Contested Will Case Centers on Alleged Forgery in Colbert Estate
In Butte a court heard sensational arguments over the alleged will of Charles Colbert, one witness claiming Colbert was too feeble to sign. Other testimony places witnesses in Colbert's cabin the day the will was signed, while proponents argue proper attestation may have been missing and seek to prove forgery.
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Wegner
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Cotter
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Dolpula
Donovan
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Etter
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Hoote
Edina
Judge
Montana
Wilkins
John Woolbeater
Wegner and Lippincott
FL. Iselley
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Woolbeater
Lippincott
Dixon
James W. Porbis
Kelley
T. B. Moore
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Butte
Mr. Kelley
Smith
Smith and Jones
John Kriser
East Aluminum Street
John Woolheater
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Mr. Lippincott
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In business schools teach banking maxims from era
The New York Press notes a classroom emphasis on prudent banking habits. It cites early day deposits and keeping a bank book for security as lasting lessons taught in business schools. The fragment suggests ongoing financial literacy concepts from historical instruction.
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Memory and humor in a Twain dinner tale
A New York Times recount notes a dinner remark that the colored race has longer memories, with Mark Twain agreeing and narrating an anecdote of an old colored man who claimed to have known George Washington and insisted he steered the boat during Washington crossing the Delaware and later drove the hack at the cherry tree. The tale is rendered in period dialogue with dialect for effect.
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Mark Twain
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George Washington
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