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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1916

Page

4

Roosevelt Out of Running in National Republican Nomination

The piece notes a fading nation-wide push for Theodore Roosevelt at the Chicago convention one month away. It cites weak support in Massachusetts New Jersey and Arkansas and predicts Hughes of New York or Burton of Ohio as likely nominees, with Roosevelt effectively out as other factions unite around a winner.

Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Chicago Massachusetts New Jersey Arkansas Tha Indiana New York Hughes the Pioneer Burton Ohio

Germany’s Reply to Wilson Ultimatum

The response from Germany to President Wilson’s ultimatum reaches Washington. It pleases some for signaling a future improvement yet disappoints many as a cautious pledge. The piece suggests Germany will push for better behavior once the United States pressures Britain.

Germany Wilson Washington United States

Col. Goddard Weighs Governor Run After Delegates Vote

Col. Goddard of Billings told a Republican committee he fears election if he runs for governor. The Chicago convention delegate contest may have eased his worry. He has long stood as a loyal Republican, once backing McKinley in 1896 and polling only 10 000 votes. The delegate vote shows A B C D led. G H M or T faltered in the first eight names.

Col. Goddard Billings Chicago Congress McKinley

Two Leaders Rally Town for Big Timber July Fourth

In a half day two well known men raised $2,000 for a Fourth of July celebration in Big Timber. The funds reflect the city wide spirit and promise a vigorous event, a real Fourth in every sense of the word.

Burlingame Heads GOP Ticket With Strong Gubernatorial Signals

In the contest for National Republican Convention seats at Chicago Hon J M Burlingame led the ticket by over a thousand votes and showed clear signs of strong gubernatorial strength.

Chicago J. M. Burlingame

Democrats Question Roosevelt At St Louis Convention

The speaker argues that if Democrats fear Roosevelt in a presidential race they should nominate him in St Louis. They claim Republicans can defeat him as easily as Democrats can, implying a strategic misalignment in the party.

Roosevelt St. Louis

City council aims to close cabaret venues in Great Falls

Great Falls plans to curb cabarets with a new ordinance after first reading. The measure seeks to close such establishments city wide, signaling a broad public crackdown.

Great Falls

Springdale News Briefs From Big Timber visits and local events

Springdale residents and visitors frequent Big Timber with social calls, travels to Livingston and Bozeman, and a bridge project update. A Thursday jury duty return, a tree accident injuring F E Brandt, and local officials inspecting the new bridge are noted.

Albert H. Anderson Bozeman L. J. Peterson Livingston Goldbranson Ranch Edgar Gibson Beley F. E. Brandt Mendenhall Creek O'Leary Big Timber

Water use hours set 6 am to 9 am under penalty

Notice states no division of days for water use has been adopted this year but users must observe the hours 6 a m to 9 a m and any violations will be followed by arrest. J Rees Water Commissioner For Sale One new auto Trailer Easy terms J A Lowry

Billings United States Reclamation Service United States Supervisor of Irrigation I. D. O’donnell Washington J. A. Lowry

Famous in Biblical Times Hamadan Persia Ancient Ecbatana

Hamadan in Persia, once the ancient Ecbatana, appears in biblical and Grecian history. The town boasts tombs of Mordecai and Esther and ancient wooden sarcophagi with Hebrew inscriptions. A mountain site near the city bears a monument linked to Xerxes and a stone with multilinguistic inscriptions. The city, now famed for leather work, sits 6,000 feet high with about 10,000 residents including 4,000 Jews.

Hamadan Persia Ecbatana Alexander the Great Shushan Ahasuerus India Ethiopia Vashti Esther Mordecai Xerxes Nineveh

Local Man Dies of Tetanus in Grand Central Hotel

White Sulphur Springs May 5 Jack Craig 25 a longtime local worker died Monday at the Grand Central hotel from tetanus contracted after injuring his toe with a drill pulled from a hole while working on a beach side well boring machine south of town about three weeks ago.

Jack Craig Grand Central Hotel Tetanus

Montana crop outlook 1916 bars triumph over prior year

R E Newcomb of Billings reports Montana farmers expect record crop size in 1916 if favorable conditions persist. He notes only about 11 percent of wheat winterkilled, fall seeding down 25 percent, while spring seeding reaches the state's largest ever total, signaling record crop acreage.

Helenia Montana R. E. Newcomb Billings

Woman Found Guilty of Murder in Second Degree

Great Falls news reports Josephine Enoex a colored woman was found guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting Nina Green during an incident at Enoex home last February. The jury set punishment at 20 to 21 years in the penitentiary.

Great Falls Josephine Enoex Nina Green Enoex Jesse Campbell

Such Economy Unwise The Two Cent Day Murder

A Philadelphia Ledger quotation notes that frugality can be dangerous as murderers infer wealth from a man who bragged of living on two cents a day. The item highlights risk to spendthrifts and the misguided chase of income in hardship.

Philadelphia Ledger

Ski as a Home Made Product in Norway

The article argues Norwegian skis are crafted by carpenters in their homes rather than factories. It notes workers devote full time to the trade and stockpile materials in summer to prepare for winter usage.

Norway

Health Board Orders Dry Proofing of Outdoor Receptacles

All garbage cans receptacles and outdoor toilets must be covered to stay dry per the Board of Health order. Noncompliance may lead to enforced action and further sanitary measures.

Board of Health

Largest banyan tree shelters huge regiment in India

A historical note describes the vast banyan tree in India capable of sheltering a thousand men. It mentions the tree's extraordinary size with 400 main trunks and over 8,000 smaller roots, illustrating its remarkable extent.

India

Works Both Ways Atchilson

A fragment notes a saying about law and courage and hints at a local Atchilson scenario where determination vs caution affects outcomes. It reads as a travel through moral reflections rather than a full report. The terse line suggests a perennial theme rather than a specific incident.

Atchilson

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