Traitors Question Republican Unity Over Clark Vote
Multiple Montana editorials condemn eleven Republican legislators who voted for Democrat W A Clark, calling them traitors and deriding party leaders. The Fergus and Lewistown papers decry betrayal, urging Republicans to stay out of the controversy and stressing the gravity for all good citizens.
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Helena
Clark
Great Falls
W. A. Clark
Col. Sanders
Dillion Tribune
Fergus County
Lewistown
Democrat
Montana Republicans Condemn Traitors Over Senator Choice
The Libby News accuses eleven Republican lawmakers of treason for considering backing a Democrat for U S Senator. It recalls past betrayals, denounces compromise as corruption, and urges public scorn and political punishment for those who vote against party principles. Red Lodge Picket echoes the condemnation.
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Carter
iTelena
West Side
Noo
United States
Libby News
Rep
Montana
Butte
Clark
Red Lodge
Editor's Life Saved by Chamberlains Cough Remedy
An editor recounts a severe October 1896 cold that settled on his lungs and risked consumption. After trying local treatment he used Chamberlains Cough Remedy, noting rapid improvement and restoration after three bottles. Sold by Moore Budd. Penny Magazine seeks local representatives. applications to The Penny Magazine Subscription Department New York City.
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Chamberlain
B. S. Edwards
the Review
Wyant, Ill
Moore & Budd
TIE Penny Magazine
New York
America
Chauncy M. Depew
Penny Magazine
Temple Court
New York City
Large Montana bounty payout issued by state
The Montana State Auditor issued warrants totaling 59688 to cover bounty claims registered with the state board of examiners up to last May. The largest payments went to Stockman's National Bank of Port Penton, First National Bank of Miles City, and American National Bank of this city. Debate rises over proposed changes to bounty law including higher wolf and lower coyote bounties and increased levy in counties with few wolves, with fraud concerns noted among cattlemen and clerks unable to reliably distinguish wolf from coyote pelts.
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Montana
Poindexter
State Board of Examiners
Collins
Stockman’s National Bank of
Port Penton
First National Bank of
Miles City
American National Bank
Beaverhead
Wolfer
Montara
Helena
Insurgents Fail Break Through American Lines at Manila
A Manila despatch dated the sixth states insurgents were defeated after fourteen hours of combat while trying to break American lines and enter Manila. They retreated from Santa Anna Paco and Santa Mesa, moving farther from the city center into the suburbs.
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Manila
Maniila
Sth Iist
Santa Anna
Paco
Santa Mesa
Pa and Freddie Aboard The Passenger Train
A Kansas City Times account describes a boy named Freddie leaping aboard a moving Hannibal train with his father’s help after chasing the car across the depot. A banana bag, an undershirt, and a bundle are lost amid the scramble as depot staff recover items and a bystander seizes a moment of chaos.
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Freddie
Kansas City Times
Old man pays for advice with a half dollar
An elderly visitor to Attorney Oscar Kahn’s office insists on paying for advice. He jokes about taxes on his wife’s sewing machine before offering a half dollar to “square it now.” The lawyer refuses payment, offering further help later, and the man departs.
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Oscar Kahn
Lallus
Paducah
Sun
Parrot Brings Sailor Swears to Mrs Ferry
A dealer declines to recom mend the parrot to Mrs. Ferry who loves its sailor curses. The bird greets with phrases like Shiver my toplights and Stow my mainsails, delighting the lady in a humorous exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Beards Taxed Ten Yen Per Year in Awa Village
Awa county in Chiba prefecture imposes a beard tax of ten yen per year on residents. The policy targets local men and has drawn attention from regional officials seeking to regulate the unusual levy.
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Awa County
Chiba
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M Hall
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