Huge Jokes at Columbia Gardens Ball Park Show Poor Bucking
A humorous rodeo day at Columbia Gardens featured a tiny mule rider, wild deer chase by auto, and a limp parade of outlaws. Joe Redfern impressed with smooth riding while spectators enjoyed laughs at the crowding, chaos, and clumsy roping amid the largest crowd yet for a similar event.
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Columbia Gardens
Ferguson
Jefferson Valley
Joe Redfern
Sid Willard
Miss Sparks
Billings
Redfern
Butte
Rally Week Ends at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist church closed rally week with a morning service led by Superintendent H. T. Swenson and the Sunday school. Rev. J. E. Noftsinger urged reaching 500 in attendance and highlighted the adult Sunday school movement now in its fifth year. The program featured songs, recitations, and performances by girls and children, with praise for the week’s success and expectations of future results.
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H. T. Swenson
J. E. Noftsinger
Laurence Miles
Philip Christian
Harold Reynolds
John Sheldon
Lillian Sappington
Christ's Garden
Elmer Simons
Pastor Noftsinger
Pray's Experience May Aid in River's Improvement
Fort Benton Sept 19 Congressman Pray will argue to river and harbor engineers that upper Missouri navigation needs government attention to remove obstructions and improve the channel. He rode down the river with neighbors in Harvey Phelps' gasoline launch on a hunting trip. navigation was poor, the boat struck rocks, the propeller failed and the party walked 12 miles home.
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Fort Benton
Pray
Upper
Missouri
Harvey Phelps
Canadian Pacific ChinA immigration move protests railroad monopoly
Acting Secretary McHarg orders inspection of Chinese travelers from the Orient at Vancouver to equalize treatment with U S lines. The plan shifts border processing from eastern points to Pacific coast Vancouver to reduce border detention costs and align with Canadian Pacific and U S lines while maintaining transit controls.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
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China
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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Pacific
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Seattle
Malone
N. Y
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Cattle Shipments Begin as Rivers Drop In Montana
Fort Benton reports cattle shipments underway with 50 cars sent from the Shonkin roundup. M. E. Milner moved a large herd that was shipped immediately. Low water forces fording below the county bridge. Archie Black loses horse and saddle but swims to shore. George Harris pleads guilty to burglary after stealing from Davis Bros. & Morger. Charles Crepeau moves merchandise downriver with four barges. Bay Rose and Baby Rose navigate to Judith and below, awaiting river rise.
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Standard
Fort Benton
M. E. Milner
Archie Black
Black
George Harris
Davis Bros. & Morger
Charles Crepeau
Missouri
Judith
Wilder
Rose
Former Alderman Boyle Welcomes Ninth Child Boy
P. J. Boyle former alderman of the Third ward announces the birth of his ninth child a son at 117 Covert Street both mother and baby well The new arrival increases his third ward brood to seven living children Boyle denies plans to run for alderman again while receiving many congratulations.
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Mulberry trees thrive across London’s historic spots
The London Daily News notes mulberry trees flourish in Finsbury Circus, Charterhouse, and St Paul’s churchyard near Paul’s cross, tracing their Roman origins and James I silk motive. A gardener jokes about protecting future fruit from street Arabs, while figs also prosper in central London despite dull conditions.
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London Daily News
Finsbury Circus Gardens
Pliny
London
Charterhouse
Smithfield
St. Paul's Church Yard
Paul's Cross
James I
Madison County Sees Railroad Assessment Jump in 1909
Virginia City reports Madison County's 1909 railroad assessments total $867,665, up from $715,911 last year. The rise reflects new inclusion of the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound line, valued at $63,216, with main line rates set at $12,000 per mile, versus $18,975 for the Oregon Short Line. Next year Milwaukee may be raised to Oregon Short Line levels, boosting future totals.
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Standard
Virginia City
Madison County
State Board of Equalization
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Milwaukee Road
Oregon
Balloon trolley cars speed 125 mph proposed in Germany
The Philadelphia Record reports from Chemnitz that Marburg engineer Consul Norton plans an aerial balloon electric railroad. A cylindrical semi rigid balloon 200 feet by 33 feet would support a passenger car below a cable powered by towers. Line from Marburg to Fruenberg to cost $28,000 per mile with 3 percent maintenance relative to railroads.
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Philadelphia Record
Marburg
Germany
Department of Commerce and Labor
Thomas H. Norton
United States
Chemnitz
Norton
Fruenberg
Congressmen see needs of Hawaii reception and tours
Honolulu dispatch reports U S congressmen finishing a island tour visiting Hawaii Maui and Kauai inspecting Hilo breakwater Pearl Harbor and sugar plantations. They praised public schools while noting housing conditions for laborers and urging better transportation roads rails and harbor safety. Senator Dillingham and A F Dawson commented on immigration issues before leaving on the Mongolia.
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United States
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Mail
Mongolia
San Francisco
Hawaii
Maiui
Kaui
Hilo
Pearl Harbor Naval Site
Territorial
Kalanaianole
Lilioukalani
Army
Navy
Albert F. Dawson
Senator Dillingham
Vermont
William R. Wheeler
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nan-Oh Seeks Answer On Her Feelings
A Chicago Tribune snippet notes Nan-Oh answering a query about a woman’s emotions. The dialogue highlights concern and public curiosity about her mood and state of mind.
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Chicago Tribune
Nan
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