General Wood denies close ties to Edgar Belairs in 1890s letters
General Leonard Wood writes from Cairo that Edgar G. Bellairs was not particularly intimate with him or his family during Cuban service. Wood notes Bellairs was transferred to Havana, then China and the Philippines, and he recalls daily dealings with Bellairs while denying any special favors or favoritism.
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Havana
Santiago
Bellairs
China
Philippines
Taft
Cuba
Andi
Sun Man
Montana People Items of Interest
Judge Woody of Missoula donated a Sheridan letter to the State Historical Society describing a 1878 visit plan to Montana and Yellowstone Park. Other notes cover a Columbus runaway injury, bankruptcy filing by William Anger of Butte, Miles City clerk change, Custer dyke work near Forsyth, Forsyth girls set for Jan 1 basketball, and a Christmas school closure in Billings.
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Helena
Woody
Missoula
State Historical Society
John Owen
Phil Sheridan
Sheridan
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Major Owen
Forsyth
Morris Brennan
Custer
Yellowstone
Miss Esther Sparrow and Alva O Taylor Wed in Livingston
Esther Sparrow daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Sparrow and Alva O Taylor were married at the bride’s parents home by Rev Douglas Sutton of St Andrew's church. They left for Denver to reside with Taylor’s drug firm ties. he heads the Denver office. The groom is active in the Elk lodge and many local members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Livingston
Esther Sparrow
Charles Sparrow
Alva O. Taylor
Douglas Sutton
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Taylor
Derailed Trains Delays Traffic Near Livingston
Two cars of train No. 57 derailed near Mission siding yesterday afternoon causing a two hour delay. One car was badly wrecked and its contents were transferred. The wreck was cleared and the cars were brought to Livingston on Wednesday.
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Standard
Livingston
Mission Siding
Walker and Smith Marry in Livingston Office Wedding
Daniel G. Walker and Miss Bertha G. Smith of Livingston were wed by Justice of the Peace Frank H. Mehlberg in his office. The couple departed by train for their Livingston home after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Bozeman
Daniel G. Walker
Bertha G. Smith
Livingston
Great Britain Ready for War If It Comes
London reports dull Russo Japanese talks with Japan's counters likely to need long deliberation. Times dispatch suggests a tempered outlook, while US attaches note Britain's mobilization as a peace factor. Stockton cites Mediterranean fleet near Japan and potential reinforcement from the home squadron. Beacon adds Britain has many veterans ready if peace is pressed.
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Great Britain
London
Legation
Japan
London Times
Tokio
Times
United States
Charles H. Stockton
Mediterranean
Stockton
Suez
Far East
John M. Beacon
Intimation Reaches The Legation On Russia Japan Talks
Berlin December 1944 reports say any intimation has reached the Japan legion that Russia will concede tapping requests. Inquiries show a peaceful settlement is highly probable. Britain urges the czar that Japan's demands are just and expects Russia to grant them.
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Berlin
Russia
Assoriad
Mnesty
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Japan
Paris
Vienna
Russian Newspapers Rage At British Press Over Russo Japanese Row
St Petersburg reports furious reaction from Russian papers toward British press for anti Russian stance in the Russo Japanese dispute. Japanese minister Kurino ill with a chill and has not interviewed Foreign Minister Lamsdorf. No move by Japanese legation or residents to depart.
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St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Japan
M. Kurino
Lamsdorf
Legation
Yuan Shi Kai plans rapid reorganization of Chinese forces
Berlin reports Yuan Shi Kai, commander in chief of China's army and navy, moves to reorganize. He proposes civilian military schools, non-commissioned officer training, a cadet corps, a general staff, and a military academy in 1905, plus universal service and artillery growth, with a three year wait advised for mandarins.
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Berlin
Yuan Shi Kai
Cologne
St. Petersburg
General Staff
Thousands of Women Suffer Kidney Trouble
The ad claims many women misdiagnosed with womb or female weakness when kidney trouble is the real cause. It describes back pain headaches and exhaustion and praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure that strengthens kidneys and acts as a general tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
H. N. Wheeler
Prospect St
Lynn
Mass
Army Is Complete Before Y on Russia
Army fully mobilized and ready with strategic focus on Russia as Somer weighs options and states intent. The briefing outlines readiness and diplomatic posture amid ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japanese leaders meet Ito and Yamagata on Russo-Japanese tensions
Premier Katsura War Minister Terauchi and Marquis Ito visited Marquis Ito and Marquis Yamagata at their villas near Tokyo. Reports say talks concerned major Russo-Japanese developments. Japanese press urges troops to Korea amid Russian pressure and intrigues at Seoul. The move toward dispatch is seen as increasingly likely.
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London
Reuter
Tokio
Katsura
Terauch
Marquis Ito
Privy Council
Yamagata
Council of
Korea
Seoul
Moody orders warship to Chemulpo Korea
Secretary Moody sent a cablegram to Rear Admiral Sterling commander of the Asiatic squadron directing a warship be dispatched to Chemulpo Korea to protect American interests there.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Moody
Sterling
Asiatic Squadron
Chemulpo
Korea
Difficult to Stop Stealing of Cattle in Montana Regions
Special Dispatch to the Standard Fort Benton December 24. Authorities seek suspects in extensive cattle brand alteration near Big Sandy. McNamara & Marlow cattle allegedly altered from JI to DE and circle brands modified. William White of Sweetgrass Hills charged with stealing John Monette’s horse from Dupuyer and is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Fort Benton
Chouteau County
Big Sandy
McNamara & Marlow
William White
Sweetgrass Hills
John Monette
Dupuyer
White
Settlement Reached in NYC Contest for $125000 Each
From New York, he and his co claimants have agreed to settle and discontinue the contest if allowed $125,000 apiece.
