Frink Delegates Lead Washington GOP at State Convention
Tacoma August 15 The Republican state convention met at 10:30 today and adopted a platform nominating a full state ticket. J M Frink of King led delegates for governor with nominations by acclamation except superintendent of public instruction. The ticket includes W L Jones and F W Cushman for Congress, Frink for governor, McBride for lieutenant governor, and other statewide posts. The platform pledges continued Republican rule and full support for McKinley Roosevelt and a strong merchant marine.
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Tacoma
Wash
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. M. Frink
King County
Istea. Co
W. Dorr
Jefferson
S. G. Cosgrove
Garfield
Washington
McKinley
Antc
Hawaiian Islands
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
America
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Addison G. Foster
W. L. Jones
F. W. Cushman
Republican Party
People and Props in a Jefferson Stage Tale
Joe Jefferson, famed for Rip Van Winkle, muses on fishing and temperance in the play. He recalls a Hartford audience memory and a Florence anecdote about flattery and place, stressing preparation and local ties. The chatty portrait highlights his companionable nature and stage anecdotes.
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Isaak Walton
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Dunky
Billy Florence
New England
Jefferson
Mr. Florence
Hartford
New Haven
Florence
Disma! Dawson Refuses to Say When Last Bath Occurred
A terse exchange from the Indianapolis Press features Disma and Dawson in a public row over a bath timing question. The dialogue highlights a stubborn stance and confrontational tone as the reporter presses for a precise answer.
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Indianapolis
Dawson
Red balr remark sparks Diet claim by patient
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping recounts a patient who misinterprets a doctor's comment about dieting as referring to her hair color. The exchange highlights miscommunication and body image concerns in a medical setting.
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Cleveland
Man Gives Seat to Wife in Crowd at Event
A Syracuse Herald item notes McSwitters-Henpeck stood to offer his seat to his wife in the audience and she did not thank him.
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Syracuse Herald
McSwitters
Henpeck
McSwatters
Death of Collis P Huntington Brought to New York Home
The body of Collis P Huntington died Monday at his Adirondack lodge arrived by special train to Grand Central. Funeral plans are private with services at 11 a.m. Friday. Attending the cortege were Mrs Huntington and family friends. Private Secretary Mills quoted the death as due to cerebral apoplexy after a coughing attack.
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New York
Collis P. Huntington
Adirondack Mountains
New York Central
Grand Central Station
Huntington Town House
East Seventh Street
Racquette Lake
Huntington
Charles M. Huntington
M. Campbell
George E. Mills
William EK. Coley
Gates
Archy Hige*ington
Dr. Coley
Miss Campbell
Mills
Lounsberry
Taylor
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Patent
Advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure cold in one day with no cure no pay. Priced at 2 cents. The pitch emphasizes quick relief from cough and cold symptoms.
Missoula Golf Club Forms New Organization
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Missoula reports the Missoula Golf club formalizing its structure. Officers named include President Rev H Linley Vice President Thomas C Marshall Secretary Treasurer W L Murphy and directors Dr Spottswood Dr Puttney Major Duncan Akerly Stone Ranft Holly and Beckwith. Grounds are secured on the south side of the river and an expert will soon be hired to locate links.
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Standard
Missoula
Lumber accident injures workers near St Regia
Special Dispatch reports at the Sisters hospital in Missoula. E Cournoir from St Regia suffers a foot injury and Anthony Elesert from the same town has a bruised arm after lumber fell from a car. Louis Vilmneur and George Howard of Clinton were also brought to the hospital on Wednesday.
