Irrigation bill eyed for arid western lands reform
Washington notes outline a reclamation fund for Arizona to Wyoming, funding irrigation works, surveys, and construction. Sec. interior may withdraw lands for projects, with eight hour days and no Asiatic labor. Reclamation fund supports reservoirs and project maintenance. lands may pass to owners after major payments.
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Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
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Washington
Wyoming
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Fund
Bec
United States
Attorney General
Department of Justice
United States Court
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Newlands
New Willard
Orient
Lord Wolseley
House of Peers
Department of Agriculture
Resignation Letters From Early 1900s Officials Published
Publicly released letters show Lyman J. Gage resigning as Treasury secretary effective on successor’s appointment. Theodore Roosevelt letters express regret and praise for Gage, and similar notes accompany Postmaster General resignation correspondence.
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Washington
White House
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
Roosevelt appoints Ben Westhus as IRS collector in Missouri
President Roosevelt informed Representative Bartholdt of Missouri that he had decided to appoint Ben Westhus as internal revenue collector for the eastern district of Missouri.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bartholdt
Missouri
Ben Westhus
Internal Revenue
Lydia Pinkham's Remedy Touted By Brooklyn Woman
Mrs Pauline Judson of 47 Hoyt Street Brooklyn testifies to near complete relief from uterine pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She says misdiagnosis and delayed treatment harmed her health and urges others to use the remedy promptly.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pauline Udson
Pauline Judson
Schermerhorn Golf Club
Brooklyn
New York
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Pauline Jupson
Hoyt Street
N. Y
Lydia F. Pinkham
Pinkham Lynn
Navy Chief Prize Money Reform Under Scrutiny
Secretary Long defends the navy against criticism of prize money and bounty allocations. He notes laws at war start, cites court decisions, and explains Admiral Sampson’s right to one twentieth of bounty as commander-in-chief whether present at Santiago or not. He cites repeal of unequal laws and forecasts settlement within the year.
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Washington
Long
Nelson
Minnesota
Navy Department
Department
Sampson
Schley
Treasury
Court of Claims
Santiago
Cuba
Auditor of the Treasury
Bills in favor of Schley
Isidor Rayner and Representative Cummings discussed Admiral Schley bills on naval affairs. Friends favor a bill making the Dewey judgment the decision of Congress, but informal talks suggest such a bill likely won’t be reported and action may come on other plans still pending.
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Washington
Isidor Rayner
Admiral Sehley
Supreme Court
House
Congress
Rayner
Representative Cummings
New York
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Schley
Admiral Schley
Admiral Dewey
Naval Committee
Admiral Schley Sees President Roosevelt at White House
Admiral Schley met with President Roosevelt at the White House for about fifteen minutes today. The president summoned the admiral and after the conference Schley declined to disclose the purpose of his visit.
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Washington
Admiral Schley
Roosevelt
White House
Liberty Bell Begins Journey to Charleston Exposition
Philadelphia officials escort the Liberty Bell from League Island navy yard with a 21 gun salute as it departs for the Charleston exposition. In Harrisburg crowds line the route while local delegates plan escorts and receptions along the historic valley.
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Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Fred
League Island Navy Yard
Harrisburg
Union Station
Cartiste
Cumberland Valley
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims
An old warning style advertisement invites cures for a cold in a day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It states refunds if the remedy fails and features W. E. Grove's signature on each box.
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W. E. Grove
Two ships collide near Aveiro sink with losses
The British steamer Alfonso and the Spanish steamer Vilelva, both loaded with coal, collided at night off Aveiro Portugal on January 4. Both ships sank. eighteen crew members from the Alfonso and one from the Vilelva drowned.
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Lisbon
Alfonso
Newport News
Gibraltar
Vilelva
Aveiro
Portugal
Extradition Treaty Signed Between United States and Denmark
Secretary Hay and Danish Minister M Constantin Bruen signed a treaty of extradition between the United States and Denmark. The pact was drafted during Gresham's administration and aims to formalize cross border fugitives handling.