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New York
Press feeders dissolve union to strike on employers
In Chicago on December 24 the press feeders dissolved Franklin union No 2, claiming they can be sued only as individuals. Judge Holdom fined the union $1500 and damage suits loom, as the strike is described as one of Chicago’s most persistent. If judgment could be placed against the corporation, $40,000 in the union treasury might be seized under the Taft Vale ruling in England.
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Chicago
Ill
Franklin Union
Chicago Typothetae
Association of Employers
Holdom
Taft-Vale
England
Conger Urges Ratification of Chinese Treaty
Washington dispatch notes Minister Conger presses the final ratification of the commercial treaty. A memorial has gone to Tientsin for viceroy signing, then to Peking to be presented by Prince Ching to the throne for ratification.
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Washington
Conger
Senate
Peking
Tientsin
Prince Ching
Strike Troubles in Paris Amid Bakery Disputes
Paris December 24. Owing to the bakers strike mounted patrols patrol the center of the city while infantry guard the suburbs. A meeting was held but no demonstration occurred due to police measures. Numerous petty disturbances occurred including bakery window smashing and 29 arrests.
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Paris
Bakers
Wreck Victims Rescued as Looters Arrested at Scene
Rescue workers and a wrecking crew labored for hours to free injured victims trapped between timbers after a disaster. Four men, two white and two colored, were detained at Dawson police station for robbing the dead and wounded. Unidentified foreigners killed were bound for Europe aboard the Duquesne limited, and a special day coach had been added to the train for foreign passengers.
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Nichols
Dawson
Europe
Duquesne Limited
Baltimore
New York
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles with PAZO Ointment
Advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles including blind bleeding or protruding cases. States druggist will refund money if PAZO does not cure in a specific time. Mentions price 50 cents.
Cousin of President Roosevelt Buried in Washington
Florence Locke, a cousin of President Roosevelt, died in New York Tuesday morning and was buried in Washington today. Funeral services were conducted at St Pauls Episcopal Church with President and Mrs Roosevelt in attendance. The president did not attend the cemetery, returning to the White House from the church.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Florence Locke
New York City
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
White House
Naval Veteran Cushing Sentenced for Wife Shooting
Patrick M. Cushing a naval veteran said to have fought at Manila Bay was sentenced in New York to life imprisonment for shooting his wife during a July 21 quarrel.
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New York
Patrick M. Cushing
Manila Bay
Denial of Rumor in Fair Estate Inheritance Battle
Boulder Colorado December 24 C J Smith brother of the late Mrs Charles L Fair and one of the claimants in the Fair estate dispute today denied the rumor emanating from the inheritance dispute.
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Boulder
Colo
C. J. Smith
Charles L. Fair
Fair
Sheepmen Open Damage Suit Over Grazing In Powder River
Harris and Greenway sue John Selby of Powder River for 385 alleging grazing damage to extensive winter range. The suit follows their railroad land purchases near Powder River intended to feed large flocks. Under Sheriff Westerp departed to serve papers on the defendant.
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Standard
Miles City
Harris & Greenway
John Selby
Powder River
Selby
Westerp
Reading Coal Strike Forced Shutdown Across Region
ReadingPa December 24 All collieries of the Reading company will shut down this evening and remain idle until Monday January 4. The shutdown will be general over the anthracite region and fully 130000 men and boys will be out of work. The suspension in the coal regions will affect a large number of railroad men and it is probable that 175000 men will be out of employment temporarily.
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Reading
Reading Company
Framed pictures priced to include frames in sale windows
Displayed pictures in show windows carry frames at the marked low price, leading some onlookers to think frames are extra. The sellers have clearly marked prices to include the frames in the sale listing.
Death by coughing spell, 25 year old man in home
Harry Duckwell, 25, died at his home after a prolonged coughing fit following a cold. His wife and child witnessed the event. A physician arrived too late. the death was due to suffocation from coughing. Advertisement notes for Ballard's Horehound Syrup and Ballard's Snow Liniment are included with testimonials.
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Harry Duckwell
Duckwell
St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Ballard
Bally
P. O. True
Texas
Newbro Drug Company
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Edgar G. Bellairs
Associated Press
Gen
Leonard Wood
Horace Fletcher
Yale University
Ter
Cairo
Avalon
the Oneida Community Co.'s
Butte
Turkey
Haviland
Wedgwood
Coalport
Stokes and Crescent
Carlsbad
Libbey
North Main Street
Columbus
H. A. Hunt
William A. Anger
T. A. Mapes
Billings
Irving Club
H. F. Clement
Flatwillow
Fergus County
Big Timber
Williams
Frye, Bruhn & Co
Seattle
Rea Bros
Briggs & Ellis
Northern Pacific
Garrison
Taylor—Sparrow
Walker—Smith
Hussian
A. L. Walker
Weet Linden St
Atlanta, Ga
H.N. Wheeler
E. Austin
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Anaconda Daily Standard
Swamp Root
Ito
Schatzlein Paint Co
W. Broadway, Butte
Ed C. Nud
Townville
Sedgwick County
Kan
Bay Ile
Sime Guaranty
Cook Remedy CO
Masonic Temple
Julia P, Bailey
Pacific Avenue
Spokane
Wash
Remove Cigar
Ayers
J.C
Lowell
TIN Cow Brand
CL Ree
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