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Belt, R. V. (Robert V.)
Robert Vinton Belt was Acting Comissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the late 1800s and oversaw the construction of the Fort Mojave Indian School in present day Mohave Valley, Arizona. Robert "R. V." was born on December 31, 1842. Belt was comissioned during the Benjamin Harrison presidency and served for three years as Acting Comissioner. After this appointment, Belt continued to serve Native American tribes through his legal work. Robert Vinton Belt passed away March 25, 1910.
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Berman, Davie, 1903-1957
David "Davie" Berman (1903-1957) was one of the pioneers of the casino business in Las Vegas, Nevada. Berman was born January 16, 1903 in Odessa, Ukraine and grew up in Ashley, North Dakota. He was named Donald at birth but later changed his name to David. By age 16 he ran the biggest bootlegging operation in Iowa, and was also involved with organized crime in New York City and Minneapolis.
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Bettis, H. I. (Horace Ingersoll), 1863-1913
Horace Ingersoll Bettis was born in Salem, Massachussetts on April 20, 1863. Bettis worked as an auditor of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railway for over ten years. He worked as Assistant General Auditor for Union Pacific Railroad (1898-1903) in Omaha, Nebraska, as Vice President and Auditor of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, and served as Director, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Tampico Petroleum Company. Bettis died in Tipton, California on November 15, 1913.
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Dick, Mida Mae, 1907-1989
Emma Mae "Mida" Dick was born on August 24, 1907 in Denver, Colorado. She was a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada for forty-two years and worked as a waitress for a hotel. She was also a charter member of University United Methodist Church. She married William Dean Dick and had one daughter, Bettie Lee "Mobie" Chappell. She passed away on February 2, 1989.
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"Mida Mae Dick." Las Vegas Review-Journal. Las Vegas, Nevada, February 5, 1989: 47.
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