Senate Debate Attacks Oleomargarine Bill as Unjust
In Washington the senate clashed over the oleomargarine bill with Senator Money of Mississippi denouncing it as unconstitutional immoral and an attempt to tax out of existence one industry for another. He called it protection gone mad while Senator Hansbrough defended the measure before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Money
Mississippi
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Platt
Conneticut
Secretary of the Interior
Oregon
United States
District of Columbia
Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Quarles
Wisconsin
Spooner
Supreme Court of the United States
Thill
Five trustees chosen for Great Falls school district
In Great Falls a large gathering nominated five men for the city school district board. Alex McKenzie led the vote with 109, followed by James W. Freeman and John T. Athey with 67 each. Other nominees included O S Worden E H Cooney and Ransom Cooper.
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Standard
Great Falls
Sweat
E. H. Cooney
Judge Berry
John T. Athey
George W. Merrill
Alex McKenzie
James W. Freeman
O. S. Warden
R. Jensen
G. W. Merrill
Dr. Earl Strain
Ransom Cooper
O. F. Wadsworth, Jr
McKenzie
Freeman
Athey
Warden
Morning Tribune
Cooney
Evening Leader
Delphine Phillips seeks letters of administration
Delphine M. Phillips widow of W R Phillips petitions the district court for letters of administration on her late husband estate. She states personal property up to 10000 dollars, including a contract with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, about 500 dollars cash, and office fixtures about 100 dollars. Three sons and the widow are heirs. He carried 24000 dollars life insurance directed to his wife with 1000 dollars to his father.
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Standard
Helena
Delphine M. Phillips
W. RE. Phillips
District Court
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Montana
Phillips
Old Inmate Makes Severe Knife Wound Attempt
Ole Thompson, 71, longtime county poor farm resident since 1897, attempted suicide with a shaving knife this afternoon. He was found after a shallow neck wound. county physician Dr. Gesthorpe reported heavy blood loss and risk of blood poisoning given his frail condition.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Ole Thompson
Gesthorpe
Accused of Non Support in Sand Coulee Case
Mrs. W. F. Ellsworth of Great Falls, secretary of Cascade County humane society, swore out a complaint against J. Elkin for non support. He was arrested. the family includes five children aged 9 to 18. Mother died eight years ago. Elkin denies the charges, blaming enemies and promising to prove innocence.
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Sand Coulee
W. F. Ellsworth
Great Falls
Cascade County Humane Society
J. Elkin
Elkin
German firm to buy Emden-Viga cable line
Berlin reports that the German Atlantic fable company will acquire the Emden Viga line of the German Sea Telegraph company. The latter’s shares are mainly held in London and partly by the Eastern Telegraph company limited.
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Berlin
German Atlantic Fable Company
Emden-Viga
German Sea Telegraph Company
London
Eastern Telegraph Company, Limited
Bribery Trial Details in Meysenberg Case in St Louis
Emil A. Meysenberg on trial for bribery amid testimony about a $89 000 stock payment described as “good will” to influence Suburban Railway franchise legislation. Witnesses include Philip Stock and Charles Kratz, with bank deposits and notes tying the payment to the Suburban Railway corporate actors. The proceedings reference franchise bills, municipal assembly actions, and related court testimony.
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St. Louis
Emil A. Meysenberg
House of Delegates
Douglass
Philip Stock
Stock
Municipal Assembly
Charles Kratz
Meysenberg
Kratz
Kinloch Telephone Company
St. Louis Electric Construction Company
Charlies Kratz
Railroad Committee
Circuit
Folk
F. W. Lehmann
Phil Stock
Suburban
Testimony For The Defense In Waller Court Martial
Manila March 25 The trial of Maj. Littleton W. T. Waller for executing natives of Samar without trial continued. Lieut. Alexander Williams testified the natives aimed to take food. Capt. Hiram Meers spoke on threats to Waller. Commander William Swift noted lenient treatment of Basey natives. Several witnesses labeled natives selfish about food. Wright described aiding Capiz locals amid famine and coordinating relief efforts.
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Manila
Littleton W. T. Waller
Samar
Cay
Alexander Williams
Marine Corps
Hiram S. Meers
City of Seattle Libeled In Vancouver Harbor
The steamship City of Seattle was held by Sheriff Hall of the admiralty court in Vancouver after libel papers worth 10,000 dollars were served. Bonds posted, the vessel was released to proceed north. The action, brought by the British Columbia Tron Works liquidator, concerns damage to the company’s wharf last Saturday.
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Vancouver
B. C
City of Seattle
Sheriff Hall
Admiralty Court
Sherff
City of
Seattle
British Columbia Tron Works Company
Sailor Franks Huntley Killed on Oregon at Bremerton
A sailor named Frank Huntley a veteran of Santiago and escort to visiting ladies on the battleship Oregon at Bremerton was killed yesterday afternoon. While descending a ladder he misstepped and fell landing on his back breaking his neck and dying instantly.
