Montana caucuses end in stalemate amid joint session
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports a night of caucuses in Helena as independents and fusionists debated seating and a joint conference. Stanton, Mahon, Kennedy and others led discussions. voting shows scattered support with no clear election outcome before dawn.
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Helena
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Senate
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Mahon
Hill
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Clark
Senate Chamber
MacGinniss
Kennedy
Connolly
Corbett
Dee
Martin
Conrow
Joint Assembly
Lannin
Chandler Named President of Spanish Claims Commission
Washington informs that ex senator William F E Chandler of New Hampshire was chosen to lead the Spanish claims commission with other appointments to follow. The body will resemble the Alabama claims panel and will limit its remit to U S citizens for damages in the war, excluding foreign claims unless Congress authorizes. French losses in Cuba and Cuba related war damage total about 13 700 000 francs, with German claims likely higher.
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Washington
William FE. Chandler
New Hampshire
Spanish Claims Commission
Alabama Claims Commission
Congress
Senate Honors Death Of Senator Courtney In Mourning Resolution
The Montana senate debated S B 87 and related issues then passed deficiency appropriation bills. A special committee offered a resolution mourning Senator Thomas F Courtney of Silver Bow, praising his generosity and civic virtue, and requested it be filed in senate and house records and sent to his family. The body adopted the resolution by silent vote and discussed S B 115 on guaranteeing interest on arid land grant bonds. The third reading of H R 104 proceeded with the state board continuation noted.
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House
Standing Committee
Myers
Kennedy
Higgins
Gruwell
Anderson
Biggs
Clark
Connolly
Cullen
Geiger
Hobson
McLean
Mitchell
Meyer
Phillips
Stanton
Worden
K. Noel
Conrow
Murray
Tierney
Warner
Courtney
Thomas F. Courtney
Silver Bow
State Senate
Seventh Legislative Assembly
Montana
House of Representatives
Ife
Mandamus Case Involves Lieutenant Governor Higgins
Helena March 6 Special Dispatch reports mandamus proceedings against Lieutenant Governor Higgins to compel signing Senate Bill 7. The case paused when Higgins signed the bill, then was dropped. Walsh and Forbis sought the writ while Day and Jones opposed. quashal argued that a lieutenant governor as a legislator is not subject to the court. The matter cites Pollard Breckenridge and Governor Pingree in Michigan as precedents. Judge Clements overruled the motion to quash and the case continues.
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Missoula
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Cascade
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Butte
Montana
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John Kh. Wellcome
Department II
District Court
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J. F. Forbis
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W. C. Jones
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Carter White House caller and introductions noted
Senator Carter visited the White House today and introduced John Crimmings of New York to the president Bernard Noon. Mrs Largey and Mrs 8 C Miles of Butte are at the Shoreham. Mrs John T Athey and daughter of Great Falls are visiting their aunt Mrs Caroline Miller.
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Standard
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Indian Creek Placer Mining Development Company Formed
The Indian Creek Placer Mining Development company was incorporated with the secretary of state today by C. E. Alvord W. P. Barth and J. W. Speer. The firm is capitalized at $25 000 with an office in Great Falls and operations in Madison county.
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Helena
Indian Creek Placer Mining Development Company
C. E. Alvord
W. P. Barth
J. W. Speer
Great Falls
Madison County
Duke of Manchester Sued for Breach of Promise
Liverpool reports the Duke of Manchester, arriving from New York on the Oceanic, was served with a writ for alleged breach of promise at the suit of Miss Portia Knight of London. Knight, American, 22 to 24, says action started long before and seeks quiet proceedings.
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White Star Line
Oceanic
New York
Duke of Manchester
Portia Knight
London
Associated Press
America
Kingland
England
Duke
Puston Station
Queenstown
Lon
Don
Ireland
Miss Zimmerman
Miss Knight
Stirmin
Portia Knight Tied To Salem Clergyman Roots
Portland Oregon March 6 Miss Portia Knight formerly lived in Salem Oregon and is the daughter of the Reverend P Knight a well known Congregational minister in that city.
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Portland, Ore
Portia Knight
Salem
Ore
Rev
P. Knight
Abrogation of Clayton-Bulwer Treaty in Senate Debate
Vice President Roosevelt opened the session as Senator Morgan from Alabama urged immediate abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty with Great Britain. He warned of war and Britain's loss of empire if the pact remained, while supporting a two thirds Senate vote to reject any British concessions. The debate touched on canal plans and the scope of executive business for the extraordinary session.
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Pratt
Connecticut
Committee On Rules
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Alabama
United States
Great Britain
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Teller
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Congress
Hale
Nicaragua Canal
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Britain
Liverpool
Mr. Morgan
Suez Canal
Nile
London
Australia
India
Canada
Caribbean
Warren
Wyoming
Disfranchisement Aims In Maryland Special Session
Annapolis March 6 caucus decides the special session will focus on a new ballot law a city borrowing bill for a sewer system and a state census to adjust representation. The plan includes enforcing cloture preventing filibusters with provisions abolishing party emblems forcing cross marks and denying ballot clerk help. Officials say the changes could disfranchise about 50 000 voters largely negroes.
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Baltimore City
General Assembly
Senate
Meastwick Bros Files Bankruptcy Petition in Helena
A bankruptcy petition was filed in Helena today by Lewis and Andrew Beastwick of Great Parls doing business as Meastwick Bros. The firm owes $39,982.18 and holds $37,200 in assets including $36,000 in merchandise and $1,500 in accounts receivable plus $200 cash. Indebtedness is mainly to eastern creditors with a small amount due in Qi Falls.
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Andrew Beastwick
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