Receiver reports July profits and expenses in Nipper mine
Butte news notes receiver Thomas McLaughlin shows July receipts of 26 290 823 dollars for the Nipper mine including ore shipments and hoisting, with disbursements such as wages and fuel. Edward Smith faces charges of obtaining money by false pretenses for a 47 50 check drawn on Silver Bow National Bank. A. F. Bray sues Catherine and Thomas Conway for 365 86 plus foreclosing a mortgage. J. P. Collins seeks letters of administration for John M Bowes estate.
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Thomas McLaughlin
Nipper
A. P. Heinze
Montana
Edward Smith
Smith
Silver Bow National Bank
J. B. Baker
A. F. Bray
Catherine
Thomas Conway
Walkerville
J. P. Collins
John M Bowes
Maine
Lincoln Memorial University’s Mountain Students Gather Role
Washington Post notes Lincoln Memorial University at Columbus Gap educates white mountain youth. Founded by philanthropists to serve Southern mountain families, the school lists 350 students last year, with most funding boards and tuition by work on the university farm. Hendricks calls for broader awareness of mountain people.
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Washington Post
Lincoln Memorial University
Columbus Gap
Thomas E. Hendricks
Chattanooga
Southern Mountains
Wallace's missed promotion to major general in Spanish War
The article reports that General Lew Wallace hoped for a major general commission during the Spanish American War. A missing commission, allegedly diverted by Adjutant General Corbin after a White House meeting, kept Wallace from confirmation. The affair is linked to old Civil War animosities and is framed as a political muddle affecting McKinley’s administration.
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Spain
Lew Wallace
Indiana
Indianan
Wallace
Senate
McKinley
Fairbanks
Wheeler
Lee
Wilson
Queston
Adjutant General
Corbin
White House
Waiting for the Prize From the Indianapolis Journal
A brief note comments on hot weather in cities as towns chase records, reflecting on how heat and competition shape sports and daily life in the era. The writer hints at ongoing efforts and public interest in athletic achievement.
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The
Indianapolis Journal
Hershfield case ends with acquittal for ex bank president
Judge Knowles directs the jury to acquit Hershfield in the Merchants National Bank of Helena case after ruling no evidence showed he knew the false entries. The jury finds him not guilty on the indictment alleging false bank reports. The government may pursue further action. Oscar Gardner fights Bernstein at Broadway Athletic Club in New York with Gardner winning by disqualification for Bernstein twice.
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Standard
Helena
Knowles
Hershfield
Merchants’ National Bank
G. M. Nelson
St. Paul
L. H. Hershfield
Merchants’ National Bank of
State of Montana
Comptroller
Bowman
New York
Aus
Oscar Gardner
Omita Kid
George Bernstein
Broadway Athletic Club
Bernstein
Gardner
Hair-Breath Escapes in Railroading From a Chicago Dispatcher
A Chicago railway dispatcher recalls hair-breath escapes from the single track era. He explains how block signals and double tracks reduced collision risk, and recounts a near disaster when a flag station keeper failed to signal. He notes the mind's eye as crucial to tracking trains during eight-hour shifts.
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Chicago Chronicle
Walker
Hie
Chicago
Eldings
Border Land of Insanity
Miss Summit and Miss Palisade Exchange Chipped Ancestral China
The dialogue reveals Miss Summit boasting of a family china collection handed down through generations. Miss Palisade remarks on the expectation that ancestors never kept servants, highlighting contrasts in social expectations.
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Miss Summit
Miss Spindle
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