Apportionment bill pins governor in legal nutshell
Helena dispatch reports Governor Toole faces a Friday deadline to approve or veto Senate Bill No. 57 affecting Daly county and county representation. If approved Daly would gain representation or the bill could trigger a pocket veto forcing constitutional remedy. Also noted is a pay bill for justices of the peace and a navigable streams measure with unclear gubernatorial stance.
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Kennedy
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House
Daly County
Deer Lodge
Daly
Powell
Montana
Great Falls
Anaconda
Butte
Laxative Bromo Quinine Advertised as Pneumonia Remedy
An antique ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine as a cure preventing pneumonia and grip. It claims the product removes the cause and offers a medicinal solution amid period medical marketing.
Guilt Hint in Dotson Murder Ties McArthur to Central Park Body
Bozeman March 19 The James McArthur preliminary trial reveals a possible link to the Dotson murder. John Border, who aided McArthur’s flight from grand larceny charges, says McArthur likely killed the man whose body was found near Central Park in 1896 and hid it in bushes west of the West Gallatin bridge. An unnamed young man, once friendly with McArthur, vanished after August 1896 while traveling toward East Gallatin with him.
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East Gallatin
Mrs Watson Appointed Clerk of Montana Pardons Board
The Montana state board of pardons elected Mrs Watson of Great Falls as clerk to fill the vacancy from Miss Rosencrans resignation. Attorney General Donovan supported the choice after discussing plans with the board. The job pays 100 dollars a month and is seen as a sinecure.
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Stabbed Rival in Turkey Creek Fight Near Portsmouth
Word reached Portsmouth Ohio that Mollie Wissman stabbed Nellie Gray during a quarrel over attention from Edward Montgomery. Gray suffered two wounds including a back gash over six inches. Wissman was arrested and held pending developments.
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Neliie Gray
Edward Montgomery
Philippine postal service list of operating offices
Acting Director Cotterman of the Philippine postal service reported to the postoffice department that a complete list of postoffices now in operation in the archipelago includes Angeles Aparri Bacolor Batangas Cagayan Catamba Catbalogan Cavite Cebu Dagupan Iloilo Jolo Long Legaspi Lucena Nueva Caceres San Fernando de Pampanga San Isidro Santa Cruz Tacloban Vigan and Zamboanga.
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Batangas
Cagayan
Catamba
Catbalogan
Cavite
Cebu
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Jolo
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Legaspi
Lucena
Nueva Caceres
San Fernando de Pampanga
San Isidro
Santa Cruz
Tacloban
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Oxford and Cambridge Rowing Times Set on Tide
Crews practiced as Oxford rowed the Putney to Mortlake course in 20 minutes 50 seconds on a rough flood tide. Cambridge matched with 20 minutes 48 seconds on Sunday during an ebb tide.
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Woman seeks marriage from Great Falls conductor in sensational warrant
Mrs E Moorehouse, about 55, asserts Barney Kearns seduced her with promise of marriage and a warrant was issued by Justice Safford. The case recalls her earlier fraud tale involving a gypsy fortune teller who sold “foolish powder” to induce love and was pursued across the region.
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Butte
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Death of Rev Father Van Develde of Helena
Rev Father Van Develde, recently from Belgium and attached to Helena diocese, died in Las Vegas New Mexico of tuberculosis after a month of illness. He was popular with local children and will be buried in Las Vegas. Bishop Brandel received the telegram confirming his death.
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India’s Financial Statement Shows Small Surplus Amid Famine
Lord Curzon telegraphs that the March 20 financial statement for India reports a last fiscal year surplus of £1.64 million despite famine relief of £4.427 million. The current year surplus is estimated at £0.691 million. The outlook notes challenging conditions from famine and plague, with sugar duties yielding no clear conclusion while imports from British colonies rise in the past ten months.
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Man Arrested After Shovel Attack Near Cascade
Aleck Cameron was arrested by Deputy Emerson near Cascade on a second degree assault charge for striking Higgins with a shovel during a land dispute. Higgins sustained a five inch head wound exposing the skull, treated by a local physician.
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Bail Set After Glancing Blow Incident at Cameron Hearing
Justice Safford fixed Cameron's bail at $150 after a glancing blow incident with Higgins. Deputy Sheriff Emerson was notified by telephone. Arraignment and trial were scheduled for 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
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Status of the Transvaal to Be Defined by New Pretoria Consul
Washington March 19 The United States may define the status of the Transvaal and Orange Free State when a new consul general is sent to Pretoria to succeed Adelbert Hay who has returned on leave. No official declaration has been made. The State Department followed a practice after Puerto Rico of not informing other powers directly. Exequaturs issued by the Spanish government are recognized for old consuls in South Africa, while new changes would follow de facto control.
