Judge Tattan Begins Work as Northern Montana Judge
Great Falls August 23. Gov Smith appoints John W Tattan of Berton as successor to Judge Dubose in the tenth district. The district covers Chateau Valley and Fergus counties with four terms yearly at each county seat. Tattan, born 1847 in Ireland, has a long frontier career including service in the Seventh Infantry and early Montana law practice.
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Chateau Valley
Fergus
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Queen's College
Cork
Tattan
America
Canada
Upper Michigan
United States Army
Seventh Infantry
John Gibbon
Fort Renton
Benton Record
Choteau County
Alice Seifred
St. Mary's Academy
Leavenworth
Kan
J. J. Healy
Alaska
Pacific Hotel
Rob Mills
Jimmy Douglas
Mose
Mr. Tattan
Moses
United States
Grand Jury
Helena
Jeff Perkins
Law
Government Hospital
Grand Union Hotel
End of Man Foretold by Sun Collapse and Ice Age
Prominent scientists from the naval observatory discuss humanity’s distant fate as the sun cools and Earth freezes. They warn of a gradual, not sudden, extinction driven by cosmic warming and cooling, with intellect guiding future adaptation or evolution.
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J. J. Lee
Naval Observatory
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Constellation of Lyre
Lord Kelvin
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Mars
W. J. McGee
Polar
Intellect
Colar
Theodore N. Gill
Smithsonian
Iran
Nome City Arrival Through Ice Bound Nome Voyage
A Collier's Weekly sketch by Tappan Adney recounts whalers pushing through Behring Sea ice from Bristol Bay to Nome in June. The voyage describes heavy pack ice, leads opening to open water, iron and wood hulls, and the grim view of Nome City upon arrival with a fleet of vessels and a cold, bleak beach.
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Collier's Weekly
Tappan Adney
Cape Navarin
Cape Orangutang
Indian Point
Fast Cape
Arctic
Hydrographic Office
Behring Sea
Behring Strait
Arctic Ocean
Nome
Cape Nom
Nome City
Pioneer innkeeper Kaiser recalls Montana's early days
The longtime Philipsburg resident and innkeeper Kaiser recounts his life from 1855 when he arrived in San Francisco to the Washoe rush to Nevada and his later move to Philipsburg in 1866. He recalls bonanza kings, the Comstock era, and choosing Philipsburg over Butte for his hotel venture.
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Pioneer
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Mr. Kaiser
Boniface
Nevada
San Francisco
Virginia City
Mackey
Flood
O’brien
Fed
Comstock
Montana State House Delayed Beyond May Completion
The Montana state house, if built per contract, would have finished by May 16. Interruptions and delays pushed completion to next spring. Some parts may be usable for the next session, but even that is not sure. The building is near roof level. total delivery cost is $290,000 with extras expected to stay within the appropriation.
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Earth
Jupiter
Vse
Montana
State House
Chispa the Sparkler cannon found in Helena park
The bronze Spanish cannon Chispa dated 1776, brought from the Philippines by Montana's first regiment, is now in the State Historical Society in Helena's park surrounding the temporary state capitol. Col Kessler funded its purchase after regimental efforts, with Capt Sanders arranging the transfer.
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Helena
Philippine Islands
Montana
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Philippines
L. P. Sanders
State Historical Society
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Solar System
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Tiut
Cable
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H. L. Prank
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