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Washington
Hay
M. Constantin Bruen
United States
Denmark
Votary Gresham
Denmark Signs Extradition Treaty With United States
The United States and Denmark concluded negotiations today to sign an extradition treaty after prior opposition by President Cleveland over surrendering a country's own citizens. Denmark resumed talks after U S treaties without the objectionable clause.
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State Department
Cleveland
Denmark
United States
Trail Creek cattle theft case lands William Lawson
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports William Lawson of Trail creek was arrested by Sheriff Heley on a cattle stealing charge tied to the December Trail creek incident. Lawson faces arraignment before Justice Bender with a hearing set, as investigators cite Lawson as Gasaway’s alleged accomplice and seek further evidence funded by county funds after stock association aid was refused.
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Standard
Livingston
William Lawson
Trail Creek
Heley
H. 8
Gasaway
District Court
Messrs
Armstrong
Strictland
Lawson
Bender
Miller
State Stock Association
Park County
Stock Association
Angus
Toole
Judge Lacombe appoints temporary receiver for Crude Rubber Co
The order of Judge Lacombe appointing William W Ladd Jr as temporary receiver was filed today in the clerk of the court of the United States circuit court under a $50,000 bond.
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New York
Lacombe
William W Ladd, Jr
Court of the
United States Circuit Court
Capitol coal contract awarded to J. Auld of Helena
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports the state furnishing board selecting J. Auld of Helena as coal supplier for the new capitol for the year. Lump coal priced at 4.40 per ton, not coal at 3.65.
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The
Standard
Helena
State Furnishing Board
New Capitol
J. Auld
Gebo Coal Company
Assessors Plan Annual Meeting in Butte
County Assessor John C. Sullivan, president of the state board of assessors, will issue a call tomorrow for the annual meeting set for Tuesday January 26 in Butte.
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Standard
Fort Benton
John C. Sullivan
State Board of Assessors
Butte
Water rights at stake in Helena case over Ten Mile creek
Edmund Whitcomb sues the Helena Water company and others to adjudicate rights to Ten Mile creek water. The complex, long trial before Judge Henry C. Smith features testimony about Catherine Durgin and late 1860s irrigation, with many Prickley Pear ranchmen affected and extensive legal counsel involved.
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Standard
Helena
Edmund Whitcomb
Helena Water Company
Ten Mile Creek
Prickley Pear
Department of the District Court
Henry C. Smith
Montana
Catherine Durgin
Cornelius Hedges
Steele
N. P. Langford
St. Paul
Virginia City
Ten Mile
Trial to Reveal Early Day History of This Section
A trial is expected to recount much of the early day history of the area, with ongoing proceedings set to illuminate foundational events and figures.
McGovern Sullivan Bout Scheduled at Louisville
The 2 5 round bout will be held before the Southern Athletic club of Louisville on February 2. Managers Sam Harris Tom Sharkey met Tim Hurst for a satisfactory agreement. Weigh in at 125 pounds with 6 percent to the winner and 4 percent to the loser. If Hob Fitzsimmons cannot attend Tim Kuret will referee.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Dave Sullivan
Southern Athletic Club of
Louisville
Tim Hurst
Sam Harris
Tom Sharkey
Hob Fitzsimmons
Louieville
Tim Kuret
Boy Loses Both Legs In Coal Train Accident
In Red Lodge on January 6 a six year old boy, son of Sam McDonald, a Bear Creek coal miner, was dragged under the wheels of an extra coal train near the Northern Pacific yards. Both legs were mangled below the knees and amputated at a physician's office. He may live.
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Standard
Red Lodge
the &S
Sam McDonald
Bear Creek
Littl
Northern Pacific
Rector
Judge Orders Show Cause In Johnston Maury Case
Helena January 6 Judge Knowles orders H Lowndes Maury of Butte to show cause by January 15 why goods valued at 4059 dollars seized in the legal action of Alex Johnston against J Lowndes Maury should not be restored to Johnston.
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Standard
Helena
Knowles
H. Lowndes Maury
Butte
Alex Johnston
J. Lowndes Maury
Pensions Granted to Montana Veterans
Pensions have been granted to Montana men. James Nagnes of Copper receives $6 a month and Alden Webster of Bozeman receives $4.
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Standard
Washington
Montana
James Nagnes
Alden Webster
Bozeman
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