Secret Elopement Ends in Divorce for Dorothy Sullivan
Dorothy B. Sullivan testified before Judge Clancy that she married Patrick Sullivan in Anaconda on January 8, 1899, at age 17 after he misrepresented her age. He provided no home or support, and she lived with her mother in Butte, leading to a divorce and restoration of her maiden name Dorothy Matlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy B. Sullivan
Clancy
Dorothy Matlock
Butte
Patrick Sullivan
Anaconda
Sullivan
Wholesale firms purchase 35280 Laxative Bromo Quinine boxes
The Boston based Gilman Bros and Eastern Drug Co along with a wholesale drug house purchase 35280 boxes of Laxative Bromo Quinine during the ongoing cold and grip season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gilman Bros
Eastern Drug Co
French Premier Defends His Policy in Debated Law
Paris January debate over the law of associations features Premier Waldeck Rousseau defending government aims to control education, arguing the bill seeks peace and church protection. Count de Mun accuses a religious war, urging liberty supporters to back opponents.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Albert de Mun
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Count de Mun
Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Waldeck-Rouseau
Open Republic Debate Forces Posting of Premier Speech
The speech by M. Waldeck-Rousseau denounces congregations as a threat to universal suffrage and calls for removing church control of child education. The chamber voted 298 to 226 to require the premier's address to be posted nationwide.
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M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Supreme Court reverses Wharton case grants new trial
In Helena on January 21 the Montana Supreme Court handed down two decisions. Associate Justice Milburn announced the first in the case state against Ben Wharton from Chateau county. Wharton was convicted of grand larceny and initially received eight years. The court reversed the lower court and granted a new trial largely for lack of sufficient evidence. The second decision, prepared by Justice Piggott, affirmed the district court in James Talbott against F A Heinze administration of the Larkin estate, upholding the defense in a note dispute over $3900 connected to Larkin’s Snohomish and Tramway stake.
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Standard
Helena
Supreme Court
Milburn
Ben Wharton
District Court
Chateau County
Wharton
Palliam
Fort Renton
Piggott
District Court of
Silver Bow County
James Talbott
F. A. Heinze
Larkin
Roy Burton
Burton
Snohomish and Tramway
Butte
President Commutes Sentences for Two Bank Embezzlers
President McKinley granted clemency in two cases. George H ShiMer of Lebanon Pennsylvania had a five year term for mis appropriation of 624 dollars and received a two year reduction. W P B Hoch of South Bethlehem Pennsylvania saw a six year and six month term for embezzling 5000 dollars reduced to four years with good behavior.
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Washington
McKinley
George H. ShiMer
First National Bank of Lebanon
W. PB. Hoch
Bethlehem
Ex-Senator Power Ill with Typhoid at Fort Benton
Ex-State Senator John W. Power of Chateau county is very ill with typhoid fever at Fort Benton. Dr. Wm. Treacey of Helena was summoned, part of the journey to Benton made by special train. His brother T. C. Power, at the Live Stock association in Salt Lake, was recalled to Fort Benton. A telegram reports the patient slightly better this afternoon.
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Standard
Helena
John W. Power
Chateau County
Fort Benton
Wm. Treacey
Benton
T. C. Power
Live Stock Association
Salt Lake
Northern Montana Office Adverts Rates Notice
The Northern Montana Office of the Standard sits in the Bach Cory Block in Great Falls opposite the Parks Hotel. An advertising rates sheet and application are available.
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Montana
The
Standard
Bach-Cory
Great Falls
Parks Hotel
Remarkable Smallpox Case Reported in Great Falls
A man identified as John Rannie, from Spokane, wandered near the Great Northern freight yards and was found with a face covered in eruptions. He was sent to the pesthouse where he admitted a four day illness. A second severe case is also at the pesthouse.
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Great Falls
John Rannie
Great Northern
Smith
Sapphire Lodge Organized in Utica by Odd Fellows
In Utica at the Methodist Church a new Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge named Sapphire Lodge was organized. Officers elected: W. K. Chambers N G, Martin Messner W G, O F David secretary, Rev. Mr. Rhoades treasurer. Charter membership expected about 25 with installation set for Feb 1 as regalia arrives.
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Great Falls
Utica
Rhoades
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
W. K. Chambers
N. G
Martin Messner
W. G
O. F. David
Mr. Rhoades
Sapphire Lodge
Great Falls Notes Additions and Milestones
Savin Lisa of Butte visits Great Falls on business. Miss Annie Bretz appointed to teach in Cooney district. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hirschburg journey to Hot Springs Arkansas for winter. Electric City club postpones election due to attractions. Albert Natwick dies from blood poisoning after frost. William Rowe silver wedding celebrated in Fort Benton with 180 guests. John FE. Low travels east with wife, plans to publish again. Stockmens National Bank moves to new building, deposits rise from 68 640 to 1 067 529 and assets from 175 085 to 11 389 419.
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Savin Lisa
Butte
Annie Bretz
Cooney
Julius Hirschburg
Chateau
Hot Springs
Ark
Electric City Club
Albert Natwick
St. Claire Hospital
Fort Benton
William Rowe
John FE. Low
Chateau Chronicle
Low
Montana
Stockmens' National Bank of Fort Benton
Bank of Northern Montana
Mrs Lease Seeks Divorce From Charles Lease
Mary K. Lease filed for divorce from Charles L. Lease in the Sedgwick County District Court Wichita Kan. A waiver signed by Lease indicates his intent not to contest the suit.
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Wichita, Kan
Mary K. Lease
Charles L. Lease
Selgwick County
Lease
State Board Examines Bills Amid Appropriation Delays
Helena January 21. The state board of examiners held a long session passing upon many current bills against the state. Many bills await payment until the legislature passes the next two years appropriation bills as state funds are exhausted.
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Helena
State Board of Examiners
Verdi Near Death in Milan Bulletin Reports Critical State
A Milan bulletin at 9 PM states composer Giuseppe Verdi's condition is very serious with acute brain lobe trouble causing loss of sensibility.
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Milan
Signor Guiseppi Verdi
Ex Governor Lind in Helena to Inspect Mining Interest
Ex Governor John Lind of Minnesota arrived in Helena from St. Paul and went to Boulder to view mining property in which he is reportedly interested. The dispatch notes his visit as of January 21 in Helena.
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Soeral
The
Standard
Helena
John Lind
Minnesota
St. Paul
Boulder
Otey’s Tobacco Speech in the House Praised
The Congressional Record prints Representative Otey of Virginia extolling tobacco in a House speech. He argues for a larger tobacco ration for soldiers, citing historical praise from Spenser and Hariot and detailing tobacco’s health and morale role amid camp life.
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Mejor Otey
Washington Post
Representative Otey
Virginia
Otey
Lynchburg
Congress
Mr. Otey
Campete
Hariot
Walter Raleigh
Spenser
Major Otey
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Butte News
Power Iil
Shelby
IBR
Oideries
Astrachan
Skinner
Symons
W. Park St
Butte, Mont
Spachtel
W. Park St. Butte, Mont
Mrs. Lease
Wichita
Verdi
Thusay
Bute
A.ince
Mr. Geo. W. Lederer
Shaftesbury Theater
London
Casino Theater
New York
Opera
Lind
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