening Star one afternoon last week led a new brave named Eagle Chief arm-in-arm through a dance in the Great Falls, Mont. airport lobby. Eagle Chief, off the reservation, is New York's Governor Averell Harriman; the shuffles and wails were convincing demonstration that Harriman had sloughed off his "not active" role to hit the campaign warpath with all its handshaking, speechmaking, political backslapping and Indian ceremonials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEMOCRATS: The Rave for Ave | 5/28/1956 | See Source »

...asked a single favor: "I need your support and help." This was not the request of a favorite son. Said Harriman at Billings, Mont.: "My name will be before the convention as a candidate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEMOCRATS: The Rave for Ave | 5/28/1956 | See Source »

...Patient. In Butte, Mont., a woman telephoned the police station, reported that her husband and pet chow were missing, added: "I don't care about my husband; it's the dog I'm worried about. He's under a doctor's care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, may 14, 1956 | 5/14/1956 | See Source »

Nocturne. In Billings, Mont., Perry Whitfield was sentenced to two years for a $1,570 jewelry store robbery, despite his plea that he steals because he is affected by the changing phases of the moon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 23, 1956 | 4/23/1956 | See Source »

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