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Seattle
Oregon
Bremerton
Frank Huntley
Santiago
Huntley
National Convention Resolution Passed in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa on March 25 the house approved by 67 to 16 a joint resolution urging Congress to call a national convention under Article V to amend the constitution and establish popular vote electors for United States senators.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Congress
United States
Marshal Installed in Seattle as Washington U S Marshal
C B Hopkins of Spokane was formally installed today as United States marshal for the district of Washington to succeed C W Ide of Tacoma whose term expired. The ceremony before Judge Hanford in the federal court occurred at 10 o clock this morning with few witnesses.
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Hopkins
Marshal Ide
A. L. Dilley
North Yakima
F. L. Crosby
Ira
Seattle
C. B. Hopkins
Spokane
United States
District of Washington
C. W. Ide
Tacoma
Hanford
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claims Quick Grip Cure
Promotion asserts cure in two days for grip using Laxative Bromo-Quinine with E. W. Girove’s signature on every box.
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E. W. Girove
Noted Navigator Edwin H Francis Dies at Seattle
Captain Edwin H Francis a longtime authority on Alaskan waters and a key Coast and Geodetic Survey official died in Seattle at noon. He suffered Bright's disease for about three months, ending a rapid decline. Francis was renowned as a premier informer navigator of the North Pacific and served for over two decades as master or pilot on government vessels between Seattle and southeastern Alaska.
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Seattle
Edwin Hu. Francis
Alaskan
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Bright
Francis
Pacific
Northern Ocean
North Pacific
Alaska
Pearce resigns from Northern Pacific. Cooper to succeed
Tacoma March 23 The Ledger reports W G Pearce general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad resigns and will be succeeded by Thomas Cooper assistant to the president with Tacoma headquarters Pearce to lead Griffin Wheel Works in New York as general manager Cooper’s successor undecided Cooper previously Western land commissioner and promoted to assistant to the president pearce remains popular with executives
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Tacoma
Wash
the Ledger
W. G. Pearce
Northern Pacific Railroad
Thomas Cooper
Pearce
Griffin Wheel Works
New York
Cooper
Hunter Sends for Priest as Deedal Confession Reported
J C Hunter was taken to Deer Lodge by Sheriff Metcalf. He asked Father Aken to visit and discussed raising his two sons in a Catholic institution near Deer Lodge. Hunter said he would be released from prison within two years if Walbridge turned up alive and claimed perjury led to his conviction.
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The
Standard
Philipsburg
J. C. Hunter
Deer Lodge
Metcalf
Hunter
Aken
Walbridge
Cholera Toll Rises in Manila Report
Manila reports up to noon today 40 cholera cases and 30 deaths from the disease in the city.
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Manila
Marvelous Hair Growth Compound Promises Overnight Results
A startling claim describes a compound that allegedly grows hair on a bald head in one night. The discoverer, celebrated after decades of laboratory work, promises free tests and widespread recognition for his world famous cures.
Marvelous Hair Growth Claim From New Zealand Doctor
A New Zealand physician with a famed hair growth remedy announces a compound that grows hair on bald heads. He offers free trial packages via mail with a 2 cent postage prepaid, claiming rapid results and universal efficacy across ages and sexes from his Cincinnati based Altenheim Medical Dispensary.
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Hislop
New Zealand
Reat Altenheim
Altenheim Medical Dispensary
Butterfield Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chinese Exclusion Bill Advances With Broad Insular Reach
Washington March 25 The house foreign affairs committee completed consideration and favored reporting the Chinese exclusion bill. It tightens prohibition across the mainland and all insular possessions including the Philippines and Hawaii. New provisions require identification certificates with photographs and designate extra ports for examination while reducing penalties for officials and altering vessel forfeiture. Local notices report business and legal actions in the region, including a landmark ditch rights suit in the district court.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Philippine Commission
San Juan
Porto Rico
San Francisco
Commissioner General of Immigration
Billings Notes on Land District Plan and Local Affairs
Special correspondence from Billings reports a proposed Billings land district creation to cover areas near the Crow Reservation. It notes Spokane Bit and Stirrup Co. debts, Glendive wool plans, rising Dawson county sheep activity, and a large Glendive wool output. Voter registration for the April 7 city election is announced with details. Loretta Orcutt seeks habeas corpus relief from sheriff custody, with a March 29 hearing date set.
