Anaconda Begtol Named Principal at Lincoln School
Prof. Carl Begtol of Ogden public schools has been chosen as principal of Anaconda Lincoln School, succeeding Prof. Sears. President FitzPatrick announced the selection after traveling in Utah. Begtol will assume duties within ten days and is noted as a prominent educator with Utah and Nebraska experience.
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Carl Begtol
Ogden Public
Lincoln School
Sears
FitzPatrick
Ogden
Utah
Begtel
Nebraska
Professor Begtel
Anaconda
Koontz
Begtol
Civil suit filed over train killing seven horses
Morgan Thomas sued the Northern Pacific Railroad in Justice Kennedy's court for $155 alleging seven of his horses were run over and killed by a train. The court took the case under advisement and will issue a decision later.
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Justice of the Peace
Kennedy
Morgan Thomas
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Thomas
City Evening Socials and Local Sales Ads
City notes list events tonight at the park with dances and club meetings. Local shops advertise sales on straw hats cigars goods clothing and an electric motor for sale. Also mentions visitors from Butte and train schedule from the park.
War era reflections and census figures from early Montana
Pioneering Deer Lodge resident Richard Mitchell discusses Latin American revolution and colonial concessions causing high prices for staples. The piece surveys bachelor surplus by state, gender ratios, marriage rates, birth and death rates, and family size trends across the United States with regional contrasts.
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Richard Mitchel
Deer Lodge County
Anaconda
Stuart
Mitchell
California
South America
Central America
Mitchel
Colombia
Mitetwil
United States
Mr. Mirchen
Surplus of Bachelors Shocks Census Findings
The Pittsburg Gazette reports that the U S census office tallies 6 726 779 unmarried men aged 20 plus and only 4 195 446 maidens, leaving 2 531 338 unattached men in the United States. The East shows more bachelors than spinsters in every New England state, while western states like California Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington contain far more bachelors than eligible women, with Wyoming having the fewest spinster prospects.
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Necticut
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Michigan
United States
Europe
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Arizona
Pittsburg Gazette
Washington
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
California
Oregon
Wyoming
Con
Deer Lodge Labor Club Opens New Headquarters and Plans Campaign
The Deer Lodge Labor club held its first meeting in its new headquarters on Commercial avenue and Cherry street. James Reardon, business agent for city unions, will use the club room as an office and act as information clerk while distributing campaign literature. The club adopted a nonfusion clause and planned a central committee with members from each ward. President Reardon spoke along with other notable addresses.
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Commercial Avenue
Cherry Street
Deer Lodge Labor Club
James Reardon
Central Labor Council
Reardon
Labor Club
Auction of Mullan Fuel Company Ranch and Stock near Blossburg Montana
Auction set for September 17 at Blossburg Montana for the Mullan Fuel Company ranch and livestock. About 960 acres of patented land near the Northern Pacific Railway with water rights, plus 125 head cattle 14 horses and lumber ground hay and farming gear. Terms: cash on personal property, land 25 down and balance in one or two years at interest.
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Blossburg
Montana
Ransch
The
Mullan Fuel Company
Northern Pacific
Red Pepper Habits Spotlight In City Sunday Story
City editor pushes for a hot Sunday feature as Newman provides a column of statistics on the habits of the red pepper, promising a timely local read. The exchange hints at a quirky, data driven piece drawing from Baltimore's urban scene and everyday life.
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The
Baltimore News
Newman
Fortifying New York Harbor bulkhead expands Governors Island
The War Department advances major harbor fortification in New York with a new 105 acre expansion at Governors Island. Contractors under Major Marshall drive piles and dump rock to create a bulkhead, with earth fill behind it and a nine foot granite sea wall, at an estimated $800,000 total cost and $200,000 in initial contracts. A new pier on the island’s north shore supports quartermaster activity as dredging and piling proceed.