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Missoula
E. Cournoir
S T Regia
Anthony Elesert
Sisters’ Hospital
Louis Vilmneur
Clinton
George Howard
Bisters’ Hospital
A Minister's Good Work
A minister touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for bilious colic and diarrhoea. Multiple testimonials claim rapid relief for adults and infants, noting doctors failed before the remedy provided relief. Sold by Standard Drug Co Smith Drug Co Martin Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Rev
A. A. Power
Emporia
Tan
P.M. Holliday
Deming
Ind
J. H. Doak
Williams
Oregon
Standard Drug Co
Smith Drug Co
Martin Drug Co
Fear and Illness Reported in Knee Abscess and Typhoid Concern
The report notes a knee abscess lanced the same day causing fear and suffering while Howard is ill with what is feared to be typhoid fever.
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Howard
Labor Day Planned in Missoula With Parades and Fire Dept Demonstrations
Missoula prepares a Labor Day program including a grand parade, a silk flag prize for the union with the largest membership, afternoon sports at 2, daylight fireworks, and a fire department display with five man teams racing from the fire hall to the plug and a simulated alarm response. A grand ball closes the day.
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Standard
Missoula
Johnson
Missoula Mercantile Company
Minus a Pilot in Copper City Train Collision
Missoula reports the Copper City engine arrived minus its pilot after a collision in Hamilton yards. Early theories blamed Bailey or a Bitter Root bull, but the truth shows a freight train derailed by an employee leaving a switch open. Both engines sustained damaged pilots.
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Standard
Missoula
Copper City
Bitter Root Valley
Bailey
Hamilton
Death of John Fredlin in Missoula at 69
John Fredlin, who returned to Missoula from the Flathead country weeks ago, died at his home at dawn from Brights disease. A carpenter by trade since 1884, he was a charter member of Covenant Lodge No. 6 IOOF. He leaves a wife and two children. the daughter is in Libby, Mont. The remains lie at Bien's undertaking establishment.
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The
Standard
Missoula
John Fredlin
Flathead
Bright
Covenant Lodge No. 6, 1. C. O
Libby, Mont
Bien
Young Man Dies in Stevensville After Month-Long Illness
A Montana youth, recently arrived from the East, died in Stevensville after a month of illness. He was a nephew of Magee Kollingsworth and lived with a man named Barry. Undertaker Hayes will depart at dawn to transport the body to Stevensville for the funeral. The cause of death was consumption.
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Standard
Missoula
Stevensville
Magee Kollingsworth
Barry
Hayes
Pierce Leaves Florence Hotel Store for New Fields
H M Pierce longtime Florence hotel block store proprietor sells business to Austin Harley and departs for New Fields due to ill health. Clerks conducted inventory as news spreads among customers and friends.
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The
Standard
Missoula
H. M. Piere
Florence Hotel
Austin Harley
Pierce
Man Deponed In Wage Suit In Hamilton Court
Missoula August 15 George Freisheimer failed to appear before Ravalli County District Court now in session at Hamilton. His deposition was taken in the case J H W Heehler versus W J Kendall. Plaintiff claims balance of wages due for several months.
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Standard
Missoula
George Freisheimer
District Court of
Ravalli County
Hamilton
J. H W. Heehler
W. J. Kendall
Timber case in Trout Creek district postponed
Missoula August 15 The government timber case against defendants for cutting on government lands in Trout Creek district was postponed until the 2nd because key witnesses have disappeared.
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Standard
Missoula
Trout Creek District
United States
Wallace P. Smith
Major Smead Visits Missoula on Land Office Review
Major Smead arrived in Missoula from the reservation to review land office files. He is involved in lands in the Bitter Root valley slated for re appraisal by Special Agent Beede.
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The
Standard
Missoula
Smead
Bitter Root
Beede
Victoria Merchant Eli Frank Missing With Dawson Collected $8
Eli Frank a former Victoria merchant is missing with eight dollars he collected in Dawson for Lenz and Leiser. He did not return to Victoria from Dawson, police traced him to Portland and then lost the trail.
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Victoria
B. C
Eli Frank
Dawson
Lenz & Leiser
Portland
Nomen May Carry Canes In Fashion Summer
A shopper notes a display of feminine canes in bright colors with elaborate handles. Shops say the canes are made for the summer girl to match gowns and many are custom ordered for special outfits.
