No Loss of Elk in Second Shipment in Hamilton
A second carload of 40 elk arrived at Hamilton stockyards from Gardiner and all animals were alive and active on arrival. Warden James Froman and J. F. Anderson accompanied the shipment. The car, split into three compartments, placed calves in the center. the elk were kept at the yards to recover. Money for shipping was raised by local subscription.
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Standard
Hamilton
Gardiner
O¢ Lock
James Froman
Missoul
J. F. Anderson
Innovations on the Turf Stir Jockeys Style Drawing Critique
An English horseman in Baily's Magazine notes recent turf innovations, focusing on jockeys style. He laments the crouching seat and celebrated air, calling it indecent and questioning its appeal to old stagers.
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Baily’s
Newmarket Turflife and Tales of Archers and Tattersall
An old turfman recalls racing legends and fittings at Newmarket. He praises Fred Archer for dash and nerve and recounts famous rides like Jannette in the Leger of 1878. Edmund Tattersall and Lady Ashley appear among picturesque figures of the era.
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Fordham
John Osborne
Wells
Tom French
Fred Webb
Custance
Tom Challoner
Charlies Wood
Tom Cannon
Fred Archer
Jannette
Archer
Newmarket
Duke of Seafort
Peter Price
Edmund Tattersall
Ashley
Crimea
Stevensville Notes Special Dispatch Summary
A man named Rolley Morgan was arrested for passing a bogus draft at a Stevensville clothing store, receiving about $12 in change with $5 unrecovered. The Stevensville note also reports the death of Elizabeth Sanborn, a 2 year old from Three Mile who weighed eight pounds. A Ravalli meet team selection declamatory contest will be held April 12 for Victor April 25-26 competition. Victor to hold a test Saturday to choose two speakers. James Templeton funds a coffee cab in Chicago to serve hot coffee and sandwiches to crossing policemen on cold days.
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The
Standard
Stevensville
Rolley Morgan
Elizabeth
H. L. Sanborn
Three Mile
Ravalli County
Victor
Delegates May Be Chosen At Precinct Primaries
Billings March 26 An effort to have the Yellowstone county central committee arrange precinct primaries during county convention sessions aims to better reflect party wishes in selecting delegates to the Republican state convention at Livingston. Executives will be asked to address the call for precinct caucuses.
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Standard
Billings
Yellowstone County
Livingston
Central Committee
Bostonian’s bear chase on Glacier railway shed ends with chase
A wealthy Bostonian, seeking a Nimrod-like bear hunt, roamed five days in Glacier area, sought no rifle on a shed stroll, and was chased by a grizzly that emerged from a hole. He fled onto the track, climbed to safety, then thanked three trackmen as the bear loomed closer before retreating.
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British Columbia
New York Press
Bostonian
Glacier
Boston
Pioneer suffragist Anna Potter dies in Kansas City
Mrs. Anna Potter a Kansas City Kan former mayoral candidate and suffrage pioneer died today at age 66. Her 1893 campaign drew the support of Mary Ellen Lease and other notable women to aid her bid.
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Kansas City
Anna Potter
Kan
Potter
Kansas
Mary Ellen Lease
Lee Leaves Jail With Hair And Beard Untrimmed
Joseph D. E. Lee is released from Leavenworth after two years in federal prison for counterfeiting. He enters the world with flowing hair and a two foot beard, which have been grown during his stay after a period of being allowed to let them grow. He was sentenced from Helena, Montana.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Joseph D. E. Lee
Lee
Helena
Mont
Prophet Lee and Sons Convicted in Counterfeit Case
Helena report recounts Lee and his two sons John and Henry convicted of making and passing counterfeit gold pieces. The operation ran at the Burnt Fork mine in Sanders county with tools bought for an assay department. Joseph S. Lee took the blame to spare his sons, but the jury convicted all three after a son passed a coin at a Sant Point Idaho saloon.
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Helena
Lee
John
Henry
Burnt Fork
Sanders County
Joseph
Sant Point
Idaho
Vancouver killer Oscar Larson dies in hospital
Oscar Larson, who murdered Policeman Beyers during a botched arrest, died in a Vancouver hospital. He sustained nine bullet wounds, five of them self inflicted in a final act as he faced impending capture.
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Vancouver
B. C
Oscar Larson
Beyers
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Symons
Northwest
Eva
People’s
Atte
Chette
Henry Sonneborn
Eee
Sonneborn
Serges
Asc
W. B
Coutil
W. B. Corsets
James S. Templeton
Chicago
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