Clarkites Threaten Murder Over Political Colonization Plot
The article details a alleged plan to colonize Eastern Montana to influence the Clark ticket, with W. M. Bickford and W. F. Jordan named. It describes payments of 5.50 per day for recruits, lodging at the Yellowstone hotel in Glendive, and a bid to elect Thomas P. Cullen over William Lindsay. An affidavit by John F. Perrault recounts recruitment, travel, and threats to silence witnesses, including a murder warning if he testified.
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Clark
Montana
Cullen
William Lindsay
Republican Central Committee
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Glendive
Thomas P. Cullen
State Senate
W. M. Bickford
Northern Pacific Transportation
Bickford
Yellowstone Hotel
Mr. Jordan
Central Committee
State Central Committee
Butte
W. A. Clark
Bow Counties
Dawson County
Nat County
W. F. Jordan
A. J. Lenonihan
B. A. & P. Railroad
Yellowstone
Jordan
Jack Taylor
Northern Pacific
Lindsay
John F. Perrault
Haskell
Butta
Perrault
Dawson
Anaconda
Michigan
Merchants’ Bank
Mont
A. D
Charles F. Bean
Amalgamated Copper Company
Thim
Helnge
Clancy
McHatton
Heinze
James Reynolds
Reynolds
Mark
Independent Democrats Hear Critique of Corruption in Butte
A large turnout in Butte heard Jas H Lynch and James Reynolds criticise Heinze and Clark in a speech advocating independent Democratic principles. Lynch attacked labor-party pretenses and coal mine closures while Reynolds warned that reforms must suit workers, not corporate rivals.
Women Will Carry Canes In Chicagos Fashionable Crest
The Chicago Chronicle notes a new fad as women adopt canes on State street inspired by London and New York trends. The first carrier appeared in May in a London style with a dainty wood handle, and now fashionable canes are sought by society women for the horse show and daily attire.
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Chicago Chronicle
State Street
London
Chicago
Pall Mall
New York
England
Mexico
Butte Meeting Echoes Enthusiasm Over Democratic Influence
Joseph Radmilovich chaired a gathering of Austrians in Butte where talk centered on high interest rates and Democratic organization. He warned of large returns from his Montana investment as the crowd applauded, marking one of the city’s most spirited political demonstrations.
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Montana
West
Joseph Radmilovich
Butte
Pardee Company Agrees to Wage Rise Amid Strikes
Hazelton Pa Oct 30 Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company workers vote to abolish the sliding scale and guarantee pay increases to April 1. Pardee & Co respond by hiring seven new miners at Cranberry colliery to replace striking workers. Union miners stay out at Latimer and must reapply for work.
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Hazelton
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
A. Pardee & Co
Cranberry
Pardee & Co
Latimer
Ferrell Found Guilty in Express Messenger Murder
In Marysville Ohio on October 31 the jury found Rossiyn Ferrell guilty of first degree murder for the Aug 10 killing of express messenger Charles Lane on a Panhandle east bound train. The verdict carries the death penalty by electrocution. Ferrell robbed the Adams Express safe earning $1000. Deliberation lasted six hours and thirty minutes.
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Adams
Marysville
Rossiyn Ferrell
Charles Lane
Panhandle
Ferrell
Adams Express Company
Ferrer
Bromangelon flavors and oyster crox listed in ad
A late 19th century style advertisement lists Bromangelon dessert jelly flavors and a dozen oyster crox. It mentions large uniform packs with dill pickles and cracker meal as related items in the grocery showcase.
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