Body found beside the Missoula river after fire
A badly burned man, identified as Joe Daugherty, was found near the Missoula River by three travelers. He had ingested carbolic acid and died days before, with relatives sought by Coroner Marsh, while notes suggested a nephew in Butte and prior hospital stays for frostbite and alcohol abuse.
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Ula
Missoula
Ciy
Joe Daugherty
John Wheeler
Charles Fowell
Oscar Saphler
Missouri
Cook & “Mnulligan
J. Marsh
Shepard Hotel
Butte
Missoula Passenger Fatally Struck Near Tracks
An incident in Missoula left a person injured after being thrown from a vehicle while crossing the Northern Trac tracks in front of a freight train. The injured individual was taken to Sisters' Hospital for treatment as authorities investigate the exact sequence of events and determine any contributing factors.
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Missoula
Lamremesoft
Sisters’ Hospital
Todal
Horner
Memorial services planned for deceased Nassau members
A memorial program is arranged for May 6 in Nassau city with the Union Opera House as venue. Notable features include an oration by Thomas Nelson Abastow, musical selections by an orchestra and soloists, and tributes to deceased lodge members with dates of their passing. Officers and committees are named to oversee the event.
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Missoula Erie
FO. E
Union Opera Hhoure
Nassaou
Thomas Nelson Abastow
John W Fraser II
Moses Rockman
Charles Banning
J. W. Johnston
William Martin
John Stett
Yous
Martin Me Andrews
Charles
Park
John Beaver
John Coates
George W Read
Rank Cyr
Ernest We
Mani Connerton
Davenport
Simeon Aut Fen
Nels Anderson
Haire Daigle
Dan J. Heytron
Gee
Weeran Worthy
Geo Mice
Licht
Aplaine J. A. Morelies
Secretars
Mulroney
Thomas
W. T. Smith
Marlowe
Charles Pixsley
Aerie
Cost
Johnson Saves Townsite in Missoula Decision
Missoula May 2 The land office decision in the contest case of Ast P Johnson vs James Murmur found the land to be a townsite and approved a homestead claim. After government survey, the site was identified as the original Superior townsite and Johnson’s rights were upheld in hearings. One hundred cards and rates for $1.50 were mentioned.
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Missoula
Mlavonta Land
Can General Land Office
Ast P. Johnson
James
Murmur
Hatin
Johnse
Johnson
Standard
University of Montana Baseball Opens Season on May 5
Missoula May 2 A Montana university baseball team opens its season with its first intercollegiate game on the Montana field May 5. Interest runs high as the slate begins and the team shows promise this early in the season despite imperfect details in the report.
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Missoula
Uniersity of Montana
Montana
Issa the University
Missoula Graduation Plans Highlight First High School Class
Parents and friends show strong interest in Missoula schools graduation exercises set for Friday May 11 at the Union Opera House. The event will honor both the high school graduates and the eighth grade pupils advancing to high school, with a notable list of graduands including Oliver Raymond Dingmer and Jessie May Forbes among others. The eighth grade ceremony will follow Friday May 11 at the Irving school building with a large program and many named students such as Louise Angst and John Walter Mes Reard in attendance.
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Missoula
Union Opera
Meaty
Daniela
Oliver Raymond
Dingmer
Harley Mt
Flo
Jessie May’ Ene Enve Forbes
Temple Forbis
Mildred Tensor
Bes
Louise Sto Souci
Irving School
Mary Gray
Fragmentary Railway Errand Ties Town Figures
The readable fragments reference Potmith, General Bateman of the Hh of Ta, and Kennedy along with J. Struck, along with a visit from Mr. Smut in Chicago to honor a deceased man. Mentions of Northern Pacific, Portia, and railroad engineers hint at a memorial or union-related event. Connections toSpeen iTiy and local brotherhoods are unclear due to garbled text.
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Potmith
General Bateman
Portia
Northern Pacific
New Running
Speen iTiy
Brotherhoods
Ester
Des
Unclear text on Commuhie earth Mille and Huskhouse game
Fragmentary note mentions two spheres and a battery behind a clue set. References a renimn game with miners to be played in Tutte om Arbor day in May.
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Cary
Interclass Athletes to Compete Next Week at Missoula
Missoula high school to stage annual Interclass athletic meet on May 2 with boys from four classes training for the upcoming interscholastic meet at the university. The event features multiple events and trophies donated by prominent citizens, with many standout athletes listed from Missoula High School.
