Tariff and wool prices in 1901 with world market notes
The page reviews wool prices under the Dingley tariff, contrasting with the Wilson era. It cites Port Philip quality wool costs, Ohio and Michigan wool prices, and U.S. export data, noting higher domestic prices, rising shipments, and growing wool consumption. It also mentions editor disputes in Montana politics and a Transvaal war piece.
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Springfield Republican
Grover Cleveland
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Republican
Port Philip
London
Ohio
Michigan
Delaine
Dolaine
Boston
United States
Great Falls
Demand for shorter workweeks and higher pay across the nation
The piece contrasts current labor protests with Grover Cleveland era conditions, noting workers now seek more pay for less work while labor supply struggles to meet demand, implying a labor shortage and shifting employment norms nationwide.
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United States
Grover Cleveland
Willie Hannah’s action noted in local column
The snippet mentions Willie Hannah and Asi Kelly with no clear event or outcome. Further readable details are limited in the fragment, leaving the specific action unclear.
Polk Directory Claims Larger Butte Population Reach
Polk's new directory of Butte lists 31 041 names suggesting a population of at least 75 000 in Butte, while the government census last year shows 30 470. The note urges Butte and Vielena to ensure Polk supplies enumerators for the next census.
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Polk
Butte
Vielena
Attorney General Acted Over Nickel Market Trust Fears
The report alleges Attorney General Donovan moved to shut slot machines amid fears that J P Morgan would form a trust to control the nickel market. The goal was to push nickel prices toward six cents, prompting the shutdown action.
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Donovan
J. P.morgan
Words and music by W. J. Tfannah at Yellowstone Leader
A brief note credits W. J. Tfannah with words and music for the Yellowstone Leader office. The lines quote fighting, running, and may live to fight another day and compare club and iron bar to pen or sword. The item resembles a literary or editorial aside in a period newspaper.
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W. J. Tfannah
Yellowstone
Hannah Tops Campbell Show With Acrobatic Feats
Johnny Clark praises Hannah for acrobatic feats that surpass the Campbell show, calling her performance the standout act of the evening.
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Johnny Clark
Hannah
Campbell
Hannah Recovers From Severe Attack Of Nervousness
Hannah has recovered from a severe attack of nervousness, returning to daily activities and reporting improved well being after a period of rest and treatment.
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Hannah
Circus of Rail Rates and League Meeting Dates
Spreral Rates from Big Timber to Buffalo and return set at 61.70 standard lines and 350.20 via differential lines with tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of June to October 1901. Transit limit seven days each way good to return within 30 days of sale. Epworth League gathering in San Francisco July 18 to 24 with Big Timber to San Francisco round trip 50.00. Tickets on sale July 7 to 14 with final return by August 31, 1901.
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Big Timber
Buffalo
N. Y
Epworth League
San Francisco
Notable remarks on Pritchard from a Chicago family
The father of a newborn praises Pritchard as original while his wife notes his appearance and speech are ordinary. She recalls Sunday when he could have teased the baby sister but chose not to, asking if anyone else would have passed such a chance at humor.
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Pritchard
Arthur
Chicago Record-Herald
Sincere Girl Praised Stage Presence In Private Theatrics
Freddie Layre brane recounts Miss Goldby allegedly yelling she looked good enough to eat when he appeared on stage. He adds she told him his face resembled a boiled lobster, a remark echoed by another source in Leslie's Werkliv.
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Miss Goldby
Freddie Layrebrane
Ouah
Leslie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Big Timber Bioneer
Montana
Weise Hoinens
Ccesse
Oficial Paper
Sweet Grass County
Kelly
Leader
Mr. Kelly
Tannah
Bed Hannah
Transvaal
General de Wet
Allen Sangree
Denevs Reitz
Transvaal Republic
Little Willie Hannah
Asi Kelly
iLeod St
Rie Timber
THE
GEM
P. O
Henry Lamb
Harvey Brothers
the Jersey Dairy
Geo. Reynolds
Overhuls & Co
General Merchandise
Grey Cliff
Mont
J.W. Harper
Kentucky Whiskey
Ily Witten
HMC
Billings
Burlington
St. Louis
Kansas City
Northern Pacific Ticketoiees
I. B. Segur
Straichtens
Ezy
Grand Hotel
H. O. Kellogg
Henry Nicholson
W. W. Beasley & Son, Stock Commission Brokers
Steck
Upland Dairy
Theo. T. Olson
Cee Jay
Howards’ Barn
Bailey Bros
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