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Dock Laborers Strike Halts Massillia Unloading
Naples reports 25 hundred dock laborers refuse to discharge the French steamer Massillia from Marseilles, arriving March 14 from New York. They vow no vessel from Marseilles will be unloaded and will halt work on other ships if Massillia is attempted.
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Race meet at New Orleans yields mixed results on soggy track
Under threatening skies in New Orleans on March 19, six winners emerged across seven races. Sarilla overtook Beana and Grey Forge in the 1 mile 70 yard dash, Janewood led the 1 mile selling, Cad Hazel captured the seven furlongs handicap, Brisatol won the Turf Congress steeplechase, Pillardist prevailed in six furlongs, Laureate claimed six and a half furlongs, and Bequeath won the final mile 70 yards.
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Dead heat headlines San Francisco racing card at Tanforan
attendance surged as 1S books ran alongside field books. Edgardo and Wyoming finished tied in the mile and a sixteenth with the purse shared. O'Connor rode three winners and Olinthus won the steeplechase breaking track time by five and a half seconds. Articulate lowered the half furlong record. Results list Vantine Bonnie Lissak Olinthus Mre Brunell Articulate among winners.
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Dowager Empress Marie Feodoovna Arrives in Copenhagen
Royal visitors greet palace arrival as Dowager Empress Marie Feodoovna of Russia is welcomed by King Christian at Copenhagen railway station marking a formal royal reception in early March.
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Coburg Elects Socialists as Parliament Leaders
In Saxe Coburg and Gotha Coburg March Coburg marks a historic first as Herren Liebmann and Rook socialists are elected president and vice president of the united diet. The legislature becomes the first German parliament to appoint both presiding officers from the socialist party.
Federal Steel declares quarterly dividend on preferred stock
The directors of Federal Steel company announce a regular quarterly dividend of 1 percent on its preferred stock, payable April 20.
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Federal Steel Company
Harrison's Last Will and Probate of General Harrison
The will filed in Indianapolis on March 15 outlines extensive bequests to wife Elizabeth and children, with trusts for grandson Benjamin Harrison McKee, sister and nephew gifts, and specified legacies to Mary Harrison McKee, Elizabeth Harrison, and Russell. The estate details include real property, portraits, valuables, and a residuary division with shares for each child, plus a codicil increasing the wife’s bequest to 125000.
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Value of the Estate of General Harrison
Indianapolis reports March 19 public opinion places General Harrison wealth as high as half a million dollars. Best informed sources estimate about 250000 to 300000, noting he earned about 125000 from law practice when elected president and that sum has likely doubled since.
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Noted Lawyer Amasses Wealth From Venezuelan Boundary Case
The attorney, who represented Venezuela in the boundary dispute, earned a $100,000 fee. His fortune included city real estate and about $100,000 in personal property, plus a summer house in the Adirondacks. Personal assets included roughly $30,000 in stock and about $30,000 in bonds. General Harrison paid $174,645 in taxes last year, with $82,150 on real estate.
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Governor Names Land Titles Torrens Feasibility Commission
The governor appoints a commission to study adopting the Torrens land title system in Montana. Members include ex-Governor B P Carpenter Helena ex-Congressman W W Dixon Butte Representative Hedges Fergus County ex-County Attorney W H Trippett Deer Lodge County Attorney W G Downing Great Falls and S C Gilpatrick Helena to fill a historical society trustees vacancy.
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W. G. Downing
Great Falls
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Professor Fetter Resigns From Stanford Economics
Stanford Cal March 18 Prof Frank A Fetter of the economics department resigns as supervising instructor in political economy. He was considered a probable successor to Dr Ross and steps down from his post amid campus leadership changes.
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Frank A. Fetter
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Resignation Follows Dr. Ross Withdrawal Shock
A university leader appears deeply moved by Dr. Ross forced withdrawal yet announces resignation in an unexpected move, signaling upheaval within the administration.
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Diaz in good health as presidential train returns
The presidential train has been sent to Cuernavaca to bring President Diaz and his family back to Mexico City. Diaz is reported in excellent health and will resume duties in the national palace in a few days. Authorities deny any illness and will investigate rumors spread by political malcontents.
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Botha Rejects Peace Terms as Chamberlain Reports
London dispatch says General Botha declined to recommend terms offered through General Kitchener after receiving a letter to the effect. Chamberlain will lay negotiations papers before the house tonight. The debate on the Transvaal concessions commission touches on South African corporate links and policy.
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