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Missoula
Missoula High School
C. H. McLeod
Longer placer season looked for this year
Missoula May 2 J C Hadley manager of the Montana Gott Mining company of Quartz was in the city on company business. He says his part of the country is coming to life as placer work begins on properties. He notes repairs and preparations for the season and expects water will be available for prospecting in the plains and streams.
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Missoula
J. C. Hadley
Montana Gott Mining Company
Quartz
STOP STOPPING WOMAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR MRS PINKHAM
An old promotional text emphasizes Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedies for female weaknesses. It urges women to write for free advice, describing Mrs. Pinkham as a trusted latter-day healer with a vast experience. The piece touts a formal invitation to consult a woman about private illnesses.
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Pink
Pete Vottie
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Pink Lynn
Mass
Funeral in Missoula for Engineer Sterne
Missoula May 2. Funeral services for Engineer Sterne, killed in the freight wreck near Teed station, were held at 2 o'clock in the Methodist Episcopal church. A large crowd of railroad men and friends attended under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the ladies auxiliary. Interment was in Valley Cemetery.
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Missoula
Steri
Jesus
Afissoutta
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Hinchmans To Leave Missoula For Coast
Hinchmans, a prominent Missoula resident, plans to sell his local property and, with his wife, move to the coast after returning from a western voyage. He reports partial recovery from health issues but notes the high altitude worsens his heart. He intends to depart with the sale completed.
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Missoula
Missoula Notes on Local Business Moves and Health Update
Mr Hinchman plans to buy land between Seattle and Tacoma where growth is expected. property on the rise, values may up 25 percent in months. Missoula May 2 Butter, daughter of Mr and Mrs, suffered appendicitis and was operated on at Sisters hospital yesterday. Doctors call the operation critical but the patient is improving and will remain hospitalized before returning home to Grantadae Valley.
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Missoula
Media Butter
Grantadale
Sisters” Hospital
Yeaterday
Valley
Hargraves Named Interstate Oratorical Contest Representative
Pane Montana May 3 Corness P Hargraves former University of Montana student now at Wesleyan Ohio selected as his school's Interstate oratorical contest representative He won the state oratorical title in 190 and was noted as a bright student and capable orator.
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Missoula
Corness P. Hargraves
University of Montana
Wesleyan University
George Taylor Joins Saint Bearmouth Post After San Francisco Disaster
Has a new position at Saint Bearmouth for George Taylor a Missoula resident who survived the San Francisco earthquake arrived with his wife a few days after the disaster. W. H. Beacom of Missoula is interested in the new appointment. Taylor will stay with relatives for now.
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Missoula
George ‘Taylor
San Francisco
Saint Bearmouth
W. H. Beacom
Taylor
Missoula Detectives Arrest Two in Brass Fixtures Theft
Missoula police arrested J. P. Aber and Jimes on a charge of stealing brass fixtures from the Northern Pacific railway. Detect. Goddard led the case. A hearing was scheduled for next week with bail set.
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Missoula
J. P. Aber
Gon Jimes
Goddard
Secretary in Chamber of Commerce Resumes Duties
May 2 reports indicate the secretary will resume his duties in the chamber of commerce office for several days, returning to normal operations.
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Chamber of Commer
Missoula Notes Details Travel and Marriage Licenses
Mrs Daniel Arms visited Butte for a week with Louie J Hobbs a mulatto of Mot Ala and Mae Eaton a white woman of Spokane. They were licensed to wed Jay Wesley Everett manager of the tce Cooper Mining company. He was in City Mast en route home from Cleveland on a business mission. M D Sanders tax commissioner of the Northern Pacific railroad and former land attorney passed through Missoula today. He is en route to his home in St Paul from a trip to the west.
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Daniel Arms
Butte
Louie J. Hobbs
Mae Eaton
Spokane
Jay Wesley Everett
Tce Cooper Mining Company
City
Cleveland
M.D. Sanders
Northern Pacific Railroad
Ron
Missoula
St. Paul
Pensacola Smack Captured by Mexican War Vessel
report states Silas P. Stearns and crew of the Pensacola smack are in Mexican custody. They face harsh conditions after capture off Yucatan on April 1. A letter from Captain Halta Tine describes their dire hunger and vermin-filled beaches as authorities monitor their fate.
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Pensicola
Pin
Pensacola
Silas P. Stearns
Yucantan
Halta Tine
Fracas Over Relief Work Binds San Francisco
City faces clashes as relief distributions draw crowds and testimony centers on able bodied claimed to refuse work. Chief Dinan orders strict enforcement of the rule that able bodied indigents must work or leave the city.
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Biefer
San Francisco
Dinan
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