Union clash over liquor issue at Chicago convention
The State Press notes brewery workers' union failed to move the Federation of Labor to oppose local option and prohibition in Chicago. Delegates from other unions spoke to the point, acknowledging drinkers are workers but opposing liquor interests. The liquor resolutions were defeated by a large majority, with further efforts anticipated. The piece also urges readers to support home papers through local advertising rather than costly outside pitches.
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Miles City
Chicago
Brewery Workers’ Union
Federation of Labor
Upward Growth At Hamilton Sees Buildings And Tents
Ravalli republic observes Hamiltons strong growth with no vacant houses and full hotels. Businesses run at capacity while the bic saw mill extends hours to meet demand. Citizens should consider tents for summer housing as tent life gains popularity and aids visitors.
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Ravalli Rpublican
Hamilton
Bic
The Order of the Golden Age Promotes Fruitarian Diet
The Big Hole Breeze notes a group calling itself The Order of the Golden Age promoting a fruitarian diet to fight disease and social ills. It labels them well-meaning but jokes their biblical knowledge is limited, suggesting fruit diet caused the world’s evils.
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Big Hole
Order of the Golden Age
Aldrich and allies hoodwink voters in Senate
The Bozeman Chronicle accuses Senator Aldrich and his allies of repeatedly misleading the public to secure votes, arguing that their manipulation explains why citizens rarely act on protests between elections.
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Aldrich
Senate
Montana’s wealth fuels creation of a great commonwealth
The Billings Gazette cites Montana’s abundance of resources and favorable climate as foundations for building a strong state. It asserts no interior U S area lacks resources as Montana and claims climate aids growth. The piece frames Montana as uniquely suited for broad development and prosperity.
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Billings Gazette
United States
Montana
Harvard bids farewell to President Eliot after 40 years
The retirement of Harvard President Charles W. Eliot, foretold in his resignation, takes place today after more than four decades of service. Testimonial exercises are planned for October with Dr. Lawrence Lowell to be inaugurated as the new president, and the nation expresses gratitude for Eliot's lasting educational influence.
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Harvard University
Cambridge
Lawell
Harvard
Broadview Bulletin Praises Steady Farm Progress
The Broadview Bulletin notes spring arrives late but farmers and homesteaders push soil preparation with energy and optimism. The community is described as enterprising and resilient, determined to make the country blossom in years to come.
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Broadview Bulletin
Melstone Urges Progressive City Image and Business Methods
The Melstone Mirror argues Melstone must seem citified to attract investment. It calls for energetic business practices and a lively outward appearance to compete with progressive cities and draw in capital.
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Melstone Mirror
Melstone
Carrie Nation Starts New Life on Farm
Mrs. Carrie Nation has returned to farming and purchased a farm to devote her life to raising pumpkins peas pigeons pigs and poultry. This marks a sharp change from her recent hobby of raising other things.
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Virginia City
Carrie Nation
Forsyth Times Notes Town Saloons and Newspapers
In Forsyth the town has seven saloons and two newspapers and locals joke that one paper could be spared by business interests yet losing a tavern would be a public calamity. The remark highlights the town’s dependency on taverns and the press in local life.
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Forsyth Times
Teddy Roosevelt's Africa Expedition and Predatory Wealth
Reports from the Dark Continent claim Teddy Roosevelt plans a hunting trek in Africa. The former president appears to equate predatory animals with predatory wealth as he pursues big game in distant jungles.
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Miles City
Teddy
Africa
Faker fleeces local merchants in Columbia Falls scam
A recent visitor to Columbia Falls ran an advertising scheme, defrauding local businessmen of 101.50 dollars. The note mentions a familiar con and references a team behind the ruse as proof.
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Columbia Falls
Cows on Fenceless Lawns Lead to Hammock Capture
A Helena housewife grieves over cows grazing on her lawn and, after a cow is found in her hammock, calls the poundmaster who arrests the animal. The note ends with a quip that the city beauty project grows more finicky.
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Helena
West Side
Poundmaster
Livingston Post Commentary on Hollingsworth Row
The Livingston Post reports on Mr. Hollingsworth of Ohio condemning a Jefferson Davis portrait on a silver service for the battleship Mississippi. The piece mocks him as an “ass of the first magnitude” and labels him a champion congressional idiot, noting southern papers used the term.