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Gibson
Montana
Billings
Montana Principal
Wyoming
Big Horn River
Big Horn
Montana Principal Meridian
W. H. Aughey
Spokane Bit and Stirrup Company
Goodhue
Northern Pacific
Glendive
Belknap Block
Loretta Orcutt
Charles H. Orcutt
William M. Johnston
Loud
Yellowstone County
Justice of the Peace
A. J. Sayer
Helena
Sidney Fox
Red Lodge
District Court
Fort Benton Notes From Fort Eaton Meet and Local News
Fort Eaton voters chose C. H. Evers for mayor by acclimation at the city hall. Jere Sullivan Sharp and Townsend were elected ward committeemen, with Sharp running independently against Seniour in Ward II. A Cleveland Ohio death touched Miss White. A newborn daughter arrived Saturday to Mrs. C. H. Ragland. In Judge Sullivan's court John J. Tingley sued John Stacy and A. Sampson. defendants fined $25 and costs. Sampson is related to C. C. Sampson now jailed for assault causing Ladue’s death. Mineral claims near Big Sandy being staked. ore sent to Helena assay office. Guardian sought for husband in California insane asylum. Judge Tattan granted divorce to Millie Martin from D. E. Martin. custody of children awarded.
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Standard
Fort Eaton
Town Hall
C. H. Evers
Citizens
Messrs
Jere Sullivan
Sharp
Townsend
Seniour
Miss White
Cleveland
Ohio
C. H. Ragland
Daugha
Sullivan
John J. Tingley
John Stacy
A. Sampson
Big Sandy
Spokane House
Big Sendy
Sampson
C. C. Sampson
Ladue
Helena
Kate Becker
Tattan
California
Millie Martin
Chinook
D. E. Martin
Helena Tailor Tries to Enlist Three Sons for Navy
Lieutenant Morton in Helena, March 25, notes three Schneider brothers aged 15 to 17 applied for naval enlistment. None meet height requirements, so recruitment officer cannot accept them. Father, Frank C. Schneider, a former German sailor, hopes for acceptance for his sons. About 30 other youths applied locally.
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Standard
Helena
Morton
United States Navy
Marine Service
Frank C. Schneider
Two Similar Montana Laws On School Funds Questioned
Helena March 25. Governor Toole sought the attorney general's view on two Montana laws about investing permanent school and university funds. One bill from 1889 and another from the last legislature are analyzed. The opinion says the newer bill does not repeat but modifies how investments in certain securities may be made.
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Helena
Montana
Toole
Landslide Blocks Track Near Lignite Bluffs Milepost
Miles City reports a major landslide at Lignite Bluffs above Fort Keogh after No. 4 passed. The slide stretches 325 feet, holds 500 to 700 yards of dirt, and will require about 100 men for 8 to 10 hours to clear. No. 11 was delayed by high water and No. 12 relieved passengers and baggage at the obstruction.
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Standard
Miles City
Lignite Bluffs
Fort Keogh
No 11
Seven Workmen Killed In Cleveland Excavation
Seven laborers died and another was fatally injured when a trench at the Cleveland Gas Light plant on Lighthouse Street collapsed 25 feet underground during foundation digging for a new tank. Names of the dead include James Say James Lees Pierce Breast Charles Holmand Joseph Peabody Andrew Halm and an unknown man. Matthew Lynch was severely hurt.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Gas Light Company
Lighthouse Street
James Say
James Lees
Pierce Breast
Charles Holmand
Joseph Peabody
Andrew Halm
Matthew Lynch
Police force resigns over alleged Edwards primaries plot
Helena awoke to a mass resignation as officers refused Edwards bid in the upcoming primaries. The force said they were ordered to arrest idle voters lacking colored ballots. Edwards and officials deny any such orders. The mayor calls the claim preposterous while The Taxpayer plans affidavits to counter the policemen.
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Standard
Helena
Guardians of the Peace
Edwards
Main Street
Travis
John Mackey
Farnham
Bailey
Quentin
Salisbury
Weisner
Crove Street
William Sears
John Baise
Robert E. Chang
William la Rue
Mackey
Louther Heresy Trial Moves Through Church Conference
McPherson Kansas reports Rev Dr Louther has enlisted Rev Woods Lyons as counsel in the heresy trial before the Methodist Episcopal conference in Kansas City. Rev J S Davis presiding elder heads proceedings with Rev Aken Maron engaged for the church. a 13 elder jury is expected and the trial may be private.
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Kansas City
McPherson
Kan
Louther
Mr. Woods
Lyons
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Arkansas City
Woods
Souther
J. S. Davis
A‘ken
Maron
Adams of Boston Guest at Harvard Club Spokane Banquet
Charles Francis Adams of Boston was the guest of honor at the Harvard club of Spokane first banquet. Other college men attended by invitation. Mr Adams addressed the gathering and is in Spokane to look after his investments in the area.
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Spokane
Wash
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Harvard Club
Adams
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Won
Col. E. C. Waters
Mammoth Hot Springs
L. E. Montgomery
Bozeman
John McCullough
Joliet Milling Company
Carbon County
J. M. McDonald
Rossland
Grand
Kk. H. Polleys
Missoula
High Line Ditch Company
First National Bank
James R. Goss
Northen Pacific Railway Company
John D. Losekamp
Billings Notes
Fort Benton
Vating
Cleveland Gas Company
Nce
Department
Mr. Adams
Schatzlein Paint Co
W. Broadway, Butte
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