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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1905
Page
6
The piece notes Castro striving to master English with humor about his plans. It mentions Alaska’s climate and coal, a Pittsburgh embezzler burning money, and three bears killed in Duluth with unclear market impact.
A report notes an Omaha man has trained his dogs to raid hen roosts while watermelons remain to be lifted by the old method.
Readers note a shift in terms for major water routes as the Atlantic once dubbed the big pond is now referred to with a critical phrase describing the Panama Canal. The change signals evolving attitudes toward global trade and geography in contemporary discourse.
Statistics show America leads in barrels and big ones with figures from Rockefeller and Carnegie. A Korea uprising was suppressed by Japanese troops. Proverb revisions arise from cooking and fatherly methods. Squirrels pick sound chestnuts while men miss. An American failed with London quick lunch on tea. The Empress of the Sahara performs in Germany. Emperor Jacques Labaudy is missing. Baseball profits this season reach 800000 dollars.
A New York girl claims to have invented a machine that can count a million dollars per minute. John W. Gates is expected to praise the invention as a notable boon.
A New York girl claims her lover was arrested for kissing her too often. The case highlights how romantic passion can collide with legal boundaries as observers note lovers should kiss with restraint.
Joseph H. Choate argues that opportunities for young men are expanding while posing a question about prospects for men over forty five. The remark contrasts youth potential with senior employment possibilities, inviting reflection on lifelong career options.
A famous English novelist took her own life as a stunt to advertise her latest work. The act shocked readers and colleagues and sparked debate over authorial publicity and literary sensationalism.
In Princeton a special guard has been assigned to stop Prince ton students from daubing a statue of Washington. The article notes a suggestion that Princeton should establish a kindergarten department.
A German savant claims that the bite of a pretty girl is as deadly as a rattlesnake's. He offers to be a sacrifice for science if any pretty girl wishes to be shown.
A carrier pigeon flew 200 miles in three hours in a recent race, highlighting pigeon performance in aerial navigation as superior to existing flying machines.
A recent count lists 10 080 millionaires worldwide with more than half in the country. The article notes an earlier belief that Pittsburg alone housed over 10 000 of them.
A Yorkshire Post ad asks would any lady of means marry a poor crowded-out clerk aged 37. The line is cited as evidence in the question does advertising pay, noting this is nearly the sole fact in the query.
Lipton plans to be at Sandy Hook in 1907 with a new yacht to challenge for the America Cup. An American designer is expected to be present with an improved design, signaling a competitive field.
The article notes the Mikado credits his illustrious ancestors for the war effort and ponders how ancestors might have fared if the war had swung the other way. It reflects on historical accountability and royal attribution in victory.
The article quotes Prof. Henry Van Dyke debating a misquote about Shakespeare and a work called Fables in Slang. It notes a preferred correction to say I shall accomplish instead of I will accomplish.
Washington reports President Roosevelt pledged to recommend single statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory in his upcoming congressional message. Postmaster General Cortelyou remains head of the post office department amid requests from influential figures.
A wide range of criminal cases and investigations are reported. The Sandborn bank in Vincennes is robbed of 5900 dollars. a grand jury in Owosso, Michigan is to meet on December 4. Arnold V. Peterson is arrested in Winnipeg for burglary at W. N. Brown’s fur store on October 20. Garfield Hines is shot and killed by his wife in Cairo, Illinois. Theatrical manager Arthur E. Clark committed suicide in New York. S. W. Sangster arraigned in Chicago after being arrested in Kansas for sending poisoned candy. The Moscow Idaho grand jury discharged with eight indictments. names withheld. Marshall County Indiana grand jury returns sixty cigarette indictments. Senator Parks to prosecute. G T E Powers sentenced for fatal Boston and Maine wreck. Everett B. Thomas indicted in Los Angeles for false claims. M G Ogle arrested in Hampton, Iowa for alleged coal theft. others to follow. John Cummings identified as Jack Slavlin, wanted for murder in St. Paul. he was jailed after escape from Greeley, Colorado, on highway robbery charge.
Dispatches report William plans a six week Mediterranean tour with Italy and Constantinople visits. A Portuguese queen’s horse accident injures her slightly. China opens Haidhau port to foreign trade. Stockholm bears the world’s highest alcohol death rate at 90 per 1000. Vatican cardinals to be created with several prelates named. The American Asiatic Association urges Griscom retention as ambassador in Tokyo.