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Livingston Post
Hollingsworth
Ohio
House of Representatives
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Kalispell and Columbia Falls Trade Jabs Over State Status
The Kalispell Bee reports the Columbian claims Kalispell is the state’s most prosperous town while warning all Kalispell businesses are ready to move to Columbia Falls. The Columbian allegedly handicaps Columbia Falls, though it remains a strong second in Montana.
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Kalispell
Columbia Falls
New Vegetable Born from Cucumber and Orange Cross
Bridger Times notes a gardener in a New England state creating a fruit vegetable hybrid by crossing cucumber blossoms with an orange. The new fruit is described as four feet tall, yellow, fine grained and delicious but readers side with keeping cucumbers and oranges separate, though a fruit salad could be made.
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Bridger Times
New Longland States
Woman Seeks Day Work 119 Up in Butte
Classified notice from a woman in Butte offering day work at six dollars a day. Provides contact at ton street and phone 7 219 Nick with a mail option to room 19 at 16 West Broadway for legitimate opportunities.
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Nick
Broadway
Batte
Sparrow Pest Proves a Nuisance Threat to Birds
The Great Falls leader laments the English sparrow as an unmitigated nuisance. It calls for swift removal to protect song birds and curb insect plagues, arguing the sparrow serves no useful purpose and only creates dirt and disorder.
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Great Falls
Old Men Embrace Baseball Too, Not Youths
In Helena the writer notes substitutes for baseball should favor older men rather than youths. A lad under 15 may recover from a baseball attack, but the author observes in Helena that older men not only fail to recover but grow more enthusiastic with age. Even Monte club poker has not proven a substitute.
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Helena
Monte Club
Truth and fair treatment for Stevensville water works
The Stevensville Tribune urges civility toward new ideas and insists on full fair hearing for the water works project. It stresses truth telling and impartial criticism while noting the need for complete accuracy in reporting how the pipe is being laid.
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Stevensville
Wanted listings and sales notices from Butte Montana
A collection of short classifieds seeks Montana ranch listings for eastern buyers, partners for a household goods business, and multiple furniture for sale or rent in Butte. Also mentions several assayers and chemists offices and a reflection on the Wright brothers and European praise.
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Montana Marming Lands Co
Harbour
Butte
For Sale Classified Ads in Butte Montana 1908
A jumble of sale notices lists a perfect driving horse with harness, a first class saddle horse for a lady rider, flowers from Joseph Norby florist, homing pigeons with ribbons, money to loan on real estate, real estate brokers, a church circle schedule, a stray horse notice from J A Morrow, and multiple room rental notices across Butte addresses including 518 W Broadway and 37 N Main in 1908.
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W. Broadway
Butte
Even Butte Sees Snow Benefit for Crops
A Butte correspondent reports three inches of snow yesterday helping crops. The AP dispatch notes this favorable weather as a hopeful sign for upcoming agricultural shows and farming prospects.
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Helena
Butte
Associated Press
Unclear political jab ties to Ohio editorials
A Billings Gazette excerpt recalls Uncle Joe criticising a Ohio editor and a "bloody shirt" remark. It notes the Ohio paper suspends publication when targeted by unfavorable editorials, illustrating partisan press tensions.
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Billings Gazette
Lewistown Public School Year Closes With Strong Attendance
Fergus County Democrat notes a restful period ahead as Lewistown schools end a good year. No epidemics interrupted classes after forty weeks of hard work, and both teachers and students deserve a well earned vacation.
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Fergus County
Democrat
Lewistown
Dillon Leads State in Cars Per Capita Says Local Men
Four Dillon residents claim the city has more automobiles per person than any other Montana town. They expect the status to hold or improve by summer’s end, noting it as a sign of regional prosperity.
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Dillon Tribune
Dillon
Jerry Murphy Praised as Top Maryland Official
Jerry Murphy of Butte is lauded as one of the best selections by Mayor Nevin for Montana. The comparison to Barney McGillick highlights Murphy's business acumen and pursuit of perfection in office.
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Boulder Age Sentinel
Jerry Murphy
Nevin
Jerry
Barney McGillick
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Butte
Chester Boosters Back Milk River Ad Bureau Effort
Merchants in Chester subscribed generously to fund Chester's representation in a large advertising folder organized by the Milk River Valley Information Bureau at Malta yesterday.
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Chester
Milk River Valley Information Bureau
Malta
Missoula Herald Teases Slow Republic and U S Autonomy
A fragmented Missoula Herald excerpt questions how a republic delays relief to its own citizens and contrasts this with U S policy, hinting at evolving national priorities and citizen rights.
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