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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
4
The ticket for the upcoming election shows William Howard Taft of Ohio running for president with James S. Sherman of New York as vice president. The pair represent a conservative platform and seek to lead the nation.
The Sweet Grass county high school expands its program with a four year commercial course including bookkeeping stenography typing economics law business composition and more. A qualified instructor from Iowa was sought but resigned after failing Montana teaching certification. The new department aims for neatness accuracy and individualized instruction to raise school standards and statewide accreditation for graduates.
Big Timber Public Library announces new acquisitions including Hester Stanley at St Mark's Spofford Twixt You and Me LeBaron No Hero E W Hormong Calumet K Merwin Webster Queen Silvenbell F H Bennett The Cabin in the Clearing Ellis The Chronicles of Rebecca Wiggin Italian Journeys Howells Come and Find Me Robbins The Magical Monarch of Me Baum History of Pendents Thackery Sunlight and Shadow Jackson The House of Fulfilment Martin A Lost American Gunter A Round Dozen Corlidge The Wayfarers Cutting John Burt Adams The Law of the Land Hough May Iverson her books Jordon Pioneer Boys of the Goldfield Bonehill Uncle Sam's Children Austin Seven Daughter Douglas Seeing England With Uncle John Warner The Soldier of the Valley Lloyd The Ship of Stars Quiller Couch The Lure o Gold Millard Patterson and Olmstead have a No 12 and 15 De Laval separator on hand which they will sell if properly approached Bray the butcher wants a 30 dozen fat chickens delivered at his market.
A collection of brief items notes a German colonel warning a two power war would cost at least £6 million, a 1905 Chinese lunar month detail, Napoleone’s widow descendant, a new baby chego in London, European population gains led by Russia, Carnegie bidding on Burns Bible, and its sale price of 7800 dollars to Mr Quadritch in London.
The piece warns against speed and recklessness in modern life and rail travel. It references accidents, social pressure, and a Milwaukee Journal convention call in Helena Montana for September 17 1908 to nominate candidates and organize Republican delegates across Montana counties.
Severe earth tremors were felt in Powhatan Amelia and Chesterfield counties near Richmond Virginia on August 25 with multiple locations reporting strong shaking and vibrations. Local residents described houses rattling and objects moving as the tremors persisted across several areas.
State central committee meeting at Helena on August 1 1908 orders a county convention in Sweet Grass. The convention will be held at the Big Timber courthouse at 10 o clock a m on Tuesday September 15 1908. The call follows an August 11 1908 action by the Sweet Grass county central committee.
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