A series of disasters reports fires in Denver and Los Angeles destroying lumber yards, a hotel in Mauch Chunk suffers a blaze, and multiple deadly railroad accidents endure. Fatalities and injuries accompany wrecks near Troy Wilkes Barre Pana Innis and Santa Margarita with extensive property losses.
William Tod Otto former Indiana judge and Lincoln friend dies at 89 in Philadelphia. Missouri suspends New York Life Insurance certificate to do business. U S army transport Sherman sails from San Francisco to the Philippines with infantry and cavalry shifting to Mindanao. October iron ore shipments top 4 million tons, yearly total near 33 million. Alma Hake dies after nursing patient in Hanover following a kerosene lamp explosion. Matthew Kurtz NY election inspector dies at 25. Prince Louis Battenberg elected member of Baltimore News office printers chapel.
In St. Petersburg and Moscow, authorities schedule actions to quell unrest. An official, Trepoff’s successor, directs steps to suppress incipient disorder amid a tense security climate.
From St Petersburg to Moscow, calm returns after threats of Black Hundred attacks. Government denies fomenting unrest and pledges impartial protection while Kronstadt quiets as mutineers are deported. Troops and artillery reinforce the island. markets and streets suffer damage in recent riots.
Kansas City reports John Dixon formerly private secretary to United States Senator William A Clark of Montana was found dead in his hotel room after a period of illness. The coroner took charge. an autopsy will be held. Dixon had moved from Minneapolis to Butte years ago and later practiced law in Oklahoma City. his parents live in this city.
Secretary Shaw returned from New York and said there is no current reason for Treasury action to aid Wall Street in the money market. He sees no justification for federal intervention under the present conditions.
Federal inspectors from the bureau of corporations plan to prosecute Standard Oil Company officials in Chicago. The inquiry mirrors actions against the packers, with four inspectors based in Chicago quietly pursuing evidence on rebate infringements.
In a Beaver Creek confrontation at the Kentucky side of the river after election night, three men were killed and three wounded. Cr Prater and Enock Bentley argued over a shouted cheer for Jeff Davis leading to a pistol volley. Bentley killed Prater. Morgan wounded the Bowlings and died later. Bentley died soon after. Morgan died two hours later. Sadler was dangerously wounded. Tensions remain high with more clashes expected.
Reports from Fort Leavenworth indicate the court martial against First Lieutenant Sidney S. Burbank Sixth Infantry has concluded and the papers have been sent to Washington recommending dismissal from the service. The charges cited conduct unbecoming an officer based on his conduct toward Concepcion Vasquez whom Philippine courts have ruled to be Burbank s legal wife.
A letter written by Abraham Lincoln in 1841 related to Illinois politics sold at New York auction for 100 dollars. An autograph poem by James Russell Lowell brought 28 dollars, and a one page letter signed not by George Washington sold for 28 dollars.
W O Carpenter of Carpenter Cook Co wholesale grocers dies of cancer in Menominee Michigan after living over eighty years. He helped pioneer the Menominee river lumber region and his fortune is estimated between five and ten million dollars.
The financial roundup lists grain bids from St Paul Duluth Minneapolis Milwaukee and Chicago with wheat at various No 1 No 2 and No 3 grades and oats rye and barley prices. Livestock quotes show cattle hogs and sheep ranges at Sioux City Chicago and South St Paul with bid prices for beeves cows heifers calves and lambs.
Horace Lewis Smith known on stage as Horace Lewis died at his Brookline home yesterday from heart trouble. He was 51 and had spent about 30 years in the theatre.
The Santa Fe carried a record 9,450 sacks of potatoes in a 35 car train from Stockton California to the East. The shipment, announced November 12, marks the biggest potato consignment dispatched from the city.
Hearst charges fraud and challenges the McClellan election. He takes appeals to courts to contest the results amid unexpected outcomes and claims of misconduct.
Ohio voters gave John M. Pattison a Democrat win with a large plurality amid sweeping gains for Democrats in the legislature. New York saw William Hearst contest McClellan’s mayoral victory citing alleged poll fraud, while Jerome won re election as district attorney. Across states Republicans and reformers gained and lost in varied contests.
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