Bryan to the Irishmen Stirring Resolutions Adopted by United Irish Societies
Chicago Aug 15 United Irish societies of Cook county held their annual meeting at Sunnyside park with large attendance despite threatening weather. Mr Bryan and Mr Stevenson spoke as the assembly adopted an address denouncing imperialism and endorsing American republican independence while opposing any alliance with European monarchies.
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Chicago
Bryan
Stevenson
Sunnyside Park
United Irish Societies
Cook County
Washington
America
Republic of America
Mr. Bryan
Erin
O'Brien
Brien
O’briens
Bryans
Boulder County Tax Levy Set as 18 Percent General and Special Funds
Jefferson county finances show the levy unchanged at 18 percent with general and special funds covering ordinary expenses and a few bonds. Mining in Jefferson district improves with Elkhorn ore bonds to American Smelting and Refining. Elkhorn branch of Northern Pacific to reopen, boosting shipments and activity at Boulder area mines.
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Boulder
Aug. M
Board of County Commissioners
Milla
Nccrcccvece
Ghameral Fine
Toad Fund
Stetna Etna
Hencics
Boulder Sehool
Clancy Schoo
Jefferson County
Elkhorn
Basin & Bay State Company
Basin
Hope
Lump Gulch
Wickes
Bigfoot
Littl Boulder
Elkhorn Mountain
American Smelting & Refining Company
East Helena
George Benjamin
A. HL. Foster
Butte
Mantle
Warren
Frank
Largey
Northern Pacific
Elkhorn Queen
George Ben
Rich Japanese Lacquer Work From the Jeweler's Review
Professor Rein of Bonn University extols lacquer from Japan as the leading art industry with exceptional artistry and perseverance. Vogel notes Japanese black lacquer resists acids and heat, unlike European imitations, while Nojiro Shun Kei ware reveals wood grain under a transparent glaze and remains highly prized and rarely exported.
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Rein
Bonn University
H. W. Vogel
Nojiro
Akita
Japan Sea
I Wouldn’t Run for Office These Days of Sultry Doubt
A reflective Washington Star line notes reluctance to seek public office amid lingering doubt and heat. The speaker embraces restraint and a cooler approach, preferring walking or staying out over campaigning.
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The
Washington Star
Dog Is Man's Faithful Friend, Says Civil War Echoes
In a brief Philadelphia Press exchange, a speaker protests being called a dog, while another insists that a dog is man’s truest and most faithful friend, framing loyalty as a defining bond.
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Philadelphia Press
Crime in the Saddle Attacks Nome With Fires and Loot
Seattle reporters say Nome faced a wave of organized crime with thugs thieves and arsonists believed to plan simultaneous fires and bank looting during a citywide conflagration. Police and residents discussed lynching and widespread fear as incidents of burglary robbery and incendiary acts filled local papers.
Vessels wrecked after Nome storm. Centenial arrives with 500 plus
The Centennial from Nome brings news of a severe storm Aug 2 3 that wrecked the W K Merwin and caused several other vessels to drive ashore including the tug Effort and schooner Teaser. Many drownings reported and authorities authorize government aid for indigent sick and destitute. over 3000 requests already filed and thousands more likely to seek help home.
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Seattle
Wash
Centennial
Nome
W. K. Merwin
Teaser
Randall
Two Wives One Man Rock-Solid Love Story
Chanute Kansas carriage dealer J N Rickles keeps his petrified first wife as a life like display. He explains the original wife died in the bad lands of North Dakota and was exhumed years later turned to stone. He carries the stone figure with him as wife No 1 while wife No 2 lives with him. Broadhead of St Louis hears the tale in Rickles office.
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J. N. Rickles
Chanute
Kan
Mr. Broadhead
St. Louis
Mr. Rickles
Rickles
Proadhead
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Denver & Rock Island Mining Company
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