Quiz and Q A on history and math from old questions
A collection of Q A style queries covering Manila word origin the 1853 postage change Toronto Montreal city sizes John McGraw Butte mayor sun distance betting Benz Petro key fight betting and a cigar stand dice game. Answers offered with brief explanations and dates.
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Manila
Lopez de Lagaspi
Congress
Toronto
Montreal
John
AtcGraw
New York
Henry Mueller
Butte
Petroskey
Walter Wilmot
Piano Tuning and Instrument Repair Ad
Union men are employed for piano tuning poisoning and repairing all musical instruments with Gerslett t Arnson's at 208 West Broadway Orton Bros Howard Music Company and Butt Piano company will receive prompt attention.
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Gerslett T Arnson
West’ Broad Way
Orton Bros
Howard Music Company
Butt
North Butte dividend record and Boston mining outlook
North Butte announces New Year payments with a 9 percent ord and a 50 cent per share usual dividend bringing total annual payout to 24 dollars per share. Boston brokers show optimism for North Butte as a revival leader, while Heinze and Adams disputes frame a separate stock loan case in Massachusetts. Ohio Keating Gold Mining directors to be elected at Butte on January 7 with transfer books closing December 31.
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North Butte
Whbat Ve Pas Dun
Rset
Ord
Boston
Ohio-Keating Gold Mining Company
Butte
Film Shows Need of Sex Education in Schools
Audiences at the Orpheum Theater yesterday debated sexual education after viewing the two reel Selig film In the Masters Garden. The story follows two country youths drawn into adult life, with a court case and moral warning about sex. A side comedy Fagin's Adventures drew laughs, and more acts were planned, including The Four Templars arriving today and a first appearance tomorrow.
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Orpheum
Adam and
Eve
Kil
Adam
Fagin
Witl
Anti-Colombian Feeling Grows in Panama
Panama December 21 reports rising anti Colombian sentiment with an open letter to President Porras demanding expulsion of detractors and removal of Colombians from government. It cites one third of teachers and many in police as Colombian, notes planned protest and past arson or stone throwing against Colombian homes.
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Panama
Porras
Panc
Amana
la Patria
Boy Leaps From Bath to Evade Burglary Shooting
In San Francisco a 20 year old boy Howard Driscoll leapt from his bath responding to a noise. he was shot fatally by a burglar who escaped after a brief pursuit by his aunt Margaret Driscoll. The murder occurred in a fashionable residence district and the wounded boy died at the hospital.
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San Francisco
Margaret Driscoll
Howard Driscoll
Ater Fency Hospital
Ass Driscoll
Dinnet
Amberlain’s Seat Bid Sparks Political Contest
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate candidates for the United States House seek Amberlain’s seat amid a battened campaign scene. Names and precise races are unclear, but the piece signals a contested election moment with party dynamics and regional focus.
Social problems sermon at Shortridge Memorial church
Rev Walter M. Jordan delivered the first in a six part Sunday evening series on social problems at Shortridge Memorial Christian church. An illustrated talk contrasted brain versus hand work and urged better conditions and rest for workers, citing 1880 to 1900 data and calls for reform.
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Shortridge Memorial Christian Church
Walter M. Jordan
Jordan
Ut Hana
United States
Montana
Fentane
Bete
Ted Vant
Penneylvania
Willelp
Connie Ts
Ressileas
Suggestions for Christmas Giving for Women
The CloThery offers women’s gift ideas including motor coats English street coats tailored hats tailor-made suits silk hosiery and Mark Cross gloves. Christmas novelties are available at the Gift Shop on Hamilton Street and 1 North Main.
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Mark Cross
M1 North Main
Hamilton Street
Miners vow to hold out for union in Michigan strike
J C Lowney, Western Federation of Miners official, reports Michigan copper district near anarchy with armed workers and widespread fear. He says the union will persist until recognition, despite operator demands and a shift to an eight hour day.
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Michigan
J. C. Lowney
Western Federation of Miners
Butte
Colorado
Calumet
Lowney
Moyer
Wilson
Butteminers
Scrikere
Front Street Fire Threatens Northern Hotel
A morning blaze at an old two story frame building on St Front Street, occupied by John Keneven’s saloon and lodging house, the M and M place, threatened the Northern hotel briefly. Chief Sanger and his crew fought four hours to extinguish the fire, costing about 3000 dollars. The fire spread between two roofs until holes were cut in the corrugated iron roofing. An adjoining frame building sustained water and smoke damage.
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Northern Hotel
St Front Street
John Keneven
M. Place
Northern Pacific
Sanger
Mra Ardell
Mayer Store Free Beautiful Souvenir Offer
Free hand-painted china plate with every purchase of one dollar or more at Mayer. The plate features a three Sheere pattern in white and steel blue, with mounted and unmounted options. Mayer offers engraving and presentation watches, promising lowest prices. Visit 29 West Park.
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Mayer
Jewry
West Park
Italy Eyes Contingencies For Fair Participation
Rome reports Italian foreign minister Marquis di San Giuciano, meeting Iran¢ son Morris of Chicago, says Italy's participation in the fair hinges on certain contingencies. He cites the immigration bill provisions on education and the plan to place American health officials aboard immigrant ships, noting Italy already has its own health officers aboard ships.
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Rome
Marquis di San Giuciano
Royal Marine Service
AUL ARMSTRONG MARRIED IN NEW HAVEN CONFIRMATION
New York reports state playwright Aul Armstrong and Baltimore actress Katherine Kalvert were married in New Haven Connecticut on December 21. Friends knew of the match though no previous engagement was announced. The notice notes it as a surprise to some and confirms the wedding.
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New York
Raut Armatrong
Katherine Kal- Vert
New Haven
Conn
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