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Brooklyn
War Department
New York Harbor
America
Roodstead
Broad River
Governor's Island
Secretary of War
W. L. Marshall
Subway Ex
Old Island
Quartermaster’s Department
Measles Forecast Rumors In Settlement Dialog
In a short exchange from the Atlanta Constitution a settler complains of drought and sickness, noting no rain and plenty of rattlesnakes while lamenting the chance of a measles outbreak and the prospect of chills and fever. The dialogue captures the era's rustic humor and health concerns.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
What did your old uncle leave
A Philadelphia Press notice notes an unusual estate aftermath with a phrase about disgusted relatives and a jubilant young widow previously unknown, suggesting tensions and surprise within the will or inheritance. The item reads like a witty column line or caption reflecting posthumous family dynamics.
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Philadelphia Press
Political Inactivity Shapes Anaconda’s 1900s Gubernatorial Scene
In Anaconda a political tableau unfolds as Democrats prepare for the county superintendent race while Republicans stay quiet. The piece notes expected party realignments with a possible labor party and potential socialist faction, plus early hints of female candidates and cautious GOP leadership.
The Private Car Boom in America
The article traces the rise of private cars from railroad executives to executives and celebrities. It notes more private cars are being built in Pullman shops, reflecting broader prosperity and the shift from business travel to luxury travel with fully equipped interiors and sleeping and office spaces.
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Chicago Tribune
United States
Pullman
Peruna Promises Cure for Stomach Catarrh and Ulcers
Testimonies from Baer, Chartier, and Leeming praise Peruna for catarrh and stomach ulcers with dramatic recoveries. The ad urges readers to write to Dr. Hartman for free advice if results are not prompt, noting The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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R. R. R. Baer
Jackson Street
Topeka
Kansas
R. R. Baer
Peruna
Alice Leeming
St. Catherine Street
Montreal
Canada
Hartman
Hartmann
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus Hie
Private train tours cost fortunes for wealthy travelers
A 20 day private train tour for 50 passengers in five cars could exhaust a $20,000 bank account, costing about 215 dollars daily with food and service. Even a Chicago to New York run at 700 dollars a day would add up, making such junkets pricey compared with transatlantic ocean liners.
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Chicago
New York
Atlantic
United States
Europe
The Thin Man Carried a Menagerie on a Train
A New York Evening Press item describes a thin man boarding a suburban train with a basket that moewed when the train cleared the tunnel. A little girl asks to see it, but the man warns it might get away as the basket remains quiet for a stretch.
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New York Evening Press
Garden at home sparks suburban debate
A brief exchange notes a resident’s claim to grow vegetables at home and a counterpoint from a suburban paper, reflecting local attitudes toward home gardens and self-sufficiency.
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Cillmann
Puck
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McRae & Co
Kee
Brother
Andrew McMullen
Albert Holstrom
Elm Street
No. 710
Amelia Laurant
Butte
City
Nellie Sheehan
Adams’ Department Store
Strain’s
Reta Hyndman
Sheridan, Mont
Edna Neal
Upper Cherry Street
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Ellis
Anaconda Lodge
Welock Oelock Sharp
Judge
Mrs. Napton
H. P. Napton
Gwynne
Presbyterian Church of
Great Falls
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Theodore Ehret
Louise
George Pratt
Lydia Seofield
Keefe
Yellowstone National Park
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
the Park
Aline
Fr. Morin
George Hubbard
Charles Hubbard
Barkovich
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Company
Hammerslough ’S
Shields
W. R
Verberkmoes
Hammerslough’s
Odson's
Max Coddon
Greig's
Miss McIntyre
Miss Quilty
Ritters
Richard Mitchell
Mer
Reform
McRae & Con
Carroll Dr. Wright
Louisiana
Labor Party
Socialist’s Party
Republican
Camilla Chartier
West
Lexington Street
Baltimore
Camila Chartier
Baer
Hiow the
Flowers of
London
Cupid
Loveliess
Dr. Gunn
Lydia
Pinkham’s
Boscinko
Bosanko
Philada
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